Membership 

How to Join? 

Just come and meet us!!!
We meet in the centre of Milan on the second Tuesday of each month, from September through to June. We call this meeting our Main Coffee Morning.

• Should you wish to attend our Main Coffee contact the Newcomers Director (tel. 338 969 1563 or e-mail newcomersbenvenuto@yahoo.com), or the Benvenuto President, Nawal Felippone (tel. 02 2614 8741). We can then answer further queries that you may have. 
• During this meeting free Nursery Services are available. To reserve a place for your child, please mention in your e-mail if you require the nursery service on your first visit. 
• The nearest metro is Moscova. There are a number of tram and bus routes that also pass nearby. 

What do you get with your membership? 

Our membership fee is 65 euros for a year. New members pay an additional 10 euros towards registration fees. Students pay a special subscription fee of 40 euros.

• Any person can attend our monthly Main Coffee as a paying guest once, and can similarly attend other activities during that month, before deciding to join. 
• Our subgroups (A.I.M. and O.A.) charge a small extra fee for people who want to join their activities. They also accept guests. 
• After February the membership is at a reduced rate for new members. 

Benefits: 

Becoming a member of the club brings you into a dynamic community of international women and includes: 

• All Club activities
• The Benvenuto monthly magazine by post (if you leave Milan prior to June, you're entitled to receive the Benvenuto newsletter if you so desire upon leaving a forwarding address).
• A Directory of membership

The Benvenuto Magazine 

This is published up to 10 times a year and is posted to your home address. It includes details of meetings and special activities which you can take part in. It also reports on places that other members have visited and recommend the important activities of the charities that we support with fundraising and voluntary work. There are useful tips to help newcomers to settle in to Milan and plenty to interest all tastes. 

Neighbour to Neighbor Coffee meetings: 

Milan is divided into zones and our club groups together people who live in each neighbourhood to meet once a month at each other’s homes. This is a very good way to find friendship and support as well as local information and recommendations. Details of these zones and the contact names and numbers will be provided on joining the club. 

Special Interest Groups: 

Various groups exist within the club, including Americans in Milan (AIM) and Orientals Abroad (OA), Book Clubs, Mothers and Toddler Groups, Garden Group and many more. 

Special Activities: 

The club organises various monthly activities such as trips to historic sites, luncheons, lectures, lessons, courses and tours. All activities are listed in advance in the Benvenuto Magazine and everyone is welcome to participate. Some activities require a fee to be paid to cover entrance costs, the cost of a professional guide or transport costs.

Charity Work: 

Many of our members find time to volunteer to help in some way with one of the Charity Organisations that we support. All the information you would need is contained in each month’s Benvenuto Magazine. Arriving in any new place can take lots of time and energy, however this is an excellent way to meet people, including many of our members who are Italian. 

Language Exchange Groups: 

We help each other, the groups meet at someone’s home. Half the time is spent speaking and learning Italian, the other half speaking and improving English.

FAWCO: 

Our membership of FAWCO (www.fawco.org) is an additional advantage to women whose lives take them to other countries around the world where they can easily make contact with similar clubs to make friends quickly.

Special Discounts: 

By showing your Benvenuto Club membership card at the following shops you will obtain a discount:
 
RESTAURANTS:
Aangan Indian Restaurant viale Monza 90: special discount
ShangriLa Restaurant (elegant Chinese food): via Lazzaretto, 8 (tel. 02 2951 0837): special discount for BV members
Sahara Restaurant (Lebanese cuisine): via Porpora, 143 (tel.02 87391746): special price for BV members
La Cantina Restaurant (restaurant, wine shop, catering) via Atto Vannucci 22 (tel. 02 58304858): 10% discount
Aladino Restaurant (food from Syria): via Maiocchi 30 (tel. 02 29521608): 10% discount
 
