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Holiday Fiesta e Intercambio de Regalos

Dec 2007 9
Sun 6:30 PM
Location
El Torito

6605 E. Pacific Coast Hwy, Long Beach
Long Beach, CA 90803
562-594-6917

Estimated attendance
 23  people attended.
5.00 5.0014

Who organized?
James

Event fee

$1.00 per person

It's the holiday season again and time for good cheer and...PARTIES! Come join old friends and new for our holiday dinner and gift exchange at El Torito Mexican Restaurant at the Marina Pacifica. We'll have some magaritas and mojitos, a little dinner and desert, and then exchange holiday gifts! More shopping to do you ask? Sure, it's the season of giving! This will not be any gift exchange however, but one with a real Latin flavor.

Bring a wrapped anonymous gift with a value of at least $15 of something Spanish related (like books, music, etc) and be guaranteed to receive a gift in return. Also bring something which you already own (of any value) that you absolutely want to get rid of but don't know what to do with (sorry, spouses don't count!). This 'white elephant' gift just may find a home with another lucky guest!

For those of you who come hungry and want food, I've prepared an all inclusive dinner menu for $25 (includes entree, choice of soup, salad, or dessert, drink, tax and tip, see details below) but it's optional. You can come just for drinks and to hang out with us but if you want to participate in the gift and white elephant exchanges you must bring a wrapped gift or two. We'll give out some prizes too for the most creatively wrapped gifts that minimize or eliminate traditional gift wrapping and packaging.

This will be a great way to end our successful year and to celebrate the holidays. Nos vemos!

$25 dinner menu includes:

Choice of one of the following entrees

--Shrimp Mazatlan enchiladas
--Steak or chicken burrito
--Macho combo (chile relleno, chicken and sour cream enchilada, shredded beef crispy taco, chicken or carnitas tamale)
--Grilled chicken breast fajitas
--Carnitas Michoacan
--Fresh vegetable burrito (veggie option, with tropical or Mexican Caesar salad included)

Choice of tortilla soup, Tropical or Mexican Caesar salad, or dessert (flan or deep-fried ice cream)

Soft drink or coffee/tea with unlimited refills

Tax and gratuity included


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Ya llegaron las fiestas y es tiempo para alegria y FIESTAS! Reunete con tus amigos, sean viejos o nuevos, para nuestra fiesta con cena y un intercambio de regalos en el restaurante El Torito en Marina Pacifica. Vamos a brindar con margaritas y mojitos, un poco de comida mexicana y postre, y despues con el intercambio de regalos! Mas compras, tu dices? Por supuesto, es la estacion de caridad. Sin embargo, esto no sera un intercambio de regalos qualquiera pero uno con un sabor latino!

Trae un regalo envuelto y anonimo con un valor de al menos $15 de algo relacionado con el espanol (libros, musica, etc) y te garantizamos que recibiras algo en cambio. Tambien trae algo que ya tienes (el valor no importa) pero que no quieres mas y no sabes que hacer con ello (lo siento, no cuentan los conyuges). Este regalo 'elefante blanco' pueda encontrarse en manos de otro invitado!

Para los que tengan hambre y quieran cenar, he preparado un menu por $25 que incluye todo (entrada, eleccion de sopa, ensalada, o postre, refresco, impuesto y propina, ve el menu abajo) pero es opcional. Puedes venir solamente por unos cocteles pero si quieres participar en los intercambios de regalos y elefante blanco tienes que traer unos regalos envueltos. Vamos a dar premios para los regalos que son los mejores envueltos que minimizan el uso tradicional de envoltorio.

Esto sera una buena manera de celebrar el fin de un ano exitoso y las fiestas. Nos vemos!

Cena de $25 incluye:

Tu eleccion entre estas entradas

--Shrimp Enchiladas Mazatlan de Camarones
--Burrito de carne o pollo
--Combo Macho (chile relleno, enchilada de pollo con crema, taco crujiente con carne triturada, tamale de carnitas o pollo)
-- fajitas de pecho de pollo asado
--Carnitas Michoacan
--Fresh vegetable burrito de verduras frescas (opcion vegetariana, Con ensalada tropical o Caesar mexicana)
Eleccion de sopa de tortilla, ensalada tropical o Caesar mexicana, or postre (flan o helado frito)

Refresco o cafe/te

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Who attended?

  • 23 attendees
    •  Great event! Me diverti mucho, estubo buenisimo! Thanks a lot James for taking the time to put this together. Good luck on your trip, have a fantastic time! De antemano Felizes fiestas y un an~o nuevo maravilloso! 
    •  Just when I thought James couldn't out do himself, he did again! It was an amazing night getting to know new members as well as catching up with the old ones. The partying gift James put together with our favorite songs of 2007 is fantastic, and the graphics on cover and CD looks professionally made, you can tell of all the effort and hard work he put into it and it's very much appreciated it. Feliz Navidad y prospero ano Nuevo a todos! 
    • Deepa (+2 guests)
       loved the parting gift-CD 
    •  James did an amazing job planning this event. The gift exchange was a lot of fun and I enjoyed meeting several new people. James made custom CDs for everyone with several of my favorite Spanish songs. I love it! He also gave out 10 great prizes for best gift wrapping! Thank you James for your incredible generosity and hard work planning these events! We really appreciate it! 
    •  Fue muy divertido. Devemos comenzar el cambio mas temprano, pero fue "worthwhile". 
    •  it was a great idea I love it !!! 
    •  fue..excelente...lo mejor para una tarde de domingo....si te la perdiste..mmmmm pues te la perdiste 
    •  The CD made by James through the survey from us was very good idea. Thank you very much. 
    •  ¡Gracias a los organizadores por planear este evento! Me divertí muchisimo. ¡Feliz navidad a todos y nos vemos en el año nuevo! 
    •  James did a great job... Thank you for the gift... 
    • Yam
    • James (+2 guests)

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