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FAUSA 2017 Fall Getaway
Sche dule of Evenfs
Thursday October 12th
9:00 AM - 1:00 PM Board Meeting Kansas City Public Library, Turner Boardroom
3:00 PM - 5:00 PM Getaway Registration Hotel Phillips, Mezzanine Level
ó:45 PM Meet ln Lobby
7:00 PM - 9:00 PM Welcome Dinner Blue Nile Café
Friday October 13th
9:30 AM - 4:30 pm Tour and lunch WWI Museum, Nelson-Atkins Museum
7:00 PM Evening on Own. Sign up for Dinner Reservations
Saturday October 14th
9:00 AM - 1:00 PM General Meeting Hotel Phillips, Midland Room
ó:00 PM -
10:00 PM Gala Hotel Phillips, Crystal Room
Sunday, October 1 Sth
10:00 AM - 12:00 PM Breakfast for new board Bristol Seafood r1
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FAUSA
Welcome to Kansas City
We're so happy to have you here in "The Paris of the Plains." Kansas City continues to be a pleasant surprise to visitors
from across the United States. We have been welcoming visitors since the time of the great western migration with the
Santa Fe, California and Oregon trails all starling here. And I think we can all be glad you don't have to leave here by
covered wagon, right? More recently we have become known as a majortech center and foodie capital with a burgeoning
arts scene. Hopefully overyour long weekend you will enjoy experiencing a taste of that.
Our hotel, the Hotel Phillips is in the heart of the downtown area called the Power and Light District, a nine-block area
containing more than 50 captivating restaurants, bars, shops and entertainment venues. You will be able to walk right out
of your hotel and experience some of the best of what Kansas City has to offer just steps away. And for the areas further
than steps away, we have a new and FREE streetcar line! We'll be using that as our transportation to get us to dinner on
Thursday night as we experience another destination neighborhood, the River Market. The River Market is known for its
independent and culturally diverse restaurants and shopping as well as a fascinating museum, which houses the remains
from the Arabia Steamboat, a riverboatthatwas buried in the mud of the Missouri Riverfor 132 years.
As part of our tour on Friday we will also be introduced to two other areas of the city, The Crown Center District for our
tour of the World War I Museum and Country Club Plaza for the Nelson Atkins Museum of Art, a world class art museum
including the Bloch Building, a new wing featuring contemporary art and a controversial design. Afterwe're done there
you can either extend your afternoon by taking the short walk to the Plaza for some shopping at the first shopping center
in the world designed to accommodate shoppers arriving by automobile. Who knew right? And some of us may find it
familiar since it was architecturally designed after Seville Spain.
Saturday night is an homage to our seedier past during the prohibition era. A corrupt politician named Tom Pendergast
arranged it so that not a single person was ever arrested for an alcohol offense in Kansas City in that entire time period.
While drinking is perfectly legal now, the speakeasy culture has enjoyed resurgence here. Enjoy an evening of fun and
frolicking while we raise some money for FAUSA's charities and enjoy each other's company one last time before bidding
farewell to another memory-filled Getaway.
I look forward to catching up with everyone and reminiscing while we make new memories.
Leslie Nelson
Getaway Chair

FAUSA
Welcome From The President
Have you been singing, "l'm going to Kansas City, Kansas City, here I comel"?
That song has been an earworm ever since Leslie Nelson, this year's Getaway Chail volunteered to
put on a bang-up event for all of us FAUSA attendees. Now, we are here, she and her team are ready
to show us the best of Midwestern hospitality in a city with Barbeque and Jazz as its claim to fame.
Our Getaway is taking a cue from its host city with a Roaring Twenties Speakeasy Theme. KC had a
wild reputation during the prohibition era. Our Gala Night will celebrate this era.
So much is in store: Exploration, Museums, Good food and friends, important FAUSA Business, and
speakers. We'll raise money for charity, install the new board and announce our Annual Philanthropic
Grant winner.
Whether you are joining us for the first time or whether you've been a frequent Getaway participant,
the weekend will prove to be interesting and entertaining. But the best part of FAUSA events are the
FAUSA Members. Fabulous people who have shared the experience of living abroad.
