The Magazine of the Going Dutch American Women’s Club May/June 2018 of The Hague

5 Officers and Chairwomen WELCOME 6 Message from the President In our I.P.L Permanent Hair Removal Studio 7 May Installation of Officers 7 June Volunteer Appreciation Luncheon 8 Letter from the Editor 11 10 Membership It’s official! There’s a new Board for 2018- 11 Board Election 2019 12 Board Election Collage 14 Ongoing Activities SUPER DEAL 22 One-of-a-Kind Activities Full legs, only 99,00 24 Memorial Day at Margraten € 26 Summer Beach Barbeque One time payment treatment until satisfied! Benefit 30 May Calendar 38 32 June Calendar 35 Easter Basket Collage Kudos to our Members who were honored IPL METHODE at the FAWCO Interim Meeting 36 The Dutch Daily 38 FAWCO Corner 41 FAWCO IM Wrap-up Book your free intake online at, 42 FAWCO Collage www.lifestylesalonthehague.nl 44 The Approach of Day Zero 48 Dinner at Amerongen Castle Location: 51 Announcements Denneweg 56, With a listening and caring team 2514 CH The Hague we strive to be your daymaker ! 56 Classifieds Tel. 070 - 345 8442 www.lifestylesalonthehague.nl The whole building is powered by solar energy 48 57 Index of Advertisers 57 Ad Rates Five-course dinner in a Dutch castle with a touch of Harry Potter! 58 Proost! Interview

MAY/JUNE 2018 3 Editor Suzanne MacNeil 2018-2019 AWC Officers Committee Chairs

Design and Layout Honorary President Diane Hoekstra Activities: Open Teresa Mahoney Arts: Jane Choy President Suzanne MacNeil Assistant Treasurer: Open Cover Photo Sunrise Over The Hague on a Cloudy Day by [email protected] Board Advisor: Jessie Rodell Melissa White Caring Committee: Naomi Keip Vice President Marsha Hagney Chat, Craft & Cake: Suzanne Dundas [email protected] Community Service Team: Open Photography AWC Clubhouse eNews Amber Gatewood Mary Adams, Jane Choy, Greetje Treasurer Sheyla Karman Johan van Oldenbarneveltlaan 43 Engelsman, FAWCO, Dena Haggerty, Evening Events: Open @ 2582 NJ Den Haag Suzanne MacNeil, Julie Mowat, Perspektief, awcthehague.treasurer gmail.com FAWCO: Julie Mowat Tel: 070 350 6007 Melissa Rider, Anne van Oorschot, Teresa Front Office Coordinator: Open Mahoney, Melissa White Secretary Heather DeWitt & Laura Suttles General Meeting Programs: Dena [email protected] [email protected] www.awcthehague.org Haggerty Proofreaders Going Dutch Editor: Audrey Goodman Club and Community Development Ellen Bolick, Celeste Brown, Donna Heart Pillow: Jan de Vries Open Cleland, Jane Gulde, Emily van Eerten, Historian/Archivist: Open Going Dutch Magazine Debbie van Hees [email protected] [email protected] Holiday Bazaar: Open Hospitality: Open Advertising Invoicing Clubhouse Administrator Open Jan Essad & Sunita Menon IT Administrator: Julie Otten Kids’ Club: Lindsey Turnau Clubhouse Hours [email protected] Tuesday and Thursday Contributors Library: Dena Haggerty 10 a.m. - 2 p.m. Mary Adams, Jane Choy, Roberta Enschede, Communications Rebecca Niles-Pourier Membership: Melissa Rider Monday, Wednesday and Friday Closed Rebecca Fry, Dena Haggerty, Eileen Harloff, [email protected] Newcomers: Holly Savoie Suzanne MacNeil, Teresa Mahoney, Julie Parliamentarian: Georgia Regnault Mowat, Mary Ann Nation-Greenwell, Melissa Philanthropy: Holly Savoie Dues (Effective 2017-2018) Rider, Krishna Thakrar, Anne van Oorschot, Public Relations: Open € 110 per year (€ 66 after January 1) Melissa White Social Media: Ginny Mees € 90 business, professional Social Media Recruitment: Ceci Wong Printer Front Office € 55 valid US military ID Tennis: Molly Boed www.dwcprint.nl € 35 student Volunteer Coordinator: Laurie € 35 Outside the Netherlands (Going Liduine Bekman, Siska Datema-Kool, Martecchini AWC Bank Account Number Dominique Duysens, Amber Gatewood, Dutch magazine not included) IBAN: NL42ABNA0431421757 Machelle Hollar, Paula Looijmans, Melissa Webmaster: Julie Otten Add € 15 new member registration fee KvK Den Haag Rider, Robin Rose, Holly Savoie, Carol Women with Dutch Partners: Loren 40409274 Schapira, Chelsea Wald Mealey

Deadlines: Submissions are due no later than the last Monday of the month preceding the publication month. For example, for the September issue, submissions are due before Monday, July 30 AWC Mission Statement The AWC is an association formed to provide social and educational activities for American Please Note: Articles submitted to Going Dutch will be published subject to space limitations and editorial ap- proval. All rights reserved; reprints only by written permission of the Editor. Please email to: goingdutchmag@ women living in the Netherlands and to promote amicable relations among people of all na- gmail.com tions, as well as acquiring funds for general public interest. Membership in the club is open Legal Notice: Articles in Going Dutch express the views and opinions of their authors alone, and not necessar- to women of all nations who are friendly and welcoming to American culture. The associa- ily those of the AWC of The Hague, its Members or this publication. tion does not endeavor to make a profit. The AWC is a 100% volunteer organization.

4 GOING DUTCH MAY/JUNE 2018 5 Message from the President Installation of Officers by Dena Haggerty

t wasn’t long ago that I wrote my first and historic sites. The May General Meeting and Installation of be followed by lunch. Space is limited and Message from the President column and Another impor- Officers will take place at the home ofour only Members who register will be allowed Inow I’m excited to hand the mantle over tant aspect of the former Honorary President, Sabine Crowley, entrance to the residence. Once you register, to our newly elected President, Suzanne Club is facilitat- whose husband Shawn is the Chargé the address and security requirements will be MacNeil. She, along with six other Board ing Members in d’Affaires of the American Embassy. Sabine sent to you. Members who were elected at April’s General maintaining ties has graciously opened her home for several Thursday, May 17 Meeting, will be installed as the new AWC to their home events in the past, including the Installation 10:30 a.m. – Noon board at the home of our former Honorary country and cul- of Officers. The installation of the 2018-2019 RSVP deadline is Monday, May 14 President, Sabine Crowley. It is a lovely ture. For exam- Board follows a morning reception and will Please RSVP on GroupSpaces ceremony and I hope to see you there. ple, we celebrate Thanksgiving Laurie Brooks and I took on the role of each year at Co-Presidents on an interim basis after our our November elected President for the Club year, Mary meeting and at Ann Nation-Greenwall, repatriated to the the Pieterskerk U.S. I don’t use the term ‘challenge’ casually. in Leiden. The comfort of getting together Between fulfilling our other Board positions, with a group of women who are from your and learning how to share the position of home country is not to be underestimated. President, it has been more than a challenge The AWC is truly a home away from home. for the two of us and we conquered it. In fact, we can look back on the 2017-2018 Club We also offer Members the opportuni- year with pride. ty to give back to the community. During Sinterklaas, we hold drives to collect toiletries My Dutch friends often ask why so much and toys to donate to those who need a help- of my time is taken up with the AWC. The ing hand. Our annual Easter basket drive this answer to me, as someone who has been a year netted 17 baskets all overflowing with member of various American and interna- candy, toys, and other gifts that were given tional women’s clubs over the past 20 years, to young mothers (see collage page 35). We is obvious. What don’t we do is often my not also hold an annual TLC Dinner to support entirely facetious answer. women who may or may not be Members and are experiencing personal struggles. The TLC The first, and often most important, thing Dinner gives women the opportunity to put we do is open our arms and welcome new ar- their troubles behind them for a few hours. rivals, many of whom are experiencing their Our Club volunteers often claim this is the first overseas assignment, and we all know most fulfilling event of their Club year! that comes with more than a few challenges. Volunteer Appreciation and To soften the culture shock, The AWC, as a member of FAWCO, is we introduce new also involved with fundraising and advo- Members to Dutch cacy on an international level. Every three Honorary Member Luncheon culture, including years, the members of FAWCO vote for a classes about Target Project. The current Target Project, The AWC Board invites all Members to the cial afternoon in June. You must register on Dutch prod- Hope Beyond Deplacement—Building better annual Volunteer Appreciation and Honorary GroupSpaces to attend. ucts, and we futures through education, vocational and Member Luncheon. The luncheon celebrates Thursday, June 14 go out into the leadership training for refugee women and those who volunteer their time and energy to 11 a.m. – 1:30 p.m. community for girls in Jordan—was chosen in April 2017 at make the Club a success. Honorary Members AWC Clubhouse first-hand expe- the Biennial Conference in Mumbai, India. are those who have been in the Club 25+ Free riences by touring In October 2017 our Handbag Auction raised years, and many of these women join us Please RSVP on GroupSpaces no later museums, towns, € 2,500 for the Target Project. >>47 each year. Be sure to join us for this spe- than Friday, June 8 6 GOING DUTCH MAY/JUNE 2018 7 Letter from the Editor by Suzanne MacNeil ur AWC’s legacy dates back almost husband will 90 years. We’re a founding member kill me!” (not in Oof FAWCO (Federation of American a literal sense, Women’s Clubs Overseas), and continue of course) and to be an integral part of FAWCO thanks I had no aspira- to a large number of our Club’s Members tions for taking who are quite active and serve on FAWCO the lead. Then, boards, including Laurie Brooks who after many dis- is Vice President for Communications. cussions with FAWCO held its Interim Meeting (IM) in friends within The Hague in March. Many of our Members the Club, and my attended the IM, volunteered throughout husband, I gave the weekend, and for some, it was transfor- the position se- mative. Our FAWCO representative, Julie rious thought. I Mowat, fills us in on the meeting and the fleshed out the job, had more discussions, recognition several of our Members received and I finally accepted the nomination. Thank from the organization. Turn to page 38 to you for approving the ballot at the April read about the IM. General Meeting. I’m excited to work with the talented women who have agreed to serve What’s the most exotic food you’ve ever with me on the Board for the 2018-2019 eaten? Let’s just say I learned the hard way Club year. There may have been Girl Scout that Rocky Mountain oysters aren’t harvest- cookie bribes along the way, but you didn’t ed in the ocean. The joke was definitely on hear that from me! me as I took a bite as supposed friends had a good laugh at my expense! Mary Adams had As for Going Dutch, Audrey Goodman more than a taste of exotic food when she has volunteered to helm the magazine. She visited a Dutch castle recently. She shares and I have already met to discuss the job of her tale of celebrating her birthday dining editor, and will do so again this summer. on foods that were common in the 17th and You’ll read her first Going Dutch when it 18th centuries on page 48. arrives in your mailbox in September. We have a deep pool of talent within our AWC, This marks my last column as editor of and I’m incredibly grateful that Audrey has Going Dutch. It has been a fun Club year for stepped up to be the editor. me as I’ve gotten to know more Members and attended lots of events and activities, not I’d be remiss to not thank Teresa only to document them for the magazine, but Mahoney for all the work she does for Going to participate. The more I attended, the more Dutch as she’s responsible for its design and women I’ve met and have become friends layout. Her work ethic is phenomenal, her with, the more I’ve grown to appreciate all ideas make the magazine eye candy, and her that our AWC provides as a support system patience has helped me ten-fold. for those of us who are not living close to our hometowns. Enjoy your summer holidays and see you in September! The next time I write a column for Going Dutch, it will be as President of the Club. Tot ziens… When I first learned my name was being floated for the position, my first thought was, “Huh?” and my first words were, “My Suzanne 8 GOING DUTCH MAY/JUNE 2018 9 Membership Renewals Board Election by Melissa Rider by Suzanne MacNeil

