Dear {Contact_First_Name},
\n\nA Happy New Year to you all! I hope this year brings you good health, happiness and all that can be important for you and for you loved ones. As you probably know, at the 7th of January General Assembly, I have proposed myself, among others, who feel that they can be of value to the club, to come and serve thru its interim board until June 2024. So, I proudly present our new board:
\n\nOur General Assembly had some tough moments. It was clear that there were several misunderstandings at the root cause. I believe we demonstrated that our affairs are in good order and following the new Belgian legislation. After my first weeks in the board, I have also seen that the club’s assets are safely secured and being managed well.
\n\nThe board has committed to meet every 6-8 weeks in person. We will also start holding a quarterly member’s meeting to share updates and have an active exchange of feedback, as well as launch an investment committee.
My goal now is to get our club rallied together and focused on our longstanding values of friendship, philanthropy and FUN – with a big dose of smiles and laughter! I encourage all our members to join me on the path forward. Do be actively involved in the club’s activities and the American spirit of kindness, fortitude and optimism!
\n\nOn this note, I’m happy to report our last board meeting accepted five new members:
\n\nIt is a deep joy to welcome you ladies among us, your new friendship is precious to us, please do join in upcoming events so we can get to know you better!! Please also consider volunteering for the club, you can reach out to me at florence@awcb.org.
We have an exciting February and March coming your way with many opportunities to get together, so do check the AWCB calendar regularly and join us to meet old friends and new - this is what our club is for! I am excited to announce that a new activity will be celebrating our birthdays! The first birthday celebration will be to celebrate members born in January and February. Cecile Abric, whose birthday was January 20th, has graciously offered to host this party in her home in Uccle on February 9th. Please note that all members are welcome to attend!
Last but not least, I’m so happy to say that Marty Niebel has accepted to again be the committee lead of our HOPE association, which covers all of our philanthropic work including our well known charity programs such as Angel Tree, Hearts for Hope, and many other projects that support the local community. Please reach out to Marty@awcb.org for more information on how you can get involved!
I’m honored and pleased to be able to serve all our lovely ladies as well as our handful of very helpful gentleman!
Have a great day,
\n\n\n\nFlorence Jeannin
President, AWCB
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Join the new Investment Advisory Committee!
Chaired by Cecile Abric, the goal of the committee is to gather members’ ideas on how best to invest our Club’s money in the future. The ideas gathered will be priced and processed, and the ones that receive unanimous enthusiasm from all members of the committee will be passed on to the Board as recommendations for the future.
\n\nInterested? Please reach out to cecile@awcb.org before Feb. 12th with a short motivation statement. In order to ensure a good cross section representation of our members, and to ensure a smooth working process with a reasonable number of Committee members, your AWCB Board will review and approve the Committee members in the next coming Board Meeting of February 17th. Let’s work together to ensure a bright financial future for our club!
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Angel Tree is a true labor of love for AWCB, made possible by your contributions. Your commitment to keeping this long standing tradition alive has not only touched lives but has made the holiday season truly special for those in need.
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We are so happy to welcome Janise Yntema as a new member and sponsor. She is a contemporary artist noted for her specialization in encaustic painting, an ancient technique dating back over 2000 years. Derived from a biologically sustainable composition of beeswax, resin and pigment, these paintings are created with heat. Her works are exhibited around the world.
If you are interested in learning the technique and the history of encaustic painting, Janise is offering private and semi private classes: janiseyntema@gmail.com
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AWCB is also happy to welcome our new Sponsor and member, Katerina Marmagioli, who is a jewellery designer.
Katerina’s jewellery creations are eye-catching, unique and great conversation starters. They’re suitable for wear during all types of occasions, and aren’t targeted at any particular age group; they have been worn at the Nobel Prize ceremonies, Bafta as well as to the local coffee shop.
You will be sure to find a dazzling gift for a loved one or a statement piece to adorn yourself. You can see her unique pieces athttps://katerinamarmagioli.com/
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The AWCB offers both online and in-person events in and around Brussels, providing many opportunities for learning, exploring and most of all creating new friendships. We have several new events coming up - celebrating members birthdays, coffee get togethers, bowling, walks, art exhibition visits as well as many regular monthly events like our networking cocktails, wine tastings, lunches and pillow making for charity.
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\n\nFebruary 8th - Hearts for Hope-(Making pillows for breast cancer patients)
\n\nFebruary 14th - The American & Canadian Reading Group - February
\n\nFebruary 16th - Bright Brussels Festival and Jazz evening
\n\nFebruary 20th - Ladies who Lunch
February 22nd - Wine tasting: Blind wine tasting: France vs. Greece
\n\nFebruary 23rd - Networking cocktail at The Nine
\n\nFebruary 26th - AWCB Bowling night
March 5th - Coffee morning at Kayali's home in Waterloo
March 8th - Lunch at Cuit, located at Cru, Overijse: an old favorite reopens!
\n\nApril 18th - Day trip to Holland and the world renowned Keukenof gardens
\n\n\n\n\n\nWe are always looking for new ideas so if there is something you'd like to do, please let us know and we can turn it into a group event by posting it in our calendar - just submit an events request here: https://www.awcb.org/request_event.
\n\nVolunteers are also always needed to help plan, host and coordinate events, so please let us know if you would like to join our events committee - a few people have already volunteered, will be fun to brainstorm - please let us know if you are interested by writing to us here: events@awcb.org
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We had a great evening on February 1st with 16 attendees from both AWCB and ACB at Dooley's Smokehouse. We enjoyed Dooley's delicious sampler of American soul food specialties followed by a delicious sampler from Brussel's best dessert specialist, Eat Dessert First by Laura. As usual, good time was had by all!
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\n\nThis special exhibition, \"Magic Flying Carpets,\" seamlessly bridged East and West cultures, and was a collaborative effort with the Embassy of Azerbaijan and curated by member Aglaia Ponomareva of Ponart Consulting. It was hosted at Maison Frison, built in 1884 for Maurice Frison by Victor Horta.
Visitors were treated to an exclusive tour of the ground and first floors by Napur Tron, owner of Maison Frison and founder of Foundation Frison Horta. This invitation-only experience was truly enchanting. For further details on Foundation Frison Horta and Napur Tron, please visit foundation-frison-horta.be.
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Exciting News: 2024 FAWCO Foundation Education Awards Open for Applications!
\n\nThe FAWCO Foundation is delighted to unveil the 2024 Education Awards, now live on their website with applications officially open. Visit Fawcofoundation.org to explore this incredible opportunity, whether you're a FAWCO club member, an individual, or have family members pursuing academic goals. Your chance to make a meaningful impact is here!
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\n\nMore details on their annual conference are here below. Member Kristen Crosson will be attending so you can reach out to her for more information or for tips at kristen@awcb.org: FAWCO Interim meeting 2024
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