So much has happened over the past month, and we have so much planned for the next one. Please read below to find out what the IWCV has planned for you!
Elections
Our annual elections will happen in the first 2 months of the coming year. There are three open positions on our Board that need to be filled by someone who is ready, willing, and able to help out on an on-going basis.
The open positions which will be elected for a 2 year term beginning in 2022 are Treasurer, Recording Secretary, and Member-at-Large. Attached to this email is a nominations form. All IWCV members may nominate themselves or another IWCV member to the open positions. To nominate the member of your choice, please complete the attached form, sign it, and follow the directions to submit it to the Nominating Committee. The Nominating Committee will contact each nominee to verify her willingness to serve if elected. Thank you all for your help with this very important function!
IWCV Wine Tasting & Tour of the Murviedro Bodega
Thursday, November 11 So many of us love to travel, and so many of us love to try good wine, that we decided to combine the two into a wine tasting and tour of the Murviedro Bodega in Requena, with lunch and free-flowing wine. Details of the tour are below. To register, please click on https://www.eventbrite.com/e/iwcv-wine-tasting-tour-of-the-murviedro-bodega-tickets-198335425597 and then click “register” and follow the instructions.
This tour is open to IWCV members with or without their spouses, partners, or guests. To register more than one person, click on the dropdown box you will see after you click “register” and enter the number of persons. You will receive your ticket(s) by email. If the trip fills, you can still join a waitlist and if there are cancelations, you will be offered a place in the order you signed up.
HERE ARE THE DETAILS!
Bus departs Torres de Serranos (Calle del Serranos 31) at 9:30 AM. Please arrive before then as we cannot wait for you. Note: Masks are required for the bus.
Arrive at Requena
Visit to Wine Museum
Tour of Murviedro Historical Winery
Murviedro Wine Tasting (half the group will do the winery tour first, and the other half second)
Lunch at Despensa de Sofia – Menú del Dia with free-flowing wine
Return to Valencia
Cost is €41 per person. Please bring exact change (cash only!)
Cancellation Procedure: If for any reason you find that you cannot attend, please make sure to go to the link above (or email pres.iwcvalencia@gmail.com) and cancel your place. If you cancel your place less than 72 hours before the event (in this case, after 9 AM on Monday 8 November) and we cannot replace you from a waitlist, you will be charged the full price of the tour. Thank you for understanding.
MEMBERSHIP
Membership Events for November
New Member Merienda – Our “merienda” for new members (and those who have been with the IWCV for a while) was held on Tuesday 26 October at MuviMent and was very successful. New members met some of us “old-timers” and they learned what the IWCV does to make members’ lives in Valencia more enjoyable. We hope to have another merienda in a few months time.
First Tuesday Coffee – Tuesday 2 November, 10:30 to Noon at MuviMent, outside behind the Muvim Museum. Due to the timing of this month’s coffee morning, it has already happened! Three tables of women, both IWCV members and those who haven’t joined us yet (but hopefully will shortly!), enjoyed a brisk November morning, some coffee , and a very special talk by IWCV member Susan Hoover all about olive oil. Susan explained the different types of olive oils, where to find them, how to use them, plus we got to smell and taste several varieties. The response to this talk was so enthusiastic that we may even have an olive oil tour for our members this coming spring!
November Luncheon, for members with or without their spouses/partners – Thursday 18 November. Details will be posted on our website soon and you will receive an email notice when that happens.
OWL – Our very own IWCV Happy Hour, for members, their spouses, partners, and guests. Wednesday 24 November, 6 PM to 7:30 or whenever! At Babilonia, Carrer del Mestre Clavé, 1, just off C/San Vincent Martir next door to VinoTinto. No need to register but please email Jane at forjbuck@aol.com and let her know how many you will be so we can give the folks at Babilonia a ballpark headcount.
IWCV Recipe Project: Our recipe project is expanding thanks to our very own Chef Amanda, who will provide monthly “cooking tips” to help ease our culinary efforts! The tips will be posted on the IWCV website along with our members’ recipes each month. Our recipe theme for November is “One Pot Autumn Meals”.
Please attach your recipe to an email and send it to Chef Amanda at amandascooking.com. If you have a photo of your finished dish, please attach that too! And, don’t forget to take a look at the October “End of Summer Fish” recipes submitted by your fellow IWCV members! You can see them, along with Chef Amanda’s latest cooking tip, on our website at IWC Valencia Recipes | IWC - Valencia.
