THE BEAR FACTS OCTOBER 2024 |
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Dear {Contact_First_Name},
Our 130th anniversary charity gala this past Saturday was an extraordinary success, with a full house of members and guests, full of heart, generosity and community. We were treated to a fabulous array of entertainment with chamber music from Accordo!, beautiful arias from Jennifer Evans, a poignant and funny reading from AWC member Dina Honour and fabulous dancing with DJ Shelly Shel. Our Silent Auction raised over €4,200 for our good cause, the ReDI School Kids Program. BIG thank you to the generous donors and bidders. The night was filled with a vibrant mix of fun, laughter, and celebration, as we shared in the joy of our club’s milestone birthday. |
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sunset at the beautiful Bridge Studios on the water |
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Pictured: with our eldest member Karin Janssen (90) and her partner Ernst (96)
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Dancing the night away with DJ Shelly Shel |
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We've started looking ahead to 2025, and an important aspect of this is identifying our Club's leadership team. This week, I am looking for members who would like to be on the Nominating Committee. Please contact me if you are interested in helping with this important task for our club. Most of the work will be in October & November. Important to note that members who are on the Nominating Committee are not eligible to stand for a Board position. In the coming weeks, keep an eye out for the committee's Call for Nominations for the 2025 Board of Directors.
Wonderful special events are coming up this fall including Thanksgiving and the Annual General Meeting & Holiday Party on December 11th. Read on for all the details. I look forward to seeing you there!
My-Linh |
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My-Linh Kunst
President, The American Women's Club of Berlin The AWC Berlin is 100% member-run - we always welcome and appreciate your contribution, feedback and suggestions. Please email president@awcberlin.org. **Please note that, depending on your email program, you may need to click “View entire message” to see the Newsletter in its entirety.** |
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THANK YOU TO GALA VOLUNTEERS
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I would like to express my deepest gratitude to our TEAM of volunteers for their incredible support and dedication to the success of the gala. Their hard work, enthusiasm, and generosity of time and talent made all the difference to our community. From decorations to silent auction to video production to graphics design, and helping on the day, their efforts have brought our vision to life and helped us raise much-needed funds for our charity. THANK YOU! |
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This is about half of the volunteers |
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Missing Karen Axelrad who produced the anniversary video and took photos on the night. |
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WELCOME TO OUR NEW MEMBERS!
Michelle Janke
Solina Jean-Louis
Martha Langfeld Matz
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We look forward to seeing you soon! |
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Attention American Voters: Have you received your Ballot? If you registered to receive a ballot for the 2024 election by email, it should have arrived on September 21. If you did not receive your email ballot (which you need to request every year), register to request the ballot: www.votefromabroad.org.
If you registered to receive the ballot and did not, you need to contact your local election official.
When you receive your ballot, return it as soon as possible, particularly those states that use mail ballots. For Germany, using Deutsche Post is fine provided that you do so prior to October 8. You should confirm with the local election official that your ballot has been received. If you still don't receive your ballot, you can complete a Federal Write-in Absentee Ballot (FWAB) aka a "backup ballot" using this form: https://www.fvap.gov/uploads/FVAP/Forms/fwab.pdf. Don't miss the chance to vote in this historic election. American elections are important globally, too. |
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CALLING FOR NOMINATIONS OF LOCAL CHARITY FOR AWC BERLIN TO SUPPORT IN 2025-2026 |
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Every 2 years, our members (YOU) select a local Berlin-based charity for our Club to support with fundraising, in-kind donations and when possible, volunteering. In 2023-24, we’ve been supporting the ReDI School of Digital Integration Kids Program, helping train refugee women to be trainers in the coding workshops and working with computers.
