Concert For A Bright Future

For those of you that didn't come on Friday night, you missed a STELLAR concert.  The Lyso centre was ROCKIN'!  Concert For A Bright Future was organized by Sam Joo and sponsored by the National Honors society.  It had an unbelievable lineup.  All proceeds from the night go to Dongdaewon.

First Up was U-Angel - a Korean popera group.  At this point ... I had forgotten about the video recorder on my iphone, so no footage was shot!

Second up was the electronic string trio - F.Sharp.  Here is a taste of what they gave the audience Friday night ...


F.Sharp Trio from Sarah Carpenter on Vimeo.

The final act were the Jinjo crew - currently number one in the world for b-boys and they were incredible!  You can see one of their numbers below as well - this one brought the house down!

Jinjo Crew - SFS from Sarah Carpenter on Vimeo.

6 year old pianist Hyun Soo also made his debut.  He is blind and has a dream to be a pianist.  He did an excellent job and was supported by his family.

A great concert.  If you weren't there, you should have been.  Make a point to be there next year  :)

How Has The Dongdaewon Work Changed?

For many years, the Eugene Bell Foundation focused on partnering with care centres, taking a holistic approach to treating TB.  Up until 2009, we worked with them to provide a resupply kit.  This kit included DOTs medicine for regular TB patients, some agricultural supplies and resupplies for the xray machines, microscopes etc.  For more information about how we used to support Dongdaewon and where our funds went, click here.

Since 2009, the World Health Organization (WHO) has been providing DOTs treatment for regular TB patients in North Korea.  However, there is a burgeoning problem with MDR TB.  Eugene Bell are now focusing all their work on treating MDR patients, as there is a desperate need and not the resources to meet this need.  The WHO's goal is to pick up 50 MDR patients by 2014.  Many people are concerned about  us sending money to North Korea.  We don't send money, the money we raise goes to Eugene Bell and they buy medicine and set up medicine boxes for each MDR patient - every box is tailor made for the needs of that particular patient.

Bunko Night

Come and join us for a Bunco tournament!

Bunco is a simple dice game that takes just

a few minutes to learn but provides hours of fun.

There will be lots of snacks, laughs, and prizes-the best part-

you don’t have to think real hard to win.

You just have to be lucky!

Where: E 51, the Bengers’ apartment

When:  April 20, 7-10:00 pm

Why: Because it is fun and all the proceeds go to saving lives

Maximum participants: 20

How much:   25,000 W

                       includes snacks, prizes and lots of fun!

If you are interested in participating,

contact Barry or Karolyn Benger. 

bbenger@seoulforeign.org  or  kbenger@seoulforeign.org.   

Participants must pay before March 22.

Pinochle Nights

Come and enjoy a great supper with great people!

Learn how to play double pinochle, a 4 player card game that will challenge you …

BUT may well become your favorite card game!

We will wine and dine you, teach you the basics of the game (and maybe a few tricks), and even give you a cheat sheet to take home!

Where: E 51, the Bengers’ apartment

When:  April 14, 7-10:00 pm

Why:    Because it is fun

             and all the proceeds go to saving lives

Maximum class: 10

How much: 50,000 W includes

                           supper, instructions, and lots of fun

If you are interested in participating,

contact Barry or Karolyn Benger.  bbenger@seoulforeign.org or kbenger@seoulforeign.org

  

Participants must pay before March 22.

Music Festival For A Bright Future - Friday March 16th

Don’t Miss This!!

b-boy dance crew

Electronic String Trio … and more.

Be there!!

When:  Friday 16th March

Where:  Lyso Center

Time:  7pm (doors open at 6.40pm)

Price:  Tickets 10,000 won (available at door)

A Victorian Tea Party ...

Registrations close March 23rd - be in quick!!

Dongdaewon Photo School

Want to know your camera better and get those great shots?

We have some fabulous photography classes lined up for you!  

