Need NCBA Board Members
The current Naperville Council for Business and the Arts Board of Directors' terms are coming to an end in February. The Naperville Cultural Center is currently taking applications for the new NCBA Board of Directors. The application form can be found our website at: http://www.naperculture.org/ncba.html.

Volunteer/Internship Opportunities
Be a part of an exciting new social network in your community while providing important services that otherwise would not be available. The Naperville Cultural Center is the only area not for profit that endeavors to engage populations from all walks of life and from all around the world in international cultural arts and language programs, and special events. The Naperville Cultural Center is currently looking for volunteers/interns. You can find our volunteer form at http://www.naperculture.org/Documents/VolunteerApplicationForm.doc. Please contact us at (630) 696-4177 for more information.

Collecting International Books
In order to enrich our knowlege of other cultures around the world, the Naperville Cultural Center is now taking donations of international books in foreign languages for both children and adults to expand our current cultural library collection.

Join The Mosaic Club
Be a part of the new "Mosaic Club" and you can receive a special deal of $20 discount on your next mosaic project! After joining the "Mosaic Club", you will receive a Mosaic Club Punch Card. You can drop in during any of our open studio times to work on a mosaic project of your choice. For each time you spend $20 on a mosaic project, we will punch a hole in your card. Once you have finished the Mosaic Club Punch Card, you will receive an amazing $20 gift certificate for your next mosaic project!

Figurative Drawing On Thursdays
If you enjoy figurative drawing, then come by the Naperville Cultural Center on Thursdays! We offer open studio times every Thursday from 9:30am to 12:00pm. Please contact us at (630) 696-4177 to make your reservations! 20 students maximum.

Indian Dance Class
You now can drop in for our adult Indian Dance classes on every Saturday mornings from 10:00am to 11:00am. Not only is this a great cultural experience, but it is also a fun and exciting way to stay in shape! You can have a great time learning the ways of exotic and graceful Indian Dancing. For more information on the Indian Dance classes, please visit our website at www.naperculture.org or contact the Naperville Cultural Center at (630) 696-4177.

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Hello everyone! My name is Xiaowen Sabaj, and I am currently attending Bradley University in Peoria, IL studying International Business. Something interesting about me is that I was born and raised in China, and I had just moved to the United States about 7 year ago. One big reason why I chose International Business as a major is that I do want to take advantage of my bicultural, bilingual background and my personal interest in the field of Business/Marketing and hopefully be able to create value to my future employers. Since December of this year, I have been hunting for that "perfect" internship. You know, one that will provide me with a great learning experience and help me get that much closer to my future career goals. Just about a month ago, as I was just surfing on the internet (still looking for that internship), I came across the Naperville Cultural Center's website and saw the help wanted advertisement for a volunteer marketing assistant. I was immediately interested. So, I stopped by the cultural center and had spoken to Will (another wonderful volunteer here, whom just left us because he had just graduated from North Central College). After talking to Will about his experience working here at the cultural center, I was extremely excited that I had finally found that "perfect" internship! I mean, what more can I ask for? The job included various aspects of marketing, communications, accounting (...which I still need some work on), and to top it all off, the volunteers get to work in a multi-cultural atmosphere. So, after meeting with the amazing Michelle LeBlanc (by the way, I am still shocked until this day of how she single handedly started the Naperville Cultural Center, she must be the present day super-woman), here I am - the new intern at the Naperville Cultural Center! Not only will this look absolutely amazing on my resume, but I also feel like I have learned more in the past 3 weeks of working here than I have in 4 years of high school plus 2 years of college! (okay okay... maybe that was an exaggeration, but I am learning a ton about all aspects of running a business.) Anyway, I am so happy that I found this wonderful opportunity!

Until next time,
Xiaowen Sabaj

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