Čikagos Lietuvių
Jaunimo Sąjunga

Lithuanian-American Youth Association
Chicago chapter

19.11.2005

New Year’s Price Hike Extended to Dec. 1

Autorius: Moacir @ 20:31

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In part because the overwhelming number of registrations that we’ve gotten have let us make our most recent payment, and in part because we’d like to give people the opportunity to still pay $100 at Turkey Dance, we’ve extended the deadline for New Year’s.

On December 1st, the price jumps to $120 across the board. We are not kidding. This is the one mulligan.

The prices will jump again later in December.

So you’ve all got one more week to convince friends to put together tables, and bring your checkbooks to Turkey Dance!

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15.11.2005

Three Quick Notes

Autorius: Moacir @ 21:39

1. We have a short write-up about Turkey Weekend. Expect the information to be filled out in the next few days.

2. We wrote up a New Year’s FAQ file answering a lot of questions we’ve been getting. This is most valuable for hotel information.

3. The deadline for reserving a hotel is coming up (Dec 7). As such, you can reserve a room without registering and paying for New Years first. It’s important that you get both done ASAP, so you don’t have to wait for us to pass your name to the hotel anymore after you register.

02.11.2005

Turkey Weekend!

Autorius: Aukse @ 13:05

(a more formal announcement, with schedule, is available here.)

Amid all of the buzz about New Years, Turkey Dance is also still happening in Chicago at the end of the month. More details will be posted on this site at a later date, but for now, know that Turkey Dance will be, again, happening at Fondo Sale at PLC in Lemont starting at 8pm on November 24, 2005. Festivities will be planned for the other evenings during the weekend. If you would like to stay at a hotel, we are suggesting the Holiday Inn again, like last year. Here is the link to make a reservation. Unfortunately we do not have any special group rate, but hopefully the cheap rates for New Years makes up for it :) See you at Turkey Dance, and if you can’t make it, see you at New Years!!!

01.11.2005

Hotel Woes

Autorius: Moacir @ 12:50

Many of you have emailed / called / silently suffered over issues regarding getting your rooms at the Westin. We’re trying to get on top of things, and the Westin has told us that, with any troubles, you should call one of our reps there, Jody. Her telephone number is: +1 312 321 7177. If you’d prefer emailing her, her email is jody.grossman < at > westin < taškas > com.

Please check our hotel information page for updated information in the future.

20.10.2005

Important Updates and Info about New Years!

Autorius: Moacir @ 14:45

(lietuvška versija seka anglišką)

  1. The New Year’s Banquet cost will rise to $120 on November 20. Please plan accordingly, and consider registering soon!
  2. The fine folks at kljs have organised a bus that will go from Toronto to Chicago. It will stop in Hamilton and possibly Detroit. It leaves Dec. 28th (Wed.) at night and returns on the first (Sun.). The round-trip cost is $100 CAN. For more information, please contact Julia at: jewleeah < at > hotmail < dot > com.
  3. If you are trying to pay, and you are from Canada, you must pay by PayPal or credit card. We cannot accept checks drawn on non-US banks (or money orders, etc.). Please use your plastic.
  4. Our rooms at the Westin are filling up, so reserve soon! The prices only hold until Dec. 7. For more information about the hotel, please click here.
  5. Our (tentative) schedule of events has been updated. Expect it to get more filled-in in the upcoming weeks!

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22.09.2005

*Two* Chances to Win a *Free* Room!

Autorius: Moacir @ 12:05

In addition to our lottery of a free hotel room on New Year’s Eve open to all paid and registered attendees, CLJS announces a second raffle on Oct. 2, at Lithuanian Days in Los Angeles. To win this free room, you just need to be holding the winning ticket. Tickets are $10 apiece, and we’ll be selling them at LT Days. If you like, you can also send us, via PayPal (to ljs.cikaga < @> gmail.com) a multiple of $10 and we’ll consider those as tickets bought as well. Of course, this is also only available to those who have registered and paid for our unique New Year’s Eve Celebration in Downtown Chicago.

As those of you who have already paid know (since I sent an email out), we’re firming up our Schedule of Events. Expect to see some changes there soon!

Finally, if you’d like to register in person, we’ll be at LT Days on Oct. 1 and 2. You can pay either $98 by check or $100 in cash. And buy raffle tickets, of course.

19.08.2005

New Year’s Free Room Raffle!

Autorius: Moacir @ 14:01

Skelbiame naują akciją! Užsiregistravę ir susimokėję mūsų naujų metų išvakario banketui iki spalio 2 gaus progą laimėti nakvynę už dyką Westin Chicago viešbutyje. Įskaičiuojame ir tuos kurie nelaimėjo mūsų pirmą akciją. Laimėtoją išrinksime per Lietuvių Dienas Los Angeles. Tikriausia bus tiktai dar viena skelbta akcija, tai skubėkite ir užsiregistruokite!

