On October 21 the American Corner celebrated its 10-th anniversary. The event was called “Welcome Back”. It was a project to get the patrons of the AC together and to attract new visitors to the AC. The project comprised a series of events:
1. Presentations of Americans currently residing in Khabarovsk on the parts of the USA they are from
2. Photo exhibition “My America”
3. Contest among the patrons of the AC “What I know about the USA”
4. Workshop on handmade souvenirs “US symbols”

Our goals were to promote the AC activities (events, programs) and resources among various categories of the city population, and to attract new visitors to the AC as well as to promote alumni community.
Our target audiences were students of various educational establishments, ESL teachers, native speakers wishing to participate in AC events, patrons of the AC and new comers and reporters.
47 people attended the event.
Our special guests were Margaret Williams, a Fulbright fellow, Amanda and Steven Hinson, students studying Russian at a Khabarovsk university, William Bettencourt, a Fulbright fellow.
The exhibition presented at the event contained the photos of the USG exchange programs alumni made in the USA.
The participants of the event enjoyed the relaxed atmosphere of the celebration where they were able to get acquainted with each other, practice their English with the special guests, and make souvenirs with the symbols of the USA. And of course those who had taken part in the contest “What I know about the USA” got their exclusive prizes from the AC.