WC Membership Dues for the he slate for the 2018-2019 Board was Anna Lena Thuren-Vogel, the candidate for 2018-2019 Club Year are payable approved at the April General Meeting. chair of Club and Community Development, ASeptember 1 and will be effective TThe number of attendees surpassed declined the position for personal reasons. until August 31, 2019. You are welcome to the number needed for a quorum so there The position remains open and anyone in- renew by electronic bank transfer over the was no need for Georgia Regnault, our terested in the job should contact Georgia as summer to our bank account with IBAN: Parliamentarian, to use the numerous prox- soon as possible since Members attending NL42ABNA0431421757 (be sure to in- ies that had been submitted. Before the vote the Board Installation in May must vote on clude your name and Membership Dues in took place, Georgia notified Members that the candidate. the notes) or pay by PIN at the Clubhouse. Dues remain the same as last year: € 110 for Regular and Associate Members, € 90 for business professionals, € 55 for military (with valid military ID) or € 35 for stu- dent memberships (with valid student ID). Please note all renewals must be received by September 30, 2018. Also, if you are moving over the summer or your contact information changes, please contact me at [email protected].

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10 GOING DUTCH MAY/JUNE 2018 11 It’s Official! There’s a New Board for 2018-2019 Daytime Book Club Recap cussing the issues raised by the events of the The Wasted Vigil was a catalyst for a lively book. While some were very moved by the Ongoing Activities discussion, with some moved by a beautiful- elegance of the writing, others felt it offered ly written exploration of life in Afghanistan little more than gratuitous violence. Book Clubs as seen through the eyes of characters with Thursday, June 28 very different perspectives about the region Evening Book Club The AWC Book Clubs are open to all read- 10 a.m. over the course of nearly three decades, and May Selection: The ers, and new Members are especially wel- AWC Clubhouse others horrified by the graphic yet too casu- Fisherman by Chigozie come! There’s no requirement that you must FREE al depiction of gruesome torture described Obioma attend every meeting or lead a discussion. July Selection: Revolution throughout. The book focuses on four char- This debut novel is told from Snacks are provided by a different member Song by Russell Shorto acters who are brought together in a house the viewpoint of a nine-year- each month. There are two Book Clubs host- The author of The Island steeped in art and cultural history. The sto- old, the youngest of four ed by AWC Members: one in the daytime in the Center of the World ries intertwine as we learn more about their brothers, in 1990s Nigeria. and one in the evening. Questions? Teresa takes us back again to the individual experiences, losses and perspec- When the boys skip school Mahoney organizes the daytime group, and founding of the American tives as influenced by the Soviet invasion, to go fishing, they encoun- Rebecca Fry handles the evening meetings. nation. He draws on diaries, the rise of the Taliban, and the ongoing con- ter a madman whose prophecy of violence For more information, please contact them letters and autobiographies flicts of local warlords. The characters seek threatens the core of their family. Part super- at [email protected]. to tell the story of the War to cobble together the truth of what has hap- natural fable and part schoolboy adventure, Happy reading! of Independence from half pened to those they loved; all are devastated this is a haunting tale of grief, healing and a dozen points of view, including George by what they can piece together and what sibling loyalty. Daytime Book Club Washington and an ex-slave, to make this May Selection they will never know. What is clear is that Wednesday, May 16 : Notes history book a real page-turner. the concept of who “the good guys” are at 7:30 p.m. on a Foreign Country: Thursday, July 26 any given moment is both relative and illu- AWC Clubhouse An American Abroad in a 10 a.m. sory. Our group found much value in dis- FREE Post-American World by AWC Clubhouse Suzy Hansen FREE >> 16 In 2007, Suzy Hansen, then August Selection: A in her 20s and working as Gentleman in Moscow by a journalist in New York, Amor Towles moved to Istanbul after Join us to be transported to receiving a writing fellow- The Metropol, the famed ship. While there, she sought to understand Moscow hotel where movie the Muslim world that had been reduced to stars and Russian royalty scaremongering headlines. Blending mem- hobnob, Bolsheviks plot oir, journalism, and history, this interesting revolutions, and intellec- BEAUTY reflection on America’s place in the world tuals discuss the merits promises to give us plenty to discuss. of contemporary Russian writers. It’s also Thursday, May 24 where wealthy Count Alexander Rostov Come experience our wide In our beauty salon we use natural, organic, 10 a.m. lives under house arrest for a poem deemed range of treatments, including: sustainable and fair beauty products. AWC Clubhouse incendiary by the Bolsheviks in 1922. • facials FREE Despite being confined to the hallway of the • massages We are proud to stock the brands: June Selection: Midwinter hotel, he lives an adventure-filled existence, Break by Bernard filled with capers, conspiracies and culture. • manicures Margaret Dabbs London, Aromatherapy Associates, MacLaverty Thursday, August 23 • pedicures Mr. Smith, The Refinery, Cult51, CND Shellac, CND, This novel of love and the 10 a.m. • waxing Vinylux, Smith & Cult, Jane Iredale mineral makeup loss of love is told by both AWC Clubhouse • eyelash extensions Lycon Wax, Alpha-H, EmerginC, SachaJuan, Oilixia. points of view of a re- FREE • and much more! tired couple who escaped Visit us at our City Spa & Beauty Store Northern Ireland decades Daytime Book Club Reading List: ago to Scotland and are now on a midwinter break Thursday, September 27: Days Without Antonie Heinsiusstraat 60 T 06 - 511 376 56 www.aspadirect.nl in Amsterdam. Just as the ice cracks on the 2582 VV Den Haag T 070 - 345 02 15 [email protected] canals, so has their relationship fractured End by Sebastian Barry beneath the surface.

