Fun, kid-sized seminars open to Kindergarten-6th grade kids in Lancaster County, presented by LC PAGE (Lancaster County PArtners for Gifted Education). Free parents-only and teen workshops available. YLC’s Michelle Salinas will be teaching a Spanish workshop.

Attend 3 Workshops for $15.00
LC PAGE Members pay only $10.00

Class sizes are limited so return your form today!
Mail back your course selections with the registration fee by Feb. 25, 2012 – write checks to PAGE-L and mail to: Super Saturday, c/o Alrica Goldstein, 1022 Whitemarsh Drive, Lancaster, PA 17601.
Financial assistance available for those on free lunch, please submit proof with registration.
We need assistants, escorts, and registrars! Place a check in the volunteer box on the registration form.Volunteers will be called before Super Saturday.
Questions? Call (717) 569-5265

Date: Thursday, February 2, 2012
Time: 6:00 p.m. – 9:00 p.m.
Place: The Ware Center at Millersville University Lancaster
42 N. Prince Street, Lancaster, PA

Keynote Speaker: Ms. Vera Cornish
Vera Cornish is a trainer, facilitator, speaker and life coach. Vera has garnered a reputation of meeting her audience where they are and leaving them energized and excited about the future.

6:00 p.m. ~ Registration & Social Hour
7:00 p.m. ~ Program & Keynote Speaker
8:00 p.m. ~ Networking & Community Building
~ APPETIZERS & BEVERAGES PROVIDED ~

The conference will be broken down into three tracks:

• Healthcare/Mental Healthcare
• Education
• Building a Strong Community

Track workshops specific to the services your organization provides will be led by regional experts with practical experience and exemplary programs serving refugees in their own communities.  Each workshop will also include a refugee panel for Q&A to discuss the needs and experiences of the local refugee population and networking opportunities to discuss practical implantation of new ideas.

Plenary sessions will include information on the global refugee situation and the process by which refugees are resettled to the United States.

Cultural Workshops will focus specifically on awareness of the cultures of our main local refugee populations—Iraqi, Somali, Burmese, and Nepali. These workshops will provide the background of the history of the conflicts in these areas and information about refugee cultures to enable us to better serve these populations.

For more information, as well as speaker bios, see http://ittakesacommunitylancaster.com/

He later attended Millersville University where he majored in Industrial Technology and played Rugby. He discovered an interest in medicine and was accepted to the University of Bologna Medical School in Bologna, Italy. He was the only American and was able to meet students from all over Europe and other parts of the world such as Somalia, Israel, Greece, Albania, France, Germany, Cameroon, and Nepal. While he did not end up completing his degree, he found the experience tremendously educational and an overall wonderful study abroad opportunity.

After returning to America, he worked various odd-jobs at which he feels he has attained important life and interpersonal skills. He has since attained various medical certifications and hopes to be accepted to a Cardiovascular Technology program at Lancaster General Hospital.

In 2007, John put his EMT training to good use and aided a man in a store who had suddenly fallen under cardiac arrest. He believes that his experiences in First Aid, as well as his life experience, will benefit him in teaching a foreign language, and that his time with YLC will be a rewarding experience.

Washington, D.C. — On January 6, 2012, the Department of Homeland Security’s U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) announced its intent to stop requiring certain undocumented family members of U.S. citizens to leave the United States before they can apply for a waiver to allow them to remain with their family members.

Church World Service, a global humanitarian agency, applauds this announcement as a common-sense, first-step reform to improve immigration policies and keep families together.

Read more at http://www.churchworldservice.org/site/News2?page=NewsArticle&id=13683

Church World Service is a long-time advocate of immigration reform that reunites families, protects all workers and provides a way for undocumented immigrants to earn legal status.

Refka and her family started life in a new culture. Everything seemed difficult for them in the beginning. The first year was hard because they had to learn the language and adjust to being far from family and friends who lived in Egypt. They started to adjust to the culture and began going to church; they also enjoy activities like shopping and going to the beach. Refka has since had another boy and has kids in college. She and her family now lead a comfortable life in the United States.

And here is a photo from our Thursday lunch meeting:

Countries:

Japan
Greece
The Gambia
Ireland
Greenland
South Korea
Lithuania
Maldives

1. The youngest in the party always pours drinks; when exchanging money, use your right hand – the left signals disrespect.

2. Ancient beliefs survive; people from this country fear jinnis - evil spirits that come from the sea, land and sky.

3. It’s polite to slurp loudly when eating soup or noodles; most kitchens do not have ovens.

4. People from this country drink more tea per capita than any other nation in the world.

5. People from this country wear blue trinkets to ward off the evil eye.

6. It’s a taboo to whistle after dark in this country.

7. When visiting someone from this country, bring an odd number of flowers – even-numbered bouquets are for the dead! Never shake hands across a doorway, as it is believed to bring bad luck.

8. People from this country believe that their children are born with the wisdom, magic and intelligence of their ancestors

Answers: 1. South Korea 2. Maldives 3. Japan 4. Ireland 5. Greece 6. The Gambia 7. Lithuania 8. Greenland

Date: Thursday, January 5
Time: 6pm – 9pm
Location: The Belvedere Inn, Second Floor
402 N. Queen Street, Lancaster

Meet other professionals and entrepreneurs. Learn about services and resources. Recruit individuals for jobs or boards.

The most commonly sung song for English-speakers on New Year’s eve, “Auld Lang Syne” is an old Scottish song that was first published by the poet Robert Burns in the 1796 edition of the book, Scots Musical Museum. “Auld Lang Syne” literally translates as “old long since” and means “times gone by”.

Hogmanay is the Scottish New Year’s celebration that involves “first footing”, a tradition in which neighbors visit each other,  bringing gifts and wishes for a Happy New Year. It is considered especially lucky if a tall, dark, and handsome man is the first to enter your house after the new year is rung in. Hogmanay also consists of an all-night street party.

Oshogatsu, or New Year’s in Japan, is an important holiday of renewal. Special parties, or bonenkai are held near the end of the year to say goodbye to the past year’s problems. At midnight, Buddhist temples strike their gongs 108 times in an effort to expel the 108 forms of human weakness. New Year’s Day is a day of rest from working and children receive otoshidama, or gifts with money inside. People traditionally send each other cards in the mail to arrive on January 1st.

In Spain, the ritual is to eat twelve grapes at midnight to secure the twelve happy months of the upcoming year.

In the Netherlands, the Dutch burn bonfires of Christmas trees on the streets and launch fireworks to purge the old and welcome the new.

In Greece, New Year’s Day is also the festival of St. Basil, one of the founders of the Greek Orthodox Church. A traditional St. Basil’s cake, or Vassilopitta, is served. A silver or gold coin is baked inside the cake and whoever finds it is considered to be lucky in the New Year.