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Gala 2010: Japan - Celebrating Its Beauty and Culture..
The countdown to the Annual Gala has begun. International House will host the 22ndAnnual Benefit Gala on Saturday, October 16that six thirty in the evening at Hilton Center City.
The Board of Directors of International House and the Gala Committee invite you to spend an enjoyable evening of pre - dinner cocktails, Japanese cuisine, dancing, entertainment, live and silent auctions.
The proceeds from the Gala will benefit International House and its many program and services. Tickets are $150 per person. Dress is black tie or Japanese traditional dress optional.
To learn more about the event, please call Ms. Rusty Reynolds at 704.333.8099 or email Rusty at rreynolds@ihclt.org.
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Welcome Germany and Turkmenistan into your home!
International House offers you the opportunity to play an important role in citizen diplomacy in Charlotte by opening your home to our international visitors! As a home host, you have the opportunity to experience a different culture by allowing one of our visitors to stay with you and your family.
October 14 - 20
Home host a German high school student between the ages of 15-17 years.
October 20-29 (Option 1) or October 29-November 8
Home host healthcare professionals from Turkmenistan.
You can also host a dinner for "Transperancy and Good Governance" business leaders from Africa (October 10, 11, 12), or Russian Woman leaders who will be in Charlotte to learn about "Protecting Women of Conflict". ( October 14 or 15)
To learn more, please contact Ms. Lara Printz at 704.342.2247 or at lprintz@ihclt.org
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Dine and Make a Difference...
On Wednesday, October 20th, Morton's The Steakhouse offers a special Prix Fixe dinner, benefiting International House.
The 3-course dinner is priced at $75 per guest, $25 will be donated to International House, along with 10% of all bottled wine sales. This is not inclusive of tax and gratuity.
You do not need to be a member of the organization to participate.
Come enjoy the dinner and the spirit of generosity!
To make reservations, RSVP to 704.333.2602.
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Japanese Piano Concert..
Nobuyuki Tsujii, a 21 year-old Japanese pianist, won the Thirteenth Van Cliburn Inter-national Piano Competition in 2009 along with Haochen Zhang of China. Born blind, but gifted with a talent for music, at the age of 2 he began to play Jingle Bells on a toy piano after his mother had been humming that tune.
Nobuyuki Tsujii will be performing in Charlotte on Friday, October 15th at Halton Theater, Central Piedmont Community College.
Individual tickets are available now. To make reservations, please call 704.330.6534. |
Coming Attractions...
Join the Middle East Council of the Carolinas and Queen's University of Charlotte for an enchanting evening of Persian music performed by the Azadi ensemble and Arabic music by Sahar.
The concert is on Saturday, October 2nd at 7:30 p.m. The concert will be at Dana auditorium, Queen's University.
To learn more, please visit www.middleeastcouncilnc.org. or call 704.966.6528.
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Thank You!
International House relies heavily on talented and dedicated volunteers to support many of their programs. Blanca Margarita Munoz was one of them.
Magguie came to International House as a client for its immigration services to help adjust her status to a Legal Permanent Resident. During her periodic visits to IH, Magguie saw how busy the paralegals at the International House Law Clinic were and volunteered to help liaise with their Latino clients. Magguie's bilingual skills helped facilitate many a client interaction. Magguie loved her stint as a volunteer and found that it enriched her in many ways. A novice in immigration related matters, she learned a lot from the International House legal team and today counts among her friends many of the people she met while she was with International House.
Magguie recently found a job and her new commitments do not permit her to continue volunteering, but she very hopeful that she will be able to return.
Thank you Magguie, we all wish you the very best in your journey and hope to see you here soon!
To learn more about volunteering opportunities, please contact Rusty Reynolds at rreynolds@ihclt.org.
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Doorways
Doorways is our International House Women's Group, which meets on the first Wednesday of each
month for social and cultural exchanges.
The group's next meeting is Wednesday, October 6th at 10 a.m. at Bechtler Museum of Modern Art. The program commences with the traditional social hour with coffee and refreshments prior to the tour which starts at 11 a.m.
To find out more about Doorways, contact Lakana Bikhazi at laklouk12@carolina.rr.com. |
International Book Club!
Join other book lovers to discover works by international authors, with international settings and/or international themes.
The International House Book Club will meet on October 18 at 7 p.m. at International House
October's book is The Kidnapping of Edgardo Mortara by David Kertzer. Book club is free and all are invited - reservations are not necessary. Hope to see you there! |
Preparing for Citizenship!
International House will host Citizenship classes beginning October. The dates scheduled for the classes are October 3, 10, 17, 31 and November 7.
The class meets for five consecutive Sundays for a three hours each session.
A local immigration attorney attends one of the sessions to answer questions from students.
Citizenship classes cost $25, which includes a workbook and oher materials.
To learn more, please contact Ms. Norma Jiron at 704.333.8099 or njiron@ihclt.org. |
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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