14 GOING DUTCH MAY/JUNE 2018 15 dren. Questions? Please contact Suzanne lows designed to help support the arms of Dundas at [email protected]. recent mastectomy patients. Each pillow is Ongoing Activities (cont.) Every Tuesday made with TLC, wrapped, and comes with a 10 a.m. – Noon note signed by an AWC volunteer. No sew- Continued from page 15 AWC Clubhouse ing skills are needed and you can cut, stuff, June Selection: FREE or wrap the heart pillows. We are proud to Miss Evening Book Club Reading List: provide women and men with something Burma by Charmaine Craig September: The Italian Teacher by Tom Heart Pillow Project both practical and comforting, and we know Based on the story of the For the tenth year, Members work together our work helps because we often receive author’s mother and grand- Rachman at the Clubhouse to make heart-shaped pil- thank-you notes and emails from patients parents, this is a captivat- October: A Long Way From Home by Peter who have received a heart pillow. For more ing portrait of how modern information, please contact Jan de Vries at Burma came to be and of Carey [email protected]. the ordinary people swept November: A Gentleman in Moscow by Tuesday, May 8 up in the struggle for self- Tuesday, June 12 determination and freedom. This powerful Amor Towles Noon – 2 p.m. novel of love, war, colonialism, ethnicity December: The Only Story by Julian Barnes AWC Clubhouse and the ties of blood tells the story of one FREE family during the most violent and turbulent Visitors Welcome years of world history. Chat, Crafts & Cake Wednesday, June 13 Are you a crafter? The AWC has space large Ladies’ Night at the Movies 7:30 p.m. enough to spread out a king-sized quilt, a Who doesn’t like going to the movies with AWC Clubhouse spot to organize a scrapbook or photo al- friends and a bucket of popcorn! The first FREE bum, or just to sit and chat while you work Monday of the month marks Ladies’ Night Evening Book Club Recap on a project. Chat, Crafts & Cake members at the Movies and the film is chosen based on what’s playing at area theatres. Our selection for March defies easy descrip- welcome you to join the group, maybe pick >> 18 tion. Nicole Krauss’s Forest Dark is part up a few tips, and get ideas and suggestions novel within novel, part modern re-tooling about your project from a fresh set of eyes. of Kafka. A retired lawyer rather suddenly Each week a different Member will bring a ends his 30+ years long marriage, begins di- cake made from a never-before-tried recipe vesting himself of material things, and goes for tasting and critiques. Babysitting is not to Israel. Meanwhile, a novelist (the author available, so we can’t accommodate chil- herself by another name) leaves her hus- band and children behind and goes to Israel. The lives of these two protagonists con- verge, with strange results. Fans of Krauss won’t be disappointed, though our group preferred her previous novels Great House and History of Love, and found Forest Dark a bit narcissistic. Readers with a work- ing knowledge of Kafka’s The Trial and Metamorphosis may enjoy the book more. On balance, we recommend it.

AWC Guest Policy Guests are welcome to participate in AWC activities and tours on a limited basis. As a nonmember, a guest is limited to attend two functions per calendar year and will be charged an additional nonmember fee. Only Members are entitled to use babysitting services.

16 GOING DUTCH MAY/JUNE 2018 17 Out to Lunch Bunch: June Thursday, June 7 Ongoing Activities (cont.) Café Restaurant Schlemmer is located 12:15 p.m. near the center of The Hague and plays Brasserie Schlemmer Continued from page 17 host to politicians, actors, artists, and au- Lange Houtstraat 17, Den Haag thors. Nestled behind the building is a shel- Lunch at own expense Rebecca Fry coordinates each month’s out- herbs and edible flowers come from the res- tered city garden with additional seating. ing; her email is available on GroupSpaces. taurant’s own garden. The restaurant is cozy Schlemmer’s success rests on its menu, Thirsty Thursday May Monday, May 7 and its menu has earned it a BIB Gourmand which is quite diverse and includes gambas, Location TBD (Michelin Guide) rating. While the portions North Sea croquettes, and flammkuchen The next Thirsty Thursday is in an atmo- Tickets at own cost aren’t large, each dish is delicious and costs which is a bit like pizza, but not really! spheric wine bar with wine shop: Pierre, € 9. The wines are chosen specifically to Please sign up on GroupSpaces. Embassy of Wine (www.pierre.nl). Located Out to Lunch Bunch: May match the season’s menu and each glass is on the iconic Denneweg in The Hague, we € 5. This is a not-to-miss lunch before ev- will sip two glasses of wine and nibble on Join us for lunch at Restaurant Oogst (www. eryone heads off for the summer holidays. small bites at this no-stress and casual get- restaurantoogst.nl), where only ten dishes Please sign up on GroupSpaces. together. Any additional food or wine or- are created each season, and vegetables, dered will be per the regular menu price. If you have a favorite restaurant in your We meet on the third or fourth Thursday of neighborhood you’d like to share with the each month and there’s no need to RSVP group, or if you have questions, please con- or sign up on GroupSpaces. Just come and tact Greetje Engelsman via GroupSpaces. relax! Tuesday, May 24 Thursday, May 17 12:15 p.m. 6 – 9 p.m. ​Restaurant Oogst Pierre, Embassy of Wine Denneweg 10B, Den Haag Denneweg 11, Den Haag >> 20

Lens.nl Lunch at own expense Schlemmer.nl € 15 for two glasses of wine and nibbles

18 GOING DUTCH MAY/JUNE 2018 19 Walkie Talkies up on GroupSpaces to receive email updates Whether you count your steps or just want or contact Emily van Eerten or Greetje Ongoing Activities (cont.) to walk with friends, the Monday morning Engelsman via GroupSpaces. Walkie Talkies is a fun and healthy way to Mondays Continued from page 19 start the week. The group meets in front of 9:30 a.m. Thirsty Thursday June Wassenaar Coffee & the Clubhouse before heading out to walk FREE Conversation to various destinations in the area, usually AWC Clubhouse June’s Thirsty Thursday is at Ravi Winebar racking up 10,000 steps along the way. Sign in the Statenkwartier and is a cozy spot to If you live in or around Wassenaar, join sip, chat, and relax for those who enjoy a your neighbors for a once-a-month morning good glass of wine and small bites, all made gathering without going to the Clubhouse. with local and fresh ingredients. Thirsty One Member living north of The Hague will Thursdays are usually on the third Thursday host a casual coffee at her home on the first of each month and will continue through Thursday of the month for Members and pro- the summer. Each guest pays € 15 for two spective Members. glasses of wine and nibbles. Any additional Suzanne Dundas food or wine ordered will be per the regular coordinates the menu price. No need to RSVP. meeting place Thursday, June 21 with each host- 6 – 9 p.m. ess and will send Ravi Winebar directions once Jacob Gillesstraat 21, The Hague you sign up on € 15 per person GroupSpaces. Thursday, May 3 Thirsty Thursdays will continue through the Thursday, June 7 summer. Look for information on Facebook 9:30 a.m. about locations. FREE

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20 GOING DUTCH MAY/JUNE 2018 21 Tour of U.S. Embassy

Despite delays, rumors about those delays, U.S. Embassy One-of-a-Kind Activities and discord from the local community, the by Dena Haggerty new American Embassy in the Netherlands is finally open! The embassy is actually a campus situated on ten acres in the munici- RSVP directly on AWC GroupSpaces.com. Direct any questions to pality of Wassenaar. It houses a chancery [email protected]. office building, a U.S. Marine Corps resi- Payment must be made within 5 calendar days of reserving or your name will be moved to dence, a utility building, and multiple ac- a waitlist. Payment can be made in the Front Office by PIN or by bank transfer to the AWC cess pavilions. The design, while American account NL42ABNA0431421757. in character, reflects Dutch sensibilities. The building’s façade is composed of brick, Dinner Club fortunately, a fact of life. Regardless of your which is undeniably Dutch. The Chancery What better way to enjoy Dinner Club than strength or size, you can learn effective self- façade also includes the use of white granite having a multicultural menu with food defense. Gracia Ho-Asjoe of Krav Maga for at the entrance, a design concept that pays from Morocco, Italy, Spain, Mexico, India, Women (www.Kravmaga-women.com) will homage to important Dutch buildings. The Poland, or possibly Croatia? Now it’s time provide AWC Members with a workshop interior features the use of wood veneer to share with your fellow AWC Members on having a safety plan. Please wear train- and blue glass. Curious? Check eNews and and their partners that cuisine from the ing pants, a short sleeve t-shirt and sneakers. Facebook for the announcement of the date many wonderful places you have travelled. Bring a towel and bottle of water. and time of the tour. Please join us at Cynthia Veeger’s home in Time and Date to be Determined Time and Date to be Determined Wassenaar for a wonderful evening of fun and multicultural food. Details will follow closer to the time as to menu distribution. Saturday, May 19 6 – 11 p.m. Cynthia & Noud’s Home www.groupspaces.com/AWCTheHague/ item/1168679 Krav Maga: Self Defense Demonstration Would you be able to defend yourself if you were physically attacked? Violence is, un- Embassy U.S.

Cancellation Policy Members may reserve a spot for an AWC tour, activity or event in advance. Payment is required within five business days of the reservation or before the deadline date (which- ever is sooner) otherwise your name will be moved to a wait- AWC Members, please list. It is the responsibility of the Member to notify the Club at connect with us on [email protected] to cancel a reservation LinkedIn https:// prior to the cancellation deadline. Please note that there will nl.linkedin.com/in/ be NO REFUNDS (no exceptions) after the cancellation dead- awcthehague line. Members may find a substitute in lieu of cancellation provided that arrangements are made with the tour, activ- ity or event organizer. Members shall be held responsible for their guest reservations in accordance with this policy.

