Monday, November 12th, 2007, 7:00 P.M.
WOMEN IN COSTA RICA
Educational Objectives:
To learn how women in Costa Rica are learning to support themselves through new business opportunities
To develop an awareness of how women of Costa Rica learn to improve their livelihood.

Sunday December 2nd, 2007, 2:00 P.M.
HOLIDAY SCHOLARSHIP AUCTION
To share good will and exquisite desserts with friends
To raise money for scholarships with an auction of home made goodies, crafts and cash contributions

 January 21 ,2008, 6:00 P.M.
FOOD SAFETY & Soup Supper
Educational Objectives:
To update knowledge of toxins in food
To know how our food chain is protected from disease
Speaker: Allen Bennett, the Public Affairs Specialist
for the FDA Portland Post

Monday, February 18th , 2008, 7:00 P.M.
DRESSED FOR THE EIGHTEENTH CENTURY
Educational Objectives:
To learn how 18th Century apparel was made and how reproductions differ from authentic artifacts
To learn about life and culture of the 18th Century thorough its clothing

Monday, March 17, 2008, 7:00 - 9:00
Celebrating 50 years of Columbia
Location:Oregon Culinary Institute
               1701 SW Jefferson Street
                Portland, Oregon
This is in the Goose Hollow neighborhood.  Close-by parking is very limited.  The MAX station is about a block away.
We have the whole restaurant.  They can seat up to 50 (maybe a few more at the bar).  Price will be about $20.  Menu and other things will be determined later. As this is a school and not a catering service.

Monday, April 21st, 2008, 7:00 P.M.
PLANNING MEETING

Monday, May 19, 2008, 6:00 PM
Portland Underground Tour of the Shanghai Tunnels
Tour Guide: Michael Jones
Objective: An educational tour that focuses on the shanghai trade in the city of Portland that survived from 1850–1941. The tours are operated by the Cascade Geographic Society and provide a unique glimpse into the hidden past of the “City of Roses”.  The tour will last approximately 1 1/2 hours and participants will travel down and up several staircases, in addition there will be dust, dirt and musty smells.
A waiver will be signed prior to participation in the tour.  For more information please see the tours web site at <www.shanghaitunnels.info.

Monday, June 16th, 2007, 7:00 P.M.
BEAUTIFUL BASKET CONTAINERS
Speaker: Garden Instructor
Educational Objectives:
Participants will learn about soil and the growing needs of plants in containers
Each participant will use new plant materials to create a basket and then have an opportunity to purchase their creation.