ALMOST EVERY TUESDAY 10:30am to Noon
Used Book Sale & Farmers Market 9 am to 12 noon
To become a Vendor, call Daneisa Vergara 6918-1651
or Email BCP Theater Manager
If you cannot read this email or wish to check for updates bookmark this LINK
WHERE: BCP Theater & Event Center, Across Feria Bridge from Downtown Boquete, on the right.
To suggest a speaker , Email the Moderator
COST: $1.00 to cover the room rental, collected at the door to the theater.
MAIL TO USA: If anyone is going to the U.S. this week, please pick up stamped mail from Irene at the Used Book Table or, contact her at 720-4880. If you have mail to go to the U.S., please give it to Irene at the Used Book Table.
THIS TUESDAY: Puerto Armuelles. I have asked Harry Hunt, a long time resident to do a presentation of past, present and future for this historic Banana capital city.
November presentations will be about Panama. It is the month of Panamas patriotic festivals and all month we will be hearing about Panama. So far three topics have been selected. A history of the Boquete District, Culinaria Panamania and a history of the Canal Zone. I am still looking for a on current politics in Panama.
This Tuesday :
Ryan Grassley, Half Throttle, with video adventures in Panama. Ryan does excellent videos of Panama and going to share them with us. This will be an excellent opportunity to see places visited by few. Ryan also did some video of Tuesday Market, he my even show you.
November 8: Lauretta Bonfiglio The cuisine of Panama. Cooking that you do not find in a typico.
November 15: Rodrigo Marciacq The history of the Boquete District and how it evolved into what it is today.
November 22 – Robert Boyd on the Zonian experience. The history of the Panama Canal Zone and how it has affected the Panama you know today.
November 29: Filled, more details soon.
December - I am looking for a speaker on the Christmas traditions of Panama, any other speakers on more indigenous traditions would be welcome also
December 6, 13 are open
There will be no speakers from December 20 – Jan 3. We will start again January 1oth.
January 2012: January is Health month, always a good start after the holidays. I am looking for speakers on topics like nutrition, painless exercise, drinking rum without a hangover and other related topics. If you wish to speak about the topic, not your business, I want you. Please email me.
Feb. 7, 2012 Linda Wardell will speak on the subject of USA Taxes what's new and what not to forget. You can contact Linda at linda.wardell@yahoo.com
March is Tourism month and I am looking for speakers on what to do in Boquete if you are not a couch potato
Important Boquete Contacts
IMPORTANT PHONE NUMBERS
Alto al Crimen
Emergency Service number
6477-6662
English and Spanish spoken
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Other emergency numbers:
Boquete Police: 720-2145, 720-1222
Cell phone in Police car: 6885-5829
Boquete BOMBEROS (Fire Dept): 720-1224
Note: Spanish speaking only. Learn how to describe your location in Spanish.
Boquete Hospice and Health Support
Hospice hotline 6781-9250
Website – BoqueteHospice
Helping the terminally and seriously ill with Health Support.
Buenos Vecinos de Boquete
Buenos Vecinos de Boquete is a small group of volunteers who deliver food supplies to the handicapped and elderly on a monthly basis. You can make donations at the Tuesday meeting. For more information, see Irene at the meeting.
Bid 4 Boquete
Visit at www.bid4boquete.com This organization is Boquete's equivilent of the United Way. One donation for many causes. Bid4Boquete can use volunteers as much as money.
Used Book Sales
Well over 350 used books DVDs and CDs for sale and U.S. stamps
for your mail. All proceeds from the book sales are equally divided between Handicap Foundation of Boquete, Buenos Vecinos and Carolina Alvarez Concepcion who is blind. Now also selling Milagros Pinzon's book about Boquete for $5.00 and Stanley Heckadon-Noreno's book "Naturalists on the Isthmus of Panama" for $15.00. Donations of books, Cds, DVDs, magazines and jigsaw puzzles will be gratefully received.
Amigos de los Animales, the group that sterilizes, provides feeding stations and supports the rescue and adoption of dogs and cats is always looking for dog and cat food and monetary donations for medicines as well as clinics. See Carole, Cat, or Heather at the "animales" booth near the auditorium door for your donations. Do a good deed and foster or adopt a rescued animal. Check our web site for more information. www.fadab.org Click on the Adopt Me button to see the wonderful animals available.
