Time: 30thSep---3rd Oct(may delay to 4thOct).
Venue: 9:00am, meet in xidan book store, then go to by bus in the Liu Li Qiao bus station.
Participants: 3-4 foreigners (must be very active in party, need us show on the stage.)who have performance experiences should be more better. The local goverment and company host this event, want some foreigners to attend into the big party.
Leader:tom(phone 13718350534), he pay all the tour fee for us and lead us go there.may change anther guy(kungfu boy) as leader.
Itinerary:
30th Sep: 10:00am--3:00pm by bus from beijing to chengde.
Mr ding(phone 13932408756) receive us in chengde city and arrange the transportation and the non- star hotel, clean, double-bed room , private bathroom.
1st Oct, 9:00-11:00am and 7:00-9:00pm there have 2 times performance hosted by the local goverment and corporations for the celebration of the national day, stay there during the performance , you should prepare 2 or 3 programmes in each joint performance on the stage to show yourselves, there will be some prize for you after the trip.
2nd Oct, a whole day free, the host will take us to visit the Mulan Weichang, the former imperial hunting grassland and summer resort in the feudal society there. May returned to the hotel in the evening there is another night show waiting for us.
3rd Oct, the same arrangement like the 1st Oct. But you may have lot of chance go outside in the middle noon between the shows. we may return back to beijing on 4thOct, according the the car arrangement condition.
Notice:
The whole trip's transportation, dinning, hotel, visiting are included, we don't need to pay. But we need to show 2-3 times on the stage during each performance, in the same time we are enjoying a woderful party. All of the other performers are professional.
Any kinds of show are okay for the small city Weichang of Chengde, because the local people seldom have chance to watch the foreigners on stage there. So prepare yourselves for the show, may you have a lot of opportunities, or meet some good friends there. You will be very popuar and welcomed.
About Chengde&Weichang, you can search out lots of information from internet. Such as the imperial garden , imperial summer resort, wild animal hunting grassland in the qing dynasty.
Need reservation: please feel free call tom (phone 13718350534).
Tom Fullice
Saturday, September 29, 2007
Saturday, September 22, 2007
STAND UP AND SPEAK OUT... world iniciative against poverty
Did you know that:
Every year over 10 million children starve to death, one every THREE SECONDS?
Over one billion people live with just ONE dollar a day?
The three richest people of the world hold more wealth than 600 million people living in the poorest countries?
Around 18 million people die each year due to poverty-related causes?
Part of the Couchsurfing proyect mission is to participate in creating a better world and to raise collective consciousness. Most of us have opened not just our homes, but our hearts to people from all over the planet that share a common idea: that our world can become a better place, one new friend at a time.
In the year 2000, 189 world leaders committed to reach 8 Millennium Development Goals by the year 2015. This goals deal with issues that range from poverty to gender equality, to sustainable development, to the fight against HIV/AIDS, malaria, etc.
Today, halfway trough the deadline, many countries are still far from providing the help their promised and from keeping their commitments.
Last year 23.5 MILLION PEOPLE participated worldwide in the STAND UP campaign, searching to raise awareness on world poverty, and setting a world Guinness record for the largest number of people standing up for a cause in 24hrs.
This year, our goal is even higher. On october 16-17 we have to STAND UP AND SPEAK OUT, letting our world leaders know that we will no longer keep quiet, and that they must keep their promises, NO EXCUSES.
Couchsurfers all over the world can join this campaign by attending local Stand Up events, or by organizing their own. The process is very simple. You simply have to check the official web site to see if there's and event taking place near you or register your event at:
www.standagainstpoverty.org
making sure it takes place between 9:00pm (GMT) on the 16th, and 9:00pm (GMT) on october 17th.
When the moment of the event comes up, you must ask people to sit or kneel down, and then to STAND UP.
After the event you must register your Stand Up numbers on the webpage for them to count for the Guinness World Record, if you go to an already planned event, the organizers will register your participation for you.
It doesn't matter if you Stand Up on your own, or if you gather as many people as you want. You can promote this campaing at your school, work, congregation, or simply gather all your friends and family toghether.
The world needs action. WE ARE THE FIRST GENERATION THAT CAN END WORLD POVERTY. Others have fought agianst segregation and apartheid. Our time has come to act, to make a difference, to STAND UP.
Join millions of people around the world on october 16 and 17th, and help the CS project change the world one couch (and one pair of feet) at a time!
For more information visit :
www.standupagainstpoverty.org
For Latin America and the Caribean you can find information in spanish at:
www.cinu.org.mx/levantate2007
Bárbara Lazcano
Every year over 10 million children starve to death, one every THREE SECONDS?
Over one billion people live with just ONE dollar a day?
The three richest people of the world hold more wealth than 600 million people living in the poorest countries?
Around 18 million people die each year due to poverty-related causes?
