Fundraising

AWC charity work in 2022–2023

AWC has quietly done a lot to fulfil the third aim in its motto – “fun, friendship and philanthropy” in the 2022–2023 club year.

  1. We collected and delivered 5 carloads of clothes and household goods to Bixen på Ottiliavej, which distributed them to refugees who use their cost-free “shop” in Frederiksberg.
  2. We collected and donated a carload of children’s books in English, which were sent to Ghana, and helped the Heart Pillow Project to make almost 2,000 pillows for women in Copenhagen who have had breast surgery.
  3. We donated nearly DKK 5,000 to the FAWCO Target Project, Awesome Blossoms, raised through earring sales.
  4. We gave DKK 10,000 to Goldschmidt’s Music Academy (the 2023 Philanthropy Award), which provides free music lessons to children in Nørrebro.
  5. We provide continuous services and support to the Missionaries of Charity’s soup kitchen for homeless people in Nørrebro.

We hear that, sadly, the number of people going to the soup kitchen each day has nearly doubled. If you can donate toiletries or clothing – particularly gloves, scarves and hats – for these people, bring them to any club event (such as the December cookie packaging) or contact Mary Stewart Burgher (emessbe@yahoo.com) to arrange pick-up.
Thank you, everybody!

AWC donations reach schoolkids in new library in Ghana

Remember the English books that AWC donated for the use of schoolchildren in Ghana? Now they’re in place in a new library and kids are reading them! The photo shows the new library at Cable and Wireless Primary School in Accra, Ghana, which had its formal opening ceremony on 6 November.

Fundraising with books and holiday earrings

As always, I spent the year collecting and selling books, music and DVDs, and closed it out with offering a wide array of holiday earrings for sale – with all proceeds going to AWC charities. Just before the end of the year, I transferred the proceeds to AWC co-treasurer Claude Lawson. Even in this pandemic year, with no big sales or gatherings, these proceeds amounted to 4,915 kroner.

This wonderful result required the help of many people to achieve: thanks to all the AWC members and friends who donated and/or bought items, and especially to Véronique Pascal for helping to tote and transport books, etc. and for so beautifully advertising the earrings on the AWC Coffeeshop.

Jewelry Donations

Cyntheia Singleton, our dedicated jewelry saleswoman would like to remind all our members once again to go through their jewelry to see if you have anything that is not being worn any longer and which you would like to donate to our fundraising efforts. Cyntheia’s constant efforts with the sale of jewelry at our meetings and other events provide the club with a steady trickle of funds that we can pass on to our chosen charities.

So take a look through your drawers, treasure chests and cubby holes to see if something you’ve tired of needs a new enthusiastic owner!

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 


 

Contact:

fundraising@awcdenmark.org

or

bazaar@awcdenmark.org

 
   
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