A Magazine for the Women of Hong Kong • October 2016 the EXPERTS in INTERNATIONAL BACCALAUREATE OPENING SEPTEMBER 2017

A Magazine for the Women of Hong Kong • October 2016 THE EXPERTS IN INTERNATIONAL BACCALAUREATE OPENING SEPTEMBER 2017

DAILY OR BILINGUAL STANDARDIZED ACADEMIC STEMinn CHINESE MAP® TESTING PROGRAM

We are pleased to launch a new campus in Hong Kong, September 2017, following our huge success at Stamford American International School in Singapore, which today has over 3,000 students from 70 nationalities. We offer a rigorous standards-based curriculum for students from 5 to 18 years, graduating students with the International Baccalaureate Diploma* to 1st tier universities worldwide.

ST TIER Stamford’s Outstanding Results Our students at our Singapore campus consistently achieve above the U.S. benchmark in their MAP® UNIVERSITIES assessments. In Elementary, our students’ scores in 1 Reading and Math are greater than the benchmark by WITH INTERNATIONAL BACCALAUREATE one year on average. Progressing to Secondary, Stamford From 5 to 18 years old students perform above the benchmark in Math and Every student at Stamford undergoes standardized Reading by two or more years on average. In fact, the Measures of Academic Progress® (MAP®) assessments average Stamford Grade 6 student performs above the in Reading, Math and Science twice a year, allowing benchmark for Grade 10 students in Reading, four grade us to measure their academic growth throughout levels above the norm. These outstanding MAP® results CAMPUS OPENING the school year and from year to year. We deliver combined with the International Baccalaureate Diploma individualized learning plans based on each student’s Program have led 90% of our graduates to acceptance to SEPTEMBER 2017! instructional level, ensuring every child is stretched and their 1st choice university. challenged appropriately.

Leveled Reading Program – 1 in Every Classroom Mastering reading skills from a young age is not only crucial for reaching key milestones in language and communication, but linked to higher overall academic performance. All Stamford students undergo regular in- class reading assessments through the Fountas & Pinnell Benchmark Assessment System (BAS), allowing us to deliver individualized reading programs based on each child’s reading level. Every classroom is also equipped

Discover more at Open House on October 26 & 27

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Discover more at Open House on October 26 & 27

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*Stamford American School Hong Kong will apply to the International Baccalaureate for program candidacy in December 2017. Individualized Learning Plans from Age 5 with its own library with over 1,000 reading programs, YOUR CHILD’S including leveled reading programs in Science and OCTOBER 2016 PATHWAY TO Engineering, giving our students access to a wealth of books and resources at their fingertips. The American Women’s Association of Hong ST TIER Stamford’s Outstanding Results Kong, Limited. 8 Our students at our Singapore campus consistently Established in 1956 A volunteer organization of achieve above the U.S. benchmark in their MAP® women of all nationalities UNIVERSITIES assessments. In Elementary, our students’ scores in supporting Hong Kong charities and schools 1 Reading and Math are greater than the benchmark by through community service WITH INTERNATIONAL BACCALAUREATE one year on average. Progressing to Secondary, Stamford and monetary grants, while providing educational and From 5 to 18 years old students perform above the benchmark in Math and social activities for members. Every student at Stamford undergoes standardized Reading by two or more years on average. In fact, the Measures of Academic Progress® (MAP®) assessments average Stamford Grade 6 student performs above the AWARE PRODUCTION TEAM in Reading, Math and Science twice a year, allowing benchmark for Grade 10 students in Reading, four grade EDITOR Brooke Richter us to measure their academic growth throughout levels above the norm. These outstanding MAP® results [email protected] combined with the International Baccalaureate Diploma the school year and from year to year. We deliver CONTRIBUTORS CAMPUS OPENING Dimple Shaw individualized learning plans based on each student’s Program have led 90% of our graduates to acceptance to Fahima Ahmad instructional level, ensuring every child is stretched and their 1st choice university. Marcy Laront Contents SEPTEMBER 2017! Claudia Doherty challenged appropriately. Linda Van Noy Rachel Parker Membership 3 AWA Enjoys 5 Leveled Reading Program – 1 in Every Classroom GRAPHICS My Journey with Mandarin 6 Jacky Ngan Mastering reading skills from a young age is not only Fahima Ahmad My Journey with Cantonese 7 crucial for reaching key milestones in language and 5 Women for Women – Superstar Spotlight 8 communication, but linked to higher overall academic ADVERTISING MANAGER Meet the WOW Committee 9 [email protected] performance. All Stamford students undergo regular in- Hong Kong Literary Festival, Coming Soon 10 class reading assessments through the Fountas & Pinnell Soup Kitchen Days 11 AWA Globe Paddlers 12 Benchmark Assessment System (BAS), allowing us to PUBLISHED & PRINTED BY R&R Publishing Ltd. Meet Susie, Head of Community Service 13 deliver individualized reading programs based on each 2126 7812 A Day-trip Back in Time: child’s reading level. Every classroom is also equipped [email protected] www.rrpublishing.com.hk Kadoorie Farm and Botanic Garden 14 On the Page, Book Review 16 Hong Kong Hosts 17 Discover more at 16 Calendar of Events 21

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*Stamford American School Hong Kong will apply to the International Baccalaureate for program candidacy in December 2017. WELCOME

From the President

Dear Ladies of the AWA,

Happy autumn! I hope you enjoyed the Mid Autumn Festival activities and the beautiful display of lanterns at one of our Hong Kong beaches. Hopefully by month’s end, the weather will begin cooling down. You might even be able to put on a light sweater by From the Editor mid-December! With the summer behind us and everyone back in the We are just weeks away from the not- swing of life in Hong Kong, it’s a good time to consider to-be-missed event of the season, the what you’ll get involved with during the fall season. This AWA 60th Anniversary Gala, being held month’s issue – Active Autumn – is a great place to start. at the Aberdeen Marina Club on Saturday October 22nd! I, for one, am With the weather getting cooler, Rachel Parker suggests very excited. If you have not purchased an excursion to Kadoorie Farms and Botanic Gardens for a ticket and reserved a spot on a table, some natural beauty and an interesting bit of history. please do so while we still have some Closer to home, with a new season upon us, it may be a tickets left. (Note: There are no bad good time to take up learning Cantonese or Mandarin, as tables. This is a room full of incredibly Leah Ahmad and Dimple Shaw have fun and cool people, like you.) From the done. If that’s been on your bucket list, delicious food (I’ve tasted every course through to the decadent they have some great suggestions on desert), to the free flowing wine, a photo booth, live music from how to get started. For book lovers, start the Soul Traders, not to mention opening remarks from one of the planning now for the upcoming Hong most inspirational and impressive women in Hong Kong, the Kong Literary Festival which returns for Honorable Anson Chan, this will be a fun and memorable evening. For a little extra fun, pick a formal dress in recognition of the its 16th year in November. Claudia decade of your choice. I am! Doherty talks with the Festival director for a sneak peak at some of the big It was great to see so many of you at our Welcome Back Coffee names that will be participating this year. breakfast at the American Club in Tai Tam on September 21st. The She also reviews the novel The Girls and annual breakfast is our biggest membership event each year and gives a preview for the AWA’s October is the most complete forum for letting members know about the book selection, Five Star Billionaire. If service is your fun and exciting things happening in the AWA. If you were unable thing, this issue will be particularly satisfying. We meet to attend, but know you are interested in dragon boating, hosting a Connie Kenney, the founder of an educational services US service person visiting Hong Kong, reading English to school organization, in our Women for Women Spotlight and our children, joining our Charitable Donations Committee, or own Susie Edrington, Community Service Chair, in our spearheading an activities committee, please contact myself or Barbora Mayer at the office. In my experience, once we find the Meet the Board series. Susie also shares with us the time to get involved, our passion grows, as does our desire to be a opportunities to serve at a local soup kitchen, reminding us part of these amazing efforts. Thank you all in advance. that in addition to all of the great activities and culture we can take in, we have the opportunity to give back to our I’d like to close by mentioning three initiatives of the AWA which community in ways that will broaden our understanding and we’d like to jumpstart if there’s enough interest: (1) an “old timers” appreciation of this great city we live in. group for those who’ve been in Hong Kong 5 years or longer, (2) a “first-time mom’s” group and (3) a “single again” group for divorced women in Hong Kong restarting their lives as “singles.” If you’re interested in exploring or coordinating any of these efforts,

please contact [email protected].

Have a wonderful October, and I look forward to seeing you all at our big gala on October 22nd. Brooke K. Richter AWAre Editor

Marcy LaRont AWA President

2 AWARE October 2016 MEMBERSHIP

The AWA (American Women’s Association) is a dynamic community of women of all nationalities, with over 800 members from 36 countries. We are sure you will find your niche through our diverse range of activities, events and opportunities to volunteer. All women are welcome – do join us!

Current members – you are our best ambassadors. Please introduce new arrivals and old friends to AWA – over wine at OWL, at a Neighborhood Coffee, a WOW event, or encourage them to attend CHAT. AWA’s vision is that all women can connect with us and develop a rich, satisfying and purposeful life in Hong Kong.

Joining AWA is easy via our website at: awa.org.hk or call 2527 2961.

