Letter from UNA-USA-SF President Pablo Castro San Francico, California

Another year is about to end, and soon we will be in the future.

As I reflect on the past six months, I have to say that it has been a pleasure to work with so many volunteers, members and the Board of Directors of United Nations Association of San Francisco. I am very proud of our Board which is making some interesting changes to improve operations and to develop programs and events, which will make UNA SF a wonderful organization.

This year, I have met young people from so many different countries that are interested in the UN, its mission and world challenges. It is very encouraging to see that we have so many volunteers who want to contribute to have a better planet and help each other around the world.

I want to thank everyone who has been involved in UNA SF this year and all the great events, meetings and conversations we have had. I hope that we will have the opportunity to work together again in 2012, which I promise will be much better than 2011. We also hope that you will be involved in the International Women's Day events on March 8th 2011.

Finally, please welcome back the soldiers coming home from the war and celebrate the reunion with their families and the USA land. We hope that soon we will get to welcome the service men and women who still are in Afghanistan. Let us work more on Peace in the World this coming year.

Please have a wonderful Holiday Seasons with your families and friends. If your family is overseas, I hope you get to talk to them, which will be a great gift.