It is time to renew your membership with Malawi Washington Association (MWA)! We would like to remind you how much we value your continued support for this vital community organization and the importance of your support to MWA's on-going success and growth.

Your MWA membership includes:

·                                 Invitations to MWA event and activities

·                                 Membership discounts at designated MWA events

·                                 The right to vote for constitutional changes

·                                 The right to vote in new officers

·                                 The chance to give input on organizations /charities MWA should support

Your past support has led to the success of several projects including famine relief, flood relief, book donations to the University of Malawi, assistance of Malawian AIDS orphans, and to fund the purchasing of durable medical equipment for public hospitals. Furthermore, it has also helped the Malawian Community in the Washington area become better acquainted through various social activities and MWA sponsored events. Today, the presence of MWA continues to inspire other Malawian communities to do similar work.

Your membership contributes to making MWA a stronger and more dynamic organization.  It also helps MWA decide what type of activities, Malawian organizations or groups it should support. Your membership fee contributes to funding the various community activities that MWA plans throughout the year such as the Extravaganza weekend (This year, it is scheduled for the weekend of July 7th-9th).

MWA 2006 Membership Drive:

Your financial support is important to us, and will enable MWA to effectively carry out its activities. We would like to thank our current members for their continued support and would like to remind them to renew their 2006 membership today. Have you been considering becoming a member of MWA because you are encouraged by the work the organization is are doing in the community? If you are not a current member, we hope you will consider becoming membership of this dynamic organization. Your paid membership will go a long way in helping the association do more in 2006. You can fill out the form located at malawiwashington.org and mail it directly to our office: Malawi Washington Association, 6475 New Hampshire Avenue, Suite 200-L. Hyattsville, Maryland 20783, U.S.A. or treasurer: V.Geddes 1114 Reserve Champion Drive, Rockville, MD 20850 USA. You can also submit donations to this address.

Thank you,

Sitinga Kachipande

Secretary

MWA