News You Can Use - May 2012

The FAWCO Foundation 14 June 2012

News You Can Use May 2012

The FAWCO Foundation has been partnering with The Friends of Burkina Faso and NEEED (Nimbus, Enfance, Environment, Education et Developpement, a local non-profit organization in Northern Burkina Faso) to provide post-secondary school scholarships to young women in this African country. Once graduating from secondary school, they will be able to continue their studies in midwifery, nursing, primary school teaching or continue on to university.

We would like to thank all the generous donors who answered our request at the Dublin conference to give to this program. Almost $4000 was raised!

If you would like to make a donation in someone's name, please complete the donation process by clicking on the NEEED donate button on our web site "How Can I Donate Page"

Once you have completed the process on PayPal, click on "Return to The FAWCO Foundation Website," here you can download the NEEED Scholarship Donation Certificate.

Thank you for your generosity!

Meet the New Administrators for Development Grants and Education Awards and Counselor Liaison

Kelly Al-Nashmi - Development Grants Program Administrator

Kelly, a native of southern Indiana, met her Saudi husband while attending the University of Southern Indiana in the mid 80's. She moved to Saudi Arabia over 23 years ago with her two young daughters to start her overseas adventure. Kelly's husband of 27 years works as a computer security liaison for Saudi Aramco. Their four children are spread out between the U.S. & Saudi Arabia.Shortly after arriving in Saudi Arabia, Kelly started teaching English to preschool aged children. Finding her passion, she opened Mrs. Kelly's Morning Playgroup and operated it for 20 years in the Al Khobar area. Kelly attended her first FAWCO Conference in Berlin 2006 and was infected with FAWCO Fever! She has co-chaired the Education Support Committee, worked on the Recommendation & Resolution and the Target Selection Committee as well as a few others. She is a past AWEP President and has held several board positions since joining AWEP, in 1993. Kelly is involved with the Boy Scouts of America Troop 1 in Dhahran and in her free time enjoys quilting & spending time with her children!

Carmen Clarke, Education Awards Program Administrator

Carmen Clarke, a native Texan, discovered the expat life in Paris, where she was an active member of AWG Paris. She helped to coordinate activities, volunteered in the office, served as Nominations Chairperson, and worked on a Long-Range Planning effort for the group. Carmen is currently living her second overseas assignment in Dubai, UAE, where she is a member of AWA. Carmen assisted with the FAWCO Awards process in 2012, and will Chair the effort in 2013.

Arline Burns Coward- Counselor Liaison

Arline is from Long Beach, California. She moved with her husband from New York City to Spain in 1975. Arline holds a B.A. degree from California State University Long Beach, a M.A. in Education from Columbia University, a Spanish Studies Diploma from the University of Madrid and most recently completed a course for the TEFOL Certificate from Trinity College, UK. Arline is a Life Member of the US Navy League, Soroptomist International and the Alpha Phi International Sorority. She has two adult children, Anna who lives and works in New York City and Alex who has recently moved to Denver where he lives and works.

Arline is a past president of AWC of Madrid and currently lives in Barcelona where she is a member of the Barcelona Women's Network (BWN). Arline is the BWN FAWCO Rep, chairs the BWN FAWCO Committee and is the 2012-2013 incoming board Secretary.
Arline has been involved with FAWCO since 1996 when she attended her first conference in Bad-Hamburg, Germany. She attended conferences in Dublin, Athens, London, Washington DC, Luxembourg, Florence, Stockholm, The Hague, Birmingham UK, Berlin, Lyon, Seoul, Boston and the recent conference in Dublin. Arline served on the FAWCO New Directions Committee, Resolutions & Recommendations Committees, The FAWCO Foundation Awards Committee, Nominating Committees for The Foundation and served as co-Chair of the FAWCO Membership Committee. Arline has been a Regional Coordinator for Region 7, FAWCO 2nd & 3rd Vice-President, FAWCO President (2003-2005), president of The FAWCO Foundation (2006-2008) and The Foundation Parliamentarian (2008-2012).
Arline was a Reading Specialist at a private special education school in Madrid for many years and taught English as a Second Language at the US Culture Center in Madrid. She has represented a US based international school search company in Barcelona and Madrid, a US based relocation company in Madrid, and continues to represent the relocation company in Barcelona.

