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Abu Dhabi Womens
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16 March 2011
Member update
We have some special coffee morning guests next week, to talk about a topic many of us are interested in! Did you know that if you don't have an active will in your home country, Sharia law will be applied if something happens to your partner? What does this mean? Our coffee morning guests next week are from Globaleye and will be discussing Sharia compliant wills - when do we need one and what can happen if we don't have one? This is one coffee morning not to miss! We're also lining up more guests for the coming weeks, with a focus on information and services, not just products. So please let us know if there is something you'd like to know more about. And for those interested in golf, see the attached doc for some exciting updates! If you're not already on Jacqueline's Abu Dhabi Women's Golf mailing list, please email her so that you receive future updates! :) Marcia
Need more
for bus trip 23/03
In last week's newsletter we announced a second bus trip this month on 23/03, to the Sharjah Blue Souk & Wafi Mall. Jacqueline needs more people as there is a minimum requirement to hire the bus. Please contact Jacqueline URGENTLY by email or 050 1328062 if you'd like to go.
Tidbit of the week
Did you know that Yas Marina Circuit opens the track for a training night every Tue from 6-8pm - walkers, runners and cyclists welcome! Entry is free... see website for more information and conditions.
Help
Japan
quake victims
Those of us with family and friends in Japan know just how devastaing this week's events have been... and continue to be. A number of fundraisers are being organised - but in the meantime, read this article on how you can help, and who to contact.
Take part
in Earth Hour on
AD
Corniche
26/3: 8.30-9.30pm
Emirates Wildlife Society-WWF (EWS-WWF) and Abu Dhabi Municipality are hosting the first-ever Earth Hour public event in Abu Dhabi.
Earth
Hour is a global initiative in partnership with WWF.
Individuals, businesses, governments and communities are invited to
turn out their lights for one hour on Saturday March 26, 2011 at
8:30 PM to show their support for environmentally sustainable
action. Earth Hour started in Sydney, Australia in 2007 through a
partnership between WWF Australia, Leo Burnett and Fairfax
Media,
when 2 million people in one city switched off their lights. By
2010, Earth Hour had created history as the largest voluntary action
ever witnessed with participation across 128 countries and every
continent, including the world’s most recognized man-made marvels
and natural wonders in a landmark environmental action.
The Earth Hour event is an opportunity for residents in Abu Dhabi to support action across all sectors of society to commit to sustainable actions, celebrate what is already being done, and to inspire others to take action! Together our actions add up. Together we can be the change we want to see in the world.
The
public event will begin with a lantern walk departing from the Beach
Visitors Car Park (near the Hilton on the Corniche). At the beach in
front of East Plaza, Dubai Drums and ADMAF will host community
drumming, there will be kiosks to promote environmental awareness,
and the opportunity to exchange your old light bulbs for an energy
saving light bulb and demonstrate your commitment to going Beyond
Earth Hour, other musical performances, and MUCH, MUCH More!
Info about event is attached. To sign-up and for more information, please visit www.ewswwf.ae/earthhour
Masdar City
organic
shop
-special offers
Have you been to Masdar City yet? It's Abu Dhabi's first sustainable urban development powered by renewable energy (eg. green!) & home to the Institute of Science & Technology. Why go? To experience the fully automated bubble car (solar powered on magnetised tracks) that takes you to the shops - enough reason to go in itself! Then you can have lunch at the sushi bar or drink at Caribou Coffee, then get your favorite organic items at Organic Foods & Cafe (same as Dubai Mall). The
organic shop gets fresh meat & produce in twice a week on Wed
& Sat, and you can order what you want (2 days prior). They also
offer home delivery for orders over 500dhs - as far as MBZ!! They
also have a couple of special offers at the moment: To get there, see map .
Fanr
Restaurant's
coffee club
Saadiyat's Fanr Restaurant has launched a new coffee club offer - enjoy coffee/tea plus a selection of cakes & muffins for only 20dhs per person. Plus, the first 100 guests to take up the coffee club offer will receive an exclusive Fanr coffee card which entitles the bearer to 10% discount off coffee for the remainder of 2011. For reservations or enquiries, contact Tanya on 02 6735290. See website for directions how to get there.
Go
back
in
time...to dinosaurs!
Kids will love this (and maybe some us bigger kids as well!?). Check out the dinosaurs at the Dino Live exhibit on Jumeirah Beach (Dubai). Set up under a huge white tent, there are more than 30 animatronic life-size dinosaurs plus a 3D cinema. Open daily 9am-midnight until 31 March. Cost 50dhs/person plus extra 20dhs for the cinema. More info on the timeoutdubai article
Need to
entertain
kids
in April?
Keep the kids active during the school holidays (3-14 April) or Easter break (24-28 April) at Haddin's active camps. With a range of activities, they definitely won't be bored! For more details see the flier .
Business
in focus
Ikea on Yas Island opened yesterday, which means the Marina Mall store is now closed - but there will be a shuttle bus from Marina Mall to Yas every hour on the hour for the next month. See the Abu Dhabi Week article about the grand opening .
For sale
Complete house contents - see attached |
Jacqueline Wood (Abu Dhabi Womens Group) 050
1328062
Marcia Davidson (Khalifa Living) 050 1254289
newsletter@abudhabiwomensgroup.com