Part of the Couchsurfing proyect mission is to participate in creating a better world and to raise collective consciousness. Most of us have opened not just our homes, but our hearts to people from all over the planet that share a common idea: that our world can become a better place, one new friend at a time.
In the year 2000, 189 world leaders committed to reach 8 Millennium Development Goals by the year 2015. This goals deal with issues that range from poverty to gender equality, to sustainable development, to the fight against HIV/AIDS, malaria, etc.
Today, halfway trough the deadline, many countries are still far from providing the help their promised and from keeping their commitments.
Last year 23.5 MILLION PEOPLE participated worldwide in the STAND UP campaign, searching to raise awareness on world poverty, and setting a world Guinness record for the largest number of people standing up for a cause in 24hrs.
This year, our goal is even higher. On october 16-17 we have to STAND UP AND SPEAK OUT, letting our world leaders know that we will no longer keep quiet, and that they must keep their promises, NO EXCUSES.
Couchsurfers all over the world can join this campaign by attending local Stand Up events, or by organizing their own. The process is very simple. You simply have to check the official web site to see if there's and event taking place near you or register your event at:
www.standagainstpoverty.org
making sure it takes place between 9:00pm (GMT) on the 16th, and 9:00pm (GMT) on october 17th.
When the moment of the event comes up, you must ask people to sit or kneel down, and then to STAND UP.
After the event you must register your Stand Up numbers on the webpage for them to count for the Guinness World Record, if you go to an already planned event, the organizers will register your participation for you.
It doesn't matter if you Stand Up on your own, or if you gather as many people as you want. You can promote this campaing at your school, work, congregation, or simply gather all your friends and family toghether.
The world needs action. WE ARE THE FIRST GENERATION THAT CAN END WORLD POVERTY. Others have fought agianst segregation and apartheid. Our time has come to act, to make a difference, to STAND UP.
Join millions of people around the world on october 16 and 17th, and help the CS project change the world one couch (and one pair of feet) at a time!
For more information visit :
www.standupagainstpoverty.org
For Latin America and the Caribean you can find information in spanish at:
www.cinu.org.mx/levantate2007
Bárbara Lazcano
Monday, September 17, 2007
Pittsburgh Regional Weekender - You are invited!
This Oct. 5th - 7th, 2007 will be the
First Annual Pittsburgh CS Regional Weekender!
The couchsurfers of Pittsburgh, PA invite all members in Pittsburgh, and surrounding areas to an event filled weekend here in the Iron City! We would like to present to you the best Pittsburgh has to offer as well as a couch. We would like to welcome all CS members who reside within a reasonable driving distance. We look forward to meeting new friends, hosting nearby members, and establishing a stronger CS network within our region. While we are excited to host our First Regional Weekender, we are already looking forward to finding out what your city has to offer.
We look forward to seeing you at some or all of the events! Please let us know how many are in your party and we will secure a couch for the nights requested!
Please join the following group for updates leading up to the event:
www.couchsurfing.com/group.html?gid=6793
Invites have been extended (and not limitied) to the following surrounding areas; OH, MI, MD, DC, NY,PA, WVA, and VA, and nearby Canada.
Here is a run down of the events scheduled:
1st Annual Pittsburgh CS Regional Weekender
************************************************************
Friday Oct. 5th, 2007
Kickoff:
Unblurred Art Crawl on Penn Ave,
Garfield/Lawrenceville
www.pennavenuearts.org/ (click on Penn ave
corridor map)
5:00 pm - 9:00 pm
CS Regional Weekender Pre-party:
9:00 pm - ?
Brillobox
4104 Penn Ave
Pittsburgh, PA 15224
(412) 621-4900
~~~~~~~~~
Saturday Oct. 6th, 2007
-Brunch:
10:00 am
DeLuca's Restaurant
2015 Penn Avenue, Strip District 412-566-2195
-Sightseeing:
11:00 am - 2:00 pm
around Strip District, Steps of Pittsburgh Walking
Tour,
and downtown
-Official CS Pittsburgh Regional Weekender Meet Up:
2:00 pm - 7:00 pm
www.zenithpgh.com/
BYOB
86 South 26th Street, Southside 412-481-4833
CS Southside Bar Crawl:
7:00 pm - 2:00 am
Begins at The Lava Lounge
www.lavaloungepgh.com/
Dj Doug spins 80s hits.
2204 E Carson St, 412-431-5282
Last Call for alcohol.....:
1:45 am
Jack's
1121 E Carson St, (412) 431-3644
For those still standing:
2:00 am - ?
