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| I am sadly stuck home today with two sick small children so it's only the life online for me!
Ceri and I and three kids have gone to Bryn Seion the last three years and I've loved it, it's a lovely day in the beautiful woods with a bunch of people enjoying singing together. If you have a chance to go and experience it, please do, it's a lot of fun, a beautiful site of Welsh-American history and good fellowship.
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http://apps.facebook.com/chasecommunitygiving/charities/263243673-meriwether-lewis-memorial-eisteddfod-foundation
You have ten votes a day to bestow. We're trying our rear ends off to make it into third place, where 200 charities will each receive a $20,000 grant from Chase Manhattan bank. There are also many very worthy charities - like the Arms Wide Open children's cancer foundation that deserve first or second place - we're just asking for help to make one of those third place spots! This costs you nothing, it's just a vote!
If you have voted, for some other charities too, and after a few votes, you earn a gift vote - you send this to someone else who's voted for MLMEF and they can cast a SECOND vote for MLMEF - please ask them to do so! If you need any help figuring this out, Ceri and I will be on Facebook flat out for the day and can help you.
My man Geoffrey informs me that The Hun has risen its Teutonic head in fair Bloemfontein and the only thing to defend us from Nazi tyranny are eleven stout lads from blighty. Let's hope they have the stuff of Empire to stamp out the jackbooting sausage eaters once and for all.
I remember a tussle or two with Fritz in my time - mostly when I was a member of SOE ( Special Operations Executive ). I was dropped into Baden Baden in 43 in order to create chaos in the Fatherland by starting a spy brothel ring. Couldn't trust the frau and fraulines of course so had to ship in some nice gels from Rodean.
There was Penelope Dimple - Bottom who had a nice line in sado masochism, - Lady Felicia Simpering who could extract more from a man in 30 seconds than a auto da fe full of inquisitors and my own dear Memsahib; the Mem's speciality concerned a bratwurst sausage and two pounds of butter- extraordinary. The point is we taught the Hun a thing or two about ball play.
This brings me back to my original exhortation; England expects every man to thrash the Krauts to within a pfennig of their lives this a'rternoon. Failure to do so will prompt me to cancel the promised Madam Pom Poms soiree at Dave's place SW1.
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Heini Gruffudd, the author, said, There are approximately two thousand Welsh names in the book. Dozens of people contacted Y Lolfa following the publicity in the local newspapers and on the radio and television, and the result is a brand new collection of Welsh names which are used today. He added, The book includes the old names from history and folk tales, but there are also several international names which have been adapted. Here Blodeuwedd and Ct, Dylan and Jac sit very happily together. The volume will be invaluable to expectant mothers who wish to choose a Welsh name for their child, as well as being a useful reference for those who wish to look up the names of Welsh heroes, Saints, poets and singers through the ages. The price of Enwau Cymraeg i Blant / Welsh Names for Children which is for sale in Welsh book shops and on www.ylolfa.com is 5.95. |
We apologise if this is the umpteenth reminder you have seen about the Chase Community Giving race on Facebook. Most of you will know by now that we are in this race and that we stand a chance of getting a 20 thousand dollar grant which we will use to fund transport and accommodation for welsh artists and musicians who wish to perform at this years Left Coast Eisteddfod in Portland Oregon.We know that some of you have already voted. If you have then look at the list below and see if there are other ways in which you can assist with this effort. If you havent then PLEASE VOTE NOW. We are currently ranked at position 168. We need to stay in the top 200 to qualify for the grant. We are down from position 124 and we are looking to pile on 300 further votes by sunday this week. The pace of voting has picked up and we must do likewise to stay in the race 
THINGS YOU CAN DO
1. If you are not on Facebook please consider joining to support this effort.
2. If you are on Facebook and havent voted please go to this url and VOTE NOW ( directions in comments at the bottom of the page ) http://apps.facebook.com/chasecommunitygiving/charities/263243673-meriwether-lewis-memorial-eisteddfod-foundation
3. If you have voted ( or think you may have ) do one of two things (A) check that your vote was recorded . Some people have 'Liked' the app without voting. Follow the directions on the page and you will discover whether you succeeded in voting. (B) If your vote has been recorded please pass this link on to at least one other person and persuade them to support us .
Remeber we are trying for 500 votes by the weekend so we need everyone to pitch in and help.
PLEASE ACT NOW
Diolch
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| Calling All Vendors! |
| The North American Festival of Wales (NAFOW) and the 79th Annual Gymanfa Ganu is coming to Portland, Oregon September 2010 - The Welsh Marketplace has vending sites available. Vendors must offer a product or service - including items like genealogy, travel, lessons, art, crafts, packaged foods, music - which is Celtic, British or British-American. |
| This is the 79th year of this travelling event, which has not been held in Oregon since 1984. Hundreds of people travel from around North America to attend the festival, go on tours, attend presenations and seminars, the opening ceremonies, the banquet, choir and concert performances and much, much more. |
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| To reserve your site, print and fill out the Vendor Contract Form and pay with check, money order or credit card. If you prefer to pay online, you will still need to print out the vendor contract, read and fill in the details and send to WNGGA Headquarters along with a copy of the PayPal transaction indicating what you paid. Marketplace space is reserved on a first-come, first-served basis. Tables are $110.00 for 4 days. Vendors who have smaller items may want to team up with another small item vendor to share a table and we're happy to work with you according to your situation. Information for the Market place can be found on the NAFOW web site: http://wngga.org/NAFOW/sponsorship.html or contact Janet Figini, 503-630-5317 or jpfigini@cascadeaccess.com |
| Tramor Bulletin http://www.tramormusic.com http://www.youtube.com/TramorMusic http://www.mythiccrew.com/ http://www.celticharvestfestival.com/ Just having returned from Wales and a trip that included playing saxophone with my brother at a birthday party in Cwmafan, steam train through the Brecon Beacons, distillery in Penderyn, sea air in Mumbles, ancient history in Margam and Evan's pies by the River Afan, my batteries are fully charged and ready to face the Arizona monsoon and whatever the weather/fate will throw my way. There's a trip to Portland, Oregon this month to play a concert with local musicians and also to conduct a singing festival (Cymanfa Ganu) in the oldest Welsh church on the West Coast. So, onward and upward and on with the show! Saturday, June 26th [6:00pm - 8:30pm] St. Barnabas Episcopal Church 822 SWSecond Street McMinnville, Oregon 97128 503-472-5831 http://www.stbarnabasmcminnville.com/johngood2010.htm Sunday, June 27th [1:45pm and 6:00pm] Cymanfa Ganu Bryn Seion WelshChurch 22132 S. Kamrath Road, Beavercreek, OR 97004 503-630-5317 http://www.wapnw.org/brynseion.htm http://www.wapnw.org/brynseion.htm#2001 For more information on the band, please go to: http://www.tramormusic.com http://www.youtube.com/TramorMusic http://www.mythiccrew.com/ http://www.celticharvestfestival.com/ |
