IWC CHRISTMAS MARKET
Monday, 10 December from 10:00-15:30
at Restaurant du Prieuré, Pully
Come one, come all to the IWC Christmas Market, Monday, 10 December from 10:00 – 15:30 at the Restaurant Prieuré in Pully. Watch for more details about this year’s vendors in the December’s E-News. We have exciting additions to the selections of goods that will be available. So start making your Christmas lists and come ready to shop!
This year, we kindly ask you, our members, to prepare jams, scones, fudge, etc. to be neatly packaged and donated to our market in the Café section. Homemade items tend to sell very well! This will be in addition to our coffee, tea, and cakes that we will have on offer.
All profits from the Christmas market will be donated to our charity.
ART APPRECIATION – AVRIL WRIGHT & JUNE WRIGHT, “REGARDS CROISÉS”
Sunday, 18 November 2018
Art Gallery Image-In
La Place d’Armes 15, Châtel-St-Denis
The Art Group will be going to visit this exhibition and concert on Sunday, 18 November. Come along and enjoy some original art in a different setting from the more usual museums!
The art exhibition is by two Irish artists, sisters, one of whom is resident in Switzerland, and is comprised of landscapes, both Irish and Icelandic, as well as botanical and food art.
Members who are interested should contact Margaret for further details at art@iwc-lausanne.org.
SPECIAL CHARITY EVENT
“Meal for a Cause” Potluck Lunch – with our Charity’s Founder!
Friday, 16 November, 12:00 Noon
Limited space available!
Please join us for a Potluck Lunch, hosted by our President, Tiphani Steinhoff, with Special Guests Christiane Ramseyer, the founder of Atelier des Enfants, and her daughter, Sara Maria.
Christiane will be in Switzerland for a short amount of time this November, and we are so pleased she is able to join us for this special luncheon to celebrate raising money for her incredible charity. We are looking forward to an enjoyable afternoon.
We are asking for a donation of CHF 30 to attend this potluck to go toward our charity.
RSVP to commservices@iwc-lausanne.org by latest 14th November noting which dish you will bring.
IWC Lausanne & Lausanne Accueil Language Exchange
Thursday, 15 November from 13:30-15:30, at the Clubhouse.
CALLING ALL FRENCH LANGUAGE ENTHUSIASTS!
Do you enjoy practicing your French? Meeting new people? If you are a fluent English speaker, please join us for this year’s first Language Exchange with our French-speaking equivalents at Lausanne Accueil! We had a lot of fun last year and hope you will join in this year.
We need 8 fluent English language speakers to pair up (one-on-one practice) with our French equivalents for an afternoon of lively friendship and exchange!
All levels of conversational French welcome. Hope to see you there!
Please sign up by sending an email to languagexchange@iwc-lausanne.org.
OUT TO LUNCH – RESTAURANT TANDEM
Wednesday, 14 November 2018 at 12:00
Avenue des Mousquines 1, 1005, Lausanne
Pasta, seafood, and meat dishes from the south of Italy are the focus of this cozy neighborhood eatery, Tandem. The owner is well known for offering a warm and friendly welcome to all those who find themselves at his beloved restaurant. The reviews on this restaurant are outstanding and it is frequently described as a hidden gem in Lausanne. We hope you can join us! To reserve your spot please sign up below.
- Maximum of 12 for the reservation
- Please RSVP no later than 12 November at https://doodle.com/poll/9gb89p4gfbgxzhdd
- To ease payment of the bill at the end, each person will be responsible for paying for what they order.
NOVEMBER MONTHLY MEETING
Friday Nov. 9, from 9:30 to 11:30
Restaurant du Prieuré, Pully
Topic: Living Your Best Life
Speaker: Former member Corry Klein. Corry is a life, relocation & career coach, change facilitator and content creator. Her mission is to inspire others to follow their own path of change/movement through playfulness, enthusiasm, and creativity.
