Raindrop participated in Multicultural Festival in Corpus Christi. Council of Cultures organized a Multicultural Festival at the Heritage Park. Raindrop as a member of Council of Cultures participated in the Festival. All members showed some pieces of their cultures. Folk Dance teams and singers were performing during the Fest. Raindrop Folk Dance (Horon) team who performed on the stage drew applause from the audiences. Raindrop also served traditional foods like doner, baklava, su boregi, borek, sarma, kisir, pogaca, other pastries and Turkish Coffee during the Festival. Our old traditional sofa group (sark kosesi) attracted the visitors' attention. They had been taken pictures with old traditional dresses and took a rest on the sofas when they were sipping/enjoying their Turkish coffees. On the exhibition tables, various traditional art samples such as handmade ceramics, ebru, costumes, silvers, coppers, etc. were displayed.    (May 19th 2012, Corpus Christi, TX)

Raindrop Turkish House would like to invite you to the luncheon on Tuesday, May 22, 2012.Dr. Diana Natalicio,president of the University of Texas at El Paso will will be the keynote speaker.She will talk about public higher education, social mobility and economic development

At the program, Turkish food will be served.

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Diana Natalicio was named president of UTEP in 1988. During her long and distinguished career with the University, Dr. Natalicio has served as vice president for academic affairs, dean of liberal arts, chair of the modern languages department and professor of linguistics. Her sustained commitment to provide all residents of the Paso del Norte region access to outstanding higher education opportunities has made UTEP a national success story

"Raindrop Women Association hosted around fourty ladies from the different walks of life in the Mother's Day celebration on May 12th at 6 pm. The night started with a lovely dinner enriched with homemade Turkish food along with the interesting conversations. Mayor's wife Kathy Adame and Attorney Michelle Villareal-Kuchta who is running for judge were the speakers. A sample of traditional marbling art on a tile and a scene from Istanbul on a cast have been presented to the distinguished speakers. After a short presentation about the Mother's Day, a plaquette has been presented to the Mother of the Year chosen by the Raindrop Turkish House. The reason for LeMonne Spiering has been chosen as the Mother of 2012 was that she has been hosting many international children. Nickname given by her international children is "other mother." She really cares about them and still contacts with them. She even has some grandchildren from those international children." She emotionally cried when she got the plaquette."  After Alejandra Mena who sang a song in Spanish for her mother, the guests were treated to chocolates under which a piece of paper with a proverb about mother was stuck. Each guest shared their proverb with the others. Then, yes/no (evet/hayir) game was played; nobody won the game last night but they still got small souvenirs from Turkey. The night has been ended by sipping Turkish coffee at the oriental corner. Roses presented to the guests completed the night elegantly."

(May 12th 2012,Corpus Christi,TX)

Raindrop Turkish House hosted Police Department Chief Floyd Simpson and members from his team at our center on Thursday, May 10, 2012. Police Chief Simpson and all other guests were provided information about Raindrop Turkish House and its activities at Corpus Christi. The visit went in a very friendly and warm atmosphere where everybody enjoyed the conversation and traditional Turkish cuisine.

(May 10th 2012,Corpus Christi,TX)