LAPS FOR LIVES
Saturday, April 24th
9am-12pm at The Woodlands High School bus ramp
$10 per person, $30 for a family
Includes dog walk, costume contest, magicians, face painting and dog trick contest!
Land mine dogs are trained and specialize in sniffing out deadly land mines in underdeveloped countries. These dogs are extremely helpful and help save many lives and CIA is in alliance with Interact to support a dog! The cost is $20,000 including full training and sending the dog to a selected country. Please help with, attend, and support "Laps for Lives" so that we will be one big step closer to saving lives.
Help girls achieve their dream of attending prom by donating a dress (or dresses!) to The Giving Gown Foundation! For more information, visit their website: www.thegivinggown.org
WORLD AFFAIRS COUNCIL OF HOUSTON UPCOMING EVENTS:
*All CIA members are responsible for signing up online, mentioning TWHS CIA.
Jesse H. and Mary Gibbs Jones Award International Citizen of the Year
Speaker and Honoree: Rex W. Tillerson, Exxon Mobile Corporation
Friday, April 19th, 11:30am
Hilton Americas, 1600 Lamar, Grand Lanier Ballroom
Nicholas Kozloff is our guest speaker Wednesday, April 28th. The meeting will be in the LGI at 2:45. Nicholas Kozloff is a New York-based writer specializing in political and environmental topics. A former academic, he received his doctorate in Latin American history from Oxford University in 2002. He has provided political analysis on Latin America for such media as BBC, PBS World Focus, C-Span Washington Journal and Brian Lehrer Live, and even put in a guest appearance on the Daily Show with Jon Stewart. Though he writes frequently on Latin America for such online publications as the Huffington Post, in more recent years he has focused increasingly on environmental topics.
Texas A&M University to Host Global Issues Conference for Students
The Office of International Outreach at Texas A&M University invites students to participate in the third annual Global Issues Conference on Wednesday, May 5th, 2010. There is no cost for students but in order to attend the conference, students must submit a global issues project. Information about the conference can be found on the Texas A&M World Room Education web site: http://worldroom.tamu.edu. If you have any questions about the conference or the global issues project, you may contact Enriqueta Perez, conference coordinator, at zoomingoutconference@gmail.com.
Global Issues Project topics include:
Environmental Sustainability
Population Growth and Transition
Economic Development
Health and Human Development
Media and Technology
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World Affairs Council of Houston
Student Diplomat Corps
Students are invited to participate in international dialogue through the Student Diplomat Corps of the World Affairs Council of Houston.
*Attend free evening Council programs throughout the school year.
*Visit our web site www.wachouston.org for information on upcoming events.
*E-mail edu@wachouston.org to register for an event.
*At the end of the academic year, the Council will recognize you and certify your participation based on the number of programs attended.
*There is no cost to participate.
DIPLOMAT LEVELS:
Ambassador- 12 programs attended
Charge d'Affairs- 8 programs attended
Minister- 5 programs attended
Consul General- 3 programs attended
For additional information, contact at:
(713) 522-7811 or visit www.wachouston.org
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