AWC Going Dutch January_February 2019

Membership
by Melissa Rider
Message from the President (cont.)
Continued from page 8
January marks the one-year anniversary
of me taking over the role of Membership
Coordinator. I have found this volunteer
job of welcoming new Members and keeping
the membership records very rewarding.
Our Club has grown by more than 20
new Members since our Fall Kick-Off, and
I know we will be seeing more new faces
after the January Kick-Off.
You can help recruit new Members by inviting
friends or acquaintances to our activities
and events throughout the year. Your best
recruitment tool is our website, where prospective
Members can read Going Dutch
online to learn in-depth about all that the
Club has to offer, from philanthropic events
to social activities. New Member registration
and dues payment are all done on our
website too, so it is one-stop-shopping. If
you meet someone whom you think would
be a good fit, suggest they visit our website:
www.awcthehague.org.
Welcome New Member
Maria Linkogle
by Members giving them allowing them
to opt in or out of allowing their likeness
to be used in the Club’s social media and
collateral material outreach per the GDPR.
Membership falls under the Secretary,
Heather DeWitt, who is responsible for
taking minutes at Board meetings and annual
general meetings.
Club finances are always at the top of
mind for your Board. Sheyla Karman, who
is our Treasurer and an accountant by trade,
keeps us on track and reminds us of the funds
coming in and what’s needed to pay our bills
and cover costs. We are in constant contact
and I so appreciate her dedication and guidance
these last six months.
As for me, I still have much to learn
about overseeing our AWC. I met the AWC
Amsterdam (AWCA) President at our
Prinsjesdag Luncheon and we’ve stayed in
touch about various aspects of our Clubs.
We’ve agreed to hold a Joint Board Meeting
(with some of our Committee Chairs) on
Tuesday, January 22 at our Clubhouse to
share best practices. I’ll report the key
takeaways from the session at our General
Meeting on Thursday, February 14.
As a TV news anchor I once worked with
signed off each newscast, “That’s it for now
from here.”
Happy New Year and tot ziens!
Suzanne
Going Dutch is Available Online
Go to www.awcthehague.org to share the current month’s issue with friends and family. You will
also find links to our annual advertisers, whose support makes this magazine possible. If you
visit or contact one of our advertisers, let them know Going Dutch sent you!
The AWC Clubhouse, which has been closed for the holidays,
will re-open January 8
Birthdays
Due to changes in European privacy
laws, and because Going Dutch will soon
be posted on our external Facebook
page, we won’t be sharing birthdays
in print any longer. Instead, you’ll see
Members’ birthdays in the weekly
eNews, which is sent to your private
email account and is more secure. We
value our Members’ privacy. If you have
any questions, please contact Melissa
Rider, our Membership Coordinator, at:
awcthehague.membership@gmail.com.
Members: eNews Distribution
A weekly electronic newsletter
is sent to all AWC Members.
If you have not been receiving your
eNews, please contact Melissa at
awcthehague.membership@gmail.com.
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