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> From: "Owens, Missy" <Missy.Owens@hq.doe.gov>
> Date: March 8, 2011 7:12:27 AM EST
> To: "'missy.owens@gmail.com'" <missy.owens@gmail.com>
> Subject: Fw: Dr. Jill Biden pool report from Helsinki
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> From: White House Press Office <noreply@messages.whitehouse.gov>
> To: Owens, Missy
> Sent: Tue Mar 08 06:37:08 2011
> Subject: Fw: Dr. Jill Biden pool report from Helsinki
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> ----- Original Message -----
> From: Weisman, Jonathan <Jonathan.Weisman@wsj.com>
> To: Alexander, Elizabeth; Dudley, Amy; Allen, Elizabeth M.
> Sent: Tue Mar 08 06:25:56 2011
> Subject: Dr. Jill Biden pool report from Helsinki
>
> This pool report relates information provided by OVP staff, which cannot be verified by your pooler who was with VPOTUS:
>
> Dr. Jill Biden and granddaughter Finnegan Biden visited the Helsinki City College of Culinary Art, Fashion, and Beauty Tuesday morning.
>
> Dr. Biden was greeted by Mr. Sakari Karjalainen, the Director General of the Finnish Ministry of Education and other school officials who gave her an overview of the Finnish education system.
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> Dr. Biden talked about her own work - and the group discussed training for jobs, retention and other issues in vocational training programs. The hosts thanked Dr Biden for spending her vacation at their school. They also wished her and Finnegan a Happy Women's Day.
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> Next, she went on a tour of classrooms and visited with students and teachers -stopping at a sewing/design class and a baking class to see projects in progress.
>
> At the student-run bake shop - she was presented with:
> Laskiaispulla (traditional mardi gras pastries).
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> She also visited on-site restaurant where students train in all aspects of the restaurant/hospitality business.
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> The visit was captured by members of the Finnish press.
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> After the visit to the Helsinki college, Dr. Biden marked International Women’s Day by visiting the “Equality Happening” event downtown which celebrated the 100th anniversary of International Women’s Day in Finland.
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> Dr. Biden was greeted by Tinna Harpf, the event organizer, and spoke with representatives from participating women’s organizations. A choir from local school Sibelius Upper Secondary School performed.
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> She was also greeted by Finland's elected refugee woman of the year 2010 Nasina Razmyarn (from Afghanistan) - now working at a Finnish NGO and running for Parliament this spring.
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> The visit was covered by Finnish press outlets.
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>
>
> Jonathan Weisman
> Wall Street Journal
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