AAUW NEEDS YOU!
GET INVOLVED
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The top priority from now until November 3 is our National Election.
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Zooming with Kim Churches
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On May 26th our branch had the rare opportunity to have a leadership briefing on zoom with CEO Kim Churches and Nichia P. McFarlane as part of our Five Star accomplishment. Nichia is the dedicated AAUW employee behind the Five Star email and was extremely helpful to our branch while we were working on the various stars. We had great attendance and a very interesting conversation. Many topics were covered such as national's goals, membership, our branch questions around advocacy and working with our local colleges and universities. Kim and Nichia expressed their gratitude and congratulations to our branch for our hard work on the Five Star Program. We should all be very proud of the group effort. When asked about what our branch should focus on now that we have achieved Five Star, Kim responded with focus on the 2020 Gender Policy Agenda. Please see the link here and reach out to Sherene at
sherenechen@gmail.com
if there are specific areas you would like to help with or have expertise in.
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The challenge of fundraising during this time
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Studies show that non-profits expect 50% cuts in philanthropy due to COVID19. AAUW is facing a big shortage this year. AAUW’s staff responded to COVID19 by quickly switching to online programming and virtual advocacy. However, circumstances will continue to change due to COVID19 and create new challenges. We will need unrestricted funds for staff to be ready and nimble to keep AAUW relevant and making an impact.
Please consider a donation. You can donate by going to the AAUW website –
www.aauw.org
– and pressing the red “Donate’ box” and specifying “use my gift where it is most needed” in the blue box. Any amount will be appreciated. Dale Satake, our AAUW Fund Chair, will also be mailing you information in May.
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KQED
and
PBS
are kicking off the summer season with a series of programs they are calling
Women Trailblazers
.
The first two are on American Masters.
Mae West: Dirty Blond
on June 16.
Toni Morrison: The Pieces I Am
will be shown on June 23.
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Webinars on the AAUW National Website
If you click the link below it will take you to the Membership page of the updated National website. There are several topics of interest that you can connect to. If you continue to scroll down you will see the "Face of AAUW" is our own Dale Satake.
Continue on to watch the State of the Association presentation by CEO Kim Churches.
Below this are listed recent and upcoming events.
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JOIN MARIN AAUW ON SOCIAL MEDIA!
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Heading for brighter days!
There will be summer fling in whatever form is safe in August. Stay tuned for updates.
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AAUW Marin Branch members continue to reach out to other members to make sure everyone is well and ask whether or not they are in need of anything.
If a member requests, they will be contacted weekly.
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Amy Anderson and Georgia Schall have been sewing and delivering masks, made with fabric donated by Gerrie Young, to members. Over 30 have been delivered so far. In return, many of the mask recipients have made generous donations to the branch or Scholarship Fund. The craft group is indeed grateful for this support. If you would like a mask contact Amy
aandersontechtrek@gmail.com.
or your AAUW caller.
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MEMBERSHIP RENEWAL 2020/2021
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Everyone can help support AAUW on all levels by renewing your membership this spring.
Our current board is working via our virtual online meetings to plan our programs for the coming year. We will resume our regular branch activities as soon as it is safe.
If you have not renewed already here are your options.
Through the email from AAUW National you can click on the link to pay your dues online with a credit card. (Donations made here go to National)
You will also have the option to print out the form and mail it with a check to the branch treasurer.(Donations made with a check go to the Marin Branch)
All 50 year members and members without email have received a paper mailing for their dues renewal.
If you have any questions please feel free to contact:
Barbara Thomas, Membership Chair
Bmbestrom@aol.com, 415-686-1592
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AAUW MARIN BRANCH
ANNUAL MEETING
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AAUW International Fellow Gives Presentation
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Our speaker at the May Annual meeting was AAUW International Fellow, Viviana Hermosilla Aguayo, PhD. Viviana, who holds a faculty position in the department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology at the University of Concepcíon, Chile, is using her fellowship to spend a year in a lab at UCSF studying the genetics of craniofacial defects in mice.
