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My time at the AWAG Annual Seminar

In Spring 2023, I attended my first AWAG Annual Seminar. The Annual Seminar is hosted at Edelweiss Lodge and Resort in Germany.

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Volunteering with a library in Bavaria

Volunteering can be such a fulfilling activity. Every other month, we will highlight a new organization or event for those who are looking to learn more about the services and resources available to them as well as for those who are looking to give back to the community.

Photo Of MOUNT VERNON, Va. (March 3, 2024) - Voice of Democracy VFW Department of Europe winner Meredith Maxwell stands in front of President George Washington’s Mount Vernon home in Fairfax County, Virginia. Maxwell, from Ansbach, Germany, was awarded all all-expenses paid trip to Washington D.C. to tour our nation’s capital and other significant historical landmarks.

Ansbach Student-Athlete Excels in National Contest on Democracy

Ansbach Middle High School junior, Meredith Maxwell, was recently presented with a Veterans of Foreign Wars National Merit scholarship.

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Volunteering with a thrift store in Bavaria

Volunteering can be such a fulfilling activity. Every other month, we will highlight a new organization or event for those who are looking to learn more about the services and resources available to them as well as for those who are looking to give back to the community.

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The Munich Deutsches Museum

Use this guide for a perfectly themed weekend focused on the Deutsches Museum, plus a cool music hotel and where to eat.

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Volunteering with a community theater in Bavaria

Volunteering can be such a fulfilling activity. It provides much-needed services in areas as well as providing volunteers an opportunity to give back, meet new people and learn new skills.

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Bavaria Community and Spouses’ Club awards over 79,000 dollars

During the 2022-2023 board year, the Club distributed $154,072 to the Tower and Rose Barracks community

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Volunteering with a community spouse club in Bavaria 

This month we are featuring Bavaria Community Spouses’ Club and Hohenfels Community Spouses’ Club. I spoke with BCSC President, Leslie, her daughter/volunteer Quin, and HCSC Treasurer, Jacklyn. They shared their stories about working with the club.

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Community pitches in with PTO for Hohenfels youth

The new academic year begins Aug. 21, 2023, and the PTO have already begun work, first by decorating the hallway of the middle / high school to welcome the incoming students.

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A Day at Rothenburg ob der Tauber

With only a day in Rothenburg, you can see the best parts of this quaint German village.