dutchinternationalsociety.org

Saturday, September 25, 9:00 a.m.  Outside the Van Noord Arena, Calvin College, Grand Rapids Michigan

 Several years ago the Dutch Consulate in Toronto began a promotional initiative called Go Green, Go Dutch, Go Bike. It calls attention to the longstanding importance of the bicycle in the Netherlands, that urban bicycle transportation is good for the environment, and that other countries can learn and benefit from Dutch bicycle culture.

Here's a nice blog called Dutch Word of the Day, great for expanding your vocabulary. Thanks to my cousin Jenna who discovered it while trying to learn the words to "Hup Holland Hup" before the World Cup final.

zondag 11 juli 2010

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            Het Nieuws uit Nederland

Helaas, het is Oranje dus net niet gelukt om de wereldbeker mee naar Amsterdam te nemen. Maar we kunnen trots zijn op ons Oranje-elftal dat er in slaagde de finale te bereiken. Nederland is het
tweede voetballand ter wereld.

Missie

Twee jaar geleden zei Bert van Marwijk al dat hij een "Missie" had, namelijk hij wilde de Wereldbeker mee naar Amsterdam brengen en daarmee de twee verloren
finales van 1974 en 1978 alsnog goedmaken. Het was hem ook bijna gelukt. Helaas struikelde Oranje vandaag in de finale over Spanje.

Het begon vandaag allemaal nog zo goed:

We waren de hele dag al doodnerveus en bovendien was het ook vandaag, net als gisteren trouwens, weer bloed en bloed heet. We hadden het nerveuze gevoel
van wanneer je naar de tandarts moet, hoewel je weet dat je gebit toch echt in orde is. Maar je weet maar nooit.

Tropisch

Head over to the Dutch in America Web site to see their great listing of places in your area to see the World Cup Finale.

VANDER VEEN’S PRESENTS

WORLD CUP SOCCER

WATCH PARTY

WHERE: CELEBRATION CINEMA

2121 CELEBRATION DR NE #425

KNAPP ST& EAST BELTLINE

Grand Rapids, MI

WHEN: SUNDAY, 1:30 PM

HUGE 10’x12’ SCREEN

LOTS OF FELLOW FANS

CASH BAR

The World Cup Soccer 2010 in South Africa has meanwhile started.
(And our first victory is meanwhile in the Bag)
To make sure the Dutch team will win the tournament we need to mobilize supporters all over the world, including in Atlanta!

Saturday   Jun 19  07:30AM     (vs. Japan)
Thursday Jun 24 02:30PM(vs. Cameroon)
at Fado Irish Pub in Buckhead.

273 Buckhead Ave | Atlanta, GA 30305 | 404-841-0066 

  Looking forward to see you there!

Orange attire is required.

 Dear Friend of the Windmill,

 
A few minutes of your time can help the Little Chute Windmill Project get a $250,000 grant through the Pepsi Refresh Everything program!
 
PLEASE VOTE FOR THE LITTLE CHUTE WINDMILL at refresheverything.com by following this link: http://pep.si/cQFNLB. If our project receives the most votes by May 31st, we get $250,000 to help us build the Windmill and Van Asten Visitor Center! We only have $800,000 to raise towards our goal of $2.8 million, so this grant means groundbreaking is that much closer.
 
Also, SPREAD THE WORD! Let?s make this go viral and show America what we?re all about!!! I sincerely thank you for your help.
 
Met vriendelijke groeten (With friendly greetings),

Robin Dekker
Executive Director
Little Chute Windmill Inc.
127 E. Main St., P.O. Box 182
Little Chute, WI 54140
tel/fax: (920)788-2629
littlechutewindmill@gmail.com
www.littlechutewindmill.org

 LITTLE CHUTE, WI (May 10, 2010) – The first shipping container of Little Chute Windmill pieces has made its way across the Atlantic Ocean from the Netherlands on the cargo ship Mol Endurance. The shipment represents the first of five 40-foot open top containers that will bring over the disassembled authentic Dutch windmill to be built in downtown Little Chute. The 965-foot long Mol Endurance departed from Rotterdam in the Netherlands on April 30th and was expected to arrive in New York on May 9th. From there the windmill container will make its way to Little Chute, with an estimated delivery date of May 14th. The content of the container weighs 35,277 pounds and is comprised of the stage structure that goes around the outside of the windmill, doors, windows, frames and some smaller parts of the windmill. Most pieces are made from superior-quality wood from all over the globe. Upon arrival in Little Chute, the windmill pieces will be stored until they are ready to be assembled at the Main Street site in downtown.

Pictures of the Mol Endurance can be found at http://tinyurl.com/molendurance.

March 18, 2010 through July 5, 2010
New York Transit Museum Gallery Annex in Grand Central Terminal (Mid-town Manhattan)
Admission is free
http://www.mta.info/mta/museum/whatsnew.htm

It isn't often artifacts dating back to the 1600s from early Dutch and British settlements are uncovered in New York. "Where New York Began: Archeology at the South Ferry Terminal," presents over 100 artifacts of the 65,000 recovered at the South Ferry Terminal archeological dig in lower Manhattan. The exhibition at the New York Transit Museum's Gallery Annex in Grand Central Terminal, in-part, offers a fascinating look into the creative and utilitarian use of clay as a base material and its conversion into items of service and beauty. Visitors will see shards of ceramic roof tiles, cooking pots, dishes and pipes that still retain their luster and beauty after being discarded and buried for so many centuries. Admission to "Where New York Began: Archeology at the South Ferry Terminal will be on public exhibition through July 5, 2010. Admission is free. Open: Mon. - Fri. 8 AM to 8 PM; Sat. & Sun. 10 AM to 6 PM.

To apply for Dutch passports it is very important that you submit photographs that meet the latest Dutch passport picture requirements. On our website (www.cgchicago.org) you will find a PASPOORT requirements button on the left side of our homepage. When you click this button you will be able to choose Request Dutch passport – First time application (US) or Request Dutch passport – Renewal (US).