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Our Mission
The American Society of So Paulo promotes friendship by organizing social, cultural and athletic events for its diverse membership; encourages integration with the Brazilian society; and supports the American traditions of education, philanthropy and volunteerism.
Presidents Corner
First of all, heartfelt thanks go out to Joe Sherman for his work as President of the American Society during the past two years. His leadership and forward By Frank Pierce, thinking has led AmSoc president us to several improvements as the environment around us continues to change and positions AMSOC to continue its great service to the Community and the wonderful social and cultural events. On May 10th we held our 2013 Annual Gala, and while financials are not fully tallied, this year was undoubtedly our best in many years in terms of money raised for charity. Projeto Sol and Space will benefit from the very successful live and silent auction proceeds, as well as the ever-important Corporate contributions. Thank you to all the sponsors and contributors of art, air travel and resort stays, jewelry, and restaurants, and to Jason Bermingham and Woody Dunstan as MC and auctioneer and for all the hard work by the Event Planning Committee and all the fantastic helpers. On June 29th we will have our annual 4th of July picnic at the American Consulate. Well have a BBQ, drinks, desserts and games, all caped off with fireworks after sunset. Register yourself and family now to ensure you make this fun event and experience one of the greatest American traditions right here in the heart of Sao Paulo. We will also be having our monthly happy hours information to come via e-mail and our website. Most importantly, we will continue to make a difference in our community through financial, supply and clothing donations to the wonderful charitable organizations we support throughout the city. Each of these orphanages and community centers were selected after a thorough review of their programs and quality of management. The support from The American Society is critical and each of us can also contribute contact our Community Action Committee through the AMSOC office to find out how you can help. Finally, winter is approaching which means summer vacation in the USA and the exodus of children and parents once school is out. Our best wishes for a great vacation and well see you soon. For those who will stay in the city well see you at the next happy hour and other exciting events. Abracos, Frank
New Member
Name: Jamey Barbour Origin, time here: Virginia, 9 years. Yes I have been living here for a bit of nine years (since February 6th 2004) Why So Paulo: Work. I am a director for Walmart Brazil in the Integration department. additionally, I will soon open an executive transportation company. Best things so far: Best what? I have been to a lot of great places in Brazil, and even lived 18 months in the NE which allowed me to know a lot about the NE region. My wife is a Gaucha, from Porto Alegre, so I have seen some beautiful places in the south too. But if I had to narrow down one thing as being great about Brazil I would say its the people. They are warm, receptive, helpful and just down right nice. Early frustrations: Working culture: I had a difficult time in adjusting to the office culture. Examples, employees arrive 10-15 minutes late to meetings, not having an objective meeting agenda, not making key decisions/actions, not sending out the meeting minutes, etc. It is normal, partly due to the external environment (Traffic) that employees arrive late. Have saudade for anything back home: YES! Collegiate sports (NCAA bball and Football) Progress with Portuguese: Fluent Favorite place to hang out: Vila Madalena
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Special thanks to GM-Chevrolet for being our major sponsor for the second consecutive year!
We would like to thank American Airlines for their continued support over the years, generously providing 2 Business Class tickets for our 2013 Gala Dinner Live Auction.
Aecio Sarti, artist Amadeus Restaurant American Airlines Aspen Skiing Company Avianca Airlines Ayumi Photography Azul-Linhas Airline Bodytech BOS BBQ Caloi Camila Klein Jewelry Cantaloup Carlos Yamassaki, Jeweler Casa Tartaruga, Paraty Charlie Garcia Christie Helm, artist David Dalmau Barrus, artist Davids Tennis Delta Air Lines Don Curro Restaurant Due Cocchi lon Brasil, artist Espaco Ruda Fabrizio Giannone Jewelry Fast Forward Language Institute Fillity Fogo de Cho Gerson Mendes, Glaucia Mendes, Jair Mendes Grand Hyatt Restaurant Eau Grand Hyatt Restaurant Kinu Gregory Fink, artist Guarapiranga Golf & Country Club Helena Mottin Moda Hertz Rental Car - Brasil HomeAway Vacation Rentals Hotel & Spa do Vinho Caudalie
Hotel Nau Royal, Cambury Indeca Isabel Franco Juma Lodge, Manaus Juquehy La Plage Juquehy Praia Hotel Karen Bygdal Andreasen, DDS Lamite Restaurante Lofficiel Jardim La Brassierie Erick Jacquim La Marais Bistro La Tambouille Lapinha SPA Lynn Cordeiro, FalaPhoto Maggie Foxhole, author P.J. Clarkes Paradise Golf & Lake Resort, Mogi das Cruzes Patricia de Luna, DDS (Family Dentristy) Patricia Kavanagh, LMT Paul Couri Pestana Bahia Hotel Pousada Chez Louise et Louis Preludio Joias Renaissance
Restaurante Porto Rubaiyat Ricardo & Marlene Rubeiz Ritz Carlton South Beach Miami Rive Gauche Rosana Rocha Sallvattore Restaurante Santa Clara Eco Resort Shangri La Hotel Pousada, Serra Negra Single Malt Tasting Club of So Paulo Spa Med Sorocaba Starbucks Tory Burch Tutto Italiano Ristorante Ursula Altenbach, artist
