| Oklahoma Celebrates UN Day 2005 |
UNITED NATIONS ASSOCIATION OF EASTERN OKLAHOMA
ANNUAL UNITED NATIONS DAY DINNER
GILLIAN SORENSEN
The United Nations and the United States : Controversy and Opportunity
The United Nations Association of Eastern Oklahoma Annual Dinner will be held at the Oaks Country Club on
Tuesday, October 18, 2005. This is a very special occasion, for it is the 60th anniversary of the founding of the
United Nations. In celebration of this anniversary the United Nations Association of Eastern Oklahoma is both
delighted and fortunate to have as the dinner program speaker Gillian Sorensen. Ms. Sorensen is the Senior
Advisor of the United Nations Foundation which promotes a more peaceful, prosperous, and just world through
support of the United Nations and its Charter. Since its inception, the United Nations Foundation has spent more
than 500 million dollars and funded 389 projects. The average size of a project has been over one million
dollars. Currently the United Nations Foundation is working on a large project to eradicate polio. A scheduled
project will work to eradicate measles.
From 1997 to 2003 Ms. Sorensen served as Assistant Secretary-General for External Relations on appointment
by Secretary-General Kofi Annan. From 1993 to 1996 she served as Special Adviser for Public Policy to
Secretary-General Boutros Boutros-Ghali.
Her topic will be The United Nations and the United States : Controversy and Opportunity.
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The United Nations Association of Eastern Oklahoma invites you to help in supporting the Model UN programs
that are held each year at the University of Tulsa, Oral Roberts University and Booker T. Washington High
School. These Model UN programs are a powerful way for young people to learn about the functioning of the UN
and about important global issues. The United Nations Association is combining the Annual Dinner with a major
fundraising effort to support the Model UN programs. We hope you will attend the dinner and when you make
your Annual Dinner reservations you will also make a tax-deductible donation to help support the Model UN
programs. Information about making Dinner reservations and suggested contribution amounts are on the return
envelope which is enclosed.
6:00pm, Tuesday, October 18 $30 per person
The Oaks Country Club Please make Reservations by
4101 West 71st Street October 10, 2005
(Cash Bar Open at 6:00pm. Dinner is served at 6:45pm)
Please Note: Complimentary Valet Parking is available
The UN Day Dinner Chairman is Tearsa Storms [Student Leader of the Model UN Program at The University of
Tulsa].
The Honorary Chairpersons are Mr. and Mrs. George Krumme, longtime supporters of the United Nations
Association of Eastern Oklahoma.
Please note: The 71st Street Bridge over Highway 75 is closed. Directions: Take I-44 to 33rd West Ave Exit –
turn left on 33rd W Ave to 71st St – turn right on 71st St – go past Inverness Village to the Oaks entrance on top
of the hill. ANOTHER WAY: Take 71st St across the river – turn right on S. Elwood to Union & 61st St – turn left
on Union to 71st St – turn right on 71st St – go past Inverness Village to the Oaks entrance on top of the hill.
If you have any questions about this event please call:
Iola Sear at 742-5481 or Dick Ekdahl at 743-8719
Richard W. Ekdahl, President
United Nations Association of Eastern Oklahoma
ANNUAL UNITED NATIONS DAY DINNER
GILLIAN SORENSEN
The United Nations and the United States : Controversy and Opportunity
The United Nations Association of Eastern Oklahoma Annual Dinner will be held at the Oaks Country Club on
Tuesday, October 18, 2005. This is a very special occasion, for it is the 60th anniversary of the founding of the
United Nations. In celebration of this anniversary the United Nations Association of Eastern Oklahoma is both
delighted and fortunate to have as the dinner program speaker Gillian Sorensen. Ms. Sorensen is the Senior
Advisor of the United Nations Foundation which promotes a more peaceful, prosperous, and just world through
support of the United Nations and its Charter. Since its inception, the United Nations Foundation has spent more
than 500 million dollars and funded 389 projects. The average size of a project has been over one million
dollars. Currently the United Nations Foundation is working on a large project to eradicate polio. A scheduled
project will work to eradicate measles.
From 1997 to 2003 Ms. Sorensen served as Assistant Secretary-General for External Relations on appointment
by Secretary-General Kofi Annan. From 1993 to 1996 she served as Special Adviser for Public Policy to
Secretary-General Boutros Boutros-Ghali.
Her topic will be The United Nations and the United States : Controversy and Opportunity.
.
The United Nations Association of Eastern Oklahoma invites you to help in supporting the Model UN programs
that are held each year at the University of Tulsa, Oral Roberts University and Booker T. Washington High
School. These Model UN programs are a powerful way for young people to learn about the functioning of the UN
and about important global issues. The United Nations Association is combining the Annual Dinner with a major
fundraising effort to support the Model UN programs. We hope you will attend the dinner and when you make
your Annual Dinner reservations you will also make a tax-deductible donation to help support the Model UN
programs. Information about making Dinner reservations and suggested contribution amounts are on the return
envelope which is enclosed.
6:00pm, Tuesday, October 18 $30 per person
The Oaks Country Club Please make Reservations by
4101 West 71st Street October 10, 2005
(Cash Bar Open at 6:00pm. Dinner is served at 6:45pm)
Please Note: Complimentary Valet Parking is available
The UN Day Dinner Chairman is Tearsa Storms [Student Leader of the Model UN Program at The University of
Tulsa].
The Honorary Chairpersons are Mr. and Mrs. George Krumme, longtime supporters of the United Nations
Association of Eastern Oklahoma.
Please note: The 71st Street Bridge over Highway 75 is closed. Directions: Take I-44 to 33rd West Ave Exit –
turn left on 33rd W Ave to 71st St – turn right on 71st St – go past Inverness Village to the Oaks entrance on top
of the hill. ANOTHER WAY: Take 71st St across the river – turn right on S. Elwood to Union & 61st St – turn left
on Union to 71st St – turn right on 71st St – go past Inverness Village to the Oaks entrance on top of the hill.
If you have any questions about this event please call:
Iola Sear at 742-5481 or Dick Ekdahl at 743-8719
Richard W. Ekdahl, President
United Nations Association of Eastern Oklahoma
