MEMBERSHIP
NEWS
WELCOMING
LADIES
The
whole 2008 team will be welcoming new members and guests at our events.
At the General Meetings, guests will be asked to stand up when their
name and sponsor are announced so that we can all get to see them.
LET
US KNOW IF YOU
Please
remember to let us know if you have a change of address or address details
so that we can be sure that your Newsletter will reach you on time.
Contact the Membership Officer or the Publications Officer.
MEMBERSHIP
NEWS
NEW
MEMBERS 2008
WELCOME
TO OUR NEW MEMBERS
Pauline Raptakis was introduced at the April General
Meeting and we hope she will enjoy everything the Club has to offer.
She is only here for about 18 months so please seek her out and make
her welcome.
Maire Nic Aoidh, the wife of the new Irish Ambassador,
has accepted to become a WIC member and hopes to be at the May General
Meeting. We look forward to meeting her and welcoming her into our
midst and hope that she too will enjoy all our activities
and events.
Our new member of one month only, Sharon Chelmis,
has already shown her metal, not just by attending the Special Wednesday
at the Italian Institute, but by assisting on the Membership desk
at the April Meeting – well done Sharon!
GET
WELL SOON
I’m sure that all
the positive energy we all sent to Gail Sofianou and Maria Linardos
at the General Meeting on the 17th will have helped their speedy recovery
from their operations. Keep sending the energy and they’ll be back
with us much sooner! With fondest wishes to you both.
A
MESSAGE FROM BRIGITTE FRANGOULIS…
Whom we look forward to seeing again very soon:
“Many thanks to all WIC Ladies for the comforting words and
lovely flowers.”
CORRECTIONS/
ADDITIONS TO THE 2008 DIRECTORY
Please note the following additions to the 2008 Directory:
KALLERGIS FORLANO LAURENCE
RAPTAKIS PAULINE
BARROW TRACEY
LOUIZAKI-KLAR PELLA
THEOPHANOPOULOS LEOPOLDINE
ZELOU FIGUEROA JEANETH
On page 7 of the new Directory
, where it lists the Executive Board 2008, Bozena Olak’s name
is missing as Activities Officer. Sorry Bozena considering how much
you do for us. Our Apologies.
We are very happy to extend a warm welcome to
our newest members.
(given
in last name's alphabetical order)
**
denotes an Ambassador accredited to Greece
* denotes the wife of an Ambassador accredited to Greece
CHANGE
OF ADDRESS
CONGRATULATIONS
GREAT
HAPPY NEWS
At 14:53h on April 17th, the world was made a happier place as Marla Anna
took her first breath, weighing in at 4.27 kg. Congratulations to Samia
Economides and her whole family on the birth of her latest grandchild.
Love and kisses to you all!
Our
first 2008 WIC baby has been born to Laura and Andrew Humphries!
Congratulations to Yvonne and Toula on the birth of their new grandchildren.
MEMBERS
RESIGNING
All
members who are resigning are requested to send in a letter of resignation.
CONDOLENCES
Our
deepest sympathy goes to Jeaneth Figueroa Zelou on the loss of her father
in law and Liz Moffat on the loss of her mother. Our love, thoughts and
prayers are with you and your families at this very sad time.
Please
remember to let us know if you have a change of address, or address
details so that we can be sure that your Newsletter will reach you on
time. Contact the Membership Officer and/or the Publications Officer
BEST WISHES
OUR
THOUGHTS
FAREWELL
IMPORTANT MESSAGE ABOUT
WIC E-MAIL ADDRESSES:
All members are entitled
to a WIC email address. It is very convenient and easy to set up. Simply
chose the format you would like and then contact Maria Freitas and it
will be set up.
As soon as it is up and running
we will email you with information on how to use it using Microsoft Outlook.
IMPORTANT MESSAGE ABOUT
OUR DIRECTORY
Thanks to super-human effort on behalf of our Membership Officer, Heike
Mayer, our new Directory was available at the February General Meeting.
If you have not collected your copy, kindly do so at a future meeting.
Please check your entry to ensure that it is correct and if, by any chance,
you have corrections/alterations/additions please contact Heike direct
(preferably by email to help get the information absolutely exact) with
a copy to Jeaneth for her to include the changes in the next Newsletter.
PHOTOGRAPHS
Lovely as it is to have an album full of memories, the
extent and weight of these albums has now become a PROBLEM – they
are handed on to the next Vice President and stored until the next year
when they are handed on again. And never see the light of day!
