Clothing Drive 2011: Sorting Days

Feb 27, 2011 No Comments by

On February 19th and 20th, Rotaract Beijing volunteers partnered with staff from the Roundabout Charity Store to sort clothes donated over the course of our January clothing drive. The second annual event was quite successful, resulting in a delivery of over a half ton of gently used clothes (60 large bags) to Roundabout in Beijing. [...]

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Meditation: Dealing with the Stresses of Everyday Life (Monday 21 February)

Feb 17, 2011 No Comments by

John Barnes, Past President of Rotary Beijing, will talk about using meditation as a means to deal with the stresses of everyday life. He has been practising meditation for more than 25 years. What started as a journey of spiritual enlightenment, over the years has become more of a basic need to help deal with the stresses [...]

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Rotaract Speaker Event: Why have dumplings before CNY, and other new year culinary customs. Mon, 31 Jan 2011

Jan 26, 2011 No Comments by

In the spirit of the upcoming holidays, Adlyn Adam Teoh, founder of Hias Gourmet (http://www.hiasgourmet.com/) will be talking about the most important meal of the Chinese calendar year, the Chinese New Year eve’s dinner. She will discuss the meaning and symbolism behind festive food and regional specialties behind the Da Nian San Shi meal.

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