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Email Newsletter for August 2010Greetings from the West Cascade Peace Corps Association!
July 31: Japanese Obon Festival in Alton Baker Park
The south end of Alton Baker Park turns into a joyous evening festival featuring Japanese dancing, taiko drumming, crafts, food and more on Saturday, July 31th. The Japanese American Association of Lane County and the City of Eugene present the 21th annual Obon and Taiko drumming festival from 5:00 to 9:00 pm in Alton Baker Park, Eugene. Under the swaying, colorful Japanese lanterns, visitors can participate in Japanese circle dances and feast on authentic foods. The event is free and visitors are encouraged to bring a blanket or lawn chair. August 1: Summer WCPCA Potluck
Our next membership gathering will be on the beautiful, sunny Sunday afternoon of August 1st. Bob Watada and Rosa Sakanishi have ordered this special weather and offer us the bucolic setting of their alpaca farm in Pleasant Hill complete with a swimming pool, located at 85622 Jasper Park Road, Pleasant Hill. This is an especially family friendly setting. Please bring outside games or sports equipment, your bathing suits and towels, and towels, blankets, or lawn chairs to sit on. The overall time will be 3-6 pm, allowing ample time for fun and games. Bob will grill hamburgers and hot dogs for dinner. Others attendees, please bring a salad, veggie side dish or a dessert to share. Plates, cups for water, and cutlery will be provided. We plan to eat at 5 pm. (See below for directions) August 6: Hiroshima and Nagasaki Commemoration
Please join us Friday, August 6th for a community gathering commemorating the dropping of atomic bombs on Hiroshima and Nagasaki, at Alton Baker Park's small shelter, located near the park entrance and the duck pond.
The event will start at 7:00 pm with a community potluck. At 8:00 pm there will be a program with Taiko drumming, traditional Japanese Obon dancing, music and a call to action.
The event will close at 8:45 pm with the floating of candle lanterns on the Duck Pond while traditional Japanese music is played by Koto master Mitsuki Dazai.
For more information contact Michael Carrigan of CALC at 485-1755. August 12 - August 16: 20th Annual West Regional Peace Corps Campout
To be held at Crane Prairie Campground in the Deschutes National Forest near Bend, Oregon. More information is available at: http://www.crpca.org/regional.html August 16: WCPCA August Board Meeting August 27 - August 29: Eugene Celebration
Join us for the 28th Annual Eugene Celebration! WCPCA will have a booth and march in the parade. The community is very supportive, and the celebration is great fun!
Calendars!
The 2011 RPCV calendars are in! We sold out well in advance of New Years last year, so don't wait until the last minute to buy yours. You can order them online at: http://westcascadepca.org/. If you'd like to order more than 5 (and receive a discount), contact info@westcascadepca.org. A Briefer Than Usual Newsletter
While this month's newsletter is a bit briefer than usual, I think that the board is far more busy than usual. We're hard at work preparing for a big celebration for the 50th anniversary of the Peace Corps, working on selling calendars and planning other upcoming events. You can find out more by reading the minutes: http://www.westcascadepca.org/newsletter/201007-BM.php Felicia Kenney
Communications Coordinator
Directions to the Potluck
Our next membership gathering will be on the beautiful, sunny Sunday afternoon of August 1st. Bob Watada and Rosa Sakanishi have ordered this special weather and offer us the bucolic setting of their alpaca farm in Pleasant Hill complete with a swimming pool.
This is an especially family friendly setting. Please bring outside games or sports equipment, your bathing suits and towels, and towels, blankets, or lawn chairs to sit on. The overall time will be 3-6 pm, allowing ample time for fun and games.
Bob will grill hamburgers and hot dogs for dinner. Other attendees, please bring a salad, veggie side dish or a dessert to share. Plates, cups for water, and cutlery will be provided. We plan to eat at 5 pm.
Driving directions: Bob’s address is 85622 Jasper Park Road, Pleasant Hill. Take I 5 to exit 188 and drive east on Highway 58 to Pleasant Hill. Drive past the Pleasant Hill schools to Parkway Drive; turn left. There will be a sign also for Jasper Park which is near Bob’s house.
Continue on Parkway Drive for about two miles until you come to Jasper Park Drive and also a sign for Jasper Park. Turn right on Jasper Park Drive. Proceed for about one block to Jasper Park Road. Turn left and drive about 100 yards to 85622 Jasper Park Road which is on the left and has a very visible white fence. Turn left into one of two driveways. There will be someone directing traffic.
Note: While driving on Parkway Drive if you come to a bridge over a sizeable river, you have gone too far.
The full text of the minutes is available on the website.
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