Hi, my name is Linda Smolen, your new International Affairs Chairman.I am a member of the Rutherford Junior Women's Club.I have served as Home Life Chair and International Chair in the last five years that I have been a member of Juniors.I am very excited about providing you with great project ideas.One of my goals is to have every club work with UNICEF this year.I look forward to any input you might have as I realize that there are many great international charities out there that I might not know about.You may contact me at International@jerseyjuniors.com with any questions or suggestions you may have.Enjoy your summer!
International Affairs News!
Please click the link to the right to get the latest from your International Chair!
This August in Beijing nations from around the world will compete in the 2008 summer Olympics.This summer in New Jersey junior clubs will have the opportunity to start competing in International Affair Challenges.Categories for you to enter will be:
Heifer International Chick Games.
UNICEF Orange Box Run
Operation Christmas Child Wrap
Pennies for Peace Coin Toss
Your club can pass the torch from event to event or concentrate on winning the gold in just one event.
Collect cancelled Stamps and send to: Sister Ann Mary Schmidt Mt. Carmel Home 412 West 18th Street Kearney, NE 68845 Stamps should be trimmed with a small margin and put in plastic bags for mailing. For reporting purposes the # of pounds and cost is mail is recorded.
Please refer to the Federation Yearbook for the IA outline for other idea projects
International Dinners
For easy and social International Affairs projects, consider having an International Dinner every other month - go out to a different ethnic restaurant to expand your pallet and cultural knowledge! Also, if your club holds playgroups have the hostess make foods from her ethnic background. For the kids - go to http://www.gameskidsplay.net/ and look in the international section for common children's games from foreign countries!
