February 2011: AWC Luxembourg FAWCO Wells for Clean Water Tombola

Submitted by: AWC Luxembourg, FAWCO Rep, Kathleen Connors Bouchaud

FAWCO Wells for Clean Water Tombola

AWC Luxembourg did it again!! The generosity of AWC Luxembourg members at the February Valentines lunch was overwhelming! In just two hours, the very lively group of 40 women at Wiltgen Cafe helped other women across the world in Cambodia by supplying them with...

November 2010: Region 5 Regional Meeting Report by RC Frauke Rademacher-Heidemann

November 2010: FAWCO Region 5 Regional Meeting

Report by RC 5: Frauke Rademacher-Heidemann

FAWCO 2010 Region 5 FAWCO and FUN Meeting, November 5-7 in Munich, Germany

Each year in November the clubs of Region 5 meet in a location selected on criteria such as landmark, history, easy-access and medium cost to discuss the latest FAWCO achievements/ projects and various...

AIWC Genoa - digging wells in Kenya

Latest WONDERFUL news from Region 5

from Frauke Rademacher-Heidemann, RC Region 5

At our Region 5 Annual Meeting last November in Munich, Tracy Moede from the AWCH presented the additional local water project ITWDP (Integrated Tribal and Watershed Development Program) in India.

In the meantime we have wonderful news and reports from this project.

Email from the project ITWDP coordinator Ulrike Henn, AWCH, to...

September 2010: AWC Lagos celebrates 50th Anniversary

AWC Lagos celebrated its 50th Anniversary in September.

Special guest was American Consulate General's  wife, Kathleen Stafford.

Kindly submited by Debby Telatovich, AWC Lagos Rep

Two Families-One Well in Cambodia: Story of the Smith family of AWC Dublin

Christmas 2010: Journey of the Smith Family from Dublin, Ireland

Making A Difference One Well at a time for Two Families in Cambodia

While we were in Siem Reap, our guide Piseth, had his driver take us "off the tour route" to find a family that was in need of a clean water well. Our tour guide took guests' donations...

Nov 2010: Barcelona Women's Network Fundraiser for Millennium Forest

Arline Coward, BWN FAWCO Rep (right) and two FAWCO Committee members, Jessica Ziegler on left and Gwen Gilmore de Comas (center) taken at the FAWCO table at the BWN Holiday Bazaar. We sold trees for the BWN Tree Project in support of the FAWCO Millennium Forest and answered questions about FAWCO  (information card on...

AWC Düsseldorf Supports FAWCO Target Program

Submitted by Dr. Susanne Hirschberg, AWC Düsseldorf, FAWCO Rep 2010

The American Women’s Club of Düsseldorf (AWCD) in support of the FAWCO Target Program has donated 4000 euro to the Integrated Tribal And Watershed Development Programme (ITWDP). German tax laws prevent the AWCD from donating directly to the chosen Target Program since the FAWCO Foundation is not registered as...

October 2010: Regional Meeting in Region 4 report by FAWCO Rep

October 29-31,2010

Regional Meeting held for Region 4 hosted by AWC The Hague, in The Hague, Netherlands

Report submitted by AWC The Hague FAWCO Rep: Sara Crabtree

This year’s FAWCO Region 4 Meeting was hosted by AWC The Hague in their lovely old clubhouse in Scheveningen (the seaside suburb of The Hague). Twenty-five women attended the conference on October 29-31,

AWC Korea & AWC Gothenburg donation to Water

Submitted by Pam Smith, AWC Korea FAWCO Rep

AWC Seoul Korea Executive Board has earmarked 30% of the proceeds from our Handbag Auction held here in May 2010 to be donated specifically toward OXFAMs water projects in Haiti to help support the building of a sustainable water system in that country.

Submitted by Amanda Hentges, AWC Gothenburg FAWCO Co-Rep and...

October 2010: Chilterns AWC Club Meeting in October Voting Awarness

Photos Submitted by FAWCO Rep, Debra Yonkers-Hecht, Chilterns AWC.

Voting for the Water Project - allowing members to place a coin in the bottle of their Project Choice.

Voting Overseas Election 2010- informing members to remember to register for their Absentee Ballot

October Breast Cancer Awareness for Chilterns AWC members

FAWCO President Visits Region 7: SPAIN

Submitted by Rosalind Williams, AWC Madrid

January 2011

We were very privileged to welcome Kathleen Simon, President of FAWCO to Madrid, during her recent visit to the Spanish member clubs. At a coffee at the home of Rosalind Williams, FAWCO Rep for International Newcomers Club’s, members were briefed on the intricacies of the organization’s vast network of services...

AWC Dublin: Halloween ISPCC Charity Party October 2010

American Women's Club of Dublin Charity Halloween Party October 30,2010

The Charity event was to raise money for the Irish Society for Prevention of Cruelty to Children.

The event was a great success and enjoyed by all who participated in this Charity event.

Submitted by President, Anne McDonald, AWC Dublin

AWC Hamburg: Open House

The annual AWCH Open House was held on October 1st at Nancy Tilitz‘ Gallery. Although turnout was less than last year, those in attendance had a fantastic time. All of the ongoing groups were represented and a photo slide show of all of the fun at their events was looped throughout the

evening. The treats this year were even tastier...

AWC Dublin: Irish Society for Prevention of Cruelty to Children Fundraiser

Hat Party with AWC Dublin.

Funds raised for the ISPCC

AWC Hamburg: Craft Hope Bean Bag Sewing Bee

What happens when crafty ex-pats living in Hamburg, Germany get together? Big things, that’s what! Jessica Allen, originally a friend of Beth Graß and now a friend to all of us, felt a calling to rally the crafty ladies of her area sewing bee for a Craft Hope project. An Aussie currently residing in Germany, she is the owner of...

AW Surrey:Water Project Vote Event October 2010

At the AWSurrey October meeting we had the membership vote for the FAWCO Target Water Project. We had the printed summaries of the 3 finalist projects laminated and standing on easels. In front of each easel was a water bottle. We had a bowl filled with pennies and as each member came into the meeting, they were given a penny.

AWC Hamburg: Clubs in Motion

Every Monday morning at 9:30 you can find us in the Niendorf Gehege. There are four of us out there doing our laps in the park: Shawn Klug, Susan Stanley Witt, Sherrye Starcke (past member of AWCH) and Tracy Moede. What began as a twosome became a foursome and we couldn't be happier because not only are we walking for...

September 2010: Region 1 Regional Meeting/ FUN-Day

September 2010: Region 1 Regional Meeting/Funday

by Madeline Morrow

Changing the Flow: A Photographic Workshop on Water!

Region I held a one day Funday, on Saturday September25th with the goal of combining a meeting and a photographic workshop all highlighting the FAWCO Target Water project. Gathering in the lovely old town of Marlow, England,