22 GOING DUTCH MAY/JUNE 2018 23 On the first Memorial Day at Margraten―May 30, 1945―just over three weeks after the war ended in the Netherlands, a Dutch citizen who helped dig the graves wrote some simple lines. Memorial Day at Margraten They are not eloquent like those of Pericles of Athens, but they say it all: by Roberta Enschede You who enter this cemetery, look Memorial Day Ceremony Remember the price your freedom took. Sunday, May 27 at 3 p.m. More than 200 men and women worked all night to place wreaths and cut flowers, even pan- American War Cemetery, Margraten sies from a neighbor, on 20,000 newly dug graves. Thousands walked, cycled, rode horses and came in carriages and automobiles. They still do. In 1945, the people of Limburg began adopting the new, young graves. The Adopt a Grave Program continues to this day. EVERY single grave at Margraten is adopted and there is a waiting list. Thousands “remember the price their freedom took” and they teach their children and grandchildren. For them, every day is Memorial Day. Under the crosses and stars, there are always freshly cut flowers for a birthday or a holiday, whether in the yellow of early jon- quil spring or the frozen December snow. The Netherlands-American World War II Cemetery lies in the rolling green land of Limburg You are not dead, you did not die. in the southernmost point of the Netherlands. Etched in white marble at this sacrosanct place Death shall have no dominion. are the ancient words of Pericles. How fitting they are: This Memorial Day, Pete Hoekstra, the U.S. Ambassador to the Netherlands, will speak and Each for his own memorial earned praise that will never die and with it the grandest of all lay a wreath. The Service lasts approximately one hour and is conducted by a rabbi, priest and sepulchres not that in which his mortal bones are laid but a home in the minds of men. ministers. Following the service is a wreath-laying ceremony.

When you look over Margraten and walk among the white marble of remembrance with the The wreath-layer for OAR, Overseas Americans Remember, is David McCawley, the U.S. Crosses and Stars of David under which 8,301 boys and men and 4 women rest, and when you Consul General in the Netherlands. His 94-year-old father was a B-24 navigator in the Army stand before the Wall of the Missing with 1,772 names, tears and questions inevitably come. Air Forces during WWII. He very movingly spoke of his dad at Margraten last September.

Why did they die so young? Lori Vermaire will lay the wreath for the Timberwolves, the 104th Infantry. Her father flew 119 Why did they die so hard? combat missions as part of the 353rd Fighter Group. He flew during Operation Market Garden Why did they die before they had a chance to live? and later in the Korean War. (The WWII Mustang fighter jet displayed in the Smithsonian Air Why do I live? and Space Museum bears the personalized markings and decals from his plane.) When David Why do we live? McCawley and Lori Vermaire lay the wreaths, they will, of course, remember the heroism of Why didn’t we have to do what they had to do? their fathers and they will also know the stories of Glenn, Hy, Jack, Cliff and their comrades. They will think about Margraten and the words, “a home is in the minds of men.” In years past, the “Vets” would return. Now, there are very few. From a respectful distance, you’d watch them―the men who went back home and grew old and became fathers, grand- After the wreath-laying, there is a flyover for the “Lost Airman” formation. Four F-16s streak pas, doctors, engineers, grocers, auto mechanics, writers, professors, plumbers and builders. across the horizon over the marble white of the Crosses, Stars and white chapel. One breaks You’d watch them deep in their world of “uncommon valor” standing in little groups after the away, high―so high―and disappears into what seems like forever. ceremony laughing, poking fun and telling soldier stories they could never forget―stories of a world of dimmed faces, pain and even laughter, and stories of a slogging, sleepless world Come to Margraten this Memorial Day. of men and boys. You will never forget it. Bring a flower, walk around, and say, “Hello.” “We weren’t heroes. We were just doing a job that had to be done.” There was Glenn, a tall, lanky Timberwolf (104th Infantry) vet from Kansas who broke off from joshing with his bud- This year, the FACES OF MARGRATEN will take place from May 2 – 6. Photos of the sol- dies and said, “I gotta say hello,” and ambled away through the Crosses and Stars. A few min- diers will be placed next to the thousands of graves and also by the names on the Wall of the utes later, he ambled back. Tears he couldn’t hold welled in his crusty old eyes, “I said hello.” Missing. More than 100 Timberwolves rest in Margraten. We knew some of their buddies. Like Glenn, they would came to say hello. There was Hy Davidson from California who called Margraten Directions: From Maastricht, take the N278 road in the direction of Cadier en “My Church.” Cliff from Ohio who swore that until the day he died, he would go to schools Keer and Margraten. After you pass Cadier en Keer, you will see the American War and tell kids his stories of the war. Jack from New York, “the poet in the dugout,” who brought Cemetery on your right. back the notebook he wrote in while in a foxhole.

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elebrate summer, enjoy the sunset More about Perspektief’s and spend an evening with friends at Mission Cour Summer Beach Barbeque Benefit for Perspektief, an area nonprofit that offers Perspektief (www.perspektief.nu) is an or- myriad services to those who need short- or ganization that offers recovery programs for long-term help. Perspektief is a network of the most vulnerable people, those for whom communities where clients are able to live, life has been difficult. We help them to find work, learn, and meet. As its website states, balance and to shape a better life. In other “Improving the lives of our clients is the start- words, we offer a perspective. ing point of our work. If things are going well with our clients, it goes well with the Clients are directed to paid or voluntary neighborhood where they live.” work. They are helped and supported in Perspektief offers vocational training to its building and maintaining a secure network The benefit is slated for Saturday, June 2 clients, including woodworking. The orga- of family, friends, and acquaintances in at Strandpaviljoen Sport, a casual setting nization has donated a bench made by cli- their neighborhood. We build communi- on the Wassenaar strand. The evening will ents, which will be raffled off, and a table, ties around vulnerable people with our care include an all-you-can-eat BBQ dinner and which will be included in the silent auction. teams, partners, and volunteers. drinks, music, a silent auction, and a raffle. Raffle tickets are available now and are €5 for one ticket and €12 for three tickets. All money raised by the silent auction and raffle, and 25% of your fee for the evening will benefit Perspektief. Buy raffle tickets now by contacting me at awcthehague. [email protected]. Space is limited at the venue so sign up now on GroupSpaces to reserve your spot. Saturday, June 2 5 p.m. – Midnight Strandpaviljoen Sport Wassenaarselag 29, Wassenaar € 60 per person Dress code: Dressy Beachwear

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May 2018 Sun Mon Tue Wed Thu Fri Sat 1 2 3 4 5 Chat, Crafts & Cake 10 a.m. Wassenaar Coffee and Conversation 9 a.m. AWC Joint Board Meeting 10:30 a.m.

6 7 8 9 10 11 12 Walkie Talkies 9:30 a.m Chat, Crafts & Cake 10 a.m. Buddy Check 12 Heart Pillow Workshop Noon Ladies’ Night at the Movies TBD Ascension Day - Public Holiday

13 14 15 16 17 18 19 Walkie Talkies 9:30 a.m Chat, Crafts & Cake 10 a.m. Installation of Officers 10:30 a.m.

Thirsty Thursday 6 p.m. Dinner Club 6 p.m. Evening Book Club Mother’s Day 7:30 p.m.

20 21 22 23 24 25 26 Chat, Crafts & Cake 10 a.m. Daytime Book Club 10 a.m.

Out to Lunch Bunch 12:15 p.m. Whit Monday- Public Holiday

27 28 29 30 31 Walkie Talkies 9:30 a.m Chat, Crafts & Cake 10 a.m. Memorial Day at Margraten 3 p.m.

30 GOING DUTCH MAY/JUNE 2018 31 June 2018 Sun Mon Tue Wed Thu Fri Sat 1 2 Important Dates! June 2: Summer Beach BBQ Benefit June 14: Volunteer & Honorary Member Luncheon July 4: Independence Day Picnic at ASH Summer Beach Barbeque September 18: Prinsjesdag Luncheon Benefit 5 p.m.

3 4 5 6 7 8 9 Walkie Talkies 9:30 a.m Wassenaar Coffee and Conversation 9 a.m. Out to Lunch Bunch 12:15 p.m.

10 11 12 13 14 15 16 Chat, Crafts & Cake 10 a.m. Walkie Talkies 9:30 a.m Volunteer and Honorary Heart Pillow Workshop Member Luncheon 11 a.m. Noon

Buddy Check 12 Evening Book Club 7:30 p.m.

17 18 19 20 21 22 23 Walkie Talkies 9:30 a.m

Thirsty Thursday 6 p.m. Father’s Day

24 25 26 27 28 29 30 Walkie Talkies 9:30 a.m Daytime Book Club 10 a.m.

