AWCZ Blog

We are looking for a volunteer to assist members in putting their activity ideas into action! This role assists members with the planning stages of an activity, answering questions, and putting them on the right track. If you are interested please contact Lucy or Erin.

Greetings from your AWCZ Membership Team! Although 2020 was a very different year, our members came together to make it a year to remember. 

To continue enjoying the Club and connecting with friends, please don’t forget to renew your membership. We have new activities and exciting things in store for 2021.

All AWCZ memberships expire on April 30, 2021. Membership renewal is CHF 175 for another twelve months of events and benefits. We understand that 2020 was a challenging year for everyone, the Club included. Solidarity is more important now than ever, and we want to continue to be here for you by providing events and activities. Your renewal is crucial for the Club to continue in these trying times.

Renewal payments must be received before April 30, 2021 to ensure your membership does not expire and to avoid a CHF 15 late fee. Please use the bank information below to make a bank transfer payment, and include your Name in the memo line. Other payment methods include PayPal and Twint (see below). However, PayPal and Twint incur processing fees for the Club, so bank payments via UBS are preferred.

Should you have any questions regarding your membership renewal, please contact the Membership Team.

We are looking forward to an even better year ahead together!

With kind regards and thank you,

Your AWCZ Membership Team

VERY IMPORTANT

1. Please be sure to include your NAME in the payment memo. This is the only way your payment can be identified.

2. Make note that our bank account is with UBS. We no longer have a PostFinance account, so please do not pay using old account information.

3. Fees are due by April 30, 2021 (avoid a late fee).

Payment to:

UBS AG

Bahnhofstrasse 45

8001 Zürich

Account Name:

American Women's Club of Zurich

Höschgasse 38

8008 Zürich

Account Number: 206-220977.40X

IBAN: CH44 0020 6206 2209 7740 X

BIC/SWIFT: UBSWCHZH80A

_______________________

If using PayPal or Twint and you would like to increase your pledge to cover the processing fees, please add CHF 5 to your renewal amount (CHF 180). This guarantees that 100% of your renewal goes to the Club. Please send Paypal payments to treasurer@awczurich.org. For Twint, you can pay at the Clubhouse front desk with the QR code there.

We thank you for your generosity!

Cancer Support Group is open to all cancer sufferers or survivors. The goal is to provide a safe space where everyone understands what it’s like to be given this diagnosis, where you can ask questions to those who’ve been through the same thing, and where you can get support and empathy. A cancer diagnosis can be an extremely difficult time, but so can living with it long term. We are a group of women going through life and hopefully making it a bit easier by supporting one another, no matter what stage we find ourselves in. We meet the first Wednesday of the month.

Feel free to contact Karen to register your interest and be kept informed of any news.

We met online for our Annual General Meeting on April 20, 2021. The new board was elected and we heard the updates from each board member for the year. Thank you to all who attended and we are looking forward to seeing you in the new Club year!

Because of Corona we can't plan excursions for you! I have a few ideas for you that you can do individually. Have you visited all the museums in Zurich, Berne, Winterthur, Lucerne, and so on? Have you ever been to the picturesque little towns of Aarau, Schaffhausen, Zofingen, Solothurn, Glarus, Willisau, Murten, or Montreux? Have you ever walked all the small canyons in Kanton Zurich?

There are many botanical gardens (big or small) in Switzerland. There is so much to explore in the French part of Switzerland. In spring meadows, spring flowers are a must-see in the region of Neuchâtel and La Chaux-de-Fonds. I will send out "the virus of exploring what is possible right now" to you all. We can stand up to the current Corona situation! There are still many possibilities for private and safe excursions.

Whatever you explore please report to our Round Robin editor Lisa and share your photos in the Club album. I am sure at the end we will have a huge "flower bouquet" collected by our club members. I am reaching out to you and asking for this new club activity. We can do it together, although independently, and the results are ours to share.

WE ARE A COMMUNITY!

Stay safe, join our AWCZ team spirit, and send in your excursions reports.

Sincerely yours,

Evi

Need to stock up your book collection? Read a book during lockdown that you'd like to donate? Do you like baked goodies? 

The Book and Bake Sale is coming back on Saturday, June 5, from 9.00 to 15.00! Come by to buy a new-to-you book and support the AWCZ Library.

If you'd like to donate your old books, we are looking for ones less than 5 years old. We are not taking textbooks and are taking only English and German books. Children and adult books are welcome. You can drop books off during Library hours.

We will also be holding a bake sale at the same time. Donate your baked goods, or come by to buy some.

Please contact Round Robin editor Lisa or Library Chair Diane to volunteer.

With increasing COVID case rates and concerns about the latest wave, Art Guild continues its break. Our outings are on the back burner for now. Check E-blasts for updates. If there is a particular exhibition you really would like to see, contact artguild@awczurich.org and, perhaps, Anni may be able to join you.

Dear Club Members,

I’m happy to announce with the easing of restrictions by the BAG, the Club can reopen for activities and events with 15 (total) people or less in the Clubhouse on Monday, 19 April 2021. Social distancing and mask wearing will still be required upon entering the Club and while standing and moving about. Masks can be taken off for food and drink consumption only as long as people are seated and everyone is comfortable with it. Contact tracing will still be required for everyone that enters our Club (the sign-in sheet will remain at the desk). Please continue to follow the hygiene procedures set forth by the BAG for the last 15 months. Hand sanitizer will continue to be available for our Members and guests.

President Lyla Taylor

The artists of Reflections 2021 will share our reflections, our art with you, this September/October.

Welcome in Autumn at the Club with us.

Come REFLECT with us this Fall!

Please contact our Gallerist if you would like to participate.

In accordance with our Bylaws, the ballots for the slate of candidates standing for election for the term 2021-2023 were sent to all members in good standing. 

You may cast your vote:

• BY MAIL: Send your completed ballot in an envelope clearly marked “ABSENTEE BALLOT” to: AWCZ Nominating Committee, c/o Chair, AWCZ Clubhouse, Höschgasse 38, 8008 Zürich.
• DROP OFF AT THE CLUBHOUSE and place your envelope in the Ballot Box at the reception desk.

Mailed or dropped off ballots must be received before the AGM and must have the name of the member on the outside envelope to be valid. Voting by Absentee Ballot will not count towards the quorum.
Questions? Please contact your nominating committee nominatingcommittee@awczurich.org