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From: seattleschoolofaikido@yahoogroups.com [mailto:seattleschoolofaikido@yahoogroups.com] On Behalf Of christina purdy
Sent: Wednesday, March 25, 2009 3:00 PM
To: seattleschoolofaikido@yahoogroups.com
Subject: [seattleschoolofaikido] Visiting teacher, misogi, save the date....

A few notices and reminders: 1.  Betsy O'Donnell will be our visiting instructor on Monday April 13 from 6:00 to 7:15.   Please plan to come and partake of her enthusiastic teaching.   No extra charge. 2.  If at all possible in April, attend the seminar of Endo sensei or Frank Doran sensei.  Both  studied with O-Sensei, and it's good to take advantage of their visits here in Seattle.  Pre-registration is encouraged.  See the bulletin board for more information. 3.  Remember to sweep the mat and take a swipe at the dust after practice.  If you are going to practice after class (highly recommended)  be sure to do a little misogi first, and then return to the mat.  4.  As you know, the black cabinet which was in the front of the dojo collapsed and the pieces are lying in the men's changing room.  It cannot be repaired.  If you are making a dump run (or have access to a dumpster) could you  please haul it off?  I suppose we could take a hammer to it and everybody take a piece home to their garbage cans.... 5.  We would like to have some kind of cabinet at the front of the dojo. If you have a  small cabinet at home that you think might work, please tell someone on the board. 6.  Be an ambassador for Seattle School of Aikido!  Keep talking about aikido to your friends and neighbors.  People come to the dojo in many ways, but one way is that they heard about it from you or a friend of yours.  The more people we have to train with, the more fun we can have. 7.  Save the date:  Friday April 24 Testing   and   Friday May 29 (that's the weekend after Memorial Day) for the all-dojo meeting. See you on the mat! Christy