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It was so wonderful to see so many of you at our AGM this past week at Taco Bills! We had an outstanding attendance of nearly 45 ladies! We also had special guests including Nick Le Souf (a long-standing member of our Panel of Advisors), Carole Lowen (the Past...

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The AWA has a couple of major events coming up this month, which I hope you are all planning to attend.
First, one of our major fundraising events, Memories of Melbourne, is being held on 19 June 2013 at The Block Arcade. As many of you know, this event ...

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Fall is certainly upon us now here in Melbourne! Hope everyone is staying warm through this recent cold front!
It's been a great past couple of weeks for me, personally - last week I celebrated both my birthday and becoming an Australian citizen! ...

It has been a tumultuous past couple of weeks for the US. I was shocked and saddened by the Boston Marathon

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Hope you are all easing into autumn and enjoying the great weather Melbourne has been offering!
We've had a busy past couple of weeks at the AWA!!
First, we held a strategy session for all Activity Group Leaders. This was organised and...

Happy Easter Everyone!
I hope you all had a lovely holiday and are continuing to enjoy the long weekend! We had a great time up in Daylesford spending the long weekend relaxing, cooking and hiking with our little puppy! A well needed break!
It was wonderful to see...

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I hope everyone stayed cool through the recent heat wave we had here in Melbourne! It feels more like a Missouri summer to me and I am truly enjoying the humidity! ...

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What a busy past two weeks for the AWA!!!

Last week the AWA transferred to the Good Friday Appeal over $190,000, earmarked to the Child...

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Hope you all had a lovely Valentine's Day! I certainly did - spending it with my two Valentines - my husband, Matt, and puppy, Ollie. I have to say I'm not a huge Valentine's Day fan, but it's ...

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January has really flown by...and now we are already in the second month of 2013!!

I hope everyone has been enjoying our lovely Melb...

Happy New Year everyone!!! I sincerely hope that all of you had a wonderful holiday season - I certainly did!

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I just can't believe that Christmas in nearly upon us!
Thank you to all who came to the Christmas Cocktail at Consul General Mary Warlick's home earlier this week. We had such a lovely time and Mary was...

Hello everyone! Hope you all had a fantastic Thanksgiving! Mine was great - I attended 3 different Thanksgiving

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I can hardly believe that Thanksgiving is already upon us!

Thanksgiving is certainly my favourite holiday. Who wouldn't love a holiday ...

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Hope you all had a "spooktacular" Halloween! In case you haven't heard, the AWA Halloween Extravaganza this year was bigger and better than ever! We sold a record 925 tickets and made nearly $12,000 for the Children's Bioethics Centre at the Royal Children's Hospita...

Hello everyone! I can't believe we are already half way through October, which means it is

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I just can't believe it is already October - where has the year gone?

I have to admit that after nearly 5 years here in Australia, I st...

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I hope everyone has enjoyed the warm, sunny spring weather we have been having over the past two weeks!

My past two weeks have been f...

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I hope everyone is doing well as we head into spring here in Melbourne! I am so happy that the weather has started to warm up and the rain has (hopefully) started to subside!
The AWA Board has been b...

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I hope all of you are keeping warm during these cold winter months here in Melbourne!
I was back home in the US last week and was greeted with the warmth (and humidity) of a Missou...

Hello AWA members and supporters!

I am excited and honoured to be writing to you for the first time as President.

To introduce myself - my name is Tiffany Lucas (previously Barmann). I am originally from Kansas City, Missouri and have lived in Melbourne for the ...

As we enter our 82nd year and as I prepare to hand over the reins of President at next week's board meeting, I reflect on the year gone by…
I am proud of what we have achieved, I'm excited about the groundwork that we've laid and I look forward with eager anticipation to what the new yea...

As the 2011-12 board year begins to wind down, I feel pretty good about where our organisation is heading. Our board has been focused on increasing the AWA's presence in the community and strengthening our ties with other organisations and this strategy has seen us effect a number of changes, inc...

It's hard to believe that we're nearing the end of this board year. I am very proud to

Congratulations to the AWA members for their Long Service Awards provided by the RCH.

We had a great turn out for our new member happy hour (followed by night meeting) at Taco Bill's on May 2nd. It was also a lovely chance to honour two of our long-service members (Mary Ann Payne 35 years, and Barbara Nixon 20 years), too!
Thank you to Taco...

Did you know you can utilise the AWA for assistance in selling your goods when you head back to the US (or elsewhere?). For that matter - if you have any 'newsworthy' issues that you think your fellow AWA members may be interested in, please share them for inclusion in an upcoming Stars & Stripes or...

American Holidays (4th of July, Halloween, Thanksgiving) will be here before you know it! How do you want to celebrate them?

The nomination committee is charging ahead and have advised that the only board positions still seeking

Wow, what a great turn out we had for Easter! I'm still waiting to hear final numbers at next month's board meeting - but I'm certain it was over 70 kids and at least 100 parents! It was a lovely day and great to see so many new faces out and about. A warm thank you to Andrea Taormina who chaired...

I was speaking with a prospective new member...

In January 2012, 85 members completed our member survey. Here's a snapshot of the results.

The AWA golf event is only 3 weeks away - and our golf committee is diligently working away to secure some exciting live and silent auction items for the night.

Don't play golf? Why not join ...

Easter and Fourth of July dates have been set and a huge thank you to the Valentine committee who organised

We've got a new feature area on the website - 'Currently Seeking' which highlights upcoming volunteer opportunities.

Just a quick reminder to all that our new night meetings are held the 1st Wednesday of each month!

As the 2012 kicks off, the Board is seeking your thoughts regarding the direction we steer the AWA. Questions such as 'Should men be allowed to join the AWA"...

The AWA kicks back into full swing with our night meeting this Wednesday night, Jan 4th at Transit in Fed Square, 6:00 - 7:30pm

The end of the year is nearly upon us - but the AWA's work isn't slowing down. The Golf Committee is diligently working away to ensure our 17th annual Charity Golf Day is a roaring success!
If you haven't already saved the date in your Calendar - please don't f...

Welcome to the new AWA website. There have been many changes this year, and this new website is just one of them!