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    • 08/05/2025
    • 10:30 AM - 12:30 PM
    • Randolph Towers Community Room, 4001 9th St N, G1 level, Arlington VA 22203
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    AAFSW is delighted to invite you to learn the essentials of Tai Chi to relax and benefit your health.

    In these stressful times, we need to look for ways to improve our health. What better way than joining us for a relaxing session led by Shunying Barela, a gold medalist in international Tai Chi competition, with wins in Hong Kong, Orlando and Dallas.  She will be presenting the 8 Movement Form, a short form which can be learned in one two-hour session.

    Tai Chi Master Shunying Barela

    Taijiquan, commonly called Tai Chi in the West, is a Chinese martial art largely practiced for its health benefits.  Like any exercise, it is good for muscle tone, endurance and strength.  However, it is especially good for preventing falls as it focuses on balance and body alignment.  Further, it helps reduce hypertension and the ills caused by stress because of its slow-motion movement and meditative nature.  It is an excellent all round, low impact exercise.

    This free class will take place Tuesday, August 5th, at the AAFSW Randolph Towers Community Room from 10:30 am to 12:30 pm.  Wear comfortable clothing and bring a brown bag lunch to eat together after class.

    Tai Chi Master Shunying Barela

    Randolph Towers Community Room, level G1, 4001 North Ninth Street, Arlington.

    Randolph Towers is located two blocks from the Ballston Metro. Public parking is not available at Randolph Towers. Paid street parking and paid public parking lots are nearby.



    • 09/22/2025
    • 11:00 AM - 12:30 PM
    • Burns Auditorium, 330 21st St. entrance, NW, Washington, DC , 20520 (State Department)
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    Join us on Monday, September 22 at 11 a.m. at the Burns Auditorium at the State Department for our Ambassador Speaker Series featuring H.E. Ambassador Ana Luisa Fajer who will speak on Women, Diplomacy and the U.S. Mexico Bilateral Agenda.

    • 10/06/2025
    • 10:00 AM
    • 10/22/2025
    • 4:00 PM
    • State Department (HST)
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    AAFSW needs your help to run another successful Art & BookFair! Please let us know your availability using this registration form.  If possible, please sign up for more than one day. You can also designate what kind of job you are able to do.

    Each shift is from 10 am-4 pm each day, and you can see the dates we need help below. Thank you again for your invaluable support - we can't do it without you. 

    Many Volunteers Needed Daily! 

    (Must be a U.S. Citizen to Volunteer)

    Shifts are from 10 am to 4 pm.

    Setup: October 6th-9th

    Opening Day: October 10th 

    BookFair: October 10th -20th – The BookFair will be open all days except for October 13th, which is a Federal Holiday. Open to the general public October 11-12 and October 18-19. Open to State Dept. badge holders every day.

    Cleanup: October 20th-22nd

    Volunteer registration closes September 12th. So, please register to volunteer as soon as possible!

    Some of the duties that we need help with are:

    • Customer Care
    • Restocking
    • Cashiering
    • Hospitality
    • Courtesy Van Driver on public days
    • General duties as assigned including seated options

Past events

07/18/2025 Visit to Castlewood and Art Presentation
07/16/2025 Welcome Coffee for the U.S. Foreign Affairs Community
06/26/2025 June 2025 Happy Hour
06/24/2025 Welcome Coffee
06/04/2025 Cultural Program and Bahraini Traditional Lunch
05/22/2025 AAFSW Community Coffee
05/22/2025 ASEAN Couture: A Tapestry of Style and Heritage
05/08/2025 AAFSW Middleburg Art Studio Tour
05/07/2025 May Virtual Connection
04/29/2025 Cultural and Musical Event at the Austrian Embassy
04/24/2025 April Happy Hour
04/24/2025 Prudential Pathways Virtual Seminar - Managing Employment Change
04/11/2025 Textile Museum Tour
04/02/2025 April Virtual Connection
03/27/2025 AAFSW March Happy Hour
03/26/2025 In Observance of UN Women International Day
03/06/2025 Virtual Meeting for USAID Returnee Support
03/05/2025 March Virtual Connection
02/27/2025 AAFSW February Happy Hour
02/27/2025 Anderson House Tour
02/05/2025 Virtual Connection
02/04/2025 Meet the Author: Jonna Mendez
01/30/2025 Rescheduled for January 30th: Ambassador Speaker Series - Iraq and the Regional Challenges
01/28/2025 AAFSW Coffee Morning
01/23/2025 AAFSW January Happy Hour
01/05/2025 Art and Diplomacy Series: Shared Perspectives
12/19/2024 December Happy Hour
12/10/2024 Virtual Connection
12/06/2024 Annual Fundraiser Gala Dinner
11/21/2024 November Happy Hour
11/10/2024 Art and Diplomacy Series
11/06/2024 Guided Tour of Dia de Muertos
10/25/2024 On Songket Malaysia Day Tour
10/11/2024 AAFSW's 2024 Art & BookFair
10/08/2024 Discount Code for Oct. 8 Kennedy Center Performance for AAFSW Members
09/26/2024 AAFSW Happy Hour
09/20/2024 AAFSW Welcome Happy Hour
09/12/2024 All Gain, No Pain Workshop: Exercises to Stretch Your Body Not Your Workday
11/24/2023 Happy Hour

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