UT China Care Play Group, Sunday, November 22nd; from 2pm to 4pm at the Jewish Community Association of Austin, 7300 Hart Lane, Austin, Texas 78731. Please email UT China Care by Saturday morning if you intend to come. UT China Care Play Group, Sunday, November 8th; from 2pm to 4pm at the Jewish Community Association of Austin, 7300 Hart Lane, Austin, Texas 78731. Please email UT China Care by Saturday morning if you intend to come. UT China Care Play Group, Sunday, October 25th; from 2pm to 4pm at the Jewish Community Association of Austin, 7300 Hart Lane, Austin, Texas 78731. Please email UT China Care by Saturday morning if you intend to come. UT China Care Play Group, Sunday, October 11th; from 2pm to 4pm at the Jewish Community Association of Austin, 7300 Hart Lane, Austin, Texas 78731. Please email UT China Care by Saturday morning if you intend to come. FCC Austin Trip to San Antonio/Chinese Art Event, Columbus Day Weekend (October 10–11). During this time, the San Antonio Museum will be offering an exciting exhibit of contemporary Chinese Art, entitled 28 Chinese. Planned activities include a group museum tour at 11:00 on Saturday and possibly a group dinner. Families are responsible for transportation, meals, museum tickets, etc. A block of 25 rooms have been reserved at the Fairfield Inn for our group at a reduced rate until Wednesday, September 9th. Please contact board member Carrie van der Wal if you have questions. Moon Festival, Sunday, September 27th at Central Market (near Lamar & 38th Street). Please contact board member Amy Harris if you’d like to help out. UT China Care Play Group, Sunday, September 20th; from 2pm to 4pm at the Jewish Community Association of Austin, 7300 Hart Lane, Austin, Texas 78731. Please email UT China Care by Saturday morning if you intend to come. 2015 Chinese Culture Camp, August 10–14, at the Asian American Resource Center, 8401 Cameron Road, Austin, 78754. 9:00–2:30 Monday & Friday, 9:00–3:30 Tuesday thru Thursday. All families should have received an email on Wednesday, June 17th with their child’s roster and curriculum chart. If you did not receive this important information, contact Becky Harding. Folder Stuffing Volunteer Opportunity, Saturday, August 1st, 9:00 am–11:00 am at the Asian American Resource Center... a great opportunity for young people to earn service hours, and for anyone to help with camp. Please contact Becky Harding if you can help. President’s Potluck, Saturday, July 18th, at Alan Greenberg’s house. Please contact Alan for further information. Dim Sum Outing, Saturday, June 13th at 10 am. It will take place at New Fortune Restaurant, 10901 N. Lamar (just south of Braker Lane). Please RSVP by June 9th via Evite. Questions? Contact Robin Davis. #Flip the Script: Adult Adoptee Anthology is a collective writing & art anthology sponsored by The AN-YA Project. The purpose is to compile a broad spectrum of adoptee points of view through literature and art. Writers and artists must be adult adoptees, 18 or older. Deadline is June 1, 2015. Peking Opera Performance: Joined by Lin Zongti, a master musician from China National Peking Opera Troupe, performers from Houston Chinese Opera Club and Austin Chinese Opera Club will present four selected scenes of Peking opera classics: Farewell to My Concubine, Mother-Son Reunion, Into the Palace a Second Time, and Lady Mu the Marshal. English subtitles will be provided. This free event takes place on Saturday, May 16th at 2:00 pm at the Asian American Resource Center. College Scholarship Application & Volunteer/Welfare Trip Scholarship Application.* These files need to be opened in Microsoft Word. Timeline: applications are due by midnight on May 6th; selection process begins May 7th; application process ends June 4th; recipients will be announced on June 11th. *Note: This is not a scholarship for a heritage trip. 2015 FCC Family Retreat, located at the T Bar M Camps Travis facilities in Spicewood, Texas and will take place from Friday, May 1–Sunday, May 3, 2015. To register, please complete the following forms and send to the address indicated within the materials along with full payment, no later than April 2nd: Registration, T Bar M Camps Medical Questionnaire, FCC Liability Waiver, T Bar M Camps Liability Waiver. UT China Care Playdate, Sunday, April 26th, from 2pm to 4pm at the Jewish Community Association of Austin, 7300 Hart Lane, Austin, Texas 78731. Please email UT China Care by Saturday morning if you intend to come. 17th Annual Dragon Boat Festival, Saturday & Sunday, April 25–26, from 10am to 3pm at Festival Beach in Austin (northeast corner of Lady Bird Lake & IH35). For more details, including program schedule, please visit the Asian American Cultural Center’s website at: www.asianamericancc.com. UT China Care Playdate, Sunday, April 12th, from 2pm to 4pm at the Jewish Community Association of Austin, 7300 Hart Lane, Austin, Texas 78731. Please email UT China Care by Saturday morning if you intend to come. UT China Care Playdate, Sunday, March 29th, from 2pm to 4pm at the Jewish Community Association of Austin, 7300 Hart Lane, Austin, Texas 78731. Please email UT China Care by Saturday morning if you intend to come. Melanie Chung-Sherman Spring Workshops, FCC parent/children workshops on Saturday, March 28th with Melanie Chung-Sherman, LCSW, PLLC, at Riverbend Church, 4214 North Capital of Texas Highway, in Austin. Melanie is a well-known therapist who happens to be a transracial adoptee from Korea. This is for all families interested in exploring their collective and individual adoption journeys. The workshops will be for ages 7–18 (grouped by age group), and there will be one parents-only workshop. Zilker Park Kite Festival Sunday, March 1st from 10am to 5pm (rain date is March 8th). This is such a fun event, and it's free... plus you can bring your doggie! UT China Care Playdate, Sunday, March 1st, from 2pm to 4pm at the Jewish Community Association of Austin, 7300 Hart Lane, Austin, Texas 78731. Please email UT China Care by Saturday morning if you intend to come. 2015 Chinese Culture Camp Registration, Beginning March 1st, 2015, for camp week of August 10–14, at the Asian American Resource Center, 8401 Cameron Road, Austin, 78754. Follow the link above to access the necessary forms. Chinese New Year, February 22, 2015, from 2:00 to 5:30 at the Asian American Resource Center, 8401 Cameron Road, Austin, 78754. T-shirt sales end on Wednesday, February 4th at 11:59 p.m. UT China Care Playdate, Sunday, February 15th, from 2pm to 4pm at the Jewish Community Association of Austin, 7300 Hart Lane, Austin, Texas 78731. Please email UT China Care by Saturday morning if you intend to come. UT China Care Playdate, Sunday, February 1, from 2pm to 4pm at the Jewish Community Association of Austin, 7300 Hart Lane, Austin, Texas 78731. Please email UT China Care by Saturday morning if you intend to come.