...has been the catch-phrase the last couple months in meetings gearing up for this event. It typically gets echoed by "it's about the families", referring to the women and children we hope to raise enough funds to benefit.

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Some changes:

The deal with the DoubleTree Hotel is off; the price for the Ohana itself is lowered, but does not include hotel. Some big chunk of change was required to begin with, then we got side-swiped with some surprise additions snuck into the contract, and decided that the money they wanted for miscellaneous "service fees" was moneys we would rather have available to provide the ywca and RFKC. We have been chatting with some of the hotels in the area for room discounts, but in terms of an event site, we're SOL. The website has a link to the Sandman Hotel, which is very near the studio, and costs about the same as we were going to get for rooms at the DoubleTree at discount rates.

The website will soon be fitted to recieve donations directly via paypal, but that's still a couple days away. Hopefully, by sundown on Thursday, the site will have all of the components it needs.

We have a great line-up of instructors, and are keeping it about the kenpo and the families, instead of about the hoopla and accomodations; K.I.S.S. If you have any questions, please feel free to call or email.

I can be reached for this event at santarosakenpo@yahoo.com, or at 707-478-9870. The event itself will be held at Seika Ryu Martial Arts in Santa Rosa, and in the little green patch next door to it. We'll be doing a Hawaiian style BBQ at the event site on Sat. PM, and will be having a tackiest/loudest Aloha shirt contest; the winner will recieve something equally as shclocky as their shirt.

Be good,

Dave.

Dave,

Congrats on getting this setup. I anticipate a pretty good group will be heading up from BWKS to support your efforts.

Please let any of our team know if there is anything we can do to help.

I'm sure your efforts will benefit a lot of people who need help. Major kudos for taking the initiative to make a difference.

With great respect,
Vishal

Sounds like a great seminar ! These seminars and camps have made such a great impact on my knowlege and thechnique ! Salute !

You coming with Doc?

We gonna have fuuuuuunnn!

CT

but that's just my opinion I could be wrong.
Dennis Miller

When is it again? I am pretty sure I put it in my calendar.
-Bode

You can't see Dave's pretty flyer at the top of the thread?

September 18th, 19th and 20th.

CT

but that's just my opinion I could be wrong.
Dennis Miller

Regards,
Gary

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Dave, that is one hell of a line up! Sounds like it's going to be a great seminar and for a great cause.

Wishing you great success!

Mark Gaskins

But I gotta give credit where credit is due, which is almost entirely with folks other than myself. These professors have agreed to support the event due to a combination of the worthiness of the RFKC and YWCA themselves, and based on the strengths of their relationships with other men and women they have known for decades.

While we had some great teachers come out to the last Ohana in '06 who were glad to come again for the sake of legacy and fellowship, I think the bulk of the draw this time around is really due to the connection with the RFKC and ywca.

Bob White, through his Invitational Karate Tournament, has created the awareness and momentum to help an event like this even be possible. Most of the AK guys showing have known Mr. White for a very long time (sorry if it's makin' ya feel old, Mr. LaB). The local kajukenbo and kempo guys are coming out based on both their lenthy friendships with the president of the Kilohana organization, and support of the target causes.

We expect several changes and updates between now and the actual event; we neglected to list presenters who confirmed, and conirmed presenters whom I guess are still learning they have an obligation on that date Ahh...a well oiled machine, baybee!

I'm expecting it to absolutely rock. And the best part will be generating some checks for the causes.

Anybody got a camera? Mine got yanked from my car!

D.

If I can take some leave then I am going to fly down. It sounds like a great line up!

Sami, since you are in the service is it still similar. Getting flights that go to nearest base???

That would be a good one to go to... Never have seen such a good line up in one location, to be honest...The Chow Memorial came close...Long Beach International is a given.

Regards,
Gary

Its possible but I never get so lucky, I will look into it but I think I got a connection
that should give me a round trip flight for free. If I could do a month in Cali that would be
ideal that way I can get some training in with the different Kenpo schools out there.