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How to Know What's Going on in AWA

AWA has an active Communications Team of volunteers helping to share content and information, so we all feel connected to a community of shared interests and activities. The four basic channels of communication are the following: The Website (AWASingapore.org) The digital home base of our association, the website is a wealth of clicks and drop-down menus on how to join, and a description of the wide variety of offerings for our members. After “Login,” be sure to click on “Calendar.” The team’s content manager (contentmanager@awasingapore.org) uploads information on the website at the request of the event/activity Chairs to create events posted on the Calendar.

Social Media (socialmedia@ awasingapore.org) The Association has two Facebook pages: The “AWA Singapore” page is public and the “AWA Members Community” page is for members only. For those who prefer simply photo/ video sharing, AWA also has Instagram. The social media managers are responsible for posting content to these pages. However, any

The Broadcast Email (broadcast@awasingapore.org) On the second and fourth Mondays of the month, the broadcast email manager sends “See what new events AWA has planned for you” to your inbox. This list of upcoming events contains a link, name, date and venue of each event coming up in the next two to three weeks. Since some events fill up quickly, make sure you read these twice-monthly emails in your primary inbox!

member may post photos/comments to the “Members Community” Facebook page or send photos to the social media managers. Please note, Instagram prefers photos taken using the “Square” setting on the camera application.

The AWA Magazine

(Editor@awasingapore.org) Published every other month (January, March, May, July, September, November), via a link, the digital magazine is posted in the broadcast email and on the website homepage. Grab a cuppa and your favorite digital device, and enjoy paging through photos, group updates and feature articles about living in Singapore.

BIG NEWS:

Starting in May 2021, the AWA will deploy two addtional channels of communication . WhatsApp will supplement the broadcast email and be used to send text messages that highlight or amplify one or two upcoming events. Members must enroll in the chat group to receive the messages but their personal information remains private. Flickr is an online photo management and sharing application. A member of the Communications Team (imagemediamanager@awasingapore.org) will collect photos each month and create albums; photos from albums may become “headline” photos that will be posted on the website homepage, or to the

by Meg Farrell Sine, AWA Communications Director communicationsdirector@ awasingapore.org