CHAT (Come Have a Talk) WHEN: Thursday, 10:30am – 12:00 noon Welcome New Members (except public holidays) WHERE: Café 8, Rooftop of Pier 8, above the Patricia Jovane Gail Sousa Maritime Museum. Namrata Dhanuka Tina Volking COST: No fee (all beverages & lunches at personal Karen Prosser Margaret Gallagher expense) Fiona Fleetham Jennifer Bergwerff COORDINATOR: Sally Kooser 9319 8710 Julie Selner Lee Ann Verderese [email protected] Kirsty Heppenstall Melissa Walsh Gina DeMar Laurie Lankester Vilma Calix Nicole McMillan OWL (Out With the Ladies) Carole Philippe Campbell Wendy Ingalls Come join us any week or every week - same time, same Joanna Phillips Lorraine McCrohan place (except public holidays). Connie Chun Charlene Wang WHEN: Every Tuesday, 5:30pm – 7:30pm Diana Daymond Alexandra Chapman WHERE: Oolaa Helen Mary Barker Sarah Chapman 20 Bridges Street, Soho Odette Gelinas Emily Contino COORDINATOR: Susie Edrington, [email protected]

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SOUTHSIDE OWL (Out with the Ladies) Come join us any week or every week - same time, same place (except public holidays or the day before a public holiday) WHEN: Every Thursday, 5:30pm - 7:30pm WHERE: Chez Patrick, Stanley Plaza, Ground Level COORDINATORS: Tyna Kirk, [email protected]

Foon Ying WHEN/ WHERE: 4, 11, 18 October Please check website for details COORDINATORS: Chrissie Govier, [email protected] KD Schumacher, [email protected] COST: No fee but registration is required "Foon Ying" means "welcome" in Cantonese and what better welcome than to embark on a social adventure designed to foster new Hong Kong friendships. This informal program takes the guesswork out of finding your feet by designing fun activities for your group, sharing experiences and building 1SPGFTTJPOBM your “guanxi” or "network." Your commitment? Attend all Mandarin Nanny Service three sessions over three weeks, be open to exploring your new environment and meeting great people. Join and enjoy! .BOEBSJO0OF5P0OF Group$MBTT 4QFDJBM(SPVQ $MBTT)ST Neighborhood Coffees Mandarin Teacher HK If you live, work or play in any of the following neighborhoods, T:+852 2982 0919 M:+852 61179980 join others in your area for a monthly coffee. Meet new E: [email protected] friends or catch up with old ones, discuss and plan new Rm 603, 6/F, Yau Sing Building, activities. Contact your local coordinator for details of 120-122 Wing Lok Street , Sheung Wan, Hong Kong forthcoming coffees. Web: www.mandarinteacher.hk

HK SOUTHSIDE SAI KUNG Walli Seegar, [email protected] Katherine Fenton, [email protected] Sandra Gallaudet, KOWLOON [email protected] Jane Buck, [email protected] POK FU LAM AND SHOUSON HILL Susan Trebach, [email protected] Annie Fifer, [email protected] HK CENTRAL/MID LEVELS DISCOVERY BAY Kathy Barber, [email protected] Izumi Ikeda, [email protected]

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AWA Hikers are not deterred by a little rain . . .

Sham Shui Po Excursion

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My Journey with Mandarin, Part 1

By Dimple Shah

I AM AT THE LOSING end of a battle with my beleaguered uses the Simplified script while Cantonese uses the suitcase, whose leering, open maw tells me what I have Traditional script. Taiwan, in a weird sort of hybridization, uses been refusing to accept for the past ten minutes – spoken Mandarin but the Traditional script. something’s got to go. But I cannot expect an agglomeration So right off the bat, I had to make a choice – Cantonese or of plastic and cloth to understand the necessity of carrying Mandarin? It’s a tough choice. If you want to feel at home in enough vegetarian food supplies to tide me over for the three Hong Kong, assimilate into the city, chat with locals, read all weeks I will be spending in Beijing for cultural and language the signs around you, bargain at the wet markets, argue with immersion. cab drivers, then it’s Cantonese. It’s what you’ll use in your The futility of the situation seems to have prompted a day-to-day life. And while many people in Hong Kong may brief reverie whose main theme is – how did I get here? know Mandarin, Cantonese is still the first language of choice When I first arrived in Hong Kong, all wide eyed and fervently for communication. enthusiastic, I drew up a bucket list of things that I should do Makes a lot of sense. So then why Mandarin? Well, that would allow me to take advantage of living in this imagine you’ve ordered a large pepperoni pizza. Go ahead amazing city. Learn how to eat with chopsticks. Check. Start and grab a slice, what the heck. It’s so delicious, go ahead writing. Check. Master some simple Asian meals. The jury’s and take another. The two slices that you’ve eaten represent still out on that one. But the big one, the one whose weight the percentage of people in China who speak Cantonese. The all but crushed the bucket, was a real cracker – learn Chinese. rest of the large pizza still sitting in front of you – that’s the Now, before we go any further, we should clarify some percentage of people who speak Mandarin. things. There are two aspects of the Chinese language – the So if you want to understand Chinese culture, read spoken and the written. As far as the spoken language is Chinese literature, follow the local news from the Mainland, concerned, Chinese comprises many different dialects, such communicate with the majority of Chinese people, find a job as Shanghainese, Fujian, etc. Some of these sound similar opportunity in China, do business with the most important while others sound quite different. However, the most widely economy on the planet – you need to learn Mandarin. spoken form of Chinese in China is Putonghua, or what we And besides, Mandarin’s four tones are supposedly easier commonly know as Mandarin. What’s spoken in Hong Kong to learn than the nine tones in Cantonese. But that’s all is Guangdonghua or Cantonese, which is one of the dialects relative. Make no mistake. Mandarin is hard. It is the hardest that sounds different enough to almost be considered another language you may ever learn, and it will use parts of your language. brain that you didn’t even know existed. It looks, sounds and When in comes to the written language, there are two behaves differently from anything else you have probably ever variations. The first is called the Traditional script, and it is the come across. But its difficulty is key to the satisfaction that historical way of writing characters. However, over time, you are likely to feel when you finally do get it right. these characters were deemed too complex as they had too Now that you’ve decided to bite the bullet and start many strokes and so they were simplified into easier learning Mandarin – what next? Tune into the next issue to characters that today comprise the Simplified script. Mandarin find out. I’ve got to go wrestle a suitcase into submission.

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My Journey with Cantonese By Fahima Ahmad

“JYUN YAUH…JYUN JO?” author says Alcoholics Anonymous is so effective because The cab driver looked perplexed; perhaps my New York the participants believe that they will succeed with assistance accent was hindering my Cantonese. I lamely stated, “Turn from a sponsor. My language sponsor is a Bangladeshi friend right.” He smiled and corrected me, “Jyun yauh! Yauh!” who is taking Cantonese classes. Together, we attend a local Later, he taught me “jihk heui”, or straight ahead. I felt language exchange via Meetup. I look forward to conversing empowered! with an eclectic group that includes a French gardener/web After living in the Cayman Islands for four years and developer, an accountant, and a Malaysian Cantonese having watched MTV India where random street goers speaker who is trying to master native Cantonese. responded in perfect English, I assumed English was a given So if you’re interested in learning Cantonese, follow one in any former British colony. I was both right and wrong. or more of these tips and challenge yourself to give perfect There are expats raised in Hong Kong that do not speak directions to your taxi driver the next time. Cantonese and then there are those who are fluent after living here for two years. For those somewhere in the middle, there are plenty of options to hone your Cantonese. A fairly popular radio show that’s now available as a podcast, “Naked Cantonese” from RTHK, is a good source. It is a great starter and depending on the episode, the content will lodge into your synapses. Each episode has character and amusing anecdotes thanks to Sarah Passmore and Cecilie Gansberg, the hosts of the show. One episode,“In the Brothel,” introduces basic conversation points through cheeky humor. Ms. Gansberg suggests we start by asking questions in Cantonese for which we know the answers. Her authoritative persona demands that listeners practice. For a more sober, traditional mode of learning, there are classes through the Vocational Language Programme Office and government funded classes, such as NAAC Touch Centre in Lantau. This is a great place to meet other expats without feeling like a tiny fish in the great big South China Sea. Learning the characters may help those that need to visualize. When tutoring my 7-year-old with his Mandarin homework, I started to recognize the characters. This was a turning point. Simple signs such as 小心 meaning “be careful” to 中心 meaning “centre” became recognizable (though the Cantonese and the Mandarin readings differ). Lonely Planet Cantonese Phrase Book is one I personally recommend. The characters are written in the order of spoken language. Consider taking on the challenge of Cantonese with a friend. In Charles Duhigg’s book The Power of Habit, the

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Women for Women - Superstar Spotlight

By Marcy Laront

WOMEN FOR WOMEN is a new, regular column featuring What got you started in pursuing this venture? talented women in our community doing amazing work to After our successful establishment of Renaissance benefit women and girls. If you know of someone who College (RCHK) in Hong Kong, UWC in China, and should be featured, please send a note to Marcy at Branksome Hall Asia in South Korea, many investors, [email protected]. businesses, government agencies and other educational Meet Connie Kenny, founder of Reach Education organizations approached us for guidance. We decided to Organization International Ltd., a charitable enterprise, and capitalize on our expertise and use our principles and values Reach Education Organization (International) LTD. in education to guide world-class organizations and governments in school establishment, design and authentic When did you become an AWA Member? management. Thus, our short and succinct Mission: “Alumni I joined the AWA in Dresden, Germany in August 2000. for a better World.” Since then, I have joined the AWA in Singapore, Korea and Hong Kong. The associations have supported me with a Why do you feel this issue is so important? ready-made social and support group, a wealth of host Quality education and access to it is a basic human right. country expertise and an avenue to connect and contribute to It is often synonymous with literacy levels or cognitive ability the local community. but it is so much more. Relationships, leadership, deep learning and well-being are central to one’s development, What is your organization’s mission? physically, emotionally and intellectually. Literacy is the key to We want to design, establish and manage learning technology, lifelong learning and a better-informed society. institutions that contribute toward enriched intelligence, greater understanding and sustainable living. Our Mission: What message do you have for our readers and for Creating alumni for a better world other women and girls? Have the courage to be yourself and love yourself. I worry Tell us about your professional background: about some of the young girls who have become obsessed I was in the Royal Australian Airforce (RAAF) for 12 years with their body and the overt focus of contemporary culture as a GSI (General Service Instructor). When I was 29, my and media on body image and the superficial. It is all money husband, Peter, and I decided to start a family so I retrained and greed-driven and entices and manipulates young women as a teacher. We moved to Brunei with three young children and girls and corrupts their minds. There is a war between and in 2000, we moved to Dresden International School quality education and the media. We must make a stand for (DIS), Germany. At DIS, I was the IB curriculum coordinator the sake of our daughters. and a grade 1 teacher. Two years later, we moved to Singapore where I taught at United World College of South East Asia (UWCSEA) and then in 2006, we moved to Hong Kong where I was at Discovery College and then became the Assistant Principal at the German Swiss International School (GSIS). I later moved to South Korea to be the Founding Director of Admissions at Branksome Hall Asia, a new girls IB boarding school on the UNESCO World Heritage site of Jeju Island. Throughout our careers, we have been heavily involved in service and have set up our own charity. Through REO, we provide teacher training to teachers in Cambodia, Sri Lanka, South Africa and Aceh, Indonesia.

