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| June 2012 |
 Greetings from Associated Country Women of the World. (ACWW) Did you participate in the Women Walk the World in April? The money collected from sponsors and your reports need to be sent to: Javonna Earson, Treasurer of Country Women’s Council 1126 W. Broadway, Sulphur, Oklahoma 73068. Checks made payable to CWC. The deadline for getting those in is June 30. She will forward those to London, with your name and amount, in one lump sum to save bank charge fees. ACWW is holding a contest for the best report on Walks that were held. The winner will be featured in the Country Woman. The report needs to be in by June 30. The “Women Walk the World” had over 2500 google search hits. The Central Office in London has seen many changes in the past year. The basically all new staff are doing tasks that were previously done by outside resources. The Country Woman magazine and the website are now done in house. This is a great cost savings. The website is acww.org.uk. Check it out !! ACWW Membership All memberships are due by January 1 of the year your renewal is due. You will no longer be receiving renewal notices. If you haven’t paid, please send your dues soon, as they are now past due. Dues have to be paid before June 1, 2013 to be able to attend and vote at triennial conference. The individual member cost is $42.00 per year or $105 for three years. Society dues are according to the size of the membership of the organization. You can pay online and use a credit card. The cost is taken out at the rate of exchange for that day. (Note: Please call your credit card company and let them know you are doing this to save delays in processing.) Individual membership is required to attend the Triennial conference in India. According to the ACWW constitution page 14 Bye Law 1.3 “Life Members of twenty (20) years standing shall pay for The Countrywoman magazine. The option of Life Membership ended in 1992. Your help is appreciated to keep this publication going. CWC NEWS SHEET Please note: If you are not an ACWW life member or an officer of a society you will no longer receive the News Sheet free of charge starting with Summer 2012 issue. Due to cost of printing and postage it was voted last fall to charge a subscription fee of $18.00 for three years. This includes 6 issues of News Sheet. Please share this information with others who might not have received the Summer issue. A copy of the subscription form is included in this mailing. ACWW/CWC Area Meeting will be held in Manchester, New Hampshire Sept 23-25, 2012 at the Manchester Radison Hotel. Details are on the website cwcusa.org. I have included a registration form and hotel information in this mailing. The Agenda includes; General business sessions, Election of Officers, Resolutions & Recommendations, Traveling to Chennai, India, USA Attire for India, Travel Before /After Triennial, Projects, and more. Please join us to hear more. ACWW Publicity & Promotions reports that it has 220 members on Face book and quite a lot of activity. The label for Pennies for Firendship collecting tins is now available from the website. United Nations committee reports that as of October 2011, ACWW’s relationship with UNESCO was changed. We will need to use the following when referring to this relationship: “ACWW, NGO Official Partner of UNESCO.” The Agricultural Committee is promoting the planting of small vegetable gardens the world over, along with the ACWW shopping bag design, with the ACWW logo on it, created by Cornelia Gaspar, to be used to increase the awareness of ACWW. They also are encouraging the planting of more trees. The Projects Committee introduced Mariana Meirelles, she will be joining Juliet as an Administrator for projects. At the last Projects meeting, 19 applications have been received and discussed. 7 rejected, 5 deferred and 7 new projects approved. (4 from members and 3 from non members). Finance Committee reported that they are working to try to reduce the costs of donations coming from abroad, it was agreed that Just Giving and PayPal should be used in future if possible to make payments. I hope you are making plans to attend the 2013 Triennial in Chennai, India, September 26 to October 2. Visit the ACWW website: acww.org.uk or acwwindia2013.com for more details. If you are considering nominations for officers or suggestions for Resolutions and Recommendations, they need to be in London by September 21, 2012 to be considered for a vote in Chennai. Wishing you a great summer. Beverly Earnhart, ACWW United States Area President |
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November 2010
26th ACWW Triennial Conference 2010:I would like to take this opportunity to thank all the members of the USA societies for an outstanding job supporting the 26th Triennial held at Hot Springs, Arkansas, in April. The committee is truly appreciative of the financial and membership support that helped to make it run smoothly.
Who would have thought that an Icelandic volcano could affect a conference in the middle of the United States? The fact that our voting ballots were still in England when registration started was a minor setback. The resourcefulness of the committee and the executive board, along with the help of ACWW members from around the globe, got the necessary paperwork copied and ballots out, so that the first business day could start on time.
The official paperwork and flags arrived around noon on the day of the opening ceremony. It was an impressive programme and the speech by Josie Fernandez fit into our conference theme really well. What a thrill to receive the first National Parks collector quarter $, depicting Hot Springs National Park. The planning committee learned of the possibility of the quarter being brought out about three weeks prior to the conference. We worked with the visitor’s bureau to get quarters as a gift for each of those attending the opening ceremony.
