Weather delay: RAPS holiday dinner rescheduled for Feb. 12 Perhaps the more delicate among us described the weather as “inclement,” while the rest of us probably chose other, more colorful adjectives. Either way, the snow and cold last month forced the cancellation of the annual RAPS Holiday Dinner scheduled for Dec. 17. Mere weather, however, did not deter our intrepid dinner planners, who quickly swung into action and set a new date for the dinner: Thursday, Feb. 12. All the particulars are the same: it’s still at the Multnomah Athletic Club, 1849 SW Salmon Street, Portland; no-host bar begins at 6 p.m., followed by dinner at 7, and entertainment by vocalist/pianist Laura Cunard and guitarist Ben Graves at 8; and the three entrée choices remain chicken stuffed with crab, herb-stuffed pork tenderloin, and portabella mushroom shepherds pie. The dessert, however, has been changed from croquembouche to chocolate mousse. C’est la vie. Cost is still $50 per person. If you paid for the canceled December dinner, you can apply the same payment to the February dinner. If you paid for the December dinner and cannot attend the February edition, you can arrange for a refund by calling MiMi Bernal-Graves, RAPS office manager, at 503-725-3477, or e-mail her at raps@ pdx.edu. She is in the office on Tuesdays and Thursdays between 9 a.m. and 3 p.m. On the other hand, if you couldn’t have made the December dinner no matter the weather but would like to join your RAPS colleagues on Feb. 12, just fill out the form to the right and mail it by Tuesday, Feb. 3, to: RAPS Office, Koinonia House, Portland State University, PO Box 751, Portland, OR 972070751. THE RAPS FEB. 12 DINNER FORMERLY KNOWN AS THE 2008 HOLIDAY PARTY NAME(S) ________________________________________________________________________________ ADDRESS ______________________________________________________________________________ CITY ________________________________________________ STATE ________ ZIP __________ PHONE __________________________________ E-MAIL ______________________________________ Meal choice: Chicken Pork Shepherds Pie / Total number of meals: Cost: Number of people attending ________ x $50 per person = $______________ Method of payment: My check is enclosed made payable to PSU Foundation. Please charge my credit card: Visa MasterCard AmEx Discover Card number Exp. date Name as it appears on card ________________________________ Signature of cardholder________________________________________________________________ Mail this form by Tuesday, Feb. 3, to: RAPS / Koinonia House / Portland State University / PO Box 751 / Portland OR 97207-0751 RAPS to the rescue: Volunteer activities from lecturing to tutoring Several opportunities to volunteer are available to RAPS members, ranging from lecturing at a Portland assisted living center to helping Portland State students from Japan improve their English writing skills. Give a lecture Rose Schnitzer Manor at Cedar Sinai Park, 6140 SW Boundary St., is looking for people to lecture in their areas of expertise for a Tuesday evening lecture series. The contact is Katherine Hansen; she can be reached at 503-535-4000. Develop a plan for a new RAPS scholarship Contact: Bob Vogelsang, 503-292-5955 drvogie@yahoo.com Mentor writing skills for Japanese graduate students Contact: Pat Wetzel, 503-725-5277 wetzelp@pdx.edu Send cards and/or visit RAPS members who are ill or grieving Contact: Vic Dahl, 503-636-5784 vbdahl@hevanet.com
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