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Meet the WOW Committee!

WOW is a networking and support group for working and non-working women of all nationalities and backgrounds in Hong Kong. WOW offers professional workshops, seminars and informal networking opportunities. Our Mission is to help women living in Hong Kong to stay in touch with the vibrant work environment, connect to professional development and work opportunities and support each other. WOW events are open to women and men alike, from all backgrounds. Some of our upcoming events include our monthly WOW networking events starting on Sept 27 and Women @ Work, a panel discussion on Oct 5. For more details and to register please contact us via Email at [email protected] or follow us on Facebook at AWA-Hong-Kong-WOW.

Jessica Flaten Cheng – Membership & Treasury Calls home: Minnesota & Maryland Arrived in Hong Kong: Summer 2015 Other countries she’s lived in: UK, Senegal, Mali, Nepal, Pakistan, Philippines, Tajikistan Arriving in Hong Kong as a newlywed, Jessica channeled her passion and experience in the travel and hospitality industry into her current role as an International Travel Consultant with Flight Centre. Previous experience includes 3 years with the Peace Corps in West Africa working with local populations to develop their tourism infrastructure. Sandra Neumann – Co-Chair Calls home: Reunion Island & Germany Arrived in Hong Kong: Summer 2015 Deepa Gupta – Co-Chair Other countries she’s lived in: France, Germany, Vietnam, Calls home: India Singapore and Turkey. Arrived in Hong Kong: 2007 Sandra has 15+ years of work experience in sectors ranging After 10 years in the corporate world, Deepa decided to from Manufacturing, Tourism & Hospitality and Higher pursue full time motherhood. During that time she Education. After working several years in the Career Center of re-invented herself, identifying her strengths and self-worth INSEAD Asia campus in Singapore, preparing MBA students as a non-working expat. Deepa is now a Certified for successful job search and advising many career changers, Transformational Relationship Life Coach. She works with her she became an independent career coach. clients to identify the source of their stress and develop a sense of calmness, both personally and professionally. Josephine Paris – Social Media & Marketing Karena Belin – SVP Business Development Calls home: France and HK & Communication Arrived in Hong Kong: 2012 Calls home: Where the family lives (currently Other countries she’s lived in: New York USA, London UK Hong Kong) Josephine is a professionally trained Business Coach and has Arrived in Hong Kong: Fall 2011 been awarded WABC’s Registered Corporate Coach™ Other countries she’s lived in: Germany, USA, France, Japan designation & Certified International Corporate Coach. With a After a successful career with Procter & Gamble in Europe, career spanning over 10 years in marketing and North East Asia and Greater China, Karena founded W Hub. communication in the retail industry, including 4 years as an W Hub showcases startups and helps bring their business to entrepreneur and consultant, Josephine brings a wide range the next level by making meaningful connections to Talent, of experience and strong foundation to her professional other Startups and Investors. She acts as speaker, mentor coaching. She is devoting her time between Executive and judge at events and organizations around the globe. She coaching and Business & Marketing consulting to support also volunteers as VP of Events at the PFO of the Hong Kong SME’s and entrepreneurs expanding their business in Asia. International School (HKIS).

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Meet Internationally Acclaimed Authors at the Hong Kong International Literary Festival

By Claudia Doherty

THIS YEAR’S 16TH annual Hong Phillipa is particularly Kong International literary festival excited to have Hanya will kick-off on November 4th with a Yanigahara (A Little Life, one of gala at the American Club in Central. the best books I’ve read in a The event will be hosted by long time), poet Sara Howe acclaimed author, Lionel Shriver, and British novelist Helen who wrote the international Oyeyemi all participating in the bestseller We Need to Talk About festival. The chosen venues are Kevin. intimate sites from the The festival will run from Southside to Kowloon, November 4-13 and includes both including The Fringe Club, fiction and non-fiction writers from Orange Peel and Growhouse. all over the world. The events will be As part of the event, the loosely themed around North Korea authors will visit local and including esteemed writer Adam international schools Johnson whose Pulitzer Prize throughout Hong Kong. winning novel The Orphan Master’s Students age 14 and older will Son, deals with themes of have the opportunity to interact propaganda, identity and state with the authors in workshops, power in North Korea. talks, and performances. Festival organizer, Phillipa Milne, has lined up many great Ticket prices have been reduced this year with no event writers and events including discussions, literary lunches and more than $125. Tickets can be purchased on Ticketflap. dinners, workshops, lectures, debates, book signings, and Volunteers are still needed, mainly to pick up authors and readings. This is Phillipa’s third year at the helm and she bring them to their events around the city. If you are works tirelessly throughout the year to ensure the success of interested in helping, please contact Phillipa at phillipa. both the Hong Kong International literary festival and the [email protected]. Hong Kong International Young Reader’s Festival (coming March 6-17, 2017).

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Soup Kitchen Days By Linda Van Noy

TWO YEARS AGO, I arrived in Hong Kong as the "trailing men, women and children living in the home also receive the Nana." Once the grandkids were settled in school, I needed to meal we helped prepare. figure out what my life would look like here. The AWA was It's a wonderful feeling to know that a few hours of my the answer. I loved the idea of an organization committed to time contributes in some small way to a better life for those charity and volunteerism, as well as social activities. I was in need. Last year, I took over as coordinator of the kitchen. particularly excited about getting involved with the Sisters of Because we have such a large group of committed Charity in Nam Cheong who run the Home of Love which volunteers, I don't get to the kitchen as often now, but when serves meals to the homeless and disadvantaged in Hong I do, I remember why I chose it in the first place! Kong. The AWA provides a group of volunteers every week. Please consider joining us at Home of Love or help us So, on a Tuesday morning, I joined a few other AWA members feed the hungry at one of the following special events: for a morning of chopping and chatting. All food items are - October 15th - Fortune Food Bag delivery to the hidden donated and the amazing cook uses whatever is available that elderly day to prepare a hot, nutritious meal. - December 3rd - time with seniors and serving a meal at St. We volunteers chop vegetables, endless cloves of garlic, Barnabas Society. and whatever else is needed that day. After kitchen cleanup, To register, visit "local activities" on the website or call the we serve the prepared meal to an average of 15-30 men. The office.

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We’re looking for a few strong women! We work hard. We play hard. If you’re looking to get some exercise and meet some fun women, come join us for a practice and see if you’d like to be a part of the AWA’s dragon boat team! Please contact Elissa Imran & Anne Fifer [email protected] Special Thanks to our 2016 Sponsors: VE Interactive Customer Matrix The Hennessey Family

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12 AWARE October 2016 FEATURE Meet Susie, Head of Community Service

By Claudia Doherty

Name Susie Edrington Birthday Halloween Where did you grow up? Germany and Vail, Colorado What were you like at 13 years old? Awkward and shy. We moved to the US from Germany when I was 7. My father was a musician and a bookbinder who got a job in Vail so we settled there. Do you have a family? Two daughters - 29 and 27 years old Siblings? One older brother How many years in HK? 4 What was your first job? At 13, I was a cashier at the Blue Cow, an Austrian-German restaurant, in Vail. How would your best friend describe you? Silly and supportive Career you had? Contract administration for a hospital system - retired 15 years ago. Career you wanted? It was perfect for me. Typical Saturday night? Depends on Friday’s hike but usually out with my husband and friends – not too late and to different places all the time. We like to go all over Hong Kong. What was the last photo you took with your phone? This morning - of the ubiquitous white workers glove I saw on the ground in Kennedy Town – a single glove, of course! I will upload it to the Gloves of Hong Kong Facebook page later. What was the last gift you gave someone? A beautiful bar of shea butter soap from the US to my best friend in Hong Kong. Last movie you cried at? In general, I avoid sad and violent movies. A book that moved you? Behind the Beautiful Forevers by Katerine Boo What do you sing in the car? I don’t have a car! But on road trips with my family, we would all sing the Carpenters, Abba, John Denver, Queen and my favorite, Elton John. Brutal honesty or make me feel good? I would do what the situation called for. I prefer honesty for myself but it does depend who it’s coming from. What bugs you? My husband would say everything! What bugs me is noise during movies - crinkling candy wrappers and chip bags, people talking. And getting run into by people walking while on their phones. What cheers you up? Hiking, Vanilla scented candles and flavored Chapstick (specifically cake batter & aloha coconut) What are you afraid of? Something happening to my kids What’s the last TV show you watched and why? Halt & Catch Fire – set in the 80s about a computer game startup company. It’s historical and fascinating. Who is the smartest person you know personally? Both of my kids – one is a chiropractic doctor and the other is in law school. If you could be any age for a week, 30 – my kids were so cute and I was in great shape! what age would that be and why? Have you ever eaten a crayon or glue? I’m sure I tried glue (not to be confused with sniffing it.) What did you do for your last birthday? I was in Myanmar with my daughter. The hotel staff brought a cake to my room and sang Happy Birthday to me. On the cake, it said Mrs. Edrington Susan. Have you ever tipped a cow? No, but my husband has! He went to high school in Iowa. Glass half full or half empty? Half full Crowds or small groups? Both – depends on what’s planned What is the strangest thing you have ever eaten? A fertilized egg in Vietnam. It was so disgusting; there were feathers in it! Do you believe? Ye s Favorite season? I love the warmth so all year round in Hong Kong. In Colorado, summer. You’re on vacation and you run out of underwear; Wash them in the sink real quick – inside out or commando? my mother always brought a little bottle of detergent!