FUNDRAISING
Charities Update
A special thank you to all you lovely IWCV ladies who continue without any effort to support our charities in so many ways. It is greatly appreciated by the IWCV Charities Team and also by Proyecto Vivir, Casa Caridad, and Casa Ronald
Design a Holiday Card Competition
The winner of our competition is Susan Hoover. Susan's beautiful card design captured all elements of the holiday season CONGRATULATIONS SUSAN!!
The Holiday Cards will be on sale soon and all proceeds will go to our charities.
Amigos de la Calle
Our Christmas Gift Bag project for the homeless will be managed in collaboration with Amigos de La Calle. Please watch out for our news alert in the coming weeks with full details
Casa Caridad
We continue to accept donations of diapers and wet wipes for Casa Caridad. Please bring your donations along to any IWCV event or if you wish to order on line from your local grocery store, please have the diapers/wet wipes delivered to
Casa Caridad
Passing de la Petxina 9
46008 Valencia
Proyecto Vivir
Volunteers are always welcome at Proyecto Vivir. Volunteers are required to watch children from newborn to two years. The volunteers are required during the following hours:
10:30-12:30/13:30 Mornings
17:00 - 19:00 Afternoons
If you are interested, please call Cristina directly on +34 687 534 099, let her know you are an IWCV member and you can then arrange an interview at a convenient time.
Casa Ronald
The holiday season is fast approaching and Casa Ronald have released their new gift range. We will start taking orders from the beginning of November at all events or if you wish you can send your order to Carmen on mariagrieff@gmail.com
Please see below gifts and and price list.
T-shirt 5€
Keyring: 3€
Bag: 10€
Agenda/Diary 2022 : 10€
Notebook: 6€
Mask Lanyard: 3€
Soft Toy 6€
ACTIVITIES
A SPECIAL MESSAGE FROM VP-ACTIVITIES PHYLLIS SO:
What activities would you, our members, like to see us offer? Please keep an eye out for additional activities that you think the IWCV should offer our members - it is a challenge for us to keep up with all the websites, Facebook posts, etc. and we could use some more pairs of eyes to spot those things that might work for us! If you see something that might be a good activity for our membership, please make note and let me know by emailing me at vp-activities.iwcvalencia@gmail.com.
We also let our members know about non-IWCV activities through posts on our “Join Us for Local Events” WhatsApp group. These are informational; any member may post events that are happening in the city and not IWCV-sponsored.
If you want to be part of Join Us for Local Events, our IWC-Social Chat (where you can ask questions that other members may have answers to) or the Women Who Walk What's App chat groups, please send me a What's App (+34 605 11 76 32) and I will be happy to add you to the group(s).
OCTOBER NEW MEMBERS
Adriana Calcines - Venezuelan-Spanish
Alicia Senón-Llopis Golec - Spanish
Catherine Cleaver - American
Catherine Lowe - American/Irish
Elena Koroleva - Russian
Gulpasha Askarova - Ukrainian
Helena Schoetzow - American
Jana Johnsen - American
Margaret Johnstone - American
Marty Baker - American
Michelle Klein -
Michelle McGowan - American
Molly Carson - American
NOVEMBER BIRTHDAYS
Ana Castiglioni
Anelia Krandeva
Antonieta Lisondra
Belinda James
Catherine Cleaver
Catherine Lowe
Collin Roberts
Donna Morgan
Erica Worthington
Gloria Newhoff
Ida Mauritzen
Jean Higgins
Jenny Newall
JoAn Conboy
Josie McCoy
Karen Somerville
Karla Ingleton-Darocas
Kathy Wittner
Kerry Hough
Lilia Espinosa Tyson
Linds Edralin-Boughton
Lynn Jump-Alqahtani
Maria Belton
Nadine Hawkins de Namor
Rebecca Weston
Silvia Matos
Sonia Martos
NOVEMBER HOLIDAYS IN VALENCIA
Monday, 1 November All Saints Day
Thursday, 25 November Thanksgiving (USA Holiday)
Enjoy the cooler weather we should have in November, and we hope to see you at many of our activities this month!
Jane Buck,
President