EXTRAVAGANZA 2009
RESCHEDULED October 8, 2009
Who:
Everyone
What:
$150 ticket admits two and has a 1 in 250 chance at the $5,000 reverse draw grand prize
When:
Thursday, October 8, 2009 from 6:30 to 9:00 pm
Where:
San Jose Country Club
CISV is a global community of dedicated volunteers, creating opportunities for all ages to experience the excitement and enrichment of cultural diversity through our educational programs. We are founded on our belief that peace is possible through friendship – and that the real difference can be made by starting with children.
CISV provides a range of unique, educational group activities, which develop cross-cultural understanding in children, youth and adults from around the world. By encouraging respect for cultural difference and the development of self-awareness, CISV empowers each participant to incorporate these values into their lives as they become global citizens and strive for a more peaceful world. CISV Jacksonville is one of over 20 U.S. chapters of Children's International Summer Villages (CISV). Since its founding in 1976, the Jacksonville Chapter has hosted over 900 international delegates. And in just the past 10 years, has sent more than 300 local students to CISV programs around the world.In 2008, CISV Jacksonville, among other activities:
- Hosted "Faces of Jacksonville," a two-week overnight local multi-cultural camp modeled on the CISV Village format for local students;
- Hosted children from around the world at a 4-week international Village:
- Hosted and sent an Interchange delegation to Norway;
- Sent Interchange delegations to Austria and Brazil;
- Sent delegates to Villages in Maine, Denmark, and to our Faces Village and we will be sending delegates to a Village in Brazil this winter;
- Sent delegates to a Summer Camp in Norway;
- Sent a delegate to a Seminar Camp in The Netherlands;
- Sent Junior Counselors to Villages in Detroit, Italy and Jacksonville (Faces of Jacksonville);
- Host or participate in two Junior Branch mini-camps;
- Offered Junior Branch activities all year long;
- Sent Junior Branch members to CISV National Youth Meeting in Gulf Coast;
- Sent Junior Branch members and adults to CISV National Board Meeting in Cincinnati, Ohio.
To learn more about CISV Jacksonville and Children's International Summer Villages, explore this website!