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Annual Report - Club Year 2005/2006

Ágnes led the way in September through to December and continued supporting the group leaders as well as encourage members to start new activities. As she had been very busy the year before, several new groups that had been introduced quite recently took a life of their own, under her supportive and contagious enthusiasm.

Then Liliane started in January. My first aim was to make sure that the fruits of Ágnes' work carried on successfully. I also listened to members around me to understand their expectations regarding our social activities. We are not short of new ideas in the Club and I heard words like Cinema, Drama, Music, Nutrition, Family Activities etc. Fantastic!! However, we need coordinators/group leaders for each activity. So, just like Ágnes did regularly, I have implored members constantly to come forward to initiate new groups.

In February the Coordinators were invited to a gathering, which was a very pleasant occasion. Some ladies felt that it would be beneficial to plan activity dates 3 months in advance. Why not try that, without obligation! It was also agreed that the Welcome to Sweden Support Group (WSSG) had evolved into a service to members rather than a discussion group, which is why it is now found on a new OBS page in the bulletin. On that page members will find information that can make one’s social life in Stockholm easier and nicer. Keep an eye on it, it will grow for the better!

Spring is a time for birth. A new Spanish Conversation group started in March for the pleasure of those who, like Yadira our Coordinator, love Cervantes’ mother tongue.

One day, Brigitte Frick-Meijer quietly told me she would start another walking group on Saturdays once a month, starting in April. What a lovely idea for our ”family activities”!

What will the month of May bring to our social activities? First of all, the hope that all the information that has been collected and put together so far by the WSSG appears on the IWC website. It should help newcomers in particular. The main topics researched so far are transport and medical care. Many more will follow. I’m also counting on receiving replies from 40+ of our Swedish members and I’m sure that several will volunteer to take it in turn to lead the Swedish conversation group from September 2006.

It remains for me to thank wholeheartedly all the IWC Coordinators. Without their invaluable efforts and willingness to lead a group, the fun, the interest and the conviviality generated by our Social Activities would just simply disappear. Many thanks too to the participants who make the work of the Coordinators so worthwhile.

Wishing you all a wonderful Summer holiday!

Ágnes Mészáros and Liliane Doumèche-Hall

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Last Update: 02 October 2007