Each class is two sessions.  

The cost for each class (includes both sessions) is 50,000 won.
Please register by clicking here and send the money to Ms Carpenter in the ES Lab


REGISTRATIONS CLOSE MARCH 23rd!!

Click the links below for more details:

Know Your Camera - Mastering the basics

Jon Hill

21st March and 4th of April - 7.30 - 9pm

Capture Your World - Exploring textures, light and detail

Sarah Carpenter

10th April and 17th of April - 7.30 - 9pm

The Photographic Eye - The art of composition

Kristen Coffelt
25th April and May 2nd - 7.30 - 9pm

The Photographic Eye

The Photographic Eye

April 25th/May 2nd

Instructor:  Kristen Coffelt

Where:        ES computer Lab (2nd floor)

Time:           7.30pm - 9pm


Click here to register and send the money to Ms Carpenter in the ES Lab by March 23rd.

Class Focus:

What makes a good picture?  How can you make your pictures POP?!  How can you make your snapshots more professional?  All of these questions, plus more, will be explored in this class on photographic composition.  This class will look at how to frame your subjects and arrange them so that your pictures become more interesting and dynamic.  It will also look at how to transform colors in your photographs to enhance them.

About Kristen

Kristen has been an avid photographer for more than 15 years.  She received her BA in photography and art education from Colorado State University.  Kristen has had many photographs in various art shows and loves to photograph.  Her artistic and design experience gives her a solid background for composing and shooting photographs.

Know Your Camera

Know Your Camera Workshop

21st March and 4th of April

 Instructor:  Jon Hill

Where:        ES Computer Lab (2nd floor Elementary School)

Time:           7.30pm - 9pm


Click here to register and send the money to Ms Carpenter in the ES Lab by March 23rd.


Class Focus:
This class was a hit two years ago.  If you have ever wanted to know what all the buttons are on your camera ... come along and let Jon explain it to you in an easy to understand way!  By changing your settings you can take your photographs to a whole new level!  This class is for all levels and all types of cameras.

About Jon

Jon began serious photography in college with a hand-me-down all-manual camera from his dad.  He learned the basics and dabbled in the darkroom.  His passion really took off with the purchase of his first digital camera in 1999, coinciding with his move to Tanzania.  There his love for nature and travel photography took hold.  He has had photographs published in a few travel magazines and has self-published photos and articles on his photography website, www.safarishots.com. 

As a teacher at SFS, Jon has also refined his techniques for event photography, taking advantage of drama productions, sports, and other events.  Becoming a father has also naturally pushed him into portrait and candid shooting.  The busy-ness of family and professional life has limited his ability to get out and take photos and publish to his website in recent years, but the passion is still there.  

Capture Your World!

10th and 17th of April

Instructor:  Sarah Carpenter

Where:        ES Computer Lab (2nd floor Elementary School)

Time:           7.30pm - 9pm


Click here to register and send the money to Ms Carpenter in the ES Lab by March 23rd.

Class Focus

Sarah will be looking at travel photography and nature photography and how to get the best out of this. She will be exploring texture, use of natural light and composition.

About Sarah

Sarah has been passionate about photography for over 20 years.  She enjoys nature photography and travel photography.  Sarah particularly likes exploring texture and detail and is often looking for how these can interplay with light to create unique pictures.

Sarah has exhibited some of her work and it can be found in homes in New Zealand, Australia, The Netherlands, the USA, the UK and Italy.  Her most recent photo project was during her sabbatical last year, when she was asked to travel to North Korea with the Eugene Bell Foundation to document their work.

Dongdaewon Tech Classes

Click here for full details - each class is an hour and costs 20,000won

Mac Basics        
4th April - 3.30pm                              

    

Wikis
9th April - 3.15pm

Photoshop
16th April - 6pm

Google Docs
18th April - 3.15pm

i-Photo
23rd April - 7.30pm

i-Movie