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Raindrop Turkish House in Houston hosted Superintendent Dr. Timothy Jenney, Fort Bend ISD for a luncheon with the topic "The role of education in shaping our future ". Dr. Timothy Jenney spoken about the important role of education in shaping our future, especially in light of today’s 21st century global society. He encouraged parents and community members to help inspire young minds to understand the importance and benefits of an exceptional education over the course of one’s life.
He reviewed the history of American public education and some of its unique attributes. Dr. Jenney shared some statistics concerning the return on investment (ROI) for educational attainment. Our president of Turkish House presented a gift from Turkey and an appreciation certificate to him at the end of the program.
Raindrop Turkish House and Istanbul Houston Sister City Association present 3rd Annual Turkic Cultures & Children’s Festival on November 7-8, 2009 from 12:00 pm. to 9:00 pm. Hermann Square just in front of the Houston City Hall (900 Smith St, Houston TX 77002) will be home to this increasingly popular event.
Turkic Cultures & Children’s Festival highlights the rich heritage of many different nations from Turkey, Azerbaijan, Turkmenistan, Kazakhstan, Uzbekistan, and Kyrgyzstan together with Bosnia and Herzegovina. Pakistan and Greece are the guest countries this year.
Entrance fee for the festival is $5 only and free for kids under 7.
Don't miss out on this annual cultural event. Fill your weekend with music, fun and food at TURKIC CULTURES & CHILDREN'S FESTIVAL. Visit our web page 
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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.