FAWCO's Region 3 (France) regional meeting, hosted by AAWE Paris took place in Paris this past weekend of September 20-22, 2013. Over 50 participants came from the region (AAWE Paris, AWG Paris, AWG Languedoc-Roussillon) as well as guests from Bordeaux Women's Club and FAWCO clubs from Brussels, Berlin, The Hague and Zurich. FAWCO presentations, break out group discussions on club
Seeing is believing!
Congratulations to Region 2 for a fantastic meeting!
The AWC Oslo recently held its biennial scholarship reception. Since 1949 AWC Oslo has awarded scholarships to Norwegians for study in the United States.The scholarships are currently awarded biennially, in the amount of NOK 100,000 (approx. $16,600) to Norwegians who have completed their education in a specialized field in Norway and desire further education or practice in the U.S. The...
"Piano Girl" Success in Stockholm!
AWC Stockholm's "Piano Girl" concert was a successful fundraising event and a fantastic evening. Robin Meloy Goldsby provided a wonderful evening of piano music and storytelling for approximately 70 guests. Robin's program was delivered in two 45 minute segments separated by an intermission and short auction. We had a professional auctioneer, with a lot of humor,
Knitting for Water..On Wednesday, September 12th the AIWC- Cologne held their annual Welcome Back Bunch - it is always a fun event where members can catch up with friends after summer vacations and meet new arrivals. This year, there was a buzz throughout the room in anticipation of the raffle...
The talented ladies from the Stitch ‘n’ Bitch group had spent...
BUNCO! By Karen Malinowski AWC Hamburg
I did it. I went to my first real AWC event. Being all new in the club, I thought that joining a fun activity, such as a game-night of Bunco would be a good start to loosen up and get in touch with other members. Boy, would I prove to be right.
For the...
On November 26, 2012, the American Women’s Group of Languedoc-Roussillon was honored to invite Mr. Curtis Roosevelt in their hometown of Montpellier, France. In addition to group members, several teenagers were invited to attend from a nearby lycee which included a member’s son.
The octogenarian came from his home, also in France, for a discussion of his 2008 autobiography, Too...
FAWCO is pleased to announce the Regional Meeting for Region 2, Scandinavia and Russia, to be held in Stockholm this September. Register today and take this opportunity to interact directly with your fellow FAWCO members. All regional meetings are open to everyone (also outside the region) so register today!
AWC Stockholm is excited to host the 2012 Federation of American Women’s...
Home for the Holidays in Athens
In the midst of an economic crisis, the Athens community found a way to give to those less fortunate. More than a thousand people came to the longest-running holiday charity fair in Greece, organized by the American Women’s Organization of Greece (AWOG). AWOG Christmas Bazaar 2012 volunteers surpassed expectations and raised even more money...
March 26, 2012Dear AWAR Members,
Since attending the the 2012 FAWCO Interim Conference in Dublin, we now believe there is indeed gold at the end of the rainbow and plenty of Irish luck! We would like to share our experiences with you in this short, but sweet, letter.
Imagine being welcomed to Dublin by the President of Ireland himself,
Region 5 Meeting
Nov. 16 – 18, 2012, in Augsburg with the AIWA e.V.
Future Directions for FAWCO plus
Cultural Identity and the Individual You
Our annual November-Regional FAWCO and FUN meeting was a gem! All 8 clubs were represented, some with up to 5 members. Plus a guest club from Erlangen, a possible new FAWCO member.
Our...
President Michael D. Higgins of Ireland Applauds the Work of FAWCO
Report from the 2012 FAWCO Global Conference in Dublin
I had the great honor of attending the 2012 FAWCO Global Conference in March in Dublin, accompanied by Janet Davis, Tricia Saur, Stacey Kimmig, Robin Rose, Patti Sharpe, Julie Benders, and Tracie Mayer. The conference offered a jam-packed four days...
The American Women's Club of Brussels will hold its 47th annual Holiday
Bazaar and Charity Tombola on Saturday November 17 (12-6pm) and Sunday November 18 (11am-4pm) at St. John's International School in Waterloo. Don't miss this wonderful, festive, community event and fundraiser! Over 100 vendors from throughout Europe will selling beautiful items ranging from Polish pottery and South African wines...
With the luck of the Irish, Randa, Najwa, June Bechara, and I attended the FAWCO Conference in Dublin, March 21-24. It was such a wonderful, varied, thought-provoking conference that I hope every member will seriously consider attending a FAWCO Conference at least once. (Next year’s conference will be in Bern, Switzerland.) Congrats to June Bechara! She’s now one of five...
AWC Perth is holding ANOTHER Target Water Project raffle at their Thanksgiving lunch. The beautiful quilt below will fall into the hands of a lucky member!
submitted by Katherine Balfour, AWC Perth
The American International Women’s Association of Rabat, Morocco recently celebrated our 50th anniversary with a Gala held at the Sofitel of Rabat. Our co-Presidents, Oumnia Seghrouchni and Nancy Slaoui coordinated the wonderful event that honored women who had been members for at least 20 years.
The Rabat AIWA was created by American embassy women in 1962 and now has grown...
Big news in our club is the publication of a compelling book, Boat People, by our member Carina Hoang.
Carina is a former boat person and refugee from Viet Nam. She recently travelled to NYC to receive the Silver Medal in the Independent Publisher Book Award for non-fiction for Boat People. In June Carina was appointed UNHCR Special Representative for...
I am sharing the letter AWA Rome "Fact Forum" chair, Suzanne McMillen wrote to our membership following a very successful event that was the outcome of a collaboration among our Community Services Chair, Fact Forum Chair and FAWCO Rep. Elizabeth Abbot
Dear AWAR Members,
We had an illustrious visitor this week in Rome-- Brooke Galloway, Development and Policy Director for...