International Women's Club of Munich 

Who are we?

The International Women's Club of Munich (IWC) is a social club offering opportunities for 'camaraderie, culture and contacts' to English-speaking women of all ages and nationalities living in Munich and the surrounding region.

What do we offer?

Newcomers to Munich will feel at home in Munich faster through membership in the IWC by getting support from women who have been through the initial stages of coming to a foreign country not speaking any German and learning from their invaluable experiences. Women already established in Munich, German or otherwise, will enjoy attending the monthly meetings and participating in this energetic organization's many special interest groups, regular outings and celebrations.

 Interested in joining us? Then come to our next monthly meeting as a guest! Or click here to register today online and we will be in contact with you over the next day or two with more information. Registration is free and allows you to attend up to three activities of your choice to help you decide whether you'd like to join us.

Although you choose a password during the registration process, this does not allow you full access to our website. This is only possible once your annual fee is paid and received by our Treasurer; this may take up to 2 weeks, so please be patient!.

The annual fee is €40 (€20 from September onwards), with the membership year running from 01 February to 31 January the following year. Payment may be made either in cash at a monthly meeting or by bank transfer: Kreditinstitut: Dresdner Bank; Bankleitzahl: 70080000; Konto-Nr.: 0515074700; Begünstiger: Christa Olms & Erika Marx. In the two lines under Kunden-Referenznummer, please print ‘YOUR name’, the ‘year’ e.g.2009, and the word ‘DUES’. This makes it easier for us to avoid confusion if the bank account is in another person’s name.

The Club meetings take place on the second Wednesday of each month, usually from 10:00am to 12:30pm. PLEASE NOTE CHANGE OF VENUE: From January 2009 we shall be meeting at the Peace Church near Sendlinger Tor (U1,U2,U3 & U6) -  see their website (www.peacechurch.de) for detailed directions. We also have a few evening meetings throughout the year so that those of you working, or wishing to bring partners, have an opportunity to attend.You can also contact Helma Lehnert by e-mail or phone (089 170 8189), or Margaret Hilditch by e-mail or phone (08166 992 891) to make arrangements or to answer any questions.

Our monthly meetings are a time to socialise and learn something new at the same time. Each month we endeavour to invite experts to speak on topics that we think would interest members. We have just had our annual AGM and our new Chairwoman and her committee are busy planning an interesting programme with a large range of activities and meetings for the coming months, starting with a talk from the first German woman to scale Mt Everest!

Through donations of toiletries and clothing we support the battered women’s shelter (the ‘Frauenhaus’), as well as raising money to enable the children to have outings at various times of the year. In November we had a visit from one of the organisers who told us more about their work and the effect our support and donations have on the lives of the women as well as the children who live with their mothers in the Frauenhaus

We offer a variety of activities during the month to keep members busy until the next meeting. Check out the monthly Newsletter to see to see what’s on offer.

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