Volume 24, Number 10

June 2015

Tahoe Nevada AAUW Advancing equity for women and girls through advocacy, education, philanthropy, and research.

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President’s Message

www.aauw.org

Hello summertime and summer friends, and goodbye as your 2014-2015 TN-AAUW

President! What a wonderful year it has been. There are not thanks enough for all of

you who have been so supportive of our efforts this year in fundraising, growing our

membership, improving our policies and procedures, and participating in all that our

organization offers. Some reminders before summer fun and visitors distract you:

RENEW your AAUW membership NOW! You can do it online or via

USPS using the membership form at the end of this newsletter.

VOTE in the AAUW National Election. The first 25 branches to have 75

percent or more of eligible voters cast votes in the AAUW National Election

will win a flag that has been flown over the U.S. Capitol. As one member of

the fundraising committee said, “Oh, goody! We can auction it off!

Voting will take you 5-10 minutes, and it’s easy. AAUW’s Spring/Summer

2015 Outlook magazine covers the election in detail; information can also be

found at http://www.aauw.org/resource/national-election/. You will need to

have your voter PIN and member ID, found on the back cover of your Outlook

magazine; your PIN and member ID can also be located in an e-mail message

from AAUW Membership with the subject line, “Here’s your AAUW ballot. Vote

now.” If you can’t locate either, email AAUW at connect@aauw.org, tell them

you need your voter PIN and give them your membership number.

RESERVE your seats for our August fundraiser at Sand Harbor on Au-

gust 6—“The Fantasticks”— drinks, dinner, dessert, and a show! Tickets

are $100 each. Keep reading this newsletter for more details.

VOLUNTEER to ensure our August fundraiser w ill be a huge success. Many hands make light work! Contact Debbie Nicholas at nicholas89451@gmail.com.

I’m looking forward to summer fun with many of you over the coming months, and

welcoming our new President Charlotte Curtis with the rest of you in September!

…and now…so long, farewell, auf wiedersehen, goodbye… Stacy

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MONTHLY MEETINGS Jennifer Tynes & Dianne De Cuir

Please note that the meetings are all held on the 3rd Wednesday of the month with the exception of the December meeting which is the 2nd Wednesday, at the Parasol Building, 948 Incline Way. Social hour 5:30; Dinner (catered by Gina and Jim Poulos of Crosby’s) 6:30, Pro-gram 7:30. The cost is $30 per person ($32 in December). SEE YOU IN SEPTEMBER!

Please be aware that TN-AAUW must

pay for all RSVP dinners. Our long-

standing policy has been that if you

have made a reservation for a dinner

meeting and fail to cancel by 5PM on

the Monday before the dinner, you will

be expected to pay for the dinner.

More deliciousness from Jim

and Gina in September!

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OUTDOOR ENTHUSIASTS' GROUP

The Outdoor Enthusiasts’ Group gets together year round to enjoy hiking, snow-shoeing, other outdoor activities (and good companionship!) in the beautiful Lake Tahoe area. We are currently hiking and will continue to do so throughout the summer. We meet at 9:30 AM every Monday (weather permitting) in the lower parking lot of the Village Church on McCourry Blvd. at the Mt. Rose Hwy.; from there we carpool to our hiking location for a two to three hour outing. Occa-sionally, with advance notice, we plan hikes further afield which also include ei-ther a picnic lunch or lunch out at a res-taurant.

Contact me Lwhetstone@prodigy.net or 831-8608 if you would like to participate and be notified of upcoming hikes by email.

During the warmer months, a kayaking group goes out from Ski/Hermit Beach in Incline Village at 9 AM most Wednesday mornings. Please contact Liz Paganelli at Lpag007@aol.com to be added to the kayaking email list. A road-biking group—the Wheeling Women—will go out on Friday mornings for outings in the greater Tahoe area during good biking weather. Please contact Millie Clarke at millie.clarke@gmail.com if you would like to join that group and be added to their email list. Thanks, Lynn

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Sponsorships

See Your Business Name

Here in Each Issue!

