The 2010 Halloween Party and Poker Tournament at the Hampton Forest Clubhouse was again a huge success this year. We had 6 full poker tables, lots of karaoke and rock band, fun games and even the Ultimate Fighting Championship on for everyone to enjoy. A yummy dinner buffet prepared by Phoenix, tons of delicious desserts prepared by Terri and Phoenix, and killer drinks made by our three lovely bartenders Terri, Tiffany and Linda. DJ Irvin kept the party going for all the karaoke singers and rock band members. RD made sure all guests were photographed. And of course there’s no poker party w/o Augie Remy and his dealers Cliff Pak, Neal Huynh, Rick Stolpner, Ryan Tran, Tuan Van, and Thai Bright.
Board Members
Phoenix, Augie, Tammi
Winners below
Poker Winners
1st- Todd Tang winner of the iPad
2nd-Chi Dinh winner of the Olympus 14MP camera
3rd-Quyen Nguyen winner of the Sony CD/Radio/iPod Boom box
4th-Pat winner of the Blu-ray DVD Player
5th-David Westerman winner of the $50 Best Buy gift card
Raffle Winners
Chi Dinh winner of the iPad
Ryan Tran winner of $50
Vu Hoang winner of $50
Karaoke Contest Winners
1st-Linda Tunmatip
2nd -Irvin Kalugdan
Tied for 3rd-Garrett Ducker and Thai Bright
Best Costume
Best female-Terri Gray (Goth girl)
Best male-Neal Huynh (Reno 911)
This event and the 5K run/walk raised over $5,000 to help buy bicycles for some hundreds of minority Vietnamese children living in the mountains close to the border of Cambodia at Ha Tien, which is an 8 hr bus drive southwest of Saigon. These children currently walk barefoot across the mountain for 4-7 hrs to get to school. They have to carry enough food for 3-4 days, stay at the school, and when the food runs out, they walk back home. The living quarters at the school are poorly equipped for the 600 kids that attend school there. There is 1 bathroom for girls, 1 bathroom for boys and 1 for the teachers. With the bikes, we estimate it will take them 1-2 hrs each way, which is a do-able daily commute, and they can use the bikes to run errands, go to the market, etc. to help their family. The cost of each bike is $40-50 for 24″ wheels. It is our goal to raise enough money to provide 100 bicycles for the children.
Big thanks to all our volunteers: Irvin Kalugdan, Sam Yi, Terri Le Gray, Tiffany Truong, Linda Tunmatip, Richard Don Sayoc, Jon Lane, Cliff Pak, Neal Huynh, Rick Stolpner, Ryan Tran, Tuan Van, and Thai Bright, as well as all the on-the-spot helpers. Also big thanks for the judges Mikado Buiz, Jeff Stucker, Wendy, and others who helped judged all the events. Big thanks to Thai Nguyen and Thuy LeNguyen for being the perfect hosts and renting the awesome space for us. Thank you all–volunteers and attendees! You make it all possible for us to continue to provide for the children of Vietnam. Happy Halloween!!
For more pictures:
http://share.shutterfly.com/share/received/welcome.sfly?fid= 2389854fd4766c00&sid=0ActGjhm4aNmbiw
http://public.fotki.com/Tammi/2011/fcvn-halloween-party/
We hope to see you all again at the next FCVN event!
If you would like to volunteer to the events, please email us so we can add you to the volunteer list.
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