KAPS News, June 15th

Welcome to the June 15th, 2010 edition of the KAPS Newsletter.

In this issue:
*Watch the World Cup with KAPS
*Community Service Event: SF Food Bank
*KAPS Professional Foodies Returns

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A big thank you to all of those who joined us bright and early on Saturday morning to watch Korea defeat Greece in their opening World Cup match. Next up........Argentina!

This Match will be the Biggest Match of the first Round for the TaeGuk Warriors!!! A WIN guarantees a SECOND ROUND Berth! A Draw almost secures a place in the second round! If you missed out on getting a Red Tigers T-shirt for the first game, the first 200 will receive T-shirts and thundersticks for the Argentina game!!

Thurs. June 17
12AM - 8AM (Doors Open at 10PM, Wednesday Night!)
*FREE Admission

Location:
STRIKE Cupertino
10123 North Wolfe Road
Cupertino, CA 95014-2509

SCHEDULE
10pm - 2am (Ages 18+)
*The bar area will be reserved for ages 18+ all night. Tables are first come, first serve!
*Last call for alcohol at 2am! Get your Hite Beer and Jinro Soju for the rest of the night!

2am - 4am (All Ages)
*FREE T-shirts and thundersticks will be distributed at 2am! The Korean food menu will begin at 2am.
*Bowling Competition - with special prizes
*World Cup Fashion Competition - decided by Audience
*Facepainting (Yes, We WILL have it this time!)

4am - 8am
*Watch KOREA vs. ARGENTINA
*Beer and Soju sales begin at 6A

A special Korean food and beverage menu, including Hite Beer and Jinro Soju will be provided!

Make sure you RSVP via the Facebook event at http://www.facebook.com/event.php?eid=127478480605209

For those of you coming down from San Francisco, the Peninsula, or the East Bay, we are organizing carpools. If you’re interested, please send an e-mail to carpool@kaps.org.

If you're interested in being one of our Face painters for the event or helping out in some other capacity, please contact KAPS VP Andrew Ko at andrew@kaps.org.

If you'd like to see photos from Korea-Greece, check out: http://www.facebook.com/album.php?aid=10995&id=120371701335618&ref=mf

Community Service Event: SF Food Bank

Our past community service event with the SF Food Bank was a great success! Box after box, we stuffed and sealed and packaged. Along the way, some of us fell, others spilled oatmeal, and everyone laughed and learned more about one another.

Since then, KAPS has reprised our efforts in helping the SF Food Bank meet its goals. It has already been nine months since KAPS became an official Apple Corps team at the SF Food Bank. An Apple Corps team commits to a year's worth of activities to help fight hunger year-round.

Please join us for another day of service on Saturday, 6/19/2010 from 9AM - 12PM.

Some have already contacted Christine Shin to volunteer for this event. Other of you have volunteered in the past and we wanted to reach out to see if you were interested in volunteering once again.

Please let me know if you are interested in coming or please reconfirm that you are still able to make it.

Thanks again for helping out. Also stick around afterward as we will meet up for a well deserved brunch/lunch in Potrero Hill at Sally's restaurant, (De Haro and 16th Street).

If you have any questions, please feel free to email the KAPS Community Service Chair Dennis Kwon at dennis@kaps.org

KAPS Professional Foodies Returns

Red Cross, Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation, Doctors without Borders...All are not-for-profits making a difference in the lives of the less-privileged around the world. These organizations are not only run by those who freely volunteer their time, but also by professionals from various backgrounds.

For KAPS Professional Dinner #3, we will be discussing careers in non-profit and the considerations one must make, such as the financial impact and the compromise between personal career growth vs job satisfaction.

Where:
Five Restaurant
2086A Allston Way
Berkeley, CA 94704
(510) 225-6055

When: Wednesday, June 23rd @ 7pm.
Reservation: Please contact KAPS Professional Chair Min Lee at min@kaps.org for your interest in attending by Sunday, June 20th.

Please RSVP as early as possible as we had a full table for our 1st dinner! *Paid KAPS members will be given priority over non-paid members. Join or renew online at www.kaps.org/membership10

We will be organizing monthly dinners for members to come together and enjoy conversation over delicious food in a casual atmosphere. Seating will be limited to a maximum of 10 (members given preference over non-members). We will also be choosing a topic of conversation to discuss to keep things interesting so if you attend, please come prepared to state your opinion! *Depending upon the topic, we will have special guests join us for dinner. Restaurant and conversation topic will change for every dinner so please keep looking for future dinner locales and themes. Dinner cost will be shared by the table. Alcohol will be the responsibility of each individual.

INTERESTED IN GETTING MORE INVOLVED IN KAPS?

KAPS is always on the lookout for people interested in getting the most out of their KAPS experience. We are looking for volunteers to plan social events, coordinate community service events, serve as guest speakers, monitor the website, and improve the overall KAPS member experience. We are also looking for contributors to our newsletters and website, in the form of job postings, professional advice, and relevant news.

If you are interested in becoming an officer, contributing to newsletters, or assisting with an event, please contact andrew@kaps.org.

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The Korean American Professional Society (KAPS) is a nonprofit organization that is devoted to the professional and social development of Korean Americans in the San Francisco Bay Area. We provide a forum for networking, community service, and political involvement.

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