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Our Mission: Denver Sister Cities International promotes peace
through mutual respect, understanding and cooperation with cultural,
educational and economic endeavors.
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UPCOMING EVENTS
AND ANNOUNCEMENTS
Denver Sister Cities Happenings - Mark you
calendars for these exciting upcoming events:
Save the Date for the Brest
Committee’s Wine Tasting Event
The
Brest Committee will be holding a wine tasting fundraiser on Sunday,
July 12, 2009 from 5p-7p. The event will be
held in a garden setting at a private residence in the Denver Country
Club area. It will be held in honor of Bastille
Day and will feature seven (7) different Rhone Valley wines and
accompanying hors d’oeuvres from Le Central. The
cost is $45 per person. To make a reservation
please mail your check to Denver Sister Cities International, 2480 W. 26th
Ave., Suite 20B, Denver, CO 80211 or call in
your credit card reservation to the DSCI office at 303-832-1336 M-F
from 8a-12p.
Karmiel
Committee Plans Trip to Israel
The
Karmiel Committee will be visiting Israel during the last two weeks of
July this year. The trip is ideal for someone
who has never visited Israel or who has not been there in a long time. Led by John Berman, Karmiel Chair and his wife, the
itinerary starts with four days in Jerusalem and includes the
Mediterranean cost, Tel Aviv, the Dead Sea area, the Galilee area and
includes two evenings attending the world renowned 21st
annual Karmiel International Dance Festival. The
trip offers significant amounts of self-directed opportunities with
guides and drivers present. For more
information, please contact John Berman at 303-832-7645 or at
jaberman.com.
Denver Sister Cities Committee Meetings:
Tuesday,
June 9, 2009, 6:00pm: The Kunming Committee will hold its June meeting in
the Diamond Hill Conference Room 9C, 2640 W. 36th Ave,
Denver, CO. All members are welcome to attend.
Wednesday,
June 10, 2009, 6:00pm: The Axum Committee will hold its monthly meeting at
Habesha Restaurant, 5707 E. Colfax Ave., Denver, CO. All
members are welcome to attend.
Thursday,
June 11, 2009, 5:30pm: The Brest Committee will hold its June meeting at
the Alliance Francaise, 571 Galapago Street, Denver, CO.
Plans for The wine tasting event in July will be discussed.
Friday,
June 12, 2009, 7:00pm: The
Takayama Committee will hold its monthly meeting at the home of Kimiko
Side, 225 S. Grape St., Denver, CO. The
Committee will discuss plans for the 50th Anniversary
celebration.
Saturday,
June 13, 2009, 12:30pm: The
Chennai Committee will hold its June meeting at the Bombay Clay Oven,
165 North Steele St., Denver, CO. For more
information, please contact Everton Sequeira, City Chair at esequeira@....
Monday,
June 15, 2009, 6:00pm: The Cuernavaca Committee will hold its monthly
meeting in the Diamond Hill Conference Room 9C, 2640 W. 36th
Ave., Denver, CO. The upcoming teacher exchange
will be discussed.
Wednesday,
June 17, 2009, 5:30pm: The Ulaanbaatar Committee will hold its June meeting
at the home of Nancy Luby, 455 Detroit St., Denver, CO.
Please park on the east side of the street only.
Sunday,
June 21, 2009, 11:00am: The
Potenza Committee will hold its monthly meeting in Potenza Park located
at Cherry Creek Dr. South and South Holly Street. There
is parking on Nebraska Way, 1 block south of Cherry Creek Dr. South,
off of Holly.
Tuesday,
June 23, 2009, 1:00pm: The
Development Meeting will hold its monthly meeting at Bogey’s, 26th
and York, Denver, CO. All DSCI members are
welcome to attend.
Monday,
June 29, 2009, 5:30pm: The Nairobi Committee will hold its June meeting at
Panera Bread, 1350 Grant St., Denver, CO. The
free parking garage is located on 13th Ave. between Logan
and Grant. All DSCI members are welcome to
attend.
In Memoriam
Mr. Iqbal Hamid, a long time active
member of DSCI, past member of the DSCI Board of Directors and an
active member of the Denver-Chennai Committee had surgery for a brain
tumor in April 2008 and passed away on Saturday, May 30, 2009. Services were held at the Mosque on Sunday May 31,
2009 and he was laid to rest at the Olinger Hampden Mortuary &
Cemetery, 8600 E. Hampden Ave., Denver, CO. Hamid
or Mike (as he was sometimes called) was born in Jaipur, India in 1934
and came to the United States in 1954 to continue his education. He and his wife Saeeda and their four children made
their home in Denver, but traveled world wide and made friends
everywhere. He was a good will ambassador to
all helping friends and strangers alike regardless of race, color or
ethnicity. Anyone wishing to send a sympathy
card to the family should contact the DSCI office at 303-832-1336.
Activities
of Interest to DSCI Members:
Saturday,
June 27, 2009: The Italians of America Bocce Tournaments
will be held at Softball Country, 2101 W. 64th Ave., Denver,
CO 80221. The entry fee is $20 per person and
includes a continental breakfast and Italian sausage sandwich and
trimmings. Please contact Teri Carlson at
720-379-6067 or Rod Fiore at 720-883-6913 for more information. All are welcome!
Saturday,
June 27, 2009, 7:30pm: Balistreri Vineyards and Dream Italia presents
“Wine and Movie Night Under the Stars” at the vineyard located at 1946
E. 66th Ave., Denver, CO 80229. The movie will be Cinema Paradiso. Wine and snacks will be served at
7:30pm and the movie will begin at 9:00pm. Tickets
are $35 in advance, non-refundable, limited seating. The
ticket price includes a glass of wine, snacks and the movie. (Cash wine bar after the first glass, by the bottle
or glass). For more information call Balistreri
Vineyards at 303-287-5156.
Thursday,
August 13, 2009: The Asian Chamber of Commerce Golf Tournament will
be held at The Ridge at Castle Pines North, 1414 Castle Pines Parkway,
Castle Rock, CO. The cost is $175 per person
(includes green fee, practice balls, golf cart, dinner and prizes). Registration and Practice start at 12:30pm with a
1:30pm shotgun start. The Dinner Awards and
Ceremony will follow. For more information
contact the Asian Chamber of Commerce at 303-595-9737. The
deadline for registration is July 31, 2009.
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Denver,
CO 80211
Phone: 303.832.1336
Fax: 303.832.2173
Website:
http://www.denversistercities.org
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