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Past Programs 2010
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Our Club has had a diverse and interesting group of guest speakers.   Below is a list of presenters, biographies and brief discription of their talks.

April 21, 2010
Jeanne Krafft, RN
Jeanne Krafft, RN, is an amazing person and nurse who traveled to Haiti after the earthquake and volunteered at St. Damien Hosptial for Neustros Pequeiros Hermanos (Our Little Brother's and Sister's)  Her family's organization Our Little Brothers and Sisters fundraises for Father Rick's orphanage and pediactirc hospital, St. Damien, near Port Au Prince.  She spoke about things that you don't see on TV. For more informaiton see www.olbs911.org or http://www.nph.org/

February 24, 2010
The Asian American Donor Program is a community non-profit organization geared towards saving lives. Individuals of multi-ethnic descent (Asian, Pacific Islander, Hispanic/Latino, African American, Mixed Race) are desperately needed to register as potential marrow/stem cell donors. 
Read some of the heart breaking stories.


February 10, 2010 
Author Rosemary Gong of the Good Luck Life, talks about Chinese New Year traditions and the year of the Tiger. She autographs her book. (Everything an ABC needs to know!)

Chapter Review:

Annual Chinese Holidays
Chapter 1 - Chinese New Year
Chapter 2 - Qing Ming – Clear Brightness Festival
Chapter 3 - Dragon Boat Festival
Chapter 4 - Double Seventh Day
Chapter 5 - Hungry Ghosts Festival
Chapter 6 - Mid-Autumn Festival
Chapter 7 - Double Ninth Day


Part 2: Chinese Special Occasions
Chapter 8 - Weddings
Chapter 9 - Red Egg and Ginger to Celebrate New Babies
Chapter 10 - Big Birthdays
Chapter 11 - Funerals
Chapter 12 - Table Etiquette and Other Delicacies

   

 

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