Le Bulletin
de l’institut de
La Causerie Française
Membership Bulletin – March 2005
Website:
www.lacauserie.org
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your computer, there is no need to open or download the attachment—it’s the very
same thing that you see here on your screen. If what’s on your screen looks odd, open the attachment for
a good version of what follows.
Merci!
Gracias! Grazie!
Thanks to everyone who has brought
goodies to the Fireside Room on Friday mornings for everyone to enjoy. You provide a tasty and comforting
treat to our gatherings and provide an extra boost students in our
classes. It’s been noted during
breaks that we have some talented and generous cooks in our midst.
Because of the Good Friday holiday, La
Causerie classes will not take place on Friday, March 25. See you again on April Fools’ Day (no
foolin’)!
Volunteers Needed for 2005-06 Board of Directors
Many
of you indicated on your registration form last fall that you would be
interested in volunteering for La Causerie. We hope that step forward to
help keep this worthwhile educational organization vibrant and active.
We’ll
only know if you speak up…are you willing to serve in one of the following
positions for next year?
President
First Vice President
Second Vice
President
Assistant
Treasurer
Please respond to the chair of the Nominating Committee, indicating which
position you are interested in: Cyndi Lucas at clucaskc@aol.com
This just in…English zookeepers at Port
Lympne Wild Animal Park in Hythe, Kent, have had to revisit their high school
French lessons after a recent donation of 19 Guinea baboons from the Paris
Zoo. While the monkeys sit
scratching their heads when addressed in English, they readily understand
simple French words such as “déjeuner” and “bonjour”
(particularly déjeuner, which gets them running to the
feeders). “Obviously they don’t
understand the word as such, but it’s the sound they recognize. The keepers have all been brushing up
on their language skills and it seems to have done the trick,” says the zoo’s
marketing manager, Veronica Chrisp.
(submitted by Kate White, professeur).
Add these new members to your
Livret:
Mary Ann Pinkerton (French and Spanish)
6215 Ensley Lane
Shawnee Mission KS 66208
913-831-9794
Joan Gioacchini (Italian)
13333Switzer Road
Overland Park, KS 66213
913-814-9032
Katherine McClernon (Spanish)
8560 Hiawatha
Kansas City, MO 64114
816-333-2937
You’re Invited to an Evening in Paris
There’s still time to join L’ Académie Lafayette
family, friends and sponsors on Sunday, March 13, 2005 from 5:30 until 9:00 for
“An Evening in Paris.” This fund-raising event features the chefs
from Académie Lafayette doing what they do best -- cook! Chefs from 40 Sardines, (Michael Smith and Debbie Gold); Le Fou Frog, (Barbara and Mano Rafael);
the Mission Hills Country Club,
(Gene Deming); and Boulangerie Philippe,
(Frederic and Allyson Philippe) will present an eclectic French-themed menu for
your enjoyment.
For this dressy fund-raising event Académie
Lafayette at 6903 Oak Street, Kansas City, MO, will be transformed into a
sparkling boulevard with French food and drink, fresh flowers, live musicians,
and artists displaying their wares.
Visit the Silent Auction with tempting items available for your browsing
and buying. Proceeds raised from
this event will go toward supporting Académie Lafayette and its commitment to
academic excellence. Price: $50.00 per person. For more information, call or email Mary
Ann Deming (kcmaryann@yahoo.com)
(816-665-9672) or Kevin Battle (kbattle1@kc.rr.com)
(816-816-246-2082).
Please sign up to bring cookies, set up
coffee and/or clean up our hospitality area on class days. See sign up sheet in the Fireside
Lounge.
March 4, 2005 French
program at noon
March 11, 2005 Spanish
program at noon
March 18, 2005 French
program at noon
March 25, 2005 No Classes – Good Friday
April 1, 2005 French
program at noon
Full calendar information for the year
can be found at www.lacauserie.org