Fifth Reunion Photo Album

A SUMMARISED REPORT REGARDING THE 5TH REUNON OF THE ASSYIAN SCHOOL KIRKUK HELD IN CALIFORNIA DURING THE FIRST WEEK OF JULY 2004

FRIDAY, JULY 2, 2004
The Dinner/Dance: at the Assyrian American Civil Club Turlock, California 08:00 p.m. to 01:50 a.m. Saturday morning. Four hundred (400) seats at the Banquet were sold out, but till the last minute there were many more calling to join the Reunion. Guest of Honor was His Grace Mar Bawai Soro. Music by Billy Band. A Fund Raising for the proposed rebuilding of the Assyrian School in Kirkuk did take place together with a Raffle, the Reunion was altogether successful, and the Banquet Hall was nicely decorated by members of the Reunion committee, their wives, children and friends. On Display there were twelve (12) Boards consisting of dozens of old and new School and previous reunion posters, these boards had been traveling to where ever the reunion takes place.

As well, in the Party there was the 5th Reunion ‘Guest Directory/Ad Book’ available for sale.

SATURDAY, JULY 3, 2004
Visit San Francisco and Bay Area: Buses were made available for all those who registered to join the trip.

SUNDAY, JULY 4, 2004
Mass at Mar Gewargis Church in Ceres by His Grace Mar Bawai Soro: After the Mass, a Brunch was prepared by the Church Ladies’ Committee in honor of the Reunion and His Grace Mar Bawai, well done Ladies!

Picnic at the Tuolumne Park Modesto: Afternoon until dusk, Kabobs, Fruit and Cold Drinks were as well prepared and served by the above-mentioned committee. Music by Billy Band.

GUESTS
There were Overseas Guests from Australia, Holland, Spain, Sweden, England and Canada, also from inside United States were from Illinois, Arizona, Las Vegas, California (Los Angeles, Pasadena, Santa Clara, Pleasanton, Hayward, Hercules, San Mateo, San Jose, Pinole, Cypress, Hollister, Millbrae, N. Hollywood, Foster City, San Francisco, Manteca and of course from the ‘Host Stanislous County’ Modesto/Ceres/Turlock

ACCOMMODATION
Most of the Guests were accommodated at the Ramada Inn in Modesto and some others in Best Western Orchard Inn Motel in Turlock.

FIFTH REUNION COMMITTEE, CALIFORNIA
Ramil Karim, Edward Mikhael, Ablahad Samano, James Shamoon, Shameram Karim, Nahrain Y. Benjamin and from Illinois Awisha Z. Lazar.

PICTURES Expecting soon. If any one has some photos that can email to us, we will post them on this website.

GUEST DIRECTORY/AD. BOOK
Those interested in obtaining a book, please call:
Awisha Z. Lazar (phone: 847.965.1181) awisha@assyriansofkirkuk.com OR Ramil Karim (phone: 209.524.7144) e-mail: ramilkarim@sbcglobal.net

P.S. Hope the Sixth Reunion would take place in Kirkuk