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Increased Security Regarding logistics and operations for the Confederations Cup, according to Forbes, the Brazilian government has dispatched 25,000 soldiers to patrol the countrys border with its ten neighbors, though the operations objectives go beyond protection of soccer fans to dampen drug trafficking, embezzlement, smuggling, illegal immigration, environmental crimes, and even unlawful mining. In addition, the government has commissioned river patrol ships, UH-12 Naval helicopters, and hospital ships, along with army aircraft and armored vehicles. The Brazilian Air Force has also been engaged with fighter planes, radar aircraft, and helicopters poised for action. Brazil is also in talks
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Angel Party
Every year the American Society throws its own gala event for kids, the Angel Party. This year the party will be held on Saturday, November 9, at Chapel School. Our invited guests are 250 children from orphanages, daycare centers and educational programs that the Community Action Committee of the American Society supports. We need your help. The gifts that Santa gives each child at the party are, in many cases, the only Christmas presents these children receive. Would you like to be one of Santas helpers and sponsor a child? This means buying the items for one child that Santa will give at the party. These items are: a pair of pants, a T-shirt, a jacket or sweatshirt, a pair of socks, three pairs of underwear, a pair of tennis shoes, a backpack, a toy worth R$50 or more and some candy. Sometimes shopping is easier and faster and if youd like to do some shopping in July while traveling abroad. One quick trip to your local discount store and youre done. If youre interested, write Sue Banman Sileci at sue@sileci.com for the name and clothes sizes of a child. And, of course, the Angel Party Planning Committee needs donations of all sorts, from food to prizes for games. If youd like to help us out with the party, let Eileen Tasso know at eileentasso@gmail.com.
Winter Campaign
Brazil? A tropical paradise? Maybe, but not in So Paulo in the next few months. With no central heating and poor insulation, it can get cold! The children CAC sponsors at orphanages and day care centers often have few to no warm sweatshirts, blankets, socks, and other essentials for cold weather. If you have new or gently-used winter items that youd like to donate, please contact sue@sileci.com. And, for those of you traveling abroad, keep So Paulos underprivileged in mind as you see summer sales on winter items. We can use all sizes, from baby to adult.
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devoted cooks), Camp Juice, and Sophie and Theos Cupcakes (which were devoured with gusto by children and adults alike). Contact: Contato@ saopaulocupcakes.com. Boy Scouts from the Graded School kept watch in the pool area as ever-ready lifeguards, an especially important task, considering that many of the kids who hopped in the pool dont know how to swim! As I stood at the ever-extending
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Basketball Tournament - 2013 referees calling the fouls and managing the clock. It started shortly after 1pm with each team playing three games based on their seeding. The four best records after 3 games went on to play in the semi-finals and then a final. Last years champions, Team Ressaca, led by AmSocs Little League Basketball coach David Owens, again played in the finals but lost to a very athletic team made-up of players from Clube Pinheiros who play together every Thursday night. Hence this yearswinners were a Brazilian Team called Basketball na Quinta. And due to the continued success of this event, the basketball players are requesting that AmSoc have two basketball tournaments per year. So be on the look-out for a second semester tournament. The results of all the games are shown on the right.
On May 4th at the Graded School in Morumbi, the American Society hosted its annual Adult Basketball Tournament. Seven teams entered with 6-10 players playing per team. The games, which were comprised of two 10 minute halves, were of the demanding 5 on 5 full court version, including league
ROUND ROBIN Cougars 29 Ressaca 45 Chapel 26 GM 35 PACA 30 Qunita 50 Graded 23 Chapel 34 Cougars 34 Quinta 44 Graded 29 Ressaca 34 PACA 28 Ressaca 32 GM 23 Graded 21 Chapel 27 Cougars 26 GM 16 PACA 30 Quinta 43 Graded 33 SEMIS Quinta Cougars PACA Ressaca FINAL Ressaca 43 Quinta 48
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This Semesters Little League This semesters Little League has been a time of transition that will take a few more semesters to complete. There are two fundamental problems. First, we do not have enough children signing-up. Secondly, the programs that have traditionally been offered have provided basic training given by parents. Thus, parents find that the program might be useful for a semester or two, while their children are young, but thereafter the kids want to move on to more structured training in a more competitive environment. We are currently offering four separate sports to the 75 children that have signed-up. This in itself dilutes the number of kids for any one sport and for instance, although we have thirty children signed-up for soccer with ages ranging from 5 to 14, we do not have a concentration of children in any one age group that would enable us to arrange a team game against an adversary (i.e.
