Carol Thomsen and Club Embrace Instagram to Generate Awareness About the IWC
During the IWC year 2017/2018, Carol Thomsen served as president. Following the America’s Cup event, the club saw many ladies leaving the island, but we welcomed many new ladies to the island and due in part to awareness generated by our Instagram account IWC_BDA, our membership remained well north of 200 members. As always, our members were extremely generous throughout the year. We carried on with our annual Hamper drive for the Family Center and collected gifts for Packwood Seniors Home to give out at Christmas time. A daytime Cook Club was formed. IWC members participated in Relay for Life and raised $4,000 for Bermuda Cancer and Health Centre. Our Art Auction, raised $11,320 for two local charities, Bermuda Education Network and Bermuda Islands Association of the Deaf. Christmas Card sales supplemented our grant funds and $5,250 was divided between BIOS and Bermuda Sloop Foundation, our chosen charities for 2017/18.