IWC Esperanto - January 2024

Esperanto

Newsletter

January 2024 | Issue 5

Upcoming Events

After 5 - January 10

Gourmet Group - January 26

IWC Tour - January 26

Class Schedule

Here you can find the class schedule.

Class Description

Descriptions and the facilitators information here.

Send an email to your class or program facilitator to sign up to get the latest updates and arrangements.

About IWC

The International Women's Club provides support and information about life in the United States for women coming from other countries, while also offering multi-cultural enrichment for all our members.

The IWC meetings are Wednesday and Thursday mornings, September to May, 9am - 12noon, at St. Paul's United Methodist Church, 1314 Foulk Rd., Wilmington, DE 19803.

See our Board Members and Volunteers

1988 - 2023

Ladies,

We continue the celebration of the 35^th anniversary of the founding of IWC. That our organization has thrived for so many years is a testament to the dedication of our leaders and support of loyal members. Many of our favorite events are in the works: Spring Opening Party, Spring Coffees, International Women’s Day, International Food Festival, a Gourmet Group lunch, the Cuisine Team’s luncheon, etc. We will need your assistance to plan these special events. As is the case each year, we will have vacancies on our Board for the 2024-2025 year. My final term will end May 24. Although I enjoy the “job” , I look forward to passing the torch to a new president with fresh ideas. We must evolve to meet the needs of our members, i.e., change with the times. Several Board members have served an additional year as a personal favor to me, but they, too, are eager to pursue their own interests. You must decide how important IWC is to you; if we do not have a full slate of officers, we will cease to exist. We will notify you of the vacancies in January or February.

International Women’s Day – Our annual program to reflect on the accomplishments of women from every part of the world is scheduled for Thursday, March 7. If you are interested in speaking and sharing the triumphs of a woman and/or legislation that inspires you, please get in touch with me at your earliest convenience. As always, we will conclude the program with a luncheon with the delicious foods our members prepare.

Closures – If we must close IWC due to inclement weather, we will notify members via Facebook and email by 7:00am, so please check your email and our Facebook page. If any of the following school districts close or have delayed openings, we will close: Red Clay Consolidated, Brandywine, Christina, Colonial, Kennett Consolidated, Unionville-Chadds Ford, Avon Grove, Garnet Valley.

Spring Coffees – We have three (3) coffees confirmed and will send detailed information:

Coffee and Craft hosted by Akemi Geary,

Coffee hosted by Aniko Czobor, and

Coffee hosted by Maria Agriodimas and Maria Rafalski

Asha,

Your President

[email protected]

Bringing Back Coffee

Enjoy coffee when you drop by IWC for events and classes! We will provide both caffeinated and decaffeinated coffee and hot water for tea at the kitchen window counter.

BYOC - As part of our initiative to be more supportive to the environment, please remember to bring your own cup!

Welcome Desk

Ladies,

Please sign up for the Welcome Desk via the Sign-Up Genius app. We will use only this on-line volunteer form and not the paper form, as it caused some confusion when both were instituted in prior years.

Volunteering twice a year for the Welcome Desk is part of our IWC membership requirement. It involves coming in early on either a Wednesday or Thursday to assist a board member with setting up (involves making coffees, hot water, setting out treats, paperwork in community room and welcome desk), and closing up at noon.

Above all, you get to be the welcoming friendly face for returning and new members at the Welcome Desk. You will get to meet other members that you otherwise would not normally meet! Remember how nice it was to be greeted warmly on your first visit.

PLEASE SIGN UP

Contact Carol at [email protected] if you have any questions or concerns.

Joanne Warren's Funeral

Special Note

Members have contacted me regarding Joanne Warren's funeral at St. John the Beloved Church on January 3 at 12:00 p.m. If you plan to attend the 10:00 am-to-12:00 pm visitation at the church, please get in touch with me. If the church service is more convenient, please contact me as well, as there may be others who will want to meet prior to the Mass.

Thank you.

Asha Iyengar

YOGA CLASS

Ready for some Yoga?

Want to start the new year with more movement, flexibility, and balance?

Grab your mat and start Thursdays by improving your mind, body, and spirit!

Come join your friends and meet our new Yoga instructor on Thursday mornings at 9:00. The cost of each class is $15.

Join us for the first class on January 18, 2024.

Patty Pfeifer at [email protected]

COFFEES

Coffee and Craft

Hosted by Akemi Geary

Where: 4 Lea Drive

Chadds Ford, PA 19317

When: Friday, January 5, 2024

Time: 10:00 am to 12:00 pm

RSVP: [email protected]

Second Coffee

Hosted by Aniko Czobor

Where: directions will be provided.

