Every year, the arrondissements of Paris organize a special day for the associations in their districts to share and show their stuff. These events—Forums des Associations—are opportunities to discover the cultural, community, and sports associations that operate year-round in each Parisian district.
WICE has been participating for many years in the 15th arrondissement’s Forum des Associations, and this year was no exception. We operated a booth from 10:00 – 17:30 on Saturday, 13 September, among scores of other local associations, just across from the Mairie. As always, several hundred local residents had the opportunity to talk to the WICE members at the booth and to take away fliers and pamphlets. (In the photo, from left to right in the back: Amber Brault, Cheryl Purvis, Elizabeth Wagner. In the foreground: Kim Hodges (red sweater) talking to a visitor.)
We want to thank the many volunteers who worked so hard to make this event a success. It was a great time for all who volunteered! They were:
- Amber Brault
- Pamela Combastet
- Laura Crowne
- Angie Guyoton
- Kim Hodges
- Hilary Kaiser
- Lori Philipson
- Cheryl Purvis
- Mary-Jo Reef
- Yana Vachkova
- Elizabeth Wagner
- Michael Westwood
- Kate Wolter
And we’d like to give a special call out to our Marketing Team, in particular Yana Vachkova (Marketing Team Leader) and Angie Guyoton (Marketing Project Manager) for all their great work in creating the marketing materials and in setting up our booth!
