NEWSLETTER
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SHELTON DAY Festivities in downtown Shelton to celebrate our city
WEDNESDAY OCTOBER 24
CANDIDATES NIGHT Come and meet your mayor and the Democratic candidate as they present their visions for the future of our City.
The WASHINGTON TRIP was an outstanding success. Everyone had a great time and are already asking for us to plan another trip.
If you need to communicate with us, you should be able to send us messages via email.
MEMBERSHIP The annual membership fee is only $25.00 per person. As a paid member in good standing, you will receive a 10% discount of the cost of future events. All funds raised will be used to promote the objectives of our Mission Statement through scholarships and cultural events. Please fill out the application at the end of this letter and mail it to our office along with a check for $25.00. We will send you your membership card.
SPECIAL EVENTS AND FUND RAISING CHAIRMAN Christina Santos
Bring your families and friends, enjoy our Portuguese food, meet other Portuguese families living in Shelton and have some fun.
MEMBERSHIP AND CIVIC PARTICIPATION CHAIRMAN Sandra Ramalhete
The audience will have the opportunity to write down questions that they may wish to ask the candidates. The questions will be given to one of the moderators and he or she will decide which questions to ask. All your Alderman Representatives have also been invited to be present but will not debate.
You will have the opportunity to personally meet the candidates after the debate over coffee and pastries.
Anyone that is not a citizen or is not registered to vote and would like to do so, please let us know and we will assist you. Voting is a privilege and a duty. We encourage everyone able to do so.
EDUCATION CHAIRMAN Elsa Cardoso
Portuguese Level II classes - Intermediate - will start October 23. Classes will be in the evening from 6:30 to 8:30 in the school building next to our Lady of Fatima Church. At this level, the students will also be given the opportunity to attend cultural and leisure activities so that they can get to know the language, the culture and the Portuguese People better.
The committee is also planning visits to museums and other cultural institutions around the country. We will try to make each visit not only a time of leisure but also a learning opportunity. We are also attempting to get video on Portuguese historical sites and landmarks.
On September 1, 2, and 3 we took a group of 55 people to Washington, DC. The visit was an incredible and memorable experience! We prepared an itinerary highlighting many of the most popular, historic, and cultural attractions. We visited the Portuguese exhibition Encompassing the Globe: Portugal and the World in the 16th and 17th Centuries, which explores the artistic achievements that flourished when the Portuguese sailors exposed new, creative techniques and imagery to the world as they transported goods from port to port. The exhibition presents approximately 250 objects produced by each of the cultures touched by Portugal's early trade routes.
Everyone who participated in the trip was so pleased that they are asking for a repeat! My committee and I are already preparing other tips to other important places in the U.S. We'll keep you informed. If you have any place you would like to visit please let us know.
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Please support your Association by joining today and encourage the rest of your family to become members also. We thank you for your support.
PUBLICITY & COMMUNICATIONS CHAIRMAN Jose Gaspar
OUR WEBSITE Visit us at
www.SheltonPCA.com
The site is a work in progress and we will continue to improve it to better serve our Portuguese community.
Make check payable to Shelton Portuguese Cultural Association and mail it to 819 Bridgeport Avenue Shelton, Ct 06484
Attention, Paula Pires Treasurer.