Please refer to this directory often so you won't miss any of the important events over this long, festive
and informative FAUSA weekend.
Welcome! We are so happy that you are here. Kansas City, here we come!
Janet Darrow
FAUSA President
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President: JANET DARROW t¡ved ¡n
Vienna, Austria (1988-2008).She is still a member
of the AWA Vienna, where she served as president,
treasurer and publicity chair. She contributed to
the AWA "Highlights" magazine and to two editions
of the book, Living in Vienna. She also organized
"Orientation to Vlenna" workshops for seven years.
She lived in Dubai (2008-2010), where she was
act¡ve in getting the AWA Dubai to join FAWCO,
and served as secretary at the same time she was
on The FAWCO Foundation Board as VP for Fundraising. Joining FAUSA in
2010, she attended the Houston and Charleston Getaways and organized
the Napa Getaway in2012. Before being elected president, she served as
philanthropic chair and developed the new FAUSA Annual Grant. She lives
in Long Beach, CA, with her Corgi dogs Chloe and Erin. She is very active
with Operation Teddy Bear, a literacy program for first graders, and Food for
Kids. She is a Realtorwith KellerWilliams Pacific Estates in Long Beach, CA.
First Vice-President for Communications
and Public Relations: RICK CHIZMADIA
spent three years living ln Zürich, Switzerland as a
trailing spouse of his husband Richard Hobson where
he was a member of AWC Zürich and FAWCO. During
that time he served as FAWCO's Voting From Overseas
Committee and has attended several FAWCO conventions.
Currently he resides in Cincinnati and serves on
the board of the Diverse CityYouth Chorus and is the
current President of the American Guild of Music. He
is the Federal Club Director of the Human Rights Campaign in Cincinnati
and serves on the National board of HRC. He works as piano teacher and
meeting planner and does volunteer work for various organizations. Rick is
also a member of the FAWCO Strategic Planning Task Force.
Second Vice-President for Membership
Chair: CAROL BOREN
in Munich for 2lzyears, and then spent 44
in Rome where she married a Roman and has
grown children who still live in ltaly. She was an
AWAR member, and served on the board of the
al Women's Association of Rome. ln July
12, Carol retired from her career as manager of the
lian offices of an international law firm, and moved
Rome to Colorado Springs. 5he immediately
both the Napa and the Cincinnati Getaways
and chaired the annual Fausa Getaway held in Colorado Springs in
October 201411 She keeps busy in Colorado Springs with a local philanthropic
organization, her Pi Beta Phi alumnae group, and volunteer work.
Treasurer: KATHY COUGHLAN is originally
from Southern California, She worked in the entertainment
¡ndustry in Los Angeles âs a senior executive in
international companies. Moving to Surrey, in the late
1 990's she became the CFO of an internat¡onal company
before retir¡ng to raise her six children. She served
as treasurer of the AWC Surrey and was the FAWCO
Foundation treasurer from 201 0-201 5.
Kathy is a Founding Member and Advisory Board
Member of a charitable foundation based in Bangkok
to help disadvantaged women and to educate children.
Her foundation gives out scholarships and grants based on subm¡tted
applications.
Philantrophy - LIZ HEMMINGER
Lives in Montclair, New Jersey with her husband Paul. ln 1967
they moved to Sydney Austrailia and Oxshott, England where
she was a member of AWC Surrey. She has served on the
FAWCO Foundation board.
Parlimentarian - JANE INDERLAND
was first introduced to FAWCO and The Foundation
through the AWC of London in 1 995, when she had the
opportunity to attend the Nairobi Conference. She was
especially interested in The Foundation and worked with
others to establish the Development Grants. After returning
to her roots in Montana in 1999, Jane was pleased
to d¡scover that there were already two other FAWCO
Alumnae within a 2 7z hour drive.The Dysart's and Lalani's
have been close friends since then. She also enjoyed
being a part of FAUSA on a national level, and became 2nd vice-president, 1 st
vice-president, and president (2005-2009) as well as chairing the planning committee
for 2010 FAWCO Conference in Boston. Jane believes that FAWCO, The
Foundation, and especially FAUSA have been tremendously enriching to her personally,
and she is delighted to see how the three organizations are thriving.