To be a sponsor: Send your check and

card to obtain space in the newsletter

for the 2015 year to AAUW Tahoe Neva-

da, PO Box 5465, Incline Village, NV

89450.

Business Card size space is $30 for all

issues of the newsletter, and an addi-

tional $30 for the directory. If you are

interested in the back or inside cover of

the directory, contact Millie Szerman at

MillieSz746@gmail.com for pricing.

AAUW Tahoe Nevada Branch is a non-profit 501(c)(3) corporation formed in Nevada and registered with the Nevada Secretary of State, our Federal Tax I.D. # 943055754. Contributions to the scholarship fund qualify for a fed-eral tax deduction pursuant to the provisions of Section 170.c. of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, 26 USC 170c. Proceeds benefit the Scholarship Fund.

Who’s In Charge Here?

Your NEW 2015/2016

AAUW Local Officers

President Charlotte Curtis

President Elect Debbie Nicholas

Treasurer Sandra Cloninger

Co VP Programs Dianne DeCuir

Jennifer Tynes

Secretary Marianne Mika

Co VP Membership Judy Miller

Kelly Werner

Newsletter Robin Grean

Directory Millie Szerman

Webmaster Larissa Faulkner

Scholarship Judy Simon

Fundraising TBA

Public Policy TBA

Parlementarian Connie Skidmore

Past President Stacy Stewart

Membership Matters

It’s that time again. AAUW member-ship runs from July 1 to June 30. So your yearly dues are about to be a reality. You can renew online, or use the membership form at the end of this newsletter. Questions? Contact Barbe Pulver, barbeaauw@gmail.com

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Book Group-Diane Finegan

Meetings start at 7pm, the second-Monday of the month and include wine or soft beverage and savory/sweet munchies. Give hosting a chance! We will help set up and clean up. (Mitch, the sleepy kitty, belongs to Diane)

The Book Group will meet on Monday, June 8. We are pleased to have local au-thor, Doug Keil lead a discussion on his latest book “BarCats”. Our hostess for the evening is Kelly Neville. This will be the final meeting for the season as we do not meet in July or August. Please contact Diane Finegan at 831-8310 or djrfinegan@earhtlink.net for additional information about the Book Group.

FUNDRAISING COMMITTEE UPDATE

Your fundraising committee has been working on a wonderful event for our group. We will be collaborating with our Parasol Partner, the Lake Tahoe Shakespeare Festival, on Thursday, August 6, 2015. See the flyer in this newsletter for details!

Our committee is also working on some possible projects for this fall. We are planning a collaboration with the Incline Boosters to be held in October or November at the high school, and possibly an-other Nothing to It cooking class in Reno. There is also an oppor-tunity to make some money, if we have a few members willing to “Adopt Polling Place” at the November election and donate their earnings for our scholarship fund.

Please contact me at nicholas89451@gmail.com or 775.843.0775 if you are interested in volunteering for any of the projects! We need volunteers for all types of assistance; during various months…we can accommodate your sched-ule!

Some of our New (and Old) Members at

our May reception: Top Valerie Kuchilis,

June Brown, Lee Hall, Betty Scheid. Bot-

tom Debbie DeLauer, Susan Fagan, Monica

Hill

“DEAR ABBY”

Public Policy by Abby Kirst

Dear Abby is on vacation. Enjoy your summer!

Abby Kirst

and Joan

Papazian

vote in the

AAUW na-

tional elec-

tion at our

May dinner

meeting,

MEMBER ANNOUNCEMENTS

The North Lake Tahoe Community Health Care Auxilliary (Incline Village Community

Hospital) is having a Classy Garage Sale Fundraiser, Saturday June 13 from 8am to 2pm

at 880 Alder Ave, IV. They would love your donations of furniture, small appliances, din-

nerware, toys, sporting goods, tools, jewelry and just about anything else taking up

space. Please no clothes, mattresses, computers or TVs. Items can be dropped off on

June 12 from 9-2, or can be picked up. For more information, call Karen 775-833-3244

or Jean 775-350-4406.

