Pupuengen Umestoria - Nov. 9

There will be a non-alcoholic "Pupuengen Umestoria," an evening of round robin storytelling in English or Chamoru that is free and open to the general public. The event will be held on Friday, November 9, 2012, from 6pm to 8pm at the Statue of Liberty Park behind the Paseo Stadium in Hagåtña. Storytelling will be welcomed from individuals who may choose to share jokes, riddles, just-for-fun topics, embarrassing moments, personal and humorous experiences, ghost stories, superstitious practices, and for-adults-only subject matters. Members of Ginen I Hila' I Maga'taotao Siha Association will lead the storytelling sessions and will provide light refreshments. Attendees are encouraged to provide their own lawn chairs, mats, mosquito coil, insect repellent, umbrellas in case of light rain, and hand fans. Please circulate among close friends, enemies, colleagues, acquaintances as there will not be any press releases or public services announcements.

Ginen I Hila Meeting - Oct. 18

Our next meeting is this Thursday, October 18, 2012, 7pm at the Sinajana Community Center. The agenda will include nominations for the position of president, vice-president, secretary, treasurer and historian. Please attend and bring along a guest or two.

Ginen I Hila Meeting - Oct. 4

The Ginen I Hila meeting on Thursday, October 4, 2012 will include
on the agenda, nominations for the following positions of president,
vice-president, secretary, treasurer and historian for 2013. If
interested in being nominated, please be present so that you can
accept the nomination on the floor. Also, annual membership dues of
$10 will be accepted in order to be qualified to cast your ballot on the
November 1st meeting. The year 2013 is the tenth anniversary of Ginen
I Hila' I Maga'taotao Siha Association. It should be a fun and interesting
year and good leaders will be sought after.

Again, the meeting is at 7pm and will be at the Sinajana Community
Center. Bring a guest or two for new membership.
The meeting on Thursday, October 4, 2012 will include on the agenda,
nominations for the following positions of president, vice-president,
secretary, treasurer and historian for 2013. If interested in being nominated,
please be present so that you can accept the nomination on the floor. Also,
annual membership dues of $10 will be accepted in order to be qualified to
cast your ballot on the November 1st meeting. The year 2013 is the tenth
anniversary of Ginen I Hila' I Maga'taotao Siha Association. It should be a
fun and interesting year and good leaders will be sought after.

Again, the meeting is at 7pm and will be at the Sinajana Community
Center. Bring a guest or two for new membership.

Ginen i Hila Meeting - Sept. 20

Please be reminded that the next general membership meeting of Ginen I Hila' I Maga'taotao Siha Association will be next week Thursday, September 20, 2012, at 7pm at the Sinajana Community Center. Please come and bring a friend or friends.

Membership Meeting - August 2, 2012

Our membership meeting will be on Thursday, August 2, 2012, 7pm at the Sinajana Community Center.  Please come and bring a new prospective member as we have a lot of items on the agenda for the evening.  As a final note, please plan on the election of new officers (president, vice-president, secretary, treasurer, and historian) for the November 1st meeting.  Nominations will take place at the October 4th meeting.

Ginen i Hila Dinner Fundraiser to be held May 12, 2012

Ginen i Hila's FESTPAC Dinner Fundraiser will be held Saturday, May 12, 2012, at the Sinajana Community Center, from 6:00 p.m. to 10:30 p.m. We hope to see you there!

Ginen i Hila Fundraiser to be held May 4, 2012

Mark your calendar for Ginen i Hila's FESTPAC fundraiser on Friday, May 4, 2012 @ the Riverside Club.

2012 Meetings/Events

1.  Thursday, January 05, 2012, 7pm, Sinajana Community Center
    Thursday, January 19, 2012, 7pm, Sinajana Community Center

2.  Thursday, February 02, 2012, 7pm, Sinajana Community Center
    Thursday, February 16, 2012, 7pm, Sinajana Community Center
    Tuesday, February 28, 2012, Chamorro Folktales at LI'na'la Cultural Park.
    *Children's Storytelling - Nieves M. Flores Memorial Library,
Hagatna, 10am to 11am----------every Saturday in the month of February
for one hour-------members will be divided into storytelling schedules
by project chair.

3.  Thursday, March 01, 2012, 7pm, Sinajana Community Center
    Thursday, March 15, 2012, 7pm, Sinajana Community Center
    Saturday, March 31, 2012 (Tentative), Twenty-Five Women in Guam History at Latte of Freedom, Hagatna
 
4.  Thursday, April 12, 2012, 7pm, Sinajana Community Center (The
first Thursday in the month of April is Holy Thursday leading to
Easter Sunday)
Thursday, April 19, 2012, 7pm, TBA arranged as this is the
Thursday before the weekend's Collectibles Festival
    **Antiques and Collectibles Festival - Top O' The Mar, Nimitz Hill

5.  Thursday, May 03, 2012, 7pm, Sinajana Community Center
    Thursday, May 17, 2012, 7pm, Sinajana Community Center

6.  Please keep the month of June open as this is the month that we
will be preparing for FESTPAC.
    ***June 15-16-17-18 FESTPAC LITERARY ARTS DELEGATION FUNDRAISING

7.  July 1-14, 2012, FESTPAC, Honiara, Solomon Islands

8.  Thursday, August 02, 2012, 7pm, Sinajana Community Center
    Thursday, August 16, 2012, 7pm, Sinajana Community Center

9.  Thursday, September 06, 2012, 7pm, Sinajana Community Center
    Thursday, September 20, 2012, 7pm, Sinajana Community Center
    ****September 13---2nd Miss Guahan Beauty Pageant, UOG Fieldhouse
(Project Chair needed)

10.  Thursday, October 04, 2012, 7pm, Sinajana Community Center
      Thursday, October 18, 2012, 7pm, Sinajana Community Center
    *****October 5-7--National Storytelling Festival;  Jonesboro, Tennessee
    ******October 6-Genealogy Festival (Project Chair needed)

11.  Thursday, November 01, 2012, 7pm, Sinajana Community Center
      Thursday, November 15, 2012, 7pm, Sinajana Community Center
(Election of New Officers for 2013)

12.  Thursday, December 06, 2012, 7pm, Sinajana Community Center
      Thursday, December 20, 2012, 7pm, Sinajana Community
Center--Awards Ceremony
      *******Church Choir Christmas Competition;  New Covenant Life
Church;  Tamuning, Guam, 6pm-10pm