When: Monday, January 29, 2024

Time: 10:30 am to 12:30 pm

RSVP: Barbara Schlenger-Faber at [email protected]

Join us for lively conversation, good food and the warmth of gathering with friends. Please bring a savory or sweet dish to share.

Third Coffee

Hosted by Maria Agriodimas and Maria Rafalski

Where, When and Time to be determined.

AFTER 5

AFTER 5 gathering with friends

Wednesday, January 10

5:00-7:00 pm

Taqueria Moroleon

9173 Gap Newport Pike, Avondale, PA 19311

If you are interested in participating, please send an email to one of the After-5 coordinators, Debby Cimorosi ([email protected]) or Patty Pfeifer ([email protected]), and tell them when you are going to be attending each month, so we have seats reserved for everyone.

Don’t forget to bring CASH to pay the bill.

DAYTIME MOVIE CLUB

Our selection this month is

THE WHALE

a 2022 American Movie

Synopsis: A reclusive, morbidly obese English teacher attempts to reconnect with his estranged teenage daughter.

This movie is available on Amazon Prime and NCC library.

Our discussion will be on Thursday, January 18, 2024.

If you are interested, please send an email to Brigitte Gauthier at [email protected]

BOOK CLUB

Thursday, January 25, at 11:15 am

The book club will discuss

Hello Beautiful

by Ann Napolitano

"An emotionally layered and engrossing family story that asks: Can love make a broken person whole?" Please note this book was switched with The Violin Conspiracy, the NCC Reads 2024 book of which I will order ~ 15 free copies.

February's selection is Lessons in Chemistry by Bonnie Garmus.

Please contact Carol Rafferty at [email protected] if you have any questions.

GOURMET GROUP

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Gourmet Group

DO YOU LIKE TO COOK?

DO YOU LIKE TO COOK NEW RECIPES?

DO YOU LIKE TO MINGLE?

Friday, January 26, at noon

"All Around Apples"

Deadline is January 19 (no exceptions).

I will contact you with recipes and hostess address on Saturday, January 20.

If you have any questions, contact Brigitte Gauthier, [email protected]

TOURS

Friday, January 26, 2024

at 10:15am

IWC Private Guided Tour at the DE Art Museum of the current exhibit

“The Rossettis”

Ending with lunch in the Museum Café (optional).

$27.50.- per IWC member: includes regular museum admission ($14.-), private tour guide ($2.50) and additional charge for the special exhibition ($11.-).

DE Art Museum members only pay $13.50 ($11.- and $2.50 for our guide).

Meeting point and time: 10:15am in the lobby of the museum, to meet our guide for our 10:30am tour.

Address:

2301 Kentmere Parkway

Wilmington, DE 19806

Note: Parking is in back of the museum; just follow the signs.

As always, we are staying close to home in January. We have booked a private guided tour for our group at the DE Art Museum:

The work of Pre-Raphaelite painter Dante Gabriel Rossetti; his wife, artist Elizabeth Siddal; and his siblings writers Christina and William Michael Rossetti are the subject of this major international exhibition, organized in partnership with the Tate Britain (Museum) in London, UK. This unique exhibition marks the first time that major early and late Rossetti paintings will be presented and displayed in the United States, among contextualized masterpieces from the Tate’s collection. Pieces from public and private collections, as well as watercolors, drawings, photographs and major drawings by Siddal, are also included.

It was on view at the Tate Britain from April to September 2023, before traveling to the DE Art Museum.

Lunch will be at the museum café immediately after the tour. The museum café is offering us a choice of boxed lunches. If you’d like to join us, please check the sign-up sheet for the lunch and include your check.

Plan to see some of the highlights of the regular DE Art Museum collection after lunch, plus visit the museum gift shop.

For answers to your questions, please call

Anneliese Strube (610) 347-0629,

Sheridan Kingsberry (302) 528-0850, or

Margie Jones (484) 467-6951.

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HIKING

IWC Hiking Group

January 2024

Let’s start the new year with a resolve to hike! You will feel so good after exercising and enjoying nature.

If you want to join the IWC Hiking Group, send an e-mail to Lorena Meunier at [email protected] to be added to the distribution list for this year. Each Friday an e-mail will go out to the group announcing the hike’s location, distance, and conditions, such as hills, unpaved trails, etc.

Planned Hikes for January 2024

January 9 – Valley Garden Park

January 16 – Auburn Valley State Park

January 23 – Brandywine Creek State Park

January 30 – Wilmington Riverfront

Maria Agriodimas and Lorena hope you will come outdoors and hike with us: the fresh air, conversation, and exercise are all energizing!