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July/August 2015
AMERICAN ASSOCIATION OF
UNIVERSITY WOMEN
New Address:
OFFICERS
President
Joan H. Bonds
225-752-1326
jshbonds917
@gmail.com
VP, Membership
JiJi Jonas
225-275-3073
Secretary
June Klimash
225-488-5171 [email protected]
Treasurer
Rebecca Triche
225-769-0201 rebecca.triche@yahoo.
Vice-President,
Program
Jan Koellen
225-769-3642 [email protected]
COMMITTEES Nominating Chair
Betty L Roundtree
225-338-0321 [email protected]
Publicity
Chairman
Evelyn Robinson
225-775-7922
Polly Williams
225-231-2895
Newsletter Publisher
Faye Ferdinand
225-354-9868
BATON ROUGE
BRANCH
A m e r i c a n A s s o c i a t i o n o f U n i v e r s i t y W o m e n
Hello Everyone! In spite of the hot weather, I hope all are having a great summer. In case you are wondering what the strange picture is about, it was taken at this year’s AAUW Convention. See below. AAUW Convention San Diego: Baton Rouge was represented as I attended the convention. Anne Taylor and I shared a room and caught up a bit. There were more interesting workshops and events than 1 person can attend. Please note the picture in this newsletter. From left to right- myself, a life size poster board decorated with current AAUW items of Marion Talbot who was one of the original founders of AAUW in 1882 and Debbie Freda LA state board. Some of the decorating was done by Debbie and myself.
IRS 501C3: We are continuing to explore the possibility of filing for IRS 501c3 status. Rebecca Triche (our new treasurer) is in charge. Thank you Rebecca!! Sunshine: Karen Groves has graciously volunteer to be our Sunshine person this year. Please contact her with information about member, etc. in need of a bit of Sunshine at [email protected]. Thank you Karen and to all those who help to make our branch successful!! We had very nice attendance at the Annual Meeting (Sat May 9) this year and also at the Planning Meeting on July 12. Thanks to all for making both events successful. The chairs of the various interest groups are including some of the scheduling for future activities. The next Board Meeting will be August 10 (the second Monday) at the Bluebonnet Library at 7:00 pm. Women’s Week is scheduled for September 25 through October 3..We still need a few people to help with our events. If you can participate with one event, PLEASE, PLEASE, PLEASE contact Jan Koellen at [email protected] you!! If you are new to AAUW or just interested in becoming more involved, don’t forget to check the rest of the newsletter for the various activities and signup for those that interest you.
Joan Houghton-Bonds
President
JULY/AUGUST 2015 BATON ROUGE BRANCH PAGE 2
To the families of . . . .
Doris Danton who passed away on July 11, 2015 at the age of 92 Doris was an AAUW member for over 50 years and a past President of the Baton Rouge Branch. She taught a library sciences course at LSU for over 25 years. The local branch has donated $50 in her remembrance to the Eleanor Earle Scholarship Fund.
Alma ‘Toni’ Young Carter passed away on August 1, 2015 at the age of 92. Alma worked at Rapides Parish Library for 14 years She was most proud of a vocabulary curriculum she developed in conjunction with the Rapides Parish AAUW, of which she was a proud member for 50 years.
Open House
Sunday, September 27, 2015 from 3:30—5:30 p.m.
Location; The East Baton Rouge Parish Main Library
Location: On the Top Floor
Location: 7711 Goodwood Avenue
We are asking all members to please bring an appetizer
RSVP: JiJi Jonas: [email protected]
AAUW TWO OTHER ACTIVITIES
for Women! A Week Long Celebration
A Hayes Town will give his ‘Save the Water’ presentation on Thursday, October 1 at the Goodwood Library. The session will be from 10-11 a.m. Aileen Hendricks will present another of her wonderful plays, this time as part of Women’s Week, at Theatre Baton Rouge. Dates are October 2 or 3, from 7-9 pm. The play is The Exact Center of the Universe. For more information, see her website—
http://www.lavow.org . You can also audition for a part; contact Aileen via info on the site for details. (The website says auditioning dates have passed, just call her, she’s waiting for your call!)
