This amazing group of women came together this year in Boston with our message "Make History." I am so proud to be part of this organization of accomplished, inspiring women who work to make the world a better place. You'll notice in this film that we were able to present a check to Oxfam for $14,000 (and we're still raising more) that will go directly to relief for Haiti. FAWCO also funds development grants, educational awards and scholarships. The Emergency Relief Fund (ERF) was actually initiated by AWC The Hague in response to the earthquake in China and it is this same fund which is providing relief to Haiti now. We do good things!
Most of these images are from our long days hard at work, attending general sessions and individual seminars and meetings, followed by themed evenings where we learn about the local area in which we're staying (this involved some history lessons from Abigail Adams and Ben Franklin!) and more fundraising.
The FAWCO Foundation Dinner (at which we raised $20,000 for charity - including the Americans Overseas Domestic Violence Crisis Center for which I am an outreach ambassador) was another themed evening "Black and White and Red All Over" which is why my friend Rachel is dressed in a newsprint dress and an Andrews Sisters-style wig! I played the role of cigarette girl to the fullest (what a surprise!) - "cigars, cigarettes, tiparillos!" and sold candy cigarettes and chocolate cigars to add to the pot for the evening. Thanks so much to my friend "Pamelita" for making this costume just perfect!
I don't have more than a couple of photos from our final evening (I was 'kidnapped' during dessert by my friend Anna :) , a dinner held at the Algonquin Club in Boston where we were thoroughly entertained by the Beezelbubs and the Tupelos, an all-male a capella group from Tufts University and their couterparts at Wellesley College - they not only sing (amazingly well), but create all of the music of the song with only their voices combined with some very cool choreography. It is impossible to convey how AMAZING they were with a photo but I think you can find videos of them on the 'net if you're interested in seeing what a performance is like.
I couldn't find a video of the two groups together, but a capella groups are actually a big thing on college campuses right now - here's a link to the Beezlebubs if you're interested:
and here's one of the Tupelos from youtube:
Next year's FAWCO conference will be in Marrakech, Morroco!
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