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The Summer issue of the Bridge is now available!

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Organize a summer outing

We are looking for volunteers to help lead outings for spouses&partners members in June, July, and August. You could organize a visit to a museum, a park, a restaurant, a movie theater, or any place you would like to visit! You don’t have to be an expert in the destination, you simply need to receive phone calls and email messages from interested members, and either arrange for a carpool or lead the group on public transportation. There are lots of fun things to do in Boston in the summer, and Jennifer is happy to help you organize a trip. Contact Jennifer at 617-253-1614 or reck@med.mit.edu.

Summer Cook-off: July 23 - CANCELED

Wednesday, July 23, 5:30–7:30 p.m. in the Eastgate Penthouse

We'll provide the ingredients - you invent the recipes! We will provide a certain number of raw ingredients - fruits/ vegetables/nuts/ salad leaves etc. And you will be asked to form groups. Each group can only select a certain number of ingredients and then the competition begins! You will 30 minutes to put together the recipe of your choice with the ingredients you have selected. And there will be a blind tasting (the judge is yet to be determined) for the best recipe! Please RSVP to Manisha by July 20, so that we can make a list of sufficient ingredients.

Sponsored by spouses&partners@mit and the Eastgate Community Association

For more information and to reserve your place, contact Manisha Jhunjhunwala at manishajhunjhunwala@rediffmail.com

Upcoming Events

Taste of Chinatown - July 26

Saturday, July 26 from 2-4 p.m. in the Eastgate Penthouse
Enjoy hand-picked samples from Boston's Chinatown. Free snacks, sweets, and savories.
Sponsored by Eastgate and the Graduate Student Council Off-Campus Subcommitte.
For more information, contact jialanw@mit.edu

FREE Conversational English & Bible Class Summer ‘08 Schedule

For international students, scholars, and spouses

Beginning 6/24/08:
Tuesday 12:30-2:00 International Bible study in 1-375
Tuesday 2:30-4:30 Conversational English class –room 1-375
Idioms, culture, focus on speaking and reading comprehension

Beginning 7/3/08:
Thursday 12-1pm International Bible class, studying the Parables of Jesus; W11 Community Room—bring your lunch
Thursday 1:15-2:30 Conversational English class – using magazine/newspaper articles about American history, holidays, Boston culture and current events, marriage, etc; W11 Main Dining Room

Classes are for sponsored by International Friends of MIT Baptist Campus Ministry; W11-029;
http://web.mit.edu/bcm/edu
For more information, contact sawebb@mit.edu or barbeevers@mit.edu

Registration for Session II Summer Wellness Classes

Registration has begun for the second session summer wellness classes here at the Center for Health Promotion & Wellness. Classes will meet once per week for 5 weeks. MIT Health Plan Members and retirees receive a discounted rate for all classes.
For more information on the classes offered and to download registration forms, please visit our website http://web.mit.edu/medical/c-wellness.html or stop by our office, E23-205.

July/August issue of the Newcomers Almanac is now available online

Thanks to the International Scholars, the MIT community has access to the Newcomers Almanac, a newsletter for newcomers to the United States. The July/August topics include the fourth of July, the debate about handguns, and a biography of Henry Ford.

Link to the newsletter at http://web.mit.edu/scholars/news.html
You will need a MIT certificate to access this newsletter.

Community Service Opportunities

Read the detailed bulletin from the MIT Public Service Center:
http://web.mit.edu/mitpsc/news/bulletin/