AAFSW here to support returnees from Kabul

Many of your friends and colleagues and perhaps even yourselves are coming home on short notice in dire circumstances with little warning or baggage.Please know that the Evacuee Support Network from AAFSW (Associates of American Foreign Service Worldwide) is ready to support your needs.  We have almost 100 volunteers willing to help.  We can take you shopping, help you find housing, provide a meal.  We even have a volunteer who would like to help with your pets.The Network has been active since the mid-80s when we worked with telephone trees.  These days please let us know your needs or your colleagues needs via email at a_laporta@yahoo.com Ann La Porta

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AAFSW Announces the Winners of the 2021 Student Merit Scholarships

  Alyssa Burkhalter Alyssa is a rising junior at Vanderbilt University in Nashville, Tennessee. She is studying Double Bass at the Blair School of Music, with a second major in Psychology. After college, Alyssa is interested in a variety of pursuits, including joining the Peace Corps, practicing music therapy or other social work, and being a freelance musician. Alyssa’s passions outside of music include dance, volunteering as a piano teacher at W.O. Smith Music School, and attempting to keep her bonsai tree alive. Alyssa would like to thank her family and friends for their support, as well as AAFSW for this opportunity.                … Read More

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