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April, 2020
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Luxembourg Wrap-Up
The 2020 Interim Meeting took place on our computers this year. Covid-19 really had the Foundation rethinking how to bring you a Foundation Night; thanks to the efforts of all our board members and many others we were able to conduct the Live Auction via Facebook.
During the Saturday afternoon FAWCO presentation, the very deserving 2020 recipients of the Education Awards and Development Grants were announced. An enthusiastic congratulations to all the recipients (listed below)!
Special thanks to all of you who prepared for a fun and successful Foundation Night.
This year's festivities were to focus on the theme "The Victory is in the Vote." Since we couldn't show off our costumes that evening, many of you posted photos of yourselves in your costumes on the FAWCO and Foundation Facebook pages. This truly demonstrated your encouragement and moral support for those of us on the Foundation board as we hustled behind the scenes to put together a virtual Foundation Night in which everyone could take part. Others still bought sashes and charms and bid enthusiastically during the Live Auction to support our Fundraising efforts.
Raffle ticket sales were brisk before, during and after the Interim Meeting conference for the spectacular "Stitch in Time" 25th Anniversary Friendship Quilt.
The fundraising figures for the Live Auction and other sales have been finalized; our collective effort yielded a very impressive $30,370. Additionally, the campaign figures for our "Diamond Gauge" for the Target Project show that, to date, our clubs and individual members have raised an incredible $18,846 for S.A.F.E. (Safe Alternatives for FGM Elimination). Everyone should be so proud of the beginning fundraising efforts.
We sincerely hope that you are all
staying safe, staying healthy and staying inside.
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Thanks to quick thinking and a host of volunteers, the Live Auction took place as scheduled via a Facebook Watch Party. With our auctioneer, Alicia Santiago, at the helm, the Live Auction raised $24,800. Thanks to the generous auction item donors and the bid-friendly audience!
The Silent Auction Coordinator, Carol-Lyn McKelvey, would like to thank you for your intention of donating item(s) to this year's IM in Luxembourg. Please hold on to your auction items and consider offering them for the Silent Auction at our Biennial Conference next year. Have any questions? Please contact:
silentauction@fawcofoundation.org
Charms and Benefactor packages sold quite well considering there was no meeting to attend. Charm sales brought in $820 and Benefactors pledged $1250. Lauren Mescon is still selling Luxembourg charms and Benefactor sashes!
Thanks to everyone for their overwhelming support.
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2020 Education Award Recipients
ARTS AWARD
Recipient: Phoebe Turner
Her mother is a member of AWC The Hague.
SCIENCES AWARD, sponsored in part by AIWC Genoa and the Bacigalupo family, in memory of Frieda Bacigalupo Natali
Recipient: Catherine Bessenger
Her mother is member of AWC Antwerp.
HUMANITIES AWARD, sponsored in part by AAWE Paris, in memory of Gertrude de Gallaix
Recipient: Robin Neuhaus
Her mother is a member of IWC Munich.
VOCATIONAL AWARD
Recipient: Kaden Scoles
His mother is a member of AWC Basel.
DUAL CULTURAL AWARD, sponsored in part by AWC Bern and Donna Erismann, in memory of Suzanne Erismann, and Elaine Terlinden
Recipient: Alisa Kennan
Her mother is a member of AWC
Frankfurt Taunus Rhein-Main.
SHIRLEY KEARNEY UNIVERSITY DEGREE AWARD
Recipient: JeviRei Best
She is a member of AWC Bogotá.
WOMEN IN STEM & MEDICINE AWARD, In Honor of AWA Dubai's 21 years serving the international community of Dubai
Recipient: Kirstin Bayer
She is a member of AWC Berlin.
FAUSA SKILLS ENHANCEMENT AWARD
Recipient: Makia Motton Matheis
She is a member of AWC Hamburg.
CONTINUING EDUCATION AWARD, sponsored by Mary Stewart Burgher of AWC Denmark, in memory of Pauline "Pete" Arnold Schweppe
Recipient: Jane Joo Park
She is a member of AIWC Düsseldorf.
CONGRATULATIONS
to all the 2020 Education Award Recipients!
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COOKIES, A PURSE, AN ELEGANT CAPE & A CUSTOM NECKLACE!
We are stronger when we work together, "for women alone understand the height, the depth, the breadth of...the FAWCO sisterhood!
With the words from the Seneca Falls Suffragettes, your FAWCO Foundation has re-imagined our traditional Silent Auction into a series of small events in May, July, September and November.
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Women Backing Women Fundraising Campaign
You will find multiple ways for your club to get involved in raising money for the Target Project: S.A.F.E. (Safe Alternatives for Female Genital Mutilation Elimination). From offering beautiful items in the Women Backing Women Boutique to providing new fundraising Ideas, The FAWCO Foundation "has your back" in supporting the Target Project.
While we have kept the original artwork as our Women Backing Women logo, the wording has been updated to reflect that we are in fact Women Backing Women in the global landscape.
Every dollar generated through the
Women Backing Women Campaign as well as the sale of Women Backing Women products will support our Target Project.
