Culture Day continues the tradition begun by the adoptive parent organization Gathering International Families Together (GIFT) over ten years ago and on the success of last year's Korean Culture Day in which 400 international adoptive families were exposed to a day filled with fun cultural activities and entertainment

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Date: Sat., March 24, 2001
Time: 11am-4pm
Location: Korean Central Presbyterian Church of Queens, 5806 Springfield Boulevard, Oakland Gardens, NY 11364 (Bayside, Queens)
Cost:
Member Advance Purchase
Family $30 (2 Adults,2 Children), Adults $10, Children $8, Children under 3 Free

Non-Member Advance Purchase
Family $50 (2 Adults,2 Children), Adults $20, Children $10, Children under 3 Free

Door Admission (Day of Event)
Adutls $30, Children $15

Download Invite to Attend

Call for Volunteers
If you are interested or able to volunteer for any activity or on the day of contact Kris Rutherford.

Arts and Crafts Presentation
WHEN: March 10, 2001 1 WHERE: 43-10 56th Street, Sunnyside Queens. Ring bottom buzzer. [From Manhattan take the 7 local to the 52nd Street stop. Walk up to 56th Street. For directions call Lee-Ann Hanham at 718-457-8553]
INFO: We need a lot of help preparing for the Arts & Crafts projects. All those who are interested in helping with the Crafts are requested to attend in order to learn how to make the projects.
RSVP: Please let Kris Rutherford know if you will be able to attend.

Setup
WHEN: Friday March 23, 2001 6:00pm-10:00pm
WHERE: Korean Central Presbyterian Church of Queens | 5806 Springfield Boulevard, Oakland Gardens, NY 11364 (in Bayside Queens)
RSVP: Please let Kris Rutherford know if you will be able to attend.

Day of Event
WHEN: Saturday March 24, 2001. Volunteers are requested to arrive at 9:30AM or stay until 5PM to help clean-up.
WHERE: Korean Central Presbyterian Church of Queens | 5806 Springfield Boulevard, Oakland Gardens, NY 11364 (in Bayside Queens)
RSVP: Please let Kris Rutherford know if you will be able to attend.

On Stage
Tae Kwon Do martial artists will show their skill and teach the youngsters some kicks
Traditional Korean Arts Association will perform a traditional Korean Mask and Fan Dance and demonstrate their craft, Don’t miss a Chinese Ribbon Dance

Arts & Crafts
Make a Korean “Changsung” Totem pole**
Trace designs on Korean paper
Make face Masks from Korea, China & Latin America
Come and make Chinese character and gold Mayan bead bracelets
Stencil a Chinese character and make a beautiful hanging banner
Learn how to make Origami
Create your own South American poncho

Games
Learn to play Chinese and Koreans jacks
Make your own Korean hackey sack
Learn how to play rocks-papers-scissors in Korean, Japanese and Chinese
Learn to salsa and merengue

Floor Activities
Learn how rice is cooked throughout the world and get your sample of rice and a recipe to cook
Get your face painted
Listen to folk stories from Vietnam, Colombia and Korea (acted**)
Get your name written in the Korean, Japanese, Chinese and Spanish
Learn about traditional tea ceremonies
Chance to win a Play Station 2 ($20 raffle)

Food
We will be selling Korean, Vietnamese and Latin American food, juice, soda and coffee

Sales
There will be a great assortment of Ethnic items for sale (Asia, Latin America)
Delicious bake sale **

**What to Bring:
Tube of paper towel roll to create your Korean Totem Pole (bring as many as you want to make).
Bake good for bake table
Non-perishable food (canned, pasta) to be donated to Food for Survival
Check below if you want to be in the Korean folk play

Parking
There is parking at the church.
Information
For additional information call Also-Known-As hotline at (212) 386-9201 or email holleem@usa.net

Admission
Admission is by reservation. Please print out the attached form and return before March 15th

1997 - Nightingale Banford School, Cosponsored with GIFT
1998 - Nightingale Banford School, Cosponsored with GIFT
1999 - PS XXX Manhattan, Cosponsored with GIFT
2000 - Shin Kwang Church of New York