• AFL SEEKING FULL-TIME DIRECTOR:
  Help us find the right individual to grow our Alliance!
  Deadline to apply: April 30, 2008

• PÉTANQUE - Please come, it's so much fun!
  Place: Seneca Loop Petanque Terrain (near tennis courts)
  When: Sunday May 18th
  Time: 2 PM - whenever you're done having fun!
  Who: Pétanque Louisville vs. AFL
  Water, soda, and light snacks are provided, but please bring your favorite beverage. Due to Louisville Metro Parks regulations, alcohol is prohibited.
  Contact: Sebastian Lancaster 502.424.8307

• EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITY for BILINGUAL ITT at MARSH LTD.
  We are currently seeing French-speaking Information Technology Service Desk Analysts. Ideal candidates should have previous experience working in a Service Desk environment. We seek self-starters who are results oriented, work well independently and have excellent customer service skills. Candidates must be approachable, teachable, and a team player with a strong desire to continue learning and expanding your experience in a high impact, client focused environment.
  Roles and Responsibilities: The Service Desk Analyst provides Real Time support for our colleagues through a variety of contact points including incoming calls and email.
  If you are interested please contact Barbara on the following number: 502-588-3729 or eMail barbara.huber@marsh.com.

• A Request from: Corinne Cristante (cristantem@hotmail.com)
  Former AFL teacher, Corinne Cristante, is back in Bordeaux, France with her family. She hopes that her friends in Louisville can help her in finding a host family for a 15 year old girl for the coming summer. If you can help, please contact Corinne at the above eMail. Corinne sends this message:
  Je connais une famille tres serieuse qui souhaiterait envoyer leur fille de 15 ans aux USA cet ete. Cette jeune fille a deja fait un echange avec une jeune canadienne et voudrait soit renouveler l'experience avec un(e) jeune americain(e) dans le cadre d'un echange, soit etre recue dans une famille americaine, en payant pour les frais de sejour, afin d'etre 'immergee' et ameliorer ainsi son anglais. A mon avis, une jeune fille doit vite s'ennuyer si elle se retrouve seule avec des adultes. L'ideal serait de trouver une famille qui a au moins un adolescent parmis ses membres ou/et il faudrait lui trouver une occupation: elle peut tres bien faire du benevolat pour l'Alliance Française par exemple…

• Notecards: AFL's Fund-raising project

  • $12 per packet
  • Artist: Ann Stewart Anderson
  • 8 cards and envelopes, 4 images of scenes in France
  • Call AFL to order 502-327-8529
  • Shipping prices are as follows:
  • 1 set- $3.00
  • 2 sets- $4.00
  • 3 sets- $4.50
  • 4 sets- $5.00
  • 5 sets- $5.50
  • Each additional- $1.47 plus cost of the envelope(s) needed to mail your order to you.

• ANNUAL MEETING OF THE AFL MEMBERSHIP:  MAY 13
  The annual meeting of AFL will take place on Tuesday, May 13, 2008, 7:00 PM, in the conference room of Plainview Point 3. At this general meeting of the membership, new board members will be elected. The nominating committee presents the following slate of candidates to serve a two (2) year term: Becca Brodarick, Lee Cave, Julien Carrière, Jann Logsdon, Lynn Roberts, Aïda Touma, Jim Van de Ryt, and Ward Wilson.
  Additional nominations will be accepted from the floor provided that the nominee's written consent has been given to President Aïda Touma prior to the meeting. The candidates' bios were presented in AFL's April-May 2008 newsletter.

• NEW LOCATION FOR CLUB DE CONVERSATION
  The Club de Conversation is changing headquarters! Our next Club de Conversation will meet on May 27th at Heine Brothers' Coffee 3060 Bardstown Rd in Gardiner Lane shopping center. An iced coffee on a hot Summer night — doesn't that sound good?
  A la prochaine!
  Club de conversation always meets on the 4th Tuesday of the month. For more information, contact Eric Semet at esemet@aol.com or Charlie Pooser at clpooser@ius.edu.

• AND MORE FRENCH FILMS: TOURNÉES FESTIVAL AT BELLARMINE
  Bellarmine University is offering a French-language film festival on their campus during the 2007-2008 year. To find out more about upcoming films, visit the following sites: www.facecouncil.org/tournees/ or www.bellarmine.edu/cas/communication/film.asp
  For more information, contact Dr. Kyle Barnett at Bellarmine, 473-3270.

• SUMMER SESSION AT AFL BEGINS NEXT MONDAY, MAY 5, 2008
  Take time out of your Derby festivities to register for a French or Arabic class at AFL! The 8 week summer session beganMonday, May 5. Details are here and are in the April-May newsletter. Please spread the word to your friends and colleagues that in addition to our usual array of French classes, we will offer a beginning course in Arabic. In a bit of a change, all classes (even the 100 level classes) will only meet once per week for two hours. Please let your friends know about our language classes and wonderful teachers!

• HOST FAMILIES NEEDED FOR SCL - MONTPELLIER WORK EXCHANGE STUDENTS
  Dates: June 28 - July 26
  Contact: Elizabeth Kuhn, Director of Sister Cities, Elizabeth@scl.org
  Host families are needed for the Montpellier Work Exchange program. This year, close to 15 students are expected. They will be arriving on June 28th and will be departing on July 26th. The students will once again be housed at the University Towers in furnished apartments. Please consider taking one of these students under your wing. Contact Elizabeth Kuhn if you would be interested and if you would like to have a particular age or gender student. A host family orientation will be scheduled for mid-May. Thank you in advance for your consideration.

• HOST FAMILY NEEDED FOR 19 YEAR OLD FRENCH GIRL
  Bonnie Megenity Walker and Mary Ann Thomas are helping to place a 19-year-old French girl in an American home. She is looking for a family who would be interested in hosting this young woman, Maud Cabanel. Her goal is to improve her English by being totally immersed in everyday American living with a family. She is willing to provide financial assistance and help with family life. Bonnie can provide Maud's letter of intent, biography, and photos. For more info, contact Mary Ann Thomas at 812 288 9006.

This weekly bulletin will keep you apprised of what is going on here at the AFL. It will include class updates and information as well as local goings-on and French-related activities.
If you would like to have something listed in future Quoi's de Neuf, please contact Ann Healy at afschool@bellsouth.net Deadline is 5:00pm Thursday.