5th Anniversary and Newark Office Grand Opening

We celebrated IDC’s 5th Anniversary and Newark Office Grand Opening with our friends on Sunday May 4 at 3:00 pm. Many friends, including those who attended the trips to Turkey, were together with us on this happy day.

During the reception pictures of the trips to Turkey between 2005 and 2008 were on the screen. Then, Levent Koc briefed IDC’s activities and announced some new projects, including neighborliness project. After that a short video on IDC was shown.

Drew University Vice President Dr. Maxine Beach, Bergen County Sheriff Leo McGuire and IDC director Levent Koc together cut the birthday cake.

Finally, many guests told their impression and wishes about IDC.


Dr. Maxine Beach, Levent Koc and Sheriff Leo McGuire


Some of the guests


Rev. Dr. Kevin Yoho, General Presbyter, Presbytery of Newark


Dr. Joan Rivitz, Chairwoman, NJ Commission on Civil Rights


Dr. M. Ali Chaudry, President, Center for Understanding Islam


Rev. Lynne B. Weber, Ecumenical Officer, Episcopal Diocese of Newark


Marianne Smith, Rockland Teachers' Center Institute


Dawud Assad, Islamic Society of Central Jersey

Date: Sunday May 4, 2008
Time: 3:00 pm
Venue: 17 Academy Street Suite 701
Newark, NJ 07102