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A Day-trip Back in Time: Kadoorie Farm and Botanic Garden

By Rachel Parker

TAKE A NON-CHINESE businessman and philanthropist an abandoned tangerine tree growing on the slope of Tai Mo with an interest in agriculture, add a growing population of Shan. If this tree could survive without any tending, the displaced Chinese fleeing Mao and a little good luck and what thinking went, imagine what could grow with proper do you get? The Kadoorie Farm and Botanic Garden in the attention. New Territories. With cooler days ahead in the autumn The farm is on terraces running along a steep slope up the months, this 148-hectare farm and botanic sanctuary makes northern side of Tai Mo Shan, the highest mountain in Hong a wonderful outing. Kong. The space is divided into two major zones – the lower The Farm was founded in 1956 by Sir Horace Kadoorie, a level with the demonstration gardens, the chickens and bee member of an influential Jewish family that emigrated to hives, and the farm store; and the upper level that’s home to Hong Kong from Baghdad via India and Shanghai. Sir Horace lovely tributes to the founding Kadoorie family, T.S. Woo, and a seemed to embrace the saying “give a man a fish, he eats butterfly garden and orchid sanctuary (access here is limited today; teach a man to fish, he eats forever” when assisting to guided tours). A shuttle bus takes visitors up to this higher Jewish refugees in Shanghai during World War II. After section of the garden, but on my mid-summer visit, I set out moving to Hong Kong, he turned his attention to helping on foot, wanting to take in the planting and gardening efforts Chinese refugees. Through the early part of the 20th Century, close-up. it had been assumed that Hong Kong’s steep, rocky terrain, A network of footpaths winds through the demonstration hot weather, and drenching rains would not support farming. garden full of Mediterranean and Asian herbs and vegetables. But, according to the KFBG website (KFBG.org), fortune Signposts describe different ways to set up a small garden to smiled on Sir Horace and his team in 1956, when they found maximize water and sunlight resources and simplify garden

14 AWARE October 2016 FEATURE maintenance. From here, I walked steadily uphill, staying close to the creek and under shade. I was rewarded with beautiful sitting zones, flowering tropical plants, and the rumble of the water tumbling down hill. Beyond the creek, the only sounds were the cackle and clucks from the chicken coop and the occasional jet above. At the juncture to climb still further, I paused. Farm workers, many wearing the traditional fringed hakka hats, were moving hoses and transplanting trees and shrubs. Many of these gardens were off limits to the lone visitor, and, having not paid for the shuttle bus ride to the higher reaches of the garden, I turned back down hill, following a different path to the farm store. Along the way, there was a warning that an active beehive was nearby. Arriving at the air-conditioned store, they sold organic plants, eggs from the chickens, books on organic farming, and some organic food items. A timeline chronicles the efforts of the Kadoorie Farm and the commitment to self-sufficiency

and education. The farm offers a wide slate of educational activities for children, farmers, and botanists in both Chinese and English. October at the farm will bring a variety of fall fruits and vegetables, including eggplant, mustard greens, and pomelo. Visitors will see a variety of orchids in bloom, plus three varieties of the official Hong Kong flower, the Bauhinia. As part of his commitment to assisting Chinese refugees in Hong Kong, Sir Horace began giving cows and pigs to families in need, especially widows. The website includes testimonials from several people whose mothers received a cow, as well as photos of Sir Horace giving the bovines to the small, simply dressed women. The proverb was proven: the families thrived, thanks to the vision and generosity of the Kadoorie Farm.

Plan your October visit to the farm Getting there Check the website for details. From Hong Kong Island’s Admiralty Station, it takes about 1 • October 2 and 16 – Animal Encounters: Visitors will be able hour to get to the Kadoorie Farm and Botanic Garden. Starting to visit with both wild and farm animals. at Admiralty Station, take the Tsuen Wan (Red Line) to Tsim Sha • October 15-22 – Physio-Yoga in Nature Class: A full day of Tsui and walk to East Tsim Sha Tsui Station. Transfer to the West yoga, physio therapy, and tour of the Kadoorie Farm. $700, Rail Line train going toward Tuen Mun. Exit at Kam Sheung includes a healthy lunch. Road. From there, take the No. 64 bus (20-minute ride). Arriving • October 15 – Half Day of Silence and Transformation in at the Farm, a shuttle bus takes visitors up to the summit, or you Nature: Based on the story “The Little Fish” by Andrew can walk the many trails. McAuley. A guided walk to the summit.

October 2016 AWARE 15 FEATURE

On the Page The Girls and Five Star Billionaire

By Claudia Doherty

Book Review without a crime,” she is caught in a purgatory where life This fictionalized account of never moves forward and each day is punctuated with fear of the Manson-family murders the punishment that she feels she deserves. Poor Evie never focuses on the longing of bereft recovers from her time with ‘the girls’. teen Evie Boyd who is an after The Girls is believable without being sensationalist, a tall thought to her divorced, self– order given the grotesque nature of the violence that involved parents. Her insecurities, occurred. Initially, I was not altogether sold on the theme of compounded by neglect, leave this novel but found it haunting and undulating with an edge- her ripe for the edge and of-your-seat undercurrent. At times, I cautiously turned the excitement that ‘the ranch’ seems page, fearful of the horrific scenes that I knew would be to offer. The Ranch is a broken, coming and although they are there, they are not overdone, abandoned house that serves as allowing the reader to proceed through not unscathed but not home base for the Manson-like traumatized either. Russell and his followers; ‘the girls’ who wallow in filth are searching for belonging and love October book club pick for the daytime and finding it at the hands of a charismatic man who “had AWA book club: become an expert in female sadness.” Long listed for the Man They go about their chores of collecting rotten food from Booker Prize for fiction in 2013, area dumpsters, pumping gas with stolen credit cards, and this novel details the experiences providing degrading sexual favors for Russell and his friends of Malaysian migrants attempting all in a trance-like state. to settle in China and make new Emma Cline’s debut novel begins with the now middle- lives for themselves. There is aged Evie looking back on the summer of 1969. At 14, facing Phoebe, an amoral spa the boredom of another suburban summer stretching out receptionist; Gary, a Justin Bieber- endlessly in front of her, Evie comes upon Suzanne, Russell’s like pop singer whose career star acolyte, and is immediately infatuated. Evie’s voice is raw derails; Yinghui, a free spirit who and authentic and, often, unreliable. You worry for her safety abandons art for commerce; and are unsure whether she’s seeing the reality of her Justin, the troubled scion of a situation. Evie wants desperately to believe that Suzanne wealthy family; and Walter, the returns her affection even after all proof points otherwise. five-star billionaire himself. All bring their dreams and hopes While the language at first seemed fresh, it began to to Shanghai, the shining symbol of the New China, which, grate in the second half of the book where the use of like the novel’s characters, is a city constantly in flux that sentence fragments to punch out a point were overdone. plays its own fateful role in the lives of its inhabitants. Nevertheless, it’s a compelling novel that keeps the reader The book club’s next meeting will be October 18th. For guessing at Evie’s involvement in the gruesome violence. more information, contact Penny Van Niel at penny.vanniel@ Evie is ‘stuck’ at 14 years old well into mid-life. “A fugitive gmail.com

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Dragon Boating for Beginners When: Tuesday, 4 October, 10:30am – 12:30pm, optional lunch to follow Register by Sunday, 2 October Where: Stanley Main Beach (participants will be sent map of location) Cost: $160 member/ $220 member’s guest Capacity: minimum 6, maximum 20 Coordinator: Heidi Rockowitz 9090-7909

Dragon Boat – It’s a Hong Kong tradition and if you’ve never been out on a boat before, here’s your chance. No experience necessary and ok for any fitness level. We’ll explain how Dragon Boat came about, show you a bit of technique and then we’ll all go out on the water for an hour. The award winning AWA Globe Paddlers will be assisting on the boats, so no worries that we won’t make it back to shore! We may even have a fun race or two. If you think it would be fun to get out on a dragon boat and try a little paddling but aren’t looking to join a team, this is your chance. Just come with a willing attitude to meet some new friends, get wet and have lots of fun – you can even bring your spouse/ partner if you’d like! We’ll supply the boat, paddles and steersman. After, we can change/shower at the Stanley Sports Centre and go for lunch (at shared expense) at a yummy local dim sum restaurant in Stanley Plaza. This popular activity will fill up quickly so sign up early to avoid disappointment.

