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How Carol Allen’s crazy idea sparked the Paris Writers Workshop
“I had a hunch it would work, and it did.” One day the committee was brainstorming what we could do to bring more money to the organization, and I said, “What about a writer’s workshop?” It just fell out of my mouth, I hadn’t thought about it.
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Forum des Associations !
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…
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Volunteer Shout Out: American Revolution in Paris
We want to give a special nod this month to Mary Jo Padgett and David O’Brien for their outstanding work they both did before and during our month-long fundraiser: The American Revolution in Paris. The American Revolution in Paris was a seven-event series of walks and talks led by Mary Jo that centered around activities…
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Volunteer Shout Out: Felicity Pritchard-Witts
We would like to give a special mention to our Development Director, Felicity Pritchard-Witts. By “development,” we mean fundraising events and donation drives. Until last year, WICE did not have anyone doing either of these on a dedicated basis, at least in recent memory. And then along came Felicity. . . Felicity walked into the…
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