Great CHAFF meetings

Every week our CHAFF meetings draw new people committed to doing something positive. Several well known faces turn up.

Last week we had Kaija bring a visitor from Turkey. Tony was present, as also many regulars. Bill and Kamu, our founders were also present. Many beneficiaries of CHAFF assistance, big and small were also present.

All photographs, except the last two and the one from Vamsi's wedding ceremony in India, are taken by one of our expert photographers, Matti Moisio of Haukpudas.)



This week was slightly different as we had a surfeit of those who have been helping us to solve the problems of other. We had two visitors of Indian origin from the Rauma - Pori region, Kannan and George (who works for TVO).



Also were many regulars, as Kamu, and occasionals as Tony and Isaac,



Some of our bevy of intelligentsia, as Tingting, Andy and Kerstin were in a great mood.





Kamu's three kids, Matti, Rosa and Belita, added much to the liveliness of the meeting. All of them were in a great mood.



Esa and Eila (a little disappointed after having seen Kimi Raikkonen crash out after 3 rounds in the the Formula 1 in Turkey) flanked my pot-belly at the meeting.



Later Tero and a friend Lauri Juho (from raahe) also came to the meeting.



Pentti renewed his contact with Kannan. Unfortunately, the DVD that Pentti wanted to show us about a good health product had some problems, so we had give up after a couple of attempts!



Newly-wed Vamsi was at the meeting after a hectic viisit to get married in India. Vamsi sent me the above photographs of his bride with him. He is hoping to have a her join him in a few weeks. His bride has a degree in computer science and is presently doing software programming for the Indian multinational Infosys in Hyderabad. I am sure she will find something to do rather quickly after she arrives in Oulu. We will love to have see this beautiful young lady at our CHAFF meetings.

Our wonderful hosts, Pailin and Unnop, dished up some great food for us. Tingting helped prepare a Chinese dish as well.







There was also a display of their vegetable carving where they had carved radish and stained it with beetroot juice!