April, 2019  
                                                 


   
 
     Edinburgh Conference Wrap-Up                                               
The 2019 Conference took place at the beautiful Dalmahoy Resort in Edinburgh, Scotland.  It was truly a lovely setting for the Biennial Conference.
 
 
The conference was extremely well attended with over
166 full participants, including day guests and AWCCS and over 215 guests on Foundation Night !  It was a fast-paced and very busy weekend with informative sessions for first-timers and repeat attendees, there was something for everyone. Workshops and General Sessions gave us the opportunity to learn about U.S. issues, UN Issues, FAWCO Youth, The FAWCO Foundation and so much more. Sunday afternoon the very deserving 2019 recipients of the Education Awards and Development Grants were announced. An enthusiastic congratulations to all the recipients!
 
Special thanks to all of you who gave so much of your time and talent in contribution to Foundation Night. This year's Foundation Night festivities focused on the theme of Be True To Your School;. There was great reverence and loyalty shown  this evening as just about everyone wore t-shirts, sweatshirts and uniforms reflecting their alma mater. It was a bright and colorful evening which included a costume contest, class photos, school fight songs, the Lucky Lunchbags (Aurora Silvestri) and, of course, both the Silent Auction (Carol-Lyn McKelvey and Julie Meyerson) and the Live Auction (Euan Emslie and Kathy McCarthy).
 
Throughout the evening, our guests truly displayed their generosity and spirit in support of The Foundation and its programs and for that, we are truly grateful.
 
Raffle ticket sales were brisk throughout the conference for both the spectacular "Tell Me A Story" Friendship Quilt and the Class-y Combo: a stunning Hermes Scarf and Backing Women Bag. Additionally, a lovely selection of Backing Women merchandise was available for purchase; thank you to Marie Bénédicte Luxem for bringing in some new and exciting products! All Backing Women proceeds went directly to the Target Project: Hope Beyond Displacement.            
                                    
The fundraising figures for Foundation Night and all other weekend sales have not been finalized, however, the number revealed on Sunday afternoon was a very impressive $34,000. Additionally, the campaign-ending figures for our "Build the Bookstack" for the Target Project show that, to date, our clubs and individual members have raised an incredible $190,000 for Hope Beyond Displacement. Everyone should be so proud of the fundraising efforts to date. 
   
We sincerely hope that everyone enjoyed not only the beautiful location but came away having gathered interesting and useful information, rekindled friendships and forged new ones.
 
            Until we meet again - 2020 in Luxemburg!
                         
 
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2019 Education Award Recipients
  
ARTS AWARD
Recipient: Olivia Jimenez   (Mother - AWC Amsterdam)

SCIENCES AWARD, sponsored in part by AIWC Genoa, and the Bacigalupo Family, in memory of Frieda Bacigalupo Natali
Recipient: Imogen Jacques   (Mother  - AIWC Cologne)

HUMANITIES AWARD, sponsored in part by AAWE Paris, in memory of Gertrude de Gallaix
Recipient: Benjamin Mowat   (Mother - AWC The Hague)

CAROLINE NEWTON HUMANITIES AWARD
Recipient: Rachel Drucker   (Mother -  AWC Amsterdam)

DUAL CULTURAL AWARD, sponsored in part by Donna Erismann and AWC Bern, in memory of Suzanne Erismann

Recipient: Sophia Romain   (Mother -  Munich IWC)

FAUSA SKILLS ENHANCEMENT AWARD  
Recipient: Mary Wienke   (AWC Hamburg)  
 
SHIRLEY KEARNEY UNIVERSITY STUDY DEGREE AWARD
Recipient: Cecilia Zhou Zhaung (AIWA Rabat)

WOMEN IN STEM, in honor of AWA Dubai's 21 years serving the international community of Dubai
Recipient: Rebecca Zenkovich   (AWO Moscow)
 

CONTINUING EDUCATION AWARD sponsored by Mary Stewart Burgher of the AWC Denmark,in memory of Pauline "Pete" Arnold Schweppe
Recipient: Maya Guice  (AWC Berlin)

For further information on all of the recipients, please click here.  
 
   
  
RAFFLE WINNER
2019 Friendship Quilt
"Tell Me A Story"
 
The lucky winner was Mary Stewart Burgher. Mary is a member of AWC Denmark.


Many thanks, as always, to Roberta Zöllner for creating such a beautiful masterpiece and to all who submitted quilt squares!   
   



 
Introducing the
2019-2021
FOUNDATION BOARD

       
      
President
Barbara Bühling
 
VP Communications 
Tracy Moede  
 
VP Programs  
Angela Aebersold

VP Fundraising   
Lauren Mescon
 
Treasurer
Kathy DeBest
 
Secretary
Louise Greeley-Copley  
 
  Parliamentarian 
Janet Davis
T HE 2017-2019 FOUNDATION BOARD
THANKS YOU!!!

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 Be True To Your School 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.
We thank you from the bottom of our hearts.
    
Suzanne, Janet, Tracy, Barbara, Jodi, Louise, Patti

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2019 Development Grant Recipients

AW of Surrey Hope Through Education
A Kindergarten for Tribal Children in India - Hazarwadi, Maharashtra, India
Nominated by: AWC Hamburg

Pam Dahlgren Educating Africa's Children
Tools for Equal Opportunities: Tutoring Disadvantaged Girls in Niger - Niamey, Niger
Nominated by: AAWE Paris 

Educating Women & Girls Worldwide, sponsored in part by Renuka Matthews
Keeping Backpacks Full of Hope - Dakar, Senegal
Nominated by: AIWA Genoa 

Nurturing Our Planet-
Stepergy - Rural Morocco
Nominated by: AIWA Rabat 

Critical Health Concerns,
2019 Fistula Foundation Fistula Repair Surgery Program - Africa and Asia
Nominated by: AWEP
 
 
Breaking the Cycle, sponsored in part by the American Women of the Eastern Province
More Than Just a Cup of Coffee: Barista Skills Provide Dignified Work to Survivors of Human Trafficking - Amsterdam, The Netherlands
Nominated by: AWC Amsterdam
 
FAUSA Effecting Change For Women and Children At Risk
Training Potties for Refugees - Greece
Nominated by: FAUSA

For more details on all of these projects, please click here.


RAFFLE WINNER
Class-y Combo
Class-y Combo Hermes Scarf & Backing Women Mini-Roo Bag 
 
Teresa Mahoney of  
AWC The Hague was the  
lucky winner!   

 

 

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