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34 GOING DUTCH MAY/JUNE 2018 35 Dutch Architect in Paris more aware of the need to find other materi- The name Eduard-Johan Niermans is little als, and it is expected that the use of plastic The Dutch Daily recognized in the Netherlands. It is, however, will be gradually reduced. As for other ways one that is well-known in France as that of to avoid waste, the following steps have been by Eileen Harloff an architect of many famous buildings. Born suggested. in Enschede in 1859, he was a son of that • Don’t give into temptation. Go shopping Sea Windmills town’s architect. Following secondary school, with a list and stick to it. In the shop, take knowledge that has been gained will be of Niermans enrolled in Delft University where a small basket rather than a large cart for A new type of farm is being planned, use globally and will serve as a challenge he followed a study that included painting your purchases. namely one that will rise out of the North to stimulate new techniques and insights. and interior design, along with architecture. • Buy vegetables and fruits that have Sea. Led by a coalition of research insti- Dutch Crane Conquers the World Upon graduation in 1883 he went to Paris, fell “beauty faults” but are otherwise com- tutes, energy companies, including one in love with the city, began his architecture pletely edible, and foods that are nearing from the United Arab Emirates, and the This enticing newspaper headline refers career by working with local architects, and their perishable date. Oftentimes these University of Utrecht, solar farms are to not to birds, but to large machines that are after two years became a French citizen. So are reduced in price, but don’t wait too be set up 15 kilometers off the coast of currently dotting the local landscape as assimilated did he become that in later years long to eat them. Scheveningen. The project will start small they work on building sites, load and un- he even changed his name to Eduard-Jean. • Buy a smaller refrigerator and keep your with a 30-square meter solar farm and load ships at docks, dig up soil, sand and In time, Niermans came to know many of supply of perishable food as limited as could grow to 2,500 square meters if the minerals, and perform other jobs for which the leading French artists and social figures possible. Invest in a large freezing com- test project is successful. The initial phase their large jaws are sorely needed. In the of the day. His work was based on a knowl- partment, which is also handy for soup will be located amongst windmills already Netherlands, cranes have been produced for edge of former styles and an understanding made using fruit and vegetable remain- in place in the sea. There are several advan- the past 50 years by Nemag, a firm with a of what people wanted in the present. He was ders. tages to this new water location, including worldwide reputation, located in Zierikzee. involved in the construction and furnishing of • Use smaller plates. According to an that it will not take up already scarce land As new uses for cranes have developed, so many Paris brasseries and theaters, one of the American study, since the 1960s plates space; it will also have a 15% higher output has the need for bigger, better, and faster most famous of which is the Moulin Rouge. In have become 36% larger. The same holds than land panels due to there being more outputs of their work. The company, in addition, he designed casinos and some well- true for trays in canteens. Research has sun on the sea and thereby more reflection collaboration with TU Delft, therefore has known hotels in the seaside resorts of Nice and shown that without trays, food waste is of sunlight between clouds and water. The constantly experimented with different ma- Monte Carlo. He received several awards, in- decreased by 50%. sea water temperature is cooler than land terials to decrease the weight of the cranes’ • Depend on your own senses of smell and temperatures and thus results in a higher jaws. Research leader Dingena Schott (see taste with regard to whether a food is be- energy yield. While there is a positive side, story above) has developed new software yond its use date. It is not necessarily so there is often also a negative side, includ- to test the reaction of the jaws to a variety that products over the usable dates cannot ing storms and high waves. However, as of materials, for instance, iron ore, coal, be safely eaten. water engineering is a Netherlands spe- grain, and biomass. A result of this research • Don’t automatically throw away food cialization, engineers’ knowledge and ex- is that jaws made of high tensile steel im- that is older than the recommended date perience, as well as that of off-shore in- prove performance by making it possible to to consume, such as pasta and coffee. dustries, can be counted upon to help find pick up and move heavier loads in a faster • In a restaurant ask for a smaller portion, solutions. The cost of the new farms is period of time. Now the race is on to get the or if that is not possible, ask to take home estimated to be around € 2 million, subsi- improved cranes on the market, as well as the food that is not eaten. dized by a grant of € 1.4 million from the to continue research on further innovations. • Check with various apps that offer meals Ministry of Economic Affairs and Climate. Writeopinions.com that restaurants would otherwise throw For Dingena Schott from Delft Technical cluding the Prix de Rome in Architecture, and away, or food that supermarkets or res- University, one of the major players in in 1889 he was selected by the Dutch com- taurants have on offer. the project and the winner of an award for munity in Paris to build the Dutch Pavilion at most innovative technology of 2017, this the World Exposition. Niermans married and research is deeply significant because the had three children, a girl and two boys, both of whom also became architects. Food Waste Currently a great deal of attention is being Nemag.com given to the way food in stores and supermar- kets is packaged for sale, especially the use of plastic, and the waste of food, too much of which ends up in the garbage pail. As for

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36 GOING DUTCH MAY/JUNE 2018 37 FAWCO Corner by Julie Mowat, AWC The Hague FAWCO Representative

Federation of American Women’s Clubs Overseas, a United Nations NGO with consultative status with the UN Economic and Social Council www.fawco.org.

Hope Beyond Displacement training leading to hair and nail technician Presentation qualifications. They also maintain an emer- gency relief fund for unexpected situations. to Georgia Regnault for the bookmarks), When Celeste Brown and I return from our organizing tours to the Mauritshuis and visit to the center in Jordan, we will present International Criminal Court, and countless again. volunteer hours. Thank you to all those who helped with organization, timekeeping, reg- Interim Meeting istration, the hospitality desk, tech issues, FAWCO held its Interim Meeting in The tours, and so much more. We received many Hague the weekend of March 23 – 25. It was compliments in the survey done after the a huge success with more than 170 members conference. attending from American and international Congratulations to Emily van Eerten, a women’s clubs around the world. Our Club As our Club is a founding member of past FAWCO President, on being awarded Therese Hartwell, FAUSA President and provided help before and during the meet- FAWCO, it was with great pride that we the Carolyn Curtis Brown Spirit Award at a board member of the FAWCO Target ing, including organizing a dinner at Ravi’s showed our Club and city in such a great the FAWCO Conference. Emily’s guid- Project, Hope Beyond Displacement, came Winebar the evening before the conference, light. Huge thank you! ance, advice and current work on the to our Clubhouse in March to present in- donations for each attendee’s bag, (thanks FAWCO archives were among the reasons formation about the project. The session Our Club donated money to create a new she received this award. This award was es- was very well attended, with people asking Education Grant: Creating Better Futures. tablished in 2005 in appreciation of service lots of great questions about the program. exemplifying the spirit, inspiration, and They wanted to know more about what The recipient was Butiama Safe House dedication of FAWCO’s Founder, Caroline constitutes displacement and the psycho- Vocational Training Center and this devel- Curtis Brown. >> 38 logical and social needs of the program opment grant will help 22 girls who have beneficiaries. Volunteers and employees are fled female genital mutilation (FGM) re- mainly refugees themselves. Hope Beyond ceive vocational and entrepreneurial train- Displacement provides leadership and com- ing to empower them to their fullest eco- puter training (including a SuperGirls pro- nomic potential. gram for the youth) as well as vocational

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Development Grants • A resolution was passed in support of AWCO conferences are packed with Later in the day, I caught up with Dena. As a Member of our Club, you can apply March for Our Lives opportunities to meet FAWCO mem- “Any better?” I asked. Dena smiled and for development grants for your favorite • Breakfast meetings and workshops cov- Fbers from around the world and at- said, “I just joined the FAWCO Global NGO and educational awards for yourself, ered issues about the United Nations, tend workshops for both club and personal Issues Education Team!” The FAWCO children, and grandchildren. AWC Member the U.S., taxes, workshop ideas for development. At the 2018 Interim Meeting Education Team focuses on Sustainable Michelle Oliel submitted her organization, clubs, support for club representatives in The Hague, 30 women from Amsterdam, Development Goal #4 to ensure inclusive Stahili, for a development grant and it was and presidents, and fundraising ideas Antwerp, Brussels, Luxembourg, and The and equitable quality education, promotes selected! The development grant of $4,500 • Members voted on a 10% increase in Hague (Region 4) had an opportunity to mix, lifelong learning for everyone, and places will allow the Pillow Project to Stop Child FAWCO dues, the first increase in 18 mingle, and learn from the more than 150 priority on the state of education world- Trafficking to provide beds, sheets, and pil- years representatives from all 11 FAWCO regions. wide. lows for 31 children who have been traf- • The FAWCO Foundation has awarded ficked. The grant will give child victims the to date 127 Development Grants valued During the Saturday plenary session del- safety of shelter and a bed and consistent at $472,500 and 308 Education Awards egates passed a resolution in support of the and high-quality sleep, which is vital for valued at $947,500, totaling $1,416,500 #MarchForOurLives demonstration that children to flourish, learn, grow, and de- • Representatives of the Youth Program took place that day in Washington, D.C. velop a secure sense of their home environ- shared information about their pro- and cities around the world to demand ment. Congratulations to Michelle and her grams, including cultural volunteers that Congress pass comprehensive and ef- team! • Clubs have raised $118,000 to date fective legislation to protect the lives and for the Target Project: Hope Beyond safety of students from the threat of gun Interim Meeting Highlights Displacement violence. The conference provided many opportunities • Our Members made more than 20 to learn about FAWCO’s work throughout squares for the butterfly quilt that was displayed and raffled off during the conference • The next FAWCO Conference location was revealed to be Edinburgh, Scotland the weekend of March 21 – 24, 2019 Many people describe the conference as I joined Roberta Enschede for the U.S. is- • Members of every AWC are invited and catching “FAWCO fever.” Here are some sues workshop, hosted by the new FAWCO more information will be coming in the feverish examples. On Friday afternoon, U.S. Issues Team Leader, Johanna fall I sat with Dena Haggerty and Teresa Dishongh, a former President of our AWC. • The FAWCO Foundation raised Mahoney to review the day. Both of them Her team prepared a letter template for $40,000 during the IM thanks to fund- observed that the conference so far was “a members to use to write to their represen- raising events throughout the weekend, bit dry.” After several of the workshop ses- tatives in congress to take action to end including the auction of the butterfly sions on Saturday, I caught up with Teresa. gun violence. At the end of the confer- quilt, live and silent auctions, the sale “Any better” I asked? Her eyes sparkled, ence, Roberta was collecting signatures of charms, a raffle for earrings, and the “Today made the entire conference worth- on letters to mail to Carolyn Maloney “be- Mad Hatter’s Tea Party. The money while!” cause she advocates for Americans abroad the world and the list below highlights some will help fund the Foundation’s work, in Congress.” Based on the workshop, of what was presented. Please don’t hesitate including development grants and edu- During a workshop on Roberta and I now see ourselves as form- to contact me for more info on any of the cational awards. FAWCO’s Inspiring ing a “huddle” for positive and proactive topics listed. VOTE! Women online maga- change in policies for the country, and es- • 38 clubs were represented from all 11 zine, Teresa, who pecially Americans living abroad. For me, FAWCO regions Register to vote for the 2018 mid-term designs and lays out this is the real definition of FAWCO: a • Laurie Brooks, a Member of our elections. The deadline in some states is Going Dutch, learned- global organization that enables its mem- Board, is also the FAWCO Vice quickly approaching. Please check your practical tips and soft- bers to plug in, participate, and progress. President for Communications, gave state’s information at this website: https:// ware to develop e- a report that included the new privacy fawco.overseasvotefoundation.org/vote/ magazines. laws in Europe home.htm

