AMERICAN INTERNATIONAL WOMEN’S CLUB OF VOLUME 43 NUMBER 2 OCTOBER 2011 AIWConnections SAVE THE DATES OCTOBER PROGRAM

6 November Léman Expat Fair LUNCH WITH LUCY MACKINTOSH

“THE ART SCENE IN LAUSANNE” 9 November WEDNESDAY, 12 OCTOBER Visit to La Maison de Registration from 11h30, Massongex with Lunch from 12h00 - 13h00 lunch at Hôtel de Ville, Bex CHF50 for members,

CHF60 for non-members 23 November Mövenpick Hotel Thanksgiving Luncheon 4, Avenue de Rhodanie 1006 Lausanne 13 December Christmas Tea Join us to hear Lucy, owner of a contemporary art gallery in Lausanne, talk about the “state of the art(s)” in the area. A buffet lunch will be served. Please register online under EVENT REGISTRATION at www.aiwc- PLEASE REMEMBER TO lausanne.org, send an email to [email protected] or call the CHECK OUR WEBSITE AIWC offices on 021 320 26 88 by Friday, 7 October to join us. www.aiwc-lausanne.org

FOR THE MOST UP-TO- DATE INFORMATION

THE NEXT MEET & GREET COFFEE IS AT 9h30 ON 12 OCTOBER AT THE CLUBHOUSE 10/10 SPONSORED WALK

What? A gentle ten kilometer walk from Chalet-à-Gobet to Lausanne IN THIS ISSUE When? 10 October, starting between 10h00 and 10h30

Why? To enjoy ourselves and raise money for our club charities How? 1. Pick up a sponsorship form at various club events, from the office or VOLUNTEER OPPORTUNITIES 2

on the website at http://www.aiwc-lausanne.org/ PRESIDENT’S NOTE 3 CommSrvs_fundraisers.php. 2. Register your participation (full details given on registration) either ACTIVITY GROUPS 4 through the website at http://www.aiwc-lausanne.org/ MEMBER INTERVIEW 5 Activities_regform.php, by email or phone. ADS 6 3. Ask 10 friends, relatives or colleagues to sponsor you. COMMUNITY SERVICES 7 4. Join us on 10 October and walk! CALENDAR OF EVENTS 8 Walking not your thing but want to join in? We need help with check points and CLASSIFIEDS 8 refreshments along the way. Contact us if you would like to register for the walk or help on the day at [email protected]

1 VOLUNTEER OPPORTUNITIES THE BOARD

PROGRAMS CHAIR: The programs chair oversees a committee responsible for organizing the club's monthly programs and events. Contact Deirdre for Deirdre McDaniel President further information: [email protected] [email protected]

Joan Goodman CO – CHAIR COMMUNITY SERVICES: A volunteer is needed to assist the cur- Vice-president rent chair person, Gilla Stead, during the 2011/2012 club year with a view to [email protected] assuming the chair next year. No previous experience is required! Liz Coates Treasurer [email protected] MEMBERSHIP COMMITTEE: We are also looking for someone who is able to welcome members and guests at monthly coffees. If you are interested Recording Secretary [email protected] please call Caroline for a preliminary chat on 078 900 15 13 or email mem- [email protected]. Lynne Field Corresponding Secretary [email protected] HOSPITALITY COMMITTEE: The committee is looking for area hostesses to Gilla Stead host coffees either at home or in public venues for local areas. Please con- Community Services tact Linda Dyson for further information: [email protected]. [email protected]

Linda Dyson OFFICE IT SUPPORT: Help keep the office running with IT support. Please Hospitality [email protected] contact Deirdre for further information: [email protected]. Jeanne McDaniel Living in Lausanne ACTIVITY GROUP LEADER - TEACH FRENCH TO BEGINNERS: Teach French to livinginlausanne@aiwc- beginners weekly during the day, and at a time of your choice, contact Joan lausanne.org for further information: [email protected]. Caroline Reynolds Membership [email protected] ACTIVITY GROUP LEADER - MOMS & TOTS AND/OR PLAYGROUP: Actively en- courage and organize Moms & Tots get-togethers, contact Joan for further Carey Sargent Newsletter information: [email protected]. [email protected]

Lisa Mechnig-Giordano ACTIVITY GROUP LEADER - ENGLISH CONVERSATION: We are looking for a Parliamentarian new leader for this group. It might be of interest to a high school student. In parliamentarian@aiwc- lausanne.org addition to being a great experience for them it could also be used for com- munity service obligations. Please contact Joan Goodman on vicepresi- Programs [email protected] [email protected]. Christina Surtees Webmaster MON AMIE MENTORS: To help new members settle and get the most out of [email protected] the AIWC. Mentors are needed in all geographical areas. Please contact Carole Leistam at [email protected] or 021 922 63 90. AIWConnections is published nine times a year. No article may be reproduced in whole or EWSLETTER N : Help is needed with all elements of putting together the in part without the written monthly newsletter. Please contact Carey Sargent at newsletter@aiwc- consent of the American lausanne.org International Women’s Club of Lausanne. AIWConnections reserves the right to edit copy submitted. Opinions expressed are not necessarily endorsed by AIWConnections or the AIWC of Lausanne.

Editor: Carey Sargent Proofreader: Liz Baron Demarco Circulation manager: Jeanne Wahl

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2 AIWC NEWSLETTER OCTOBER 2011 CONNECTING ENGLISH-SPEAKING WOMEN OF ALL NATIONALITIES PRESIDENT’S MESSAGE WEBSITE NEWS

gallery in Lausanne in 2004. contacting Gilla. The cost of Lucy will join us for our CHF15 will go to this year's Dear Members, buffet lunch at the charities; the Middle East Mövenpick Hotel on October Children's Institute and SOS Every month we send an 12 and will present the "Art Futures Mamans. email to all our members for Scene in Lausanne". I will be If you missed the Activity whom we have email in the front taking copious Fair held in late September, addresses. The email contains: notes. Register for this don't fret, you may still 1. a copy of the new newsletter, 2. the member password for luncheon online under participate in club activities. the website “login” providing One thing I admire about EVENT REGISTRATION Contact the Activity Group access to the members-only Lausanne and the region of www.aiwc-lausanne.org, leader listed in the newsletter is the significant section, and 3. any AIWC send us an email to and online or email our Vice special announcements. amount of cultural, musical registration@aiwc- President Joan Goodman and artistic events on offer. If you have not been lausanne.org OR call the vicepresident@aiwc- receiving this or any other In my short time here I have AIWC offices 021 320 26 88. lausanne.org for information. been to the opera, the ballet, emails from us, please email Our very active Look for our two new membership@aiwc- organ concerts at the Community Services team activities, an English-French lausanne.org . Lausanne cathedral (watch wants the rest of us to be language exchange Please note that providing out for the extremely hard equally active and have ("tandem") and a fitness- us with your email does not chairs), Jazz Onze concerts developed a Sponsored Walk focused walking group. mean you will no longer at , student for us to take part in. Recently, our Recording receive a paper version of the performances at the Beginning at 10h00 on the Secretary Ann Green newsletter. Going paperless is Lausanne Conservatoire and, 10th day of the 10th month of stepped down from her post an option you must request of course, Montreux Jazz the year, this aptly-named in order to devote more time separately. Festival concerts. I have "Ten Out of Ten" walk will to her family members in the It has further come to our enjoyed historical walking take place on a course of ten UK. Last year was Ann's attention that you may not be tours of Lausanne featuring kilometers from Chalet-à- second stint as recording aware we