Month: December 2015

Every time you shop online, you can help the FAWCO Foundation

With the holiday shopping season is in full swing, wouldn't you feel better if you knew your online purchases were contributing to a good cause?  Now you can help the FAWCO Foundation by registering at iGive.com. How does it work?  Just shop as usual at any of 1,700 online stores.  It's fast and automatic when you download the iGive Button or app to your web browser, iPhone/iPad or Android devi...
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FAWCO Education Awards deadline approaching

Created by and for FAWCO clubs, the Awards Program recognizes and honors the academic excellence and all-around achievement of FAWCO Club and FAUSA members and their children. FAWCO hopes to promote international understanding and good will by giving annual awards for study, in the U.S. or abroad, at high school, undergraduate and graduate levels. Who is eligible? FAWCO members (you are a FAWCO m...
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Holiday message from the AWAQ Board

This year has gone by so quickly!  We have many new members joining every month, but unfortunately have had to say goodbye to many good friends we’ve made over the years. As we begin the holiday season, we’d like to send a special thank you to all of our members and volunteers, whose efforts and hard work continue to make our club so much fun.   And, thank you for all of your ideas and suggesti...
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Upload your photos!

We all love sharing, and in this digital age, it's never been easier! If you've got photos you'd like to share from any of our events or activities, please do so on our Facebook page!  You can create an event specific album, add your photos to any of the albums already created, or simply post a single photo or more in the news feed. Not a member of our Facebook page?  The AWAQ Facebook page is ...
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Just in time for the holidays…

AWAQ members are privy to some great discounts, and this is the time of year to take advantage and support our sponsors!  While it's always a good idea to visit our members-only discount page for exclusive offers, here are some specials you should consider to help make your holidays complete: Spruce up for the holiday season with a new hairstyle by Blue Brush Hair Salon, located at the Doha Hil...
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Community Service news

by Regina McCorkle, AWAQ Community Services Director In late October, along with contacts at Hamad’s Cancer Hospital, I met with a group of young women from Qatar College of Law to discuss the early detection of breast cancer. Thirty women volunteered to take home fabric and patterns to make heart pillows, drainage bags and surgery dolls. Thank you, Melissa for your introduction to these lovely...
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Calling all foodies and mahjong players!

Are you a foodie? We now have two options each month for those members who appreciate the local Doha food scene - Qatar Foodie Explorer (lunch on the 4th Monday) and The Breakfast Club (breakfast on the 1st Wednesday). Check one (or both) of them out! Mahjong - we are in need of a new activity leader for mahjong. Our most current activity leader recently landed a full time job and is not able t...
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Events spotlight

Our events team has done an AMAZING job organizing some very special activities this past quarter.  Here is a quick highlight of a few recent events (please visit our Facebook page for event photos): Falcon Souk & Hospital - our members returned to Souq Waqif for another tour of the Falcon Souq and Hospital on Nov.22nd. During our tour, we got the chance to meet local falconers and held a r...
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Get “jazzy” with us at our holiday luncheon

Our holiday luncheon venue has changed, and will now be held at Jazz at Lincoln Center at the St. Regis Doha. The more intimate gathering will begin at 10:30 a.m. on Monday, December 14th. Come celebrate the season with a tasty Jazz Lunch Buffet, lucky draw and gift exchange, followed by an exclusive performance by Richard D. Johnson and the JALC musicians. Tickets are still available for sale ...
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FAWCO get-together inspires hope and action

After hearing about FAWCO's recent trip to Rwanda, members who attended November's FAWCO coffee meeting left inspired and eager to learn how to work alongside FAWCO's Human Rights Task Force to tackle the global issues of health, education, environment and human rights. Learning details of the genocide that ensued in Rwanda, where more than a million people were brutally massacred in 1994, spurred...
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