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Empowering women since 1881
Summer 2019
President’s Message from Harriet:
Please welcome and support your new officers. Remember that their job is to lead and encourage other members. Please offer to help them when they ask.
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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Meeting & Program, Karen , Nancy & Mary Ann
At this point, there are no plans for a summer picnic of any kind. No one at the planning retreat seemed interested in organizing anything. HOWEVER, if any member wishes to have any kind of get-together, large or small, feel free to plan something and include your AAUW friends to come and help. Even four friends having lunch together in the park is fun.
AAUW – La Palma-Cerritos Branch
Slate of Officers for 2019-2020
ELECTED OFFICERS:
President Harriet Moses
President Elect Beverly Zwick
Program VP Karen Cox, Nancy & Mary Ann
Membership VP Sue Solomon
AAUW Fund Faith Herschler and Barbara Powell
Secretary Chris Taxier
Treasurer Marilyn Forsstrom
APPOINTED OFFICERS
Public Policy Sondra Cohen
LAF Chair Tobi Balma
Tech Trek/STEM Coördinator Celia Spitzer
Tech Trek School Site Chair Edna Ethington
Academic Achievement Awards Carol Marsh
Bulletin/Website Marilyn Forsstrom
Publicity Edna Ethington
College/Univ. Relations . Tobi Balma
International Interests Jackie Shahzadi
Bylaws Marilyn Forsstrom
SUPPORT POSITIONS:
C/U Representatives Shin Liu, Norma Rodriguez
Historian Janet Karter
Hospitality Ceci Van Zitter and Norma Williamson
Telephone Tree Sue Carruthers, Pat McClelland & Joyce Moore
AAUW Fund, Joan P, Gail R.
The La Palma-Cerritos branch of AAUW created our own memorial fund in July 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 June 27th, 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 We now have 51 members. Please welcome and get to know Ceci Van Zitter and Norma Williamson . They will both be doing hospitality. Thank you for agreeing to take on this job.
Just a reminder that all any new members joining after March 15th will have membership valid from March 2019 – June 1,2020. Spread the word!!
Sue Solomon 562 -926-2746 (littler106@aol.com
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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 links to GWI newsletters, The Flame