Taip pat, jei nesate iš Čikagos, mūsų iždininkas, Moacir de Sá Pereira, galės iš Jūsų gauti registracijas ir čekius asmeniškai per Vasagos Beisbolo Savaitgalį (rugp. 27–28) ir per Lietuvių Dienas Los Angeles (spalio 1–2). Kanadiečicia yra skolingi $120 kanadietiškų dolierų (mokoma tik grynais). Jei vistiek negalėsite susitikti su mūsų iždininku, tai galite, kaip visuomet, ar siųsti čekį ar mokėti su PayPal ar kredito kortele naudodami nuoroda kampelyje.

There is a new raffle for a free hotel room for our New Year’s Eve party at the Westin River North Hotel. The details are simple: everyone who has paid for the New Year’s Eve banquet by October 2 is eligible; that includes everyone who didn’t win in the first raffle. We’ll have the drawing at some point on the October 2 at LT Days in Los Angeles. There will be at most one more raffle after this one, so register soon!

For non-Chicagoans: our treasurer, Moacir de Sá Pereira, will be available to receive money and registrations from you in person if you are going to be at Wasaga Baseball Weekend (Aug 27–28) or at LT Days in Los Angeles (Oct 1–2). He’ll also be in Toronto just before and after the Baseball Weekend, should you not be going to Wasaga. Canadians paying must pay $120 cad, cash only. If you can’t meet up under these circumstances, you can always mail your money or pay via credit card/PayPal using the link in the top corner.

19.07.2005

Naujų Metų akcijos pirmas laimėtojas

Autorius: Moacir @ 15:40

Čikagos Lietuvių Jaunimo Sąjunga nori sveikinti Arūną Karalį, kuris laimėjo mūsų pirmutinią akciją! Arūnas dabar galės nakvoti Westin viešbutyje už dyką per Naujų Metų išvakarį.

Tie kurie nelaimėjo, nesigalėkite! Turėsime bent vieną kitą akciją šįmet, tai užsiregistruokite!

The Chicago chapter of the LAYA wants to congratulate Arūnas Karalis, the winner of our first New Year’s sweepstakes. He’ll be spending New Years Eve in a nice room at the Westin River North free of charge.

For the rest of you, don’t fret. We’ll be having at least one more similar giveaway as the year continues, to don’t hesitate to register and pay soon!

11.03.2005

Naujų Metų akcija

Autorius: Moacir @ 18:00

Skatinti Jus užsiregistruoti mūsų naujų metų sutikimo banketui anksti, skelbiame šią akciją: Visi užsiregistravę ir sumokeję iki birželio 25 d. gaus vieną bilietuką loterijai laimėti nemokamą navkynę Westin Chicago River North viešbutyje naujų netų išvakaryje savo privačiam kambaryje.

Taip pat, registruosime per mūsų Vasarinę Vakaronę. Gale vakaronės išrinksime laimingą bilietuką.

Metų bėgyje bus daugiau akcijų, tai čia grįškite dažnai!

To encourage early registration for our New Year’s Eve banquet, we would like to offer this incentive: All those who have registered and paid by June 25 will get one chance at winning a free hotel room for New Year’s Eve at the Westin River North Chicago hotel.

We will also be registering for New Years during our Vasarinė Vakaronė on June 25th. At the end of the Vakaronė, we will choose a winner at random.

There will be other giveaways and incentives throughout the year, so please return often!

07.03.2005

Sveiki atvykę!

Autorius: Moacir @ 17:05

Sveikiname Jus į mūsų svetainę. Šiuo metu čia daug ko nebus, bet galite užsiregistruoti mūsų naujų metų sutikimui, gruodžio 31 d., 2005. Taip pat, čia rasite informaciją apie mūsų veiklą bendrai, pvž. vasarinę vakaronę (t.y. tipo Joninių šventė) ir Kalakutų Šokiai (per padėkos dieną).

Jei norite daugiau informacijos apie mūsų organizaciją arba apie lietuvių veiklą Čikagoje bendrai, prašome nardyti per mūsų nuorodas, arba mums parašykite e-mailą šiuo adresu:

Welcome to the webpage of the Chicago chapter of the Lithuanian-American Youth Association. For now there won’t be that much information here, but this is the site through which one registers for our New Year’s Eve Banquet 2005–2006. Similarly, you’ll find more information here about our activities in general, including our Vasarinė Vakaronė solstice festival and our Thanksgiving activities, culminating with Turkey Dance.

If you would like more information about Lithuanian activities in the Chicago area, we encourage you to spend some time with the links to your right. Similarly, you can email us at:

ljs.cikaga <@> gmail <.> com