one of the many social and sports clubs that exist in So Paulo). So what are we doing? First, with the addition of the PACA to Graded and Chapel as venues for Little League we have been able to offer a semester with fifteen weeks of Little League, more and more consistently than we had been able to offer in previous semesters. Secondly, with soccer we have enlisted the help of Assistants who bring with them much experience of playing football at college and amateur team levels. The Assistants, led by Camila Kohatsu, have developed programs for the five to seven year olds, and one for those older, being more competitive and more technically ambitious. We expect, next semester to have the availability of a qualified coach also. The development of all the children this year has been marked, and their abilities to pass, defend, shoot and mark have improved out of all recognition. We expect to continue to offer the
other sports, tennis, basketball and baseball but perhaps offering basketball and baseball in one semester per year only, so that each sport can attract more participants. We would also like to consider other sports if there is the demand from children and parents. Gymnastics and flag football are two that have been mooted. We will shortly be sending out a questionnaire that will allow parents to share their goals, criticisms and ideas concerning Little League so that the program can develop in tandem with expectations. Notwithstanding the period of transition the program this year has been a success, and we look forward to our awards ceremony at Graded on June 9th. And as a new idea, the baseball group will have a father-son/daughter baseball game starting at 2pm! So all you dads, please don`t miss this chance to play alongside your child in our great American past-time!
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Comprehensive Evaluation
In-depth pre- and post testing for the following areas:
Expressive Language Mathematics Phonology Reading Written Expression
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The theater version of the successful film with Dustin Hoffman and Tom Cruise. The presentations will be at 9:00pm on Saturday and 6pm on Sunday. Where to buy tickets: Bilheteria Teatro Vivo de tera a domingo das 14:00 s 19:00. Local: Teatro VIVO, Avenida Doutor Chucri Zaidan, 860 - Morumbi 1st Monday of every month in the Brazilian British Centre in Pinheiros (R. Ferreira de Arajo, 741). At 8pm. Dancing the traditional Scottish reels is an important and enjoyable part of the Societys events. In order to help newcomers learn the basic steps and encourage the more adventurous to learn new ones, St. Andrew Society organizes a meeting of the Scottish Country Dancing Club (SCDC). Time: 8h30 - 11h00 . Location: Emporio Santa Maria . Address: Avenida Cidade Jardim, 790 So Paulo - SP, 01454-000, Brazil . Tel: +55 11 3706-5211. Website: www.emporiosantamaria.com.br ***Please RSVP to monthlycoffees@newcomers-sp.com.br Does your child like playing games? Does your child like playing sports? How about Arts & Crafts? Well, come join us every other Monday from 14:00 - 16:00 for a Tiny Tot Play Date. Once there has been interest in the group, the host will put together a solid calendar of activities with input from the other parents. More details will follow in the RSVP. Date: Mondays, Time: 14h00 - 16h00 , Address: Will be given with RSVP ***Please RSVP to area2@newcomers-sp.com.br Frank Shipway conducts Franz Schubert and Richard Strauss. At Sala So Paulo. Praa Jlio Prestes, 16 - Santa Ceclia, So Paulo. At 9:00 pm. http://www.osesp.art.br July 4th Celebration will be early this year and Co-hosted by the American Consulate! You cant miss it! At the Consulate sporting area compound, 1pm. Call us to make your reservation: 5182-2074. For more information, see the article!
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(continued from front page) have to do participate in this important and entertaining event: 1. Call the American Society Office on 51822074 First-come first-serve basis - no reservations after June 21st due to guest security clearance. 2. Make your reservation Please furnish names of all attendees including babas, document id, and age of all children. 3. Sign-up for salad or dessert Making the event as homey as possible, we ask each family to bring along a HOMEMADE dish of your favorite recipe. Our office will tell you what type of dish we need at the time of your reservation. 4. You must be a member of the American Society If you are not yet a member, our office will orient you on signing up on-line by clicking the Join Now link on our site at www.amsoc.com.br 5. We could use some volunteers to help things go smoothly, just let the office know if you can help with decorations, games or putting out the food
come prepared for good food, good friends, good weather and a fantastic event. And remember, well have sparklers for the kids followed by fireworks after dark. See you on Saturday June 29th at 2:30PM.