The American Women's Club of Brussels |
Learn more about our year round Outreach Activities that serve many members of our community | The AWCB always appreciates monetary donations to support our HOPE program. |
HEARTS FOR HOPE We gather together each month in the Waterloo area to make heart shaped pillows that we donate to breast cancer patients at local hospitals. The pillow is designed to be placed under the arm to ease pain and tension, as well as provide emotional support to the patients who are always uplifted to receive our pillows which are made with love. No sewing skills are needed, please join this delightful group of ladies and help us to support more breast cancer patients! Find out how you can be involved | ANGEL TREE Each year for St. Niklas Day, the AWCB raises funds, coordinates, collects, and distributes gifts for children in need in the Brussels area with collaboration from local charities. Please note that this program is for people from all religious backgrounds. This is a very large program and we are always in need of volunteers so please get in touch at hope@awcb.org to donate your time for this wonderful program. For more information on Angel Tree see here: https://www.awcb.org/sys/website/?pageId=1855861 |
Who the AWCB SupportsProject Lina Named after long-time AWCB member Nancy Evans' daughter, Lina. When Lina passed away suddenly, Nancy partnered with Lina's previous employer and a local charity, Nativitas, to sponsor summer activities for children in need in Brussels. The children are encouraged to participate in activities that they would normally not have the opportunity to try: circus, dance, adventure, science and nature as well as many sports. Thanks to Project Lina, these children can discover new horizons. Red Cross Center for Asylum Seekers in Alsemberg: Provides housing for approximately 250 individuals who seek refuge in Belgium. Centre Nos Pilifs: Nos Pilifs is a center for multidisciplinary outpatient rehabilitation as well as a school for children diagnosed with autism. The center develops individualized programs in order help students with autonomy, socialization and cognitive skills. Center for the Prevention of Domestic and Family Violence: provides temporary housing and counseling to women and their children escaping life-threatening situations in the Brussels region. Oasis: works to bring about long-lasting change in the lives of women, children, and elderly people in Belgium. Oasis helps women who have been trafficked, women experiencing domestic violence , connecting isolated elderly people to community, and supporting the children of people without papers, helping them to stay in school, eat well and have stable accommodation, while also helping the parents withe their papers and find work. American Oversees Memorial Day Association Belgium (AOMDA): An organization with a mission to perpetuate the remembrance of the members of the American armed forces who are buried in Belgium. This includes Memorial Day ceremonies at American cemeteries; preserving the graves of the American servicemen outside of these three cemeteries in Belgium; and engaging in youth outreach and other projects to promote the remembrance of the members of the American armed forces who died in the defense of freedom. FAWCO Target Project Read more about the chosen project Awesome Blossoms |