21 January 2012

9th Reunion August 2012

Our 9th Reunion in San Diego, California USA

Dates: August 3, Friday

August 4, Saturday

August 5, Sunday


Place Marriott San Diego Mission Valley Hotel

8757 Rio San Diego Drive, San Diego, California 92108 USA

Tel. 1800 228 9290 (toll free); fax 619 692 0769

Website: www.marriott.com/sandiego

Website has details on hotel – 345 rooms, 17 floors, local area tourist sites (including the world-famous San Diego Zoo, Sea World San Diego and Legoland), transportation and maps. Hotel is located 10 minutes from San Diego airport, Greyhound bus station and Amtrak train station), parking facilities, and much more.


Reunion registration fees:

$125 per person (does not include hotel room rates that start with $129 discount rate for Mekong Circle members, discounted from regular $150 for single occupancy). Fee will cover expenses for program activities listed below.


Registration deadline: June 15, 2012. Fill up form and mail to indicated address.


Tentative program:

Friday, August 3 Welcome and Baci ceremony 6 pm- 11 pm

Saturday,August 4 Board of Directors meeting 9 am – 12 noon

Cocktails, dinner, dance 5:30 pm to 12 midnight

Sunday, August 5 Lunch / swim party at poolside patio 12 noon to 5 pm.

This takes the place of our customary third-day picnic

Overall Chairpersons:

Sam Malaythong (228 East Mission Avenue, Merced, California 92154 USA)

Tel. 209 765 1696 email: drsmalaythong@yahoo.com

Pat Gonzales 4402 Ambrose Terrace, Los Angeles, CA 90027 USA Tel. 323 270 4971

p3gonzal@att.net

Pete Fuentecilla 216-27 Spencer Avenue, Queens Village, NY 11427 USA Tel. 718 468 3038

fuentecila@aol.com

In partnership with the Mekong Circle Southern California Chapter: Contacts:

Khamsy Siharath (4459 San Joaquin St., Oceanside, California 92057 USA)

Tel. 760 529 5532 email: oceansideresthome@cox.ne

Tacing Atienza 6888 Sweet Clover Court, Eastvale, CA 92880 USA Tel. 951 371 6877

Jun Ilustrisimo 507 E. Cliffwood Circlle, Anaheim, CA 92802 Tel. 714 750 4338

jilust@sbcglobal.net

Joe Barcelona 914 S. Cochran Ave., Los Angeles, CA 90036 Tel. 323 939 0634

joebarsr3@yahoo.com


Souvenir Program Journal Ads and Messages:See enclosed for rates. Our reunion journals are treasured mementoes that we keep looking at. We welcome your messages and those of your chapters as well as family photos. Encourage your friends who have local businesses to advertise. Advertising revenues help finance our expenses.


Our biennial reunions have served as the central events that have kept the friendships of our lifetime endure through the years since the founding of our association in 1975 -- thanks to your support to the organizing committees. We call on all members once again

to make our 2012 event another momentous success. We welcome your ideas, suggestionsStart by spreading word about these dates. Reserve them now on your calendar. Fill out and send in the registration form. Expect ongoing updates by mail, email, our website and our Newsletter.


2011 Mekong Circle Newsletters

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13 September 2010

Return to Laos

Return to Laos

The diary of our return to Laos prior to the 2008 Mekong Circle Reunion in the Philippines.

(By Pete Fuentecilla)