AWA ROME HOLDS ITS ANNUAL GARDEN PARTY AT THE VILLA TAVERNA
Vera P. Weill-Halle
AWAR President, 2013-2014
From the left: Honorary President Linda Douglass, President Vera P. Weill Hallé, Honorary Vice President Kathleen Doherty and 1st Vice President Erica Zmitrovitch
As President of AWAR, I had the privilege on 26 September to open our club’s season with a Garden Party held...
Now here is a new idea: philanthropic bras! This is a fun and easy project in which we can all participate. Free the Girls (http://freethegirls.org) is a small, non-profit organization in the US which supports women and girls in Mozambique rescued from sex trafficking. (Four other countries are being added to the network in 2013.) The organization was featured in...
REGION 2 MEETING
When the American Women's Club of Gothenburg discussed the planning of the Region 2 Regional Meeting, three recurring thoughts came up consistently: show them who we are as a club, keep it relaxed, and feed the guests good food! Looking back on the Region 2 Regional Meeting held on September 20-22, 2013 in Gothenburg, Sweden, I think...
Coincidence, fate, serendipity, destiny, all similar words, describing that sometimes things are just meant to be. Such is the case with my involvement in the American Women’s Club of Dublin, FAWCO and the ISPCC.
When my husband and I moved to Dublin over five years ago it wasn’t for any other reason except for a dream come true. As a...
The Region 5 Conference, hosted by the AIWC-Cologne was attended by all clubs in the Region (Germany, Austria) with guests Zurich and Paris. Friday night was festive with a program Celebrating Home: A Musical, Political and Literary Tribute to the Place We Love featuring two of Cologne’s members and the Vice Mayor of Cologne, Angela Spizig. Saturday was busy with...
REGION 1 MEETING (England, Scotland and Ireland) was hosted by Chilterns, England, on Saturday, October 12, 2013. It was a major information and networking day for the Region. Chilterns FAWCO Rep Maureen Rice welcomed and introduced Regional Coordinator Eileen Doyle, who outlined the purpose of the day. There were FAWCO speakers bringing the group up to date on FAWCO and...
FAWCO’s Region 8 (Italy & Greece) regional meeting , hosted by AIWC of Genoa took place in Genoa – Arenzano this past Columbus Day holiday weekend of October 11-12-13-, 2013. Genoa is the birthplace of Christopher Columbus.
Approximately 30 participants congregated from the region (AIWCT Torino, Benvenuto Club Milan, AIWC of Genoa, AILO Florence, AWAR Rome, AIWC Naples, AWOG Greece)
FAWCO's Region 4 (BeNeLux) regional meeting, hosted by ANC Rotterdam took place in Rotterdam from October 4-6, 2013. Approximately 30 participants joined us from the region (AWC Amsterdam, AWC Antwerp, AWC Brussels, AWC The Hague, AWC Luxembourg, ANC Rotterdam). The theme of the meeting was Collaboration: Every Accomplishment Starts with the Decision to Try. The goal was to connect members...
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
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,
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...
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...
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...
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...
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
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...
Seeing is believing!
Congratulations to Region 2 for a fantastic meeting!