WICE: Like a phoenix rising from the ashes
WICE: Like a phoenix rising from ashes…. It was June, 2022, and the Board of Directors called a meeting to inform members that since nobody wanted to become President, and the organization was in such bad shape, they would cease to exist… How could WICE, an educational association, close its doors after more than 40 years of serving Paris’ English-speaking community? Unless… unless somebody stepped up to the plate. Miracle of miracles, somebody did. His name is Rick Jones. A former military officer and recent member of WICE, he and his wife put out feelers to see if they would accept his candidature. They did! This article tries to clarify the history of WICE, its strengths, its weaknesses, and where Rick and his team, after saving the association, are going next. History The continuing education organization was founded in 1978 to serve Anglophone trailing spouses. (Originally called Women’s Institute for Continuing Education, it used just the acronym a few years later.) ...