Volunteers Needed for ACE 2012

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Dear Members,

Are you  planning on attending the Annual Charity Event on November 10th? The Charity Committee is looking for a few volunteers to help out that evening.

We need people to great guests as they arrive, to sell extra drink tickets, to help Laura’s husband with the selling of raffle tickets, and to help set up and take down.

The more volunteers we have the better as then more people can share each task so that no one is left taking care of one job the entire night.

Additionally, if you are the owner of an art easel and would be willing to let us borrow it on the night of the event, please speak up! We are looking for multiple easels for decorative purposes.

If you are interested in volunteering or have an easel, please contact Laura Lenz using the form below. Thanks!

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Coming up in September – Brainstorming Session with the Frauenhaus

Friday, September 21st at 10:00
Location: Cafe Scholz
Marktplatz 12, 70173 Stuttgart-Mitte
Nearest stations: Rathaus, Stadtmitte
RSVP: See below

All members interested in doing charity work with Frauen helfen Frauen are welcome to join us for a joint brainstorming session in September to discuss ideas for regular activities with our designated charity, Frauen helfen Frauen (the Frauenhaus is the battered women’s shelter that we support as a club).

One of our main club objectives for this year is to form a closer and more personal bond with FHF and their families through joint activities. To this end, we are holding a meeting with our two main contacts from FHF to brainstorm and plan fun activities for their and our families to enjoy throughout the year. This is another good opportunity to “give back” and as always, your input is much appreciated. Of course, any and all ideas you may have are very welcome. They can be as simple as an annual trip to Wilhelma …

We are looking forward to hearing your many ideas and creating a calendar of activities for us all to enjoy!

Please RSVP using this Doodle link if you are interested in joining.

2012 Charity Committee Looking for Corporate Fundraising Help

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One of the ways we can keep ticket prices low for our big charity event in November is by raising money from corporate donors.

Stuttgart is full of well-off companies we can ask for donations from, many of them international companies employing of the very kind of expats who often become members of our club. They usually have charity budgets with money earmarked for donation to the community. But if we never ask, they’ll never have the chance to say YES.

Someone has to make the effort to hunt down those companies and write those letters and do the necessary follow up. Could this be you?

If you think this is something you’d like to help with, please contact our Charity Coordinator, Dorothee Klein, using the form below.

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Charity Team kick-off on 18 April 2012

I would like to invite all IWC Stuttgart members to get involved in our charitable endeavors this year. I am hoping that you will find – like me – that regardless of how we spend our days, in jobs, in our homes or elsewhere, coming together and working on a common goal is hugely fulfilling. Having worked on our charitable activities in one role or another for the past few years, I can tell you that I learned many new skills and I had a great time doing it.

As you may already know, Frauen helfen Frauen, our designated charity, are losing their premises at the end of June this year. While they have already secured interim accommodation, you can imagine which kind of impact – financially and emotionally – this upheaval will have on the families as well as the FHF team.

There are several areas where we can become active

  • Financially: by hosting our next charity event and engaging in fund-raising
  • “Regularly”: by understanding what FHF need currently and how we can become engaged with them in a more regular and hands-on way.

I feel that the best way to begin is to hold a kick-off meeting amongst members first and then break into groups. Once we have decided on which actions to take, it will probably be beneficial to meet up with our new focal points at FHF, Ms Limitone and Ms Bosch. Some of you will already have met them at last year’s charity event. This meeting will probably take place during the day.

If you can attend the big kick-off on April 18th at 19:00 (or even if you just have more questions), please contact me using the form below. The location is still to be confirmed.

Once we have kicked off, we will have a central online tool allowing us to collaborate so that even if you missed a meeting, you can remain up to date.

I am very excited about this new year of charitable activities and am looking forward to accomplishing great things with you all!

Yours,

Dorothee Klein
Vice President  – Charitable Relations

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Frauenhaus News – FHF Women’s Shelter to Lose Its Shelter!

Late last year, the building housing the Frauen helfen Frauen’s women’s shelter changed ownership and the new owner decided to terminate the lease the city holds for FHF. This means that on 30 June 2012, FHF with all their women and children must vacate their house.

Both the city council and FHF are currently searching for a new location, but it’s a difficult endeavour. Low budget living accommodation is already scarce in Stuttgart and the new house must tick quite a few boxes: 1500 – 1800 m², proximity to primary schools, transport links as well as an enclosed outside space for the children to play safely (post updated to include this link with detailed information about what they are searching for).

Of course, this move also puts their organization under tremendous financial strain. This is where we can lend our support! FHF has dedicated two team members to their relationship with us and we are looking forward to intensifying our relationship with them. If you would like to help, please get in touch with the Charity team using the form below.

If you want to find out more about Frauen helfen Frauen and their housing situation, please click here for more information.

written by Dorothee Klein

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Shout out to the 2011 IWCS Charity Team

The team like no other

The official thank you cards are in the mail this week to all of our amazing sponsors and volunteers who helped make the 2011 a reality. We couldn’t have done it without you!

But as Chairperson of the IWC Stuttgart, I’d also like to personally thank the fantastic women sending those thank you cards out – our charity committee. They accomplished an incredible goal in a very short time and with almost no resources. They planned, schemed, donated, fundraised and publicized their hearts out to bring us an event we would remember forever.

Tiffiney, Dorothee, Irena, Sandra and Laura, considered yourself thanked for a job well done.

Emily Born, IWCS Chair

 

2011 Member Donation Challenge

Attention all members!!

One of you (who wishes to remain nameless) has generously donated an additional €500 for the Frauenhaus…and she has challenged other members to do the same.

So let’s see if we can get together enough donations to match and exceed her €500! Any size donation is welcome and don’t forget, we can issue you a tax receipt for your contribution.

This is the perfect opportunity for all of you who were unable to attend the event to still take part. You can deposit cash in the donation box at the December club meeting or dinner or email us for bank information to make a transfer.

Do good and donate!