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Our deepest condolences to Myanmar (Burmese) people |
Raindrop
Helping Hands expresses its deepest condolences to the Myanmar (Burmese) people for
the loss of life and the devastation wrought by the Tropical Cyclone Nargis on
early Saturday, May 3.
Cyclone Nargis, one of the world's worst storm, caused almost 25,000 people dead and hundreds of thousands of them without
shelter and clean water.Our sympathy goes out
to those families who have lost loved ones.
We stand by the victims and we
support the people's good efforts to alleviate their sufferings and rebuild
their livelihoods. (May 5, 2008, Houston, Texas)
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International Day at Brookhaven College |
 Raindrop Turkish House and Turkish Student Association participated International Day of Brookhaven College. Program was organized to introduce countries of students where they came from. Event was started at 10:30 am with fag parade from all over the world. Tables of the Turkic countries were presented by Raindrop Turkish House. Folklore group instructed by Mary Kocaturk presented folk dances from different regions of Turkey which were admired by both students and administrators of the Brookhaven College. (April 9, 2008, Dallas, Texas)
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2nd Annual Turkish Language and Talent Olympiad |
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 Last Saturday (April 5th, 2008) University of Houston Cullen Performance Hall hosted a great event! It was the 2nd Annual Statewide Turkish Language & Talent Olympiad . From singing to poetry, from folk dances to talent contests there were myriads of activities that students and visitors could enjoy.
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International Dance Festival at UNT |
 Raindrop Turkish House and Turkish Student Association of University of North Texas have participated International Dances at UNT. Program was organized to introduce dances of countries where students are from. Event has started at 7:00 pm with flag parade from all over the world. Turkey and Turkmenistan were presented by Raindrop Turkish House. Folklore group instructed by Mary Kocaturk presented folk dance from Black Sea region of Turkey which was admired by both students and administrators of UNT. There were many folklore and traditional dances from all over the world. (April 10, 2008, Dallas, Texas)
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International Day at Richland College |
 Richland College has organized an International Day in which Raindrop Turkish House and students participated representing both Turkey and Turkmenistan. Program started with a flag parade. Countries decorated tables to introduce their countries. Turkish and Turkmen tables one the most attractive among tables of nations. At the end of the program there was a fashion show from all over the world. Students from Turkey and Turkmenistan dressed in traditional dresses and represented their countries with pride on the stage. (April 23, 2008, Dallas, Texas)
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Dallas Mayor Pro Tem Dr. Elba Garcia visited Raindrop Turkish House |
 Dallas Raindrop Turkish House hosted Dallas Mayor Pro Tem Dr. Elba Garcia. Raindrop Turkish House offered her a lunch from homemade dishes which she enjoyed very much. While having lunch Raindrop Executives and State Rep. Harper-Brown have talked about different issues related to the community. Presentation about Raindrop Turkish House was presented proceeding the lunch. Mayor Pro Tem Dr. Garcia thanked to Raindrop Executives for hosting and informing her about Raindrop Turkish House. (April 17, 2008, Dallas, Texas)
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State Representative Linda Harper-Brown visited Raindrop Turkish House |
 Dallas Raindrop Turkish House hosted Member of Texas House of Representative Linda Harper-Brown. Raindrop Turkish House offered her a lunch from homemade dishes which she enjoyed very much. While having lunch Raindrop Executives and State Rep. Harper-Brown have talked about different issues related to the community. Presentation about Raindrop Turkish House was presented proceeding the lunch. State Rep. Linda Harper-Brown thanked to Raindrop Executives for hosting and informing her about Raindrop Turkish House. (April 17, 2008, Dallas, Texas)
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Turkish Cultural Day at Richardson Library |
 Richardson Library hosted a Turkish Cultural Day which was organized by Raindrop Turkish House. Program has started at 2 pm with presentation of the Raindrop Turkish House in which Director of Dallas Branch Vepa Rejepov mentioned about mission and purpose of the Foundation. Director Rejepov also mentioned about Conferences, Dialog Dinners, Olympiads and other activities which are mainly organized and sometimes sponsored events. (April 12, 2008, Dallas, Texas)
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 Dallas Raindrop Ladies organized Coffee Night on Monday, April 14. The topic was "Turkish Traditional Art". Brief definitions and couple of examples were presented by one of the volunteers of the Raindrop Dallas Ladies. Ladies came together and learned the facts about the traditional art since Ottoman time. Turkish style Calligraphy, Turkish Book Illumination, Ebru, Miniature and Tile (Cini) were the amazing examples of the Turkish Art. Traditional Turkish home-made food served which were delicious and also Turkish tea/coffee was offered to guests. Proceeding, ladies had great conversations about the topic and life in general. DRL are grateful for all who were present at the coffee night. Coffee Nights will be held on the second Monday of the each month, so please mark your calendar! (April 14, 2008, Dallas, Texas)
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UT Austin hosted the first ever Nowruz in Austin |
 University of Texas (UT) at Austin hosted the first ever Spring Festival, Nowruz. The event's major sponsors were Raindrop Turkish House and Turkic Cultures Student Association in which participation was over 500 spectators. Representative bodies and communities from Azerbaijan, Turkey, Turkmenistan, Kazakhstan, and Uzbekistan celebrated the rich mosaic of variant cultures and heritages. (March 21, 2008, Austin, TEXAS)
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Picnic with College Station City Hall |
 Raindrop Turkish House and Interfaith Dialog Student Association (IDSA) organized a great picnic with College Station Mayor, City Manager, Chief of Police and Fire Depertments, and city hall staff. Raindrop and IDSA members and volunteers appreciated these people for their great support and services to College Station Community. (April 02, 2008, College Station, TEXAS)
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 The IDSA organized its first Luncheon forum in Raindrop Turkish House. The mayor and city manager of College Station and chief of Bryan police department were our honored guests. The city manager of College Station, Glenn Brown, gave a speech about the city development and exchanged his ideas with us about how to build multicultural service in College Station. (March 31, 2008, College Station, TEXAS)
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