Interesting  and that you just found this out about your birthdays. Sorry no W2 for so far but I'll keep an eye out.   Mel --- On Tue, 1/20/09, Eric Pease <ericpease1@...> wrote:   From: Eric Pease <ericpease1@...> Subject: Re: [tristatewushukungfu] Chinese Lunar New Year events in the Philly area Jan 26 Year of the Ox! To: tristatewushukungfu@yahoogroups.com Date: Tuesday, January 20, 2009, 2:21 PM Hey Mel, Check this out. Kyle and I are both born in the year of the Ox. Don't know about you but I think that's pretty cool.   Hey did that marketing company I worked for out there send my W-2 to your place??   On 1/19/09, Mel <tonji152@yahoo. com> wrote: Want to spend the day having fun and doing Taiji related stuff? I wanted to let you know about some Chinese New Year events coming up - why don't you join us? On Saturday, January 24, 2009, in Philadelphia, we will be celebrating Chinese New Year's with our fellow Enthusiasts. First we will welcome the Year of the Ox, from 10 AM to 4 PM, at the Penn Museum of Archaeology and Anthropology on South St. Our webmaster and one of our board members, Steve Arbitman, will perform at 1:00 pm with the Ba'z Tai Chi Studio. You can spend the afternoon watching other demonstrations of calligraphy, Chinese opera, a Lion Dance, and more. The Museum requests a $12 donation for adults and $7 for children. See the museum website for more information. After the Lion Dance, we will be heading over to Chinatown for a full New Year's Banquet starting at 5:00 PM with David and Elston Phillips, (also a board member and Festival director). The banquet will be at the Imperial Inn at 146 N10th St. The cost is $32.50 and you can see the menu here. You must register in advance for the banquet. Contact cmbstaichiassoc@ aol.com or call 215-943-1285 by Thursday, January 22 to register. Specfiy the number of people and your name and contact information. Credit Cards accepted. And, of course, don't forget to put June 19, 20, and 21, 2009 in your calendar for the Taijiquan Enthusiasts Organization and the Tai Chi Club of Kutztown University's Health and Martial Arts Festival. So far we have workshop leaders coming from Canada, California, Ohio, Florida, and Texas. The program is really looking great, and we are hoping that you will join us. There will be workshop not just on Taiji forms, weapons, and push hands, but also many alternative health items such as massage, qigong, supplements, and accupuncture. There will also be business workshops on how to ensure that your taiji school and/or alternative health organizations are profitable, especially in these hard economic times. We are actively looking for sponsors presently, so if you know anyone who would benefit from sponsoring, send them our way. Now is also the time to consider nominating your favorite person for an Enthusiasts Choice award to be given at the June 20th banquet. There are lots of different awards - so check it out. Also, don't forget the Zhang San Feng Festival in New York on June 4- 7 and the Taijiquan Symposium with China's top 5 Masters in Nashville, Tennessee on July 5-10. This summer is going to be a veritable wealth of Taijiquan opportunities! In any case, I hope that you can make it to the Chinese New Year events. If you have a cell phone and you send me your number, I'll contact you at the Museum to let you know where we are meeting. CJ Rhoads Managing Director Taijiquan Enthusiasts Organization PO Box 564, Douglassville, PA 19518 610-370-2196 http://TaijiquanEnt husiasts   -- Eric Pease