This year, Bridget is dispensing with ALBUMS, but not with photographs!
Impossible for such a keen photographer! All photographs will be kept
on a CD which will be made available at the Christmas General Meeting
for all to see and copies made if desired.
Please send your photos by email to Bridget so that they
can be included in the CD.
RECIPES
Following the marvelous meeting we had at the residence of Ambassador
Jannie and Mrs. Trienie Momberg, our Honorary President, there were many
requests for recipes of the delicious dishes we tasted. Trienie has given
us two of them and promises. She will try to get some others for us later.
Chicken Broccoli
1 cooked chicken 1 chopped onion 1 chopped green pepper 1 tsp curry powder
25 ml lemon juice 75 gm breadcrumbs
600 gms frozen broccoli (boiled
for 5 mins in salted water)
250mls mayonnaise
1 tin mushroom soup
60 gm butter
250 grated cheddar cheese
Debone and flake the chicken. Fry onion and green pepper together and
mix with the chicken. Fill an ovenproof baking dish with a layer of chicken,
broccoli and sauce, made from mayonnaise, mushroom' soup, curry powder
and lemon juice. Add melted butter to breadcrumbs and cheese. Sprinkle
this mixture over the chicken. Bake in a moderate over until the sauce
sizzles and the cheese and breadcrumbs are brown.
BOBOTIE
2kg mince meat (mutton or beef) fresh ginger chopped finely
5cloves garlic curry powder 4 onions chopped oil for frying
Method: Fry onions in oil until transparent, add ginger, garlic and curry
powder and cook for a further few minutes. Add mince meat and cook till
browned.
1 packet dried apricots
1 packet almond flakes
1 packet sultanas
(all above packets approx 200 - 250 gms)
Chop the above ingredients finely in the blender and add to the meat mixture.
8 slices crustless bread soaked in milk Squeeze the milk from the bread,
mash with a fork and add to the meat mixture.
4 tbs apricot jam
4 tbs chutney (any kind)
Juice and rind of 2 lemons
Add the above to the meat mixture,
Place the meat mixture into an ovenproof dish and press flat with a spoon.
Allow to cool slightly.
2 cups milk 4 eggs
Beat
the above together and pour over the meat mixture. Place a few bay leaves
on top. Bake in moderate oven until the milk mixture has set and has a
nice golden colour.
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REMINDERS
General Meetings
Please call only at the times requested and within the deadline
to notify if you are unable to attend. Remember you will be charged
if you can't turn up and haven't called in time.
Bus
Please abide by the booking deadline, otherwise you will be charged
for this also.
Special Wednesdays
Please remember that you must pay in advance or you will forfeit
your place. It will not be possible for you to be reimbursed, or
for your place to be given to a friend as there are always many
other members already on the waiting list.
Mobile Telephones
Please remember to turn off your telephones at the start of meetings
as il can obviously be very unsettling for anyone who is speaking
or giving a lecture or recital.
Name Tags
Please remember to return your nametags at the end of the meeting.
If one is misplaced, extra time and money has to be spent to make
a new one.
Guests
To avoid embarrassment, please make sure that you pay for your guests,
or that they understand they will have to pay. If they don't come
you will be asked to pay.
Thank
you for all your help and cooperation so that the Club can run more
smoothly.
NEWSLETTER
DEADLINE
Please get all information to be included in fee newsletter to the
editor by the last working day of each month: by e-mail to Jeaneth
Zelou
SAFETY
TIPS FOR WOMEN
We live in a relatively safe city and country but, unfortunately,
incidents of violence do happen and are on the rise so, without
being alarmist I share this advice with our members:
1. The elbow is the strongest point on your body. If you are close
enough to use it, do.
2. If a robber asks for your wallet and/or purse, DO NOT HAND IT
TO HIM, toss it away from you - chances are that he is more interested
in your money than you and be will go for the wallet. RUN LIKE MAD
IN THE OTHER DIRECTION,
3. If you are ever thrown into the trunk of a car, kick out the
back tail lights and stick your arm out of the hole and start waving
like crazy. The driver wont see you, but everyone else will. This
saves lives.
4. Women have a tendency to get into their cars after shopping,
eating, working etc, and just sit (sorting their handbag, or making
a list, etc.) DON'T DO THIS. The predator will be watching you and
this is the perfect opportunity for him to get in on the passenger
side, put a gun/knife to your head and tell you where to do. As
soon as you get into your car LOCK THE DOORS AND LEAVE.
