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Last night, August 25, 2010, Houston’s Raindrop Turkish House hosted a dinner with the members of the well-known channel 2 news cast. The guests from channel two, which included Kim Davis, Mike Guerreiri, and vice-president Lary Blackberby entered the building and were greeted warmly by Turkish House President Mehmet Okumus. They were then seated in the Raindrop House’s dining area and were given a presentation on the mission which was succeeded by a delicious array of Turkish foods. As the dinner drew to a close the Raindrop House presented the members of the channel 2 news cast with a certificate of appreciation. Vice President of channel 2, Lary Blackberby, expressed his deep gratitude and a desire to continue the cooperation with the Raindrop Turkish House. The night ended with a group photo. (August 25, 2010, Houston, TX)
Monday August 23 the Raindrop Turkish House hosted a
refreshing collaboration dinner between its Turkish Language and Turkish
Cuisine Class students. The night started off as the students and the various
community guests in attendance met and mingled. It continued with a Raindrop
Turkish House presentation delivered by Raindrop Turkish House president
himself Mehmet Okumus. As it is the time of fasting and Ramadan, the setting of
the sun signaled the beginning of dinner, and as dinner drew to a close the laughter
of the guests was evidence enough of the night's success.
(August 23, 2010, Houston, TX)
Raindrop Turkish House, in collaboration with the 
Last night, Wednesday August 18, 2010, Houston’s own Raindrop Turkish Center hosted its first ever Firefighter Engagement Dinner. The event brought together firefighters-captains, chiefs, and EMTs alike-from all over the Houston area, in an effort to promote effective emergency aid while simultaneously respecting the ideas and values of the Turkish culture. This idea was further exemplified as the firefighters bowed their heads and closed their eyes as a Turkish imam sounded the call to prayer that signaled Iftar, or the end of the day’s fast. As dinner ended Raindrop Turkish House president Mehmet Okumus gave the firefighters a presentation on the House and the mission to promote cultural understand on which it was founded. Acting Fire Chief Rick Flanagan also shared a few words and was then surprised with a Certificate of Appreciation which he accepted on behalf of the entire Houston Fire Department in honor of their work and dedication as fire fighters in the Houston community. The night ended as the firefighters rolled in their trucks, flashing lights and all and allowed members of the community a chance inside. (August 18, 2010, Houston, TX)
Raindrop Turkish House hosted 2nd Annual Friendship and Engagement Dinner for Sister City Associations. In collaboration with Houston-Istanbul, Houston-Baku, Houston-Karachi, Houston-Leipzig and Houston-Abu Dhabi sister city associations, we were very pleased to have honorable Consul Generals from Italy, Germany, India, and Turkey. Our president welcomed the guests and had the presentation about the Raindrop Turkish House. Mr. Ruhi Ozgel, the president of Houston-Istanbul Sister City Associations and Ellen Goldberg, the president of Sister City Associations expressed their appreciations to our foundation for making this event possible.
Raindrop Turkish House in Houston hosted medical professionals for a dinner at Turquoise Center. Around 130 people attended to this excellent event. Our president welcomed the gueasts and had the presentation about our foundation. The guests had their appreciations for the event and the dinner. (August 15, 2010, Houston, TX)
Raindrop Turkish House hosted its third annual friendship and engagement dinner with Houston Police Department. The program started with the tour of the building. Our president had a presentation about Raindrop Turkish House. John Chen, West Command Chief of Police shared his remarks with the officers and community. President Mehmet Okumus presented an Appreciation Certificate to Officer Bobby Conley from Fondren Patrol Division for his hard work and dedication to our community. Captain Spears from Fondren division shared his remarks with the community. The program was over with the group picture in our lobby.
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Raindrop Turkish House is an educational, charitable, social and cultural organization and now it operates in six states: Texas, Arkansas, Kansas, Oklahoma, Mississippi, and Louisiana. The mission of Raindrop is to introduce Turkish culture into American society and cultivate friendship and promote the understanding of diverse cultures through its unique services to the community, through dialog and corporation.
Raindrop organizes annual Turkic Cultures and Children’s Festival, annual Turkish Language Olympiad and Intercultural Trips to Turkey. Raindrop contributes in colorful life of society by organizing, sponsoring, and hosting cultural and social events. Raindrop also offers educational services such as Turkish and English classes, Turkish Cuisine Cooking classes, music classes, seminars and international conferences. Raindrop also helps the needy through its charity organization Helping Hands. Raindrop organizes Breakfast & Morning conversations, which is a series of public conversations that draw together diverse minds to discuss critical issues and engage in cooperative social action.
Raindrop Turkish House branches:
Houston,
Dallas,
Austin,
San Antonio,
College Station,
Lubbock,
El Paso,
Little Rock,
Jackson,
Kansas City,
Oklahoma City,
Tulsa,
New Orleans, Baton Rouge.