Summer in the City: Eat, Relax & toe could help clear your sinuses? While food”, many of us imagine a food blessed reflexology dates back to ancient Egypt, with exceptional health properties. While Be Pampered India and China, modern-day reflexology is this might not be too far from the truth, effective against such things as migraines, do we really need super foods to achieve hormonal disorders and much more. Foot optimal health? Are organic fruits and massage is included in the price, whilst vegetables, nuts and seeds, healthy fats, lunch will be at shared expense. protein and carbs not enough? Come to this talk presented by Lena Zakharova of Integrative Nutrition Health, to learn what Health and Wellness Series: Let’s the super foods are and why you would Talk About Super foods want to include them in your diet. Engage your tasting buds, too - there will be some samples to try.

Introduction to Pearl Knotting and Necklace Creation (Beginner and When: Wednesday, 5 October 12:00noon – 3:00pm approx. Intermediate) Register by Friday, 30 September When: Friday, 7 October Where: Foyer of Foreign 9:30am – 12:30pm Correspondents Club Where: Venue on Stubbs Road near 2 Lower Albert Street, Adventist Hospital Central, Hong Kong When: Wednesday, 5 October Cost: $510 member Cost: $300 member 10:00am – 11:30pm $570 member’s guest $360 member’s guest Register by Monday, 3 October Capacity: minimum 4/maximum 8 (excludes lunch) Where: AWA Office (excluding coordinator) Capacity: minimum 4, maximum 9 Cost: $200 member Coordinator: Emily Hoaglin, Coordinators: Tracey-Lee Hayes 9313-0851, $260 member’s guest [email protected] Sue Putman 6272-6700 Capacity: minimum 5, maximum 14 (excluding coordinator) Whether pearls or beads inspire you, the Nourish the body and soothe the sole! Coordinators: Lena Zakharova 9726-2378 knotting technique is an indispensable Let’s escape the heat and indulge in a one for jewelry makers. In this class, little “tai tai” afternoon with lunch at the Do acai, maca, and spirulina sound you will first learn about pearls and their charming Foreign Correspondents Club familiar to you, or are these words not characteristics, the materials needed to (FCC) followed by a foot massage at part of your everyday vocabulary (or your create a necklace and tips on how to care Zhen. Who knew that pressure on your big diet)? When we hear the word “super for that necklace. Then, you will learn the

22 AWARE October 2016 LOCAL TOURS AND ACTIVITIES basics of the knotting technique and way to purchase nutrient-rich foods at arrangement home. All flowers and a how to begin and end a necklace on lower costs, get familiar with less familiar vase will be provided. a clasp. At the end of this session, you produce, and discover where foods will have a completed necklace to be come from. Starting at a food stall, our proud of and wear home. If you already local guide Grace Chu will introduce us Cooking Demo and Lunch: know the basic knotting technique, you to some local vegetables and you will be Mediterranean Feast can work on a unique design such as able to sample some of the pre-cooked When: Friday, 14 October a lariat, non-clasp rope, multi-strand, or vegetables/salads prepared by Grace. 10:00am – 2:00pm whatever inspires you. Included in the Grace will demonstrate the easiest Register by Monday, 10 October course are handouts and instructions for way to cut some of the unfamiliar fruits. Where: Flat 29A, Branksome Crest, making your necklace, thread, needles You will be provided with notes about 3A Tregunter Path, Mid-levels and basic findings. The cost of pearls the vegetables and their preparation. Cost: $390 member is additional and you may choose from A brief introduction of how to read $450 member’s guest a wide selection of shapes, sizes and the market produce pricing signs will Capacity: minimum 5, maximum 7 colors beginning at $30 per strand. If also be discussed. After sampling the Coordinators: Lena Zakharova 9726-2378 you wear glasses for close work, please vegetables/fruit, we will take a walk bring them with you. Exact address will through the markets so that you can The Mediterranean diet has long been be provided to participants. familiarize yourself with how they look. one of the healthiest diets known to And should you wish to find out more man. For thousands of years, people about other unfamiliar fruits/vegetables living along the Mediterranean coast Cooking With Passion ‘A Taste you come across, Grace will be there have indulged in a high-fiber diet of fruits of India – 10’ to assist. An optional lunch at shared and vegetables, as well as quality fats expense will be organized at a local When: Friday, 7 October and proteins and sometimes a glass of restaurant. 11:00am – 1:30pm locally made wine to complete a meal. Where: 41A Stubbs Road, This diet has gotten a reputation for Villa Monte Rosa, Practical Cantonese – disease prevention and even “enjoyable” Flat 1, Block C, 9th Floor Beginner’s Course weight management. We will cook a few (Guest parking available on request) dishes that come from different countries Cost: $390 member When: Wednesday, 12 October along the Mediterranean coast and $450 member’s guest 4:00pm – 5:00pm include different vegetables, grains and (Includes a sit-down lunch with wine) Where: AWA office, Arion Commercial legumes. These are easy to add into a Capacity: minimum 5, maximum 8 Centre, Office 1105 rotation either for lunch or dinner. Come Coordinator: Lavinia Hemandas 2838-2199 2-12 Queen’s Road West, and enjoy a morning of cooking with (excluding coordinator) Sheung Wan, Hong Kong Lena, an avid cook and an Integrative Cost: $380 member Nutrition Health Coach, who’s eager to Our very own Lavinia Hemandas $440 member’s guest share her knowledge and passion for invites you to join her in her spacious Capacity: minimum 8 - maximum 16 well-being. We will sit down to enjoy all kitchen, where she will share her many this delicious food for lunch! Bon appetit! years of experience in turning gourmet Do you wish you could say ‘Thank You’ dishes into wonderful and easy cuisine in Cantonese? AWA members have for the home cooks! Today’s menu: the opportunity to learn some simple An Evening at the Country ‘Palak Masala Murgh Kari’ – Boneless Cantonese expressions. Local teacher Club’s Wine Cellar chicken with spinach in a masala curry Mr. Lester Chan will teach the lesson. When: Friday, 14 October sauce, ‘Sayal Maani’ – Deliciously He will cover daily use of expressions 6:00pm – 9:00pm saucy baked hearty chapatti, such as “good morning’, ‘thank you’, Where: The Hong Kong Country Club ‘Mutter Khubyun ji Bhaji’ – Peas and ‘delicious”, ‘how much is it?’, “turn left/ 188 Wong Chuk Hang Rd., mushrooms in a coriander masala right”, ‘please go to ….” And so on. LG/Fl., Deep Water Bay sauce, and ‘Bea Kofta’ – Lotus root Cost: $60 member kababs with caraway seeds. Flower Arranging - Abstract $120 member’s guest Table Arrangement Capacity: minimum 5, maximum 8 Market Workshop Series 2: Wet Coordinators: Lavinia Hemandas 2838 Market Tour Vegetables/Fruit - When: Thursday, 13 October 2199,Heidi Rockowitz 9090 7909 10:30am - noon Mong Kok Where: AWA office, Sheung Wan The Hong Kong Country Club is proud When: Wednesday, 12 October Cost: $390 member to have a most authentic wine cellar, a 9:45am – noon $450 member’s guest truly special feature amongst private Where: Admiralty Station in front of Capacity: minimum 4, maximum 6 clubs. With its low-vaulted ceilings, Marks and Spencer Coordinator: Lindy Vasey 5197-4552 solid wooden benches and ambient Cost: $200 member candlelight, the Wine Cellar offers an $260 member’s guest Following a popular class earlier in extensive selection of around 550 labels Capacity: minimum 6, maximum 8 the year, Winky, our talented floral arts from around the world. A European, Coordinators: Tracey-Lee Hayes 9130-0851, teacher, will show us how to create wine-bar inspired menu is also provided, Lisa Wallis 6715-0653 different table arrangements. She will including various types of fondue in demonstrate professional techniques winter, for those who wish to partake in a Purchasing products at a market allows that you will have the opportunity to meal or a drink in the unique atmosphere the consumer to get the most out of their incorporate into the flower arrangement of a functioning wine cellar. The cost of food shopping experience. It’s a great that you’ll complete during the class. the evening will be at shared expense. Please bring a bag to carry your

