Community enjoying the event 
Enjoying Spring’s sunshine 
Having conversations and delicious food 
working hard bringing in the supplies for the day 
Lizzie Jeremi Brown, vicepresident discussing the scholarship program 
Tables for small vendors’ merchandise 
The kitchen at full steam with Loreto in the service area 
Gabriel Salcedo – volunteer and his lovely partner Alicia Jimenez
La Nueva Gaceta Chilena
Esta publicación fue posible gracias al trabajo voluntario de Marci Valdivieso y el generoso apoyo de la Dra. físico-nuclear Luisa Hansen y el abogado de inmigración Jorge Rodriguez-Choi.
Festival Chileno en SF- Spring Community Gathering
What an event! Hosting these is like climbing up the mountain, more hands make light work- while the uphill road was tough- at the cusp, the day of the event we enjoyed community support from many our friends. Most of our directors contributed time and many donations to make the event a success. The volunteers were wonderful helping hands at the entrance, at the bar, by the stage and at the kitchen – Todos trabajando para hacerlo bien!
We were honored to have the Chilean Consul Guillermo Alberto Martinez Spikin and his charming wife Eliane join us for the celebration.
The entertainment with the support of Gimbel Sound, our professional sound engineer and his crew, and the musicians Mauricio Bertin, Mariela Herrera, Ajaju, Duo Andino, Marci & Friends and Mala Grena – brought a different flavor to the mix. Sunday, March 31st was a fun, memorable gathering with music from the Andes to the Central Region of Chile, Latin America. There were cuecas and cumbias and even a couple of progressive rock tunes. A little for everyone’s musical taste buds.
The food included offerings from ChileLindo, Restaurante Valparaiso, Sabores del Sur and Winelato. We are especially grateful to Paula Tejeda who spent all day in our kitchens making sure the empanadas were just right!
The bar was hosted by Rick Jeremi , Dani Valdivieso and Jesse Vaugh wonderful volunteers who labored hard all day serving delicious wines from Vinos Sur and Lagunitas beer, as well as sodas and such.