The presentation was structured as an interview by Dottie Burk followed by questions from meeting attendees. We enjoyed hearing about her background, her research, and some of the challenges faced by women in science. Viviana was clearly passionate about her commitment to women and girls and expressed sincere gratitude to AAUW for the valuable experience afforded by the fellowship.
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Slate of Officers Approved
At the May 16 branch meeting on zoom, the membership approved the slate of officers presented by the nominating committee.
President* Sherene Chen
Secretary Sue Torres
Treasurer Lisa Allanson
Membership Chair* Barbara Thomas
AAUW Fund Chair* Dale Satake
Interest Group Chair Olivia Ruel
Programs Chair* Cherie Sorokin
Scholarship Chair Dottie Burk
The Board has done succession planning this year and would like to ask anyone interested in shadowing the starred positions above as well as communications committee and programs committee to contact Sherene, sherenechen@gmail.com. We also would like to assemble a new Fundraising committee as well as a College and University committee.
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YWCA has decided to further postpone our Marin Women's Hall of Fame to
Thursday, March 25, 2021
. Please mark your calendars.
If you have already registered for the event your ticket will transfer. If the new date does not work for you, contact: mwhf@ywcasf-marin.org
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Join an AAUW interest group
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Although traditionally AAUW Marin interest groups have not met in July and August, this unique time of isolation during the pandemic has inspired several groups to choose the option to meet in the coming months on Zoom. It is felt by members that the lift of minds and spirits of seeing and hearing each other while participating in a common activity has been invaluable to counteract the effect of isolation.
Among those groups poised to meet this summer are the Happy Hour Group, and several active book groups: Lit Wits, Non Fiction, and BookLovers, for instance.
At the online June meetings, other groups may decide to meet as well.
If you want to find out about groups not listed below check the link and contact the leader or contact :
Olivia Ruel, oliviacelello@icloud.com or 603-762-1016
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Interest Group Activities
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Homeward Bound Chef Events
The June 18 Chef Event still remains on the Homeward Bound calendar. If that changes they will automatically move your reservation for you unless you tell them otherwise.
If you have questions you may contact Homeward Bound through their website (link below) or email:
Dianne Sheridan traciinmarin@sbcglobal.net
If you would like to donate to this wonderful Marin non-profit to support their mission click the link below.
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Happy Hour
A Zoom Happy Hour will be held on Thursday, June 4, 4:30 -6:00 PM. (
Feel free to join in any time between 4:30 and 5:40.)
Bring your own bottle and munchies.
Bring a recipe for a creative SIP cocktail if you wish.
If you are interested in joining contact Dottie Burk, dotbork20@gmail.com and she will send you an invitation.
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Tuesday Morning Book Lovers
The Tuesday Morning Book Lovers welcomes new members to join them.
They will meet via Zoom on June 9 at 10 am to discuss
The Great Alone
by Kristen Hannah.
Contact Carol Hoffman carolhoffman713@gmail.com, 713.899.2020
At this meeting the members will choose the six books they will read during the next six months.
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Movie Group
(Space limited. Signup soon.)
Since we don’t envision being able to meet together to see a movie and discuss it over dinner for awhile, the Movie Group is going to have it’s first ZOOM movie discussion. We can host up to 18 people in two breakout rooms to discuss Jo Jo Rabbit on June 23 at 7pm for a 1 hour meeting.
So far 11 movie groupers have said they want join in and we have room for 7 more if interested. You can stream the movie for $3.99 and watch it any time before our live chat. We hope that you will join us.
Any questions about finding the movie or linking into Zoom, call Mary Mossteller, 415-924-3096.
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Golf Group
The golf group is back in gear and playing through the summer as usual.
For information contact:
Joyce Erlenbach joyerlenbach@comcast.net
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The Nonfiction Book Group
Meetings are held via Zoom on the fourth Monday of the month at 1:30.
