Another dinner...
Last night was the 6th annual "International Dinner" held by "Welcoming the Stranger", a group that provides English, Computer Skills and Citizenship Preparation classes for adult immigrants and refugees in the Lower Bucks County (PA) area.
WTS is run by an old friend from Philadelphia, Sturgis Poorman, and we support it with donations and a website.
They've had 1075 students from 73 different countries -- most from India, Russia and Liberia -- in the 6 years they've been operating, and have given the US 175 new citizens. 175 volunteers have provided the classroom training.
Students prepare meals that represent the cooking of their countries. It was great!
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By the way, Friday's bowling banquet did have a bar. One drink was included in the price of the meal and after that, cash was accepted. We had a great meal, considering that banquet food is usually not as good as a restaurant's regular menu.
WTS is run by an old friend from Philadelphia, Sturgis Poorman, and we support it with donations and a website.
They've had 1075 students from 73 different countries -- most from India, Russia and Liberia -- in the 6 years they've been operating, and have given the US 175 new citizens. 175 volunteers have provided the classroom training.
Students prepare meals that represent the cooking of their countries. It was great!
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By the way, Friday's bowling banquet did have a bar. One drink was included in the price of the meal and after that, cash was accepted. We had a great meal, considering that banquet food is usually not as good as a restaurant's regular menu.
posted by Pete Holsberg @ 5:15 PM
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