Our annual Spring Dinner will be held April 28 at the Northwest Senior Center in Ballard. Check back for more details. The Summer Picnic is scheduled for August 11, location TBD.
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We’re meeting up at Amaya’s place in North Seattle to play mus on Friday, December 2 at 7pm. All are welcome, please email vicepresident@seattleeuskal.org for address.
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SEE is excited to announce that we are resuming SEE Euskara classes next Saturday from Oct. 8th and now have a local native speaker! Also NABO calendars are now available for pre-paid purchase. See below for more information.
Euskara Information
We are pleased to announce Euskara lessons starting October 8, 2011. A native Basque speaker, Edurne Ferreria will be leading the sessions and we will be following the on-line program BOGA.
Dates and Time: Saturdays from 11:00-1:00, October 8 through January 7 (No class 10/15, 12/24, 12/31)
Location: The Ballard NW Senior Center, 5429 32nd NW, Seattle, WA 98107
Cost: $50 per Member; $60 per Non-member; Please make checks payable to Seattle Euskal Etxea and bring them on Oct 8th.
Interested? Email euskara@seattleeuskal.org with your name and phone number and create a BOGA account:
· Go to http://www.ikasten.ikasbil.net and change account settings to English from the drop down in the top right corner.
· Click Create New Account in Log in box on left side.
· Create username and password and fill in required information
· An email from HABE kudeatzailea will be sent to you with instructions on how to complete registration. You will need to reply to that email and cc: izaskunkortazar@gmail.com (NABO’s Euskara coordinator) and she will get you fully registered
Can’t make the meetings but still want to learn? Follow the instructions found here http://www.naboeuskaraz.com/
Questions?: E-mail euskara@seattleeuskal.org
NABO Calendar Information
NABO calendars are in and can now be purchased for $9/ea. This year NABO has teamed with Elkar to produce a revised version of the standard calendar which will coome with free liinks to Basque music and song every month. To order calendars e-mail president@seattleeuskal.org and send a check to: Seattle Euskal Etxea, 2602 NW 59th St. Seattle, WA 98107. For more information check out http://www.nabasque.org/Pages/
Lamb, Chorizo, Mus, Euripe Dancers, Fun!
Noon – Picnic starts
1:00 – Euripe Dancers
1:30 Mus starts, $30 per team, winning team gets 50% of the registration fees plus bragging rights
7:30 Picnic ends
Picnic Prices – $20 member, $30 non-member, $40 member family, $60 non-member family
Park address:
904 University Parkway
Yakima, WA 98901
From I-82:
Take exit #34. Travel east approximately one mile to Keys Rd. (first road after crossing). Turn left, and go approximately one mile to park entrance. Turn left into park.
Park and camping information http://www.parks.wa.gov/parks/?selectedpark=Yakima%20Sportsman
PARKING-*NEW REQUIREMENT*
*NEW* this year is the requirement for a “Discovery Pass” for parking. Passes can be purchased online, in person or via phone. The fine for not displaying one is $99, so carpool and support your WA parks by buying the pass! If you camp your exempt from the pass requirement. More information is available here: http://www.discoverpass.wa.gov/
Questions and to RSVP contact Amaya at vicepresident@seattleeuskal.org or 321-662-8049
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Seattle
Euskal Etxea Board Meeting
April 5,
2011
In attendance
Joe Guerricabeitia – President
Gaizka Mallea – Treasurer
Amaya Michelena – Secretary
Marilou Michelena – Director
| Financial Update – Gaizka |
Status – No updates Outstanding Gaizka ordered debit |
| Membership Update – Gaizka |
Gaizka will bring a sign-up sheet to dinner, which we will use to verify and update contact information. Dani will be the primary meet/greeter/money taker while Gaizka is playing mus. |
| Mus – Gaizka
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Next game Sat 04/09/11 @ 7pm at Joe G’s |
| Euskara Lessons – Amaya |
Next meeting is April 17. So far only 3 students have consistently attended meetings. |
| Newsletter | Joe to email last newsletter to member and non-member groups. ML to take out financial info in the newsletter for non-member group. |
| Spring Dinner Venue – Amaya
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http://www.nwseniorcenter.org/facilities_rentals.aspx
Reserved $750($300 Location
Menu
Board
*No
11-12 Mus registration, $30 per team 12-4 Mus Tournament 4-SEE General Meeting/Elections – Name change? Webmaster 4:30 dance 5-7 Dinner Dinner Prices – $20 member, $30 non-member, $40 member family,
Joe Amaya and Marilou to
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| Elections | Joe – pres, Amaya – VP (if Dani isn’t running), Gaizka- Treas, ML & Dani – Director. Amaya to email Michele to see if she would want to be secretary |
| SEE Website – Joe |
Website re-structure/reformatting committee -a) Hiring a webmaster (David T. unless someone from Spring Dinner -b) Establish short-term web page goals (smooth transition to new -c) Things to keep in mind (see below) SEE WEBSITE-Our webmaster is closing his business. We need to determine how Options for hosting a
Options for email:
Maintaining a domain We will need to transfer your domain name to your credit card so that you can
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| Non-Profit 501(3)c Info – Joe |
Forming a 510(c)3 class recap -a) Re-establishing Articles of Incorporation with the State of -b) Requesting an EIN (Joe) -c) Club name change? (General Meeting) -d) New SEE financial acct (Gaizka) -e) 501(c)3 application (Gaizka) |
| Other Business |
None |
| Next Meeting |
May 3, 6:30 at Amaya’s |
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