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• •           Friday August 30, 2013 at 11:30am

• Malaysian Club of Chicago (MCC) is hosting a Malaysian flag raising ceremony at 11.30 am at the Daley plaza in Chicago on Friday 8/30/2013. We in MCC would like to invite you and your peers to the ceremony. Daley Plaza is an outdoor venue where City of Chicago host many of it's international or cultural events. It is the only day where Malaysian Flag is raised next to the American flag in the city of Chicago. This ceremony signifies our country's patriotic effort in reaching independence in 1957 and recognizes presence of Malaysians in Chicagoland area. The ceremony will be followed by short introduction to Malaysia and Q&A session with the audience. As representative of Malaysia, most of us will be dressed in Malaysian costumes, such as baju kurung, cheongsam, or sari. You are welcome to dress up or at least business casual. There will be a changing room to dress down after the ceremony. After the ceremony, a few of us are heading to Chicago Curry House near by for lunch. The lunch buffet is $10.95 ++ per person. It will be great if you can join us as well. ################################################################ Merdeka Day's Picnic @ Preserve Forest Busse Woods -  Saturday August 31, 2013 It's time to have a picnic and enjoy the HOT BEAUTIFUL SUMMER before it is over. Malaysian Club of Chicago (MCC) is organizing Malaysia Merdeka Day's Picnic (Malaysia Independence Day's) event. Local Malaysian delicacies will be served that you would not want to miss out, such as satay, nasi lemak, teh tarik, kuih muih and lots more..... Besides food, we will also have some games, activities and competitions for kids and adults. It is absolutely a fun family event! Please come and join us!! 12:30 p.m. Guests arrival and check-in 1.00 p.m.  Lunch 2.00 p.m. - 5 p.m. Games, activities and competitions  Fee: $10 per person age 12 or over ($11.34 w/ service fee)         Free entrance for kids from age 0 ~11 To RSVP and make online payment, click http://www.brownpapertickets.com/event/442080. Please remember to bring your confirmation with you during check-in. Online tickets will end by Saturday Aug 24, 2013 @11:59pm. However you still can purchase your ticket onsite at $15 per person age 12 or over. Busse Woods is conveniently located at the junction of I-90 and I-290 in Schaumburg. Exit I-290 at Higgins Road going east. Take the FIRST LEFT entrance into Busse Woods (entrance sign says "Busse Forest West"). The Merdeka Day's Picnic is at Grove Shelter 31 along a beautiful pond (map attached). Don't forget to bring lawn chairs and blankets. Please call Sue at 847-226-4361 or email: malaysianclubchicago@gmail.com if you have any questions. See you there, rain or shine. P.S: MCC has set up an account on Facebook called - Malaysian Club of Chicago 2013. Please find and like us on Facebook so you'll able to receive notifications and updates info about our club. Malaysian Club of Chicago