Branch #4023: Darien - Downers Grove - Lisle - Westmont - Woodridge
Advancing equity for women and girls through advocacy, education, philanthropy, and research.
Public Program Notice : Volume 1, Issue No. 1 / September 2019
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Hello, please join us for DINNER & A MOVIE
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Thursday, September 5, 2019
SOCIAL plus BOOK & JEWELRY RAFFLE 6:30 PM
POTLUCK 6:45 PM
MOVIE 7:30 PM
FIRST BUSINESS MEETING OF THE BRANCH YEAR 8:15 PM
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Please join us for our annual fall pot luck dinner to enjoy fun, food, and friendship. Bring your favorite dish to share!
We will view
Dreams of Equality as shown at the Women's Rights National Historical Park in Seneca Falls at 7:30 p.m. with the business meeting to follow.
Because of new limited table situation at the library,
please RSVP by 9 p.m. on September 4 if you plan to join us for the pot luck dinner.
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Are you planning to eat with us at the Pot Luck Dinner?
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LOCATION
Downers Grove Public Library
DATE AND TIME
09/05/19
6:30pm -
09/05/19
7:30pm
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The High Tea Luncheon to Celebrate 70 years brought together 75 members, guests, distinguished visitors, and the press! The spirit in the room was one of friendship and enjoyment. Everyone who attended contributed to the success of the tea via their participation and support. The event was definitely a feather in our branch's cap or perhaps a centerpiece hat!
Our party made the cover of Suburban Life newspaper with a story and pictures that continued onto page two. A version of the print article is
available online
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Our anniversary was celebrated by the Village of Downers Grove. Scroll to the bottom of the newsletter to view the
Proclamation of AAUW week!
Please enjoy the photos taken by Rose Skegg.
Top, left to right: Sue Schaal; Joyce Tumea; Donna Jean Simon (AAUW-IL District 4 Director), Lisa Cherry (AAUW-IL President 2020-2022) with Marti Sladek Below, left to right: Sue Stealey; Greg Hosé (Village Commissioner) and his daughters Evie & Hannah; Mary Ann Dion
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Our next restaurant fundraiser will be back at
City Barbeque
on
Tuesday, September 17.
They are open from 10:30 am - 10 pm, so you can have lunch and dinner. As before, w
hen you order you must present either a paper copy of the flyer (click the picture to the right) or you can present the barcode to the right on your mobile device.
The barcode is on our
website
as well as on a
Facebook event
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Please feel free to pass out or email flyers to neighbors, friends and family as well as share the Facebook event. The paper flyer can be cut into 4 smaller flyers.
City Barbeque will donate 25% of the food, beverage and bottled sauce sales of our group back to our organization. Gift cards, t-shirts and tax are not included in the percentage calculation.
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2019 BACK-TO-THE-BOOKS SCHOLARSHIP
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If you know of someone who has returned to college and can use some financial aid, check out the flyer linked
here
. We are looking for women to award scholarship money to. They must be full-time or half-time students within one or two years of graduating, had a three-year break in their college education and live in one of the five towns our branch serves. Those working on an undergraduate or graduate degree may be awarded $3,000 if a full-time or $1,500 if a half-time student or if they are working on an Associates degree they may win $1,500 if a full-time or $750 if a half-time student.
All interested parties are pre-screened before receiving an application. Call 630-440-0098 or email dgaauw@yahoo.com
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FIRST BOOK COLLECTION OF THE YEAR!
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Please join us Saturday, 9/14, for our first Used Book Collection of the year. We will accept and sort books at Eagle Storage, 555 Rogers, DG, from 10:00 until 1:30. If you've never sorted books before, professional 5-minute training is available. A complete list of collection dates and guidelines can be found on our
website.
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Our Branch will be participating with the League of Women Voters in registering voters on September 24 on National Voter Registration Day. Our efforts will be focused on 12 sites throughout the area. We currently have fourteen members certified to be registrars.
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AAUW Salary Negotiation Programs
Chances are, you deserve a raise. This free online course will give you the tools you need to successfully negotiate and close the pay gap for women everywhere. Register today!
Read more
salary.aauw.org
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The Downers Grove Historical Society will recognize its 2019 Historian of the Year,
Helen S. Myers, at 2 pm, September 22 at the Downers Grove Public Library. There will be a performance of “Below Stairs” by historic portrayal actor Leslie Goddard afterwards. Register to attend
here or by calling the library at 630-960-1200.
Congratulations to Helen, a long-time branch member.
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At Branch events there will be “piggy banks” for your change. We are again supporting
NCCWSL (National Conference for College Women Student Leaders). Last year, with little effort, we accumulated $250 in support of college women attending a national leadership conference. There will be opportunities throughout the year to support this important leadership conference for young women.
NCCWSL was started in 1983, when representatives from national gender equity organizations saw the need for a leadership space dedicated to empowering collegiate women. Since then AAUW has taken the helm of the conference and NCCWSL has transformed into an essential experience for any woman serious about creating meaningful impact on her campus, mobilizing her community, and preparing for personal and professional success after graduation. Approximately 10,000 women have participated.
NCCWSL is the place for women leaders to be educated about today’s most pressing issues, develop new leadership skills while expanding on current skills, and make lifelong connections with peers across the country.
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AAUW PUBLIC POLICY PRIORITIES
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AAUW Public Policy Priorities as adopted in May of 2019 were developed from member input during the fall of 2018 and voted on by the membership last spring. National priorities for action focus on three areas: education and training, economic security, and leadership.
AAUW advocates a strong system of public education with vigorous enforcement of Title IX, increased support for STEM programs, and “increased support for and access to affordable higher education.”
To achieve economic security, AAUW supports pay equity; quality and affordable dependent care and paid family, medical, and sick leave; full reproductive care for women; and protection for “Social Security, Medicare, and Medicaid from privatization.”
AAUW advocates passage and ratification of the Equal Rights Amendment and guarantees for civil rights including affirmative action, voting rights, a clean environment, and freedom from acts of violence. AAUW supports the “rights of all immigrants, including a fair and just path to legal status.”
The complete three-page document can be seen
here.
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AAUW WEEK IN DOWNERS GROVE
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Village Communications Officer Doug Kozlowski took the group photo of us with the mayor the night the proclamation was made and posted it on social media (You can find the Facebook post on
our Facebook page
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Bottom row, left to right: Jane Munsie Moeller, Lynne Romito, Medge Soline, Kate Skegg, (Co-Presidents) Mary Ann Dion, Joyce Tumea, and Mayor Barnett.
Top row, left to right: Martha Mulligan, Deb Harris, Amy Buonassisi , Kim Venzon, Emily Owens, and Sue Stealey.
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2019-2020 BRANCH BOARD
** CO-PRESIDENTS Mary Ann Dion & Joyce Tumea * VICE-PRESIDENT PROGRAMS Mary Jo Wolsky * VICE-PRESIDENT MEMBERSHIP Jackie Ziff * VICE-PRESIDENT COMMUNICATIONS Kim Venzon * SECRETARY Sue Stealey * TREASURER Deborah Harris **
APPOINTED OFFICERS * AAUW FUNDS: Education Coleen Walter & NCCWSL Harriett Lindstrom * PUBLIC POLICY Emily Owens
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How to Support AAUW's Mission
Every gift to AAUW has an impact - but your dollars go furthest when they support funds critical to our mission. A donation to the Greatest Needs Fund will help expand community-based, mission-driven programs such as Start Smart and NCCWSL.
Read more
www.aauw.org
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YOUR AD could be here!
Contact
Liz Moore
for information about supporting our branch through an ad in the newsletter.
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