Sokol SF Newsletter - June 2024 |
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Sokol SF Calendar of Events |
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June 8, 2024
Children's Day Picnic at Lake Chabot
June 15, 2024
Monthly hike and visit to Filoli gardens
August 17-18, 2024
Camping trip with kayaking in Monterey Bay
October 12, 2024
Day of Czech and Slovak Culture and
Celebrating 120 years of Sokol San Francisco
October 27, 2024
Picnic and Sokolský Běh Republiky
All event times listed are in Pacific Time
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Children's Day Picnic in Lake Chabot
Saturday June 8, 2024
Sokol SF and Czech School of California present our traditional Children's Day!
Join Sokol San Francisco and Czech School of California for this fun, active family afternoon.
Join us for an outdoor picnic lunch and bring some food for the grill
and maybe something to share :-)
We will have the BBQ ready to grill from 11:30 am.
Children's fun activities such as potato sack race, ring toss, egg and spoon races and more surprises will commence at 2pm.
We are asking Sokol members and friends
to be part of our community and please help out during the picnic
and
with staffing the children's games.
Thank you!
We are meeting at Lake Chabot, the Mallard Picnic Area by the lake with large picnic tables and extra large BBQ.
Charcoal, water and coffee will be provided.
Bring your own picnic lunch and maybe something to share.
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June Hike and Visit to Filoli Gardens
Saturday, June 15, 2024 @ 10 am
In June we will combine both popular events into one.
You can participate in both or choose just one.
The plan is:
- we will meet at 10 am at the Filoli parking lot
- we will take a hike on this beautiful property
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we will have a picnic lunch together near the Filoli house (we encourage you to bring your own food or there is a cafeteria at Filoli)
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12:00 - 2 pm we will go visit the beautiful Filoli gardens - Sokol SF will cover the entry fee for Sokol SF members who will register at sokolsfevents@gmail.com by Wednesday May 29.
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Registration (pre-purchase of tickets) for the Filoli garden visit is closed now, but you can still come and join us for the hike! There might be tickets still available for purchase, but Sokol SF will not purchase your tickets for you.
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Picnic and Sokolský Běh Republiky
Sunday October 27, 2024
Ryders Park, San Mateo, CA
Stay tuned! Registration will be opening soon! More details are coming as well!
Sokol San Francisco and the Czech School of California will celebrate the Day of the Republic with a picnic and sokolský běh again this year!
This is our fourth year!
We had a great time visiting with you all and we are looking forward to seeing your friendly faces again!
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Dear Sokol SF members/Vestnik readers, we want to learn more about you.
Please take a moment to share your unique story with us and other Vestnik readers. We would like to know what life journey/event brought you across the Atlantic Ocean to the United States. If you are not shy and want to share your story with us, please email it to us by 08/31 at sokolsfevents@gmail.com
If possible, keep your text on one standard A4 page, which is approximately 280 words. Photographs, pictures, and other attachments are welcome and encouraged.
We are planning on posting your stories in our Vestnik newsletter.
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Vážení členove Sokols SF/čtenáři Věstníku
Udělejte si chvilku čas a podělte se s námi o Váš příběh.
Jaká životní cesta/událost Vás přivedla za Atlantický oceán - Spojených Státu Amerických.
Zašlete Váš příběh do 31.8. na e-mail:
Úskalí: jedna normostrana A4, cca 280 slov.
Vítány jsou fotografie, obrázky, jakákoliv doplňková příloha pro zpestření.
S velkým potěšením Váš příběh otiskneme ve Věstníku.
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Be a part of The Day of Czech and Slovak Culture!
and Celebrating 120 years of Sokol SF
Saturday, October 12, 2024 in Orinda
Do not be shy! Let us know!
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Do you own a business or know about a business whose products would enrich our event?
Do you have a talent you would like to showcase?
Do you have any ideas that would make the day better?
This is a big event, so we invite everyone who would like to contribute in any shape or form to let us know!
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Welcome New Members to Sokol SF!
Ron S. and Martina F.
We are happy you joined us!
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May Hike in Mt. Diablo Foothills
Saturday, May 4, 2024 @ 11 am
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After a beautiful and warm week and with beautiful and warm week ahead - the weather on Saturday, May 4 decided not to cooperate and rained the whole day! And it was cold!
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Sokol SLET 2024 Preparations |
In May, our Sokol San Francisco Babi Leto Group spent a weekend with Babi Leto Group from Sokol Los Angeles. We met for this intensive training in Atascadero, half way for both groups. We practiced our routine with our actual umbrellas for a whole day and a half!
We will be getting our Babi Leto uniforms in Prague at the end of June and you can come and cheer us on on Thursday, July 4th at Fortuna Arena in Prague.
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Czech News & Announcements |
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JAN HAVLASA (1883-1964)
AUTOR PRVNÍ ČESKÉ KNIHY O SAN FRANCISKU
Významný český autor románů, povídek a cestopisů první poloviny 20. století zasvětil svůj život propagaci vzdáleného Nipponu (tedy Japonska), miloval Tahiti a vlastně celou Polynésii, o níž vydal také řadu knih. Velkou část svého tvůrčího života ale strávil v Kalifornii - už v prvním desetiletí 20. století žil v Los Angeles a krátce dokonce i na nedalekém ostrově Catalina. Právě u Tichého oceánu napsal celou řadu knih věnovaných západní části Spojených států, především Kalifornii a Arizoně. A jednu z prvních věnoval plně San Francisku.
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Note: For our subscribers who may not be able to read the Czech language, we recommend using the online translator developed by researchers at Charles University called CUBBIT: www.lindat.cz/cubbit
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Češi jsou po čtrnácti letech MISTŘI SVĚTA!
Kapitán Roman Červenka po čtrnácti letech našel zlatý otvírák.
Čeští hokejisté poprvé od roku 2010 vyhráli mistrovství světa, ve finále porazili Švýcary 2:0. Vítězný gól vstřelil David Pastrňák, čisté konto udržel Lukáš Dostál.
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Thank you Jaro for sharing the article!
Obrovský úspěch českých středoškoláků.
S projektem dálkové opravy družic bodovali v soutěži NASA
Ze Spojených států si vezou rovnou dvě ceny.
Pětice českých středoškoláků uspěla ve finále prestižní mezinárodní soutěže Conrad Challenge v ústředí americké vesmírné agentury NASA v Houstonu s nápadem, jak na dálku opravit nefunkční družice. V konkurenci téměř 600 týmů z celého světa zvítězili ve dvou ze tří kategorií.
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Thank you John for sharing the article!
Everything to know about springtime in Prague
From wooden boat rides to blooming gardens and more.
I'll come out and say it: Spring is the best time to visit Prague. I've lived here most of my life, and after the dark, wet winter, I can tell you the city goes absolutely crazy starting around mid-March, when the magnolia and cherry trees first flower, the forsythia bursts into bright yellow, and daffodils start poking up.
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Česká Katolická Misie in San Francisco |
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Father Libor Svorcik
is inviting you to a
Czech mass in San Francisco
or online
Visit their website for the Czech in-person or online mass dates or to sign up for their Věstník
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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”
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