Each year, a theme is chosen to represent the efforts of the Association.
 
This year, the annual theme is Share the Past, Build the Future and the icon representing
this theme is the hummingbird. Hummingbirds can fly forward or backward with
ease. Let’s use this as a reminder that we can “fly backward” and appreciate our past,
as women and as members of ABWA. We can also “fly forward”, carrying the lessons
and experience of our past as we seek to define our future together.
 
Hummingbirds are known to wing their way as far as 2,000 miles to reach their
destination. This reminds us to be persistent in the pursuit of our dreams and to
adopt the tenacity of the hummingbird.
 
Hummingbirds are tireless, always seeking out the sweetest of nectar. In some
Native American cultures, hummingbirds are emblems of timeless joy and the
nectar of life. They remind us to forever seek out the good in life and the beauty
of each day.
 
Let the hummingbird remind us all that this year’s theme is to “Share the Past,
Build the Future” of ABWA.

Annual Themes