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42 GOING DUTCH MAY/JUNE 2018 43 nesses because reservoirs will be perilously they could run out of water in little low. It’s a possibility officials now consider more than a decade The Approach of Day Zero almost inevitable. • Jakarta, Indonesia is running so dry that the city is sinking faster than seas are by Anne van Oorschot Is Cape Town’s water shortage rising, as residents suck up groundwater unique? from below the surface As Co-Chair of FAWCO’s Environment a result, as of February 1, the daily allow- Water shortages are being felt in many • Reservoirs in São Paulo, Brazil, Team, I help write monthly bulletins focus- ance per person was lowered from 87 liters places across the globe. Continued severe dropped so low in 2015 that pipes drew ing on environmental problems. The most to 50 liters—less than one-sixth of what the drought episodes in southern Africa, com- in mud, emergency water trucks were recent one focuses on the severe water short- average American uses (think two-minute bined with the 2014 El Niño, have resulted looted, and the flow of water to taps in age in Cape Town, South Africa. While this showers and reusing your bathing water to in food shortages and continue to threaten many homes was cut to just a few hours may seem, as the Dutch say, a “far from my flush the toilet). The authorities say that just agricultural security in the region. Droughts twice a week bed show” topic, the article includes a list of over half the people in Cape Town are adher- in recent years have helped spark famine and • In 2015, Los Angeles residents were other major cities with looming water short- ing to the limit. According to David Olivier, unrest in rural nations around the Arabian instructed to limit their water usage by ages, including two in America. Part of the a research fellow at the Global Change Sea, from Iran to Somalia. 25%. Shade balls were recently floated cause for these shortages can be attributed to Institute at South Africa’s University of the on water reservoirs (see photo below) climate change—not a distant threat at all. Witwatersrand, “The fundamental problem For years, a shutdown of Day Zero’s mag- to protect water quality and slow is the kind of lifestyle we’re living. There’s nitude in such a cosmopolitan city as evaporation almost a sense of entitlement that we have a Cape Town had seemed almost inconceiv- • Even though Miami is surrounded by right to consume as much as we want. The able. But, as overdevelopment, population water in all forms, climate change has attitude and reaction of most posts on social growth, and climate change upset the bal- been fueling rising sea levels and the media is indignation. It’s ‘we pay our taxes’ ance between water use and supply, urban rising seawater is leaking into, and con- and therefore we should be as comfortable centers around the world face threats of se- taminating, fresh water supplies above as possible.” vere drinking water shortages. and underground in the Miami area • Many of the 21 million residents of • Hallandale Beach, just a few miles gcx.co.za South African leaders warn that residents Mexico City have running water only north of Miami, had to close six of its are increasingly likely to face Day Zero that part of the day, while 1 in 5 get just a eight wells due to saltwater intrusion. Cape Town, South Africa and Day will require all citizens to live on far less few hours from their taps a week Zero water; about 25 liters a day, less than typi- • Several major cities in India don’t have How did this happen? What By this summer, four million people in the cally used in 4 minutes of showering. Day enough water now? city of Cape Town—one of Africa’s most af- Zero will also bring with it severe, manda- • Water managers in Melbourne, A number of factors have caused the ex- fluent metropolises—may have to stand in tory decreases in water usage by agricultural Australia, reported last summer that treme water shortages in Cape Town. line surrounded by armed guards to collect users and commercial properties, and com- >> 46 rations of the region’s most precious com- plete bans of unnecessary water usage, such modity: drinking water. For months, South as filling pools and washing cars. Day Zero, African citizens have been urged to con- previously projected for mid-April but now sume less, but more than half of residents mid-July, is the day when the city says it will ignored those voluntary restrictions. As be forced to shut off taps to homes and busi- euronews.com

44 GOING DUTCH MAY/JUNE 2018 45 Approach of Day Zero (cont.) Message from the President (cont.) Continued from page 45 Continued from page 6

Although factors such as poor planning and I recently attended my first FAWCO charity: Perspektief. The organization offers population growth are driving droughts in Conference, the Interim Meeting which was numerous outreach programs including help- some regions, there is one common culprit held in The Hague, where I learned more ing women and men leave abusive relation- that is exacerbating water crises around the about the organization, its fundraising activi- ships, helping girls who are pregnant, and globe—climate change. Experts point to ties and advocacy efforts at the UN. I was also helping young mothers find housing, work, high temperatures, drying rivers, and melt- extremely proud to be in attendance when one or training. There are also services for fami- ing snowpack as some of the factors behind of our Members, Emily van Eerten, won the lies in need of housing, recovery programs, the dry spells. They’re also a wake-up call Carolyn Curtis Brown Spirit Award, which is and a men’s shelter. In addition to 25 % of that the climate crisis is no distant threat. As given in appreciation of service exemplify- your ticket purchase benefitting Perspektief, Geoff Dabelko, associate dean and direc- ing the spirit and inspiration of the FAWCO we will also have a silent auction and there theplumbette.com.au tor of the environmental studies program at founder. Emily’s guidance, advice, and hard will be a raffle for those who can’t attend the Rainfall in Western Cape, where Cape Town Ohio University states, “Where it gets dan- work on the archives were among the reasons BBQ. Space is limited, so be sure to sign up is located, has dwindled dramatically since gerous is the inability of our political insti- she received this award. I experienced an- on GroupSpaces today! 2014. While scientists claim this severe dry tutions to keep up. The overriding story of other proud moment when a charity founded spell is rare, they also note that extreme the coming decade is going to be about how by AWC Member Michelle Oliel received a As I’ve mentioned throughout this col- weather events are happening much more well our institutions deal with the increased Development Grant for the Pillow Project to umn, there are various ways to get involved in often. A key difficulty is that officials often rate of change.” Stop Child Trafficking. the Club: whether it’s organizing an activity, assume future rainfall patterns will resemble donating items for one of our philanthropic the past, or at least not change too quickly. And then there’s our annual fundraising drives, or joining a committee for a fund- Plans are then made according to these activity for our supported local nonprofit raising event. Any assistance, large or small, scenarios and do not take wider swings in organizations. This year, we’ve decided to is appreciated. As a club of volunteers, we weather, with more intense storms and more forego holding a formal gala and will instead will only continue to thrive with your help. extreme events, into account. be having an informal barbeque at the beach. Although I’m saying goodbye to my board As part of the committee who is organiz- position, I plan to stay involved in the com- A second factor is the city’s over-reliance on ing the Summer Beach Barbeque Benefit, ing years. traditional surface water sources with lim- I’m excited (and more than slightly nervous) ited investment in a sustainable groundwater to welcome Members to Wassenaar Beach On behalf of Laurie and myself, I thank strategy or other augmentation options like guzzle.co.za on Saturday, June 2. It promises to be a fun all of you for your support. desalination. Third, there is limited enthu- night. In addition to an all-you-can-eat bar- siasm from South African institutions and beque, we’ll be having a quiz and musical their international partners to embrace the entertainment. As this event is smaller than array of new solutions and technologies. normal, we will be raising funds for only one Dena

Sources • Independent: http://www. • National Geographic: https:// independent.co.uk/travel/news-and- Did you know that any woman who speaks English is eligible to join the news.nationalgeographic.com/2018/02/ advice/cape-town-drought-day-zero- American Women’s Club? cape-town-running-out-of-water- safe-to-travel-effect-travellers-western- drought-taps-shutoff-other-cities/ cape-day-zero-a8192316.html • Brookings Institute: https:// • Clean Technica: https:// www.brookings.edu/blog/africa-in- cleantechnica.com/2018/03/10/3-us- focus/2018/02/23/day-zero-on-the-back- cities-next-face-severe-water-crisis/ of-drought-in-southern-africa-lessons- for-the-future/ • Science Direct: https://www. sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/ • Wired: http://www.wired.co.uk/ S0959378014000880 Invite your English-speaking friends, wherever they’re from, to join us today! article/cape-town-water-crisis-day-zero- climate-change

