As we have said before, there will be NO FEBRUARY LUNCHEON at the hotel. Instead, there will be a Social Event on February 18 and the details are as follows: A CHINESE NEW YEAR CELEBRATION The Year of the Dog Date: Sunday, February 18, 2018 Time: Noon Place: Ho Lo Ma Restaurant, 8624 Menaul Blvd. NE Cost: $25 per person (includes tax, tip and hot tea. Iced tea, soft drinks, beer and wine are additional) Reservation Deadline: February 9, 2018, to Berta Wagstaff Friendship Force members are invited to join the Chinese American Citizens Alliance in celebrating Chinese New Year at Ho Lo Ma Restaurant. There will be a delicious six course meal, live entertainment, educational presentations about the history of the organization and the Year of the Dog, a Lion’s dance, and raffle to support the CACA Albuquerque Lodge Scholarship Program. If you leave hungry, it is your own fault; there will be lots of food!!!!! Tickets for this event go quickly, but by special arrangement, 20 tickets have been reserved for our club. It will be on a first come basis so please call or email Berta Wagstaff (899-0236-home, 710-4448-cell, or vets4vets@aol.com) to make your reservation before the deadline of FEBRUARY 9. You will then need to send Berta your check for $25.00 per person, made payable to CACA-ABQ Lodge, at PO Box 66775, Albuquerque, NM 87193.