President’s Message, Paulette
Fall is definitely upon us. Our calendars are filling up and the Winter Holidays are just around the corner. It seems that AAUW women are busy women. Boredom is not our “thing”. Thank goodness!
The AAUW Funds Committee is planning the Fall Luncheons. We are invited to celebrate and honor our 2015-2016 California Fellowship and Grant Recipients. The time is from 11:30 to 3:00 p.m. on October 18. The Southern California event will be at the Marriott Hotel in Irvine. The deadline for reservations is October 6. The cost is $40 a person.
I went to the Funds Committee luncheon last Fall. It was lovely. The food was special, the speakers were California Fellowship and Grant Recipients and how great it is to visit and mingle with AAUW women from all over Southern California. You can make reservations at www.aauw-ca.org or you can mail your check payable to AAUW CA to: AAUW-CA, 1331 Garden Highway, Ste. #100, Sacramento, CA 95833. I will make copies of the Reservation Form. Let me know if you would like one. I would also like to pick you up on the luncheon date and we could travel together.
Remember that our October 15th meeting will be at Cerritos Park East at 6:30.
Hope to see you there.
Meeting/Program, Mary Ann & Nancy
Thursday, October 15
Cerritos Park East
6:30 PM Social
7:00 PM Program
A panel of professors from Cerritos College will address the topic, “Women and STEM”. We have invited students at Cerritos High School, Kennedy High School, Carmenita Middle School, and Walker Jr. High to join us to hear about the opportunities and future of women in these fields. We hope a representation from each school will be able to attend. Please e-mail any questions you may already have in mind to ask the panel at the meeting.
A reminder…toiletries will be collected at the November meeting for the Union Mission, Los Angeles. Suggested items are toothpaste/toothbrushes, hotel soaps/shampoos and lotions, combs, hairbrushes, Wash ‘n’ Dry, mouthwash, etc. Thank you very much!
AAUW Funds, Barbara D & Gail W
The Funds Committee would like to inform branch members that each quarter we will feature a new restaurant where you can dine and earn money which will be used toward our national commitment. Check our bulletin in the New Year for the next event. We are calling this fund raising effort – “Suppers for AAUW” although you can certainly show up for lunch.
La Palma Cerritos AAUW COOKBOOKS are available now from Thea. $20 for the first one and $15 for additionals. Profits to AAUW Funds/LAF.
Membership Sue S and Barbara S
Our October Breakfast Club will be
WEDNESDAY, October 21st at 9:00 AM.
Marie Callenders
5960 Orangethorpe Avenue
La Palma, CA
Phone # 714-522-0170
Please RSVP as much as possible if coming. Our breakfast club is a very casual group giving us a chance to get together share a meal and join in some great conversation. Guests and potential members are also cordially invited to join us.
Please bring cash, as we most likely will not have separate checks.
Welcome back to our membership Saurabh Deedwania who has again joined us.
Thank you for continuing to help make our guests and new members feel welcome by speaking to them and asking them to join you at your table. We want to all feel welcome and valued.
Fashion Show Update, Barbara Dunstan
The first basket making meeting was very productive with over 30 baskets partially made. The next meeting will be at Barbara Dunstan’s home on Wed. Sept. 30th at 10:30 am. Large baskets and various items such as: wine, CDs, DVDs, Books, gift ware, wine glasses, vases ,etc. are still needed. Call Barbara if you have these items to donate. The tickets must be sold about a week prior to the event (about 11/16) so give your money to Thea as soon as possible. Help is still needed the day of the event for transporting baskets to the hotel, registration, setting up the silent auction & opportunity drawing items, runners for the silent auction, help with the stage decorations. Please tell Barbara D. if you can assist in any of these areas. Thank you.