Now it’s time for us to begin our search for another Berlin based non-profit organization which we will support in 2025-2026. The search begins with our members. The non-profit organization (charity) will be selected from nominations presented by the members of the AWC Berlin. Included with this communication, you will find a timeline and criteria for the selection process and the application. The application should be completed by you in partnership with the organization you would like to nominate. |
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TIMELINE & CRITERIA FOR SELECTION
APPLICATION - please download or make a copy, complete and submit to philanthropy.awcberlin@gmail.com as a PDF file. Important to note: application deadline is November 1, 2022. The organization must be Berlin-based, focus on women and children, and the funding request should be for a specific project, not for sustaining the organization. Nominations will be vetted by the Philanthropy Committee and the finalists will be presented to the membership for a final vote at the AGM in December. Once an organization is selected, we will begin fundraising efforts in 2025. Although it is the intention that the funds raised will be used for the project(s) identified by the selected charity, if the funds raised exceed the amount requested, AWC Berlin reserves the right to use the excess funds for alternative philanthropic purposes, including but not limited to, other charitable organizations AWC Berlin supports. Together, we will continue to make a strong and positive impact on our Berlin community. I look forward to receiving your applications. If you have any questions, please do not hesitate to contact Prachi Shah at philanthropy.awcberlin@gmail.com. |
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* Thanksgiving Dinner (open to family and friends) Tuesday, November 26, 2024 from 6:30pm Hard Rock Cafe, Kurfürstendamm 224, 10719 Berlin We will celebrate Thanksgiving together at the Hard Rock. Keep an eye out for details on Wild Apricot. * Annual General Meeting & Holiday Party 2024 Wednesday, December 11, 2024 starting at 6pm Mark your calendars now and plan to join us for the 2024 Annual General Meeting and Holiday Party. During the AGM, we’ll celebrate the past year, elect our 2025 Board of Directors, and enjoy a festive holiday dinner. Don’t miss it! |
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FAWCO: Our International Network
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The latest issue of FAWCO Inspiring Women Magazine is out now! Read about the entrepreneurs in FAWCO including AWC Berlin's own Linda Sheehan on page 14. |
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You are invited to attend the FAWCO Region 5 Meeting on November 15-17, 2024 right here in Berlin, hosted by US! As we convene just days after the US Presidential election, the meeting’s theme is “Women & Democracy”. This event is a great opportunity for you to meet your FAWCO sister clubs from Germany, Austria, Bratislava (Slovakia) and Moldova, and learn more about FAWCO, its programs and how you can get involved. |
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In addition to FAWCO speakers, we’ve planned the following special sessions:
* A panel discussion on the aftermath of the U.S. presidential race and what it means for Germany and beyond, hosted by AWC Berlin member Soraya Sarhaddi Nelson, former NPR foreign correspondent and Common Ground Berlin talk show host.
* Dual Citizenship in Germany – a panel of AWC Berlin members who have undertaken the process to become German citizens discuss why, how, advantages & disadvantages.
* In honor of AWC Berlin’s 130th Anniversary, AWC Berlin member Professor Dr. Mary Pepschinski presents “Feminists in the Kaiser Land”, a look at the role of women’s clubs around the turn of the century, when AWC Berlin and several other FAWCO founding clubs were formed.
* “The Power of Story,” led by AWC Berlin member, Syd Atlas, Author and Communication Expert. Click here for more information and to register.
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AWC Berlin is a founding member of FAWCO, a network of American and international women's clubs around the world. As a member of AWC Berlin, you are automatically also a member of FAWCO, connecting you to philanthropy and advocacy on a global scale. Learn more at FAWCO.org.
