Pabaltieciu piknikas 2008 aprasymas

[singlepic=20,575,400,,] Sekmadieni, Birzelio 15ta, Tevo Diena ivyko metinis Pabaltieciu piknikas San Pablo Dam parke, Kalifornijoje netoli San Francisco. Susirinko mazdaug 170 Lietuviu, Latviu ir Estu. Diena buvo grazi, nors truputi vesoka. Pikniko vieta buvo ta pati kaip ir kiekvienais metais, netoli dirbtinio ezero, grazioje aiksteleje, tarp medziu. Ten, po stogu, buvo galima sustatyti maista ir gerimus. Salia buvo groteles desrelems kepti, o aplinkui buvo mediniai stalai sveciams. Kitam gale radosi tinklinio aikste ir jau tinklas kabejo, nes turejo vykti varzybos tarp esanciu grupiu. Estai gyresi kad lengvai laimes trofeja, o lietuviai ir latviai zadejo nepasiduoti. Zmones pradejo rinktis is ryto ir bendravo iki vakaro.

Algi Ratnikas ir Silver Stoltsen, vieni is organizatoriu, pasviekino visus susirinkus ir kviete padraugauti, pasivaisinti desrelemis ir po to rungtyniauti. Zmones dalinosi savo megiamiausiais patiekalais ir valge organizatoriu iskeptas ivairias rukytas desras. Po pietu vyko tinklinio rungtynes. Lietuviai nugalejo latvius per pirma zaidimo, bet paskui. estai laimejo sekancius du ir greitai pasigrobe trofeja. Gal noredami atsilyginti, lietuviai sudejo jegas ir nugalejo estus per "virves traukims".

Tinklinio rungtynes taip dalyvius iaudrino, kad SFLB izdininkas Algis Ratnikas juokais prasitare, kad svarsto ar pateikti skunda Tarptautiniam olimpiniui komitetui del estu laimejimo. Butent estu komanda fotografavosi su trofeja dar pries rungtynes, o ju kapitonas Silver Stoltsen gursksnojo aluti ir balsiai juokesi kai lietuviu komanda nugalejo galinguosius latviu. Algis parase smaikstu laiskuti, kur smulkiai isdeste visus tikrus ir isivaiszduotus estu prasizengimus ir prizadejo reikalo nepamirsti. Ka padarysi, reikes sekanciais metais lietuviams smarkiau pasidarbuoti.

Po visu zaidimu Algis Ratnikas ir Vytas Valenskas visus linksmino akordeono muzika.

The Auksuciai Foundation Lithuanian Farmer Assistance Program

The Auksuciai Foundation would like to place the name of your Lithuanian- American Community, Inc. Chapter on our e-mail service list to begin receiving information regarding our program to assist small farmers in Lithuania and respectfully ask your permission to do so. You may have heard of us, but in case you have not, we are a 501(C)(3) nonprofit public benefit corporation headquartered in Burlingame, California. Our IRS ID # is 91-1944327. Please check our website www.aukfoundation.org to see the full scope of our activities.

Since 2001 we have been working on site in Lithuania developing a program of activities aimed at improving the economic position of small scale farmers. Our work is carried out at the Auksuciai Farm & Forest Center (a Lithuanian nonprofit organization) located in Northern Lithuania near the town of Kursenai. Here the Center operates a 157 hectare (389 acre) farm and conducts a year around program of research on new crops, improvement of existing crops and improved farming practices.

We would like to begin periodically sending news on our progress. Your Chapter could help significantly by passing this information on to your members.

Thank you in advance for your interest and cooperation.

If you prefer not to receive these updates, please let me know at Lelandruth@aol.com Leland Ruth, Secretary The Auksuciai Foundation 916-457-6529

Vasario 16-osios kalba

-------------- Forwarded Message: --------------From: "Nida Dalmantaite" <nida.dalmantaite@ltembassyus.org> To: <culture@ltembassyus.org> Subject: Vasario 16-osios kalba Date: Mon, 25 Feb 2008 16:10:31 +0000

Laba diena,

Siunciu Jusu informacijai LR ambasadoriaus JAV kalba Bostone Vasario 16-osios proga.

Pagarbiai,

Nida Dalmantaite First Secretary Embassy of the Republic of Lithuania 2300 Clarendon Blvd., Suite 302 Arlington, VA 22201 U.S.A. Ph.: 202 2345860 Fax: 202 3280466 E-mail: nida.dalmantaite@ltembassyus.org

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