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AMERICAN INTERNATIONAL WOMEN’S CLUB OF LAUSANNE VOLUME 40 | NUMBER 5 FEBRUARY 2009 AIWCNewsletter FEBRUARY PROGRAM UPCOMING EVENTS March St. Patrick’s Pub Night La Prairie Presentation April / May Plant Sale IN THIS ISSUE February Calendar 2 President’s Note 3 The Board Reports 3 Program Info 4 Atelier Cuisine 5 AIWC Financials 5 LIL Financials 5 Free Spirits 6 Community Services 7 Breaking & Entering 8 Swiss Liaison 8 Bake Sale & Speaker FEATURES ————— Love Yourself 9 Come join us as we learn some baking secrets from a professional. Change of Heart 10 One of the partners of Atelier Cuisine will demonstrate his techniques and give us some tips on Swiss-style baking. ————————————— Event Photos 12 Wednesday, 11 February • 9h30–12h Club Announcements 13 CHF 10 Members / CHF 15 Non-Members (Please bring exact change) Area Art & Music 14 AIWC Clubhouse • Avenue Eglantine 6 • 1006 Lausanne Members Corner 15 Reservations and/or cancellations must be received by Activity Groups 16,17 Monday, 9 February before noon. There is a no-show policy in effect Classifieds /Services 18 on all AIWC programs. More details about registration/cancellation AIWC Miscellany 19 can be found on page 4. Event Photos 20 iSTOCKPHOTO February MONDAY TUESDAY WEDNESDAY THURSDAY FRIDAY SAT / SUN 31 / 1 09h00 Badminton 09h00 Hiking 09h00 Mah-Jong Beginner Tennis 09h30 WR Area Coffee Badminton Board Meeting Tennis 10h00 French 10h000Squash 14h00 Needlepoint14h00 m 14h30 Jewelry Making Needlepoint m 2 3 4 5 6 7 / 8 09h00 Badminton 09h00 Downhill Skiing 09h00 Mah-Jong 09h00 Tennis 10h00 Dream Group I Beginner Tennis 09h30 AIWC Board Mtg 13h30 Beginner Bridge International Badminton 10h00 French 14h00 Bridge Cooking– Lausanne Tennis 14h00 Needlepoint Dog Walking 10h00 Squash 14h30 Jewelry Making 9 10 11 12 13 14 / 15 09h00 Badminton 09h00 Downhill Skiing 09h00 Mah-Jong 09h00 Tennis 10h00 Dream Group I SATURDAY Tennis Beginner 09h30 BAKING DEMO 13h30 Beginner Bridge 13h30 French VALENTINE’S DAY Badminton & BAKE SALE 14h00 Bridge SAINT-VALENTIN Tennis 10h00 MEET & GREET Dog Walking VALENTINSTAG 10h00 Squash COFFEE 14h30 Jewelry Making 14h00 Needlepoint 15h30 Monthly Playdate 16 17 18 19 20 21 / 22 09h00 Badminton 09h00 Downhill Skiing 09h00 Mah-Jong 09h00 Tennis 10h00 Dream Group II Beginner Tennis 09h30 FREE SPIRITS: 09h30 Literature Badminton GENEVA 13h30 Beginner Bridge 10h00 French Tennis 14h00 Bridge 10h00 Squash 14h00 Needlepoint Dog Walking 14h30 Jewelry Making 20h00 KNIT & STITCH POTLUCK PRESIDENTS’ DAY (US) AIWC OFFICE CLOSED DURING SCHOOL HALF-TERM HOLIDAY 23 24 25 26 27 28 / 1 09h00 Badminton 09h00 Downhill Skiing 09h00 Mah-Jong 09h00 Tennis Beginner Tennis 09h30 Music Appreciation 13h30 Beginner Bridge Badminton 10h00 French 14h00 Bridge Tennis 14h00 Needlepoint Dog Walking 10h00 Squash 14h30 Jewelry Making Evening French Readers SHROVE TUESDAY (US/UK) MARDI GRAS (FR) ASH WEDNESDAY FEBRUARY DATES TO REMEMBER Mon 2 Candlemas (UK) / Groundhog Day (US) Wed 18 Knit and Stitch Potluck Supper: Everyone is Invited! Wed 11 AIWC Meet & Greet Coffee Tues 24 Shrove Tuesday / Fat Tuesday / Mardi Gras / Fastnacht Wed 11 AIWC Bake Sale & Baking Demonstration Wed 25 Ash Wednesday / Mercredi des Cendres / Aschermittwoch Sat 14 Valentine’s Day / Saint-Valentin / Valentinstag ISL half-term holiday / Vaud schools’ relâches: 13 – 22 February 2 AIWC NEWS I FEBRUARY 2009 Welcome to 2009! PRESIDENT’SNote by Anne Guyot, PRESIDENT appy New Year to every- reflecting their many hours of practice. challenges that each club faces is quite one—may you spend a After the concert, all the ladies headed encouraging and refreshing. healthy, enjoyable and to Prangins for the Christmas lunch. We are now looking forward to our next Hpeaceful 2009. Dorothy Stockell of the American Inter- exciting event which will take place at the As this is the first newsletter of the year, national Women’s Club of Geneva also clubhouse on February 12th. Jérôme from and before talking about 2009 and our attended, and there we were, three Presi- Atelier Cuisine will give a baking demon- forthcoming events, I would just like to dents, hobnobbing over lunch discussing stration, and there will also be a bake sale bring back the happy memories of our last mutual concerns and interests of our the proceeds of which will benefit a local three wonderful meetings that took place respective clubs! I spent a most enjoyable charity. After all the Christmas feasting, before Christmas—the delightful Thanks- day, and we have agreed to meet again in you may well have made a New Year’s giving Lunch at the Hotel Royal-Savoy; our March to continue our discussions and resolution to review your eating habits, memorable 40th Anniversary Cocktail at collaboration. To hear about different but with Jérôme’s demonstration and the