AAUW Daytona Beach
Tidings
January 2020
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AAUW Daytona General Meeting
Thursday, January 23
2:30 pm
1900 N. Atlantic
(Island Crowne Condo)
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Join the AAUW Daytona Beach Branch of American Association of University Women (AAUW) for an insightful and thought-provoking discussion about the causes and effects of poverty on women of Florida, led by Mary Gatta, PhD.
Dr. Gatta is an Associate Professor of Sociology at City University of New York. She earned her Ph.D. and M.A. in Sociology from Rutgers University, along with a B.A. in Social Science from Providence College. Her area of expertise includes gender and public policy, low wage workers, earnings inequality, and evaluation research on workforce projects. Dr. Gatta’s work has resulted in the publication of books, articles, and policy papers, including
Waiting on Retirement: Aging and Economic Insecurity in Low Wage Work. She conducted the research into the economic security of Hispanic and African American women in Florida sponsored by AAUW FL and partly funded by AAUW Daytona.
This meeting will be held
THURSDAY afternoon,
in response to requests last Spring for some non-weekend, daytime meetings which did not require the purchase of a meal. Please invite anyone you know who might be interested in learning more about economic security of women in Florida.
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FUNdraiser!
AMERICAN IN PARIS
April 5, 7pm at The Peabody
$60 per person (Group Rate)
If interested please send checks to Lucy Jackman, 102 Alanwood Dr, OB, 32174 no later than Feb. 1st.
A portion of your ticket price will support our scholarships.
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AAUW Book Group
Meets the second Monday of the month
10:30 am
at City Island Library
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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Thank You!
A special thank you all who supported our AAUW Daytona Holiday Tea!
We raised $1455 to support our scholarship programs!!! Thank you especially to to Ellen for her coordination of the event and the lovely food and to Betty Parker for arranging for the venue and helping with all the arrangements . Thank you to all who attended, invited friends, donated items for the auction or money, helped with set up and clean up, Special thank you to Susan, Elvira and Karen for arranging the silent auction. Donations are always appreciated to enable us to send young women to Tech Trek, college students to The National Conference for College Women Student Leaders and our local Women in Transition and STEM scholarships at Daytona State. Donations to the AAUW Greatest Needs Funds are also needed.
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- 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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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!
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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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October Minutes
Joint meeting with LWV. No business meeting.
November Minutes
Will be read and approved at the January meeting and published in the next edition of Tidings.
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Save the Date:
Next AAUW Daytona Meeting
February 22.
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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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AAUW advanced gender equity for women and girls through research, education and advocacy.
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