Post date: Mar 9, 2015 10:11:14 PM
PURPOSE: TO HELP SCOUTS LEARN ABOUT OTHER CULTURES
1) The National Capital Area Council along with many local Embassies and National Associations have initiated several opportunities to introduce their cultures to our Scouting family.
THE FOLLOWING EVENTS HAVE BEEN PLANNED:
MAR 15 ST. PATRICKS DAY PARADE IN WASHINGTON DC (11:30am-2:00pm)
APRIL 11 SAKURA MITSURI FESTIVAL (ALL DAY)
MAY 2 AROUND THE WORLD TOUR- EMBASSY OPEN HOUSE (10am.-4:00pm)
MAY 9 SHORTCUT TO EUROPE- EMBASSY OPEN HOUSE (10am-2pm)
MAY 17 ASIAN PARADE- ASIAN FOUNDATION
MAY 31 FESTIVAL OF SEVILLA - STRATHMORE (11am-6pm)
SPECIFICS:
MAR 15 ST PATRICK'S DAY PARADE -MEET AT 7TH STREET AND CONSTITUTION AVE
UNITS BRING YOUR FLAGS (11:30am). SCOUTS ARE ASSIGNED TO DIVISION "D"
SLOT 19. PARADE STARTS AT 12PM
Saturday, May 2, 2015 - "Around the World Embassy Tour" - 10 am - 4pm – Massachusetts Avenue
From Passport DC site: Participants travel the world as they experience the food, art, dance, fashion, music, innovations, and manufactured goods from different countries. More than 50 embassies opened their doors to visitors in 2014, allowing guests to pet alpacas, play with robots, learn indigenous dances, and more! Come see the world through the embassies of missions of our global neighbors. Embassies participating previously include the African Union Mission, Argentina, Australia, Bahrain, Bangladesh, Bolivia, Botswana, Brazil, Colombia, Costa Rica, Ecuador, Egypt, Ethiopia, Fiji, Ghana, Iraq, Japan, Kazakhstan, Kenya, Korea, League of Arab States, Malaysia, Mexico, Mozambique, Nepal, Peru, Philippines, Saudi Arabia, South Africa, Sri Lanka, Thailand, Turkey, Ukraine, Venezuela, and Zambia.
Saturday, May 9, 2015 - "Shortcut to Europe: European Union Embassies' Open House" - 10 am - 4pm – Massachusetts Avenue
From Passport DC site: Visitors to the European Union (EU) Delegation and the embassies of the EU member states will enjoy the authentic music, dance, food, film, and art of 28 distinctive nations. Guests may sip tea at the British Embassy or get a henna tattoo in the Turkish Embassy. Previous participants in the embassy open houses include Croatia, Denmark, Finland, Hungary, Latvia, Malta, Portugal, Slovenia, United Kingdom, Austria, Cyprus, Estonia, France, Germany, Ireland, Lithuania, the Netherlands, Romania, Spain, Belgium, the Czech Republic, Greece, Italy, Luxembourg, Poland, Slovakia, and Sweden.
Sunday, May 31, 2015 - "Festival Of Sevilla" (SPAIN) - 12 Noon-6pm - Strathmore
10701 Rockville Pike, North Bethesda, MD 20852-3385 - This is just a taste of what's all Spain is about! Dances, music, artisans Artists. Meet the Spaniard Diplomats, where a Venturing Scout is the Queen of the Festival! Meet Scouts from Spain in real time videoconference!