Dear Friends of Madison Rafah Sister City Project,

Just a reminder that the three members of our
recently-returned delegation to Rafah will give a
presentation about their trip this coming Sunday, Feb.
1, at 6:30 pm at St. Stephens Lutheran Church, Monona.

During the week of January 11-18, Jennifer
Loewenstein, George Arrida and Cisco Bradley of MRSCP
traveled to the middle east in order to visit Rafah
and to meet with municipal officials and community
organizations to talk about working together as sister
cities.

All three succeeded in getting to Jerusalem and the
West Bank, however, only Jennifer got in to Rafah.  In
the space of only three days, Jennifer met with seven
different groups as well as many individuals.  
George and Cisco visited Jerusalem and several towns
in the West Bank while attempting unsuccessfully to
enter Rafah.  All three will give a presentation
featuring slides and narrative, with ample time for
questions and answers throughout.  It should last
about 1-1/2 hours.

Please join us on Feb. 1 to hear about the delegation
and our plans for the upcoming year.  One thing we
learned from our trip: Rafah needs our help
desperately, and the community activists and officials
there have provided us with very detailed information
about how we can link up with their efforts.

The meeting will be held in the Fireside Room at St.
Stephens, 5700 Pheasant Hill Dr., Monona.  Directions
are given below.

Hope to see you there.  As always, if you are unable
to attend but would like to be contacted about helping
with our committee work, please respond by e-mail.

Sincerely,
MRSCP  jsarin@facstaff.wisc.edu

Directions to St. Stephens: 
From US-12/18/Beltline going east, take the MONONA DR
exit (Number 265). Turn LEFT onto OWEN RD. Turn RIGHT
onto PHEASANT HILL RD.
 
From Williamson St going east, take the Atwood bypass
to Atwood Ave. and continue on to MONONA DR. Turn
RIGHT onto PANTHER TRAIL. Turn LEFT onto PHEASANT HILL
RD.