Submitted from Susan Wuest, AWC Stockholm
Just wanted to let you know that AWC Stockholm held a really successful FAWCO Bowling Night in April. We called it FAWCO Rock 'n' Bowl, opened it up to families and friends and everyone had a terrific time bowing to disco music and enjoying some drinks. We got a terrific turnout - we rented out...
submitted by Agnes Meeker, IWC in Antigua
IWC (International Women’s Club) in Antigua just paid out $41,000 to seven deserving scholarship recipients. The annual scholarship benefits female applicants and often supplements other funding enabling collegiate students to further or complete their education. The scholarships have been in effect since 1992 (Club dates back to 1986) and while there are generally speaking,
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Message from Sonia Ziyad, Environment Chair, AIWA Rabat (Morocco)
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Friday, June 5 was our World Environment Day activities at the University. It was a beautiful sunny day, just right for the demonstration of the solar ovens made by some students in the Energy and Material Science section of the Physics Department. The 5 ovens, ranging from a converted Pizza Box to...
Barcelona’s Women’s Network: 10th Anniversary
Submitted by Arline Coward- FAWCO Rep
This year...
from: Angie Aebersold, FAWCO Rep, AWC Bern
After two years work, the trees are planted, the park is almost done and a big opening party is being planned! If anyone from FAWCO would be interested in attending the Opening Party is August 14-15, 2009, let me know.
There was an area where they started to build new apartment...
Submitted by Melanie Salava
It isn't often that BWN has the opportunity to eat, drink, be merry and directly support one of the club's charities all at the same time. In April, BWN members met face-to-face with recipients of their philanthropic efforts at a Solidarity Lunch & Visit at the ARED Foundation. Members enjoyed a tour of the training workshops, a visit to the gift shop, and were warmly welcomed by the founder...
AWC Auckland's Executive Board is donating $500 NZD to the 'Change Changes' initiative started by Laura Lynn Essick, AWC Dusseldorf. They also raised more money than expected at their recent birthday luncheon and were able to give an additional donation of 'change' to help North Korean Refugees.
Jinni Easterday
FAWCO Rep Auckland
submitted by: Faith Boettger
The American Women of Surrey (AWS) have donated their time and energy to the Ashford and St. Peter’s Hospital Breast Cancer Unit through their contribution of 125 heart-shaped pillows to bring comfort to breast cancer patients.
The Heart Pillow project was recently launched by AWS with the Federation of American Women’s Clubs Overseas (FAWCO) and...
A new project was started by AWC Dusseldorf’s FAWCO Rep, Laura Lynn Essick, with the approval of the AWCD Board, called ‘Change can Change’. Laura was so moved by what she learned about North Korea refugees at the Seoul Conference that she decided to help by initiating a simple program collecting coins to help make a difference in the lives...
Heart Pillows crossed the Atlantic to Europe in March 2006. Registered Nurse Nancy Friis Jensen, AWC Denmark, attended a worldwide Congress of Operating Room Nurses in Washington D.C & was shown the pillows by Janet Kramer from her home state of Tennessee. Having lived in Denmark since 1976, she implemented the heart pillow project through the American Women’s Club in...
