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AWAR - Making Connections in Rome Italy
The American Women's Association of Rome is a club in Rome, Italy for American women and also English-speaking women of other nationalities. Founded in 1955, AWAR now has more than 300 members. Some of us are new to Italy while others have lived here all their lives. Ranging in ages from 20 to 107+ (with the majority in their forties) and coming from a variety of backgrounds, we're united by a common language, shared interests and friendship. Our volunteers keep the Association operating and the opportunities for involvement abound. In fact, many of us find that participating and volunteering in AWAR strengthens our connections to the community. An annually elected Executive Board manages AWAR according to its Constitution and Bylaws. The wife of the current U.S. Ambassador to the Italian Republic or the Ambassador herself traditionally serves as the Honorary President. Promoting friendship among its members and understanding between Italy and the United States, the American Women's Association of Rome is a non-political, non-sectarian and non-profit organization. AWAR is a member club of the Federation of American Women's Clubs Overseas www.fawco.org representing some 15,000 American women residing in 39 countries worldwide. Whether you're new to Rome, planning a move to Rome or have been here for years, we encourage you to join the AWAR community. Please join.us@awar.org |
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Activities: Golden Girls Informal Lunch
Golden Girls get together monthly in the elegant cantina of a fashionable hotel where
we talk, talk, talk; have a really good time and enjoy each other's companionship. This
informal, no RSVP lunch is possible because of the cafeteria style ambiance - we can
come-and-go at will, can select and pay for our preferred foods/drinks. Members please
see the inside February calendar or the February AWAR newsletter, page 12.
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Posted by admina on Saturday, February 06 @ 03:50:35 MST (8 reads)
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General Meeting: February General Meeting
Our General Meeting this month will introduce us to a noted writer and lecturer with his presentation on the Secrets of Michelangelo - secrets found in the heart of the Vatican.
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Posted by admina on Friday, February 05 @ 07:26:41 MST (11 reads)
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Remembering Haiti by Araceli Cardenas-Bon
Every building in the capital of Port-au-Prince has been damaged. Every hospital has been destroyed. Every school, house, car, street, makeshift home, orphanage, church and shantytown; even the capital’s main prison and presidential palace are ruined by Tuesday’s massive earthquake.
What makes this tragedy “cruel and incomprehensible” as President Obama expressed, is that it happened in a country where living or existing was already a daily struggle. Haiti is a country where 80% of the population lived in poverty on a good day. Clean drinking water was a dream and malnutrition was widespread.
In 2000, I had a chance to visit Port-au-Prince, Haiti as part of my graduate studies. I was sent there to compare and contrast three different systems of government: Cuba (as a dictatorship), Haiti (as an emerging democracy) and the United States. At the time, I went with the idea that living in Haiti was possible. All it needed was leadership and organization. But once I traveled around the capital, I quickly learned the country’s infrastructure was fundamentally broken and there wasn’t much of a government in place to sustain its nine million inhabitants.
Realizing for the first time that perhaps living in Haiti was not possible, it was difficult to focus my attention on its smallest citizens, the Haitian children. They were everywhere, wondering the streets. Their silent cries, broken smiles, and tiny frail bodies and small hands reached out to me and other tourists for help. Among their abandoned and confused stares, I remember a little girl named Lala. She was found near her mother’s decomposed body and taken to an orphanage in the small village of Fondwa.
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Activities: February Suds & Snacks
Try something different for our monthly Wine & Cheese Evening! Hearty craft beers and microbrews with their rich amber colors and refreshing aromas are so evocative of winter! This "tasting" in a farmhouse residence with members of the Canadian Club of Rome and the Commonwealth Club of Rome will be a evening not to be missed. An International Beer Guru will advise on the perfect pairings of beers and cheeses. Members please see the February calendar or our February newsletter, page 8.
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Posted by admina on Wednesday, February 03 @ 14:01:47 MST (18 reads)
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