TAAM

TURKISH AMERICAN ASSOCIATION OF MINNESOTA

TAAM invites you to celebrate
Commemoration of Atatürk, Youth and Sports Day
(19 Mayıs Atatürk’ü Anma, Gençlik ve Spor Bayramı)
With WALK/RUN event
• Registration Fee: $5 TAAM member; $10 non-member
(kids under 18 are free)
• T-shirts will be available for sale
• Bottle water will be provided
When: Sunday May 19th, 2013
Registration starts @ 10:00 AM
Walk/Run Starts @ 10:30 – Ends @12:30 PM
Where: Around Como Park Lake
1360 Lexington Parkway North
Saint Paul, MN 55103
We will meet near “Black Bear Crossing on the Lake”
Parking is available on park’s lot. (See map behind)
Contact: Figen Haugen at figen.haugen@taam.org
Black Bear Crossings On the Lake
1360 Lexington Parkway North
Saint Paul, MN 55103
(651) 488-4920

Please print and bring along the below waiver with you.
TAAM Event waiver with multiple participants

Kids everywhere! This is your day. Let’s celebrate The National Sovereignty and Children’s Day

(Ulusal Egemenlik ve Çocuk Bayramı)

• Watch and join the Turkish School’s Dance Show
• Pick up your Turkish Flag, get your face painted
  • Refreshments will be provided
    • Find the answers for the short quiz about Atatürk, Turkey and 23 Nisan and win a gift.
      (Asking others or parents is allowed)

When :        April 28th, 2013 Sunday
11:00 am – 3:00 pm

Where :      Preserve Association

11221 Anderson Lakes Pkwy

Eden Prairie, MN 55344 – (952) 941-8400

Contacts :   Figen Haugen at figen.haugen@taam.org

Esra Riggs at        esra.riggs@taam.org

Date: 3/9/2013

Time: 2:00 PM – 3:00 PM

Place: Great River Regional Library – Saint Cloud    Map

You are invited to join us welcoming

 NAMIK TAN, Ambassador of Turkey to the US in Washington DC

&

FATİH YILDIZ, Consul General of Republic of Turkey in Chicago

  to Twin Cities!

Date: Thursday, Jan 24th 2013

Time: 7:00 pm

Place: University of Minnesota, Coffman Memorial Union

6th Floor Mississippi Room http://sua.umn.edu/about/directions/coffman.php 

          300 Washington Ave. S.E.
          Minneapolis, MN 55455-0110

 Event open to all TAAM members and friends of Turkiye. 

 Traditional Turkish Food and Drinks will be served.

 For more information on this event, please click the link below:
  Event-Announcement 

TAAM will be coordinating several activities at this years Festival of Nations.  These include the cafe and exhibit.  Chairing this organization is Pinar Serim.  Please follow the link below for a letter from her describing this year’s activities.

 TAAM FoN Activities

The 2012 Festival of Nations will be from May 3rd – 6th and is now only weeks away.  TAAM is looking for volunteers to help with the cafe and exhibit.  For more information please follow the link below.

www.SignUpGenius.com/go/10C0548A4AE28A75-festival1/3465127

Please join us this Sunday, 4/22 from 10:30AM to 3:30PM in celebrating 23 Nisan (April):  The National Sovereignty and Children’s Day.  Please see the attached link for location and details.

23 Nisan Flyer 2012

Our biggest event FESTIVAL OF NATIONS (May 3-6, 2012) is fast approaching.  As always we will have a Turkish folk dancing group representing Turkish culture at this event.  We need at least 10-12 dancers and will begin weekly practices starting in February.  Please click on the link for details.

2012 FoN announcement

We are going to start a Turkish Play Group for children ages 3-9. Our main goal is to provide a fun atmosphere for your children to practice their Turkish, get familiar with the Turkish culture, and make new friends.  Please see the attachment for details.

2012 TurkishPlayGroup

Sincerely, TASA