December 2009: AWC Korea Charity Programs

AWC KOREA “GOT ENGLISH?”

Submitted by

Bobby Herwig, AWC Korea webmaster

http://awckorea.org

AWC Korea supports underprivileged children in Incheon by sponsoring a monthly Play Day/English Experience at after-school community centers for children who are not fortunate enough to attend language academies or receive tutoring. Yet they are Korea 's citizens of tomorrow who will be expected to thrive in a...

BWN Summer 2009 Sizzler Membership celebration

Photos from BWN's Summer Sizzler, end of year celebration...Fond Farewell to members leaving BWN and celebrating a very succesful club year.

Submitted by Arline Coward, BWN FAWCO Rep

2009 Fundraising Activites from AWC Dublin

Submitted by President Anne McDonald, AWC of Dublin

We have several "fun" and fund raising events at the AWCD every year. Our first event is usually our October Penny Raffle. For this raffle, we urge everyone in the Club to bring in a gift worth 25 Euros. If someone does not have a gift, she usually contributes money for prizes.

October 2009: BWN Successful Tree Project launched

The BWN Tree Project launch!

The FAWCO Committee wishes to thank the BWN members for their heart felt

support at the October Coffee Morning. Fifty-eight (58) trees were

purchased!

This is an outstanding launch of BWN's support of The FAWCO Millennium

Forest Project in remote areas of Morocco. Our project is in conjunction

with the members...

January 2009: AWA Dubai:Dianne Reed runs Marathon!

When Dianne Reed hears these words tomorrow, it won’t be to run away from terrorists as she did in 2004.

This time, Dianne is running in the Dubai Marathon, 26 grueling miles for which she has been in training for months.

For those of you who may not remember, Dianne was one of two survivors of a terrorist attack at...

January 2010:Succesful Fundraising BWN Members Tree Donations: A letter from the President of AIWCC

American international Womens Club of Casablanca

January 12, 2010

Dear Eileen, Arline and the FAWCO Committee and BWN members,

I would like to thank all of you for the terrific job selling trees for the Millennium Forest in Morocco. This was truly a wonderful New Years gift for all of us.

The AIWCC just had its monthly...

2009 Activities from AWC Finland

Submitted from AWC Finland FAWCO Rep: Susie Ingman

Annual Fourth of July Picnic with AWC Finland Members, Friends and Family: July 2009

Interest Group- Gardening Club -Flower Arranging Class: Summer 2009

Annual Mother's Club Halloween Party: October 2009

Club Tour in November to the Picasso exhibit at the Ateneum museum in Helsinki: November 2009

Interest Group: Our Gourmet Group...

American International Women's Club of Cologne - Charity Gala Success

Oct.2009: IWC Torino "Love Your Body" fitness walk

Love Your Body Walk

In conjunction with NOW's initiative, Love Your Body, IWCT honored women and their physical well-being by organizing an hour-long walk along the River Po in the center of Torino on October 15. T-shirts were made and worn to display our pride in being women and taking care of each other. The walk was so successful that...

Birmingham Children's Hospital Boo Bash from North American Connection- Midlands, England

North American Connection – Midlands, England

Once Birmingham Children’s Hospital was chosen as our charity for the year, it seemed a perfect fit to incorporate the Halloween Boo Bash into our fundraising. The Halloween Party was held on October 31st at the Dorothea Mitchell Hall in Claverdon. Forty children, 7 months to 10 years old, dressed up in their...

Nov.2009: IWC Torino Member director of La Traviata

La Traviata

On October 28, forty club members attended the final showing of Giuseppe Verdi's famous opera, La Traviata, at the Teatro Regio in Torino. This event was especially memorable because our very own IWCT member, Laurie Feldman, produced the show!

Submitted by IWC Torino, FAWCO Rep

Michelle Samson

Congratulations to Aïcha Ech Channa for winning the Foundation Opus Prize

Congratulations to Aïcha Ech Channa for winning the Foundation Opus Prize.

The Opus Prize is a $1 million faith-based humanitarian award and two $100,000 awards given annually to recognize unsung heroes of any faith tradition, anywhere in the world, solving today’s most persistent social problems. It is the world’s largest faith-based, humanitarian award for social innovation. Opus...

Summer 2009 Cruise in the Mediterranean with Ann de Simoni

Submitted by Ann de Simoni, Regional Coordinator of Region 8

I just got back from my working cruise with the Swiss Inter-Clubs and while cruising I stopped a day in Athens and met up with AWOG Rep. Grace Christovasilis,(standing) she won the Rep appreciation award this year.

The other lady in the photo is past VP for AIWC of Genova...

AWC Shanghai Charity Knitters

Sept.2009 AWC Basel Annual FAWCO Kickoff Luncheon

Article Submitted by AWC Basel FAWCO Rep Jo Ellen Black

Each year, AWC Basel, celebrates our members by giving back with an Apero and Luncheon at a unique location near the Rhine River in Basel, Switzerland. This annual event also provides a kickoff for our FAWCO initiatives and provides a way for the Rep to reach the members and inform...

AWC Shanghai Boston Tea Foundation Charity Quilt Squares project

Oct.2009: AWC Duesseldorf Member award to Vera Busch for Commitment to Help Ukraine Children

One Member Receives Award for Commitment to Help

Submitted by Vera Busch

My name is Vera Busch and I am an American who has been a member of the AWCD since 1973.

I co-founded and am President of a registered, non-profit, charitable organization. Pro Ukraine e.V., which supports a school in Ukraine through funds raised ongoing. Ukraine is a...

AWC Luxembourg Autumn Events

Summer 2009: "Couples" Program Success for Members of AIWA Rabat, Morocco

AMERICAN INTERNATIONAL WOMEN’S ASSOCIATION OF RABAT, MOROCCO

Member of Federation of Women’s Clubs Overseas with special consultative status to the United Nations Economic and Social Council

The American International Women's Assoc. of Rabat Morocco began this year a "Couples Club". We thought it necessary for the husbands to meet all the women that their wives spend so much time with.

AWC Shanghai Charity work

The American Women’s Club Shanghai (AWCS) is a very active group with over 750 members. The club is pleased to organize community outreach programs. Our city and the surrounding areas are vast and highly populated; our programs are able to touch many lives. We are assured that our presence is recognized to support an extensive population as well as embrace...