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Welcome to another edition of Stars And Stripes E-Newsletter, keeping you up to date with what's happening with the AWA!
 AWA COFFEE
The next AWA Coffee will be held this Friday, the 14th of September at 10:00 a.m. at Lisa Bowman's home at 4 Aird Street in Camberwell. Please RSVP to either Lisa Bowman at 9813 2013 or Julie Madison at 9503 0012. We will be celebrating the change of seasons and sharing some of our favorite Melbourne Springtime activities. Please come and join us!
MEMBERSHIP DUES
There are a still quite a few members who haven't paid this year's dues. Please call Heather Ali by phone at 9596 2278 or click here to email her directly. To renew your membership, simply click here to go directly to the AWA website to fill out the form. The cost for membership renewal is $60.00. Please renew now!
 HALLOWEEN PARTY - SUNDAY OCTOBER 28TH!
The Halloween party is coming up fast!! For a lot of American newcomers, this will be their first experience celebrating Halloween in the Spring! We promise to make this party as much fun as possible for the kids! There will be games, pizza, a costume contest, and instead of "Trick-or-Treat", the kids will "trick-or-trunk". And please invite your Australian friends to experience Halloween American-style! The party will take place SUNDAY, OCTOBER 28 from 4:00-6:00 p.m. The cost will be $10.00 a head ($15.00 if signing up after October 22nd) and reservation forms can be found in the latest AWARE magazine! Please reserve today!
We also still need volunteers to help with running games, directing traffic, baking goodies, and other fun activities. For more information on attending and/or volunteering, please email Jennifer Smart or call her at 9859 1639 or Tracy Warmann at 9804 0898.
 THANKSGIVING DINNER IN MELBOURNE
To celebrate the most American of holidays, AWA is hosting "Thanksgiving in Melbourne" this year. Please mark your calendars for Sunday, November 18, 2007 at 12:00 p.m. for a wonderful holiday meal of turkey, stuffing, cranberry sauce, green beans, corn and of course, pumpkin pie! The venue where the Thanksgiving dinner will be held, The Lincoln of Toorak, is beautiful and the food promises to be delicious. There will also be a silent auction and raffle items with all proceeds used to purchase equipment for the Royal Children's Hospital.
2008 INDEPENDENCE DAY BALL MEETING
By all accounts, the 2007 Independence Day Ball was a bona fide success!! Everyone who attended raved about the food and the music! In addition, over $70,000 was raised for the Royal Children's Hospital! To make next year's Ball just as fun and successful, it is important to start planning now. The first planning meeting will be held at Heather Ali's house on October 15th at 7:00 p.m. If you are interested in being a part of the planning process for this important AWA event, please call Cindy Hawkins at 0424 002 029 or email her. We look forward to seeing you there!
UPDATE ON US UNIVERSITY ADMISSIONS
For those of you who have children applying to U.S. colleges for Fall 2008 admission, AWA member Debbie Thomas wants to advise parents that the ACT college admission test now requires that students who wish to take the October test (administered on Saturday, October 27th) MUST register online no later than September 21st. Please call Debbie at 0409 988 680 or 9824 6920 if you have any questions.
OTHER ACTIVITIES:
AM BOOK CLUB - The book this month is "The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Nighttime" by Mark Hadden. Hostess Jennifer Dudley will have the book discussion at her house on Tuesday, September 25th. For more information, please contact Jennifer at 9882 7696.
SAVE THE DATE! WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 5TH!
On Wednesday, December 5th, the annual Ladies Holiday Lunch will take place at the Station Pier in Port Melbourne. It will be a wonderful time to get together with friends and get into the spirit of the season!
And as always, if there is an event or activity you would like publicized, please contact Charlene Johnston, by email or by phone at 9592 5921. I look forward to hearing from you!
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