October 2018

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October, 2018

President’s Message, Harriet

Seeing and hearing the Tech Trek girls each year has always left me with a sense of pride that we, AAUW women, are giving young girls a fantastic opportunity for growth and knowledge that a great outside world exists for them.  Hopefully we can continue to send more girls each year. At the LAF meeting last month I heard that one branch sends 15 girls. What a goal.

Hope to see you all at the League of Women Voters program for October. It’s vital we make informed decisions on the propositions.

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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When women vote, we change the conversation.

 

Meeting & Program, Brenda, Diane H. and Beverly

Thursday, October 18, 2018, 6:30 p.m.
Cerritos Park East, Malibu Room

 Sharon Sorensen & Christina Fruneaux, speakers from the League of Women Voters will present information on the November ballot initiatives.
Reminder:  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.

AAUW Fund, Joan PGail R. 

AAUW Film and Lunch for AAUW Fund

Movie and Lunch Event

Saturday, October 20, 2018

12:30 to 3:30 pm

Peris Restaurant

12155 Carson St, Hawaiian Gardens, CA 90716

(On the corner of Norwalk Blvd. and Carson)

Our guest speaker, CSULB film instructor Allyson Hathcock, will give us
the history and behind the scenes anecdotes of the classic film

“Wonder Man” with Danny Kaye and Virginia Mayo.

Make your $40 check to La Palma Cerritos AAUW and send it to

Gail Ross    18327 Heather Ave, Cerritos, 90703

              Gailross1947@gmail.com or 926-7187

 

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:
Thursday October 25th, 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

Please check out the LAF News page for current case updates.  Tobi

Update on TechTrek page, also.