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We are invited to attend the Marine Ball - Saturday November 23, 2024 - Ritz Carlton. They are opening up the guest list for this formal event to include our members and JFKS Verein members. If we had 8-10 people, we could have an AWC table. Tickets go on sale September 23rd and are $155 per person. My-LInh will post additional details as they are received. They will need a copy of your passport to do a quick background check before the event. What do you think? Could we get an AWC table together? I’d like to go. If you would like to attend, please email My-Linh at president.awcberlin@gmail.com. |
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Tickets for The Berlin Acabellas’ Xmas Concert on December 1st are now on sale. Our member Louisa Castro-Gavino is in the choir, and it’s directed by Jennifer Evans, the soloist at the gala. This year they will be joined by special guests The Cellotic Soundtrack Ensemble! Tickets here. |
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AWC BERLIN OCTOBER EVENTS |
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Week of October 7
German Conversation (In Person)
Monday, Oct. 7, 9:30-10:30am
Regular Book Club (In Person)
Tuesday, Oct. 8, 7-9pm
Compass Points: Strengthening Our Connections (Zoom)
Tuesday, Oct. 8, 7:30-8:30pm
Valiant Vegans: Lunch at Dosa King (In Person)
Friday, Oct. 11, 12-2pm
Oktoberfest at Schlachtensee Fischerhütte 2024 (In Person)
Saturday, Oct. 12, 6-10pm
Swap, not Shop (On Sunday)
Sunday, Oct. 13, 12-3pm |
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Week of October 14
German Conversation
Monday, Oct. 14, 9:30-10:30am
Hablamos Español!! (In Person)
Tuesday, Oct. 15, 4-5pm
Life Coaching Workshop: Boost Your Mental Fitness Using Positive Intelligence (Zoom)
Wednesday, Oct. 16, 7:30-8:30pm
Open Mic - Women & Finance - Season 4 Financial Feminist by Tori Dunlap (Zoom)
Thursday, Oct. 17, 7-7:30pm
Voices from the Street Exhibition in Willy-Brandt-Haus (In Person)
Friday, Oct. 18, 4:30-5:30pm
Southwest Stammtisch (In Person)
Saturday, Oct. 19, 10:30am-12pm |
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AWC BERLIN ONLINE AWC members can manage their account, access the membership directory and sign up for events by logging into their AWC member account. You can access your account from your smartphone via the Wild Apricot Mobile app, or simply by going on any computer with internet and visiting the "Members Login" area of the AWC Berlin website. Calendar and Event Registration As a reminder, AWC Berlin members must log in with a user name and password to access events on our calendar and register for them. So that we know to expect you, please remember to register for events you wish to attend.
IN THE MEMBERS ONLY AREA, you can:
- Register for and cancel events
- See your event registration
- Add events to personal calendar
- See who else is going
- Much more...
Step 1: Go to the AWC website and click "Members Login" (request new password from the website if needed). Manage your events from the calendar.
Step 2: You could also download the Wild Apricot Member app to your smartphone or tablet and use your website login on the app.
Step 3: Poke around and get familiar with the tools. See the Instruction Guide for detailed steps and pictures of set up and navigation. Currently, the event registration feature of the app is not available to Android users, but otherwise the app is fine for Android users. Questions? WA-Admin@awcberlin.org. |
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AWC BERLIN & SOCIAL MEDIA |
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AWC BERLIN FACEBOOK POLICY The AWC Berlin Private Members Only Facebook group is open to current members only and is a casual, respectful and friendly forum for member announcements (for example, babies! weddings!, etc.), discussion, information and questions regarding AWC-related topics and/or life in Berlin. Only authorized AWC Berlin events that are already listed on the AWC Calendar can be created as an event in our Facebook group. Please do not post charity donation requests or political items not related to the AWC Berlin. You are invited to let us know about your business, but please limit commercial, self-promotional posts to Mondays and be sure to preface your post with MARKETING MONDAY. No more than one post per member per Monday, and please, no comments are allowed on these posts. When in doubt, please send your question to facebookpolicy@awcberlin.org.
Thank you for your cooperation! AWC Berlin Facebook Page | AWCB Website |
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AWC BERLIN WHATSAPP COMMUNITY AWC Berlin now has a WhatsApp Community where all of our WhatsApp groups reside. If you are the administrator on a WhatsApp group that is not already in our "AWC Berlin" Community, please email president@awcberlin.org. The benefits of a Community include: - Visibility into all AWC Berlin-related WhatsApp groups.
- Group chats are restricted to group members, but as a Community member, you can see the title and description of all the groups. If you are eligible to join based on the group's description, you are welcome to "ask to join" any of the groups.
- Administrators can make announcements to the whole community (e.g., for last-minute event info)
Our WHATSAPP policies are similar to our FACEBOOK policies Please do not post charity donation requests or political items not related to the AWC Berlin. No self-promotion. You are invited to let us know about your business on MARKETING MONDAY - in our private FACEBOOK group. Be sure to preface your post with MARKETING MONDAY. No more than one post per member each Monday. When in doubt, please send your questions to president@awcberlin.org.
Thank you for your cooperation! AWC Berlin Facebook Page | AWCB Website |
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