Announcements
American Friends of the Czech Republic
Gala Award Dinner: The Woodrow Wilson Monument Returns to Prague
Honoring Two American Space Pioneers of Czech Heritage
Wednesday, November 12, 2008
November 12, 2008
JW Marriott Hotel Grand Ballroom
5150 Westheimer Ave.
Houston, TX
6:30 p.m. – 7:30 p.m. VIP Reception, by special invitation
7:30 p.m. – 9:30 p.m. Award Dinner and Program
Business attire
The Woodrow Wilson Monument Returns to Prague Gala, presented by the American Friends of the Czech Republic, will be a celebration of Czech democracy, freedom, progress, and the partnership between Woodrow Wilson and Czechoslovak Liberator and President T.G. Masaryk to create the Czechoslovak Republic. Proceeds from the event will go toward reconstructing the Woodrow Wilson Monument in Prague, which was destroyed by the Nazis in 1941.
The Gala will also honor Civil Society Vision Award Honorees, Pioneering U.S. Astronauts Eugene Cernan, Capt., USN (Ret.) and James Lovell, Jr., Capt., USN (Ret.). Two remarkable American astronauts of Czech heritage, Capt. Cernan and Capt. Lovell, will be honored in this third presentation of the Civil Society Vision Award. Like Presidents Wilson and Bush, Capt. Cernan and Capt. Lovell are men of vision, not only for the incredible views they saw on missions to the moon, but for the “can do” spirit of know-how, bravery, and selflessness that they embodied in those efforts.
For more details, click here. For more information about registration, the Gala, or American Friends of the Czech Republic, please contact us.
The All-Nations Cup
Are you a soccer player, or would just like to be? The All Nations Cup is a project of Sister Communities, a 501c3 nonprofit organization dedicated to fostering relationships amongst the diverse communities in our region. The All Nations Cup would like to have a Czech and/or Slovak team represented in the tournament -- it promises to be a lot of fun for participants AND spectators! If interested, please contact us.
Website Redesign
The CCEC website has been revised and slightly redesigned. Please look around and explore the site - we would love your feedback. If you have any comments, suggestions, questions or problems, please contact us.