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Membership Information
 RENEW YOUR ARKADAŞLAR MEMBERSHIP FOR
2012
Remember Turkey from the 1960s? Want to keep up-to-date on Turkey today?
Want to reconnect with friends from your Peace Corps Turkey experience? If
so, renew your membership
in Arkadaşlar for the year ahead.
WHAT ARKADAŞLAR DID FOR YOU IN 2011
 | Held Cumhuriyet Bayram dinners in
various states |
| Maintained and updated a national database of former
Peace Corps Turkey volunteers, friends, and staff |
| Held a fun-filled reunion in Washington, DC in
September with about 350 people in attendance |
| Added new pictures and features to the Arkadaşlar
Website: www.arkadaslar.info
pertaining to the Peace Corps 50th Turkey Reunion |
| Posted many stories and anecdotes about Turkey on the
Arkadaşlar Listserv at
ArkadaslarFriends@yahoogroups.com
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| Increased linkages with the Assembly of
Turkish American Associations (ATAA), and the American Turkish Association
of DC (ATA-DC) |
| Donated $9,500 to nonprofits in and/or for
Turkey (See below for further information about these organizations) |
| Donated $2,000 for the Van Earthquake Relief Fund |
WHAT YOU WILL GET FOR YOUR 2012 DUES
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Buralarda, three issues
of our newsletter featuring news of Arkadaslar and updates on old
friends from your Peace Corps Turkey days |
| The 2009-2010 Membership Directory featuring names
(including maiden names), addresses, and listings by
city/state/country, with information about groups of service and sites,
if you are paying dues for the first time |
| Invitation to a regional Bayram Dinner |
| Access to and participation in our listserv and web
site |
| Opportunity to donate funds to noteworthy
nonprofits serving Turkey |
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DURING 2012, ARKADAŞLAR WILL
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Continue our search for others who served in Peace Corps Turkey |
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Mail a 2009-2010 Membership Directory to those members
who pay 2011, or 2012 dues |
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| Continue to support social, educational,
and economic,causes in Turkey |
YES, I WISH TO RENEW MY MEMBERSHIP
IN ARKADAŞLAR FOR 2012
For further information about membership in Arkadaşlar,
contact Linda at
LMScheffer@aol.com.
Also, please email Linda with contact information for other RPCVs who served
in Turkey who have yet to know about Arkadaşlar.
HELP ARKADAŞLAR
SUPPORT TURKEY TODAY**
To support Turkey, Arkadaşlar donates funds to selected non-governmental
organizations in Turkey or the United States. When renewing your membership.
or joining for the first time, please consider donating additional funds so
that Arkadaşlar can continue donating funds on your behalf to these
organizations:
Postsecondary Scholarships ($3,200 in 2011)
Arkadaşlar now is providing four-year postsecondary scholarships to
eight
students in Turkey.
C. Erik Olson Memorial Fund ($1,000 in 2011)
To honor this Turkey I volunteer, a memorial fund was established in
1999 to support the Pediatric Neurological Laboratory specializing in
childhood epilepsy at the Hacettepe University Hospital in Ankara.
HasNa, Inc ($1,000 in 2011)
HasNa builds peace through empowering individuals from diverse backgrounds
in Turkey and Cyprus. It helps groups with different ethic and
cultural backgrounds work together to address common interests and achieve
mutual goals. Its goal is to strengthen relationships through
increased understanding. It is a US-based 501(c)(3) organization.
For more information see www.hasna.org.
Bridges of Hope Project, Inc. (BOHP) ($1000) in 2011)
BOHP gives hope and creates opportunity to Turkish children and youth to
pursue their education and realize their potential. To achieve this
goal, BOHP unites the Turkish-American community and friends of Turkey to
raise awareness and resources to support educational projects, and build
alliances with other nonprofit organizations. It is a US-based
501(c)(3) organization. For more information about BOHP, see:
www.bridgesofhopeproject.org.
Sevinç Abla School ($2,000 in 2011)
This school in Adana serves children with various mental and physical
challenges. Our Website has pictures at
www.arkadaslar.info/sevinc_abla_school.htm
Anatolian Artisans ($1,300 in 2011)
This organization
supports the maintenance and development of local crafts from Turkey, with
profits from US sales sustaining the effort. It is a US-based 501(c)(3)
organization. For more information, see
www.anatolianartisans.org.
**Arkadaşlar is not registered as a 501[c](3) organization with the IRS so
your donations are not tax deductible.
YES, I WISH TO RENEW MY MEMBERSHIP IN
ARKADASLAR FOR 2012
To join Arkadaşlar, please complete the
membership
form online, print it out, and submit it with a check for your dues made payable to
"Arkadaşlar."
Contact Linda Scheffer
<LMScheffer@aol.com>, Arkadaşlar
Treasurer, for the mailing address.
If you move, remember to send us your change of address.
©Arkadaslar
01/03/12
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