Lausanne Palace Hotel; and the charm- activities, ideas for speakers and fund mouth-watering recipes, I fear those res- ing Christmas Tea held at our clubhouse raising events, not to mention the various olutions could be postponed! with our storyteller Vivienne Furtwangler and the choir, directed by Marie-Lou von Schack, who led the joyful carol singing. Three occasions that brought so many of us together to celebrate, to enjoy each other’s company and at times, to remi- nisce! As I often say, none of these events happens without a lot of work done THE BOARD REPORTS behind the scenes, so a special thanks go to Amy Jernigan and her team on Pro- • The Constitution will be posted on the AIWC Website by the grammes, Margaret Saine our Vice-Presi- end of February. dent, Linda Dyson and Charlotte Mazzeo on Hospitality, and all those volunteers • Due to her imminent return to the States, Jennifer Birdsall will no who catered for the Christmas Tea or who longer organize the annual Halloween party. The board will actively helped prepare in advance or clear away look for someone to take over the responsibility of this event. afterwards. The team spirit was magnifi- cent, and there was a lot of laughter and • Naomi Puttick from the Knit and Stitch activity group contacted Margaret fun in the kitchen during the washing-up! Saine and proposed that their group organize a potluck supper in February Continuing with the Christmas spirit, for all AIWC members. It was agreed that this was a good idea, and that the in my capacity as President of the AIWC, Knit and Stitch group would take responsibility for organizing the event and I was invited by Christine Warren, announcing it in the February newsletter. President of the International Women’s Club of Nyon, to attend their Christmas • To ensure the AIWC’s independence, the board discussed the possibility of carol service and lunch. The carol service including a clause in the Constitution that specifies that the club is not to was held in the pretty church of Gingins, be a member of any other association or organization. and it obviously was a popular event as • An issue was raised concerning the club’s emphasis on fundraising and the seats were soon filled with club mem- lack of emphasis on the volunteering of time. A suggestion was made bers eager to enjoy the warmth and that perhaps the club should encourage more giving of time to both our friendliness of such an occasion. members and local communities. There will be further discussion about The service lasted an hour and the this issue and how we can refocus our community service efforts. choir of the Nyon club was the mainstay of the concert—their lovely singing FEBRUARY 2009 I AIWC NEWS 3 PROGRAM REGISTRATION / CANCELLATION INFORMATION We have a no-show policy in effect for all our programs. You will not be charged for cancellation if it is received by the cancellation deadline. To register for a program either: • Mail the completed registration card inserted in the newsletter. • Email [email protected] and be sure to include the program name in the subject area of your message. To cancel a registration: Email [email protected] by the deadline. PUBLIC TRANSIT AND PARKING INFORMATION BUS: The number 9 and 12 buses travel along avenue de Rumine. The Eglantine stop is very close to the clubhouse. Note that when coming from the direction of Place St-François, the Eglantine stop is a half-block past Avenue Eglantine. PARKING: Blue zone, on-street parking is available near the clubhouse. There is also ample paid parking within walking distance at the Bellefontaine and Mon-Repos parking garages. Bellefontaine is the closer of the two garages. Please do not park in the lot at La Maison de la Femme. A useful aid is <www.map.search.ch/lausanne/av.eglantine-6>, where you can see a map of the immediate area around the clubhouse that can be customized to show area transit, parking, restaurants, public buildings, and shops. 4 AIWC NEWS I FEBRUARY 2009 PROGRAMSInformation Atelier Cuisine is owned and oper- cial analyst, Jérôme decided to make his dream come true: start ated by Jérôme Rottmeier and his own business and share his passion for cooking. Jérôme Baxas. Jérôme Rottmeier At age 24 Jérôme Baxas became head chef at le Royal created Atelier Cuisine in the sum- Mougins, one of the most beautiful private golf resorts on the mer of 2006. He began by giving Côte d’Azur. He then taught for three years at Ritz Escoffier, a cooking lessons in his flat in Vevey. famous culinary school in Paris. Enriched by this experience, he Unfortunately, his cat, Google, was collaborated with Cyril Lignac in the advanced training for the not always welcoming to his stu- French television program, Oui Chef (Information excerpted dents, so Jérôme decided to move the lessons to new premises from <www.atelier cuisine.ch>).