‘WHAT kinds of things fill your day? HOW do you decide to do them? What MOTIVATES you? As women, we tend to focus on the WHAT – what do I have on my TO DO list today? How am I going to fit everything in? The real question we need to ask ourselves, however, is WHY am I doing what I’m doing? What is my PURPOSE in life? How can I give myself PERMISSION to ask these questions? Come and join me on November 9th and we will explore the answers to these questions together.’
Corry’s website: https://www.corryklein.com
Monthly meetings offer a great opportunity to hear what’s happening in and around the club. Introduce new ideas and meet up with fellow IWC members you may not see regularly.
Everyone is welcome!
Stay for lunch after the meeting, just tick the appropriate box when signing up.
To help us with the coordination with The Prieuré, please sign-up before Tuesday, 6 November.
Sign up here: https://doodle.com/poll/hdq2x9fwzy5c84e9
OCTOBER MONTHLY MEETING
Speakers: Heidi Trillen-Krayenbuhl and Anne-Pascale Krauer Müller. Heidi is Swiss, the daughter of member Eve Krayenbuhl who nominated the charity and recently joined its board. Anne-Pascale is a former Ambassador of Switzerland to Lima Peru, she knows l’Atelier des Enfants and has been in contact with them for a long time.
Monthly meetings offer a great opportunity to hear what’s happening in and around the club. Introduce new ideas and meet up with fellow IWC members you may not see regularly.
Everyone is welcome!
Stay for lunch after the meeting, just tick the appropriate box on the event registration doodle below.
As requested by the Prieuré, please register for this event by Monday, 8 October: https://doodle.com/poll/9tztc6t37c3nnzrz
OUT TO LUNCH – RESTAURANT SUKU’S
Thursday, 11 October 2018 at 12:00
Suku’s, Avenue de la Gare 10, Lausanne
Suku’s, a newer restaurant in Lausanne, is a specialist of south India cuisine. Their dishes are cooked in the tandoor, a typical Indian terracotta oven, which gives food a particular genuine Indian flavor. Their dish of the day is always original and delicious according to numerous restaurant reviews. The restaurant is located to the Lausanne Gare and a short walk from the train or bus. We hope you can join us! Please sign up below.
- Maximum of 12 for the reservation
- Please rsvp no later than 9 October
- To ease payment of the bill at the end, each person will be responsible for paying for what they order.
Sign-up for the Out-to-Lunch outing at https://doodle.com/poll/xhatga4adbr49asr
Fit & Fun Charity City Tour
Date: Thursday, 11 October
Time & Where: Morning, Montreux
Please join the Fit & Fun group on Thursday, 11 October for a morning walking tour to discover Montreux.
Montreux is surrounded by vineyards and against the breath-taking backdrop of snow-covered Alps. The mild climate allows Mediterranean plants to prosper and palm trees are a common sight during our walk. This walk in aid of the IWC 2018 charity month. The walk is 6km and we will take 3 hours which includes lots of stops to take in the history and amazing views. We will also have the optional opportunity to visit ‘Queen the Studio Experience’ (at extra cost). This is a unique museum dedicated to the legendary band, Queen. For those not wishing to take the opportunity, this would be an ideal time for a leisurely coffee. We will also see Chillon Castle, a medieval fortress on the shores of Lake Geneva.
We are asking for donations of up to CHF 30 (market value) to attend the event, which will go toward our charity.
To sign up for the walk, please email walking@iwc-lausanne.org. Once you sign up, we will send you the meetup details.
FREE SPIRITS OUTING – GUIDED TOUR
Latenium Archeology Museum and Park, Neuchatel
Wednesday, 10 October 2018
“Yesterday…..Between the Mediterranean and the North Sea”. 500 centuries of local history in the heart of Europe: this is the theme of the permanent exhibition at the Latenium. You will be taken – step by step- through the different stages of human evolution from the present back to the times of the Neanderthal man. In a modern context, our guide will take us on an incredible journey to discover our own past, through many different aspects such as art, craftsmanship, religion and everyday life.
