DECEMBER NEWSLETTER
Iowa City Foreign Relations Council
ICFRC seeks to promote understanding of international issues by hosting community forums with expert speakers worldwide.
Thank you for joining us for a successful return to in-person programming and for your participation and support
Hello Friends and Supporters,
With the conclusion of our Fall programming season, December brings the end of a triumphant return to in-person programming at our new home in the Iowa City Public Library (ICPL). We have learned a lot and look forward to the Spring with an adjusted format allowing for more social and community experiences; a new lineup of high-quality speakers, and our final 40th Anniversary celebration events.
This month is also the season of giving, and we thank all those who joined us at the home of Liz and Alan Swanson for a Gathering of Friends last month; we appreciate your continued partnership and support. If you still haven't become a supporter, please consider supporting our mission to continue bringing international speakers and perspectives to Iowa communities.
Program recordings are available if you missed any events this past season, thanks to our partners at the ICPL and City Channel 4. Beginning in the Spring, we will also bring audio recordings to our Glocal Voices podcast to give you more ways to engage with these excellent programs.
Thank you all for your participation and support and for helping keep ICFRC here for future generations.
Sincerely,
Peter Gerlach
Executive Director
NEXT SEASON CHANGES
This season, we have marked an ambitious return to in-person programming at our new home in the Iowa City Public Library, with virtual options for those joining from Iowa City and beyond. As we plan for the Spring, we will look at bringing participants together through social time and activities, refreshments and communal seating, and time for Q&A and chats with the speaker. We are also exploring the possibility of catered programs at various times throughout the season.
HALFWAY TO OUR 2024 FUNDRAISING GOAL
The end of the calendar year is halfway through our fiscal year, and we are about halfway through our $75,000 fundraising goal. To help us continue to provide excellent programming, develop new partnerships, connect with more people throughout our community, and enhance our internship program, please consider including ICFRC in your year-end charitable gifting—and thank you to those who have helped us reach the halfway point!
Since 1983, ICFRC has been community supported and each season is made possible by support from community-members like you.
GLOCAL VOICES PODCAST
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With the Fall '23 season behind us, we will be working to get audio recordings from this past season onto the Glocal Voices podcast in the coming weeks.
Starting in the Spring, each recorded program will have the audio available on our podcast for your enjoyment, adding one more way for you to participate - online, in-person, and via audio.
UPCOMING EVENTS
Our Spring 2024 events calendar will be announced soon. In the meantime, thank you to everyone who attended in-person and online in the Fall and to all of our wonderful speakers.
THANK YOU TO OUR COMMUNITY PARTNERS!
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