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One-of-a-Kind Activities
by Jan Essad and Fiona Muir
RSVP to awcthehague.activities@gmail.com. Payment for all Activities must be made
within 5 calendar days of reserving or your name will be moved to a waitlist. Payment can be
made in the Front Office by PIN or by bank transfer to the AWC account #51.99.10.206.
Jar-Filling Activity
Please join us for a fun and easy jar-filling
activity at the Clubhouse. These beautifully
finished gift jars of cookie and brownie mixes
will be sold at the Holiday Bazaar Bake Sale
to raise money for our Club. All the ingredients
will be set up assembly-line style,
so there will be plenty of time to chat with
friends (and sneak chocolate chips!) while we
work. If you can measure, dump, cut fabric
rounds, and tie ribbon, we need your help!
Feel free to bring your lunch along.
Tuesday, November 6
10 a.m. – 2 p.m.
AWC Clubhouse
Free
Sign-up deadline: November 1
Wine and Cheese Tasting
Always wanted to know more about cheese,
wines and their combinations? The cheese
and wine-loving staff at the award-winning
De Kaasespecialzaak will teach us all we
need to know about harmonizing the two to
make an unforgettable taste. While tasting
eight different wines and cheeses from various
European countries, we’ll learn what to
look for when deciding on combinations, the
influence of temperatures on both, and the
background of each combination. This will
not only be an educational experience, but a
true taste sensation.
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Tuesday, November 6
6:30 – 8:30 p.m.
De Kaasespecialzaak
Farhenheitstraat 625, Den Haag
€ 23 Members (€ 28 Nonmembers )
Min 20 / Max 40
Sign-up deadline: October 26
Thanksgiving at Pieterskerk and
Lunch in Leiden
Each year, OAR ~ Overseas Americans
Remember hosts a wonderful non-denominational
Thanksgiving Service at the Pieterskerk
in Leiden where our Pilgrim story
began (see page 31). Following the service,
we will lunch at Het Koetshuis de Burcht.
This gezellig restaurant sits at the base of a
historic castle ruin (built in the 11th century).
It was a coach house from 1657 until being
opened as a restaurant in 1981. After enjoying
a warm Dutch lunch, we will train back
to The Hague. We will meet at Den Haag
Central Station (DHCS) at 10 a.m. to train
to Leiden. We’ll then take a short walk to
arrive at Sint Pieterskerk at approximately
10:45 a.m. Specific train details will be sent
to participants prior to the event.
Thursday, November 22
Meet at DHCS: 10 a.m.
Service: 11 a.m. – Noon
Lunch: 12:30 p.m.
Train and Lunch will be at your own
expense
Cancellation deadline: November 19
Thanksgiving Family Potluck
Does the recent change of the leaves and
arrival of fall make you smell turkey with
dressing or fresh from the oven apple pie in
your sleep? Then be sure to come along to the
AWC Thanksgiving Family Potluck. We will
arrange for the turkey and would like each
participating family to bring their favorite
holiday dish (side dish, vegetable, salad or
dessert serving 10 – 12 people) to accompany
our feast. As cooking facilities are limited,
please bring your dish ready to serve. Coffee
and tea will also be provided; the Tulip Café
refrigerator will be available for the purchase
of other drinks. In an effort to coordinate
dishes, please stop by the Front Office or
email info@awcthehague.org indicating the
number of attendees and holiday favorite you
plan to bring.
Saturday, November 24
Doors Open: 5 p.m.
Serving Line Opens: 5:30 p.m.
AWC Clubhouse
FREE + Dish to share
Sign-up deadline: November 18
Making Gingerbread Houses
Back by popular demand, we happily invite
you to make gingerbread houses with us for
the holidays. Based on an authentic German
recipe, Members will learn how to make the
dough and assemble the houses, and will get
hands-on experience mixing icing and decorating
the houses with loads of colorful candy
and chocolate. The class has three sessions
at the end of which participants will receive
the recipe and instructions for making gingerbread
houses on their own, along with a
lebkuchen-gewurz spice packet imported from
Germany. The houses will be donated to these
local organizations: Bronovo Hospital, the
Leger des Heils (Salvation Army) Women’s &
Children’s shelter in Den Haag Centrum and
Vliet en Burgh, the Leger des Heils children’s
foster home in Voorburg.
Tuesdays, November 27, December 4
10 a.m. – Noon
Thursday, December 6
12 – 2 p.m.
Min 6 / Max 12
€ 20 Members (€ 30 nonmembers)
Cancellation deadline: November 19
Holiday Ornament Exchange
Let’s get into the Holiday Spirit! Join us for
this fun and festive way to celebrate the holiday
season. All you have to do is purchase an
ornament, wrap it up and come to the Club for
an ornament exchange the “White Elephant”
way. Of course, there will be delicious cookies
and hot holiday beverages. Sounds like
a very cozy way to spend a frosty morning,
not to mention spread some holiday cheer!
Friday, December 7
10:30 a.m. – 12:30 p.m.
AWC Clubhouse
Bring one gift wrapped ornament (€ 5 – 7)
Sign-up deadline: December 3
Luxury Champagne and Sweet
Wine Tasting
This is our final wine tasting of the year, culminating
in an evening with AWC Member
Anne de Berard taking us through a tasting
of sparkling and sweet wines coupled with
holiday treats to include the exquisite chocolate
of Pierre Marcolini.
Friday, December 14
7 – 9 p.m.
AWC Clubhouse
Details to Follow
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