Three dinners, one wine tasting, one breakfast, two tours (plus an optional one), one fabulous speaker from Tewa Women United, our Annual Meeting, a photo scavenger hunt for the spouses and guests, and an absolutely hopping Saturday evening complete with a Route 66 photo booth and a woman DJ…what a great Getaway! In addition to…
FAUSA News
New FAUSA Tagline
A new FAUSA tagline was announced at the 2022 Annual Meeting on Sat., Oct. 15: Globally Connected, Locally Active. This certainly reflects what the FAUSA organization is all about with connections to FAWCO, The FAWCO Foundation and other friends and organizations all over the world as well as our actions and activities in our local…
Save the Date Y’all!
The 2023 Getaway and Annual Meeting is tentatively scheduled for Sept. 28-Oct. 1, 2023, in Music City USA…Nashville, TN! We have identified a couple of great hotels walking distance to the honky tonk area and are working to finalize details. We’ll be looking at fun and interesting activities and tours for all who attend, with…
Getaway Thank You!
A special thank you to our members for our FUNdraising efforts for this year’s Getaway; the total raised for FAUSA and its philanthropic projects was an amazing $25,533! The beautiful quilt, made and donated by Chris Czyszczewski, was won by Kathy Limbaugh and brought in a total of $3,100. Our donation goal of $8500…
Shirley van Ooijen, 1920-2022
Shirley van Ooijen
Woman of the World
July 3, 1920 – November 6, 2022
2022 FAUSA Annual Grant Application
Thank you for your interest in our 2022 applications for the FAUSA Annual Grant. Twelve applications have been received, and will be vetted by members of the Philanthropy Team. Please look for your ballot in a FAUSA special email around October 7, 2022. The recipients of our two $5000 grants will be awarded during our…
Seeking Grant Applications Now!
FAUSA is currently seeking Grant Applications for one of two $5000 grants to be awarded at the upcoming Getaway. Please complete the grant application to apply for one of the two $5000 FAUSA Annual Grants. These will be awarded at our Annual Meeting and Getaway in Santa Fe, NM. The recipients will be announced at…
2022 Quilt Auction
This year’s quilt was made and donated by Chris Czyszczewski. Here is how she describes her quilt: This Friendship Chain is made of fabrics I’ve collected during my many years of quilting. The quilt was machine pieced and quilted by Chris and measures 57″x72″. Read More & Purchase Tickets Throughout the 20-year history of FAUSA…
Getaway 2022 Tentative Itinerary
The events team is planning some great tours of downtown Santa Fe! Tentative Agenda Thursday, Oct. 13 3pm: the FAUSA registration desk opens 6pm: opening reception (including dinner) at the Eldorado Hotel Friday, Oct. 14 9am: trolley tour historic Santa Fe center followed by a tour of the New Mexico History Museum 6pm: wine tasting…
FAWCO IM 2022 – Luxembourg
FAUSA was well-represented at the IM in Luxembourg in May. Sue Frick, philanthropy chair, Suzanne MacNeil, FAWCO liaison, and past-president Rick Chizmadia were together at the three-day conference, presented at several sessions, and met individually with FAWCO members who asked about transitioning from expat to repat. We also cheered on Rick when he was honored with…
