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Social Meeting- March 12- Time Change

Submitted by Jackie Dumoit on Mon, 03/01/2010 - 00:00
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Quick note. The social meeting scheduled for noon on March 12th, is being pushed back an hour to 1pm. After the meeting a special lunch will be offered, so please let Nancy know if you'll be staying for that.

This month's social meeting looks to be very interesting. Mary Prendergast, PhD will be presenting, "Hot or Not? The anthropology of physical attraction." The last time someone made your head turn, were you responding with

Chinese New Year Lunch

Submitted by Jackie Dumoit on Wed, 02/24/2010 - 11:03
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This Friday, February 26, AWC members will meet at China Crown restaurant to celebrate Chinese New Year. We will have a private room and a special menu to choose from, but space is limited so please confim with Nancy at the club if you'll be attending. Hope to see everyone there!

Make your own beauty products

Submitted by Jackie Dumoit on Thu, 02/11/2010 - 19:39
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New AWC member, Catherine Clark, will introduce club members on how to make ahomemade facial. Catherine will demonstrate how to make Rosewater Makeup Remover, a Floral Face Steam and a Fresh Tomato Face Mask. She will have other homemade
products for members to try. Each participant needs to bring a towel and a small ½ ml. bottle with a tight-fitting lid In order to take products home after the presentation.
In addition to leaving with clean, hydrated, and glorious-looking skin, Catherine will provide members with recipes for the products made during the presentation. Cost is 12

Moms Tea

Submitted by Jackie Dumoit on Mon, 02/08/2010 - 12:18
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On Tuedsay, February 8, at 11am, moms of all ages are invited to come to the clubhouse for a morning get together. Light snacks and beverages will be provided. And if anyone has any little ones running around feel free to bring them along as well!

Meyers-Briggs Personality Test

Submitted by Jackie Dumoit on Thu, 01/21/2010 - 19:45
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Tomorrow, January 22nd, we'll be having a certified Meyers-Briggs specialist in to administer the MB Personality Test. For those unfamiliar with the test, The Myers-Briggs Type Indicator (MBTI) assessment is a psychometric questionnaire designed to measure psychological preferences in how people perceive the world and make decisions. After scoring the test, our certified instructor will give us our personality indicators and explain how we communicate and how to communicate with other personalities. This will be a most fascinating event!

Social Meeting Friday!

Submitted by Jackie Dumoit on Wed, 01/13/2010 - 23:14
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On Friday 15th our monthly Social meeting is for gathering and planning. We received several appreciative comments on the January bulletin with pictures of our many activities. Now we need to plan the rest of 2010 and that means NOMINATIONS for next year's Board. Please try to come on Friday 15th and invite your friends and neighbors! 11:00 at the clubhouse!

Help needed with Bring and Buy

Submitted by Jackie Dumoit on Wed, 01/06/2010 - 22:41
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Happy New Year everyone. It still stuns me to realize it's the year 2010. Wasn't it just Y2K, 1999?

At AWC we hope to have another wonderful year. Check the January bulletin for the picture collage reviewing the year, an make sure you check out the January calendar for upcoming events.

Holiday Schedule

Submitted by Jackie Dumoit on Sun, 12/20/2009 - 22:47
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As the holidays draw near, the AWC clubhouse will be closing on Thursday, December 24th, and reopening on Monday, January 4th. There's still a few days left to check out books from the library or stop by the clubhouse for a chat. If you need to contact someone from AWC during this time, please e-mail secretary@awcmadrid.com and someone will get back to you shortly.

AWC wishes everyone a wonderful holiday, spent with family and friends.

AWC 55th Anniversary Party

Submitted by Jackie Dumoit on Mon, 12/14/2009 - 11:53
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This Friday, December 18th at 11:30am, the AWC will celebrate it's 55th Anniversary. Please join us at the clubhouse for a variety of desserts, a prize raffle, and for old presidents who will be speaking about past experiences. This is a great opportunities for members to see one another before the busy holidays.

If you're planning on attending, please contact Nancy at the club.

Look forward to seeing everyone there!

Night Out at Aveda Salon

Submitted by Jackie Dumoit on Tue, 12/08/2009 - 06:13
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Aveda Salon and Spa has generously offered AWC Madrid a special night out at their salon. This Wednesday, from 7-9pm, Aveda will be closed to the public and open for AWC members to enjoy spa services and receive hair and skin consultations. Services being offered include aromatherapy hot towels, hand and neck massages and much more. Personally speak with an expert in skin or hair care to find out how you can look your best. As a special holiday gift, Aveda will be giving 15% discount on all products, greeting AWC members with a glass of cava, and will be giving each participant an Aveda travel pack worth 26 Euros!