60 Years! Servas Denmark (a.o.) will celebrate the 60th anniversary of Servas in Aug
2009. Date: August 4 - August 8, 2009 Location: Folk Hight School in Elsinore Price: 2,500 Danish kroner (about 340 euros) Servas Denmark invites you to celebrate the 60th anniversary of Servas at a 5-day event at The International People's College (Den Internationale Højskole) in Helsingør (Elsinore), Denmark. This is a fantastic opportunity for us to meet in the spirit of Servas and
join various activities.
Remembering the event at Askov Folk High School where we celebrated Servas
50 years we are sure that this, too, will be fantastic. The program has not
been finalised but our plans for activities and workshops are listed here:
* Servas in the future (us and other similar organisations)
* Sharing Scandinavian culture (show and tell)
* Talk/lecture, for example about ³Avoid aggression² by Jacob Holt, wind
mills, Oikos Bank (micro loans, sustainable banking), hosting organisations,
viking ship culture
* Memory Lane (photo exhibition by participants, Servas experiences) (bring
photos, etc.)
* Promotion of Servas: creation of poster, flyer, web page
* Day trip to local sight (bring walking shoes, if possible a bicycle)
* Dance, swim in the sea (1 km away) (bring swim suit), yoga (bring mat),
music (bring instrument)
* Danish language class, Esperanto class
Accommodation and full board (breakfast, lunch, dinner, afternoon coffee/tea
and evening coffee/tea are included in the fee. Fee: Adult: DKK 2500, child
(below 18): DKK 1250
Reduced rate: Servas Denmark will sponsor 10 young participants (under 25
years of age) at 50% fee. First come first serve.
The International People's College (IPC) is looking forward to hosting us.
It describes itself as ²a centre for cross cultural dialogue and working to
build better understanding between people of different countries and
cultures² so what better place to meet to celebrate the anniversary of
Servas. Info about the venue at
http://ipc.dk.web10.123test.dk/en/facilities_sub.asp?id=2
Deadline for registration is 15 April 2009 but don¹t give up if you are
later than that!
Further info at info@servas.dk
Looking forward to seeing you there. Servas Denmark
Contact
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