IWC Esperanto - November 2022

Esperanto

Newsletter

November 2022 | Issue 3

Upcoming Events

Special Coffee Morning for New Members - November 10

Tour to Barnes Foundation - Nov 14

Gourmet Group - November 18

Holidays in the City - December 7

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

Hi, Ladies,

My predecessors have had to deliver bad news along with the good, and now it is my turn. Our membership is significantly lower than it was even one year ago. We depend on dues to pay rent to St. Paul’s, underwrite our most popular programs (NYC bus trips, birthday parties, the holiday party, tours), provide coffee and snacks, etc. At our current membership level, it will be difficult to sustain these activities. If you know someone who has not renewed, please encourage them to recommit to IWC. A few of our members have brought friends to our group! We need your help.

On the good news front, we had the very successful return of the gourmet lunches at IWC. The Cuisine Team put together the “sold out” Mediterranean luncheon. The Birthday Team hosted the first celebration of the year with a glitzy, glamourous throwback to the 1970s. Yoga has returned, the Arts and Crafts Bazaar was a big success, After 5 is as popular as ever, and we are introducing monthly snacks from our member nations. Members enjoyed Indian desserts in October. The Holiday Party is already in the works and our Membership Team is planning Holiday Coffees. Most exciting of all, we hope to celebrate the 35^th Anniversary of the founding of IWC in September 2023! Again, we depend on you, our loyal members, to keep this wonderful organization started by three remarkable women going forward and meeting the needs of our diverse membership.

Asha,

Your President

[email protected]

Updated COVID Safety Guidelines

Face Coverings Optional

With the updated CDC guidelines, the IWC Board has decided to remove the mask mandate for in-person events.

It is still recommended to wear a face covering at the club, but it is no longer mandatory.

All members are required to be fully vaccinated. New members should bring proof of vaccination to their first in-person IWC event, so that we can record it for future reference. Returning members should also bring proof of vaccination, in the event we do not have accurate information. For members who are unable to provide proof of vaccination, membership will be suspended until proof can be provided (exceptions will not be accepted).

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!

Special Events

Special Coffee Morning for New Members

Coffee morning for New Members

Thursday, November 10

Time: 10:00 a.m.

Main Hall, St. Paul’s Church

Join area leaders, board members, and group leaders to welcome you to IWC and answer any questions you may have.

After 5

Thursday, November 10

5:00 pm - 7:00 pm

at Redfire Grill and Steakhouse

400 Lantana DR, Hockessin, DE 19707

After 5 was created as an alternative to the morning coffee meetings, for women who work or who are not able to attend morning activities. Our After 5 gatherings have become another opportunity for all members to gather for fun, food, and drinks at local restaurants. The whole point of our girls' night out is to relax with your girlfriends, let your worries go, and have a fun-filled evening with the VIP women in your life.

As we did last year, we will meet the second Thursday of every month, at 5 p.m., at a restaurant for our happy hour. It is important that the organizers know who will be attending ahead of time, to assure that we have seats for everyone.

If you are interested in participating, please send an email to one of the After-5 coordinators,

Debbie Cimorosi ([email protected]) or Patty Pfeifer ([email protected]), so that they can include you on the After-5 emailing list. And be sure to tell them when you are going to be attending each month, so we have seats reserved for everyone.

MOVIE CLUB

DAYTIME MOVIE CLUB

Our selection this month is:

FRANKIE

a 2019 French/American movie

Synopsis: Three generations grappling with a life-changing experience during one day of a vacation in Sintra, Portugal, a historic town known for its dense gardens and fairy-tale villas and palaces.

This movie is available on Amazon Prime and at the New Castle County Public Libraries.

Our discussion will be on Thursday, NOVEMBER 10, 2022.

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

Tours

Monday, November 14, 2022

from 8:30 a.m. - ca. 3 p.m.

The Fabulous, Fabulous

"Barnes Foundation"

Our privately guided tour is scheduled from 10:00 a.m. to 11:00 a.m.

Cost: $31.- per member, $33.- per guest

Please bring $8.- gasoline and parking expenses.

Meeting time: 8:30 a.m. (meet to carpool)

Meeting point: in the parking lot of the “Shoppes at Brinton Lake” in front of the Food Market. The address is 949 Baltimore Pike, Glen Mills, PA 19342

Lunch: On our own at the Garden Restaurant or Coffee Bar. Of course, you are free to bring your own lunch, or have lunch at a place nearby.

