Friendship Community Project

Warm thanks to Amber and Jeff Capps for their generous $500 donation to FCP in honor of instructor John Loomis’ friendship and with thanks for his generosity.

Heartfelt thanks to our friends at Trigon Music Press for a donation of $500.

Here is a link to a story about us in Little Village. It’s in Spanish with an English translation afterward: https://littlevillagemag.com/inside-the-iowa-city-nonprofit-teaching-english-to-immigrants-and-refugees/

A big thank you to Green State Credit Union for their $500 donation!

Warm thanks to Hills Bank for their donation of $1,000 to Friendship Community Project! We are so grateful for you!

We are now registering for online classes only for Fall, 2020.  Classes will begin the week of September 8th, but times will vary.  We are offering beginning, intermediate and advanced classes.  To register and take a short placement test, click on this link:  https://forms.gle/39Y4XscD6Xt39J3EA .  We are also planning online conversation groups.  If you have questions or want more information, contact Susan at info@fcp-iowa.org.

To participate in our online classes, you can use a smart phone or a computer.  We are using Google Meet.

Friendship Community Project’s free, adult English classes will be online only this fall for the safety of our staff and students during the coronavirus pandemic.

We have several teachers preparing to teach classes using Google Meet. Students can use a computer or a smart phone to attend classes.  If you or anyone you know would like to attend one of these online classes, please e-mail me at info@fcp-iowa.org. We hope to begin classes on September 8th. Susan

The Mayors of Coralville, Iowa City, and North Liberty have come together to share one, unified message: STAY HOME to help fight coronavirus. Only take ESSENTIAL trips.

We’ll have a 4 p.m. Facebook Live video today to discuss how Johnson County cities are coming together to fight COVID-19. More info: https://bit.ly/3afBQKQ  (Video includes English, Spanish, Arabic, and French versions, in that order)

Los alcaldes de Coralville, Iowa City y North Liberty se han unido para compartir un mensaje unificado: QUEDARSE EN CASA para ayudar a combatir el coronavirus. Solo realice viajes ESENCIALES.
Tendremos un 4 p.m. Video en vivo de Facebook hoy para discutir cómo las ciudades del condado de Johnson se unen para luchar contra COVID-19. Más información: https://bit.ly/3afBQKQ (el video incluye versiones en inglés, español, árabe y francés, en ese orden)

اجتمع عمداء كورالفيل ، أيوا سيتي ، ونورث ليبرتي لمشاركة رسالة واحدة موحدة: البقاء في المنزل للمساعدة في مكافحة الفيروس التاجي. خذ فقط الرحلات الأساسية.
سيكون لدينا 4 مساءً Facebook Live video اليوم لمناقشة كيفية اجتماع مدن مقاطعة جونسون لمحاربة COVID-19. مزيد من المعلومات: https://bit.ly/3afBQKQ (يتضمن الفيديو الإصدارات الإنجليزية والإسبانية والعربية والفرنسية بهذا الترتيب)

Les maires de Coralville, Iowa City et North Liberty se sont réunis pour partager un message unifié: RESTEZ À LA MAISON pour aider à combattre le coronavirus. N’effectuez que des voyages ESSENTIELS.
Nous aurons 16 heures. Vidéo en direct sur Facebook aujourd’hui pour discuter de la façon dont les villes du comté de Johnson se réunissent pour lutter contre COVID-19. Plus d’informations: https://bit.ly/3afBQKQ (la vidéo comprend les versions anglaise, espagnole, arabe et française, dans cet ordre)

Coralville市，爱荷华市市和North Liberty市市长聚集在一起，分享了一条统一的信息：“留在家里，帮助对抗冠状病毒”。 仅进行基本旅行。
我们下午四点 今天的Facebook Live视频讨论约翰逊县的城市如何团结起来对抗COVID-19。 更多信息：https://bit.ly/3afBQKQ（视频按顺序包括英语，西班牙语，阿拉伯语和法语版本

