Melnais lâcis II – lîdzekïu vâkðana Katskiïu nometnei
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14.09.2011
Inga Eglîte-Francis hands Nometnes camp
director Elissa Millers a check for $5000
Katskiïu vasara: Melnais lâcis II – lîdzekïu vâkðana Katskiïu nometnei
Katskiïos atkal satikâs ,,Melnâ lâèa brigâde” –
draugi, kuºi ir pazîstami jau vairâk nekâ 17 gadu, kad paði bija bçrni trîs vai
èetru gadu vecumâ. Ðie agrâki ,,îkðíîði” prot novçrtçt nometnç gûto un cenðas tagad
to atdot citiem.
Brîvprâtîgie palîgi bija: Diâna Rudzîte, Rick Francis, Jim Glascock, Inga Eglîtis Francis, Linda LaFonte, John LaFonte,
Ieva Ozoliòa, Joe Madden, Silva Blassman, Inta Stuberovoks Jurcik, Janîna Briìe, Lauris Eglîtis, Karls Kopans,
Jânis Kopans, Helmars Rudzîtis, Kim
Montgomery.
Pateicamies telts iegâdâtâjam Mârtiòam Zâlîtem,
mûziíu grupai Lugers, Rick Francis and Jim Glascock, laikrakstam Laiks,
Latvian Cleveland Credit Union, vairâk
nekâ 100 dolaru ziedotâjiem: mâksliniekam Aivaram Zandbergam, Sandrai
Richardsonei, Mârai Ziediòai, Inârai Sternadori (viòa izlozç laimçja 100 dolaru
un tûlît tos ziedoja); Blue Hills
Microbrewery – Andris Veidis, Rigaven
Travel, Juris Kupris Fitness, Baltic Santa, Krikis Jewelry.
Tajâ dienâ, 6. augustâ, lija kâ pa Jâòiem, varçtu
arî teikt, ka lietus lija burtiski spaiòiem. Taèu, par spîti lietum, ieradâs
vairâk nekâ 110 viesu. Viòi paziòoja par piedalîðanos, sûtot e-pasta vçstules,
zvanot, atbildot Facebook. Tâ kâ
pieteicâs tik daudz dalîbnieku, èetras reizes bija jâbrauc pirkt pârtika, lai
visiem pietiktu. Vajadzçja papildinât arî ðíîvju, naþu un dakðiòu krâjumus.
Cûkas cepðana sâkâs pulksten èetros no rîta un ievilkâs lîdz èetriem
pçcpusdienâ, pavâri stâvçja lietû un nemitîgi uzmanîja cepeti. Viesiem bija
lieliska çstgriba. Mçs ietaupîjâm daudz naudas, jo viss çdiens bija paðu
gatavots, galdauti, ðíîvji un citas lietas laikus iegâdâti izpârdoðanâs, un
visi darbinieki ziedoja savu laiku. Veiksmîgi izdevâs izloze, puse biïeðu jau
bija nopirktas agrâk. Balle turpinâjâs lîdz pulksten pustrijiem no rîta.
Melnais Lâcis II fundraiser
This year the valodas periods at Nometne tried
their hand at having a Melnais Lacis fundraiser for the benefit of the new
Zarins mess hall. Melnais Lacis has always been a wonderful fundraising dinner
held every summer by the Atpûtas nams. This year we had two!
The theme for Melnais Lacis II was a southern
pig roast. A 85 pound pig was brought in and roasted for hours, thanks to Rick
Francis and Jim Glascox who stood in the pouring rain basting the pig.
Ingrida Eglite-Francis had worked all week long
preparing pig butts, galerts, peach cobbler and much more.
Lauris Eglitis, who was in charge of the
refreshments suggested brewery up in Boston called Blue Hills Brewery. Owned
and run by a Latvian – Andris Veidis (www.bluehillsbrewery.com)
they donated a keg of beer, a Black Hops variety. the reason it was chosen it
was the play on words: Black Bear – Black Beer.
Also, wonderful prizes where donated for the
raffle by Rigaven Travel, Krikis Jewelers, Juris Kupris Fitness, Baltic
Santa.
The day started off with rain, we were all
frightened no one would show up. But little by little people came, ate, played
the raffle then in the evening members of the Latvian musical group the Lugers performed. Then it didn’t matter
how hard it rained, people danced and had a great time! It was a fablulous turn
out, over 125 people and we raised about $5000
for Nometne and the new mess hall.