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Texans Planted Friendship Trees in Turkey

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At a ceremony organized by Raindrop Helping Hands, Texans planted friendship trees at Texas-Antalya Friendship Commemorative Forest in Turkey

After last year’s forest fire in the province of Antalya, Raindrop Helping Hands started a donation campaign in Texas. Helping Hands found out that the Ottoman Sultan the Aldulhamid II sent 300 golden coins when he was informed that there was a devastating fire in the U.S. back in 1894 and shared this information with the locals in Texas. Helping Hands’ initiative met with very good reception, resulting in 2,000 tree donation in total.
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Turkish Language Olympiad news at STV

turkce_olimpiyatlari.jpg  The 3rd Annual Texas Turkish Language Olympiad winners are participating in 7th International Turkish Language Olympiad in Turkey. Texas team’s performance has been covered by Turkish media. Samanyolu TV made announcement about this event. You can watch these videos here:

http://www.samanyoluhaber.com

http://www.samanyoluhaber.com

This year Turkey is hosting 700 students from 115 countries.

(May 27, 2009, Dallas, TX)

 

 

Raindrop Executives visited Little Rock Police Department

little_rock_police_chief_may_09.jpg   Little Rock Raindrop Turkish house Executive and representatives visited Little Rock Police Department Chief Stuart Thomas. Director of Raindrop Turkish house -Mr. Yusuf- and Dr. Kockara informed Chief Stuart Thomas about activities of the foundation. Raindrop Executive has invited members of Police Department to Turkish House to meet on a lunch or for cup of coffee. (May 20, 2009 Little Rock AR)
 

Raindrop Helping Hands presents "Crime Prevention Handbook" in Turkish

bill_white.jpgTurquoise Center has hosted Bill White, Mayor of Houston, on May 2nd, 2009. Mayor White met the Turkish - American community leaders, business executives and guests from Azeri-American and other communities.

Mayor Bill White received Turkish translation of "Crime Prevention Handbook" of HPD. Raindrop Helping Hands translated this book to Turkish as a service to the community. Mayor White thanked for this valious effort. You can download this book by clicking here.

 

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Turkish Coffee Night (Mothers’ Day)

okcmothersday09.jpg Raindrop Turkish House Women Association celebrated Mothers' Day with a beautiful party at the Turkish Coffee Night. One of the distinguished speakers was the Vice President of Oklahoma Christian University Dr. Allison Garrett made the welcoming speech. She expressed her appreciation for those who put the program together and wished a happy mothers' day for all mothers. Malaka Elyazgi, who is in Governor's advisory committee also gave her wonderful insight about motherhood in general. Ozlem Avcioglu, who is a doctorate student at OU, gave a presentation on the place of women in Turkish culture. (May, 2009, OKC, OK)
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Grand Opening and Turkish Festival

okcopening.jpg  Raindrop Turkish House opened a cultural center in Oklahoma City on 4444 N Classen Blvd which is the newest addition of cultural centers throughout six southwestern states. Such cultural centers are aimed to enrich the cultural diversity in the States. Raindrop Turkish House also hosted its first annual Turkish Festival along with the grand opening. During the festival, Turkish food and samples of Turkish art and crafts were exhibited in the cultural center and were available for purchase. (May 9, 2009, OKC, OK)
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Turkish House of Tulsa hosted Special Education Class of OSU

tulsaosu_apr302009.jpg  Raindrop Turkish House of Tulsa hosted a cultural exchange program on Tuesday, at 6 p.m. with the Special Education class of Oklahoma State University. Dr. Giacobbe and her students visited Raindrop Turkish House. They enjoyed Turkish cuisine and tea following a small presentation from the volunteers of Raindrop Turkish House. Presentation was about the Turkish community of Tulsa and the cultural activities of the Turkish House. Dr. Giacobbe stressed the importance of cultural exchange and the value it brings to Tulsa community. (April 30, 2009, Tulsa, OK)
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