Secretary & Getaway Chair- LESLIE NELSON
is a relatively new FAUSA member, having recently
returned to Kansas from Dubai UAE, where she served
as Communications Director for the American Women!
Association of Dubai UAE. Currently, Leslie is capitalizing on
her overseas experience in her job as the American Express
Travel lnsider for Dubai for Wing Gate Travel in Overland
Park, KS..
Getaway Committee - MEG MANCE has been
instrumental in the planning and coordination of the
Getaway this year. Meg's ¡nternational living experience
includes Munich and Leverkusen, Germany as well as Toronto,
Canada. Currently, Meg resides in Kansas C¡ty were she works
in clinical research for one of Kansas City's biggest clinical
research and technology firms, Quintiles lMS. Her husband,
Bill Bergerson, holds a German veterinary degree & works as
a freelance German translator.

FAUSA
201 7 FAUSA Board CandÍdates
President: Therese Hartwell l¡ved
for 10 and 1/2years in Dhahran, Saudi Arabia
where her husband worked for Saudi Aramco,
the Saudi oil company.
moved back to her hometown, Houston,
Texas in March 201ó. While living in Saudi,
Therese belonged to the American Women
of the Eastern Province (AWEP), where she
served as Vice President and President, as
well as FAWCO Rep for several years. Since 2O12,she served on
what was originally the Ending Violence Against Women and Children
Task Force, now the Human Rights Team, and was chair of the team
since 2015. For the last several years, she supported Collateral Repair
Project in Amman, Jordan, currently as a member of their board,
and submitted their successful application for Ihe 2017-2019 Target
Project.
First Vice-President tor
Communications: Rick Chizmadia
While he was overseas, Rick was a member of
AWC Zurich. During that time, he was active in
FAWCO, serving as the Co-Chair of the Voting
Overseas Committee.
Upon returning to the United States, he
moved to Cincinnati, Ohio and became a
FAUSA Regional Representative. Rick used his
creative and technical skills to produce beautiful
audio-visual presentations used to enhance FAUSA's presence
at the FAWCO Conferences. ln addition to serving as FAUSA parliamentarian
(an appointed position), Rick chaired the committee for
the 20'1 3 FAUSA Getaway in Cincinnati.
Second Vice-President of
Membership: Shannon Reiss loined the
erican Woment Group in Paris in January
2014 soon after she relocated to France for
her husband's job reassignment. She was
ry active with the group and served as Vice
President - Membership during the 2015-16
Shannon moved back to the Philadelphia
area in the Fall of 2016 and immediately joined
FAUSA.
Treasurer: KATHY COUGHLAN ¡s
originally from Southern California, She worked
in the entertainment industry in Los Angeles as
a senior executive in international companies.
Moving to Surrey, in the late 1990's she became
the CFO of an international company before
retiring to raise her six children. She served
as treasurer of the AWC Surrey and was the
FAWCO Foundation treasurer from 2010-2015.
Kathy is a Founding Member and Advisory
Board Member of a charitable foundation based
in Bangkok to help disadvantaged women and to educate children.
Her foundation gives out scholarships and grants based on submitted
applications.
FAWCO Club Liaison: Janelle Mason
anelle lived in Basel, Switzerland almost B years
and loved it!! She was in AWC Basel club for just
ne month when she became the FAWCO rep and
on in that positìon for 5 years. She was also
library chair for 7 years. Janelle was on the
Board for 5 years (loved it) and the last year
e was the FAWCO Foundation/FAWCO liaison, so
e has experience.
Now Janelle, her husband and 4-year old twin boys
live in the Midwest--smack in the middle of lowa--10 miles from her hometown
and 4 blocks from her parents (motivation for moving home so the
boys would know their grandparents!!) and within 100 mile radius have lots
of cousins. At the ripe age of 98 yr and 91 yrs, her parents have out-lived
all her aunts and uncles-- was what you call the "change of life babyl!"