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Have Questions About Water in how to create your own intimacy rituals Hong Kong in the 1970s transformed that will keep the romance alive. itself into the society we immediately Hong Kong? Come and Listen recognize today. Massive redevelopment Working with Dark Chocolate Then... of older areas virtually obliterated entire Local Lunch: Discovery Bay districts, and the emergent high-rise and Hand-Rolled Truffles When: Tuesday, 18 October metropolis erased the last vestiges 10:00am – 11:30pm When: Thursday, 20 October 10:55am – 2:00pm (approx.) of Hong Kong’s Victorian-Edwardian When: Thursday, 26 October Register by Wednesday 12 October cityscape. Hong Kong after the 1966 10:00am–1:00pm Where: AWA Office Register by Friday 14 October Where: Outlying Ferry Pier No. 3 – and 1967 riots rapidly developed a Where: Kennedy Road, Wan Chai Cost: $60 members newer social compact, with greatly (exact address to be $120 member’s guest ferry departs at 11:10 sharp Cost: $60 member enhanced public housing, education provided to attendees) Capacity: minimum 4, maximum 12 and social welfare provision. Already in Cost: $560 member Coordinators: Lena Zakharova 9726 - 2378 $120 member’s guest Capacity: minimum 6, maximum 12 the planning stages in the late 1960s, $620 member’s guest these developments significantly Capacity: minimum 4, maximum 6 The human body consists of more than Coordinators: Susan Putman 6272- 6700, Yelena Zakharova 9726-2378 accelerated when Sir Murray Maclehose Coordinators: Teresa VandenBosch 9037-1957 70% water. Typically, a human can’t was appointed Governor in 1971. (excluding coordinator) survive without water for three days. Come and join in with this unique Construction of the first MTR Lines, Water is so essential to the human body This 3-hour, hands-on course teaches you the opportunity to experience life on board extensive reclamations, and the that we should be aware of the water basics of working with chocolate. After a brief a boat in the Discovery Bay Marina Club opening of the Cross-Harbour Tunnel quality that we come in contact with introduction to the different types of chocolate, the (DBMC). Arriving in DB by ferry then a in 1972 transformed life. Rapid every day. This presentation includes first half of the course will focus on learning three short bus ride will take you to Susan’s expansion of educational opportunity eye-opening demonstrations showing styles of tempering - on the tabletop, double boiler boat where she will host drinks before enabled the local economy to move the attributes of “good water” produced up the value chain, and a sizeable and using a microwave oven. Tempering chocolate by the ionizer made by Enagic. A lunch. (Please note, only flat shoes are is the key skill necessary to working with chocolate, acceptable footwear on the boat). After middle class began to emerge. representative from this company will Hong Kong’s popular culture – in so a good deal of time will be spent in this area. The talk about their water ionizer, which drinks, we will walk to the Anchorage second part of the course will focus on learning how Restaurant for Chinese food. Lunch will particular film, television and music produces five different types of water. – experienced what is now regarded to make hand-rolled truffles, mendiants chocolaté, Its “Drinking” water contains rich be at shared expense. decorations, and chocolate boxes. DBMC is a proprietary Club located in a as a golden age. China’s opening up minerals and molecular hydrogen that to the outside world in the late 1970s, has an anti-aging effect. Other types tranquil environment and commanding magnificent sea views. The club is and the beginnings of public and of water include “Beauty”, “Strong diplomatic debate about “1997 and Kangen”, “Sanitizing” and “Neutral” also a place that furnishes recreation and dining facilities. The Anchorage All That”, marked the beginning of water. You will learn about best practical a period of uncertainty about Hong use for each of these types. restaurant provides a peaceful dinning and drinking environment. Ferry tickets Kong’s future under eventual Chinese There is no obligation to buy anything, rule. All these aspects - and more - will but it will definitely clarify your thoughts will be at personal cost and cost 10,000 Buddhas Monastery Tour Historical Walking Tour of Win Core Designer Leather approximately $37 per trip. be comprehensively discussed in this on water in Hong Kong. wide-ranging, extensively illustrated Central with Jason Wordie Factory Shopping lecture. When: Tuesday, 25 October From “Happily Ever After”: Historical Talk with Jason 8:45am– noon Where: HSBC Bank Bldg., Living with an Absent Husband Wordie: Hong Kong in Chinese Knot Christmas Transformation – Life in the Des Voeux Rd side When: Wednesday, 19 October Decoration - Tree (meet between the lions) 1970s Cost: $405 member 10:30am – 11:30pm When: Friday, 21 October Register by Monday 17 October $475 member’s guest 9:30am – 12:30pm Capacity: minimum 10, maximum 18 Where: AWA Office Where: Stubbs Road near Cost: $60 member (excluding coordinator) Adventist Hospital When: Monday, 24 October $120 member’s guest Coordinators: Jane Buck 9530-7957 Cost: $510 member 10:00am – 2:00pm (approx.) Capacity: minimum 5, maximum 12 $570 member’s guest Where: Admiralty MTR Station near Coordinators: Lena Zakharova 9726-2378 The walk will focus on the development (excluding coordinators) Café O of the Central District from the early Capacity: minimum 4, maximum 10 Cost: $60 member You moved to Hong Kong and have a 1840s to the present day, both as an Coordinators: Lena Zakharova 9726-2389 $120 member’s guest initially European business district and great life but your husband is always on Capacity: minimum 6, maximum 12 When: Thursday, 27 October the road. Fact of life, you say, and move as an administrative centre. The walk 10:00am–12:30pm It’s never too early to start thinking Coordinator: Jane Buck 9530-7957, will start in front of the Hong Kong and on, focusing on your children. But what about Christmas. These trees are so Sue Putman 6272-6700 Where: Admiralty MTR near about the marriage? Living in the same Shanghai Bank headquarters and Marks & Spencer Foods adorable that you will want to make finish, after a roundabout route, at the house with someone who’s around two one for all those special people in Located on the mountain behind Shatin Cost: $60 member MTR entrance on Peddler Street. The $120 member’s guest days in 10 is actually a long distance your life. They are good to use as Pai Tau Village, the Ten Thousand duration of the walk will be around 3 Capacity: minimum 6, maximum 15 relationship that presents special decorations, to put in a card or to Buddhas Monastery consists of five hours in total. You’ll see a surprising Coordinators: Jane Buck 9530-7957, challenges. This talk, offered by a tie on top of a gift package. With a temples, four pavilions, one pagoda, relationships coach, provides ideas on number of significant buildings Heidi Rockowitz 9090-7909 couple very simple Chinese knots one veranda and literally more than ten that have survived the amazing how to keep the connection going even and a few beads, you will be knotting thousand Buddhas of all shapes and modernization of Central Hong Kong. when your partner is not around and The Hong Kong winter is nearly here. When: Thursday, 20 October your way into everyone’s heart. The sizes. The exquisite 9-story pagoda is As with all of Jason’s tours, you’ll learn offers some practical suggestions for Wouldn’t you love to fend off that bit of 10:30am – noon instructor, Emily Hoaglin, will provide the symbol printed on the Hong Kong all sorts of wonderful trivia about street creating a radical relationship. You will chill in the Hong Kong air with a soft, Where: AWA Office the exact address to participants. $100 note. Especially interesting are names, see old photos of the way things learn how to enhance your connection classy leather jacket? Can you picture Cost: $310 member the life-size Arhan Buddhas lining both used to be and have a most enjoyable even at a distance, how to ensure $370 member’s guest sides of the many steps leading up to the yourself in a stylish leather skirt to go and educational experience. Optional with your favourite dress boots? Now communication is never a problem, how Capacity: minimum 12, maximum 30 monastery. Lunch (optional) will follow at lunch to follow at shared expense. to not take each other for granted and Coordinator: Jane Buck 9530-7957 shared expense. you can, at prices well below retail!

