Raindrop News Raindrop Turkish House hosted Hinds County Sheriff's Office
Raindrop Turkish House hosted Hinds County Sheriff's Office |
 The Raindrop Turkish House at Jackson hosted Hinds County Sheriff Malcolm E., Hinds County Police Department Heads and Police officers for Ramadan Iftar Dinner. A representative from FBI and local Turkish-American families were also present at the program. Examples of the traditional Turkish cuisine prepared by volunteers of Turkish-American families were the “Turkish Delight” of the evening. (September 18, 2009, Jackson, Missisipi)
After Dinner, following a video presentation about historic and cultural heritage of Turkey, Fatih Ozcan, Mississippi Represantative of IID gave a opening presentation about Ramadan and contribution of Ramadan to the society. After Mr Ozcans opening speech, Sheriff McMillan shared his remarks with guests. Sheriff McMillan expressed his gratitude to have such an organization and an event in Jackson. The program has ended with the “Song of Dialog: Not of us” After the program guests continued to have conversation and exchanged their information for further dialog and friendship. |
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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.
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