Dear Friends,

Our 19th annual Turkish American Day Parade will take place on Saturday, May 20th.

We have enriched our parade this year by organizing a Turkish Culture Festival consisting of various cultural, social and art events.

We are empowered by the support and the courage you vested in us since 1956. Our three main goals in organizing these events are; increasing community solidarity by bringing Turkish American together, promoting our beautiful homeland and our rich culture and lastly present the strength and the unity of Turkish Americans to the world.

We need your help in order to achieve our goals. Firstly please do not hesitate to send us your tax-deductible donation checks so that we can continue our half a century's effort to be the voice of Turkey and Turkish Americans. Secondly, please try to attend as much of our activities as you can. Most of the events are open to public with no admission fees or with very reasonable admission fees. But most importantly please join us during our parade on May 20th as we come together with our folk dance ensembles, bands, performers and artists, our children and our elderly, with our flags, balloons and national costumes.

Let us share our culture and joy with our fellow New Yorkers and the visitors of this great capital of the world. Let's increase the last year's participation of 40.000 and dedicate one day of the year to promote our homeland and for the next generation of Turkish-Americans.

United we stand.

Egemen BAGIS
President,
Federation of Turkish American Associations.

ANA SAYFA

INGILIZCE