Letter from Foundation President Michele Hendrikse Du Bois to FAWCO Reps

Dear Reps,

I'd like to thank you for taking time to familiarize yourself with The FAWCO Foundation and its programs. Simply put, we are the philanthropic arm of FAWCO. We listen to what your Clubs are passionate about and provide them with avenues to achieve their philanthropic goals.

We have just returned from a very exciting and fulfilling FAWCO Conference in Dublin, Ireland. If you attended the conference, you know the Foundation Night was full of color and excitement as the rainbow led to a big pot of gold for The Foundation with the "Over the Rainbow" event raising more than $36,000 for Foundation Grants, Awards, Projects and Programs!

The Foundation is extremely grateful for the donation of stays at vacation homes and B&Bs, a Ferragamo bag, a Ferrari Jacket and the many silent auction items. We are equally grateful for to all those that bid on items! A big "Thank You" to everyone involved for your generosity.

Over 100 balloons were popped in the "Rainbow Lucky Dip" where everyone walked away with a special something. The four leaf clover charms brought luck to those that wore them. The "Luck of the Irish" held true as members of the AWC Dublin won the emerald ring raffle and Friendship Quilt raffle.

The funds raised at Foundation Night will help support the programs that your Clubs have told us are important to them. Each year, we offerEducation Awards for our members, the children of members, and in one case, the grandchild of a member. Our Development Grant projects are submitted to us by the Clubs.

Your Clubs' donations also support a program to educate young women in Burkina Faso. This program is called NEEED (Nimbus, Enfance, Environnement, Education et Développement). For a relatively small amount (between $2,500 and $5,000) we can pay for their entire degree in Teaching, Nursing, or midwifery (including their books and room and board for the entire 1-3 years).

As we enter the final year of fundraising for the FAWCO-wide Water Target Program, we are thrilled to announce that we have already exceeded our goal! We will continue to collect funds through 2012 adding to the number of wells we are providing for families in Cambodia. In addition to fundraising, we hope to increase awareness about water issues. Through the remainder of 2012 we want to increase our total Club participation in the Water Target Program. How close to 100% participation can we get? If your Club is participating any anyway (raising funds for Tabitha - Cambodia - WELLS FOR CLEAN WATER, supporting a local water organization or sponsoring water awareness programs) we want to hear from you! Contact Anne van Oorschot, Target Water Program Chair,
, for more information on how your Club can get involved or to share your successes!

The Foundation has done so much for so many around the world. Your Club can be part of this success. Let us know what we're doing right, how we can improve and what programs are important to your Club. Remember, The Foundation's motto is: Your projects, your passions, your Foundation!

REP CALENDER

MAY

Encourage club members to sign up to the FAWCO website and to sign-up for newsletters including the Foundation News You Can Use!

JUNE

Talk to your club about possible DG nominations for 2013. Applications will be available in the fall.

Request quilt squares for the Friendship Quilt 2013

Friends of the Foundation

On our website are the FAWCO member clubs who donated in 2012. Here is the list of the individuals who have also donated to support our programs. Many thanks to all of you!!

Adiba Mechatte, Adrienne Frazier, Allison Palmsten,

Amal Mussallem, Amanda Drollinger, Ami Lotka, Andrea Kubilus, Andrea Martins, Andrea Tashik,