46 GOING DUTCH MAY/JUNE 2018 47 foam topping. Historic Flavors of Amerongen Castle The second was a cup of celery by Mary Adams soup with bits of smoked eel and herbs. After a hen I moved to the Netherlands, I one to two let- quick peek at the never thought much about castles ters a week wine cellar and Win the lowlands. Sixteen years later, when he was original medieval my thinking has expanded. I have visited sev- away. Her let- eral Dutch castles and manor houses over the ters informed kitchen, we went years for events and sightseeing, but none has him of every- into the 17th-cen- impressed me more than Amerongen Castle thing from the tury kitchen and a near Utrecht. local political guide described the bookkeeping, cooking tips situation to the and the appliances. Did you know that a dog weather. Over could be trained to turn a spit? Then we were I had heard that some cultures use every 300 letters have herded across the way into the stables to the part of the pig (even the oink), but I hadn’t been found and “feed,” which was a five-course dinner with imagined that with a cow. The booklet preserved that matching wines and even a beer. described the drying method for the heart. give historians a unique, inside look at the Not for the squeamish! The “hearty” zest past. Margaretha also decided that a tight We sat in an old stall underneath one of was light and not overpowering; I even might budget was a healthy budget so she had her the plastic horse heads, confident that we were have liked it, but I won’t admit to it! The next staff meticulously document the cost of food riding high. Once seated, we noticed that there course was another pate of duck and duck and its source. That left an incredibly de- was a small booklet explaining the preparation liver wrapped in a crust served with fresh tailed record of daily life. The brainstorm and sources of the meal. The first course was walnuts and “melon balls” of raw pumpkin. I This castle was rebuilt in 1674 on the of the current Kasteel Amerongen Stichting a pate made of salted plums and hazelnuts. must admit that this dish was one of my least site of a medieval castle that was burned was to develop slightly “updated” versions After the dish was set before us, a waitress favorites as it was served so cold that the crust by the French in 1673. My first visit was in of the meals based on castle records they brought a rasp to the table. I watched as she was like a rubber band and the meat seemed December 2017 for the Christmas tour. What found from the 17th and 18th centuries. In grated a large brown object over the plate. frozen. Yes, I took it all apart and scattered it I especially liked about the castle was that March 2018, while the castle tours were in all over the plate in a childish attempt to show both the renovation and household had been spring hibernation, the old horse stables that “That is the biggest truffle I have ever the waitstaff that I had indeed partaken. The run by a woman. After the tour, Jerry and I seen!” I commented. next course was my favorite: freshwater bass are now Restaurant Bentinck, opened their The waitress replied, “It is a dried cow’s in a traditional apple syrup sauce. It wasn’t wandered over to the onsite restaurant for stalls for a marvelous dining adventure uit heart.” sticky sweet—but creamier and apple-y. The lunch. We both enjoyed it so much that we de kasteelkeuken. “Ohhhhh…” I gulped. booklet described the drying method of apples discussed coming back in warmer weather to >> 50 explore the grounds as well as more rooms Our evening began with a candlelit walk, in the castle. What I didn’t know at the time in a brisk wind, from the parking area past the was that when Jerry paid for lunch at the cash gardens to the castle. We were greeted at the register he saw a flyer for an upcoming event castle door with an aperitif of sparkling cider in March 2018. Little did I know that we from a local orchard. Two appetizers were would be returning to Amerongen in the very served in the corridor outside the kitchen. near future for a very special birthday dinner. The first was salted herring blocks with a sour In modern times, household budgets and letter writing would add up to a lot of wasted paper. But in historical aspect, the paper that is left behind can tell a powerful and per- sonal story. Margaretha Turnor and her hus- band, Goddard Adriaan van Reede, lived in Amerongen Castle in the mid-17th century. Goddard was a diplomat of the States General and was often abroard for long pe- riods of time. Margaretha wrote her husband

48 GOING DUTCH MAY/JUNE 2018 49 Historic Flavors of Amerongen Castle (cont.) Announcements Continued from page 49 and the making of the syrup. The other surprise grounds and that pigeon was often featured on Dutch Remembrance Evening Cezanne, Pissarro, Van Gogh, Klimt and was this dish was served with a DUTCH wine. the dinner plate. She described the contents (Herdenking) Matisse. Lecturer Lydia Bauman, a graduate Both Jerry and I were suspicious, but we had of the box as a pigeon wrapped inside a salt Two minutes of silence are observed at 8 p.m. of the Courtauld Institute of Art London, is to admit, it was surprisingly delicious. From on May 4 of each year to remember all those an artist, art historian and National Gallery the vineyards in Gelderland came a delightful who have died, in war and in peace opera- guide. Non-DFAS member fee is € 12. www. white wine: Linge Wit, Cuvee Barrique 2016 tions, during and since the outbreak of World dfas.nl (www.betuswijndomein.nl). If you think that War II. For information about commemora- Tuesday, May 8 the Dutch can only produce jenever, gin, and tions around the country, visit: www.4en5mei. 8 p.m. (doors open at 7:30 p.m.) beer—get ready to reset your taste buds. nl. Locally, a commemoration will take place Cultural Centrum Warenar at the dunes of Scheveningen: a silent proces- Kerkstraat 75, Wassenaar Next, we were treated to a mixture of jasmine tea with spices from the East India Company to freshen the breath functioning as a sorbet. In the 1600s, there were no Wilhelmina breath mints! Cinnamon sticks and star anise did the trick. This is a photo of the concoction that is set on the table (from the booklet). The waitress pours in the tea. The star anise is bound in dry ice. When the hot tea meets the dry ice— POOF! Magic! The fiery goblet of Harry Potter cocktail appears. This warms the herbs and crust, herbs and tobacco leaves, because to- sion on the Waalsdorpervlakte, where people although the tea taste isn’t the best; the after- bacco was also farmed in the region. Zip-off were put to death by the occupying forces taste is a spicy fresh delight. to the oven. When plated, it was half a breast during World War II. www.erepeloton.nl Delta Lloyd North Sea Regatta and a tiny drumstick. The taste was delicious The largest Dutch sailing event starts The next course was rabbit filet accompa- in the butter sauce and the Ahr Spätburgunder Dutch Liberation Day on May 8 with the 110-mile Fire Ships nied by its own kidneys. I have never imagined really did make you sigh, “ahhhh.” (Bevrijdingsdag) (Vuurschepen) Race from Scheveningen rabbit kidneys, but when baked they look like Whereas May 4 is a day of sadness and com- to Harwich, England. The Regatta is held large brown lima beans. Unfortunately, I had to The final course was a luscious chocolate memoration, May 5 is the “Day of Liberation” from May 18 – 20 with over 500 boats of scoot the kidneys over to Jerry’s plate (who ate soufflé paired with a tiny scoop of ice cream. with celebrations marking the end of the Nazi 25 different classes, including yachts and them with relish). The taste of rabbit is a bit too The soufflé was mixed with spelt, which gave occupation of the Netherlands. This year catamarans, competing in races starting wild for me and I haven’t found the right recipe it a big chocolate flavor without much sweet- marks 73 years of freedom. Celebrations are from Scheveningen Harbor. www.nsr.nl yet to change my mind. I am not saying that ness. I really liked it. It was served with a held throughout the country. To see what’s this was the recipe, but it was tasty, especially dessert Riesling from Germany that smelled happening at the free festival at the Malieveld National Windmill Days when served with a double dark local beer. like eau de gasoline. I thought that the smell in The Hague, go to: www.bevrijdingsfesti- National Windmill Days will be held on Wilhelm Donker beer was created and brewed would evaporate into raisins or something, but valdenhaag.nl Saturday, May 12 and Sunday, May 13. by this restaurant in memory of German Kaiser for me, it never did. That was the only pairing Over 900 mills will be open to the public. It Wilhelm II, who found sanctuary in Castle that I thought was a bit off. Chocolate and ice DFAS Art Lecture is an ideal opportunity for young and old to Amerongen when he abdicated in 1918. cream—YES! Chocolate and petrol—NO! Modern Gardens from Monet to Matisse experience these historical works that have Monet was perhaps the most important paint- played such an important role in the devel- Time for the last main course. The wait- Visit the castle and find out more about the er of gardens in the history of art, but there opment of the Netherlands. Participating ress presented a box at the table filled with history, tours and the lovely gardens. Don’t were many other artists who created their mills are identified by the blue flag, spin- some interesting items. She explained that the forget to put on the oat bag at Restaurant own gardens and also made them the sub- ning blades or festive flags. castle had a very large pigeon house on the Bentinck. www.kastelelamerongen.nl ject of their work including: Manet, Renoir, www.molens.nl >> 52

