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Today's Charlotte Woman magazine article features Anne Crotty, Immigration Attorney, International House
 For over 50 years, beginning when she was in fifth grade, Anne Lafferty Crotty has been
helping international newcomers integrate into the community. She recalls one especially memorable attempt to welcome an immigrant into the United States.
"Yolanda Martino came to my school and didn't speak English," she says, remembering
the little girl's name, despite the passage of time. "My teacher sent me to the library to teach her, and I tried to be kind to her, in my little 10-year-old way." .....
Source: Today's Charlotte Woman
Anne has led International House's Immigration Law Clinic since 2005, and each year helps over 250 low-income immigrants with their family reunification and naturalization needs. Anne is a member of the North Carolina Bar and has experience in legal services in Pennsylvania and private practice in North Carolina.
To read more, please visit www.ihclt.org or Today's Charlotte Woman.
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Kudos !
Douglas B. Thie, a student at UNC School of Law, has worked this summer in the Ginter Immigration Law Clinic. Under the mentorship of Immigration Attorney Anne L. Crotty, Doug has assisted with cases involving permanent residency and citizenship. He has researched legal issues, prepared motions for Immigration Court, and drafted petitions and applications for permanent residency and naturalization.
The internship has allowed Doug to gain exposure to his chosen field of practice. "Anne has truly been a great teacher and mentor. My work has been very rewarding and inspiring." Doug's fluency in Spanish, experience in working with low-income clients and his superior writing and research skills have been invaluable to the Clinic.
His internship was made possible by the McMillan Fellowship program of the Mecklenburg Bar Foundation, awarded in honor of the late Judge James B. McMillan. International House has won McMillan Fellowships for the past 4 years.
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Youth English Tutoring Program
Since 1993, our English Tutoring Program (ETP) has helped over 800 students learn English at the most convenient time and place by pairing each of them with a caring, trained volunteer tutor. For the first time, we are offering a version of ETP for school-age children and teens.
Youth ETP assists students who are unable to attend traditional English-as-a-second-language classes due to various circumstances, including cost, transportation issues, location, and time constraints.
These free sessions for children 8-14 years old will take place for 4 weeks -- late July through late August. To learn more about the program, please contact Norma Jiron at 704-333-8099 or at njiron@ihclt.org.
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International House offers you the chance to play an important role in citizen diplomacy by hosting international visitors in your home!
In the next few months, we have several groups visiting from around the globe, and we are in need of volunteer home hosts and dinner hosts.
We are looking for home hosts for the following groups:
· From the evening of Friday, August 13 - Sunday, August 14, we welcome a Religion and Multiculturalism group from Indonesia.
Responsibilities of home hosts include showing your guest around Charlotte and making him or her feel welcome and at home, and arranging for breakfast and dinner for your guest (s).
We are looking for home hospitality dinner hosts for the following professional visitors:
· Democratic Governance group from Europe,
Tuesday, August 10, 4 visitors
· Promoting Rule of Law and Judicial Reform guests
from North Africa, Saturday, September 11-
Tuesday, Septeber 14, up to 14 visitors
These professional visitors come to Charlotte through International House and the International Visitor Leadership Program, a U.S. State Department Program.
If you are interested, please contact Lara Printz at
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Celebrate Japan at the 2010 Gala
Left to Right : Becky Pitts, Stefanie Staton, Margaret Ballantyne, Josane Calvert, Janet Riehle, Brad Merlie (Board Liaison), Sheila Bennett, Pat Thomas, Rusty Reynolds (IH Staff) |
The International House Gala is our biggest fundraiser of the year and it helps us serve the people in our community.
Gala Committee members have over 150 years of experience producing our Gala. They are working hard on the many preparations that go into an event of this magnitude to make this year's event the best yet!
Japan - Celebrating Its Beauty and Culture
Mark your calendars and come join us Saturday, October 16 at The Hilton Charlotte Center City from 6:30 p.m. until midnight.
Tickets are $150 each and can be purchased at www.ihclt.org or by calling 704-333-8099.
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 In Japan, Bon Odori is a much anticipated summer event. It helps people relax and forget the hot days of summer for a while. Here in Charlotte, the Japanese have celebrated Bon Odori for 26 years to honor their traditions. This year, the event is on Saturday, July 31st 2010 from 11:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. at the Wachovia Atrium. The theme for the 2010 Bon Odori festival in Charlotte is "Creating a time and place to relax". Admission to the event is free. The event features the Bon Odori Japanese dance performance, drum performance by Matsuri-Za, martial art exhibitions, Japanese tea ceremonies and more. To learn more, please call 704-333-2775. |
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Doorways
Doorways is our International House Women's Group who
meet on the first Wednesday of each
month for social and
cultural exchanges.
The group's next meeting is Wednesday, August 4th, at the home of Ms. Mona Radiloff.
The program is to be determined; members will be notified through the Doorways newsletter towards the end of July.
To find out more about Doorways, contact Lakana Bikhazi at laklouk12@carolina.rr.com.
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Thank You!
In mid-May, The Bank of America Charitable Foundation granted Charlotte's International House $5,000 through the Foundation's Local Grant program. International House plans to use the grant for the English programs that have helped hundreds of immigrants in Charlotte.
Bank of America has been an ongoing supporter of International House for several years including sponsoring the International House Annual Gala and having Bank executives serve on the International House Board.
The grant allows International House to serve more low-income immigrants by removing an additional barrier many of them face- the inability to speak English. International House believes this grant will improve lives and strengthen benefits for our community's economic and workforce development.
The grant will support the following programs - English Tutoring. English classes, English conversation hours and English writing classes. To learn more about the program, please visit us at www.ihclt.org
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Please give
International House relies on the generosity of our supporters.
Will you consider making a tax-deductible contribution to our programs and services?
To give, click here or send a check to International House at 322 Hawthorne Lane, Charlotte, 28204.
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