Our tour: Much has been said and printed about the famous Barnes Foundation. Dr. Barnes - rich, obstinate, contemptuous, and eccentric was able to amass this incredible collection within his lifetime. Celebrated for its exceptional breadth, depth and quality, it houses the largest collection of French impressionists outside of France, exemplary works by European and American masters, folk art, African sculpture, Pennsylvania German decorative arts, Native American Textiles, metalwork, and much more. After years of conflict and controversy (watch the movie “The Art of the Steal”) the collection was moved from Merion, PA, to its current building and location on the Benjamin Franklin Parkway in Philadelphia, in May of 2012.

The Barnes also has a special exhibit, Modigliani: Up Close. Experience a deep dive into Amedeo Modigliani as you enjoy over 50 of his works. This exhibit is included in our ticket price.

Note: A docent will be assigned for every 8 to 10 visitors.

Sign-up Deadline: Thursday, November 3, 2022.

If you have any questions, please call:

Anneliese Strube, cell:(610) 836-1102,

Margie Jones, cell: (484) 467-6951, or

Sheridan Kingsberry, cell:(302)528-0850

Book Club

Discussion day:

Thursday, November 17, at 11:15 a.m.

To Kill a Mockingbird and Go Set a Watchman

Harper Lee's classics

Please join the book club discussion, for our talk about Harper Lee’s classics of racial injustice, To Kill a Mockingbird and Go Set a Watchman.

On Thursday, December 15, our selection is The Chilbury Ladies’ Choir, by Jennifer Ryan. It is an endearing novel of five choir members with an invincible spirit in an English village in the early days of World War II.

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

Gourmet Group

Gourmet Group

Do you enjoy cooking?

Do you like to try new recipes of any level?

Do you like socializing around food?

Regularly, we organize a BYOB dinner or a lunch around a theme.

You must sign up by the deadline for each event you want to attend and indicate if you are willing to host and how many guests can be accommodated.

We will email you the location and the recipe you must follow. Then you share and enjoy it at the volunteering hostess' home.

Friday, November 18th, at 11:30am

Fall-themed Lunch

Please sign up at the club before Thursday, November 3rd. You will be contacted by Wednesday, November 9th.

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

Hiking

IWC Hiking Group

Schedule for November 2022

Lorena Meunier and Maria Agriodimas will lead the IWC Hiking Group on hikes of 3 to 6 miles and about 1 ½ hours, at an average pace in local parks and some city venues.

We will hike Tuesday mornings, starting at 9:30 a.m.

If you want to join the IWC Hiking Group, send an e-mail to Lorena 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.

Important: Members must be vaccinated against COVID-19. Since hiking is an outdoor activity, masks are not required. Please have a mask with you, however, in case we visit an establishment where masks are required indoors.

Hikes planned for November

November 1 – Rockwood and Bellevue State Park

November 8 – Election day, NO hike scheduled

November 15 – Auburn Valley State Park

November 22 – Alapocas Run State Park

We hope you will come outdoors and hike with us: the fresh air, conversation, and exercise are all good!

BIRTHDAY CLUB

Birthday Club announcements

Dear new and long term members,

Birthday party invitations will be sent through EVITE when and as it is announced in the newsletter or weekly updates. Please make sure to check your spam and if you cannot find it, you can always directly contact your birthday team, Lilianne Angeli or Heidi Adsett, by email, preferably BEFORE the deadline.

That is how Birthday Club communicate the information about the party, date and time, give some hints about the theme and follow up your answers.

We KINDLY request your commitment. On an occasion when "life happens" and there are changes, please CALL or text us!

We prepare a personalized reserved seat and gift for you and, if you don’t come and don’t let us know, it’s impossible to fit another person who would be willing to join the party.

If you have any interest in helping, please check the link https://forms.gle/

jmf7mhGm1SfZ8fiy5

Register your interest in the form, telling us how you would be able to help. We will contact you when we need help to check your availability.

Thank you,

Your IWC Birthday Team

If you have any questions, please contact:

Lilianne Angeli at [email protected]

Heidi Adsett at [email protected]