✈️ A Phenomenal Global Showcase at MATES! 🌍✨
📅 MAY 15, 2026 (FRI)
🕒 5:30 – 8 pm
🛂 We Filled Our Passports! 🧳
✓ Visited 23 countries and vibrant booths! 🎉
🇦🇷🇦🇹🇲🇲🇨🇳🇨🇴🏴🇫🇷🇩🇪🇭🇺🇮🇳🇮🇷🇮🇪🇮🇱🇮🇹🇲🇽🇳🇴🇵🇰🇵🇭🇸🇬🇰🇷🇸🇪🇺🇦🇺🇸
✓ Learned traditions and cultural facts
🧭 🏮 🎎 🕌 🏯 🗺️ 🤝
✓ Enjoyed food tastings and cultural performances!
🍽️ 🍱 🥘 🍛 🍜 🥟 🍢 🧆 🍰 🥗 🥖 | 🎭 💃 🕺 🎶 🎵 🥁 🎤 🎻
✓ Great dinner from RockNRoll Burger
🍔 🌭 🍟 🥤
🎉🙌 A HUGE SHOUT OUT to Event Chairs, Lucia Bartlett and Lindsay Poole, Night Program Co-Chairs, Nancy Melgar and Rachel Adams, all the amazing volunteers, and generous sponsors for making this spectacular event come to life!
Thank you to all the families who came and toured the world with us during International Night at MATES! 👏🔥
🇦🇷🇦🇹🇲🇲🇨🇳🇨🇴🏴🇫🇷🇩🇪🇭🇺🇮🇳🇮🇷🇮🇪🇮🇱🇮🇹🇲🇽🇳🇴🇵🇰🇵🇭🇸🇬🇰🇷🇸🇪🇺🇦🇺🇸
🇦🇷🇦🇹🇲🇲🇨🇳🇨🇴🏴🇫🇷🇩🇪🇭🇺🇮🇳🇮🇷🇮🇪🇮🇱🇮🇹🇲🇽🇳🇴🇵🇰🇵🇭🇸🇬🇰🇷🇸🇪🇺🇦🇺🇸
Volunteers Needed!
Make this family favorite event a success! We still need coverage for event setup, during the event, and for cleanup after. A little help goes a long way! The International Night Team and our MATES students are most appreciative. Thanks so much!
📣 Calling All MATES Alumni 🗣️
Currently in Middle School or High School!
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✈️ Sponsorship Opportunity! 🌎
Feature your business while supporting this global-inspired school event. Gain community visibility with recognition online, during the event, and on campus — this way, the MATES Community can support you! WIN WIN!!
✓ All sponsorships of $5000 or more get a large banner to be hung in front of MATES all year long!
Questions? Contact Jessica Ng or Lyndsay Rosen: Fundraising@matesmcn.net
🌎 International Night Info & Booth Signup Zoom Meeting ✈️
📅 MARCH 19, 2026 (THU)
If you’re interested in representing your country, please join this informational session. Zoom info below!
Represent Your Country, and Share Your Culture!
✨ Lead a booth that highlights your country’s traditions, food, history, and culture.
Share your heritage and help create an unforgettable global celebration! 🎉
SIGN UP BELOW!
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2023-24:
Thank You, Dream Team!
✈️ We Traveled, Immersed in Culture, Enjoyed the Entertainment,
Ate a LOT, and Our Hearts are FULL!!! 🌍
April 12, 2024 (Friday)
Some Helping Hands Needed During the Event!
- Country booths (before, during, and after the event)
- MPR setup for performances
- 6′-8′ folding tables
Thank you for your help! We are so excited for the return of this bi-annual event!
Travel the World at MATES!
🇵🇭🇲🇽🇵🇰🇰🇷🇸🇪🇨🇳🇦🇷🇼🇸🇹🇴🇮🇪🇭🇺🇲🇲🇮🇱🇮🇷🇮🇳🇸🇬🇮🇹🇵🇪🇧🇷
Stroll through the booths from the various countries that make up our MATES community.
Learn traditions, cultural facts, and enjoy food tastings!
So many countries and 5 performances this year!
If you’d like to represent your country, please fill out the form, and our event chairs will get in touch with you for next steps.
2021-22:
✈️ We Had a Blast Traveling the World! 🌎
Thank you to all the volunteers and our wonderful community
who made this event possible!
✈️ Get Your Passports Ready! 🌎
We’re excited to have 12 countries representing our MATES community! Make sure your student fills up their MATES passport and visits each booth for a stamp.
There’ll be global-inspired food tastings, so much fun, and performances from 3 dance groups 🇮🇪🇲🇽🇵🇫🌺!
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