AOF December News and Views Newsletter: Solstice/HumanLight Party at Sierra 2, Sunday, December 18, 12:00-4:00 p.m.

[AOF News and Views]

Hi everyone,

Hoping you and yours are well this month. 

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AOF General Meeting - December

AOF will NOT host a general meeting on Sunday, December 11.

INSTEAD, 

we urge every AOF member to attend the Solstice/HumanLight Party at Sierra 2 on Sunday, December 18, 12:00-4:00 p.m.

Description

Once again Sac-area humanists and freethinkers will join hands to mark the year's turn. This is our annual, traditional, wowiekawozie joint celebration of the Winter Solstice and the HumanLight secular holiday. Festivities will include music, camaradie, reverie, gobs of food, a raffle of valuable prizes (the raffle pays for the hall), and a charity food drive. Your party organizers are Wendy Hoffspiegel and Tom Ikelman.

As usual it is free and open to all, friends welcome. Simply bring something edible to share, well-presented; your own favorite beverage; and if you will, please, a canned or packaged food item for the River City Food Bank and/or a can or packet of pet food for the Sacramento Pet Food Bank (aka Titanic's Pantry). We will deliver the food, and you will be a secular saint.

Most of all we'd love to share in your talents, your wit, your electric spark of intellect. If you have a favorite poem, a reading, a skit, a joke, a monologue, piece of music -- if you juggle, play an instrument, sing, perform, do tricks -- then first, let the coordinators know via the email address below. If they like your idea, practice it, bring it, be ready to awe us. (But um, no fire-spinning, please.)

The Raffle.  Prizes collected so far include two tickets to the 2012 Oregon Shakespeare Festival in Ashland (value: $100), a Hoppy's Restaurant gift card, and a miscellany of knicknacks. If you have an item to donate to the raffle, please contact the organizer -- see contact data below.

Party enthusiasts may come to the hall a bit early to get things ready or help decorate. Otherwise noon is best. For a map to the site, click here.

Location : Curtis Hall, Sierra 2 Community Center, 2791 24th Street, Sacramento

More information : 916-447-3589, or see page two of this newsletter.

Curtis Hall is on the south end of the Sierra 2 center. Note, the hall kitchen has no cooking facilities, so bring crock pots, hot plates & such for your food. 

Like to volunteer or help set up? Contact: wend...@yahoo.com 

Additional Content In This Month's Newsletter

• Freethought Day 2011 in Pictures (pages 1, 3-7)

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Thank you!