Dear all,
It is very important to a human being to be among people rather than alone; to be a part of any community, wherever s/he lives. It is a natural necessity to communicate with others, therefore I am very happy, that several years ago our San Francisco Lithuanian community reconnected with its past and resumed its activities, which led to opening of San Francisco Lithuanian School “Genys” and strengthening its existence. Our school “Genys” is a very big part of the Bay Area Lithuanian community. We work hand in hand!
As of this time, I am a PTA president at our school and with the principal Virgilija Tali we work together to ensure the prosperity of our school and the well being of our children. It is hard to believe that we already had our first graduates and every year more than 10 kids enroll in Kindergarten class. It is important to them not just be a part of our school, but to be a part of our extended Lithuanian community!
Our rental cost for school premises is our main expense. Unfortunately, being where we are in the Bay Area, the cost increases steeply every year. Without the help from our school parents and our community we wold not be able to survive. Therefore I want to encourage all of you to come to the first event of the season, “Cepelinai balius”, organized together by our school andour San Francisco Lithuanian community, and support our community’s initiative not only to raise funds for our school, but more importantly to raise funds for our whole community! I actively participate during community board meetings (anybody is welcome, just let us know!) and I see how much dedication, effort and heart is being put into organizing, coordinating each event, as well as satisfying the needs of our, although small, but nevertheless powerful and absolutely wonderful community.
It is hard to plan the future, but I am happy to be a part of this beautiful present, therefore I want to encourage you all one more time to come to a fun and very delicious evening together on September 25th, 4PM!