Japan Aid Benefit Concert

The Hilton is hosting a benefit concert this Sunday.  There will be a different band playing each hour.  100% of proceeds go the American Red Cross. 

Japan in Turmoil: Here is What You Can Do

We all feel terrible about the devestation that Japan is enduring right now.  If you like me, the pictures and videos on the news are sickening.  I can't watch any more.  Everyone is sending prayers, and prayers are much needed.  But there is still more that you can do.  Here are just a few opportunities right here on Guam for you do something to make a difference.

Sunday March 20-  Japan Benefit Concert
The Hilton is putting togeather a concert this Sunday from 3 to 9 pm.  There are local bands scheduled to play every hour.  There will be food, raffel prizes and tons more. The cost is only $15 per person and the proceeds go to the American Red Cross for Japan. For more information call the Hilton at 646-1835.  Look for more information on my blog, I'm wainting for the list of bands to post.

Tuesday March 22- KUAM Special
Tune in to the KUAM news channel for a special presentation on the devistation of the country. They will be doing telethon to raise money for the American Red Cross.  For more information go to www.kuam.com

Wednesday March 23- Zumba for Japan
Join Gaby and the other Zumba instuctors from 6 to 7 pm at the Yigo gym for a fun and exciting work out.  The charge will be $5 per person and will all be donated to the American Red Cross.  For more information, contact Gaby Karwoski via facebook.

Saturday April 16- "Rummage for Recovery"
The Guam Young Professionals, a committe of the Guam Chamber of Commerce, is organizing a rummage sale in the parking lot of the Tumon Sands Plaza from 6-10am on the the 16th.  The Guam Young Professionals are requesting items in sellable condition.  For inquires of support, or logistics and contributions please contact GYP at gyp@guamchamber.com.gu  They will be accepting contributions untill April 11.  All proceeds will be contributed toward the disaster relief efforts for Japan.

If you have stuff to donate, let me know.  I plan on contacted GYP and attempting to set up drop off points here on base.  If you have any points of contacts on base to get the ball rolling, let me know!

Chamber of Commerce drive for supplies
The Guam Chamber of Commerce has organized a supply drive for the relief in Japan.  Kyowa Shipping Co. and Marianas Steamships Agencies, Inc. will deliver contrainers at no cost filled with supplies by Wholesale companies Ambros, Inc, Dickerson & Quinn, Jones and & Guerrero Wholesale and Mid-pacific Districutors.

The Chamber will accept contributions of dry goods, blankets and non-perishable items from March 28- April 15.

The Chamber is also accepting financial contributions from individuals and companies.  Checks should be made to the American Red Cross and marked as "Japan Earthquake-Tsunami Relief."  For mor information contact the Chamber of Commerce at 472-6311.

If you know of other opportunites to make a difference and those suffering in Japan, please let me know so we can spread the word!

Treasure Hunting: Geocaching in Guam

My sister Lisa in Indiana was telling me about geocaching a few weeks ago.  I finally sat down to look at the website to see what it was all about.  Basically its a high tech treasure hunt, where people hid little containers in significant locations.  I found that there are two with in a few miles of our house, so of course I wanted to check it out with the family!

We all piled in the car, Jax too and headed about .6 miles from the house.  We figured out pretty quickly that the location was the aircraft deisplayed at Arc Light park.  But once we got there, we looked for propably 10 minuets with not luck.  The kids were really disapointed that they couldn't find the treasure, and I was too.  So we headed to the next cach about half a mile away.

This time we were led to the old B52 wreckage.  Again, the kids were soo excited to find the treasure and weren't really giving us time to think about the hint.  Go to "Mars and turn 90 degrees to the left."  We were thinking that the plane was the sun?  I ended up in the car with the kids, masiquitos were getting them.  We weren't too prepared for that. We ended up leaving, kinda frustrated.  Aedan was sure to tell us we weren't very good pirates cause we couldn't find the treasure. Discussing the hint on the way home, a light bulb finally came on and we circled around the round about and headed back.

This time it only took a few minuets to find the cach.  Michael found it first, then once we were sure where it was, we got the kids back out and helped Aedan find it.  He was pretty excited, we took a few pictures.  He took out a little army man with a parachute and we left an Australian dollar. 

So ended up being pretty fun mini adventure and we plan to go back to arc light to look for that one again.  There are over 600 caches around Guam, Michael and I would like to look for more of them as we start getting in some "boonie stomps"  (jungle hikes)  before leaving the island in december of 2011. 

I guess we are pretty good pirates after all.