White Eagle (After Hours Bar)
www.myspace.com/whiteeagle
~~~~~~~~~
Sunday Oct. 7th, 2007
Open Day
(You get to pick! Groups will be formed at Zenith on Sat.):
Steelers Tailgating
Andy Warhol Museum
www.warhol.org/default.asp
Thrift Store Hopping
BodyWorlds Exhibit at the Carnegie Science Center
www.carnegiesciencecenter.org/bodies/
Hiking
Dale Chihuly exhibit at the Phipps Conservatory
www.phipps.conservatory.org/
Kelly Ryan
First Annual Pittsburgh CS Regional Weekender!
The couchsurfers of Pittsburgh, PA invite all members in Pittsburgh, and surrounding areas to an event filled weekend here in the Iron City! We would like to present to you the best Pittsburgh has to offer as well as a couch. We would like to welcome all CS members who reside within a reasonable driving distance. We look forward to meeting new friends, hosting nearby members, and establishing a stronger CS network within our region. While we are excited to host our First Regional Weekender, we are already looking forward to finding out what your city has to offer.
We look forward to seeing you at some or all of the events! Please let us know how many are in your party and we will secure a couch for the nights requested!
Please join the following group for updates leading up to the event:
www.couchsurfing.com/group.html?gid=6793
Invites have been extended (and not limitied) to the following surrounding areas; OH, MI, MD, DC, NY,PA, WVA, and VA, and nearby Canada.
Here is a run down of the events scheduled:
1st Annual Pittsburgh CS Regional Weekender
************************************************************
Friday Oct. 5th, 2007
Kickoff:
Unblurred Art Crawl on Penn Ave,
Garfield/Lawrenceville
www.pennavenuearts.org/ (click on Penn ave
corridor map)
5:00 pm - 9:00 pm
CS Regional Weekender Pre-party:
9:00 pm - ?
Brillobox
4104 Penn Ave
Pittsburgh, PA 15224
(412) 621-4900
~~~~~~~~~
Saturday Oct. 6th, 2007
-Brunch:
10:00 am
DeLuca's Restaurant
2015 Penn Avenue, Strip District 412-566-2195
-Sightseeing:
11:00 am - 2:00 pm
around Strip District, Steps of Pittsburgh Walking
Tour,
and downtown
-Official CS Pittsburgh Regional Weekender Meet Up:
2:00 pm - 7:00 pm
www.zenithpgh.com/
BYOB
86 South 26th Street, Southside 412-481-4833
CS Southside Bar Crawl:
7:00 pm - 2:00 am
Begins at The Lava Lounge
www.lavaloungepgh.com/
Dj Doug spins 80s hits.
2204 E Carson St, 412-431-5282
Last Call for alcohol.....:
1:45 am
Jack's
1121 E Carson St, (412) 431-3644
For those still standing:
2:00 am - ?
White Eagle (After Hours Bar)
www.myspace.com/whiteeagle
~~~~~~~~~
Sunday Oct. 7th, 2007
Open Day
(You get to pick! Groups will be formed at Zenith on Sat.):
Steelers Tailgating
Andy Warhol Museum
www.warhol.org/default.asp
Thrift Store Hopping
BodyWorlds Exhibit at the Carnegie Science Center
www.carnegiesciencecenter.org/bodies/
Hiking
Dale Chihuly exhibit at the Phipps Conservatory
www.phipps.conservatory.org/
Kelly Ryan
Friday, September 14, 2007
Thailand CSC
Announcing the Thai Collective
This issue we have very exciting news to share with you: As you read this, we are making preparations for our 5th and soon to be most productive CouchSurfing Collective. The Collective will be held in Thailand for four months starting December 1st, 2007, and we are now accepting applications for a small number of very specific volunteer positions. We hope you will apply to represent the interests of all CouchSurfing members by joining us in Thailand! But first we need to tell you a little more about the purpose of this unique Collective.
A Collective for Volunteers
As members, we all enjoy hosting and surfing with each other thanks to the day-to-day efforts of many hard-working volunteers, including the CouchSurfing Ambassadors and the Volunteer Leadership Team. Yet we now realize that we haven't given these volunteers nearly enough support. That's why we've decided to make some important improvements to make volunteering much easier and more rewarding.
The first step was the hiring of our second and third paid employees this June. The job of our new full-time Volunteer Coordinator, Jim Stone, is to see to all the needs of current and future volunteers and to organize them into expert teams. Mattthew Brauer, our new full-time General Manager, has been hired to organize our many ongoing projects and to help prioritize tasks for these expert teams. These two have freed up Casey Fenton to Coordinate the Technology Team, whose focus is to create software tools for these teams. Now we are ready for the next step, which is to recruit a small group of our most motivated volunteers who will build and supervise these expert teams. These team supervisors will also have the option to stay at the Collective in Thailand.
