SACRAMENTO VALLEY RETURNED PEACE CORPS VOLUNTEER
ASSOCIATION
SEPTEMBER 2007 ENEWS


1.	 ANNUAL MEETING - College Greens Swim Club, 2707
Notre Dame Drive, September 22.  There will be
swimming from 3:00 p.m. onward, we will start
barbecuing around 6.  Bring something to barbecue and
an ethnic dish to share, drinks will be provided.  The
program will begin around 7, Ms. Leisa Faulkner Barnes
talking about her project, Children’s Hope Haiti.  
Contact Fran Kennedy, fkennedy100@yahoo.com, 383-3852.

Board elections will take place during dinner.  If you
are interested in serving on the Board, to work on
special projects of you own devising or to assist in
choosing and supporting our regular activities, please
contact  President  Audrey Wiechman at 481-4073,
awiechman@sbcglobal.net


2.	ADVENTURES IN DINING – Join us for dinner Friday,
September 21, at 7:00 at Stolichniy, 5601 Watt Avenue,
332-5989 for Russian and Ukrainian food.  Audrey says
there is a review about 3 weeks ago in the Bee which
gave 4 stars.  Please RSVP to Faith Boucher,
fkboucher@ucdavis.edu, or 916-480-9802.

3.	AMERICAN RIVER CLEANUP next Saturday September 15,
contact Mary Ann Robinson and sign up
robinsm@scc.losrioscc.edu


4.	CHRISTMAS PROMISE – December 8, 2007.  Please
contact Nancy Sinwell to sign up,
nsinwell@sanjuan.edu, phone 979-8280x25.


5.	ANNUAL UNITED NATIONS DAY DINNER AND FASHION SHOW –
October 24, starting at 5:30 p.m with no-host cocktail
hour, dinner, fashion show, and a speaker about at the
Unitarian Universalist Church, 2425 Sierra Blvd.  Fran
Kennedy is looking for participants with ethnic
costumes for a Fashion Show!  If you’d like to model,
lend a costume, or simply enjoy a great event, please
contact Fran Kennedy at fkennedy100@yahoo.com, or call
her at 383-3852.

ALSO OF INTEREST, POSSIBLY…
Making Poverty History: 
Hunger Education Activities that Work!
A 26-page collection of simulations, skits, and
worship materials on hunger, poverty, and the related
themes of the Millennium Development Goals. Great for
hunger educators, CROP Hunger Walk organizers, youth
leaders, religious/mission educators, camp directors,
anyone interested in engaging their community on the
issue of hunger and poverty. 
Orders up to ten copies are FREE! 11 to 99 copies are
$1.00 each (plus $5.00 shipping/handling fee). Bulk
rates are available.
Please pre-pay: Church World Service, P. O. Box 968,
Elkhart, IN 46515 For more information or bulk rates
call 800-297-1516.

WORLD MUSIC
Fall 2007 CSU Sacramento World Music Events 

	All events are in the CSUS Music Recital Hall
Advance tickets are available through the CSUS Central
Ticket Office 
(916) 278-4323        $15 general admission    $8
students


September 15   Saturday  8:00 PM   	South Indian Music
   
featuring  violinist TN Krishnan   (and his son)
Sriram Krishnan    -  violin 
Shriram Brahmanandam  mridangam

Sponsored by the Dept of Music, World Music Club and
Thyagaraja Nilayam



September 22   Saturday  8:00 PM   	North Indian Music
   
  		featuring santoor player Satish Vyas
Mukundraj Deo  -  tabla
      Sponsored by the Dept of Music, World Music Club
and  Vivek Wagle
 Foundation



September 28th   Friday    8:00 PM    Music from
Latvia  by  ILGI   
Sponsored by the Department of Music, and the World
Music Club 




October   7th    Sunday    8:00 PM   Eastern European
Traditional
 Jewish   Klezmer Music with Veretski Pass 
  
Sponsored by the Department of Music, the World Music
Club and Golden
 Horn Records 



November 30   Friday   8:00 PM   Ancient Future 
  				(Arab- Middle Eastern Combination)

Sponsored by the Department of Music, and the World
Music Club 



Jim Chopyak  (Malaysia 73-76)
Department of Music
CSU Sacramento

Americans Do Their Business Abroad is an anthology of
seventeen stories (and one poem) written by Peace
Corps Volunteers from across the generations and
across the planet. 

Such writing often brings expectations for a certain
type of book (heartwarming, uplifting, nice). Many
books give you that experience. And we like those
books. They are good books. The world needs those
books. 

This is not that book. 

Americans Do Their Business Abroad is a collection of
stories a little too goofy, a little too personal (and
maybe a little too gross) to belong anywhere else.
Latrines. Goat eyeballs. Pickpockets. Whimsy. Wisdom.
And arson in the name of hygiene. Enjoy.


Jake Fawson & Steve McNutt, Your Friendly Editors





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