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Situated among the factories of Lai Chi to cook a big turkey here in Hong Kong, a bus to the Wong Shek Pier. Then, we Bay (known as Mei Yu), fleeing from the and practical strategies that transformed then took up an alternate form of physical Kok, the Win Core Leather Garment we will cook some versions of traditional will travel by private boat to Kat O Island, invading Mongols. In 1278, Emperor their once harried trips home from activity: yoga. He found the practices of factory takes designers’ ideas and dishes that are healthy and delicious and which is located in the west of Mirs Bay. Huizong of Song in Mei Wo, succeeded abroad into enjoyable visits with loved yoga and meditation opened his mind, translates them into top quality men’s and make an elegant dinner to enjoy any time Kat O (also known as Crooked Island) the penultimate Song Dynasty Emperor ones that nourished the whole family until body, and soul to a new life. Today, he is women’s leather coats, jackets, trousers, of the year. Come and enjoy a morning of is the largest island in the North District who died after becoming ill after he fell the next time. The secret to satisfying committed to sharing the transformative skirts, and more. The samples are cooking with Lena – an avid cook and an and was once a major fishing market in from a boat. After a short 35 minute ferry visits is in the planning—for the “people power of yoga and the message that true available for you to buy (labels intact!) in Integrative Nutrition Health Coach, eager Hong Kong. The Tin Hau Temple was ride, you will arrive in Mui Wo. We are part.” This workshop is a handy planning liberation and self-fulfillment comes from sizes from small up to approximately US to share her knowledge and passion for built in 1763 and is listed as a Grade lll fortunate to have an AWA member who and relationship kit that teaches you how the inside. Through his Light It Up charity 10/12 for women, and all sizes for men. well-being. We will sit down to enjoy all historic building. We will spend time in Kat is local to the area, and she will guide us to take control of more than just travel foundation, he shares his passion with a this delicious food for lunch! Bon appetit! O exploring the village and the temple. for a short stroll through the village of Mui logistics. You’ll learn: wide audience, including yogis, athletes, There were originally seven villages, Wo. Lunch will follow at the China Bear, a • The three steps to clarifying your veterans, multicultural youth and anyone Looking further ahead to collectively called the Hing Chung Village lovely gastro pub, which has new owners, “must haves” for a satisfying visit home who wishes to live a life of liberation, joy, November Dragon Boating for Beginners Alliance. The oldest village is Yung Shu a new chef and a new menu. Included in • Five effective strategies for planning and inspiration. Keith has been featured Au, and another is So Lo Pun. These the price is a 3-course lunch with coffee/ your best trip yet on the Dr. Oz Show, ESPN and NFL and When: Saturday, 5 November villages were all founded in the late 18th tea (there will be vegetarian options). • The key activity for keeping everyone in magazines such as Ebony, Om Times, Tour of SCAD, the Mei Ho House, 3:00pm-5:00pm, century and most of the Hakka people Drinks and ferry tickets are not included. (even kids – big/small) happy Mantra Magazine, Huffington Post, and optional happy hour to follow and the Jockey Club Creative who came during that time were offered (Ferry ticket is approx. $30 per one-way • The simple secret to getting the most many more. Register by Thursday 3 November Arts Centre money by the Chinese Emperor to settle trip.) out of your trip Where: Stanley Main Beach in Hong Kong. Grace will explain why and • Practical relationship skills to get you ‘My yoga practice happened a year When: Wednesday, 2 November (participants will be sent map of location) give some insight into a related part of this through the rough patches or so after the accident. After I gained 10:00am-3:00pm Cost: $160 member Chinese history. Most of the villages were Wellness: Chuan Spa Day mobility, every step I took, I felt pain. I was Where: Admiralty MTR Station, inside in $220 member’s guest abandoned in the mid 20th century. After refusing to take the medication. I had to front of Marks and Spencer Capacity: minimum 6, maximum 20 When: Wednesday, 9 November lunch (at shared expense), we will take a A Story of Triumph from injured do something – and I found yoga’ - Keith Cost: $60 member Coordinator: Heidi Rockowitz 9090-7909 10:30am – 6:00pm leisurely walk from Sham Ah Village to Lai NFL star to becoming a Yoga Mitchell. $120 guest Register by Wednesday 2 November Chi Wo, approximately 3km on a flat path, Capacity: Minimum 4, maximum 12 Dragon Boat – It’s a Hong Kong tradition Where: Admiralty MTR Station, inside in Teacher: Guest Speaker – Keith which should take roughly 45 minutes. Coordinators: Sally Kooser 9319-8710, and if you’ve never been out on a boat front of Marks and Spencer Mitchell (Please wear appropriate footwear). Barbara Galligan 6080-6523 before, here’s your chance. No experience Cost: $1450 member From Lai Chi Wo, we will board a boat necessary and ok for any fitness level. $1510 member’s guest and, depending on time, we may stop at We will take the MTR to Sham Shui We’ll explain how Dragon Boat came Capacity: minimum 4, maximum 8 some abandoned villages. The boat will Po station. From there, we will walk about, show you a bit of technique and Coordinators: Tracey-Lee Hayes 9130-0851 return to Wong Shek Pier and from there Registration Procedures to the Savannah College of Art and then we’ll all go out on the water for an we will make our way back to the Choi Local Tour and Activity (LTA) events are open Design (SCAD) to take a tour of the hour. The award winning AWA Globe Welcome to a space where the principles Hung MTR. (Please bring loaded Octupus for registration as of the first of each month in beautifully rehabbed campus (formerly Paddlers will be assisting on the boats, so of Wu Xing – wood, fire, earth, metal, and cards.) which the activity will be held. Activities being a magistrate’s court building). SCAD no worries that we won’t make it back to water – work in harmony to get you feeling your best. Feel the release of tension held in the early part of the following month are offers over 40 programs locally, including shore! open for registration on the first day of the prior painting, illustration, sculpture, cinema, We may even have a fun race or two. If under expert hands or experience the Local Lunch Series: Mui Wo: ancient wisdom of Traditional Chinese month. Check the AWA website at www.awa. photography, fashion, interior design, you think it would be fun to get out on a China Bear Gastro Pub org.hk for the most up-to-date schedule and jewellery, dramatic writing, performing dragon boat and try a little paddling but Medicine. Be stimulated by a range of natural treatments. Our day spa is don’t forget to register early as many of the arts, and historic preservation. Next, we aren’t looking to join a team, this is your events will sell out. will walk to the Mei Ho House heritage chance. Just come with a willing attitude devoted solely to your rejuvenation. The recently renovated Chuan Spa, Cordis museum and learn more about the to meet some new friends, get wet and at Lanham Place, Mong Kok has offered history of this area of town. After a local have lots of fun – you can even bring your Refund, Cancellation and Substitution Policies the AWA an exclusive rate. After the lunch at individual expense at the Mei Ho spouse/partner if you’d like! We’ll supply Every activity includes an administrative fee of body treatments, afternoon tea will be House restaurant, we will continue to the the boat, paddles and steersman. After, HK$60* Member/ HK$ 120 Member’s Guest. served. Included in the rate is a 60-minute Jockey Club Creative Arts Centre, where we can change/shower at the Stanley This base fee is not refundable at any time massage, 10% service fee, afternoon tea we will have time to visit several local Sports Centre and go for a drink (at shared unless the AWA cancels the event. Charges set, and a choice of one of the following artists’ shops and studios. expense) in Stanley Plaza. This popular in excess of the base fee are refundable if 30-minute treatments: Body Scrub / Body When: Thursday, 17 November activity will fill up quickly so sign up early to cancellation is received by the AWA office at Wrap / Facial / Mini feet and hand retreat. 6:50pm – 8:30pm avoid disappointment. least one full week before the activity date. Cooking Demo and Lunch: Register by Monday, 31 October Where: The Yoga Room 4F / 15F Xiu For example, if the activity is on a Tuesday, Celebrating Thanksgiving Terrific Trips Home! A Guide to Ping Commercial Building -104 cancellation must be received prior to midnight Cultural Visit – Exploring - Kat When: Tuesday, 8 November of the previous Tuesday. If the AWA cancels When: Friday, 4 November Creating Your Best Visit Yet Jervois Street O Island, Tin Hau Temple, local 10:50am – 3:00pm, approx. an event, the entire activity cost will be 10:00am – 2:00pm Cost: $200 member Register by Friday 4 November When: Friday, 11 November automatically credited to you. Credit notes are Register by Monday 31 October villages and Lai Chi Wo $200 member’s guest Where: Outer Ferry Pier No 6, Central 9.30am – 2:30pm not transferable and must be used within six Where: Flat 29A, Branksome Crest, Capacity: minimum 12, maximum 30 When: Monday, 7 November Cost: $280 member Register by Friday, 28 October months from the date of issue or by the end 3A Tregunter Path, Midlevels Coordinator: Tracey-Lee Hayes 9130-0851 8:15am – 6:00pm (approx.) $340 member’s guest Where: AWA Office of the AWA fiscal year (30 June), whichever is Cost: $390 member Where: Admiralty Station – Capacity: minimum 4, maximum 25 Cost: $660 member earlier. You may request a check in lieu of a $450 member’s guest Join us at The Yoga Room to get to In front of Marks and Spencer Coordinator: Tracey-Lee Hayes 9130-0851, $720 member’s guest credit at any time before the credit expires. Capacity: minimum 5, maximum 8 know Keith Mitchell and hear how yoga Registration closes on 1 November 2016 Heidi Rockowitz 9090-7909, Capacity: minimum 6, maximum 12 Owing to the popularity of AWA activities, many Coordinators: Lena Zakharova 9726-2378 Cost: $335 member and meditation saved his life after being Sue Putman 6272-6700 Coordinators: Lena Zakharova 9726-2378 paralyzed in the NFL. Keith Mitchell have a wait list and therefore substitutions $395 member’s guest cannot be accepted. If you are unable to Thanksgiving Day, a national holiday was a linebacker in the NFL for the New Capacity: minimum 10, maximum 16 Come and join us for a lunch in Mui Wo, What if your next visit home was relaxing, attend an activity, please, inform the AWA celebrated in a few countries, originally Orleans Saints, Houston Texans, and Coordinators: Tracey-Lee Hayes 9130-0851, which literally means “plum nest”. Mui refreshing, and truly satisfying? What if office to cancel your place and allow someone started as a way to give thanks for the Jacksonville Jaguars and was named to Lisa Wallis 6715-0653 Wo is a rural town on the eastern coast everyone involved said, “It was GREAT!” on the waitlist to attend. blessing of the harvest. A traditional the Pro Bowl. He was forced to retire early of Lantau Island. Historical records show How would that enhance your life American dinner always includes turkey, from professional football after suffering After meeting our tour guide Grace in Mui Wo dates back to the last days of abroad? At this interactive workshop, two *The $60 registration fee is purely an a few different vegetable side dishes and a spinal injury that left him temporarily Choi Hung MTR, we will take a local bus the Southern Song Dynasty. In 1277, the veteran expats—Pam Noda and Holly administration fee. It is not donated to the a pumpkin pie. While it is not always easy paralyzed and unable to play football. He to Sai Kung town center and then take Imperial Court sought refuge in Silvermine Schwartz—share the startling insights Charitable and Education fund. 26 AWARE October 2016 LOCAL TOURS AND ACTIVITIES

