Charity Projects for 2018:

Our first autumn/winter IWAI fundraising event will be a white elephant sale held on the 28th October between 11am and 3pm at Teos Marina, Sigacik, Izmir. The aim is to raise money to purchase winter coats for underprivileged school children residing in the rural community of Orhanli.

​​We are hoping to have a broad range of items for sale including antiques, books, accessories, household goods, baby equipment, toys, board games and puzzles. Therefore, I kindly ask all members to look around their homes (and enquire with family and friends too) for anything to donate. Items should be in good used condition. There will also be a baked goods table, please donate wrapped baked goods on the day, or a day before the event at the earliest. We will be organising collection points and dates in the near future; please keep in mind every little helps. 
We hope it will be a well-attended family event and we plan to organise entertainment for children. We also expect a great deal of support from other regional groups and associations which have been invited to participate. The sale coincides with the popular weekly village bazaar in Sigacik and so it promises to be a busy fundraiser. ​

The funds raised will go towards the purchase of winter coats for underprivileged school children at the Yeni Orhanli schools (both primary and middle schools). There will be a brief presentation about the project and upcoming event at the next coffee morning. If you'd like to volunteer to help on the day please get in touch. For more information, please contact:  Charlotte Oskay
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Teos Marina is sponsoring the event by generously providing a wonderful location in the heart of the marina. Parking will be free of charge.

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Pop-up Charity drive:
During the September coffee mornings, you can donate the cost of one (or more) of these kits. (One kit is 30 TL). IWAI will  then purchase the kits and donate them to a school for children who cannot afford such supplies.


On the September 7th coffee morning, donations have been collected to purchase several kits. 
On September 20th, each of the 41 pupils at the Orhanlı village primary school got one supply kit!

A BIG THANK YOU to everyone who donated!!

On Wednesday, June 27th we presented a donation check to the Behçet Uz Hospital for children in Izmir in the amount of 4000 tl. We are helping to fund critical medical equipment for the children