A Collective for the Future
In the past we've used Collectives to accomplish critical short-term goals. This time we're using it to build the long-term future of CouchSurfing. The Collective will allow us to bring this small group of present and future team supervisors together under one roof to plan and build their volunteer teams. With the help of our new project organizer and volunteer needs manager, these team supervisors will keep CouchSurfing the best and easiest way to connect with surfers and hosts worldwide as well as maintain an always free to use service for our members.
We're now looking for highly skilled and experienced members who wish to become volunteer team supervisors, whether or not they can join the Collective. Supervisors will have the opportunity to attend the Collective and enjoy free meals and accommodation. However, these positions are long-term volunteer commitments extending beyond the Collective. Does this sound exciting to you? If so, apply to join us in Thailand for a fun and amazing learning experience with CouchSurfing's most talented members.
We're committed to making the Thai Collective the most productive and most accountable use of member donations yet. This includes a focused mission, specific job descriptions for each participant, and high standards of achievement for each position. The positions include the volunteer team supervisors, a few software developers to assist their needs, and a Collective House Manager. You'll be hearing more from us about the Thai Collective in the coming months.
To read about all of our plans and needs, please visit the Thai Collective FAQ page on CouchSurfing. Please note that you cannot reply to this message, however you can pose questions on the FAQ page.
Jim Stone
This issue we have very exciting news to share with you: As you read this, we are making preparations for our 5th and soon to be most productive CouchSurfing Collective. The Collective will be held in Thailand for four months starting December 1st, 2007, and we are now accepting applications for a small number of very specific volunteer positions. We hope you will apply to represent the interests of all CouchSurfing members by joining us in Thailand! But first we need to tell you a little more about the purpose of this unique Collective.
A Collective for Volunteers
As members, we all enjoy hosting and surfing with each other thanks to the day-to-day efforts of many hard-working volunteers, including the CouchSurfing Ambassadors and the Volunteer Leadership Team. Yet we now realize that we haven't given these volunteers nearly enough support. That's why we've decided to make some important improvements to make volunteering much easier and more rewarding.
The first step was the hiring of our second and third paid employees this June. The job of our new full-time Volunteer Coordinator, Jim Stone, is to see to all the needs of current and future volunteers and to organize them into expert teams. Mattthew Brauer, our new full-time General Manager, has been hired to organize our many ongoing projects and to help prioritize tasks for these expert teams. These two have freed up Casey Fenton to Coordinate the Technology Team, whose focus is to create software tools for these teams. Now we are ready for the next step, which is to recruit a small group of our most motivated volunteers who will build and supervise these expert teams. These team supervisors will also have the option to stay at the Collective in Thailand.
A Collective for the Future
In the past we've used Collectives to accomplish critical short-term goals. This time we're using it to build the long-term future of CouchSurfing. The Collective will allow us to bring this small group of present and future team supervisors together under one roof to plan and build their volunteer teams. With the help of our new project organizer and volunteer needs manager, these team supervisors will keep CouchSurfing the best and easiest way to connect with surfers and hosts worldwide as well as maintain an always free to use service for our members.
We're now looking for highly skilled and experienced members who wish to become volunteer team supervisors, whether or not they can join the Collective. Supervisors will have the opportunity to attend the Collective and enjoy free meals and accommodation. However, these positions are long-term volunteer commitments extending beyond the Collective. Does this sound exciting to you? If so, apply to join us in Thailand for a fun and amazing learning experience with CouchSurfing's most talented members.
We're committed to making the Thai Collective the most productive and most accountable use of member donations yet. This includes a focused mission, specific job descriptions for each participant, and high standards of achievement for each position. The positions include the volunteer team supervisors, a few software developers to assist their needs, and a Collective House Manager. You'll be hearing more from us about the Thai Collective in the coming months.
To read about all of our plans and needs, please visit the Thai Collective FAQ page on CouchSurfing. Please note that you cannot reply to this message, however you can pose questions on the FAQ page.
Jim Stone
Saturday, September 8, 2007
Thanks to our 10,000th verified user!
Today we passed the 10,000 mark on our number of verified users! Thanks to András ( www.couchsurfing.com/profile.html?id=3MQTFK ) of Vordingborg, Denmark for helping make CouchSurfing more secure!
If you're not yet verified you can help make a difference by letting other members know that both your name and physical address has been confirmed by a trusted and unbiased third party. We match your name with the one on your credit card and we mail you a letter to your physical address with a code that you then type in on the website to authenticate you can receive mail where your profile is listed.
More verified members means increased security within our community. Learn more about the verification process here: www.couchsurfing.com/verification.html
Jim Stone
If you're not yet verified you can help make a difference by letting other members know that both your name and physical address has been confirmed by a trusted and unbiased third party. We match your name with the one on your credit card and we mail you a letter to your physical address with a code that you then type in on the website to authenticate you can receive mail where your profile is listed.
More verified members means increased security within our community. Learn more about the verification process here: www.couchsurfing.com/verification.html
Jim Stone
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