The Antwerp Expat Welcome Party

Looking for a new home, living tips, expat clubs and associations, contacts in Antwerp’s community, news and information, ideas on what to do? Then be sure to sign up for this annual event organized by the Chamber of Commerce and Industry Antwerp-Waasland. It will be held on Thursday September 18 from 18.30 at VOKA, 2000 Antwerp. For further details click website.

The Brussels American Community Fall Bazaar and INFO Fair

You will find "Best of Belgium" items for sale, and have the opportunity to meet local organizations that offer a variety of activities and services. The date is Thursday September 18, from 11:00 to 16:00 at Brussels American School, Sterrebeek. For more information, contact  This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. or call 02/811-4688

Brussels Public Transport – STIB/MIVB – carried banners recently advertising the Help Line throughout the metro network. Placed above the doors and windows of the carriages, the campaign ran for twenty eight days, from May 20, and highlighting the crisis, support and information service offered by the 24/7 telephone Help Line. It’s the first time that CHS has advertised in this way and thanks are due to Euroclear whose generous support has made such an initiative possible. The Help Line is looking for volunteers to join the team. Training course begins in October. For more information call the office on 02/647.67.80.

CHS once again participated in the International Community’s Relay for Life, held from noon on Saturday June 14 to noon on Sunday June 15 at St John's International School, Waterloo.  The Relay is an annual event which enables people to:

• Celebrate the lives of people who have battled cancer
• Remember loved ones who have been lost
• Join in the fight back against the disease

WHERE?    St Anthony's Parish Centre in Kraainem. Click here for map and contact information
WHEN?      Friday May 16 at 20:00
COST?       28 euro per table (4 people); 7 euro per person
TO BOOK   please contact Margaret Donohue on This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.. Refreshments - drinks and snacks will be on sale.
The Quiz is organised and run by the Folk Group of St Anthony's Church and the proceeds go to Community Help Service.

UPDATE: A great evening was had by all - it was a sell-out event! THANK YOU ST ANTHONY'S !!

BBCA is an umbrella organisation which provides visibility and networking opportunities for its members and acts as an information source. Among its other activities BBCA publishes a regular newsletter. In the latest edition, Harry Pomerantz, Clinical Director of the CHS, contributes an article detailing the comprehensive nature of the service offered by the organisation.