Janelle loves being home in lowa (been 20 years), and they love where
they live in their 1970's renovation wonder-home full of popcorn ceilings
and wallpaper from the BO's. They are keeping busy!
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& Getaway Chair- Leslie
Nelsolì is the current FAUSA secretary having
recently returned to Kansas from Dubai UAE,
she served as Communications Director for
e American Woment Association of Dubai UAE.
Leslie is capitalizing on her overseas expein
her job as the American Express Travel
nsider for Dubai for Wing Gate Travel in Overland
rk, KS.
Director of Philanthropy: Mar¡lee Watts
Marilee was privileged to live in seven countries
during her expatriate years spanning from 1989-
2012. tVhile living in Abu Dhabi and Doha she
worked for lntercontinental Hotels as Corporate
Sales Manager. Marilee was especially active in
FAWCO clubs in The Hague and Moscow, utilizing
r passion and skills for promotions, events, fundraising
and activities. Highlights were Co-chairing
the 80th Birthday Party and Silent Auction for AWC
The Hague; and duplicating the AWC Hague! successful
Helping Handbags fundraiseç in AWO Moscow to benefit the
waterwell Target Project. She and a group of family and friends joined the
FAWCO Mediterranean cruise and Marilee also attended the conference in
Morocco.
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FAUSA
PresÍdent's Annual Repo rt October 2O1 7
President's Annual Report October 2017
Getaway and Annual Meeting: Our 201ó Getaway and Annual Meeting was held in October in Scottsdale Arizona. This
meeting represented the 'l5th Getaway and Annual Meeting for FAUSA. Dolores Cuellar organized the event at the
Gainey Suites Hotel. Highlights of the Getaway included talks by Colin Cunningham of the Welcome to America Program
and by Daniel Kelly from Catholic Charities Refugee Social Services. We heard about the resettlement of refugees into
Arizona, how they are treated and how they adapt.
We visited Scottsdale's Botanical Garden and Taliesin West, Frank Lloyd Wright's western home and workshop and had a
bonus trip on Sunday to Sedona, AZ.
We were fortunate to have every counselor in attendance at the Annual Meeting which was significant because it culminated
in a vote to approve a complete revision of the bylaws. This was based upon the work and recommendations of
the Bylaws Committee, headed by Karen Snedeker and Jane lndreland, which met through most of the year with our pro
bono attorneys to create bylaws and new arlicles of incorporation that would reflect our values, activities and proposed
status as a 501c3. The new bylaws passed unanimously.
We also voted for 4Girls, an organization that supports and empowers middle school girls, as the winner of our FAUSA
Annual Grant and banner project for the year.
Our 2017 Getaway will be held in Kansas City, MO and Leslie Nelson is the Getaway Chair. She has recruited a team of
new members to help her plan this event. The dates for the event are October 12-15.
501c3: Following the Scottsdale Getaway, we chose lncorp as ourAgent of Record in Texas:
Incorp
3773 Howard Hughes Pkwy, Suite 500 South
Las Vegas, NV 891 69-6014
1-800.2.lNCORP toll free and
702-866-2689
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Our new articles of lncorporation were filed, rejected, refiled and accepted. Unfortunately, it took longerthan anticipated.
Our goal was to have the 501c3 in place for the current Getaway and Annual Meeting. The application for the taxfree
status was filed in August and it could take as long as 9 months and several small revisions to get the confirmation of
our status change.
We are continuing under the direction of Kellie Kemp, our attorney from Wilson, Sonsini, Goodrich and Rosati who is
working for us pro bono.
FAWCO and The FAWCO Foundation and Philanthropy: As one of the three sister organizations, of
FAWCO, we are pleased to share a spirit of cooperation with both FAWCO and The Foundation. The
Presidents of the three groups share a quarterly telephone call to share information. FAUSA has again
sponsored both an Education Award and a Development Grant this past year and will do so again this
year.
