Elders Breakfast
Elders Breakfast Spring Equinox
Our Spring Equinox celebration with the elders of the Fernandeño Tataviam Tribe and Pukúu was a great success!
Elder's Breakfast
Spring Equinox 2010
It started with an opening blessing done by Rudy Ortega Jr. Then, our volunteer master chefs — Tribal Treasurer Elias Ornelas, Tribal Senator Cathy Salas, Director of Special Projects Pamela Villasenor, Ruth Cano, Tribal Office Assistant Adriann Ponce and Pukúu Programs Assistant Cathy Diaz – got to work serving up a delicious breakfast.
Tribal Member
Tribal Senator Cathy Salas, Ruth Cano making breakfast
Our elders enjoyed sausage, eggs and pancakes topped with fresh fruits. Pukúu Chair Kat High brought her homemade cactus fruit syrup gathered and canned by hand for the pancakes.
Pukuu Chair Kat High
Pukuu Programs Assistant Cathy Diaz
Games Coordinator Jimmie Ortega & wife Delia playing bingo
- Bingo Prizes
We played 10 exciting bingo games that had the whole room silent, just waiting for the next number to be called by Pukúu’s Executive Director Rudy Ortega Jr. Our bingo game winners chose from dream catchers, beautifully painted gourds, necklaces, and three gift cards to Dennys and Walgreens.
Bingo prizes made by volunteers
U.S Census Native representative Melissa McGeisey
We also had a Native American representative from the U.S. Census Bureau, Melissa McGeisey, visit the breakfast. She expressed to our elders how important this census is because it will affect the next ten years of our lives. She then gave out bags filled with goodies to the elders.
Tribe's Vice President Darlene Villasenor & Tribal Senate Austin Martin
Bingo Games
Volunteers putting the finishing touches on the medicine bags
Thanks to all the good donations from local dedicated businesses and everyone working together, our breakfast offered up a great time to all who attended.