I am very excited to share with you the finished quilt made by our WOW Quilting Bee. I’m extremely proud of the ladies who, since January have worked on piecing this quilt together. The quilt measures approximately 2m by 1.5m and will be silent auctioned off at the International Charity Fun Fair on May 26th! All proceeds will go to the Wuhan Aids Charity. Thanks to all the ladies who participated in sewing a patch! This weekend you’ll get to preview the quilt at the Fish n’ Chips luncheon! For those wishing to bid – you can write your bid on the sheet of paper that will be at the fair. We are also taking bids before May 26th by email – mail@alexandraconrad.com. At 5pm on May 26th, the highest listed bidder wins. Let the bidding battles begin!!

Hey – don’t forget that the RSVP date for the WOW Fish’n'Chips lunch at Marco Polo on Saturday May 18th is THIS SATURDAY! We need to give the chef a weeks notice to get all the delicious fish to Wuhan – so make sure if you plan to come you let us know either by RSVP-ing to the Paperless Post invite, or email info@womenofwuhan.com. Remember though that because they are bringing in items especially for us, if you cancel within the last 48 hours – you still have to pay! Information on the menu and special drink prices can be found under Upcoming Events At this activity we will also be unveiling the graffiti art which has been created for WOW to be auctioned at the upcoming fair!

Paperless Post invites for this Thursday’s breakfast are now out! Please RSVP directly to these by Tuesday evening, and if you did not receive an invite, you can RSVP to info@womenofwuhan.com.  See you there!

Because this Sunday is being treated as a working day (one of the days being taken in lieu for May 1st holidays) the WOW monthly bunch at The Westin will be a regular buffet lunch instead of a “bubbAlicious”. The price will therefore be only 148net/person (including coffee,tea,juice), with additional special priced beverage packages available! Soft Drink Package =add 20net/person, unlimited drinking soft drinks (soda water, tonic water, ginger ale, sprite, coke, zero coke, etc.) Wine Package: add 50net/person, unlimited soft drinks plus bubbly, selected wines, beer, apple martinis…. (same items as bubbalicious Sunday brunch). There will still be kids prices, a kids area and the jumpy castle So come along and take advantage of this offer created especially for us. For those not great at math – that means this Sunday’s brunch -for all you can eat and drink (alcoholic beverages)  is only 198rmb!

Paperless Post invites are out now for our monthly Sunday get-together! Pls RSVP directly to the invite by Friday 26th, or if you didn’t get one but wish to attend pls RSVP to Helen – 03577.tastes@starwoodhotels.com. Don’t forget that bubbAlicious at The Westin offers a bouncy castle and play area for the kids, live music, and lots of food…and best of all – it starts at 11.30 so you don’t even have to crawl out of bed!

Feeling the need to unwind on a Friday night after a long, tiring week?  Chloe, Hankou’s new  wine french-themed bar, invites the WOW ladies to indulge in their quality wines and delicious platters of fromage and charcuterie (cold cuts) on Friday, April 26 from 8pm onwards. The bar’s ambience–from its stylish decor to its upbeat, lounge music– will fill you with good vibes especially with a drink list so reasonably-priced ! During French Fridays, all bottles of french wine are 30% off. Chloe is walking distance from Marco Polo Hotel at 145 Poyang Street/鄱阳街145号汉口 (near the intersection of Donting St & Lihuangpi Rd) Telephone- 02782886366. Cheers, ladies, et Santé!

We’re very pleased to announce a joint project by local mothers Stella & Emily and WOW to create a family activity group called Family Circle which aims to encourage foreign and local families to get to know each other and enjoy interesting activities together The first activity will be a very informal picnic at Jiefang Park this Sunday giving everyone a chance to meet each other. Please RSVP via your Paperless Post invites, or email info@womenofwuhan to get your name on our mailing list. We hope this will be the first of many Family Circle events

Don’t forget that if you are interested in meeting the recipients of the charity which WOW supports, please sign up for the activity being held this Saturday at Zhongnan Hospital. The activity will be cancelled if less that 10 people.

Paperless Post invites have also been sent out for the upcoming Meet the Recipients Day being held on April 20th. There are only 15 spaces available for this opportunity, so please make sure you RSVP immediately if you wish to attend. This is a great chance for you to meet Professor Gui and some of the recipients of the charity which you all help contribute to by attending the breakfasts, fair and Dinner Dance