RSVP deadlines near for 2010 Friendship Potlatches

CIRI and the CIRI Foundation are pleased to host the Kenai, Northwest and Anchorage Friendship Potlatches.

We will honor our Alaska Native cultures and heritage through a variety of foods, information booths, a craft bazaar, door prizes and entertainment.

Potlatch attendance is limited to CIRI shareholders, descendants and their immediate family members.

Kenai- Saturday, September 25

Kenai Middle School, 201 N. Tinker Lane, Kenai, AK

Help ensure there will be enough food and receive an extra chance to win a door prize: RSVP no later than 5 p.m. Monday, September 20 by calling 1-800-764-2474 and select option 5. Child care is available upon advance request.

Northwest- Sunday, October 10

Chief Leschi School, 5625 52nd Street E, Puyallup, WA

Help ensure there will be enough food and receive an extra chance to win a door prize: RSVP no later than 5 p.m. Monday, October 4 by calling 1-800-764-2474 and select option 5. Child care is available upon advance request.

Anchorage- Saturday, October 30

Begich Middle School, 7440 Creekside Center Drive, Anchorage, AK

Help ensure there will be enough food and receive an extra chance to win a door prize: RSVP no later than 5 p.m. Monday, October 25 by calling 263-5191 and select option 5. Child care is available upon advance request.

Potlatch schedule

10:00 a.m.  Registration
11:30 a.m.  Elders Lunch
12 p.m.   Lunch
1 p.m.   Potlatch program begins

   Welcome
   Invocation
   Athabascan Memorial Cloth Ceremony
   Performance

   
Door prize drawings will be held throughout the day, with the final prize at the conclusion.