|
|
| Upcoming Special Events Check out our links to special events around the county, state, country and world that many Catholics from all over will be attending. These include conferences, travel in the US and abroad, and cruises. While the OCCAC does not endorse or sponsor some of these activities, members many wish to check them out and join in a great opportunity for travel and meeting other Catholics.
The link to the CACI sponsored events are listed here. These include all the Regional Weekends and the annual Summer Convention.
Regional Weekends and National Conventions
Regional Weekends this year are scheduled for April 29-May 1 in San Francisco, CA; May 27-30 in Memphis, TN; June 2-5 in St. Louis; and Boston, MA in the fall, all hosted by local chapters.
_________________
WESTERN REGIONAL WEEKEND
SAN FRANCISCO
April 29th - May 1st, 2011
“The City with a Heart”Did
you leave your heart in San Francisco? We’ve been taking very good care
of it for you. We want you to come and pick up your heart, so we have
made this a very affordable, enjoyable weekend just for you! We hope to
see you in the City by the Bay for this Western Region Weekend here in
San Francisco. There is a lot to see and do in San
Francisco: dining, plays, trolleys, cable cars, Union Square,
Embarcadero waterfront, Fisherman’s Wharf, Golden Gate Park, Oakland A’s
game etc.
Accommodations are at the Embassy Suites Hotel, near the San
Francisco Airport, 150 Anza Boulevard, Burlingame, California 94010.
The hotel located beside the San Francisco Bay has one-bedroom suites
with 24-hour shuttle service to and from the airport and BART, indoor
pool, exercise room and much more.
The two-room suite price/person for reservations postmarked
by Feb 22 starts at Double $175, Single $310; after Feb. 22 add $15,
after Mar. 8 add $30.
For further information and a reservation form
contact Dorothy Hann (925) 735-0208 [email protected],
or Elinor Tanck, (408) 738-2511, [email protected]
_______________________________ CACI "All American" National Convention
July 10-16, 2011The Mount Rushmore region is annually one of the nation's "top ten" vacation destinations and is visited each year by more than three million people from throughout the U.S. and the world and will be the site for the 2011 National Convention/Vacation of the Catholic Alumni Clubs International (CACI). Our 2011 convention is scheduled from Sunday evening, July 10, through Saturday morning, July 16, in Rapid City, South Dakota. The host hotel will be the Ramkota Hotel and Conference Center, which features a large indoor pool and water park, as well as an award winning restaurant in-house, and the largest shopping center in the region nearby.
The convention package includes six nights at the hotel, six
buffet breakfasts in our own private dining room, four banquet meals, two
dances, a casino entertainment night, guided transportation to Mount Rushmore
(with admission, buffet meal, museum tour and evening Lighting Ceremony
included),daily liturgies, after-hours parties and much more. An
extended stay and post convention tours to Devils Tower, Yellowstone
National Park, the Grand Tetons, and Jackson Hole are available, as well as opportunities for canoeing, hiking, horseback
riding and other outdoor adventures.
The Rapid City Regional Airport is served by several
airlines including American, Delta, United, Frontier and Allegiant with
direct flights from Chicago, Dallas/Fort Worth, Denver, Minneapolis/St. Paul,
Phoenix, Salt Lake City and Las Vegas. The Ramkota Hotel provides free
shuttle service from and to the Airport which is located eight miles from the
hotel. The hotel is located on Interstate 80 at Exit 59. Rental car agencies
located at the airport include Alamo, Avis, Budget, Enterprise, National and
Hertz. Free parking is provided at the hotel.
Post convention stay at other hotels and tours to Devils Tower, Yellowstone
National Park, the Grand Tetons, and Jackson Hole are available, as well as opportunities for canoeing, hiking, horseback
riding and other outdoor adventures.
Special incentive for signing up early!
All
reservations received by April 1 are eligible for a drawing for $350 credit
toward your reservation, donated by the Ramkota Hotel.Applications for this trip are online here.
Or for more information and details on this trip,
visit the CACI's website, or contact
Mike Kappel 618-397-2320 ([email protected]) or
Teddi Tri 952-797-6633 ([email protected]).
| |
|
