AIWC Vintage Christmas selling gently used decorations for a first time market

: Published: 02 November 2026

When we heard that the American International Women's Club was hosting a Vintage Christmas Market on the 13-14 November 2026, separate from the Art and Craft Fair this upcoming 6-7 November 2026, we wanted to clarify exactly what it was about. We caught up with the organizer, Fay Rogers, and she answered these questions for us.

Tell us a bit about your background
I am originally from Washington, D.C. and have lived in Geneva for over 50 years. I met my husband here, married here and our son was born here. We all now have Swiss nationality. I worked at the International Trade Centre UNCTAD for 11 years and then ECOLINT for 7 years. After receiving my Cambridge CELTA diploma for teaching English as a 2nd Language, I opened my own school in the area of Cologny-Meiner-Collonges-Bellerive for teaching children from 4 to 12 years old. Ten years later I sold the school with a student body of 250 students. It is now owned by the ASC Education Group and goes by the name Key English School. I retired from teaching and joined the American International Women’s Club (AIWC) in 2010 and became immediately active in fundraising and events.

Why did you start? What has been the inspiration?
Probably due to my Washington background, I am very comfortable meeting new people socially, especially in English. When joining the AIWC, I made very good friends who also shared my interests in organizing different events. Due to the volume of holiday decorations stored in my cave and the shared concern with many other friends my age that «we need to downsize», I passed the idea of organizing a Christmas Market with a few members, and everyone was thrilled to help launch it .