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Women Backing Women Donation Button
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We are excited to introduce the Women Backing Women Donate Button! Supporting the Target Project: S.A.F.E. is as simple as
clicking a button
! Share this with family, friends and club members... the possibilities are endless!
Women Backing Women Boutique - We have beautiful new items that will be available for purchase at upcoming Regional Meetings and other events. In staying with our theme of Women Backing Women, many items are created by women who embrace the FAWCO spirit and donate services such as creating prototypes, set up costs, and more. Our products make great hostess gifts, prizes and gifts for yourself! They are the perfect way to spread the word about the Women Backing Women Campaign and Target Project: S.A.F.E.!
Club Fundraising Ideas - The FAWCO Foundation provides
fundraising ideas for clubs to use. Everyone always likes to have new fresh ways to FUN-raise! If you host an exciting new event, please share the details with Julie Lehr, Target Fundraising Coordinator, at
targetfundraising@fawcofoundation.org and we'll add it to the list!
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THE 2019-2021
FOUNDATION BOARD
THANKS YOU!!!
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We on the board of The FAWCO Foundation are, as always, truly grateful to all the volunteers, donors, sponsors, benefactors and participants who contributed to the success of the conference and the "Victory is in the Vote" theme - this year even more so considering the cancellation of the IM and Foundation Night. Your generosity will allow us to continue making a significant impact on many people's lives with the truly worthy programs supported by The FAWCO Foundation, FAWCO, FAUSA and our FAWCO member clubs.
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We thank you from the bottom of our hearts.
Angie, Kathy, Barbara, Janet, Louise, Tracy and Lauren
Extra Special thanks to:
Suzanne Wheeler
● Marilee Watts
Kathy Banham
● Jamila Bouzidi
Mary Stewart Burgher
Janet Darrow ● ECI Development
Rebecca DeFraites ● Angela Katz
Mariann Fragner ● Monica Jubayli
Margaret Hilditch ● Melissa Mash
Marie-Benedicte Luxem
Michele Kuhnen ● Krisitn Melia
Cherine Makram ● Tharien van Eck
Carol-Lyn McKelvey
Alicia Santiago ● Julie Meyerson
Aurora Silvestri ● Roberta Zöllner
Duncan Spence ● Rozanne van Rie
Maryrose De Vries ● Mary Stange
Ritz Carlton Moscow
Rickety Bridge Winery
La Sablonnerie Hotel, Sark
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25th Anniversary of the Friendship Quilt
"A Stitch in Time"
The lucky winner was Suzanne Dundas of AWC The Hague.
The Quilt Raffle raised $3546.
Many thanks, as always, to Roberta Zöllner for creating such a beautiful masterpiece, to all who submitted quilt squares and to all raffle ticket purchasers!
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2020 Development Grant Recipients
AW of Surrey Hope Through Education
Hope Schools Library - East London South Africa
Nominated by AWC Antwerp
Educating Women & Girls Worldwide, sponsored in part by Renuka Matthews
The Kiran Anjali Project Gender-Equality Curriculum - Slums of Bangalore, Delhi, Hyderabad, and Secundrabad, India
Nominated by AWC Amsterdam
Pam Dahlgren Educating Africa's Children
Water and Sanitation for New White House Academy Students - Voi, Kenya
Nominated by AWC Bern
Nurturing Our Planet
Trees for Sustainability - Four Hamlets Banderechiwadi, Bhetwadi, Pardhyachi-met, and Jambhlichapada in Mokhada Taluka, Palghar District, Maharashtra, India
Nominated by AWC Hamburg
Close to Home
Sexual Life Kit Project - Comuna 6, Soacha, Cundinamarca, Colombia
Nominated by AWC Bogotá
Critical Health Concerns
1 Million in Mind - Kenya
Nominated by: AWC The Hague
Safe Haven, sponsored in part by the family and friends of Louise Greeley-Copley
The Bridge2Hope Academy - Amsterdam, The Netherlands Nominated by AWC The Hague
Breaking the Cycle, sponsored in part by AW Eastern Province
Veronica's Voice: Magdalene KC, A Just Cause - Kansas City, Kansas
Nominated by FAUSA
FAUSA Effecting Change For Women and Children at Risk
Karikal - The Right to a Better Life, India
Nominated by AWG Languedoc-Roussillon
A very heartfelt CONGRATULATIONS to all of our 2020 Development Grant recipients!
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25th Anniversary Quilt
Tea Towel celebrating
25 years of FAWCO Friendship Quilts!
That is a remarkable milestone, achieved largely through the hard work and dedication of our Quilt Mistress, Roberta Zöllner. Together, Roberta and all the contributors to the quilts over the years have raised more than $85,000 for the programs of The FAWCO Foundation.
In recognition of this amazing achievement, we are thrilled to honor Roberta. She has been presented with a quilt photo album, lovingly created by Tracy Moede (AWC Hamburg) and, additionally, a 2021 Development Grant in the field of Education will be set up in her name. This grant will be funded through donations and from the proceeds of the sale of our brand-new, beautiful tea towels!
These lovely Friendship Quilt tea towels, generously donated by Nan de Laubadère (AAWE Paris), will be sold for $15/15€ each. If you are interested in ordering a tea towel, please send a request to:
Donations to help fund this Development Grant are always welcome!
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