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Chers membres, dear Members,

Voici les news de cette fin d'année 2009.

ASSEMBLÉE GENERALE – ANNUAL BOARD MEETING

FEU Board and members attended our annual Board Meeting held at the Alliance Française December 11th. Membership is stable. A new e-brochure is now available. The events calendar 2009 was reviewed and the 2010 main events discussed. Erica Smith will continue the weekly AMERICA broadcast in 2010 on Radio Occitania. She would welcome volunteers. Afterwards members who were not in a hurry to get home finished off with a pizza and drinks! Members may request to receive the Minutes (in French only). Congratulations to the Board members and a heartfelt "thank you" for your enthusiastic participation throughout the year.

FEU Board Members 2010

  • Felicia Mayne - President
  • Pascal Bardet - Vice President
  • Travis Bennett - Vice President
  • Stacey Bennett - Secretary
  • Susan Barreault - Treasurer
  • Candice Lemaire - Responsable Section Jeunes
  • Marie Delord – Board Member

Les membres du Comite et membres FEU se sont reunis le 11 decembre a l’Alliance Francaise pour l’Assemble Generale Annuelle. Le chiffre des adhesions reste stable. Une nouvelle e-brochure est disponible pour diffusion. Les activites de l’annee passee et previsions pour 2010 etaient discutes. Erica Smith continuera a animer l’emission AMERICANA sur Radio Occitania chaque semaine. Elle serait heureuse d’avoir de l’aide. Ensuite, tous ceux qui n’etaient pas presses pour rentrer se sont reunis autour d’une pizza et un verre. Les membres qui souhaitent recevoir le compte-rendu de l’AG peuvent le recevoir sur simple demande. Nous felicitons les membres du Comite et les remercions pour leur participation enthousiaste tout au long de l’annee.


‘AMERICANA’ ON RADIO OCCITANIA

Our weekly AMERICANA broadcasts (produced with the kind support of the US Consulate in Toulouse), can be heard on Sunday from 10 to 11 am and now also on Wednesday mornings from 9 to 10 am on Radio Occitania, 98.3 FM. We are looking for volunteers who would like to help with the broadcast. Our radio host, Erica, now has an exciting full time job as well as her lovely family. For information, please contact Felicia Mayne at 06 17 72 06 01.

 

AMERICANA on Radio Occitania

Our weekly AMERICANA broadcasts (produced with the kind support of the US Consulate), can be heard on Sunday from 10 to 11 am and now also on Wednesday mornings from 9 to 10 am on Radio Occitania, 98.3 FM. We are looking for volunteers who would like to help with the broadcast. Our radio host, Erica, now has an exciting full time job as well as her lovely family. For information, please contact Felicia Mayne at 06 17 72 06 01.

 

Upcoming events:

  • Our annual Superbowl evening Feb 7th. Notre traditionnelle soirée Superbowl aura lieu le 7 février!
  • Ice Hockey Evening/Soiree Hockey sur Glace
  • Also in the works; together with FRANCE-QUEBEC, a hockey evening, the game, followed by a reception with the local Hockey team. En projet, avec l’association FRANCE-QUEBEC: une soirée Hockey, le match suivi d’une réception par l’équipe de Hockey.
  • Young Chicago Orchestra Exchange Day: April 2, 2010
  • Next Spring (27 March-3 April) FEU will support an exchange of 10 young musicians from Chicago, Illinois. The musicians (13 to 16 years old) sponsored by the Chicago Orchestra will practice together with their young counterparts from the Conservatoire de Musique in Toulouse and give a concert. We will be looking for 10 English-speaking FEU members to host a young American musician for one day, April 2, 2010 by showing them around Toulouse or the area. Au printemps prochain (27 mars-3 avril) FEU participera a l’échange de 10 jeunes musiciens de Chicago, Illinois. Ces musiciens, âgés de 13 a 16 ans, sponsorisés par l’Orchestre de Chicago, joueront avec leurs partenaires français du Conservatoire de Toulouse. Ensemble ils donneront un concert au Conservatoire. Nous cherchons 10 membres parlant anglais qui pourront accueillir un jeune pour une journee, le 2 avril, pour leur montrer Toulouse ou les environs.

THANKS and Happy Holidays/MERCI et Joyeuses Fêtes !

Again thanks to all our members who have attended our events, and especially our Board Members and all the others who have helped us create them. Please keep in mind, we are all “bénévoles”, working for the good of the Association. Any ideas or helping hands from our Members are most welcome!  Call or write to us. Happy Holidays !

Merci encore à tous les membres, qui ont participe et surtout ceux qui nous ont aidé pour toute leur travail et aide. Nous sommes tous des bénévoles qui travaillons pour le bien de l’association. Toutes les idées et l’aide de nos membres est la bienvenue! N’hésitez pas à nous écrire ou à nous appeler. Joyeuses Fêtes !

 

Felicia Mayne, Presidente

 
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