MAY, 2012

We wish everyone a Happy Mother's Day around the world!

"My Mother, my friend so dear,  throughout my life you're always near.
A tender smile to guide my way, you're the sunshine to light my day."

When I was a child, my mother said to me, "If you become a soldier, you'll be a general. If you become a monk you'll end up as the Pope."
Instead, I became a painter and wound up as Picasso.

Pablo Picasso

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WHAT DOES LOVE MEAN?

Author and lecturer Leo Buscaglia once talked about a contest he was asked to judge. The purpose of the contest was to find the most caring child.The winner was a four year old child whose next door neighbor was an elderly gentleman who had recently lost his wife. Upon seeing the man cry, the little boy went into the old gentleman's yard, climbed onto his lap, and just sat there. When his mother asked what he had said to their neighbor, the little boy said, 'Nothing, I just helped him cry'

Excerpt from our latest WCI Magazine


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INFORMATION ON HOW TO GET YOUR WCI INTERNATIONAL COOKBOOK IS ON THE WCI COOKBOOK PAGE.


Welcome to WCI

Welcome to the WCI website! Our site provides information about WCI and its activities, and enables our Sister Clubs to share news and photographs of their Events, Interest Groups and anything they think is news worthy.

WCI is an umbrella organization founded in 1986 that unites individual women’s clubs throughout the world. WCI coordinates and facilitates the exchange of information and activities of its clubs and their members.

Its mission is to promote friendship and understanding among women of all nations without regard to political, cultural and religious differences.

It is not a club; it is a corporation. It is non-religious, apolitical. It does not fundraise, or promote any charity although some of its Sister Clubs have charitable clauses. WCI is an all volunteer non- profit organization consisting of over 20 clubs having 12,500 members.

 



Greetings from Welcome Clubs International!

Welcome Clubs International (WCI) offers a unique opportunity available only to International Women’s Clubs. WCI acts as your Club’s window to the world by enabling your Club and its members to communicate with and establish friendships with Clubs and women world wide.

The mission of WCI is to unite independent International Women’s Clubs around the world by sharing the common goals of international cultural education and relations. WCI’s purpose is to provide services and a forum for International Women’s Clubs where ideas are exchanged and lifelong friendships are developed. Each member Club functions independently.

Joining WCI is a simple process. A Club must subscribe to the principles of WCI: promoting friendship and understanding among women of the world in an environment free of discrimination and prejudice.

With modern science and technology, each nation and each person has effectively become closer. Even remote regions have become our neighbors. Although each culture and each person in every country views the world from a different perspective, we all want a peaceful and harmonious world.

Communication is the first step toward compatibility. Women, with tender fingers, kind hearts, and love for all human beings, have a special role. We learn from each other by sharing ideas and opinions. We extend our hands in friendship and enhance mutual understanding with kindness.

We invite your Club to join the family of WCI, so we can work together to achieve our goals of promoting the well being of humanity.

Best wishes for success,



Julia Banks
Welcome Clubs International President