Angela Aebesold, Ann DeSimoni, Ann Riz,

Anne Cameron, Anne Marie Hubin, Anne Riz,

Anne Van Oorschot, Any Karlsson, Arline Coward,

Ashley O'Reilly, Barbara Tatachuk, Beth Arena

Betsy Greene, Bridget Caletka, Brigitte Reimens

Carol Kamphuis, Catherine Berlin, Celeste Brown, Charlotte DeWitt

Cheryl Rollings, Cheryl Steenman-Bash, Chrys Hellem, Clara Garbino

Clarice Scott, Clarissa Hu

Clarissa Hu-Anderson,

Claudia Koontz-Goering, Clydette De Grott, Coppelia HaysBranschied, Cora Lee Findley, Cynthia Smith-Ayed, Daniela Reimann, David Pates, Debbie Warick, Debra Yonker-Hecht, Denise Parent, Desmond O'Reilly

Diane Reed, Dolores Cuellar, Donna Erismann

Donna Henabila, Donne Henderson, Dorien Barrone, Eileen Clark

Elinor Badanes, Elizabeth Kelly, Elizabeth Kennedy

Ellen Weigel, Elsie Bose,

Erica Higbie, Fouad Ghubril, Francois Boueri,

Georg Theodory, Georgia Regnault, Ginny Anderson

Ginny Hubert, Gwen Kade

Gwendolyn Gilmore de Comas, Hope Moore, Ida Swro, Jacqueline Jung,

Jamal Abboud, James Whitworth, Jane Indreland,

Janelle Mason, Janet Carmony, Janet Darrow-Winter, Janice McDonald,

Jaqueline Isler, Jean Geesey, Jean Sester, Jeanette Nardi, JoEllen Black, Johanna Dishongh,

John Pates, Joyce Halsan, Judith Treanor, Juliane Maggi, Jumama Boeshaar,

K DeBora Wheeler, Kara Fairchild, Karen Lewis,

Kate Sprouls, Katherine Webster, Kathleen Emet,

Kathleen Simon, Kathryn Neubauer, Kathy Chiarlone, Kathy Coughlan

Kelly Thomas, Kevin O'Donnell, Kim Mousseron

Kim Raffaele, Kridten Steen, Laurie Richardson,

Laura Bersani, Laurie Richardson, Layla Bississo

Lee Stern, Lena Belmadani, Leslie Collingridge, Lilly Brutosky,

Linda Clouse, Linda Crowley, Lisa Baracco

Lisa Cheney, Lisa Williams

Lise Chase, Liz Hemminger, Lora Crawford, Lucy Laederich

Lynne McAlister, Maddalena Canepa, Maggi Palu, Maha Iskandar, Margaret Canepa, Margaret Hilditch

Maria Primavera, Marie Christine Martinet, Marilee Watts, Marina Dekkers,

Marline Holmes, Mary Stewart Burgher, Maureen Daly, Maureen Rice, Meg Brew, Melissa Mash,

Michel Farsoun, Michele Hendrikse DuBois, Monica Jubayli, Mouna Hassani,

My-Linh Kunst, Najia Elmaudjia, Nan de Laubadere, Nancy Thornkey, Nancy Ward,

Olga Ambrosino, Ometa DeSimoni, Pam Perraud,

Pamela Dahlgren, Pamela Warschmidt, Paraskevi Katsiouleris, Patricia Weiibell, Patti Meek,

Randa Theodory, Rebecca DeFraites, Roberta Zollner

Robin Meloy Goldsby, Sallie Chaballier, Sally Benoit, Sandra Gogel,

Sara Crabtree, Sarah Van Moos, Selwa Maasry,

Sergio Sanchez, Shanna Fischer, Shar Helfgot,

Shawn Watson, Sheila Ohlund, Shirley Kearney,

Silvia Bersani, Stacey Brown, Stephanie Switzer,

Sue Hogood, Sunny Eades, Susan Alexander,

Susan Fioventino, Susan Helmy, Susan Van Alsonoy

Susan Ward, Susanne Hirschberg, Suzanne Pitcher, Suzanne Wheeler,

Sylvia Behrman, Tanya Teidhert, Tara Ruberg,

Ted Breyer, Teri Paz,

Terri Krudsen, Therese Hartwell, Tracey Rosenberg, Tracy Moede,

Ubo Termote, Wendy Leyland, Yira Carrasco,

Yolanda Henry

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