BEGIN:VCALENDAR VERSION:2.0 PRODID:-//Barrington Chinese Immersion Council - ECPv6.15.20//NONSGML v1.0//EN CALSCALE:GREGORIAN METHOD:PUBLISH X-ORIGINAL-URL:https://www.bcic220.org X-WR-CALDESC:Events for Barrington Chinese Immersion Council REFRESH-INTERVAL;VALUE=DURATION:PT1H X-Robots-Tag:noindex X-PUBLISHED-TTL:PT1H BEGIN:VTIMEZONE TZID:America/Chicago BEGIN:DAYLIGHT TZOFFSETFROM:-0600 TZOFFSETTO:-0500 TZNAME:CDT DTSTART:20220313T080000 END:DAYLIGHT BEGIN:STANDARD TZOFFSETFROM:-0500 TZOFFSETTO:-0600 TZNAME:CST DTSTART:20221106T070000 END:STANDARD BEGIN:DAYLIGHT TZOFFSETFROM:-0600 TZOFFSETTO:-0500 TZNAME:CDT DTSTART:20230312T080000 END:DAYLIGHT BEGIN:STANDARD TZOFFSETFROM:-0500 TZOFFSETTO:-0600 TZNAME:CST DTSTART:20231105T070000 END:STANDARD BEGIN:DAYLIGHT TZOFFSETFROM:-0600 TZOFFSETTO:-0500 TZNAME:CDT DTSTART:20240310T080000 END:DAYLIGHT BEGIN:STANDARD TZOFFSETFROM:-0500 TZOFFSETTO:-0600 TZNAME:CST DTSTART:20241103T070000 END:STANDARD BEGIN:DAYLIGHT TZOFFSETFROM:-0600 TZOFFSETTO:-0500 TZNAME:CDT DTSTART:20250309T080000 END:DAYLIGHT BEGIN:STANDARD TZOFFSETFROM:-0500 TZOFFSETTO:-0600 TZNAME:CST DTSTART:20251102T070000 END:STANDARD BEGIN:DAYLIGHT TZOFFSETFROM:-0600 TZOFFSETTO:-0500 TZNAME:CDT DTSTART:20260308T080000 END:DAYLIGHT BEGIN:STANDARD TZOFFSETFROM:-0500 TZOFFSETTO:-0600 TZNAME:CST DTSTART:20261101T070000 END:STANDARD END:VTIMEZONE BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20251114T160000 DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20251114T170000 DTSTAMP:20260423T100046 CREATED:20231019T031440Z LAST-MODIFIED:20251105T130742Z UID:6828-1763136000-1763139600@www.bcic220.org SUMMARY:Service Project: Make Thanksgiving cards in other languages for Greencastle residents DESCRIPTION:šŸ¦ƒ This Thanksgiving\, BCIC is seeking students and families to help make handmade Thanksgiving cards for residents of Greencastle of Barrington. The cards will be attached to the residentsā€™ Thanksgiving dinner packages donated by other organizations. \nPlease make cards on thicker paper or cardstock with original artwork and a message such as \nHappy Thanksgiving! We wish you happiness and good health. \nę„Ÿę©čŠ‚åæ«ä¹ļ¼ē„ę‚Øå¹øē¦ć€čŗ«ä½“偄åŗ·ć€‚ \nCards may be signed with studentsā€™ first name or family name. Envelopes are not needed. \nšŸŒ Greencastle is a very diverse community. We are requesting cards written in Mandarin\, Russian\, Hindu\, Korean\, and more. We would like to provide cards for residents in as many languages as possible. \nCARDS MUST ARRIVE AT GREENCASTLE BY FRIDAY\, NOVEMBER 21. \nYou can mail or drop off the cards at: \nGreencastle of Barrington\nAttention: Qi Teng\n445 E. Main Street\nBarrington\, IL 60010 \nIf dropping off in person\, please coordinate with Social Services Coordinator\, Qi Teng\, qteng@embraceliving.org \nāœļø Please register and indicate how many cards your family would like to make in each language. \nStudents in 7th grade and up are welcome to join us at Station Middle School on Friday\, November 14 at 4pm. Service credit is available for NJHS and BHS students: Make Thanksgiving Cards for Greencastle at Station Middle School! Friday November 14\, 4-5pmĀ  \nšŸ Thank you and Happy Thanksgiving to you and your families! šŸ \nĀ  URL:https://www.bcic220.org/event/thanksgiving-cards-for-the-residents-of-greencastle-of-barrington/ LOCATION:Station Middle School\, 215 S Eastern Ave\, Barrington\, IL\, 60010\, United States CATEGORIES:BCIC Events,BCIC Major Events,Greencastle,Volunteer ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://www.bcic220.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/10/IMG-20221117-110609560.jpg ORGANIZER;CN="BCIC":MAILTO:bcic220@gmail.com END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20240913T163000 DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20240913T173000 DTSTAMP:20260423T100046 CREATED:20230810T212134Z LAST-MODIFIED:20240908T113206Z UID:6138-1726245000-1726248600@www.bcic220.org SUMMARY:Mid Autumn (Moon) Festival DESCRIPTION:Please join BCIC as we celebrate the Mid Autumn (Moon) Festival with traditional games and activities\, as well as stories and songs for the younger CI students. Our Greencastle events are a wonderful way to learn more about Chinese culture and celebrations in a multi-generational learning setting. \nDo you have a high school student or 8th grader interested in volunteering and earning service credits?Ā  BCIC is seeking students to help facilitate games and activities: https://www.bcic220.org/sheet/volunteer-for-mid-autumn-festival/ \n**Parent or caregiver must accompany the K-6 grade students\, no drop offs please. Damage to the facility has occurred in the past and we wish to maintain a good relationship with Greencastle.