North County FSOSP Monthly Meeting Friday February 3, 2012 at Jolly Roger Restaurant in Oceanside Harbor.  Gather at 11 am and enjoy some lunch, brotherhood and fun!   

Fire Service Appreciation Event 
Tuesday, February 21
USS Midway

Benefiting: Burn Institute


Join us for the kick-off to Firehouse World 2012 at the USS Midway for the Fire Service Appreciation Event benefiting the San Diego County Burn Institute.

Event highlights: Full access to the USS Museum Food and drinks $20 donation suggested for admittance. All Firehouse World attendees are invited to attend. 100% of the proceeds will benefit the San Diego Burn Institute.    

Special Invitation from MES
This year we are proud to announce a special "Fire Service Appreciation Event" aboard the USS Midway on Tuesday February 21st from 6:30 PM to 11:00 PM.
Your $20 donation at the door will get you Food, Drinks, Flight Simulators, Full Access to the USS Midway Museum and music from the Bill Magee Blues Band. The entire USS Midway will be the venue for this extraordinary event-the Midway is the longest serving US Naval Aircraft Carrier of the twentieth century and America's living symbol of Freedom! It is now the most visited floating naval ship museum in the world and has been named the "Event Site of the Year" award, a true living piece of history. The MES California's team in conjunction with the Burn Institute is working to organize this charitable event. All donations for the "Fire Service Appreciation Event" will be directed to the Burn Institute and 100% of your donations are Tax-Deductible.

This event will also gain you access to a relaxed atmosphere with the attendees of the Firehouse World Show while supporting a meaningful cause. Please Contact: Kelsey Warren

Special Events Manager
Burn Institute
8825 Aero Drive #200
San Diego, CA 92123-2269
Phone: (858) 541-2277 Ext. 20
Fax: (858) 541-7179
Email: kwarren@burninstitute.org Thank you for your consideration, Bill Black
California Regional Manager
Phone: (858) 715-4639
Email: bblack@mesfire.com  

Tower After Hours: Ireland!
Thursday, February 23 - 6 p.m.  
San Diego - Discover Balboa Park's most popular cultural attraction: Tower After Hours: Ireland.  The San Diego Museum of Man (SDMoM) and the Irish community of San Diego invite you to experience the best of traditional Irish music, dance, and story-telling performed by our city's top talent.  Part of an ongoing series highlighting San Diego's diverse and vibrant ethnic mix, this colorful celebration of Irish culture will showcase an array of regional food and drinks provided by the local Irish pubs and restaurants.    You will surely experience why Tower After Hours™ is the most celebrated and popular cultural event in Balboa Park.   Everyone is invited to enrich their cultural knowledge and share in the festive atmosphere. Since 2004, Tower After Hours has celebrated the diverse cultures of San Diego by transforming SDMoM's Grand Rotunda into a stage of sound and color as world rhythms, traditional dance costumes, and local foods dazzle the senses.  The celebration is vibrant, engaging, and open to attendees of all ages.   Tickets: $10 members, $15 students and military, $20 non-members.  Ticket price includes entrance to SDMoM, food samples, beverages, and cultural entertainment.  Tickets are available on line at tahireland2012.eventbrite.com

For more information, call the Museum of Man at 619.239.2001 x10 or visitwww.museumofman.org.     Tower After Hours: Ireland is made possible in collaboration with the House of Ireland, Irish Congress of Southern California, Irish Outreach, Irish Import Shop, The Field Authentic Irish Pub & Restaurant, Hooley's Irish Pub & Grill, O'Sullivan's Irish Pub of Carlsbad, Dublin Square Irish Pub & Grill, Guinness Beer, and Chefs de Cuisine.      Sponsored by City of San Diego Commission for Arts and Culture, County of San Diego Community Enhancement Program, and the Nissan Foundation.     About SDMoM - Smithsonian Affiliate  Located beneath the ornate 200-foot California Tower, SDMoM is the city's only museum devoted to anthropology and archaeology.  With its Spanish colonial and mission-style architecture, the landmark building was originally constructed for the 1915-16 Panama-California Exposition.  Today, a key focus of SDMoM is to create and display dynamic and educational anthropological exhibits about people and places throughout the Americas and around the world.  For more information on  SDMoM, please visit www.museumofman.org.   Media Contact: Keith Fitzgerald, SDMoM, 619.239.2001kfitzgerald@museumofman.org # # #

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