5. A few notes about getting into your car in a parking lot or garage:
a. Be aware, look around you, look into your car, at the passenger
side floor and in the back seat.
b. If you are parked next to a big van, enter your car from the
passenger door. Most serial killers attack their victims by pulling
them into their vans while the women are attempting to get into
their cars.
c. Look at the car parked on the driver's side of your vehicle and
the passenger side. If a man is sitting alone in the seat nearest
to your car you may want to walk back into the shop/mall or work
and get someone to walk you back out. It is always better to be
safe than sorry and better paranoid than dead!
6. ALWAYS take the elevator instead of the stairs - stairwells are
horrible places to be alone and the perfect crime spot, especially
at night.
7. If the predator has a gun and you are not under his control,
ALWAYS RUN. The predator will only hit you (a running . target)
4 in 100 times and even then it will most likely NOT be a vital
organ. Run, preferable in a zigzag pattern.
8. As women, we are always trying to be sympathetic. STOP. It may
get you robbed, raped or killed. There are many cases of a good
looking, well educated man, playing on the sympathies of unsuspecting
women, maybe walking with a cane or with a Ump, asking "for
help" in his vehicle or with his vehicle - and that's when
he abducts or attacks his next victim. Little old ladies that ask
for a lift may scream "thief as they get out of the car and
accuse you of robbing them\ Don't laugh, I know this happens!
9. NEVER open your door without knowing exactly who is there - criminals
have been known to use a recording of a baby crying to get people
to open their doors.
10. . If you are entering your building alone at night, look around
first to see if anyone is lurking in the shadows. Always ask the
taxi driver or friend dropping you off to wait until you are inside
- and you could always ask the friends you've left to call . you
after a few minutes to check that you are safely inside your home.
Before you think that I've completely lost it or am being melodramatic,
one of our members was held at knife point recently and whereas
the loss of possessions is cross-making, the shock and trauma of
such an attack is very hard to reconcile. SO TAKE CARE AND PASS
ON THIS INFORMATION.
Bridget Coscoros
OUR LETTERS
STAYING
IN TOUCH WITH OUR FORMER MEMBERS
A
MESSAGE FROM LOREDANA PIETRO… On a recent visit to Venice Sotos
and I met with Loredana and her husband Enrico. It was wonderful
to see Loredana again after so many years - she was my Honorary
President in 1997. She fondly remembers the good times with WIC
and sends her greetings to all members who remember her and specially
to the Board of 97! She has us all in her heart and may visit Greece
in October. Please se her e-mail in the May-June 2008 Newsletter
Heide
Papasotiriou
GREETINGS
FROM CAPE TOWN
I
received the following email from our dear friend and Honorary President
in Sana’s year, Trieni Momberg, who, you will remember, was very
active in every way and hosted us at her residence many times: “Hello
everybody, I read about your activities on the internet and I still
miss all of you. We are happy to be back in South Africa, but still
remember all the wonderful friendships we made in Athens. Please
give my regards to all my friends in WIC.
Trieni
Momberg (Member 2001-2006)
Trieni
can be contacted on her email: please check in the May-June 2008
Newsletter.
BLOOD
BANK
The following was received from Jean Johnston:
“I’m so sorry that the blood drive is not receiving
more support. It is such a good idea. I really appreciated all the
help I had when trying to find blood for Bill when he was to have
heart surgery. It is most certainly a stress that you don’t
need when a loved one’s life, or your own life, is at stake.”
SAND
AND STONE
Two friends were walking through the desert. During some point of
the journey they had an argument and one friend slapped the other
one in the face. The one who got slapped was hurt, but without saying
anything, wrote in the sand: ‘Today my best friend slapped
me in the face’
They kept on walking until they found an oasis, where they decided
to take a bath. The one who had been slapped got stuck in the mire
and started drowning, but the friend saved him. After he had recovered
from the near-drowning, he wrote on a stone: ‘Today my best
friend saved my life’.
The friend who had both slapped him and saved his life asked: “After
I hurt you, you wrote in the sand but now you write on a stone,
why?” The friend replied: “When someone hurts us we
should write it down in sand, where the winds of forgiveness can
erase it. But, when someone does something good for us, we must
engrave it in stone where no wind can ever erase it.
Learn
to write your hurts in the sand and to carve your benefits in stone.
They say it takes a minute to find a special person, an hour to
appreciate them, a day to love them, but then an entire life to
forget them.
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