AWC Going Dutch Dec 2018
American Women's Club of The Hague monthly magazine
American Women's Club of The Hague monthly magazine
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Membership<br />
by Melissa Rider<br />
The <strong>AWC</strong> must comply with the General<br />
Data Protection Regulation (GDPR),<br />
which sets new rules for the collection<br />
of personal data of those living in the<br />
EU. The new privacy measures mean you<br />
must give the <strong>AWC</strong> explicit and informed<br />
consent to use your name and likeness in<br />
print material and on social media. If you<br />
have not yet already done so, please sign a<br />
GDPR letter at the Clubhouse, or contact me<br />
(awcthehague.membership@gmail.com) to<br />
have one sent to you. More information about<br />
the <strong>AWC</strong>’s privacy policy can be found on<br />
our website under “Contact Us”. Thank you<br />
for your help to ensure the <strong>AWC</strong> is GDPRcompliant!<br />
Please remember to keep your information<br />
up-to-date. If you recently moved,<br />
send me your new address to the email listed<br />
above.<br />
Birthdays<br />
Due to changes in European privacy laws,<br />
and because <strong>Going</strong> <strong>Dutch</strong> will soon be<br />
posted on our external Facebook page,<br />
we won’t be sharing birthdays in print<br />
any longer. Instead, you’ll see Members’<br />
birthdays in the weekly eNews, which is<br />
sent to your private email account and<br />
is more secure. We value our Members’<br />
privacy. If you have any questions, please<br />
contact Melissa Rider, our Membership<br />
Coordinator, at awcthehague.<br />
membership@gmail.com.<br />
Welcome New Members!<br />
Christy Carter<br />
Zolboo Nemekhbayar<br />
Support Fellow <strong>AWC</strong> Members<br />
Find links to a large variety of businesses<br />
owned by <strong>AWC</strong> Members at<br />
www.awcthehague.org/site/newcomers/<br />
business-links<br />
Newcomers<br />
by Holly Savoie and Greetje Engelsman<br />
Activity for <strong>AWC</strong> Newcomers, but<br />
also interesting for long-term<br />
Members!<br />
Royalty and Democracy in the<br />
Netherlands<br />
On Prinsjesdag (Princes’ Day) we celebrate<br />
the beginning of the parliamentary<br />
year in the Netherlands, and we enjoy<br />
the tour of the King and the Queen in the<br />
Golden Coach in The Hague. But what<br />
do you understand about the relationship<br />
between democracy and royalty (government,<br />
parliament and the queen/king) in the<br />
Netherlands? How does it work and who is<br />
the “boss”?<br />
Join us at the <strong>AWC</strong> Clubhouse to understand<br />
more about the differences between the US.<br />
and the Netherlands. Greetje Engelsman<br />
is <strong>Dutch</strong> and has always been interested<br />
in <strong>Dutch</strong> democracy. As a child she was<br />
a royalist, as all children are. Now she is<br />
a democrat and has mixed feelings about<br />
royalty. What are the facts? For more<br />
information, please contact Greetje at<br />
awcthehague.newcomers@gmail.com.<br />
Thursday, <strong>Dec</strong>ember 6<br />
2 p.m.<br />
<strong>AWC</strong> Clubhouse<br />
FREE<br />
Sign up on GroupSpaces<br />
Did you know that any woman who speaks English is eligible to join the<br />
American Women’s Club?<br />
Invite your English-speaking friends, wherever they’re from, to join us today!<br />
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