DC Scholar Alumni recently attended a chocolate truffle making course at ACKC Chocolates. Participants enjoyed the opporunity to get hands-on experience and a lucky few even got to lick the spoon. The delicious recipes included white, milk, and dark chocolates. The 2 hour class focused on techniques you can use in your own kitchen using ingredients you can find in local stores. The Alumni Group is considering future cooking courses, building off of our successful Thai cooking class held last year.
The DC Scholar Alumni Group recently held its sixth bookgroup. This time we discussed “Kitchen Confidential” by Chef Anthony Bordain. Participatns enjoyed the opportunity to discuss the text and exchange some cooking tips. We also enjoyed the wonderful weather and location at the National Gallery of Art Sculpture Garden’s Pavilion Café in Washington, D.C. Stay tuned for our next bookgroup selection,
Chocolate Truffle Making – Aug. 11, 6:30-8:30PM at ACKC Chocolates. Cost $35. This class is open to the public with a max of 15 participants, so sign up soon.This 2 hour class focuses on techniques you can use in your own kitchen using ingredients you can find in local stores. The best part…you take home what you make! So, if you’ve ever pondered the alchemy involved in the making of fine chocolate, enroll in Chocolate Truffle Making Class and learn the delicious art for yourself! Sign-up here: http://ackccocoabar.com/store/page8.html
The DC Scholar Alumni Group is pleased to announce its sixth bookgroup selection. The newest selection is “Kitchen Confidential” by Chef Anthony Bordain. All are invited and welcome to join the discussion on Sunday, July 12th at 3:00 p.m. at the National Gallery of Art Sculpture Garden’s Pavilion Café in Washington, D.C. Please direct all questions to Mary Sperry at maryesperry AT aol.com.
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Martha’s Table - The DC Scholar Alumni group is pleased to announce July 26th as the next volunteer date with Martha’s Table. Martha’s Table, located at 2114 14th St., NW, helps improve the lives of at-risk children, youth, families, and individuals in Washington, D.C. by providing educational programs, food, clothing, and enrichment opportunities. Participants are to meet at 10:00 a.m. the morning of the session and to pre-register via email with Pete Vigna pjvigna AT gmail.com.
Martha’s Table - The first three 2009 volunteer dates with Martha’s Table are scheduled! Martha’s Table, located at 2114 14th St., NW, helps improve the lives of at-risk children, youth, families, and individuals in Washington, D.C. by providing educational programs, food, clothing, and enrichment opportunities. Participants are to meet at 10:00 a.m. the morning of the session and to pre-register via email with Pete Vigna pjvigna AT gmail.com
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The DC Scholar Alumni Group is pleased to announce its fifth bookgroup selection. The newest selection is “Guns, Germs, and Steel” by Jared Diamond. All are invited and welcome to join the discussion on Sunday, March 8th at 3:00 p.m. at the National Gallery of Art Sculpture Garden’s Pavilion Café in Washington, D.C. Please direct all questions to Mary Sperry at maryesperry AT aol.com.
On Dec. 7th the DC Scholar Alumni group hosted its fourth bookgroup (see photos). This time we read “Three Cups of Tea” by Greg Mortenson and David Oliver Relin. The book discussion extended from education policy to the role of the Taliban in Afghanistan to U.S. policy in SW Asia.
The DC Scholar Alumni Group once again volunteered for the annual Martha’s Table Thanksgiving luncheon. Participants appreciated the chance to share some of the Thanksgiving spirit of thankfullness and generosity with others. A group photo is included below.
The SHC DC Alumni group is pleased to announce our next book group selection. For our fourth session, we will read Three Cups of Tea by Greg Mortenson and David Oliver Relin (description below). Please join us Sunday, December 7th at 4 pm, at Teaism in Penn Quarter, 400 8th St NW, Washington, DC. Please direct all questions or RSVPs to Mary at: maryesperry AT aol.com
From Publisher’s Weekly:
Some failures lead to phenomenal successes, and this American nurse’s unsuccessful attempt to climb K2, the world’s second tallest mountain, is one of them. Dangerously ill when he finished his climb in 1993, Mortenson was sheltered for seven weeks by the small Pakistani village of Korphe; in return, he promised to build the impoverished town’s first school, a project that grew into the Central Asia Institute, which has since constructed more than 50 schools across rural Pakistan and Afghanistan. Coauthor Relin recounts Mortenson’s efforts in fascinating detail, presenting compelling portraits of the village elders, con artists, philanthropists, mujahideen, Taliban officials, ambitious school girls and upright Muslims Mortenson met along the way. As the book moves into the post-9/11 world, Mortenson and Relin argue that the United States must fight Islamic extremism in the region through collaborative efforts to alleviate poverty and improve access to education, especially for girls. Captivating and suspenseful, with engrossing accounts of both hostilities and unlikely friendships, this book will win many readers’ hearts.