50 GOING DUTCH MAY/JUNE 2018 51 world’s leading collection of Dutch Golden from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. The finished sand art- Age paintings outside of the Netherlands. works can then be viewed until August 15. Announcements (cont.) No fewer than 63 works by 50 different Continued from page 51 Sushi Festival From June 8 – 10, Westbroekpark in The American Theater: Anne & Emmett Opera Days in Rotterdam Hague will be transformed into a vibrant Anne & Emmett is an imaginary conversa- Operadagen (Opera Days) Rotterdam is an Asian food market full of sushi and popu- tion between Anne Frank and Emmett Till, opera and music theater festival at various lar street foods such as dim sum, sukiyaki, both victims of racial intolerance and ha- venues around Rotterdam from May 18 – noodle bowls and tempura. There will also tred. We remember Anne, the 15-year-old 27. www.operadagenrotterdam.nl be karaoke, games for young and old, and Jewish girl whose diary provided a gripping sushi workshops. Entrance is free. www. perspective of the Holocaust for millions of Day of the Castle festival-joy.nl readers. We remember Emmett, the 14-year- Here is your chance to learn all about , 1656 Earrings , with Woman Young Rembrandt, © State Hermitage Museum, St Petersburg old black boy from Chicago whose brutal Dutch castles and country estates. On artists were brought to Amsterdam for this Hague Bunker Day murder in Mississippi in 1955 after being Monday, May 21, these cultural heritage unique exhibition celebrating the paintings More than 50 giant concrete bunkers built accused of whistling at a white woman be- sites, many of which are not generally first homecoming in 250 years. www. during WWII as part of the Atlantic Wall came a rallying cry for the American civil accessible, open their gates to the public. hermitage.nl still dot the Dutch coastline. Normally rights movement. This one-act play opens www.dagvanhetkasteel.nl closed to the public, they are opened an- with the two teenagers meeting in Memory, Day of Architecture nually for Bunker Day. On Saturday, June a place that isolates them from the cruelty Dutch Beer Tasting Festival Every year, cities around the country allow 9, in various locations within the dunes at they experienced during their lifetimes. The The Grote Kerk in The Hague provides a the public a chance to look inside some of Scheveningen and Kijkduin, there are bun- beyond-the-grave encounter draws the star- unique setting for 43 Dutch breweries to their special buildings. On Saturday, June 2, ker tours, walks and re-enactments with his- tling similarities between the two youths’ showcase 250 of their best beers on May 24 you can look inside unique buildings in The torical vehicles and actors. Proceeds from harrowing experiences and the atrocities – 26. www.weekvanhetnederlandsebier.nl Hague that are otherwise closed to the pub- tickets help maintain the bunkers and can be against their respective races. After the per- lic. There will be free guided tours (some of purchased at www.bunkerdag.nl. formances, there will be a discussion with 60th Tong Tong Fair them in English), and architects will present the American author, producer and mem- The world’s largest Eurasian Festival is information about the design and history of Japanese Gardens bers of the cast. www.delamar.nl held annually at the Malieveld in The the buildings. www.dvda-denhaag.nl Don’t miss a chance to take a stroll through Friday, May 18 & Saturday, May 19 Hague. Many of the exhibitors come from the serene Japanese Gardens in Clingendael 8:30 p.m. Indonesia, Vietnam and Malaysia just for World Championship of Sand Park in The Hague. There is no charge to DeLaMar Theater this event. From May 24 – June 3, there will Sculpting visit these gardens, which are open daily Marnixstraat 402, Amsterdam be cultural events, an East-West fair, food The World Championship of Sand Sculpting from 9 a.m. to 8 p.m. through June 10. fest and street vendors. www.tongtongfair. will be held on the Lange Voorhout in The Cultural Festival in The Hague nl Hague as part of the celebration of 200 Open Garden Days From Friday, May 18 through Monday, Years of Scheveningen. This is the first time Each year, several Amsterdam Canal May 21, the Lange Voorhout will host Dutch Masters from the that the Netherlands has hosted this unique Museums organize Open Garden Days. the Haagse Wereld Hapjes (Hague World Hermitage: Treasures of the event, which is held once every three years. On June 15 – 17 from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m., Appetizers) Festival featuring cuisine Czars The creation of the 11 large sand sculptures you will be allowed a rare glimpse into 30 from 25 restaurants. Admission is free and Through May 27, the Hermitage Amsterdam by international artists takes place from canal gardens. Tickets can be purchased includes entertainment for both adults and showcases one of the greatest treasures of Monday, June 4 until Tuesday, June 12, dur- at the sponsoring museums: www. children. www.haagsewereldhapjes.nl the State Hermitage in St Petersburg: the ing which the artists can be seen at work opentuinendagen.nl >> 54

52 GOING DUTCH MAY/JUNE 2018 53 15. Groove and move to the beat of swing, parties. The world’s only gay Canal Parade on bop, electronic jazz, blues, gospel, funk, Saturday, August 4 at 12:30 p.m. is definitely Announcements (cont.) soul, hip hop and Latin. www.northseajazz. the highlight! www.amsterdamgaypride.nl Continued from page 53 com Viktor & Rolf 25th Anniversary Flag Day (Vlaggetjesdag) tersports promising to be a festival for all Rotterdam Summer Carnival Exhibition On Saturday, June 16 is a festival ages, sailing fans, sports enthusiasts and Rotterdam celebrates cultural diversity dur- In honor of the 25th anniversary of the celebrating the arrival of the first herring families. Access for all days is free. www. ing the Rotterdam Unlimited Festival which Dutch luxury fashion house, the Kunsthal in (Hollandse Nieuwe) in Scheveningen. volvooceanracedenhaag.nl will immerse the city in music, dance and Rotterdam will organize a large exhibition Hundreds of thousands of people gather carnival from July 24 – 28. The Summer showing Viktor & Rolf’s radical concep- for the festivities and the fishing boats are Carnival Street Parade features amazing cos- tion of “wearable art” and exploring the ele- decorated especially for the occasion. The tumes on over 2,500 energetic dancers and ments that make their designs unique in the first barrel of herring is traditionally sold at 30 floats on Saturday, July 28 at 1 p.m.www. contemporary fashion world. From May 27 an auction on the preceding Thursday with rotterdamunlimited.nl through September 30, this exhibition will the proceeds going to charity. Visitors are feature some of the most show-stopping and invited to watch demonstrations by rescue Amsterdam Gay Pride innovative works by the design duo, includ- teams, participate in old Dutch children’s For 23 years Amsterdam has celebrated ing over 45 haute couture pieces and stage games, tour boats and old fire engines, diversity at the end of July and beginning of costumes created for ballets and operas. and enjoy the many colorful traditional August each year with live music and street www.kunsthal.nl costumes. www.vlaggetjesdag.com Leiden Culinary Festival and Boat Parade Dutch Veterans Day On Thursday, June 21, Leiden launches On Saturday, June 30, thousands of veterans its Culinary Festival, which runs through from all over the country will descend upon Sunday, June 24; entrance is free for this The Hague to take part in Veterans Day. great opportunity to try small portions This event focuses on acknowledging and from several of Leiden’s best restaurants showing appreciation for the 115,000 veter- while being entertained by live music. That ans who have been deployed in the service Friday evening, Leiden hosts its annual of peace, now and in the past. There will be boat parade when 150,000 spectators will festivities at Malieveld including a parade gather to watch decorated boats make their and flyovers of many kinds of jets, airplanes way through the city’s lovely canals. www. and helicopters over the Hofvijver. www. leidenculinair.nl and www.lakenfeesten.nl veteranendag.nl 4th of July Picnic Come celebrate America’s birthday with an old-fashioned picnic. Bring a blanket, chairs and a picnic or enjoy some hot dogs and hamburgers off the grill; drinks and ice cream will also be for sale. There will be a bouncy castle and games for the kids and, of course, baseball. For information, contact Georgia Regnault or Roberta Enschede (contact details on GroupSpaces). Sunday, July 1 2 – 6 p.m. Volvo Ocean Race Finish ABF Clubhouse adjacent to ASH After 9 months and 46,000 sea miles, The Ammonslaantje 1, Wassenaar Hague is the ultimate destination for the finish of the Volvo Ocean Race. For eight North Sea Jazz Festival days from June 24 to July 1, Scheveningen The world’s largest indoor jazz festival will Harbor will be devoted to sailing and wa- be held at Ahoy in Rotterdam on July 13 –

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56 GOING DUTCH MAY/JUNE 2018 57 Proost! Questionnaire by Jane Choy, Committee Chair, The Arts Mauritshuis Docent What is your greatest travel extrava- gance? When we splurge and stay in a re- ally nice hotel. Which Dutch museum do you recom- mend for first-time visitors? Mauritshuis! Which museum hasn’t been ticked off your bucket list? The Guggenheim in Bilbao in Basque country. (The building is considered by architects to be one of the most important architectural works com- pleted since 1980). Who are your favorite artists? Petrus Christus (an early Netherlandish painter) and Christoffel van der Berghe (Flemish- born Dutch Golden Age painter) Where would you most like to live? Why are you living in the Netherlands? My England because I love its history, litera- husband is Dutch, and I do like living in this ture, and landscape. country. What is your idea of perfect happiness? How did you meet your husband? Skiing Not worrying! Knowing all my loved ones in Austria in 1979. are happy and well. Give us a quick wrap-up of the rest of your Which talent would you most like to family. I have two sons, both of whom are have? Singing married, and three grandchildren—all girls! What’s your hobby? Horseback riding What or who is the greatest love of your life? My husband of course! Who are your heroes in real life? Sergio Vieira de Mello. (He was Brazilian and What do you enjoy most about the AWC? I worked for the UN for more than 34 years. enjoy the social aspect of the Club, meeting He, and 20 members of his staff, were new people, and helping them settle in the killed in 2003 when the Canal Hotel in Netherlands. Baghdad was bombed.) What do you consider the most overrated If you have a pet, tell us its breed, name, virtue of being an expat? Not sure as I am and why it’s the best pet ever! We have a probably not really an expat. I moved to the Lhasa Apso named Bear. He adds warmth Netherlands 35 years ago! and love to our home. What is the quality you most like in a What is your motto? Always do the best friend? My friends are supportive and un- you can and be thoughtful and sensitive to derstanding. others.

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