Expat Meet and Greet Tuesday, January 13 10:00am – 12:00pm

Sojourner January 2015
Dates for Your Calendar
Tuesday, January 13
Meet & Greet, 10:00-12:00
Renaissance Hotel, SIP
easMembership@gmail.com
Tuesday, January 13
EAS Lunch, 12:00noon
Heidi’s, Singa Plaza, SIP
easActivities@gmail.com
Friday, January 16
Tai Tai Weekend in Harbin
easTaitaidirector@gmail.com
E x p at Me e t an d G re e t
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Please join us at this month’s meet and greet on January 13 from
10:00 to 12:00 at the Renaissance Hotel, 229 Su Hua Lu. This
event is open to all expats that want to meet and share similar
experiences of living in China. Get helpful tips from long term
expats to words of comfort from new members, while enjoying a
cup of coffee/tea and tasty snacks.
Regular Events
Monday Coffee
Mondays 10:00-12:00
(5 Star Coffee in SND, Jan 19)
EAS Playgroup
Mondays 10:00-12:00
Mahjong (any level)
Tuesdays 13:30-16:00
Library
Every other Wednesday
Price is 50rmb for members with an EAS card and 70rmb for
non-members.
EAS Charity Shop, Nifty Thrifty
Thursdays 10:00-14:00
(Saturday, January 10)
Please RSVP at easMembership@gmail.com no later than noon
on Monday, January 12.
Babies and Bumps
Thursdays 10:00-12:00
See you there!
Crafts Club
Fridays 10:00-12:00
In this Issue:
EAS Calendars/Monday Coffees
EAS Library
Nifty Thrifty Store
Compound Ambassador & Language Companions
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3
4
5
See the EAS website for details
on these and other activities.
www.suzhoueas.org
January 2015
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The 2015 EAS Calendars are now on sale! They come in a beautiful silk wrap envelope
with your choice of three colors – blue, red and purple. Get a copy for yourself and
give as a gift to friends and family. Available for purchase at this months Monday
morning coffees and Meet and Greet. 1 for 80rmb, 3 for 200rmb, or 5 for 300rmb.
100% of the proceeds go to charity. Calendars are also on sale at the EAS Nifty Thrifty
store and Full Moon Creative Studio. Please check store holiday hours.
EAS Monday Morning Coffees
iDaily Café
Located next to Singa Plaza, on the corner of
Xing Gang Jie and Zhong Xin Da Dao Xi
Address for taxi: 园区中新大道西和星港街在馨都广场旁边
January Coffee Dates:
Mondays, January 5, 12 and 26 from 10am to 12noon
EAS casual get-together for coffee and a chat.
Monday, January 19th is the 5 Star Coffee in SND, from 10am to 12noon. Relax in
comfort, enjoy a chat, coffee and have a treat for 50rmb.
Location: Marriott Suzhou, 1296 Gan Jiang Xi Lu. By Metro use exit 3 from the Xi
Huan Lu metro station. The Marriott is a short walk down the street.
Address in Chinese for the taxi - 活动地点：苏州干将西路1296号万豪酒店
Help us support our supporters. For every cup of coffee sold, iDaily Cafe donates
1RMB to EAS Charity!
Show your EAS card and get 10% off your purchase.
For more information please contact: easMembership@gmail.com
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January 2015
Library & Coffee
Borrow, exchange or donate books, enjoy a cup of coffee or tea and a chat in good company.
For directions and further information please contact Regina via email: easBooks@gmail.com
EAS Library & Coffee
every other Wednesday
1:00-4:00pm
This month’s meetings are:
January 14, 1:00-4:00pm
&
January 28, 1:00-4:00pm
The EAS Library hosts around 1000 books in English and German: Thrillers, Novels, Travel
Books…EAS members are welcome to join the Library & Coffee Meetings, free of charge.
Did you know that you can SAVE
MONEY with your EAS Membership
Card? Simply present your card at
participating businesses in Suzhou for
discounts and deals!
See the complete and up to date list of
participating businesses on the EAS website
at www.suzhoueas.org
Click on EAS Member Discounts
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EAS
Charity
The Nifty Thrifty
BOGO! Buy one get one free (Clothing only).
Also, shop our ever-popular “Stuff the Bag” sale for 100rmb. Two
great ways to save money and bargain shop!
Come shop our new and gently used donations of Clothing, Jewelry,
Shoes, children’s clothing, home appliances, vacuums, bedding, home décor,
toys, books, furniture, and so much more!
