".BHB[JOFGPSUIF8PNFOPG)POH,POHt%FDFNCFS Happy Holidays! CarpetBuyer_HHP_210x143_aw2_op.pdf 1 13年8月5日 下午6:23 C M Y CM MY CY CMY K DECEMBER 2013 The American Women’s Association of Hong Kong, Limited. Established in 1956 A volunteer organization of international women supporting Hong Kong charities and schools through community service and monetary grants, while providing educational and social activities for members. 9 AWARE PRODUCTION STAFF EDITOR Francesca Stephen Tel: 9767 3721 [email protected] ASSISTANT EDITORS 8 Membership Information 4 Carole Atkin Laura Metoudi Asian Tours 8 Lori DiCarlo AWA Enjoys 9 Angela Bellas Contents Making a diference 11 ADVERTISING MANAGER Yana Robbins Reading for the Blind 13 [email protected] 13 Bazaar 15 PUBLISHED & PRINTED BY Hung Hom 18 R&R Publishing Ltd. 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Our goal is to raise the organisation, we could not function or $1million by the end of the AWA year provide the many services and activities so that we can continue our mission to that we are able to. fund education and small and local charities that don’t have access to I am immensely grateful for all the ladies government funding. So thank you to who make AWAre magazine what it is. No all who worked so hard and also to editor is an island and I am able to do a those of you who shopped, ate, bought better job with the eagle eyes and wise Lucky Lai See and brought friends and counsel of my team. I am that rare kind of relatives to the Bazaar. editor who dislikes writing myself and so I would also like to thank the AWAre writers who provide such enjoyable content every month. Since this is a season of counting our blessings, I want to thank all of you for contributing to the AWA. Happy Holidays! We especially appreciate your generosity which makes the community we live in a better place. I also want to thank our office staff, - Joanne Lam, Diane Li and Barbora Mayer for their tireless work on behalf of AWA. Francesca Stephen AWAre Editor We are hard at work updating the AWA website. You provided valuable feedback that is helping us drive the website’s development so that we can provide better service to all our constituents– you, our advertisers and our charities. We all know – especially Americans right now - that introducing a new and improved ® website can be a huge challenge. We have a great team who are up to this challenge, thanks to co-leaders Jennifer Schlueter and Angela Bellas and team member Wendy Haryanti. If you have any questions or want to be further involved, do let them know. We remain on schedule to introduce the new, Central YWCA Mondays 12pm, 6pm, 7.30pm improved website in June. Kowloon USRC Mondays 6.30pm Pokfulam Kennedy School Tuesdays 3.45pm So Happy Holidays to all of you – whether you are Sai Kung/Clearwater Bay – Hebe Haven Yacht Club going to visit with friends and family overseas or Wednesdays 6pm explore new and exotic destinations in Asia. We look Southside – Hong Kong Cricket Club Thursdays 10am forward to seeing you in the New Year refreshed and reinvigorated for the months ahead. Please check www.weightwatchers.com.hk for meeting details before visiting a meeting **Show your Australian Association or AWA membership cards for registration discounts!** Bring this advertisement in and receive a Weight Watchers cookbook (while supplies last) Eileen Glynn AWA President December 2013 AWARE 3 WW2469_LAM124_143x105_Hong Kong Aware Magazine.indd 1 13/09/13 11:27 AM MEMBERSHIP Owl (Out With the Ladies) Come join us any week or every week. Same time, same Welcome New Members place (except public holidays). Leigh Adhav Lynn Li WHERE: Oolaa Nicola Bilsby Cammy (Yin King) Li Woo 20 Bridges Street, Soho Christine Brendle Shelley Mathias WHEN: Every Tuesday, 5:30pm – 7:30pm Jill Cameron Elizabeth McGrath COORDINATORS: Kathy Barber, [email protected] Florence Chueca Normand Catherine Moore Julie Naughton, [email protected] Elizabeth Dawson Joceline Pomerleau Ellen De Muinck Keizer Storey Rivas-Crabtree Foon Ying Simoma Denti Alexis Siggers WHEN: TBD Andrea Eagon Tracy Simaika WHERE: Meet at Admiralty MTR by Pacific Coffee Suzanne Gifford Greer Smith COORDINATOR: Elise van Stolk Audra Gordon Catherine Therasse COST: No fee but registration is required Kirsten Green Shirley Tse Foon Ying means ‘welcome’ in Cantonese and what better Kanchan Harjani Misook Von Torklus welcome than to embark on a social adventure designed to Lina Hayek Barby Walton foster new Hong Kong friendships. This informal program Emily J Hoaglin Leslie Wong takes the guesswork out of finding your feet by designing fun Kay Jung Melanie Wong activities for your group, sharing experiences and building Claudia Kurz Pauline Woolley your “guanxi” or ‘network’. Your commitment? Attend all three sessions over three weeks, be open to exploring your new environment and meet great people. Join and enjoy! AWA is a dynamic, international community of women, with over 900 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 a wine at OWL, a Neighbourhood Coffee, or a working lunch with WOW. AWA’s vision is that all women can connect with us and develop a rich, satisfying and purposeful life in Hong Kong. Neighbourhood Cofees If you live, work or play in any of the following To join, please contact [email protected] or online at awa. neighbourhoods, join your local ladies for a monthly coffee. org.hk Meet new friends. Catch up with old ones. Discuss neighbourhood events and plan new activities. Please contact CHAT (Come Have a Talk) the coordinator for details of activities. WHEN: Thursdays, 10:00 am – 12:00 noon (except public holidays) KOWLOON WHERE: J.W. Marriott Hotel, 4th Floor, Lobby Jane Buck [email protected] and Lounge (bar area), Pacific Place Susan Trebach [email protected] COST: No fee (all beverages & lunches at personal POK FU LAM AND SHOUSON HILL expense – Note: the Marriott offers a 20% Amita Gupta, [email protected] discount on their lunch menu to CHAT attendees!) DISCOVERY BAY COORDINATOR: Susan Wallace Tracy Russell & Tina Volkman, [email protected] CHAT is an informal gathering for members, newcomers, and SOUTHSIDE non-members. In a friendly atmosphere, we share a coffee or Anita Wilkinson [email protected] tea and lively conversation. CHAT is a drop-in activity. No registration is required. Join us anytime between 10:00 am CENTRAL and noon. The group often proceeds to lunch to continue Kathy Barber [email protected] chatting. Adults only. SHATIN, TAI WAI AND NEW TERRITORIES Stephanie Bourque, [email protected] 4 AWARE December 2013 M EMB ERSHIP Welcome Clubs WOW (Windows on the Workplace) International WOW is kicking