Meetings of our local Alzheimer’s Support Group, which formerly met in Truckee, will now be held in Incline Village, scheduled for the last Monday in each month in the Para-sol Building from 3 to 5 pm. A trained volunteer leads the group, which is connected with and coordinated by the Alzheimer’s Association of Northern California and Northern Nevada. The group offers variety of support for all individuals living with Alzheimer’s dis-ease, to individuals with the disease, their families, friends, and caregivers. Questions, contact Judy Miller pupfarm@ix.netcom.com

In the interest of the community, members may post public service-type announcements in our

newsletter. These are not personal (selling appliances, cars, etc.); but for activities of interest to

members or to the Tahoe community in general. All items must be written by the person making the

announcement, limited to one paragraph, to be published at the discretion of the local AAUW Editor

and President. Send to rgrean@aol.com

Don’t Throw Away Those Old Orchids!! Just because the flowers have dropped off or dried out, or the plant looks dead, it is NOT!! Millie to the rescue!! I grow orchids - I rescue orchids - I LOVE orchids... So, please give me a shout and I'm happy to take them off your hands, or bring them back to life (if you haven't already killed them) for you. Please contact me at (775) 833-3311 or email me at MillieSz746@gmail.com.

Note: Please use this form if you are a new member. Renewing members, please renew online.

AAUW Tahoe Nevada

Membership Form July 1, 2015 to June 30, 2016 Please circle any changes from last year’s Directory; otherwise, they may not be made.

_____ There are no changes _____ Please note the following changes. _____ I am a new member.

Full name _______________________________________________ Date _____________

Mailing Address _________________________________________ Zip _______________

Physical Address ________________________________________ Zip _______________

Phone (home) __________________ (cell) ___________________ (work) _________________

Email address __________________________________________

Spouse/Partner name ___________________________________

Bachelor’s Degree or Associate Degree

College/University _________________________________________________ Year ________

City, State _____________________________________________________________________

Major ___________________________________________________________ Degree ______

Graduate Degree

University/College ________________________________________________ Year _________

City, State ______________________________________________________

Major __________________________________________________________ Degree _______

Annual dues run from 7/1/15 to 6/30/16. National Dues $49 Student Affiliate dues: $17 State Dues 9 Open to anyone who does not already have an under- Branch Dues 15 graduate degree and is enrolled in a two- or four-year $73 regionally accredited educational institution.

. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Enclosed: Please send check & form to:

$ ________ Membership Dues AAUW TAHOE NEVADA

P0 BOX 5465 INCLINE VILLAGE, NV 89450

$__________ Total Amount of Check # ________

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Friends of AAUW – Tahoe Nevada

Friends of AAUW-Tahoe-Nevada category is reserved for those persons who are NOT eligible for

membership in the national AAUW organization, i.e., do not hold an associate or equivalent,

baccalaureate or higher degree from a regionally accredited college or university. Friends

have the following privileges:

Notification of AAUW Tahoe-Nevada activities, including Special Interest groups

Participation in AAUW Tahoe-Nevada Special Interest groups

Contribution to educational scholarships and grants benefitting local young women

Inclusion in the AAUW Tahoe-Nevada directory

Socialization and connection

USE THIS FORM FOR NEW AND RENEWING FRIENDS OF AAUW-TAHOE NEVADA

________ There are no changes from the previous year. ________ Please note changes. ________ I am a NEW Friend of Tahoe Nevada AAUW.

Full Name: _________________________________________________________ Date ________

Mailing Address: ____________________________________________________ Zip __________

Physical Address:____________________________________________________ Zip __________

Phone: (home) ______________________ (cell) _______________________ (work)___________

Email Address: _________________________________________________________________

Spouse/Partner Name: _______________________________________________________

Friends of Tahoe Nevada AAUW Donation $50.00* $________

Additional donation amounts are gratefully accepted.

Please send check and form to: AAUW TAHOE NEVADA

PO BOX 5465

INCLINE VILLAGE, NV 89450