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There are just a few spaces left if you want to join tomorrow’s paintfest at the Atlanta Union Mission. See Jackie in room 102 if you are interested in this activity.

Sign up at the front desk to volunteer at the Atlanta Community Food Bank from 6 – 8:30 p.m., on Tuesday, February 9th. Our job will be to inspect, sort, and pack food, paper goods, and a small number of other items to be delivered to the hungry and the poor. Volunteers are limited to 25.

www.acfb.org

On January 12th, a series of earthquakes measuring 6.5 to 7.3 on the Richter scale devastated Haiti. Georgia Tech has set up a website with information about how you can help the victims of the earthquake.

http://www.gatech.edu/haiti/how-you-can-help

The Language Institute will be accepting cash donations through the end of January. Donations collected at the Language Institute will be donated to the American Red Cross. http://www.redcross.org/

All GT students are invited to attend Skate Night at Centennial Olympic Park onMonday, January 25 from 4:30 p.m. – 10 p.m. Present your BuzzCard and receive the discounted ticket price of $6. Wear your yellow and black to show your school spirit! Centennial Olympic Park is easily accessible by MARTA. www.centennialpark.com

The Language Institute together with the Georgia Tech Salsa Club will host the Salsa Sting, Friday, January 29th, from 8 p.m. to 1 a.m. in the Student Center Ballroom! The event is free for students enrolled in the intensive English program, $5 for guests. A free introductory dance lesson will be given from 8 – 9 p.m. There will be live music and a performance by the GT Salsa club's Performance Team and Joby Brava's Ladies. www.gtsalsa.org

The Language Institute will be closed on Monday, January 18, in observance of the Martin Luther King, Jr., holiday. Dr. King was a leader in the civil rights movement to end racial discrimination.

Visit the Martin Luther King, Jr., National Historic Site and have lunch at The Varsity with your classmates, on Monday, January 18. Sign up at the front desk today if you would like to participate.

Do you like sports, action, competition, excitement, and roaring crowds of fans? If so, sign up today at the front desk and pay $10 per ticket to see Atlanta’s professional ice hockey team, the Thrashers, play the Edmonton Oilers at Phillip’s Arena. The Language Institute is ordering tickets in advance as this game may be a sellout.

http://thrashers.nhl.com/

Come to the Language Institute Halloween Party on Tuesday, October 27, from 2 - 5 pm outside, in front of the O'Keefe Building. We have invited Georgia Tech students to join the party, so there should be a lot of opportunity to use the English skills you are learning in the classroom! There will be refreshments, music, drawings for prizes, and pumpkins to carve or paint. Prizes will be awarded for the best costumes and best pumpkins. Costumes can be bought, rented or made.