BOUTIQUES:
Adriana Genuizzi Boutique (clothing) private showroom in via Tibaldi 56: special discount. Call 02 89406500 for an appiontment
Giorgio Kauten Outlet (women's clothing, bags and accessories) Settimo Milanese on via Cusago 151: an extra 10% discount on the already discounted items
E. S. Il Bello dell’Intimo (lingerie): via Mazzini, 2 (tel. 02 8693687)
Atelier Sangalli Alta Moda corso Manforte, 2 (tel. 02 799868): 15% discount for BV members
Luisa Spagnoli (high fashion clothing for women) galleria Vittorio Emanuele 69: 10% discount
Giulio Filippi (leather boutique), via Vincenzo Monti 28 (tel. 02 4815526): 10% discount
Zerbini Calzature (women's shoes) corso di Porta Romana 1 (tel. 02 866450981): 10% discount
Pacabù pret-a-porter (women's clothing) via della Moscova 27 M 1st floor (tel. Isabella 336574120): 10% discount
Dellera Pellicceria (furs) via S. Damiano 4 (tel. 02 796151): 10% discount
 
HAIRDRESSERS:
Hairstyle (hairdressers and aestheticians) via Pier Capponi 4 (tel. 02463044): 10% discount on all treatments
Roberto Bellandi hairdresser corso Matteotti 1 tel 02 8690814: 10% discount
I Rotella Coiffeur (hairdresser) viale San Giminiano 32 (tel. 024158864): 10% discount
 
BEAUTY:
Profumeria Eau de Lia (perfumes and cosmetics) via Piero della Francesca 5 (tel. 0233101244): 25% discount
 
JEWELLERY:
Gioielleria Cordusio via Dante 3: watches 10% discount, gold and jewels 20% discount
Marte Gioielli e Argenti (high class jewellery, diamonds, crystal ware and silver items) galleria Unione 5 (tel. Patrizia Terracina 02 8646 3263): special discount
Angela Caputi (costume jewellery) via Madonnina 11 (tel. 0286461080): 10% discount
 
FITNESS AND WELLBEING:
Tropical Lights (beauty centre, esthetic treatments, thermal baths), via Lazzaro Papi, 8 (tel. 02 59901509): 10% discount
Corte Regina Fitness and Well-Being Center viale Monza, 16 (tel. Silvia 335 5404064 or secretary 02 26828076): 50% discount on membership subscription plus further reductions on courses
Carla Strauss (dance school) corso Buenos Aires 64d (tel. 02 89076501): 10% discount
Hammam della Rosa (Turkish bath) viale Abruzzi 15 (tel. 02 29411653): special discount
 
SCHOOLS:
Corporate English S.r.l. via Francesco Sforza 43 (professional language school): 10% discount
International House Milano (language school, translations and stays abroad) piazza Erculea 9 (tel. 02 86911097): free Italian courses for short periods
 
BOOKSHOPS:
Libreria Internationale Melting Pot via del Caravaggio 14 (tel. 02 481 8334): 10% discount on stock titles
Libreria Hoepli via Hoepli 5 (tel. 02864871): 10% discount
Libreria Mondadori piazza del Duomo 1 (tel. 847071): gives a card with 10% discount, maybe more
I classici del caffè (bookshop with coffeeshop) via Foppa 4 (tel. 3332649503): 10% discount
 
HOTELS:
Hotel Auriga via Pirelli 7 Milano: special discount
Hotel Rezia via Milano 9 Bormio (tel. 0342 90 4721): special discount
Hotel Cardinal via Leopoldo 62, Firenze (tel. 3482805681 cell.346 2805684): special discount
 
VARIOUS:
Ottica Velasca (eyeglasses) piazza Velasca 19, corso di Porta Romana, 9 (tel. 02 861115): free visit with an ophthalmologist, 10% discount
Flor Milano (ex seminatore) v.le Eginardo, 15 (tel. 0243982757): 10% discount for plants and bouquets of flowers
Fornaro (household utensils) corso di Porta Romana in front of n.54 (tel.0258307127): 10% discount
Società dei Concerti via Vittor Pisani 31 (tel. 0266984134): 20% discount for concerts held on Wednesdays
Tre Marie Café, viale Piave corner with via Morelli, 4: 10% discount