• Home
• President's Page
• FAWCO
• Membership
• Programs
• Monthly Highlighs
• AWC Awards
  • Cultural Award
  • Philanthropy Award
  • Scholarship Award
• AWC Board Members
• AWC Gallery
• Useful Links

AWC Awards

All profits from AWC activities go to its charitable work in giving the following awards:

• Philanthropy award (annually) to a project in or near Copenhagen
• Scholarship award (every three years) to Danes wishing to study in the US
• Cultural awards (every three years) to Americans living in Denmark

Philanthropy Award

Recipients from the last ten years

• KRIS Kristen Rådgivning for Incestofre og Seksuelt misbrugte www.kris-dk.dk
• Dansk Kvindesamfund Krisecenter i Vodroffsvej www.dkkrisecenter.dk
• Heart Pillow Project for women with breast surgery www.heartpillow.dk
• Blågårds Kirke “Meals for the Needy”
• Muhabet (Meeting place for immigrants and refugees with psychological problems www.muhabet.dk
• Drys Ind , the oldest day center in Denmark www.drysind.dk
• Support Group for Late Brain-Damaged Children
• Alexandra Collegium , for single mothers in education programs
• Hjernesagen Copenhagen & Frederiksberg, Afasi Center  www.hjernesagen.dk
• Volunteer Center, Vedbæk, installing smoke alarms for elderly people’s homes
• SIV Children’s Home in Farum
• SOVI, for autistic people www.sovi.dk
• Danish Council of Alcohol & Addiction DCAA
• Handicap OL
• Rehabilitation Center for Torture Victims
• School for the Deaf