AAUW Daytona Beach
Tidings
December 2019
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You are Invited to a
Holiday Tea and Tour of
Historic Seabreeze United Church
501 North Wild Olive
Daytona Beach FL 32118
Sunday, December 8, 2019
2-4 p.m.
$20 Donation
Benefits AAUW Scholarships
RSVP by December 1
Ellen O’Shaughnessy
1210 Gamble Place
Daytona Beach FL 32118
386-253-0335
Bring A Guest!
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AAUW Book Group
Meets the second Monday of the month at 10:30 am
at City Island Library
December 9—
“The Library Book”
by Susan Orlean. On the morning of April 29, 1986, a fire alarm sounded in the L.A. Public Library. As the moments passed, the patrons and staff who had been cleared out of the building realized this was not the usual fire alarm. The fire was disastrous: it reached 2000 degrees and burned for more than seven hours. Mary Sines will lead the discussion.
J
anuary 13—
“There There”
Is the first novel by Cheyenne and Arapaho author Tommy Orange. The book explores the themes of Native peoples living in urban spaces, and issues of ambivalence and complexity related to Native’ struggles with identity and authenticity. Elviria LaBarre will lead the discussion.
All members are invited to participate!
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Daytrippers
Friday, November 22, 2019
Volusia County Farm Tour
A once a year opportunity to visit the varied agricultural businesses in Volusia County.
If you are interested in carpooling, please call Pat 386-252-1659
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November
20th is Hispanic Women’s Equal Pay Day
See the new AAUW Florida Report: Executive Summary:
AAUW Daytona helped with the funding and interviews for this report. Please share it with groups and people you think would (or should) be interested.
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Share Work Smart Online with your Friends and Family
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et’s empower women so that they can get what they deserve!
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- DECEMBER 16( DUE TO HOLIDAY) CYBER CONFLICT
- JANUARY 27 U.S. AND MEXICO
- FEBRUARY 24 STATE OF DIPLOMACY
The December meeting will be held at Island Crowne Condo, 1900 North Atlantic, Daytona Beach. 3:30-5:00 pm
For more info contact Lucy Jackman,
386-672-8335
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Congratulations to the 2019
Woman in Transition Scholarship!
Shannon O'Regan
Shannon is a photography student who is doing a project that she foresee's turning into something even bigger then an assignment. The working title of the portrait project is "Substantive Beauty". It is centrally focused to showcase and celebrate women over 40-years-old who have / or are overcoming various circumstances, barriers or obstacles in their lives in order to enhance, grow, or change their life for the better. This is her description of the project:
Through this project I hope to contribute and accomplish three key things:
- Honor and celebrate the maturing woman for all she has to offer the world - especially those in under-served communities.
- Provide a visual voice that the maturing woman is substantive - body, mind & spirit. She is significant, has value, and her beauty shines from the inside out.
- Champion my fellow females by help elevate their self-esteem, self-worth and confidence as they pursue their endeavors via a beautiful photograph of themselves. It is my artistic and creative way of giving back and paying-it-forward to those that have and continue to help me achieve my goals.
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AAUW Florida
Lobby Days 2020
January 21-22, 2020
Join Us at the Capitol!
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- Training session on Monday evening, January 20th at the hotel
- Visit and advocate with our own legislators and team up with others.
- Information on committee meetings and sessions to attend.
- You will be provided with a concise list of bills to support or oppose that have been vetted by the national office, with talking points. We will also have AAUW materials for you to leave with the legislators’ offices.
- Dinner together Tuesday evening TBA
- Rally, Information Table on Wednesday in the Capitol.
- Stipend: graduated scale ($50-$80) depending on your driving distance plus $50 to help with lodging TBA. This is to help with expenses, not cover all of them.
What to Do Now
- Email Kay Smith to be put on the email list for updates. No obligation! (I will help match up roommates if desired.)
- Make an appointment with your senator or representative NOW for a Jan 21 visit. Call and ask for the person who does the scheduling for them (warning: events may happen to cause the legislator to cancel.)
- Let's build a team from our branch!
- Register at the hotel, Country Inns and Suites, 3096 N. Monroe St, Tallahassee, FL 32303 @ $149 per night plus tax — check in 1/20 and check out 1/22.
Please contact the hotel directly to reserve your room with two queen beds and breakfast included at
850-701-2850, under AAUW Lobby Days, before the cutoff date of
Monday, December 16, 2019.
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AAUW Florida Tech Trek
What is a Tech Trek Camp?
From building model bridges, designing computer applications, programming robotic cars, being a marine biologist for a day and exploring wind power, what do these girls have in common? They all are experiencing science, technology, engineering and math (STEM)! at one of two week-long STEM residential experience for girls going into the 8th grade. In 2020, there will be two Tech Trek camps in Florida. One will be at Stetson University; the second will be at Florida Atlantic University in Jupiter from June. Each will have an enrollment of 48 girls. Girls are nominated to attend by science and math teachers. The girls will then complete an application that includes answering questions and writing an essay. Later they will have a personal interview. If you wish to be on the interview committee for local applicants, please contact Mary Ann Sines.
How to Support Tech Trek
The financial support of corporate sponsors, AAUW branches and generous individuals are needed each year to make a girl’s dream dream of attending a Tech Trek camp a reality! The only cost to the girls selected to attend a camp is a $50 registration fee. Camp would not be possible without volunteers to assist teachers, serve as camp staff, assist with hands-on workshops, field trips, special events, and reach out to Florida communities to enlist the help of corporations and female STEM role models. Tech Trek Florida is a project of the AAUW Florida Supporting Foundation, Inc. Please make checks payable to the
AAUW Florida Supporting Foundation, Inc
. with Tech Trek noted in the memo line. Mail to
Tech Trek, AAUW Florida Supporting Foundation, PO Box 2938, Jupiter, FL 33468.
Contributions to the camps are income tax-deductible. If you are interested in volunteering or making an in-kind contribution please contact the Tech Trek Camp Coordinator, at
techtrekfl16@gmail.com.
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Save the Date:
Next AAUW Daytona Meeting
THURSDAY,
January 23
Causes and Effects of Poverty on Women in Northeast Florida
Special Guest Speaker, Mary Gatta, PhD
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For more info about AAUW Daytona, contact Lucy Jackman
386-672-8335
Patricia Ross, editor
(386) 252 1659
AAUW Daytona
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