** \nGreencastle of Barrington is an affordable senior living community in downtown Barrington\, where many residents are from China and speak Mandarin. BCIC has partnered with Greencastle of Barrington since 2018 to offer mutually beneficial programs for CI students and families\, as well as Greencastle residents.Ā  Our Greencastle partnership also provides volunteer opportunities for older CI students throughout the year. \nGreencastle is the large brown apartment building at 445 E Main Street in Barrington.Ā  However\, please use the back entrance of the building off Klingenburg Ln.Ā  Parking is available on the street or in the North Metra lot.Ā Ā The parking lot is reserved for residents. \nWe will have volunteers at the back door\, as well as the right side of the building in the garden area to welcome you. \nThank you!Ā  We hope you can join us! URL:https://www.bcic220.org/event/mid-autumn-festival/ LOCATION:Greencastle of Barrington\, 445 E Main St\, Barrington\, IL\, 60010\, United States CATEGORIES:BCIC Events,Chinese Holidays,Greencastle,Newsletter,Volunteer ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://www.bcic220.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/08/MidAutumn@Greencastle-2024.png ORGANIZER;CN="BCIC":MAILTO:bcic220@gmail.com END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20240328T160000 DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20240328T170000 DTSTAMP:20260423T100046 CREATED:20240313T170937Z LAST-MODIFIED:20240323T023714Z UID:7734-1711641600-1711645200@www.bcic220.org SUMMARY:Chinese-inspired Painting at Greencastle DESCRIPTION:Greencastle of Barrington is hosting a Chinese-inspired painting activity on Thursday\, March 28\, 2024 at 4:00pm. If youā€™re in town for spring break and your student(s) enjoy arts and crafts\, please join us. \nFREE event with all supplies provided by Greencastle. This is a smaller group activity and space is limited. The class will last approximately 1 hour. \nNote: a parent or caregiver must accompany elementary students. Suggested age range is 2nd grade and up. Younger siblings are welcome with parent supervision. \nGreencastle is the large brown apartment building at 445 E Main Street in Barrington. However\, please use the back entrance of the building off Klingenburg Ln. Parking is available on the street or in the North Metra lot.Ā Ā The parking lot is reserved for residents. \nWe will have volunteers at the back door\, as well as the right side (east side) of the building in the garden area to welcome you. \nThank you! We hope you can join us! URL:https://www.bcic220.org/event/chinese-inspired-painting-at-greencastle/ LOCATION:Greencastle of Barrington\, 445 E Main St\, Barrington\, IL\, 60010\, United States CATEGORIES:BCIC Events,Greencastle ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://www.bcic220.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/chinese-fan.png END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20231209T100000 DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20231209T104500 DTSTAMP:20260423T100046 CREATED:20231027T135025Z LAST-MODIFIED:20231128T052136Z UID:6883-1702116000-1702118700@www.bcic220.org SUMMARY:Poetry and Music at Greencastle DESCRIPTION:All CI families are invited to enjoy a special morning of poetry and music at Greencastle of Barrington.Ā  CI students and Greencastle residents will be performing their favorite poems in Mandarin and English.Ā  Several CI students will be sharing their musical talents and performing Chinese songs. \nThis is a FREE event.Ā  Light refreshments will be provided. \nPlease register to attend the event using the registration button above. \nStudents interested in reading poetry or performing music\, please see details and sign up here: www.bcic220.org/sheet/poetry-and-music-at-greencastle-poetry-readers-and-musical-performers \n8th grade and BHS students interested in serving as event volunteers\, please see details and sign up here: www.bcic220.org/sheet/poetry-and-music-at-greencastle (Service credit awarded). \nSpecial note on location and parking:Ā Greencastle of Barrington is the large\, brown brick building at 445 E Main Street near the Barrington Metra Station.Ā  Please enter from the back door off Klingenberg Street.Ā  Parking is available on Klingenberg and other side streets or in the North Metra lot.Ā  Please do not park in the Greencastle parking lot.Ā  It is reserved for the elderly residents and staff. \nĀ  URL:https://www.bcic220.org/event/poetry-and-music-at-greencastle/ LOCATION:Greencastle of Barrington\, 445 E Main St\, Barrington\, IL\, 60010\, United States CATEGORIES:BCIC Events,Greencastle ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://www.bcic220.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/10/ChinesePoetryandMusic-painted.png ORGANIZER;CN="BCIC":MAILTO:bcic220@gmail.com END:VEVENT END:VCALENDAR