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Raindrop Turkevi Cordially Invites you to Join the Festival of Sacrifice |
Happy Eid to you all!
We will soon be marking a great occasion, Eid ul-Adha or The Festival of Sacrifice that signifies the sacrifices of Prophets Abraham and Ishmael (peace be upon them) and their exemplary and obedient lives in the service of God. This is an occasion of joy and happiness for everyone especially children. We would like to invite you to join us along with your friends and family to commemorate this great occasion.
Please find enclosed details to this event which will take place on Thursday, December 20 th at the Houston Grand Plaza Hotel, 8686 Kirby Drive Houston TX 77054 starting at 8:00am.
(December 20.2007,HOUSTON,TEXAS)
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Raindrop Turkevi Welcomed FOX 26 Executives |
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 Raindrop Turkevi Executives kindly received FOX 26 Houston Executives D'Artagnan Bebel, Vice President and General Manager, Jackie LeDay, Director for Community Relations. A sincere and deep conversation was taken by both on the importance of community affairs as they were enjoying the lunch at which home-made food was served together with Turkish tea. A brief presentation of past activities and the upcoming events of Raindrop Turkevi were given by Raindrop Executive Cemil Teber. Then the ways of possible future partnership on a variety of projects were discussed. (November 29, 2007, HOUSTON, TEXAS)
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Raindrop Turkevi Executives visited Consul General of Mexico |
 Raindrop Turkevi Houston branch director Ali Riza Candir visited His
Excellency Carlos Gonzalez Magallon, Consul General of Mexico. During
this visit, they talked about the Mexican and Turkish people here in
Houston and similarity between these two rich cultures. Mr. Candir also
presented Raindrop's activities and Raindrop Helping Hands.
Raindrop Helping Hands has currently an aid campaign for those affected
by Tabasco flood in Mexico. If you would like to help to this campaign
with your generous donation, please visit us at http://www.raindropturkevi.org/helpinghands/
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EBJ's Recognition of Raindrop Turkevi in the House of US |
 Congresswoman Hon. Eddie Bernice Johnson of Texas recognized
Raindrop Turkevi in the House of Representatives in Washington D.C. on
May, 22, 2007. Congresswoman appreciated activities, conferences and
events of Raindrop Turkevi by stating "As a non-profit, relatively new
organization, the Raindrop Turkevi Foundation of Dallas is committed to
facilitating common ground amongst diverse communities and assisting
Turkish Americans in the Dallas area." Press ‘read more' to read speech
of Hon. Eddie Bernice Johnson recognizing Dallas Raindrop Turkevi in
the House of Representatives. (December, 6, 2007, Dallas, TEXAS)
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Turkic Community Welcomed US Congressman Honorable Ted Poe at Raindrop Turkevi |
 Turkic-American Community Welcomed US Congressman Honorable Ted Poe. Raindrop Turkevi, The Institute of Interfaith Dialog (IID), ATA Houston, TurkishPac, Houston-Baku Sister Cities Association (HBSCA), The Institute of International Commerce and Partnership (IICP) , Texas Gulf Institute (TGI) organized a lunch to Honor Congressman Ted Poe. Raindrop Turkevi Houston Director Ali Riza Candir gave a speech about Raindrop Foundation and about its activities in Texas. Congressman talked about the issues that are related to Turkish-Americans.(November 27, 2007, HOUSTON, TEXAS)
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Miya Shay from ABC13 (KTRK TV) visited Raindrop Turkevi |
 Miya Shay from ABC13 (KTRK TV) visited Raindrop Turkevi to receive information about activities and programs. After a warm and casual dinner, Turkish tea and desserts were enjoyed and a great conversation took off. Miya Shay joined the Eyewitness News Team in December of 2002 as a General Assignment Reporter. Before coming to Houston, her job history included working as a reporter for WOOD-TV in Grand Rapids, Michigan. She's also worked at KAKE-TV in Wichita, Kansas, WAAY-TV in Huntsville, Alabama, and WOKR-TV in Rochester, New York. (November 26, 2007, HOUSTON, TEXAS)
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Discover Turkey in Brazos Valley Worldfest |
 Brazos Valley Worldfest 2007 was held in Bryan Historic Downtown on November 17, 2007. College Station Raindrop Turkevi and Turkish Student Association (TSA) at TAMU jointly presented Turkish culture and vision in the festival. Raindrop and TSA served baklava for visitors to experiance Turkish culture to some extend. Texas A&M University is spearheading the organization of first-time, community-wide festival. The purpose of the festival was to promote and celebrate the international diversity and heritage of the Brazos Valley. (November 18, 2007, COLLAGE STATION, TEXAS)
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 Another educational preparation program for Turkish contest was held in Little Rock Raindrop Turkevi with 25 Turkish class students and their teachers. The students practised Turkish poems and lyrics. (November 16 , 2007, LITTLE ROCK, ARKANSAS)
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Raindrop Turkevi Organized Seminar about Health Care Services and Health Insurance in USA. |
 Raindrop Turkevi organized an informational seminar. Invited speaker
Dr. Roger Howe () gave a wonderful speech about health care services
and health insurance in USA.
Some of the topics from the speech:
- Health Services and Health Insurance in USA
- Family doctor
- The best way to find a family doctor is by advice.
- (November15, 2007,LITTLE ROCK,ARKANSAS)
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Raindrop Helping Hands Aid Campaign |
Dear community members,
As Raindrop Foundation, we have established an aid program called Helping Hands. The purpose of the Helping Hands is to aid people who are affected by natural disasters in different parts of the world. As you all know, people of Bangladesh and Mexico have experienced catastrophic events last several months. The Helping Hands initiated an aid campaign for those who are affected by natural disasters.
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Secretary of State Phil Wilson hosted Raindrop Turkevi and IID Executives |
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 Raindrop Turkevi and IID Executives visited Secretary of Texas State Phil Wilson. Executives briefly informed Secretary about their activities in Texas and contributions to American society. Last year Secretary Wilson has visited Turkiye with Texas Governor Rick Perry. During his visit, Secretary Wilson loved Turkiye very much, therefore, learned some Turkish words. Wilson kindly accepted invitations of Executives to Cultural Center and promised to attend activities of both Raindrop and IID as much as his schedule allows.
(November 19, AUSTIN, TEXAS)
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Dallas Raindrop Turkevi executives visited Latino Cultural Center |
 Raindrop Turkevi executives visited Latino Cultural Center in Dallas which is under the City of Dallas Office Cultural Affairs. General Manager of Cultural Center Ms. Alejandrina Drew welcomed Raindrop Executives by herself. She informed broadly about the Center in her office. After exchanging information about both Latino Cultural Center and Raindrop Foundation, Ms. Drew gave Raindrop Executives a tour in the Latino Cultural Center. Ms. Drew showed Raindrop Executives their art exhibits. Raindrop Executives presented their souvenir which had a St. Sophia's picture on it, to Ms. Drew, General Manager of Latino Cultural Center which she loved and thanked very much.
(November, 16, 2007, Dallas, Texas)
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