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and Operation, and visit our Throwback Photobooth for fun snaps in flattering neon and big hair. The night will include a live and silent auction with luxury retail items, fitness packages and unique experiences. Prizes will be awarded to the best dressed man, woman and group, so start planning those outfits now! Buy a Patron Ticket for £100 or Standard Ticket for £65 on Eventbrite. You may also contribute to our ‘30 for 30’ campaign, which celebrates the legacy of the JLL as we set our sights on the next 30 years. Join the JLL: If you’re interested in volunteering, enriching your community and keen to lead and learn, then the JLL is for you! Register your interest to receive details about the new member programme or email the New Member Development Committee (NMDC) Co-Chairs, Claire Roper and Cynthia Ward at NMDCJLL@gmail.com. To learn more about the JLL, please visit our website, or contact the office at 020 7250 8104 or email jrleague@jll.org.uk. The Chilterns American Women's Club The next CAWC General Meeting will be held on Thursday 16th April, featuring Jacqueline Greaney from Boutique Hats. Jacqueline will be teaching us a little about millinery and helping us to get ready for Royal Ascot in June. We will also be discussing potential charities to benefit from next year’s
fund raising. General Meetings are held at the Buckinghamshire Golf Club and begin at 9:30 with a chance to shop from a selection of local vendors. CAWC also has several activity groups for our members to enjoy, including Moms and Tots, Day Hikes, Stitch & Chat, Golf, Tennis, Christian Corner, Let’s Go, and so much more. What a wonderful year it has been so far! CAWC members have enjoyed great events such as, Moms-and-Tots sponsored Trunk-orTreat, another successful Christmas Charity Bazaar, and a fabulous Christmas Luncheon at Stoke Park Country Club, Hotel & Spa. Even with all that, CAWC still has has several spectacular events planned for the spring and early summer. On Thursday, 14 May, we will hold our annual May Tea Party. This event combines a traditional English Tea with a themed table decorating contest and our end-of-the-club-year member’s only raffle. Thursday, 11 June, brings BBQ, Bubbles, and Bunco! CAWC members will enjoy a scrumptious BBQ luncheon while playing a few rounds of Bunco on the beautiful patio of the Buckinghamshire Golf Club. Sadly, this is also when we will say our official “see you soon” to those members moving on to their next adventure. We will finish up this year’s club events at Royal Ascot on Tuesday, 16 June. Members and guests will enjoy a day at the races with a catered lunch. We will take a summer break from official meetings and resume another fantastic CAWC year on Thursday, 10 September, with a General Meeting at the Buckinghamshire Golf Club. CAWC’s primary fundraising event is our Annual Charity Christmas Bazaar. The November 2014 Bazaar raised over £14,000 for local charities. We recently had the pleasure of presenting the Epilepsy Society and Horizon Sports Club each with a cheque for £7,144. We are already actively planning for the next Bazaar, which will be held at The Bellhouse Hotel in Beaconsfield, on Sunday, 8 November, 2015 from 10:00 to 16:00. CAWC is an active group of over 100 North American and International women who call this area home, either temporarily or permanently. Our club offers the opportunity to network through meetings, social activities, outings, and charitable events. We are a great resource to newcomers and returning
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members alike. A very important part of the club is to give back to the community. We are proud to have raised over £240,000 for local charities over the last 28 years with our Annual Christmas Bazaar and look to do much more in the future! For more information visit us at www.cawc.co.uk or email us at membership@ cawc.co.uk. FAWCO Rwanda's Strength of a Woman Tour: Update The FAWCO Human Rights Task Force is sponsoring a first-of-its-kind educational trip for FAWCO members and their guests to Rwanda to explore implications of women's leadership and human rights issues in this fascinating and beautiful country. The trip will be led by Women, Peace and Conflict Chair, Therese Hartwell. Since the genocide that tore Rwanda apart twenty years ago, the nation has become a model for the involvement of women in all levels of government. Women have been at the heart of the country's recovery, and currently over 60% of the Rwandan Parliament is made up of women, the highest percentage in the world. A trip is tentatively planned for May 31 to June 8. FAWCO is also considering alternative dates at the end of October 2015, if there is more interest in a later programme. For the detailed itinerary, go to www.fawco.org. As time is short to sign up for the June trip, please email Therese right away at peaceandconflict@fawco.org if you are interested in either June or October. One Billion Rising 2015: Rise for the Raise One Billion Rising (OBR) is the biggest mass action to end violence against women in human history. The campaign launched on Valentine’s Day 2012. It began as a call 39