Thị trưởng của Coralville, Thành phố Iowa và Bắc Liberty đã cùng nhau chia sẻ một thông điệp thống nhất: STAY HOME để giúp chống lại coronavirus. Chỉ thực hiện các chuyến đi ESSENTIAL.
Chúng tôi sẽ có 4 giờ chiều. Video Facebook Live hôm nay để thảo luận về cách các thành phố của Hạt Johnson kết hợp với nhau để chiến đấu với COVID-19. Thông tin thêm: https://bit.ly/3afBQKQ (Video bao gồm các phiên bản tiếng Anh, tiếng Tây Ban Nha, tiếng Ả Rập và tiếng Pháp theo thứ tự đó)

Dear Students and Volunteers:  FCP English classes and conversation groups are cancelled until the virus is under control.  We will let you know this week about the video classes we are working on for you, available through your cellphone or laptop.  You can email me at  sprepejchal@fcp-iowa.org if you have any questions or need translations of information.  Susan

The virus is now spreading in the Iowa City area.  Please stay at home as much as you can, don’t get close to other people, and wash your hands constantly.  I am posting announcements about the virus on our Friendship Community Project Facebook page. Paste them into Google Translate if you can’t read the English or ask me to do it. Like our Facebook page so you get these announcements in your Facebook news feed.  These are some I sent out this week:

If you can’t work because of the Covid19 virus, there may be help: https://www.dol.gov/newsroom/releases/eta/eta20200312-0

For help, contact IowaWorks, ln the Eastdale Plaza (The same building you go to for your driver’s license)
Address: 1700 S 1st Ave #11b, Iowa City, IA 52240
Hours: Closed ⋅ Opens 8:30AM Mon

Phone: (319) 351-1035

If you have coronavirus symptoms, don’t go directly to the clinic.  Call first or use this University of Iowa Hospitals video service:  https://uihc.org/use-our-video-visit-service-get-your-flu-or-covid-19-symptoms-checked-out

University of Iowa Coronavirus Helpline. We don’t know if they are using translation services.

• For general COVID-19 information and questions: 319-384-8819
  • For patients with COVID-19 and flu symptoms: 319-384-9010
  •For emergencies: 911

Some sources of information about Coronavirus in different languages. Click on your language to read:

Information on Coronavirus disease (COVID-19) outbreak
World Health Organization (WHO), 2020
On this website, you can find information and guidance from WHO regarding the current outbreak of COVID-19. This page provides daily updates in English, French, Simplified Chinese, Arabic, Russian, and Spanish. https://www.who.int/emergen…/diseases/novel-coronavirus-2019

Coronavirus Resource Center
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC)
The CDC provides resources and updates on COVID-19 in English, Chinese, and Spanish, including How COVID-19 Spreads (English, Spanish, Chinese), Symptoms (English, Spanish, Chinese), Prevention & Treatment (English, Spanish, Chinese), and Interim Guidance for Administrators of US Childcare Programs and K-12 Schools to Plan, Prepare, and Respond to Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) (English, Spanish). https://www.cdc.gov/coronavirus/2019-ncov/about/index.html

Please stay safe, Everyone!  Susan

Friendship Community Project’s free adult English classes will not meet the week of March 15th due to Spring Break.  Our Friday conversation group at the Senior Center will also be cancelled that week.

During Spring Break, we will be monitoring the coronavirus situation and will contact our students on Whatsap and e-mail to let them know if classes and conversation groups will resume or not.  Students who are not already attending classes can look for an announcement here or on our Friendship Community Project Facebook page.

Las clases gratuitas de inglés para adultos de Friendship Community Project no se reunirán la semana del 15 de marzo debido a las vacaciones de primavera. Nuestro grupo de conversación del viernes en el Centro para personas mayores también se cancelará esa semana.

Durante las vacaciones de primavera, estaremos monitoreando la situación del coronavirus y nos comunicaremos con nuestros estudiantes en Whatsap y por correo electrónico para informarles si las clases y los grupos de conversación se reanudarán o no. Los estudiantes que aún no asisten a clases pueden buscar un anuncio aquí o en nuestra página de Facebook del Proyecto de la Comunidad de Amistad.

