TURANT Events for 2008-2009
- May 2008:
- May 31st, Saturday -Garage Sale. Please contact the board for the bulky/heavy goods.
- July 2008:
- July 15th, Sunday - Starting Turkish Language classes
- September 2008:
- September 21st, Sunday - Turkish American Picnic
Registration for Backgammon Tournament & Warm up games. Tournament registration fee: $10 (One Airline ticket to Turkey will be presented to winner)
- September 27th, Saturday - Kermes in Fort Worth area.
- October 2008:
- October 1st, Wednesday Kurban Bayrami Event
- October 24th, Friday - Turkish Cumhuriyet Ball
- October 25th, Saturday - Turkish Festival
- November 2008:
- November 15th, Saturday - Composition Contest
- Subject: ATATURK
- Prizes will be: First Place $250, Second place $150,Third Place $50
- Age range: 10 – 16
- With the cooperation of Mustafa Kemal Turkish American Association.
- (We will start a new project to educate Turkish-American youth about Turkish culture and founder of Turkey)
- November 29th or 30th, Saturday/Sunday – Turkish Americans for Helping Community Needs (such as Salvation Army)
- December 2008:
- December 31st, Wednesday - New Year Party. Location: Giovanni’s, Richardson.
- January 2009:
- Backgammon Tournament. Three rounds, airplane ticket to Turkey for the winner.
- February 2009:
- February 21st, Saturday – Educating members of TURANT and fighting against anti-Turkish lobbying.
Grass Roots Project, speaker will be invited for this event.
- April 2009:
- April 19th, Sunday – “April 23rd Children’s Holiday” Celebration activities.
- May 2009:
- May 10th, Sunday - Mothers Day Brunch. Selection and recognition of the “mother of the year”.
- Happy Hour – Every first Friday night of the month. Location: Dallas and Fort Worth every other month. A new event to be created for the families with children.
- Updating Bylaws of TURANT – Ongoing Event
- Membership Drive
- Re-design of the TURANT web page.
- Newsletters will be issued every two months. (Excluding during the summer)