Bay (known as Mei Yu), fleeing from the and practical strategies that transformed then took up an alternate form of physical invading Mongols. In 1278, Emperor their once harried trips home from activity: yoga. He found the practices of Huizong of Song in Mei Wo, succeeded abroad into enjoyable visits with loved yoga and meditation opened his mind, the penultimate Song Dynasty Emperor ones that nourished the whole family until body, and soul to a new life. Today, he is who died after becoming ill after he fell the next time. The secret to satisfying committed to sharing the transformative from a boat. After a short 35 minute ferry visits is in the planning—for the “people power of yoga and the message that true ride, you will arrive in Mui Wo. We are part.” This workshop is a handy planning liberation and self-fulfillment comes from fortunate to have an AWA member who and relationship kit that teaches you how the inside. Through his Light It Up charity is local to the area, and she will guide us to take control of more than just travel foundation, he shares his passion with a for a short stroll through the village of Mui logistics. You’ll learn: wide audience, including yogis, athletes, Wo. Lunch will follow at the China Bear, a • The three steps to clarifying your veterans, multicultural youth and anyone lovely gastro pub, which has new owners, “must haves” for a satisfying visit home who wishes to live a life of liberation, joy, a new chef and a new menu. Included in • Five effective strategies for planning and inspiration. Keith has been featured the price is a 3-course lunch with coffee/ your best trip yet on the Dr. Oz Show, ESPN and NFL and tea (there will be vegetarian options). • The key activity for keeping everyone in magazines such as Ebony, Om Times, Drinks and ferry tickets are not included. (even kids – big/small) happy Mantra Magazine, Huffington Post, and (Ferry ticket is approx. $30 per one-way • The simple secret to getting the most many more. trip.) out of your trip • Practical relationship skills to get you ‘My yoga practice happened a year through the rough patches or so after the accident. After I gained Wellness: Chuan Spa Day mobility, every step I took, I felt pain. I was refusing to take the medication. I had to When: Wednesday, 9 November A Story of Triumph from injured 10:30am – 6:00pm do something – and I found yoga’ - Keith Register by Wednesday 2 November NFL star to becoming a Yoga Mitchell. Where: Admiralty MTR Station, inside in Teacher: Guest Speaker – Keith front of Marks and Spencer Mitchell Cost: $1450 member $1510 member’s guest Capacity: minimum 4, maximum 8 Coordinators: Tracey-Lee Hayes 9130-0851 Registration Procedures Welcome to a space where the principles Local Tour and Activity (LTA) events are open of Wu Xing – wood, fire, earth, metal, and for registration as of the first of each month in water – work in harmony to get you feeling which the activity will be held. Activities being your best. Feel the release of tension held in the early part of the following month are under expert hands or experience the open for registration on the first day of the prior ancient wisdom of Traditional Chinese month. Check the AWA website at www.awa. Medicine. Be stimulated by a range org.hk for the most up-to-date schedule and of natural treatments. Our day spa is don’t forget to register early as many of the devoted solely to your rejuvenation. The events will sell out. recently renovated Chuan Spa, Cordis at Lanham Place, Mong Kok has offered Refund, Cancellation and Substitution Policies the AWA an exclusive rate. After the Every activity includes an administrative fee of body treatments, afternoon tea will be HK$60* Member/ HK$ 120 Member’s Guest. served. Included in the rate is a 60-minute This base fee is not refundable at any time massage, 10% service fee, afternoon tea unless the AWA cancels the event. Charges set, and a choice of one of the following When: Thursday, 17 November in excess of the base fee are refundable if 30-minute treatments: Body Scrub / Body cancellation is received by the AWA office at Wrap / Facial / Mini feet and hand retreat. 6:50pm – 8:30pm Register by Monday, 31 October least one full week before the activity date. Where: The Yoga Room 4F / 15F Xiu For example, if the activity is on a Tuesday, Terrific Trips Home! A Guide to Ping Commercial Building -104 cancellation must be received prior to midnight Creating Your Best Visit Yet Jervois Street of the previous Tuesday. If the AWA cancels Cost: $200 member an event, the entire activity cost will be When: Friday, 11 November $200 member’s guest automatically credited to you. Credit notes are 9.30am – 2:30pm Capacity: minimum 12, maximum 30 not transferable and must be used within six Register by Friday, 28 October Coordinator: Tracey-Lee Hayes 9130-0851 months from the date of issue or by the end Where: AWA Office of the AWA fiscal year (30 June), whichever is Cost: $660 member Join us at The Yoga Room to get to earlier. You may request a check in lieu of a $720 member’s guest know Keith Mitchell and hear how yoga credit at any time before the credit expires. Capacity: minimum 6, maximum 12 and meditation saved his life after being Owing to the popularity of AWA activities, many Coordinators: Lena Zakharova 9726-2378 paralyzed in the NFL. Keith Mitchell have a wait list and therefore substitutions was a linebacker in the NFL for the New cannot be accepted. If you are unable to What if your next visit home was relaxing, Orleans Saints, Houston Texans, and attend an activity, please, inform the AWA refreshing, and truly satisfying? What if Jacksonville Jaguars and was named to office to cancel your place and allow someone everyone involved said, “It was GREAT!” the Pro Bowl. He was forced to retire early on the waitlist to attend. How would that enhance your life from professional football after suffering abroad? At this interactive workshop, two a spinal injury that left him temporarily *The $60 registration fee is purely an veteran expats—Pam Noda and Holly paralyzed and unable to play football. He administration fee. It is not donated to the Schwartz—share the startling insights Charitable and Education fund.

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AWA’s Ongoing Activities

Of the many ways to get involved in the AWA, Ongoing Clubs and Sports are the most popular, and easiest, ways to make new friends. We offer something for everyone: from hobbies to languages, golf and dragon boat racing. Ongoing Clubs & Sports offer comfortable and enjoyable ways to keep busy and expand your network of friends. These activities are organized by AWA members for AWA members with similar interests and passions. One time registration is required in order to receive updates about scheduled activities. For more information and to register, go online to www.awa.org.hk.

ART LOVERS: Kumiko Matsushima, [email protected]; Cynthia Lackey, [email protected] PHOTOGRAPHY GROUP: To be announced STITCH: Laurie Ling, [email protected]; Sarah Brundan, [email protected] AFTERNOON BOOK CLUB: Penny Van Niel, [email protected]; EVENING BOOK CLUB: Melissa Grove, [email protected] SPIRITUAL LITERACY GROUP: Kate Weisman [email protected] MAHJONG MADNESS: Katherine Fenton, [email protected]; Christine Scullion, [email protected] SOCIAL BRIDGE AND LUNCH: Lisa Strunin, [email protected] GAMES GALORE-MAHJONG: OR BRIDGE: Beth Hall, [email protected] LUNCH BUNCH: Judy Lakey, [email protected] ICC- INTERNATIONAL COOKING CLUB: Coordinator needed GALLOPING GOURMET: Linda Gomoll, [email protected]; Yuiko O'Reily, [email protected]; Jean Han, [email protected]; Penny Soder, [email protected] ITALIAN CONVERSATION GROUP: Giuditta Crovato, [email protected] AWA HIKING GROUP: Birgit Imkamp, Cynthia Lackey, [email protected] AWA GLOBE PADDLERS Elissa Imran, [email protected]; DRAGON BOAT TEAM: Anne Fifer, [email protected] AWA GOLF SOCIETY: Sue Webb, [email protected] WOMEN’S FORUM: Sally Kooser, [email protected] WOW: [email protected]

28 AWARE October 2016 OFFICE EXECUTIVE BOARD Phone 2527 2961/2 Fax 2865 7737 EXECUTIVE BOARD [email protected] Hours 9:30am – 3:30pm Mon-Thu President Marcy LaRont: [email protected] Address No.5, 11th floor, Arion Commercial Centre, 1st VP Fundraising Augusta Nichols-Even: [email protected] 2-12 Queen's Road West, Hong Kong 2nd VP Membership Deborah Barrett: [email protected] Website www.awa.org.hk 3rd Vice President Activities Linda Van Noy: [email protected] Director of Operations Barbora Mayer: [email protected] AWAre Editor Brooke Richter: [email protected] Membership Representative Joanne Lam: [email protected] Charitable Donations Gabriela Caraman-Heijnen: [email protected] Community Service Susie Edrington: [email protected] COMMUNITY Education & Scholarship Helen Carruthers: [email protected] Public Relations Rachel Bourke: [email protected] Recording Secretary Jennifer Kindel: [email protected] COMMUNITY SERVICE [email protected] Treasurer Annie Fifer: [email protected] Chairperson Susie Edrington: [email protected] Technical Develop. Angela Bellas: [email protected] Corporate Sponsorship Nikola Andersson: [email protected] Fenwick Pier Volunteers Seeking Coordinator Leadership Support Lisa Strunin: [email protected] HK Society for the Blind Seeking Coordinator Ronald McDonald House Renee Cheung: [email protected] SOCIAL Trisha Cliff: [email protected] Soup Kitchen Linda VanNoy: [email protected] Riding for the Disabled Liz McGrath [email protected] ACTIVITIES [email protected] Ark Eden Foundation [email protected] 3rd Vice President Linda Van Noy: [email protected] Feeding Hong Kong [email protected] China Coast Community [email protected] Asian Tours To be announced Helping Hands [email protected] Local Tours and Activities Tracey-Lee Hayes [email protected] Hong Kong Hosts – Adopt a Marine, SOCIAL Patti Smith: [email protected] Adopt a Sailor Sherri Runge: [email protected] Tiki Sonderhoff: [email protected] If you would like to join the AWA or if you have any question about the organization, please contact the office EDUCATION & SCHOLARSHIP or any of the Executive Board members. [email protected] Chairperson Helen Carruthers: [email protected] English Conversation Liz Clark: [email protected] Kwun Tong Marti Law: [email protected] Pok Fu Lam Liz Clark: [email protected] CARPET WASHING & REPAIRS Sham Shui Po Barbara Iannazzone: [email protected] Chai Wan Julie Naughton: [email protected] PROFESSIONALS Ap Lei Chau tba CLEANING & REPAIR SERVICES Dining Etiquette Bernice Lee: [email protected] Our cleaning and repair services are the best Mock Interviews Katherine Payne [email protected] in Hong Kong. Free pickup and delivery. Kei Chau Reading Program Jill Baran Scott: [email protected]

Public Relations [email protected] Chairperson Rachel Bourke: [email protected] Newsletter/E-Blast Coordinator Rachel Bourke: [email protected] Forum Moderator Rachel Bourke: [email protected] Website Angela Bellas: [email protected]

MEMBERSHIP [email protected] 2nd Vice President Deborah Barrett: [email protected] SHOP IN YOUR HOME Buddy Program Alison May: 9663 1250 CHAT Coordinator Sally Kooser: 9319 8710 You can buy a carpet in the comfort of your home. Foon Ying Chrissie Govier [email protected] (We can bring the carpets to you with no obligation.) KD Schumacher [email protected] Helen Pott [email protected] CALL : 9018 0897 / 2851 3665 Membership Discounts [email protected] EMAIL : [email protected] OWL Susie Edrington: [email protected] WEBSITE Southside Owl Tyna Kirk: [email protected] : Iqbalcarpets.hk WOW [email protected] ADDRESS : G/F. 21 PO TUNG RD. SAIKUNG

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