1. A American Turkish Friendship Council Investing in Education & Welfare of Turkish Children and Adolescent Girls
2. Great leader Atatürk’s biggest battle began after founding the Republic of Turkey. He had a vision to advance the newly founded, extremely poor and uneducated Republic amongst the most civilized Nations.
3. Atatürk believed that to achieve his goal, the most important and most productive task was EDUCATION! He specifically emphasized the education of women and said “We shall not catch up with the modern world if we only modernize half the population."
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5. 2010 Achievements In 2010, we changed the lives of many underserved Turkish children and adolescent girls. Some were able to attend school and some others were provided with warm coats and yearly school supplies.
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9. Mardin - 2010 We provided school supplies to 500 students and coats to 100 students in 14 villages of Mardin.
16. The Turkish Student Organization at GA-Tech University for supporting us to raise funds at their Welcome Party and Movie Nights
17. All individuals who attended and/or responded to our fundraising events. And committed scholarship sponsors from Turkey, US, Canada, and England.
18. Corporations and Organizations for providing services and financial support. VIP Group Bakkal International Foods ACI’90
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20. $11 = Yearly school supplies for 1 student $20 = Pair of boots for 1 student $20 = Dental and hair care for 1 student $23 = A coat for 1 student $600 = Scholarship to an elementary school student for one year $750 = Scholarship to a high school student $1,500 = Scholarship to a college student HOW FAR YOUR $ GO
21. Tax Deductible donations can be made to the American Turkish Friendship Council (ATFC) at 1266 West Paces Ferry #257, Atlanta GA 30327 Make your check out to ATFC and… put CATOM in the memo line. OR Via PayPal at www.theatfc.org Tax Deductible Donations
22. We wish you all a happy, healthy and joyous New Year with your loved ones! ı ı
