The Emerald Isle

(This is simply an update of Newsletters #1 & #2 which were posted on December 17,1997 and March 2,1998.)

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Newsletter Update

We have simply updated the March newsletter to include the names of several new participants, bringing our final total to 20. As you may know, May 5 was a benchmark date in the tour planning: the 90 day cut off date for payment and final signups. I want to thank all of you for being so conscientious regarding the deadline. I checked with EF yesterday and our accounts are almost 100% up to date. One or two of you will be advised concerning any minor discrepancies.

If you haven't contacted the Irish Tourist Bureau for free maps and brochures of the venues we plan to visit, I recommend that you do so immediately.

Enclosed you will find a feedback sheet which I would appreciate having returned in the enclosed envelope within the next few days, but no later than May 29.

Some of you have asked about options for getting to the Newark Airport. We will discuss this at our first orientation session on June 27. It is our intention to work with you on car pool possibiliities, long term parking options in the Newark airport area, and possible shuttle service for the group.

Don't forget to check my web site for detailed information on our itinerary and for interesting links to other sites, and also for information about our three tours for 1999. They're filling fast. The address again: www.laufer-world.com. Once you are there, click on the "International Travel" line, then take your pick of the tours to explore.

Key Dates for Participants:

First pre-trip orientation meeting: Saturday, June 27, 1998 - Burlington County COLLEGE Library, Pemberton - 10:00 a.m. till noon.

Second pre-trip orientation meeting: Saturday, August 1, 1998 - Burlington County COLLEGE Library, Pemberton - 10:00 a.m. till noon.

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Who's Who on the Ireland Trip

The 20 participants as of May 5, 1998

Janet Aaronson * - Columbus, NJ
Raymond Anderson - Willingboro, NJ
Linda Bennett * - Mount Holly, NJ
Nancy Bliss * - Mouny Laurel, NJ
Charlotte D'Autrechy-Scott - Delran, NJ
Rosemary Danbury * - Bordentown, NJ
Viola Feuchtwanger - Wrightstown, NJ
William Freeman, Jr.* - Ambler, PA
Mary Johnson - Medford, NJ
Rita LaBelle - Showlow, AZ
Joseph Laufer * - Vincentown, NJ
Kristopher Laufer * - Vincentown, NJ
Penny Laufer * - Vincentown, NJ
Corinne Lovenduski * - Mount Holly, NJ
Theresa Lowden - Beverly, NJ
James McGuire - Wallingford, PA
John Maguire III * - Wallingford, PA
Violet Mohn - Rancocas, NJ
Josephine VanMarter - Flemington, NJ
Matthew Wund - Belle Mead, NJ

* Asterisk indicates former Laufer tour participant.

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FREE TRAVEL INFORMATION ON IRELAND

Write now to the Irish Tourist Board, 345 Park Avenue, New York, NY 10154. Telephone 212-418-0800. Ask for a map of Ireland, and information packets on Donegal, Galway, Killarney, and Dublin and all related tourist sites in these areas.

For a virtual tour of any of these sites, go to Joe Laufer's EF homepage at

http://wwww.eftours.com/Teachers/TPLaufer1_97.htm

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ON TOUR VENUE DURATION

Monday, August 3 - Departure from Newark Airport

Tuesday-Thursday, August 4-6 - Donegal (2 days)

Thursday-Friday, August 6-7 - Galway (1 day)

Friday-Sunday, August 7-9 - Killarney (2 days)

Sunday-Wednesday, August 9-12 - Dublin (3 days)

Wednesday, August 12 - Return to Newark Airport

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OPTIONAL EXCURSION

On the tour of Ireland, there will be one optional excursion not included in the basic tour price. It is an evening of theater in Dublin on the 8th day (Monday, August 10). This "Dublin Theater Evening" must be pre-booked at a cost of $40.00. EF's literature describes the optional tour in this manner: "Ireland's capital has long been known for its rich literary tradition, which has produced such luminaries as Oscar Wilde, George Bernard Shaw and Sean O'Casey. Take part in a long-standing cultural tradition as you attend an evening theater performance in Dublin." This activity is purely optional. See the enclosed feedback sheet for information on how to sign up NOW.