Sokol SF Newsletter - July 2023
Sokol SF Calendar of Events
With so many people traveling over the summer, we are taking a break too!

Enjoy this summer reading issue wherever July and August will take you! You are receiving TWO emails today. This one, where you will find upcoming calendar and news AND our POEM ISSUE 😊

August 19, 2023
Hike in Vasona Lake Park

August 27, 2023
Informal "Ironman" Triathlon and Group Picnic in Tiburon, CA

September 23. and 24. 2023
Moravian Days in Lemont, Illinois
Field trip to Chicago Area

October 29, 2023
Picnic and Sokolský Běh Republiky, Ryders Park, San Mateo, CA

All event times listed are in Pacific Time

LITERÁRNÍ SOUTĚŽ

Thank you to all of you who sent in their wonderful poems!
Díky všem, co nám poslali své krásné básničky!

This July we have two issues of our newsletter
- this one has all the events and Czech and Slovak related news
and our POEM ISSUE!

Do not miss it in your Inbox! Enjoy all the wonderful creative work of our members and friends and do not forget to rate their work!
Upcoming Events
Hike in Vasona Park in Los Gatos
Saturday, August 19, 2023 @ 10am

 Join us for a 2-3 mile walk in this beautiful tranquil setting.
It is an easy trail, suitable for strollers as well as for older people. It will be a relaxing walk.

If you are interested you can also join a meditation session so bring a blanket if you want to sit on the ground or you can sit on a bench.

Enjoy the company of your Czech friends and their friends.
Bring your kids; there is plenty for them in the park.
Check out the nature, train, carousel, playground, and relaxation/meditation

There are bathrooms along the trail. Water fountains are also along the trail.
Snack Shack has some enticing offerings as well.

If you are interested you can stay longer
there are boats to rent, a train to ride, and a playground to enjoy.

the Vasona Lake County Park button below.

Street parking is free or there is paid parking within the park.

There are picnic tables available and we can enjoy a picnic lunch together
Bring your own and/or goodies to share!

Bring water, a towel, a hat, and sunblock.

All registered for the hike will receive a small surprise!
To register, please send an email to Simona

If you need more info or you get lost please contact Simona
Informal "Ironman" Triathlon and Group Picnic
Sunday August 27, 2023 in Tiburon, CA

Come join us at an active picnic in Tiburon!

Many of us like biking and running.
Many of us heard about triathlon and wanted to try it out! Some of us have raced triathlons.

We are organizing a friendly, family oriented triathlon in one of the prettiest parks in Tiburon.

All participants will compete as a group.
We start with a swim in the warm currents of the Bay. The group stays together the whole time and we wait for everyone to get out of the water.

Then we transition back to our cars to change for the bike ride. We start and bike as a group and adjust our speed to stay together. The bike ride goes through Sausalito, around the area and back to the park.

Once everyone is back from the bike and ready to run we start the last segment and run along the water for about 3 miles.

After crossing the finish line we will have a picnic with fruit and a heated grill.

Do you want to come for a picnic and cheer on the triathlon participants?
Do you want to try one of the triathlon disciplines (swim/bike/run)?
Do you want to complete the whole course at your own pace?
Or do you want to compete with others?
Come and join us for the event.

Everyone participating is a winner!

The race course could be modified to accommodate individual needs. If you don't feel like swimming, never mind, come enjoy biking and running. If you want to come just for the picnic, you are welcome too :)

The event is followed by picnic potluck to share the energy and enjoy the community.
We have the Paradise Beach Park in Tiburon reserved for the day and are looking forward to meet fellow Sokols, new members and athletes and their friends and families.

Registration will open in August
Czech News & Announcements
Thank you, John, for this great article

The dog urinals from Brno that are conquering the world

Brno, Prague, Warsaw, Budapest, and Calgary – these are some of the cities where an ingenious invention by two Moravian dog owners has spread. Their patented dog urinal prevents unsightly stains and nasty odours from sullying public spaces.

Ten years ago, a group of dog owners in Brno were out walking their canine companions when the subject of the tell-tale stains left on the facades of houses and the unmistakable stench of dog urine came up. They discussed the fact that it has become standard practice to pick up your dog’s excrement, but there still wasn’t any hygienic solution for dealing with pee.
Thank you, Vera and Betka, for sharing Czech related event!

Stanford Live and the San Francisco Symphony Present
Dvořák’s New World Symphony
Featuring Joshua Weilerstein, conductor | Alexi Kenney, violin
July 6 and 7, 2023 
 
In his New World Symphony, Antonín Dvořák frames his impressions of the music he heard in America through the lens of his Bohemian roots. Joshua Weilerstein conducts the San Francisco Symphony in a program that also includes Alexi Kenney in Jean Sibelius’ Violin Concerto, an impassioned showpiece written by a composer whose first love was the violin. 

This is a public announcement and not Sokol SF sponsored event.
Voľby do Národnej rady Slovenskej republiky sa uskutočnia
30. septembra 2023.

V týchto voľbách bude možné voliť poštou.

Takýmto spôsobom môže voliť občan Slovenskej republiky, ktorý najneskôr v deň konania volieb dosiahol 18 rokov a
  • nemá trvalý pobyt na území Slovenskej republiky
  • alebo má trvalý pobyt na území Slovenskej republiky a v čase volieb sa zdržiava mimo jej územia.
Česká Katolická Misie in San Francisco
Father Libor Svorcik is inviting you to a
Czech mass in San Francisco

Sunday, 7/2 , 2023 @ 1pm
at the Nativity Church
240 Fell Street, San Francisco
or
on the Internet on 7/9 at 10 am

Visit their website to confirm the above information or sign up for their Věstník for
the dates and places of their in-person and virtual mass.
Sokol San Francisco is a non-profit organization operating as an independent unit of the American Sokol Organization (ASO) and its Pacific District. Sokol SF provides physical, educational, and cultural programs for all who are interested in Czech, Moravian, and Slovak culture and their history, as well as those who are bonded by a common heritage and ethnic identity.
The Sokol credo is “a sound mind in a sound body”