Ring
in the Year of the Tiger at the annual Korean Focus - KUMCGW Lunar New
Year Celebration!
Date & Time: Saturday,
February 6, 2010 - 1 - 4 PM
Location:
Korean United Methodist Church of Greater Washington, 1219 Swinks Mill Road, McLean, VA Fee: $5 per person, maximum of $20 per family
Program highlights:
1:00
- 1:30 PM: Registration & Reception
1:30 - 2:00 PM: Opening Ceremony
Welcome and performances of traditional and new Korean dance
2:00 - 3:30 PM: Activities
Cooking classes
Korean craft sale - lots of new items this year!
Crafts and games for all ages - gonggi, jaegi, tuho,
mask making,
chongi-chopki
(paper folding), taekwondo, coloring for the
little ones
Pebag
traditional Korean wedding photos
Sebae traditional New Year's bowing
Hanbok exchange and sale - bring your outdated hanbok and
exchange it for a different one, or buy one for just $10
Korean refreshments
Also during activity time: Ellen Lee, co-editor of Once They Hear My Name, will be available
to meet with families to discuss the book
3:30 - 4:00 PM: Raffle and closing
There will be plenty of time
for socializing with old friends an new, so plan on joining in one of the DC area's best family Korean New Year Celebrations!
VOLUNTEERS
ARE ALWAYS NEEDED! If you can help for any amount of time with the craft sale or an activity, please email
announcements@koreanfocus.org. We encourage and welcome teens to volunteer to help with
crafts and activities, too - community service forms will be be available at the event.
