Egyptian American Society Newsletter , Issue 16, Vol. 5 -
October 14, 2013
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Photos from the EAS October 6 Picnic
Under a perfect picnic weather we had over 40 of us at the Coyote Point Park enjoying friendly and quality socializing time together and sharing many delicious dishes. Below are a few photos taken at the picnic.
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Around the Community
ASWAT is featuring "Souvenirs de 'Abdel Halim Hafez: An Aswat Sing-Along Concert"
When: Saturday, December 7, 2013; 7:30 - 9:30 PM
Where: College of San Mateo Theatre, 1700 W Hillsdale Blvd, San Mateo, CA 94402
Tickets are now on sale at Tickets
For more information go to ZAWAYA
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U.S. Department of State Announces
Scholarships for American High School Students to Study Abroad
The National Security Language Initiative for Youth (NSLI-Y) offers merit-based scholarships to U. S. high-school aged students for overseas study of seven critical foreign languages:
Arabic, Chinese (Mandarin), Hindi, Korean, Persian (Tajiki), Russian and Turkish.
The NSLI-Y program is designed to immerse participants in the cultural life of the host country, giving them invaluable formal and informal language practice and sparking a lifetime interest in foreign languages and cultures. Applications for summer 2014 and academic year 2014-2015 programs are due November 5, 2013. Visit www.nsliforyouth.org for more information .
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EAS Executive Committee Elections
and What Defines an EAS Active Member?
The EAS Bylaws call for election of an EAS Executive Committee before the end of February 2014.
According to the EAS Bylaws, only EAS Members who have been active members for at least 60 days can run for office or vote on EAS matters such as elections.
The EAS Bylaws define an Active Member as a member who paid the annual membership dues and has participated in at least one EAS activity during the previous 12 months.
The EAS is your organization and we urge all of you to become active members. We welcome your suggestions and help in arranging EAS events; we look forward to hearing from you. Also remember that active members enjoy discountsto some EAS events.
As a reminder, the 2013 membership dues are now overdue: $15 per person or $30 per couple.
You can pay by a check made to Egyptian American Society (EAS) and mail it to:
Egyptian American Society
Attn. Dr. Laila Razouk
1608 Crow Court
Sunnyvale, CA 94087
or pay with a credit card using PayPal
Click the PayPal button above, enter quantity then click Update then complete the payment
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