• News - Please take 5-10 min's to answer our survey, AGM and Halloween
• Volunteering - Gift Shop Volunteers needed
• Fundraising - Rock N' Ghoul Halloween Fancy Dress Fundraiser 
• Social Groups -Coffee Morning this friday, and book clubs, scrapbooking, gourmet lunch and WAG coming up!
• Did you Know? - Another chance to support the RCH - 'Cuppa for the Kids'

 News:

Please fill our our survey!

The new board is desperately seeking your thoughts and opinions on what the AWA is doing well and what we can do better.  We've got ~250 members - but less than 10% of you have so far replied to our survey!

Please lend your opinions to help us make the most of this wonderful organisation. 

It will only take 5-10 minutes of your time to fill out this quick survey online.  Click here to take the survey.  

Survey Closes Next Friday - Please make it a priority to reply to this today!

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AGM Meeting Coming Up - Have you RSVP'd yet??
Please plan to join the AWA at our Annual General Meeting to meet the board and discuss upcoming plans, (including insights from our survey results!) in addition to learning more about opals.

Date: Tuesday evening, October 6th.
Time: 6:30 - 8:00pm
Place: Lightning Ridge Opal Mines, 175 Flinders Ln, CBD

RSVP to confirm your attendance at this important event by Sept 30 to Katherine Crick

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Halloween - So many options!  Have you Bought Your Tickets?
This year the AWA is hosting Halloween for the kids and the kids inside of us.

• Children's Trick or Trunk event will be held on Sunday, Oct 25th from 4 - 6:30 pm.  Click here to learn more.
• Fancy Dress Adults Party (Rock n' Ghoul Halloween Fundraiser) is Halloween Night, Oct 31st and is open to friends, family and colleagues. Click here to learn more.
• More Halloween to be had with USA Foods.  Trick or Treat with the kids on Halloween day - Sat. Oct 31st, between 10am and 3pm. Families can get involved for best family costume - just bring along a child under 12 with you. Prizes to be given. For costume juding times, please check www.usafoods.com.au and go to the newsletter section

Volunteering:

Sept Gift Shop Volunteers Needed

Calling all you wonderful volunteers. We are in need of two volunteers for the gift shop for the month of September. Cheryl Barrow and Carolyn Applebee will be working the morning shift. The afternoon shift still needs to be filled. 1-4pm on September 24th, so please phone 0432492760 or email, Cheryl Barrow

 

 Fundraising

The 'Rock n' Ghoul' (Adults) Halloween party - Saturday night October 31st - promises to be a fun evening with Rock n' Roll and fancy dress. Invite friends, family and co-workers and let's 'coffin it up' for charity!  Tickets only $25 if you pay before Oct 1st (afterwards, $30). Pay online with Paypal and contact Meredith if you have any questions.

 Social Groups:

Arts & Culture NEW GROUP!
Chockful of events - Let group leader, Katharine Crick, know of your interest (for any of these or future group events).

• Opera:  Puccini's Tosca   Sept 30 & Oct. 3. 7:30 pm,  Melbourne Opera, in English at the Atheneum Theatre. If you loved Madame Butterfly, you'll love this, too!!

• Exhibit: Victoria State Library, Swanston Street, CBD  Thursday Oct. 8 @ 10 a.m. or date/time TBD.  The Independent Type: Books and Writing in Victoria traces Melbourne's literary evolution and celebrates Melbourne's status as a UNESCO City of Literature

• Opera:  Verdi's Aida various dates between Nov 11 - Dec10. Opera Australia, Arts Center. One of Verdi's most famous works, grandly visual and highly entertaining.

• Concert:  Sir Neville Marriner, founder of the Academy of St. Martin in the Fields, conducts Nov. 15, 16, 19 at the Melbourne Recital Center.   A giant in the music world. 

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Coffee Morning
The next Coffee Morning will be this Friday, 18th Sept. at the home of Jennifer Dudley (3 Neave Street, Hawthorn East)
Jennifer's home is also the Outback Aboriginal Art Gallery, and is a fascinating place to visit. Jennifer has kindly offered to give a short introduction to Aboriginal art - it should be a great morning for all so do try to make it!

RSVP to Jennifer or 9882 7696

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Eastern Scrap Booking

- - - - - - - - - - - September session is cancelled due to school holidays. We will resume October 20th. (Sorry incorrectly written as the 13th on the calendar.) Looking forward to seeing you all next month. Please phone 0432492760 or email, Cheryl Barrow

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Evening Book Club September Meeting
Evening Book Club will be meeting on Thursday, September 24th at 6:30 pm.  We'll be discussing Melbourne writer Nam Le's collection of short stories, The Boat, at the Hutong Dumpling Bar in Chinatown.  Hutong's boasts some of the best dumplings in Melbourne and is a top five ethnic dining pick from The Age.  Please contact Heidi Bergman if you'd like to join us.  Haven't read the book but fancy trying the dumplings?  Come along anyway, we'd love to see you there.

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Gourmet Lunch Group
Our October meeting will be held on Wednesday 7 October.  If you love food and cooking, please contact Miyuki . 

Wine Appreciation - October 3rd
Please join the Wine Appreciation group at the Southgate Boutique Wine & Beer Cellar Door on Saturday, October 3rd at noon to sample delicious drops from over 40 boutique wineries and breweries from across Victoria. Cost is $30 a person. Friends & partners welcome. Visit their website to learn more.

Please contact Shani (0421-171-028) or Heide(0438-757-676) or by email to RSVP or for more info

 

 Did You Know?:

Here's an additional chance to support the Cystic Fibrosis department of the RCH with the upcoming Cuppa for Kids Afternoon High Tea being held September 24th

The RCH Auxiliaries are hosting 'Cuppa for Kids' event with Afternoon High Tea at the Hotel Windsor on Thursday, Sept. 24th at 2:00pm. The speaker at this event will be Phil Robinson, head of the CF department of which we are currently fundraising for. It would be great if the AWA could fill at least 1 table at this event. Learn more on the RCH website.

To be part of the AWA table at this event, please contact Heide (0438-757-676) before Sept 18th