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.
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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,
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.
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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...
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
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
Submitted by Arline
Coward- FAWCO Rep
This year...