Dear all, TAWA will start Ebru (paper marbling) Art classes, every Saturday from 10 am to 11 am. The classes will be for 10 weeks and start soon. We have limited space and first come will be first served. For RSVP and location information please kindly contact with simsekatike@gmail.com Paper marbling produce patterns ...
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Dear all, in this season we will be reading “The New Turkish Republic” by Graham Fuller. The discussion of the book will be held at the end of October. We will announce the place and time for discussion of the book. Graham E. Fuller is a former vice chairman of the ...
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The economic crisis continue to bring new faces of hunger to the world, many for the first time in their lives, and through no fault of their own. On July 14th, Turkish ladies volunteered for food packing to help the growing number of children, families and seniors in need inNorth Texas. The ...
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In May, TAWA had another luncheon program with distinguished guest speaker Deborah Herrington. She is the Montessori Teacher Certification Instructor for Collin Collegeand Head of School at the Montessori Episcopal School in Lewisville. Montessori education helps children develop creativity, problem solving, critical thinking and time-management skills. We learned from her ...
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On Sunday May 13th 2012, Turkish American Women Association volunteers visited Garland Nursing and Rehabilitation Center and Arden Courts of Richardson. Senior citizens were given variety of roses and cookies from Turkish ladies and children to celebrate their mother's day. The senior citizens were very pleased from our visit and ...
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A group of TAWA volunteers visited Lake Highlands United Methodist Church on April 10th. The meeting started with a tour of the church and a warm welcome speech by church members. TAWA Outreach Director Kamile Yagci gave a presentation about TAWA and its activities. We thank members of Lake Highland ...
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TAWA ladies were invited to an Indian Family's house on May 6th Sunday for an informal Indian Cooking Class. The hosts were Shahbanu and Ayun Melek. In this friendly environment the basic Indian Cuisine dishes were prepared. The appetizers were Indian Tea (Chai, with milk) and Samosas (an Indian Pastry). ...
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TAWA had its fourth Book Club Meeting on March 24. This meeting's book was "Social Intelligence" by Daniel Goleman. Goleman explains that this book was written as a companion volume to his world-famous book Emotional intelligence. In emotional intelligence he talks about a set of certain capacities within us and ...
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TAWA guests had another unforgettable coffee night with live performance of Turkish folk dance. The coffee night started with folk dance performance from Artvin. Artvin is a city in Black Sea region. The folk dance resembled the active, fast, and big waves of Black Sea. There were two other performances ...
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Dr. Marjorie Hass, the President of Austin College was our speaker for the March 3rd luncheon. She gave information about some of the qualities that an academic leader should have. She mentioned some of these qualities are easy for women because they naturally gain it through motherhood and social interactions within ...
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