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These "chats" are more informal sessions with a smaller group of RWW women.Activity may include games.

During the meeting, we will have time to introduce each other. It will be great to have you share some things about yourself! Following, are some questions and topics that we plan to talk about:

Join us for a fun scavenger hunt of downtown Amherst. We will start at the Jones Library and then we’ll walk over to the Visitor Information Center to pick up a map of downtown Amherst. Then we’ll walk along Main

Join us for a tour of this beautiful apple orchard overlooking the Quabbin Reservoir.  We will tour the orchard, cider mill, flower gardens, and beehives and then be treated by RWW to a New England tradition of homemade cider and

These informal gatherings are aimed at meeting up with other RWW members in one of the Volunteer’s houses. . Location: One of the volunteer’s houses. You will be assigned the name and address of the volunteer in an email prior

This is a 1-mile walk on the Silvio O'Conte Fort River Trail, located in Hadley.  Diverse wildlife and habitats that provide important homes for fish, grassland birds, and a variety of plants and mammal species can be found here. There

These "chats" are more informal sessions with a smaller group of RWW women. Please let us know what topics you'd like to discuss! Meet at the Community Center at University Village.

Halloween is a popular holiday in the United States. We will be carving pumpkins (jack-o-lanterns) at Mill River Recreation Park . We will have seasonal treats. Wear warm clothes if necessary.

These "chats" are more informal sessions with a smaller group of RWW women. Please let us know what topics you'd like to discuss! Meet at the Community Center at University Village.

RWW will tour the annual Smith College Fall Chrysanthemum Show, which features an extraordinary display of blooms in a variety of shapes and colors. The Fall Mum Show has been a popular community tradition since the early 1900s and showcases

We will learn about laws in the US, and provide opportunities to ask knowledgeable officials your questions.  There will be a tour of the police station and a jail cell.UMASS Police Station, the building next to North Amherst Fire Station

Thanksgiving is a time when many Americans gather together to spend time with family and friends, to give thanks for the harvest, and to share a meal together. We will relate various accounts of the origins of the holiday, including some

Take this opportunity to learn how to build a gingerbread house.  We will provide the gingerbread, candies, and expertise to assist you in making this fun construction project.

The wreaths we will be making are circular arrangements of natural materials such as branches and greens from trees, often with decorations.  Some people put wreaths on their front door in the fall and winter.  This is a fun activity

These informal gatherings are aimed at meeting up with other RWW members in one of the Volunteer’s houses. . Location: One of the volunteer’s houses. You will be assigned the name and address of the volunteer in an email prior.

The Mead holds the art collection of Amherst College, celebrated for its American and European paintings, Mexican ceramics, Tibetan scroll paintings, English paneled room, ancient Assyrian carvings, Russian avant-garde art, West African sculpture and Japanese prints.

These informal gatherings are aimed at meeting up with other RWW members in volunteers' houses. Location: one of the volunteer’s house. You will be assigned the name and address of the volunteer in an email prior.

Bring a prepared sample of your country’s food to share with other RWW members and volunteers. No one will leave this meeting hungry!

Join us at the North Hadley Sugar Shack. We will have a tour to see how the sap from the sugar maple trees gets boiled down to make delicious syrup. We also will be invited to taste it on top