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Egyptian American Society Newsletter , Vol. 6 -Issue 8
April 17, 2014
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In This Issue
  • Easter Greetings
  • The EAS Sham El-Nessim Picnic; Please sign-up  
  • 2014 Membership Dues Reminder  


Easter (Feast of the Resurrection) Greetings

عيد القيامة المجيد



  

The EAS extends our warmest wishes to our members and to our beloved Egypt for the Feast of the Resurrection. 

 

Below is the Easter greeting sent by President Adly Mansour.

   

 

  


Sham El-Nessim Picnic

Saturday, April 26

Sham El-Nessim  

 

When:   Saturday, April 26 starting at 12:30 PM. 

Where:  Vasona Lake County Park 
              Creekside Group Area 
              333 Blossom Hill Road
              Los Gatos, CA  95032

 

             
It is Picnic Time 

Are you ready to say goodbye to the rain and say hello to fun in the California sun?  Team EAS is pleased to host the annual Sham El-Nessim Picnic; we will provide samples of:

   "Feseekh", "Termis", "Feteer Meshaltet" and middle Eastern desserts. 

Click to Preview the fun at the Park 

 

Sham El-Nessim:

For a brief history on this Egyptian holiday, go to Sham El-Nessim History .  

 

Activities:

Adults: bring your competitive spirit to our first volleyball tournament (sign up link below).  For those less inclined to jump, serve, and spike we will have backgammon game boards available and some fun games and surprises that you will be introduced to upon your arrival.

  

For kids: there will be an egg hunt and face painting; also the park offers steam train rides, paddle boats and more.

  

Potluck:

This picnic is potluck (BYOM and BYOSD)
BYOM
: Bring your own meat (hamburger, hotdogs, chicken, etc.) and bread.
BYOSD: Bring your own side dish.  Please bring your trademark side dish to share (enough for twice the number of persons in your party.)
Please sign- up below.

Entertainment:

Bring your Bluetooth devices and favorite playlists.  We will have the capability to stream your music playlists to keep the party alive.    

 

Volunteers:

We are always looking for a little help pre-event or day of event.  If you'd like to help us out, please contact any one of the EAS team members or write to:

[email protected] 

    

Food Pre-Order:

Many of you buy Egyptian and Middle Eastern foods (e.g., feteer, feseekh, zalabya, ...) from Banou International Food in Pleasanton or from Hanan's Gourmet Middle Eastern Catering.  They agreed to deliver pre-ordered foods to the picnic site.  Please place your order directly with them: Banou International Food (925-734-9101) or Hanan's Gourmet Middle Eastern Catering (650-558-8940).

 

Future Events:

If you have additional ideas for EAS future events we'd love to hear them.

 

Social Media:

Connect with us on Facebook. Simply search for the "EAS Bay Area" and subscribe to our page (or click EAS on Facebook ).  

        

 

The EAS will also provide:

  Soft Drinks
  Water
  Egg Hunt Stuff
  Volley ball and net
  Table covers
  Plates
  Forks and knives
  Napkins
  Charcoal & Lighter
  Trash bags

 

Sign-up ..  Sign-up  ..  Sign-up:

Please sign up NOW by clicking on the Picnic Sign-up Sheet to indicate the number of persons in your party and the dish you are bringing to the potluck.  You can also sign-up for volleyball and car pooling (bottom tabs of the sign-up sheet).  You may need to scroll down the sheet to enter your information.

 

Park Map: 

Click here forVasona Park Map Look for the Creekside Group Area.  The park charges $6 per car for parking.  

 

See you there,

The EAS team 

 

EAS 2014 Membership Fees Reminder

The EAS is your organization and we urge all of you to engage in our activities.   We welcome your suggestions and help in arranging EAS events; we look forward to hearing from you.  Also remember that dues paying members enjoy discounts to some EAS events.

 

As a reminder, the 2014 membership dues are now due: $15 per person or $30 per couple. 

If you have not done so yet, you can pay by a check made to Egyptian American Society (EAS) and mail it to:

     Egyptian American Society

     Attn.:  Mr. Fowzy Shacker   

     1527 Wharton Court

     San Jose, CA  95132

   

or pay with a credit card using PayPal 

  

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 Click the PayPal button above, enter quantity then click Update then complete the payment 

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