The Order of Alhambra's
Annual Picnic for the Developementally Disabled
October 5th, 2002

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Order of Alhambra's Annual Picnic for the Developementally Disabled has been happening for over 17 years, according to Monty Tam (he brought the musicians together for this event, but is not a member of the organization).

Order of the Alhambra, Ben Ziri No. 218, is a Catholic fraternity in Oceanside that is dedicated to helping people who are developmentally disabled. For more information, please visit their web site at:
http://orderalhambra.org/218benziri/index.html.

The event is held at Vista's Antique Gas & Steam Engine Museum, located at:

2040 N. Santa Fe Avenue
Vista, CA. 92083
Call - 1 800 5TRACTOR
On the web:
http://www.agsem.com/

One of the great little secrets of Southern California nestled in the Guajome Regional Park near San Diego. This open 40 acre museum is a treat to visit.

The disabled come from a long list of group homes throughout San Diego's North County. The Order treats them to food, wagon rides, steam engine rides and occasionally, live, and often "interactive" music...as you may be able to tell from some of the photos.

This year's volunteer musicians were:

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Text, Photos and Slideshow by:
Dave Sawyer, MusicJammers.Com
Copyright 2002 		Monty, Keith, Dan (111,930 bytes) Monty, Keith, Dan (114,635 bytes) Monty Tam (172,498 bytes)
Dan and son, Keith (175,883 bytes) Ed's back, Bryan's front...and kids having a blast! (126,045 bytes) Ed jammin' on
Ed's still jsmming...his friend sings the Ed's down with the kids, and they're The view from Bryan's perch (172,115 bytes)
Dan and Bryan enjoy the View from way out front...the kids like listening, and dancing...but joining in is way more fun! (204,816 bytes) Bryan, The Barefoot Rebel and his biggest fan that day (113,972 bytes)
Ed, playing it pretty for the girls (230,920 bytes)  

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