November 2018

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November, 2018

President’s Message, Harriet

We heard the League of Women Voters give us the pros and cons of the propositions on the ballot this year. Now all you have to do is GET OUT AND VOTE on November 6.

Don’t forget to bring the samples of shampoo, toothpaste, etc. to the November meeting. We will listen to the L.A. mission speaker and donate all our samples.

See you at Cerritos Park East on November 15th.

Reminder to members:  As is written in your directory, the AAUW mail/email list is to be used for AAUW business only.  If you wish to share something personal with selected members, please verify with the members first, if they want to be included.  Members who find themselves receiving email they do not want should feel free to ask to be removed.  We’re all friends here.

 

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November General Meeting

November 15, 2018

TIME – 6:30 p. m.

PLACE – Cerritos Park East
Su Casa Shelter the Spirit Holiday Gift Ideas

At the November meeting we will be collecting those little hotel toiletries you got this year on your travels to donate to the Union Rescue Mission, which will be our November program.  Rev. Andy Bales, CEO, is our speaker.

Gift Cards
• Visa/Amex
• Gas Station
• AMC Theaters, Fandango, Regal Cinemas
• Grocery Stores
• Disneyland, Knott’s Berry Farm
• Fast Dining Restaurant Gift Card
• Kohl’s, Marshalls, Ross, Target, Walmart

Clothing
• New Clothes in all sizes, women, boys, girls & infant
• Slippers all sizes men/women
• Umbrellas, ponchos
• Purses: Variety styles, colors
• Diapers

Beauty
• Perfumes/body sprays: Bath & Body Works, Victoria Secret
• Hair dye
• Hair accessories
• Hair Styling Products for men& women (Gel, Mousse, Hair Spray)
• Flat irons
• Curling Irons
• Hair Dryer
• Men Toiletries:
• Cologne
• After Shave
• Shaving Kits
• Deodorant
• Body Lotions (men and women)

Kitchen & Household Items:
• Stockpots
• Roasting pan
• Cookware
• Dinnerware
• Cups
• Cereal Bowls
• Alarm Clocks with Radio
• Bedding
• Pillows
• Twin Size Comforters
• Twin Size Sheet Sets

Entertainment
• Latest DVD Movies: Kids Animation, Drama, Action, Horror,
• Movies depicting surviving Domestic Violence: “Sleeping with the Enemy”, “Enough”, “What’s love got to do with it”
• Sports Balls
• Playground balls, basketballs, soccer balls, footballs, etc.
• Tricycles, bicycles
• Teenager gadgets: iPods, earphones, video consoles/games etc
• Toddler & infant toys

Wishes are not limited to this list. All contributions will make a family smile and begin
new family holiday memories.

AAUW Fund, Joan PGail R. 

AAUW Film and Lunch for AAUW Fund

I would like to thank all the people who came to our movie and lunch presentation.  Everyone seemed to have a good time.  Alyson the speaker was great as usual.  We did not make as much as we hoped but every contribution counts.
Thank you again.

The La Palma-Cerritos branch of AAUW created our own memorial fund inJuly 2017, called the Alberta Brose Memorial Fund, to go to women who return to school just as she did.  We currently have completed our goal.  This was a short time, two year fund with a goal of $5000 for completion by June 30, 2019. The branch will get CA State and National recognition for completion. Final donation has gone to AAUW Fund for Career Development Grants for graduate students returning to school after 5+  year absence.

This lady is the recipient of our own Alberta Brose Memorial Fund.  We are proud!

Career Development Grants

Name: Elsie Carbajal
Award Year: 2018-19
Award: Career Development Grant
Institution: Brandman University
Location: Irvine, California
Discipline: Education
Degree and Specialization: M.A., Education leadership

 

Elsie Carbajal is a seasoned special education teacher who is passionate about meeting the diverse needs of public school students with special needs. Her goal is to strategically reform outdated practices that limit the growth and progress of the unique population she services. She plans to obtain her master’s in education leadership to collaborate with stakeholders and make informed decisions to enhance student outcomes in and out of school.

Sponsors:
4431 – Alberta Brose Memorial Fund
1262 – Laguna Beach (CA) Branch/Laguna Hills (CA) Branch
1285 – San Diego County (CA) Branch/Marilyn George Poluzzi
1298 – Los Angeles (CA) Branch/Dallas Shenk
1484 – San Clemente-Capistrano Bay (CA) Branch
4105 – Redlands (CA) Branch/Bernice Black Johndrew
1491 – Somerset Hills (NJ) Branch—Science and Technology

Membership, Peggy and Sue S.

Hello AAUW breakfast (current and future) club members

Please join us on:
Wednesday November 28th, 9 AM, Breakfast Club, Huff’s Family Restaurant, NE corner Wardlow and Norwalk

Please RSVP so that we can have a seat for you. As always guests, Potential members, well behaved grand children are welcome to join to us 

Sue Solomon 562 -926-2746 (littler106@aol.com
Peggy Brutsche  562 634-7856 (pbrutsche@gmail.com)

OurShape The Future Membership Campaign

The Shape the Future membership campaign is a recruitment tool for current members to offer a discounted rate to prospective members. With this campaign, new members pay just 50 percent of the national dues rate when they join AAUW at a public event. Branches also earn one free national membership to give away for every two newly recruited members, with a maximum of three free memberships annually.

Download a brochure

Download the referral form

Who Is Eligible for Membership?

AAUW membership is open to anyone with an associate (or equivalent) degree or higher from a regionally accredited institution. A “new member” is someone entirely new to AAUW or an individual who rejoins after two or more years of nonmembership.
A national member who joins a branch is not a new member. “New members” are the only members eligible for the membership discounts through this campaign.

Celebrate Graduates with a Free AAUW Membership 

Celebrate the success of a graduate this season with the Give a Grad a Gift campaign. Anyone who has graduated within the past two years is eligible, so don’t forget interns or student teachers you might know. A free one-year membership is a great way to celebrate their accomplishments! Give a Grad a Gift can also be applied to the Younger Women’s Task Force.

International Issues, Jackie Shahzadi

Women Graduates-USA

through its global focus and reach, empowers all women and girls to create a secure and just world built on education, advocacy, friendship and mutual respect.

WG-USA is an online organization based in the United States focusing on global issues *Support and Advocacy for Refugee and Migrant Women and Girls
*Safe Access to Education
*Human Trafficking Advocacy and Action
*Women, Peace and Security

Join WG-USA at www.wg-usa.org

In 2019, Graduate Women International will be celebrating its 100th anniversary with a Centennial Celebration in Geneva, July 25-28, 2019. GWI was founded in 1919, by representatives of AAUW, and other international women’s groups. It used to be known as the IFUW, international Federation of University Women. Currently, Women Graduates-USA is the organization representing American women at GWI. All WG-USA members are welcome to attend the Geneva Conference. Any interested person may apply to present a paper or lead a workshop. Please check the Website Graduate Women International (GWI) – Empowering women & girls through lifelong education for updates.

Click HERE for the link to the July 2018 GWI newsletter

 

 

Link HERE to the Academic Awards for picture and more information

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Update on TechTrek page, also.