Three FAUSA advertisers in FAWCO's new magazine, lnspiring Women, decided to donate 5% of their profits from transactions
from FAWCO/FAUSA members, their fr:iends and family to the Target Program. This is helping FAWCO meet its
Target Program goals and keeps the splrit of cooperation alive between the FAWCO, FAUSA and The Foundation.
With the devastating flooding from Hurricane Andrew, the FAUSA Board scotched the plans forthe Annual Grant and
voted to use the Grant money for a Hurricane Andrew Relief effort dictated by the members.

FAUSA
Presídent's Annual Repo rt Octobe r 201 7
FAWCO Conference: FAUSA was well represented at the FAWCO Conference in Mumbai with many members in attendance.
A number of us attended the pre-conference Golden Triangle Tour of lndia which included Delhi, Agra and Jaipur.
The tour gave us a chance to talk to FAWCO club members about FAUSA. Janet was interviewed for an article for the
conference newsletter. New membeç Myra Walton and FAUSA Counseloç Louise Greeley Copley were selected to be
part of the second edition of lnspiring Women.
At the conference FAUSA was given the opportunity to present a workshop on Repatriation: Kathy Coughlan, Janet
Darrow, Judy Treanor, Liz Hemminger, Lee Sorenson, Rick Chizmadia and Therese Hartwell all participated in bringing
practical information and tips on Money Management, Housing, Pets, Seniors, Children and Coping Skills for the emotional
aspects of returning home. Three presentations were made during the course of the conference.
We were grateful for the opportunity to present a 1O-minute overview of FAUSA during the general session. Since the
theme for the conference was Butterfly Warriors, our theme was butterfly warriors of North America and Rick made our
logo fly like a butterfly. Rick also created a stunning retrospective of the conference.
Communications: Our new logo is necessitating some changes from ourweb site to our brochure. lt's a slow process but
things are being dealt with step by step. Rick Chizmadia designed the new brochures and is working with our web masteç
Debbie Hastings on web site changes.
We've gained help with our newsletter this year. Therese Hartwell stepped up and we now are working on a more regular
publication schedule.
Lee Sorenson and Rick Chizmadia again produced another informative edition of Highlights that will first be seen at the
KC Getaway.
Election: Parliamentarian, Jane lndreland, served as head of the election committee which was formed to find a slate of
officers for the new board to be elected and installed in Kansas City. The slate is: Therese Hartwell-President, Rick Chizmadia-1st
VP Communications (2nd term), Shannon Riess-2nd VP Membership, Leslie Nelson-Secretary (2nd term), Kathy
Coughlan-Treasurer (2nd term), Janelle Mason- Club Liaison. Bylaws changes instituted in Scottsdale have allowed us to
change Philanthropy from an appointed to an elected position and to create the Club Liaison directorship to engage with
FAWCO Clubs.
Highlights of the pasttwelve months included the passing of the new bylaws atthe Getawaywhich allowed usto proceed
on the path to become a 501(cX3). This has been a major preoccupation of the current board which will pass to
the next. FAUSA also had a lot of press and goodwill at the FAWCO conference in Mumbai. We also are showing 14%
growth in membership compared to this time last year. All healthy signs and things are looking good for a great yearfor
the new board.
Respectful ly Submitted,
Janet Darrow
FAUSA President 201 5-2017

FAUSA
7 st Vîce PresÍdent Annual Repoft
The following electronic newsletters were sent via constant contact to our members:
October 201ó
November 201ó
December 201ó
January 2017
February 2017
March 2017
April2017
May 2017
June/July 2017
August 2017
September 2017
Work continues to redesign the newsletter to have the colors, look and feel of the new logo.
Email Blasts
The following email blasts were sent via constant contact to our members
. Membership Renewal Reminders for 2017
. Annual FAUSA Grant August2017
. lnvitation to Kansas City Getaway.
Electronic Survey
The following electronic Survey was sent via constant contact to our members
. Ballotfor 2017 Slate of Officers
Printed Communications
. Created Program for Getaway
. Created 2017 Highlights Magazine.
Social Media
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Facebook
¡ We have 220 members of our FAUSA Group - 26 more than last year.