All proceeds go to support Emergency needs in the Suzhou community.
Are you moving away in the coming months or just cleaning out your closets?
We pick up donations. That’s right just contact the easCharity@gmail.com
and we will come to you.
Please note the store is closed this week for the holiday and will reopen on
January 8th.
German Villa, 99 Qiong Ji Lu, Suzhou SIP.
月每周四10:00至14:00，EAS慈善商店将在德邑花园开放。义卖商品包括衣服、鞋
子、家庭装饰品、珠宝、运动器材、书籍、家用电器、玩具等。所有义卖收入都
将用来支持苏州EAS慈善机构。更多详情或者物品捐赠可电邮至：
eascharity@gmail.com。活动地址：苏州园区琼姬路99号德邑花园
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January 2015
Membership Committee
Bayside/Bayshore Garden
Horizon Resort I
SND
Anika Jedlika
Doris Eiche
Gitte Doj
anika.jedlicka@gmx.de
doris.eiche@web.de
gisledoej@gmail.com
131 4500 8852
185 5001 8840
139 1354 8224
Compound Ambassador’s
Bailing Mansions
German Villa
Golden Lough
Grace Residence
Green Lake Garden
Horizon Resort
Horizon Resort III
Horizon Resort III
Kolyn Garden
Lakeside Palace
Marina Cove Garden
Marina Cove Garden
Portland Street
Royal Lakefront
Royal Peninsula
SND
The Lakeside
Top Lake View
Elaine Moxon
Rae Chen
Theresa Duval
Susanna Croucher
Shannan Muck
Marion Becker
Carolyn Glaspie
Mariette Brugger
Ines Hund
Susanna Croucher
Susanne Hopmann
Laurence O’Connor
Maggie Mullan
Jill Hudson-Kerr
Elif Zeytinoglu
Gitte Doj
Christina Pedersen
Carina Elworth
elainemoxon55@gmail.com
rchen09@yahoo.com
c5150812@gmail.com
susannalo7@yahoo.com
pigette73@gmail.com
SuzhouMarion@yahoo.com
cglaspie1@yahoo.com
marietteprivat@hotmail.com
ineshund@web.de
susannalo7@yahoo.com
butz2008@gmail.com
laurence.oconnor1@btinternet
smmullan@gmail.com
hudson2shanghai@gmail.com
elifz@hotmail.com.tr
gisledoej@gmail.com
christinaholmthomsen@gmail.com
carina@elworth.se
159 9541 6510
135 8485 3470
150-5049-6060
139 6217 1357
137 0613 4157
137 7610 6273
186 2522 1294
150 6242 1050
138 1278 5157
139 6217 1357
134 5172 0015
136 4620 4987
139 1350 7447
159 6218 6027
186 5194 2728
139 1354 8224
186-0618-9723
138 6217 2480
Language Companion’s
Cantonese/Mandarin
Danish
Dutch
Finnish
French
French
German
India
Hungarian
Polish
Romanian
Swedish
Turkish
Susanna Croucher
Gitte Doj
Brenda Schaefer
Raija Aflatuni
Laurence O’Connor
Raluca Theron
Marion Becker
Yamini Menezes
Marta Spiteller
Ewa Olszewska
Raluca Theron
Carina Elworth
Elif Zeytinoglu
susannalo7@yahoo.com
gisledoej@gmail.com
brenda@brendaschaefer.NL
aflatuniraija@hotmail.com
laurence.oconnor1@btinternet.com
raluca_theron@yahoo.com
SuzhouMarion@yahoo.com
yarani.menezes@gmail.com
viktor.marta@me.com
olszewska@yahoo.com
raluca_theron@yahoo.com
carina@elworth.se
elifz@hotmail.com.tr
139 6217 1357
139 1354 8224
185 5001 0989
139 1263 6101
136 4620 4987
138 6210 2301
137 7610 6273
137 7173 5016
132 0517 7013
152 5007 0025
138 6210 2301
138 6217 2480
186 5194 2728
Expatriate Association of Suzhou (EAS)
EAS is an organization for the expatriate community in Suzhou. The objective is to provide opportunities for
members to participate in social, cultural, sporting, charity and educational activities.
It also gives members the opportunity to learn more about Suzhou, the surrounding area, China and Chinese
culture.
If you are interested in joining us please contact easMembership@gmail.com