Les cours d’anglais pour adultes gratuits de Friendship Community Project ne se réuniront pas la semaine du 15 mars en raison de la relâche scolaire. Notre groupe de conversation du vendredi au Senior Center sera également annulé cette semaine.

Pendant les vacances de printemps, nous surveillerons la situation des coronavirus et contacterons nos étudiants sur Whatsap et par e-mail pour leur faire savoir si les cours et les groupes de conversation reprendront ou non. Les étudiants qui ne suivent pas encore les cours peuvent rechercher une annonce ici ou sur notre page Facebook du projet communautaire d’amitié.

Darasa la watu wazima wa Mradi wa Urafiki wa Mradi wa Urafiki hautakutana na wiki ya Machi 15 kwa sababu ya Break Break. Kikundi chetu cha mazungumzo ya Ijumaa katika Kituo cha Wazee pia kitafutwa wiki hiyo.

Wakati wa Break Break. Wanafunzi ambao hawajajihudhuria masomo tayari wanaweza kutafuta tangazo hapa au kwenye ukurasa wetu wa Facebook wa Mradi wa Urafiki.

لن تجتمع دروس اللغة الإنجليزية للكبار المجانية في مشروع مجتمع الصداقة في الأسبوع الذي يبدأ في 15 مارس بسبب عطلة الربيع. سيتم أيضًا إلغاء مجموعة محادثة يوم الجمعة في مركز كبار السن في ذلك الأسبوع.

خلال عطلة الربيع ، سنقوم بمراقبة حالة الفيروس التاجي وسنتصل بطلابنا على Whatsap والبريد الإلكتروني لإعلامهم إذا كانت الفصول ومجموعات المحادثة ستستأنف أم لا. يمكن للطلاب الذين لا يحضرون بالفعل الفصول البحث عن إعلان هنا أو على صفحة مشروع مجتمع الصداقة على Facebook.

Các lớp học tiếng Anh dành cho người lớn miễn phí của Dự án Cộng đồng Hữu nghị sẽ không đáp ứng vào tuần 15 tháng 3 do Nghỉ Xuân. Nhóm trò chuyện thứ sáu của chúng tôi tại Trung tâm cao cấp cũng sẽ bị hủy trong tuần đó.

Trong Spring Break, chúng tôi sẽ theo dõi tình hình coronavirus và sẽ liên lạc với các sinh viên của chúng tôi trên Whatsap và e-mail để cho họ biết nếu các lớp học và các nhóm hội thoại sẽ tiếp tục hay không. Học sinh chưa tham gia lớp học có thể tìm kiếm một thông báo ở đây hoặc trên trang Facebook của Dự án Cộng đồng Hữu nghị của chúng tôi.

የወዳጅነት ማህበረሰብ ፕሮጀክት ነፃ የጎልማሳ እንግሊዝኛ ትምህርቶች በማርች 15th ሳምንት ውስጥ በፀደይ መግቻ ምክንያት አይገናኙም ፡፡ የአዛውንት ሴንተር (ሴሬንተር ሴንተር) በሊቀ ማእከል (ሴንተር) ውስጥ ያደረግነው ሳምንትም እንዲሁ ይሰረዛል ፡፡

በፀደይ ወቅት እረፍት ወቅት ፣ የኮሮናቫይረስ ሁኔታን እየተቆጣጠርን እንገኛለን እናም ተማሪዎቻችንን ትምህርቶች እና የውይይት ቡድኖች ከቀጠሉ ወይም እንደማይቀጥሉ ለማሳወቅ በ Whatsap እና በኢሜል እናገኛቸዋለን ፡፡ ቀደም ሲል በክፍል ውስጥ የማይሳተፉ ተማሪዎች እዚህ ማስታወቂያ ወይም በጓደኝነት ማህበረሰብ ፕሮጀክት ፌስቡክ ገጽ ላይ መፈለግ ይችላሉ ፡፡