ALERT! ALERT! ALERT!
We need new members for AAUW. We are increasing in age and we need to have new and younger people to carry forth the torch for Women’s Equality and a woman’s right to be the best she can be and get equal pay for it.
SO Please submit to me the names of women who might be interested in AAUW and attending our Open House in September. Include their name, phone number, address and email. I will send them an invitation. Thanks so much, JiJi Jonas [email protected]
GREAT DECISIONS The Great Decisions Group will not meet again until November for a 2016 Planning Meeting. Vivian Guillory (Great Decisions Chair) will provide a date at a later time. if you need additional information you may reach her by email at [email protected].
GOURMET GROUP
The Gourmet Group will meet
August 22 for an ’Out to Eat’
dinner with the restaurant to be
announced later. Please call
Margo Kiehfuss at 293-0683 or
contact JiJi Jonas (Chair) at 379-
3204 or [email protected] if
additional information is need.
DUES RENEWAL Renew your membership soon! If you have renewed your membership, thank you! If you have not renewed, you should have received an email reminding you to renew. If you did not get an email reminding you to renew. If you did not get an email, you can send your check for $79 to Rebecca Triche, 43017 Highway 621, Gonzales, LA 70737-7431. Have a question? Contact Rebecca at 225-362-9007 (cell). Please take care of this by September. Thanks From your new branch treasurer, Rebeca Triche
HAPPY BIRTHDAY!
Betty Lou Roundtree
With Joan Bonds
And a few of AAUW members
who attended this great party
On July 26, 2015
INTEREST GROUPS
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BOOK GROUP I — PM The Evening Book Group will not be meeting in August. Please call Susan Smolinsky (Book Group Chair) at 338-0321 or email her at [email protected] for additional information.
BOOK GROUP II— AM The Morning Book Group will not meet in August. The next meeting will be in September at the Southern University Library, Please call Suzanne Vincent (Book Group Chair) at 923-3028 or you can email her at [email protected] if you need additional information.
CAMPUS STUDY Campus Study will meet on Thursday, August 27 at noon at Juban’s for a luncheon meeting. More details on the speaker will be coming out in an email. Please save the date for Campus Study luncheons on September 24 and October 22. Polly Williams is planning some interesting speakers for the remaining of our luncheons for this year so be sure to make plans to attend.
JULY/AUGUST 2015 BATON ROUGE BRANCH
Karen Groves Sunshine Lady
Many thanks to Maxine Rak for being our ‘Sunshine Lady’ who sent cards to our members letting them know we care. Karen Groves has step in to continue ‘letting the Sunshine’ in members lives with cards and whatever is needed to help or encourage our AAUW family.
“There’s no thrill in easy sailing when the skies are clear and blue, there’s no joy in merely doing things which any one can do.
But there is some satisfaction that is mighty sweet to take, when you reach a destination that you thought you’d never make.”
Sperilla
AMERICAN
ASSOCIATION OF
UNIVERSITY WOMEN
1246 VERDUN DRIVE
BATON ROUGE LA 70810
. . .that in 1939, AAUW led efforts to provide federal aid for free tax-supported public education, including libraries?
For Snail Mailers
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Happy Birthday!
Claire McVadon
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Book Group PM
No Meeting
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Purple Heart
Day
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Happy Birthday!
Mariam Barton
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Happy Birthday!
Maryellen Casler
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Happy Birthday!
Judith Nielson
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Great Decisions
No Meeting
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Senior Citizens
Day
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Gourmet Group
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Women’s
Equality Day
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Campus Study
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August 2015
Here Today Gone Tomorrow—all donations provide money to our
Educational Fund. Use our branch number 518 when donating.
