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LifeLine Shanghai
Hotline: (21) 6279-8990
For more information on becoming a telephone volunteer, please contact volunteer@lifelineshanghai.com. From May 17th, Life Line Shanghai will be taking calls from 12:00 noon to 8:00pm, daily.

CINA-ITALIA
Italian Furniture Discount Centre Now Open. The centre, includes furniture for the kitchen, study and lounge room is now open. All products are certified by International Environmentally Friendly Authentication. Shanghai Yihua Furniture Industrial Co.,Ltd.
Add: 115 Hongmei Lu (S), Luojin Lu
Tel: 021-54280971, 13701915200
Contact: Mr.Zhu

The Italian Genius Youngster Arts Troup, 16 persons in all, will visit China and perform traditional Italian programmes at the “2004 Shanghai International Children’s Cultural and Arts Festival” from July 24-31, 2004.
These little artists aged from 8-16, 3 pianists, 2 violinists, 1 dancer and 2 singers, will bring traditional Italian arts to the Shanghai stage under the leadership of Professor Ludmilla Krylova. Tel 6262-6258, 6262-6886 for details.

GEORGE WASHINGTON
UNIVERSITY ALUMNI
NETWORK:
Welcome all GWU Alumni working and/or living in China for monthly gatherings and social networking. Send contact information to Debbie in Shanghai (1391-878-8892; email: gwuaa_china@yahoo.com).

YEO
YEO is the Premier Peer-to-Peer global community network and resource for business owners under 40. The non-profit educational organization has more than 4,700 members in 104 chapters and 35 countries. E-mail: Shanghai2003s@yeo.org

Community Center
Shanghai
The Community Center will be closed from June 14 until July 26. If you have Community Center questions, please call Sue Ferry at 1391 666 7334.

Community Center Shanghai and Shanghai Links Golf Club are offering for the first time ever four Summer Golf Camps for kids at Shanghai Links Golf Course (adjacent to SAS Pudong campus near the Pudong Airport). Each camp is 5 days long and has an exciting, educational daily program from 9:30am to 3:00pm that includes learning golf techniques from a pro, lunch, and swimming.
July 12-16 — Ages 6-10
July 19-23 — Ages 11 and older
Aug 9-13 — Ages 11 and older
Aug 16-20 — Ages 6-10
The cost is 1,600 yuan per student, and includes 9-hole green and caddy fee, lesson fees, lunches, swimming, and use of clubhouse facilities. Advance payment required. Sign up now by going to Community Center Shanghai’s website, www.communitycenter.cn. For more information call 1350 192 8598.

Are you moving this summer? Now is the time to donate that clothing you never wear to someone who will wear it often. New or used clothing is being collected by River of Hearts. Call Sue Ferry at 1391 666 7334 for information about drop-off points in Pudong and Puxi. Or e-mail sue@communitycenter.cn. Could you help sort clothing for River of

Men’s Breakfast Group at The Beanery
Time: 7:00am to 8:30am
Dates: August 23 Venue: The Beanery
Corner of Biyun & Huangshan, Jinqiao
Men meet around coffee and a John Eldredge book, “Waking the Dead”.
E-mail: nate@communitycenter.cn to get involved

Mothers and Babies Playgroup
Time: 3:30pm to 5:00pm
Dates: July 13 Venue: Concordia International School
999 Mingyue Lu, Jinqiao, Pudong
Buttons & Bows — Mothers and Babies’ Playgroup, every other Wednesday, 3:30pm-5:00 pm. For more info and to confirm meeting location contact Yannicka at 6456-5551.

Heart-to-Heart, an informal gathering for parents with children with special needs to share thoughts and ideas on how to cope with the daily demands of life. Next month, July 7 at the Community Centre. Please direct your inquiries and RSVP to Laddawan Wong (e-mail: laddwong@yahoo.com, Tel: 5812-9688) or Mari Pangestu (e-mail: mpangestu@ssafara.net, mobile: 13611902241)

New or used clothing being collected by River of Hearts. Call Sue Ferry at 6415-9639 or 13916667334 for information about drop-off points in Pudong and Puxi. Or e-mail sueferry@hotmail.com. Could you help sort clothing for River of Hearts? Contact Sue Ferry.

Rose Koopman on Preparing for Home Leave. Coffee Connection, Friday morning, 9:30-11:00am at the Community Center with expat veteran Rose Koopman on how to make the most of home leave. What to take for friends and relatives back home, and where to get it. How to prepare your family for a great vacation. It’s not to late to put the finishing touches to your summer plans!

Sign up your kids for summer camps in Shanghai. In Puxi Active Kidz Shanghai (www.activekidz.org) is offering soccer, tennis, fun and combo camps this summer, and in Pudong High 5 (www.high5china.com) offers soccer and summer activities camps. Go to their websites for more information. E-mail: activekidz@online.sh.cn or high5@therewewere.com.

Patchwork & Knitting Guild. The Community Center is organizing a group of patchers and knitters (skills at all levels or none at all) to form a guild that will piece quilts, tie blankets and knit sweaters, socks, scarves, etc. as gifts for the needy in time for Christmas and New Year. Materials and teaching provided. Come to the Center every Thursday afternoon, 1:00-4:00pm to work, make friends and contribute to a worthy cause. Bring a friend. For more info call Sue at 6415-9639 or 139-1666-7334.

UFE (Union des Francais de l’Etranger)
UFE organizes throughout the year a large range of activities such as:
# Sports events (tennis, squash, ping-pong, badminton, bowling, potanque, etc.
# Cultural events (museum visits, art, theatre, painting, etc.
# Special events (BBQ party, carnival party, wine tasting quiz, Eastern party for kids, week-end trips, Christmas market, etc.
If you want more information about our French association, you can connect to our website: http://ufe.