Turkish Students Association @ OSU

Republic Day Ball (29 Ekim Cumhuriyet Balosu)

We are happy to announce that TAACO’s executive committee is in the process of organizing yet another great event for this year’s Turkish Republic Day Ball.

We have several special guests this year; we invited Turkish General Consul in Chicago Mr. Fatih Yildiz and he is planning to join us with his family. In addition, Ohio Congressman Mr. Steve Stivers accepted our invitation. Also, Mr. Yenal Kucuker and his colleagues from ATAA will try to travel from Washington DC one more time to meet Turkish Americans and students living in Central Ohio.

We hope that most of you can join us to celebrate this big event together with our guests.

IMPORTANT DEADLINE: Please respond by October 21st as TAACO needs us to submit them a Guest List for reserving the room and other arrangments.

We are accepting your reservations through regular mail this year.  We are hoping that this will eliminate the waiting line at the door. Here is the information on how to register:

1 – You will find two attached files to this announcement. One is for you to renew/become a TSA member. The other one is your invitation to Republic Day Ball Reception & Dinner. Please print both forms.

2 - Please include your name and your family members’ names on the invitation form.

3 – Circle the dinner option(s) and dessert option(s) for you and your family members on the invitation form.

4 – Complete the TSA membership form for 2011-2012 to become a member. (Please note that you do not have to become a member to attend this event. Also, you do not need to complete membership form if you already did it during Welcome Party or Coffee Social).

5 – For payments, you can go with the one of the options below that is the most convenient for you:

a) Check by Mail: Mail To –> Derya Gol – 2015 Neil Ave Ste 205 Columbus, Ohio, 4320-1210

Checks should be written to Turkish Students Association.

You can use campus mail free of charge for deliveries on campus. You can find the drop off locations for campus mail in the following link: http://receivingandmail.osu.edu/droplocations.aspx

b) Online Check: Send To –>Turkish Students Association – 2015 Neil Ave Ste 205 Columbus, Ohio, 4320-1210

c) In Person by Cash: Meet with –> Derya Gol – 2015 Neil Ave Ste 205 Columbus, Ohio, 4320-1210

Call at 614 – 589 2797 or e-mail at gol.1@osu edu to set up a time

Please e-mail Sevengul Yildirim yildirim.13@osu.edu or Derya Gol gol.1@osu.edu if you have questions.

Turkish Students Association Membership Form

Republic Day Ball 2011 Invitation Form

Zoombezi Bay Water Park Trip

Summer in Columbus is hot and humid. But a fun day full of water rides and games will do the trick. We would like to invite you to a trip to Zoombezi Bay Water Park to cool off the summer heat a little bit. (http://www.zoombezibay.com)

When: Saturday, July 23th @ 10.00am
Where: Zoombezi Bay Water Park, 4850 West Powell Road, Powell, Ohio 43065
Directions from OSU: http://goo.gl/Gb16q

Tickets:
Student Tickets can be obtained from Ohio Union every Thursday @5.00pm. (Limit is 2 tickets per Buck ID)
- $20/person if you have a Buck ID

Regular Tickets can be obtained online from www.zoombezibay.com using the “Buy Tickets” button at the upper right corner.
- $29.99 per person for adults
- $21.99 for ages 2-9 and 60+
- Free for children under 2

Important: Student Tickets at Ohio Union are in high demand and may be sold out quickly. Therefore, we advise you to go and get in the line 45 minutes before 5.00pm.

TSA End of Year Party and Elections

We invite you join us in the last TSA event of this quarter, TSA End of Year Party and Elections, May 30th Monday at 6pm in RPAC meeting rooms #1-2. TSA members will also elect the new TSA Executive Committee.*

Pizza and refreshments will be served during the event.

As we say goodbye, we would like to see all of you there to celebrate end of the quarter.

* TSA membership is required for voting and nominations.

TSA Annual Table Tennis Tournament

Take a break from the end-of-quarter stress, and join our Annual Table Tennis Tournament on May 20th, Friday at 6pm at RPAC table tennis area, 2nd floor lounge.

Those who have first three places will receive gift cards of 20$, 15$, and 10$.

Please sign up to the following spreadsheet so that we can match the players.
http://goo.gl/oUzh0

We are looking forward to seeing you there!

April 23th Picnic

We are finally in April and feeling like we will see Spring soon…

Our traditional Kids’ day celebration will be held as a picnic on April 23rd Saturday.  Related information is below. Please bring your kids and their friends. Also, let us know how many kids you are bringing so we can prepare some gifts for them.

Date: Saturday, April 23rd, 2011
Time: 11:00 am-sunset
Venue: The Homestead Park/Lakeside Pavilion
Full Shelter: 16 Tables (12 inside, 4 patio)
4675 Cosgray Road
Hilliard, OH, 43026
http://www.wtwp.com/parks-and-recreation/facilities/the-homestead-park/

TAACO will provide table clots, napkins, some soft drinks, balloons etc.  Please bring whatever you need for a picnic for your family and a little more to share with friends. If you have any questions related to picnic, please e-mail me (binnaz.leblebicioglu@yahoo.com) or Ugur Ozel (ugurozer@gmail.com).