For full details and registration please contact freespirits@iwc-lausanne.org. All IWC members (and potential members) are welcome!
Charity Yoga class:
“Yoga for Good Sleep” 🛌😴
Tuesday, Oct 9th, 12:15 to 13:30 pm
In Lausanne, near Riponne
Yoga exercises and breathing tricks to get a really good night’s rest. No sheep-counting skills necessary 😉
Minimum donation CHF 15 (full amount to go to IWC October Charity). Feel free to donate more if you like.
RSVP by latest October 4th at yoga.bihar@iwc-lausanne.org
Nordic Walking Introductory Classes for Charity
Dates: Monday, 1st October or Monday, 8 October
Time: 10:00 – 11:30. Nordic walking poles will be provided.
Meeting point: at Vidy entrance, Stade Pierre de Coubertin, Lausanne.
Introduction to NORDIC WALKING: Mara Di Baldasarre is a certified Nordic Walking instructor, and her 90 minute class will give the basics of this fitness activity which uses up to 90% of your body muscles, improves posture, tones upper and lower body at the same time, burns up to 46% more calories than ordinary walking, reduces pressure on joints, knees and your back and is ideal for neck, shoulder and back problems. Walking poles will be provided.
Limited to 8 members.
We are asking for a donation of CHF 40 to join this class (market value), to go toward our charity.
After the introductory class, the members have the possibility to join the free Nordic Walking activity which takes place every Monday from 14:00 to 15:30.
Contact Mara to sign up for one of these classes at nordicwalking@iwc-lausanne.org
In case of bad weather, an optional date will be proposed to the participants.
ART APPRECIATION – THE HERMITAGE
Thursday, 27 September 2018 at 14:00
Hermitage Foundation, Lausanne
The painter Henri Manguin may not be as well known as other Fauvists but he was an important member of this group, loved colour and was referred to by the poet Apollinaire as the ‘voluptuous painter’. His work reflects the joys of being alive and a happy sensuality; it features nudes, Mediterranean landscapes, domestic scenes and still lifes, all with a glorious use of colour. Come and join the art group on Thursday, September 27th to enjoy this exhibition. We’ll be meeting at the door of the Hermitage at 14:00, and if any of you would like to have lunch first, the restaurant L’Esquisses, on the site, is available, reservations recommended.
Please sign up at art@iwc-lausanne.org if you would like to join us.
OUT TO LUNCH – RESTAURANT LUIGIA
Luigia, Rue Saint Pierre 3, Lausanne
Wednesday, 26 September 2018, 12:00
Our first stop this fall on the Out-2-Lunch restaurant tour is the popular Italian restaurant, Luigia. Their reputation is their pizza (recognized by Italian food and wine publications as one of the top 10 pizzerias in the world), but the menu has an abundance of other delicious dishes sourced from “the best of Italy” authentic products. The restaurant is situated in what was previously a cinema, and the bright marquee lights are still the beacon that drawn in the pizza-loving crowds. Sound interesting? We hope you can join us!
Let us know you are coming by signing up on Doodle: https://doodle.com/poll/m3bpmi4xs536meid
WELCOME BACK COFFEE AND ACTIVITY FAIR
Friday, 21 September
9:30 – 11:30
Restaurant du Prieure, Pully
We’re looking forward to starting a new season at IWC and hope you have all had a lovely summer holiday and are feeling refreshed and ready to go. Join us on the 21st at the Prieuré and catch up with friends old and new. Bring any friends you think might like to join the club.We have a great line up of activities to stimulate, interest and keep you fit and creative! Representatives from the club’s activity groups will be present to share with you what they are planning for the year and how you can get involved. If there is an activity group you have been interested in but have yet to join, this is the day you will have a chance to get your questions answered and sign up to be a part.
If you have time in your schedule, join us for lunch at the restaurant following the activity fair. Please let us know if you will be joining us for the welcome back coffee and/or lunch by registering on the Doodle sign-up below.
Hope to see you there!