AAFSW and Welcome to Washington present “Understanding American Politics in an Era of Polarization”

A Zoom Presentation by Professor Alexander George Theodoridis, Associate Professor, University of Massachusetts Amherst Wednesday, October 7 at 10:30 a.m. You are cordially invited to a virtual Zoom presentation by Alexander George Theodoridis, Associate Professor at the University of Massachusetts Amherst, entitled “Understanding American Politics in an Era of Polarization” on Wednesday, October 7 at 10:30 a.m. This presentation is presented by AAFSW and Welcome to Washington. If you would like to join this presentation, please register at office@aafsw.org. We will need your email address so we can send you the Zoom link. Alexander George Theodoridis is an associate professor at the University of Massachusetts Amherst. Before joining the faculty… Read More

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Welcome to the New 2020-2022 AAFSW Board Members

AAFSW would really like to thank the 2020 AAFSW Nominating Committee, consisting of Patty Ryan, Sheila Switzer, and Barbara Reioux, for presenting a full slate of amazing candidates for the 2020-2022 AAFSW Board positions! AAFSW would also like to thank its Members and Volunteers who voted during the 2020 AAFSW Summer Election from July 1, 2020 to July 31, 2020.  After all the electronic and paper ballots were received and tabulated, AAFSW would like to announce the names of the newly elected AAFSW Board Members who started their two-year term of volunteer service on Monday, August 10, 2020: AAFSW’s Honorary President: Mrs. Susan Pompeo   2020-2022 AAFSW Elected Executive Board… Read More

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Exercising at Home: Make it Easy, Make it Fun

AAFSW Wellness Workshop on Zoom Tuesday, Oct. 20 10:30 – noon Washington DC time   Our bodies were made to move! Movement helps us feel better and live longer — but modern life is too sedentary for optimal health. And being stuck at home during the pandemic doesn’t help! Because of this, we need to take positive steps to nourish our bodies with the movement we need. Fortunately, this isn’t as hard as it seems — no gym membership or marathon running required! Simply engaging in a variety of natural movements every day (walking, pulling, pushing, carrying, getting up and down) boosts our health, energy, sleep and even our mood,… Read More

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Congratulations to AAFSW!

Foreign-Born Spouses and Family/Spouses in Transition Become AAFSW Standing Committees with Voting AAFSW Board Member Chairs! Dear AAFSW Members and Volunteers, I would like to thank all of you who voted during the Summer 2020 AAFSW Election and all of you who supported the following two issues that appeared on the Summer 2020 AAFSW Ballot: 1) Should the Foreign-Born Spouses Committee Chair carry a vote and be able to vote during the AAFSW Board meetings? And, 2) Should the Families/Spouses in Transition Committee Chair carry a vote and be able to vote during the AAFSW Board meetings? In an effort to make AAFSW even more inclusive and incorporate the opinion… Read More

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