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Dear Members and friends of the IWA Welcome to our July 2024 newsletter As we start a fresh year with our new committee, we welcome you to the International Women's Association Penang! As an organization dedicated to promoting women's interests, we invite you to join our community of like-minded individuals. We offer various services and events throughout the year. |
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In this month's newsletter, you can check out our upcoming July events and read a round up of June in the IWA. You can read a brief account of the AGM on 26th June further down this newsletter. Our members are very important to us and, as always, we want to express our deepest gratitude to each and every one of you who support the IWA. At the IWA, we always welcome guests to join us for our events and activities. However, please note that seating may be limited and priority will be given to our members. We greatly value and appreciate the support of our members and their spouses, as they play a significant role in making the IWA possible. Therefore, it is beneficial to register early for our events, if they require registration. Remember, spouses are entitled to member prices. |
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Coffee morning with guest speaker Wednesday 10th July 2024
VENUE : The IWA clubhouse
Speaker: Sally Alexander Come and listen to Sally talk about her inspiring vision to protect vulnerable women and help them to recover. Pembela Wanita is an NGO that was registered in October 2022. It provides a safe haven for women who are exploited, trafficked, vulnerable or in crisis, so they may feel secure during their journey of recovery. By May 2024 it had provided care for 65 people, including Malaysians, foreign spouses, refugees and migrant women and their young children. For more details about Pembela Wanita please see the article in New Expressions – the online magazine of the IWA. You can view by clicking the link on our home page at www.iwapenang.com or the one further down this newsletter. All are welcome at the talk – women, men, IWA members and non-members alike. Please register via the button below. | | |
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Coffee morning with guest speaker Wednesday 31st July 2024
VENUE : The IWA clubhouse
Speaker: Philippe Durant Malaysia through the lens of a matsalleh. Belgian born Philippe Durant settled in Malaysia after an active international career in education. For the past few years he has photographed the people and landscapes of his second home. His striking and beautiful images are often of the forgotten and the everyday but somehow through his vision we are enabled to connect with them in a fresh way. For more details about Philippe and a peek at some of his images, please see the article in New Expressions – the online magazine of the IWA. You can view by clicking the link on our home page at www.iwapenang.com or the one further down this newsletter. All are welcome at the talk – women, men, IWA members and non-members alike. Please register via the button below. | | |
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Support the Pink Ladies at a special lunch - 11th July 2024 |
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Contact Denise on WhatsApp +61 411 735011 if you'd like to attend. |
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Monthly Lunch Group The lunch group normally meets on the last Wednesday of each month. There was no lunch in June as the date was reserved for the AGM. Details of the next lunch will be advertised as soon as they're available. |
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Our online magazine We have decided to publish our very own magazine and the first one is ready to read. More than 10 years ago we regularly produced a hard copy magazine that we called EXPRESSIONS but the cost of printing became prohibitively expensive. We are delighted to unveil NEW EXPRESSIONS - a fully digital magazine and we hope you will enjoy reading it. NEW EXPRESSIONS will be published quarterly. To read June's edition, click the button below and you will be taken to a website called Calameo where you can view the magazine. It's best viewed on a laptop or PC with a wider screen, enabling you to view double page spreads as they were intended to be displayed. Flip the pages by clicking the arrows right or left. | | |
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June's activities included one of our ever-popular two day resin workshops, hosted by Sandy Reid, and of course our Annual General Meeting. We had a fantastic turnout of 32 members and got through all the required business amid a great social vibe. We elected a full committee and they're looking forward to taking up the reins for the coming year. President - Esther Ng Vice President - Linda Batten Secretary - Lisa Williams Assistant Secretary - Kathy Roper Treasurer - Lee Chilman Committee members - Frances Pinsler Wilks, Patricia Mills (who has kindly volunteered to assist Lee with Treasurer duties), Maggie Gough. We welcome our newest members and committee office holders but are deeply grateful for the huge contribution that the outgoing committee made in what turned out to be a very challenging year. |
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Monday mornings 10:30am to 11:30am Mums & Toddlers Group Now taking new registrations. We welcome Beth, who will be managing the group this year and also Fiona van Blerk who will be assisting Beth. Contact Beth: WhatsApp +60123500943 or Fiona: WhatsApp +60138043144 To learn more about the Mums & Toddlers Group. See here |
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Mahjong Tuesdays at 10am Have you just learnt to play Mahjong or are you already a seasoned player and would like a venue with fellow players? Please join us at the clubhouse on Tuesday mornings at 10.00am. A small charge of RM5 will help with the services and the coffee and biscuits included. Contact Linda via WhatsApp +601126311941 for more information
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Board games, card games & Mahjong Fridays at 2.30pm. This a fantastic couple of hours where you can relax, chat, laugh, play Mahjong or learn a variety of board and card games with your fellow IWA colleagues. Event co-ordinator Linda via WhatsApp +601126311941 for more information | | |
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Penang Coffee n Chat Every Monday at 10am – 12pm at Daily Coffee Signature, 188 Jalan Burma, Pulau Tikus. This is not an IWA event but a venue for friends and expats to meet and exchange information, to develop friendships and to network. Good menu for breakfast (including limited dimsum) with western options. Stay for an early lunch or even have brunch instead Contact Denise +61411735011 for further information.
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Breakfast at the Mercure (Tanjung Bunga) is held every Friday at 9.30am. This is not an IWA event but a venue for friends and expats to meet and exchange information, to develop friendships and to network. Come along and enjoy breakfast, coffee/tea/drinks. |
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IWA Members only special !! THINKING OF LEASING A CAR?
It’s cheaper and easier than renting or buying! TERM: 1-3 MONTHS ONLY
IWA in conjuction with GoCar Subs (Malaysia) has negotiated a very special deal only for IWA members.
Normally leased vehicles are only available for minimum of 6 months and only with an MM2H or Employment visa, but we have negotiated the following:
In order to take advantage of this offer, you must be a fully paid member of the IWA (Membership inc spouse/partner RM120 per annum)
GoCar Subs offer an extensive fleet of fully maintained, registered and insured vehicles which can be taken throughout Malaysia including the Langkawi ferry (at member’s cost, notice 7 days before travel). Please contact Denise McNamara (+61411735011 Whatsapp only) for more details and referral to
GoCar Subs Aliza 0194272564.
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