This month's meeting:
June22,
The Moment of Lift
by Melinda Gates
During this meeting the group will choose books for the summer and next season.
For more information:
Olivia Ruel:Oliviacelello@icloud.com
Phyllis Kuehn:Phyllisk@sonic.net
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Behind the Headlines
This month will be a wrap up discussion about the various speakers and topics we had this year and an opportunity to hear some ideas about next year.
The zoom meeting will be on June 10 from 6:00 to 7:00 PM.
If you wish to attend as a guest, please email Cherie Sorokin cheryl.sorokin@gmail.com so she can include you on the invitation to join the meeting.
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Other Groups
Other groups that have plans to meet on a video conference are:
Lit Wits,
Ann Thomas athomas1@pacbell.net
Crafts Group,
Mary Mosteller mcmosteller@mac.com
For details on these groups contact their leaders.
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GET TO KNOW YOUR BOARD
CHERIE SOROKIN
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I
grew up surrounded by AAUW women, as my mom was a life-long member. Both my mom and AAUW were instrumental in honing my feminist instincts and helping me learn to fight sexism. As was the custom in the 60s, I married young and had my only child, David, by the time I was 21. Contrary to custom, however, I went back to work as an adjunct professor of Spanish at Indiana University two weeks after he was born. Nine years later I went to law school at Northwestern. Most of my legal career was at Bank of America. I eventually moved out of the Legal Department to become the first woman Corporate Secretary of BankAmerica, reporting directly to the CEO. I was the “only woman in the room” for a number of years. By the time I left the bank in 1998 I managed several departments in addition to serving as Corporate Secretary. After my retirement, my (late) husband Gideon and I travelled extensively, I wrote a major book on corporate governance for nonprofits, served as president and trustee of American Conservatory Theater, worked with several other nonprofits, and eventually went back to work as a governance consultant.
I love the countless lasting friendships I have with AAUW members. I also love AAUW’s mission and how it continues to evolve. It’s exciting to be on the national board at this time of significant change in the organization and our society, and to serve locally on the AAUW Marin board, and as President of the Marin Villages board. (Marin Villages helps older adults remain active, connected, and independent in the place they call home.) I particularly enjoy putting my experience to work to battle both ageism and sexism. They intertwine in insidious ways that society still has not addressed!
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GET TO KNOW A MEMBER
GERRIE YOUNG
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Hi membership, My name is Gerrie Young. I have been a member of AAUW since 1984. I joined the organization to become involved in the Book Clubs with the members in Mill Valley. I remember, well, the first book that I read as a new member: "Swans Way" by Marcel Proust. It was just the beginning a life long yearning for sharing good literature with like minded women. Before its merge into the Marin branch, I was on the Mill Valley AAUW board for many years taking on the different positions. I met so many accomplished women who served the organization with their talents, and they have become lifelong friends .
Now as a member of the Marin Branch, I have added to my experience with a weekly Golf game, weekly MahJongg, the Art Interest Group, Annual Bazaar, Tech Trek, Annual Fund Drive to name a few. Yes, it is lots of social fun mixed with a need to support AAUW's mission in supporting women and their education. There is nothing that thrills me more than seeing our Tech Trek 7th graders tell our members about their experiences at the Stanford camp and hearing from the Annual Fund Fellow who we have supported with our donations. I love sharing trips to the museum, and having lunch afterward, and hoping for lots of jokers to win a game.
As a member of AAUW, my life is rich with purpose and friendship.
I am deeply grateful.
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Become a member of the AAUW Legacy Circle by making a planned gift to AAUW. The gift will affirm your commitment to expanding AAUW programs and public policy agenda the future of women and girls. These gifts can be given to AAUW's general fund or directed to your preferred program.
AAUW seeks to increase our long-term financial resources to help continue our important work. Members of the Legacy Circle have that expansion through their planned gifts.
Questions? Read more about the Legacy Circle, review the brochure or contact the Director, Major and Planned Giving at 202.785.7766.
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