We hope you will join us on Wednesday 23 May 2012 at 1pm for a FIWAL luncheon featuring Turkish cuisine. As well as being an opportunity to network, exchange ideas and enjoy a delicious luncheon kindly hosted by Hulya Kocu at her residence in NW11, there will be an exhibition/ sale of Stella &Dot’s newest jewellery collection.
For tickets (£15) please contact Salwa Mayassi (email salwamayassi@ymail.com).
“A social entrepreneur is a person who has both a powerful idea to cause a positive social change and the creativity, skills, determination and drive to transform that idea into reality. Social entrepreneurs combine the savvy, opportunism, optimism and resourcefulness of business entrepreneurs, but they devote themselves to pursuing social change or “social profit,” rather than financial profit. Behind all innovative business, there are entrepreneurs–individuals who possess the foresight, belief and boldness to build something new. The same holds for social change. Behind almost all important social innovations are social entrepreneurs–people with new ideas for solving problems, who build new kinds of organizations to implement those ideas, who will not take ‘no’ for an answer, and who will not give up until they have spread their ideas as far as they possibly can.” – David Bornstein
Be a part of something new! Join FIWAL on Monday, 30 April for the All-Day Conference!
Details to receive your tickets are on our events page.
With Valentine’s Day approaching, what better time to enjoy tasting different teas and chocolates! FIWAL members are invited to the acclaimed East India Company on Wednesday, 8th February to learn about and sample their delicious teas and chocolates. You will also have a chance to purchase something for your loved ones (with a 10% discount).
Please RSVP and send your payment of £5 as soon as possible – and do let us know if you will be joining us for lunch afterwards.
Happy New Year!
I am delighted to announce details of our upcoming conference. Our Secretary, Lynne McAlister has crafted a very eye-catching flyer that I hope might simply be added to your club’s electronic newsletters or added to your websites for widespread distribution to all your members.
You can view the full sized flyer here.A registration form is available on the ‘FIWAL Events’ page. I am very much hoping that contingents from all 35 FIWAL member clubs are present with us on the 30 April at the Mayfair Hotel.
We are now forming a Conference Committee to help with administrative matters relating to this event. If you would like to help us either on the day or beforehand, please do not hesitate to be in touch (mbwickware@hotmail.co.uk).
Besides news of the conference, our FIWAL website has been updated with information about events being organized by our member clubs. Click here to see them. The latest issue of Dateline has also been added to the website.
I would like to encourage you to sign up to be apprised of regular updates from FIWAL. On the lower right hand corner of this site, there is a spot to type in your email address. It is a free service! Currently, more than 30 people subscribed to receive updates. I am hoping that we will have about four times that number by the time of the conference!
With every good wish,
The October 2011 issue of Dateline has recently been finalised. Thanks to all our Member Associations who have sent in details of forthcoming events. You can see the full listing of events here.
FIWAL itself will be hosting two very special events this year, plus another two in 2012:
FIWAL representatives and guests enjoyed a lovely day trip to Longleat House on June 6th, with a visit through the safari park, and tea with the Marquess of Bath. Many thanks to Louisella Strona for the wonderful photos.
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Pictures from FIWAL’s 25th Anniversary Luncheon held on May 9th are now available for you to enjoy on our Past Events page. Click here to see the beautiful photographs taken by Fatimah Gammage at what proved to be a wonderful event.
And a quick reminder to everyone that our next fabulous event is fast approaching. If you haven’t yet booked a ticket for the coach trip to Longleat on June 6th, download the application form here and respond quickly.