. Since the last getaway we had 85 posts to the Facebook page, a 100% increase from the previous year. We
continue to work to drive more traffic to the Facebook page and work to get more hits on the website.
We have expanded our Facebook post to not only include FAUSA posts but also the Foundation and FAWCO. We are
still looking for a manager to handle the Twitter, Pinterest and lnstagram posts.
FAWCO CONFERENCE 2017 Mumbai
Kathy Coughlan, Janet Darroq Judy Treanor, Liz Hemminger, Lee Sorenson, Therese Hartwell and I presented a workshop
on repatriation to the delegates. We used electronic media in our presentation and signed up 2 new members.
FAWCO presented their new mission statement and Logo.
After the adaption of the new FAUSA logo it was decided that we needed to re-brand all of our promotional materials.
I redesigned new business cards and promotional brochures. Work was started on changing up the website so it uses
the other colors in the logo and feels much like the FAWCO and FAWCO Foundation websites. The website conversion
will be completed next year.

TAUSA
2nd Vice PresÍdent Annual Report
Current Membership
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Regional Representatives and Metropolitan Coordinators
Our thanks go out to the following local leaders for all the great work they have done during the past year:
Dianne Lange (Capital Region)
Rick Chizmadia (Great Lakes Region)
Sylvie Resch (Chicago)
Teresa Braunschweig (Dallas/Fort Worth TX)
Elisabeth Sotoroff (Austin TX)
Jo Brandt (Phoenix AZ)
Marilyn Shipman (Tucson, AZ)
Teresa Wheeler (Mountain West Region)
Cindy Bauer (Denver)
Carol Boren (Colorado Springs)
Jane lndreland (Billings, MT)
Priscil la Dysart (Livin gston/Bozeman, MT)
Charlotte DeWitt, Judy Bell and Barbara Santoro (New England),
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Leslie Nelson (Great Plains Region)
Kelly Jester (Pacific Northwest Region)
Dena De Clute-Melancon (Houston)
Janet Darrow (Western Pacific Region)
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FAUSA
Urban FarmÍng Guys
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Helping disadvantaged communities rebuild from within.
At The Urban Farming Guys, we focus on building local
economy, capacity, and resiliency while giving back to the
global open source community.
What We Do
For the past ten years, UFG founders have been working
hard to change the odds within one disadvantaged and
underdeveloped neighborhood in urban Kansas City,
and abroad. From after school programs, and community
gardens to building aquaponic fish farms at orphanages
in lndia and Mexico to contributing to an open source
network of best practices and DIY tutorials.
Open Source Bootstrap Community Development
UFG utilizes alternative forms of capital and works to get
things done by whatever means available and with assets
the community already has in place. lt's organic in nature.
We share our work globally through an open-source model.
We work hard to put appropriate technologies in place
to help villages thrive in extraordinary circumstances. We
raise up local talent and provide access to tools, knowledge
and human capital. Togetheç we are cultivating the
groundwork for the next generation to thrive.
Urban KC Campus
The UFG Lykins campus consists of city farm lots, cottage
businesses, a makerspace, co-working space, greenhouses,
solar arrays, a tool library aquaponics, community gardens,
classes and programs. A plethora of human capital
exists for the community to thrive from within. lt's a place
where dreams become closer to reach. A place where
opportunity, access to healthy food and skills training is
increasing. Crime is down 20"/"from ten years ago and
the neighborhood is slowly becoming more resilient and
organized. We are partners among many great neighbors
doing far more good together than we can take credit for
ourselves.
became a safe place for sparks to fly and for ideas to
take flight. We took the seeds in our pockets and every
square foot we owned and went about like mad scientists
testing out innovative ideas from all around the world and
making them work in one of the most blighted neighborhoods
in Kansas City and to the far reaches of lndia.
Everything from urban fish farming to alternate energy,
from prototyping to after school programs and adult skills
classes held at the makerspace. We bled, we covered
the earth in sweat, saw the good and every range of bad,
and we grew. The impact of this experiment has gone
around the world and has inspired others to contribute
beyond our ability to take credit for it. We merely participate,
document, and cheer our peers onward.
