Dear BAFOE members,

The Bay Area Friends of Europe membership is now over 800 and has been growing by about 100 every 6 weeks! It's really great to see our circle of friends continue to expand.

The Soirée on April 20 was one of the best attended events we have ever had. See http://euro.meetup.com/80/photos/?photoAlbumId=345393 for snaps from Tom and Lara. If other people who took pictures will email them to me, I will upload them too.

Many thanks to Mike for graciously helping with the welcome desk and to Miae for orchestrating the "BAFOE Fund" collection. The collection was a nice surprise and will help defray the costs of running the group. Thank you to all that contributed.

Upcoming events:

European Soiree, Sunday, May 11
RSVP at http://euro.meetup.com/80/calendar/7665933/
Because May 11 is Mothers Day, this event will start a little later than usual at 4:30PM.

Expat Europeans Gathering, Sunday, May 25
RSVP at http://euro.meetup.com/80/calendar/7665942/
This special event is for expat Europeans and their guests. Not born in Europe? No problem! Come with an expat!

Cheers,
Geoff
BAFOE Organizer