Conference numbers:24 countries attended, 634 people registered. (118 of these were part time and 258 were USA attendees.)
Membership fees:The conference passed a five per cent increase in dues to take effect January 1:
-Category 1: £95 (US$165).
-Category 2: £58 ($105)
-Category 3: £48 ($90)
-Category 4a: £32 ($55)
-Category 4b, covering individual membership, remains at £20 or $42 for one year or $105 for three years.
London office is requesting you pay by credit card. This helps eliminate some of the cost they have to pay in the exchange of US dollars to pounds.
I am looking forward to serving you as your new USA Area President in the next three years. I would be pleased to visit with as many societies as fits my schedule, to promote the work of ACWW. Don’t hesitate to ask.
Beverly Earnhart, ACWW United States Area President
August 2010
Extracts from ACWW
Area President's Newsletter:
Dear Member
Societies
I would like to take this opportunity to thank all the members of USA societies for an outstanding job supporting the 26th ACWW Triennial held in Hot Springs, Arkansas, in April. The planning committee is truly appreciative of the financial and membership support that helped to make it run smoothly, even with the ‘bubbles and hiccups’ we had to deal with.
Who would have thought that an Icelandic volcano could affect a conference in the middle of the United States? The fact that our voting ballots were still in England when the registration started was a minor setback. The resourcefulness of the committee and the Executive Board, along with the help of ACWW members from around the globe, got the necessary paperwork copied and ballots cut, so that the first business day could start on time.
The decision to delay voting from Friday until Sunday, and the use of electronic voting for those who couldn’t get out of their countries, propelled ACWW into the age of technology. Nearly all the candidates were able to arrive and participate in the election.
The official paperwork arrived around noon on the day of the opening ceremony. It was an impressive programme and the speech by Josie Fernandez fitted into our conference theme really well.
Souvenir quarter $: What a thrill to receive the first National Parks collector quarter, depicting Hot Springs National Park! The planning committee learned of the possibility of the quarter being brought out about three weeks prior to the conference. We worked with the Hot Springs Visitors Bureau to get quarters as a gift for each of those attending the opening ceremony. A reception with cake and punch, held after the opening ceremony, was a great way to renew old acquaintances and make new one from around the globe.
One of the resolutions passed was for a five per cent increase in dues to take effect on January 1, 2011. The new dollar amount will be announced after the ACWW Board meeting in October.
Delegates were still arriving as late as Monday, April 26, and the stories they told about how they managed to get to various airports were truly amazing and gave one an idea of how dedicated members are to ACWW.
Triennial numbers: 24 countries attended, 634 people, including guests, registered, of these 118 were part time and 258 were from the USA.
I am looking forward to serving as your new USA Area President in the next three years. I would be pleased to meet with as many societies as fit my schedule to promote the work of ACWW. Don’t hesitate to ask.
Beverly Earnhart, ACWW United States Area President
I would like to take this opportunity to thank all the members of USA societies for an outstanding job supporting the 26th ACWW Triennial held in Hot Springs, Arkansas, in April. The planning committee is truly appreciative of the financial and membership support that helped to make it run smoothly, even with the ‘bubbles and hiccups’ we had to deal with.
Who would have thought that an Icelandic volcano could affect a conference in the middle of the United States? The fact that our voting ballots were still in England when the registration started was a minor setback. The resourcefulness of the committee and the Executive Board, along with the help of ACWW members from around the globe, got the necessary paperwork copied and ballots cut, so that the first business day could start on time.
The decision to delay voting from Friday until Sunday, and the use of electronic voting for those who couldn’t get out of their countries, propelled ACWW into the age of technology. Nearly all the candidates were able to arrive and participate in the election.
The official paperwork arrived around noon on the day of the opening ceremony. It was an impressive programme and the speech by Josie Fernandez fitted into our conference theme really well.
Souvenir quarter $: What a thrill to receive the first National Parks collector quarter, depicting Hot Springs National Park! The planning committee learned of the possibility of the quarter being brought out about three weeks prior to the conference. We worked with the Hot Springs Visitors Bureau to get quarters as a gift for each of those attending the opening ceremony. A reception with cake and punch, held after the opening ceremony, was a great way to renew old acquaintances and make new one from around the globe.
One of the resolutions passed was for a five per cent increase in dues to take effect on January 1, 2011. The new dollar amount will be announced after the ACWW Board meeting in October.
Delegates were still arriving as late as Monday, April 26, and the stories they told about how they managed to get to various airports were truly amazing and gave one an idea of how dedicated members are to ACWW.
Triennial numbers: 24 countries attended, 634 people, including guests, registered, of these 118 were part time and 258 were from the USA.
I am looking forward to serving as your new USA Area President in the next three years. I would be pleased to meet with as many societies as fit my schedule to promote the work of ACWW. Don’t hesitate to ask.
Beverly Earnhart, ACWW United States Area President