1 0 Years Later
Ten years later, the Lykins neighborhood is thankfully still
not trendy or gentrified, but it is instead a beautiful place
for cultures and classes to intersect. lt is a place to grow
wings and take flight, or come and stay and buy a house
for $1 . Raw talent and hope is growing right out of the
cracks in the asphalt. And we are here to help protect
that culture from the market forces at play. On the
ground we are not considered UFG's, we are just neighbors-you
cannot tell us apart. We are merely cheerleaders,
catalysts and peacemakers along with the rest of the
great people here where a diverse community of neighbors
speak 20 languages. And we are having the time
of our lives, seeing life come into bloom! And we are not
the only ones. Others like us exist all over the planet, who
believe that things can be different, can be recreated,
repurposed, redeemed, and are working to rebuild the
village and cultivate life from the broken pieces around
them. You are the change.
Grassroots Relevant
Because we didn't have much money ourselves, we specialized
in ways to make an impact without money-making
friends, cleaning up decades of trash on vacant lots,
buying parcels for pennies and houses for singles, leasing
land to build community gardens, utilizing thousands
in reclaimed materials, trading worm castings for dump
truck loads of new soil and compost. We borrowed space
and did afterschool programs. We grew lots of food and

2017 FAUSA Getaway Delegates & Guests
Ginny & B¡ll Andersen
450 Gulf of Mexico Dr #8107
Longboat Key, Florida 34228
947 383 7290
virgbill@msn.com
Nancy Donohoe
46 Columbia Ave
Rehoboth Beach, DE 19971
302-227-700s
na ncydonohoe@yma il.com
Janelle & Rory Mason
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Colorado Springs, Colorado 809L0
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586-994-681_0
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Fríday DÍnner OptÍons
Cleaver and Cork, 1333 W. Walnut, in Power and Light. Reservation for 12. 8:00 PM
http://cleaverandcork.com/ This is a great combination of contemporary American cuisine and a GREAT location near the
hotel. They describe it as a gourmet butcher-driven gastro-pub. I would say great appetizers, great entrees and remarkable
wine selection, along with fantastic service. There's a concert happening in the KC Live stage so you'll want to enter
through the entrance on Walnut Street, not from inside the Kansas City Live Block. Otherwise you'll have to pay to enter
to hear local bands. Walking distance.
Garozzo's ltalian Ristorante, 526 Harrison Street, near the River Market.
Reservation for 10 at 7:30 PM
http:/lgarozzos.com/ For what it's worth, my Dad drank at the bar with Jerry Lewis here once. This is truly a Kansas City
institution, dating back to the mafia heyday. Now they just serve, in my opinion, the best pasta in town. lf you haven't
had enough fat or calories in your life lately, try the Tortellini Gina, the world's most perfect concoction of tortellini, chicken,
peas and more cream and cheese than you would think possible. This is one to share. But then all of it can be shared
by at least 2 people. This is one to take an uber or taxi to.
O39, 1000 W. 39th Street, in Midtown or more commonly called the 39th Street Corridor.
Reservation for 8, 8:00 PM
https://q39kc.com/ So this is kind of fighting words here, but O39 is the best barbecue in Kansas City. lt is "championship"
barbecue which is served differently than regular barbecue. The part a novice might notice is unless you get a
sandwich it's not served with bread. Trust me, you won't miss it. lt's also suuuupertrendy so there will be a full house.
Even with a reservation l'd probably expect a bit of a wait. But hey, it's a party, right? You'll need to taxi or uber here.
Anton's Taproom, 1ó10 Main Street. BPM '12 people
https://antonskc.com/ Fantastic steak house plus hormone-free poultry and pork as well as in-house hydroponically
grown tilapia. Get the KC Strip, sold by the ounce, with traditional steak sides. Happy hour starts again at 101 Take the
streetcar to the Kauffman Center stop. Or you can uber. lt's also not an insurmountable walk, but as you cross over the
highway it gets a little shady for a few blocks. lf you wanted to get your steps in you could walk there and take the streetcar
back.

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