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EXPAND OUR MEMBERSHIP
Have a coworker, neighbor, relative, friend who might be interested in learning about all that AAUW Marin has to offer? Contact our Membership Chair, Chris O’Neill, coneill514@comcast.net, and she can either contact the prospective member or give you a sample email you can send yourself. Or how about advertising AAUW in a Nextdoor post where appropriate. Let’s spread the word about AAUW Marin!
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AAUW Marin Recognizes 2 College of Marin Women with STEM Achievement Awards
AAUW Marin Scholarship Fund president Nancy Lubamersky presented STEM Achievement awards to two College of Marin students at the March 16th meeting of the College’s STEM Learning Community, an event celebrating Women’s History month. The awardees, who were selected by a panel of COM STEM instructors, will each receive $1,000! Recipients are Jenna Nicolas (pictured left) and Jocelyn (Josie) Martinez. Jenna tutors students at COM and has participated in the San Quentin Prison University Project. She hopes to complete teaching credentials for STEM subjects while completing her undergraduate degree. Josie is a public health science major with an interest in the health sciences. She participated in the Stanford Summer Community College Premedical Program in 2021. Both women will transfer to a 4-year college in the Fall.
A special thank you to Nancy Major, our branch COM liaison for connecting us to Paul Daubenmire, director of the college’s STEM Learning Community. Paul coordinated the application process and the event, which included a panel of women in STEM. Thanks also to Keith Rosenthal, Director of Advancement, for facilitating the financial transaction.
The STEM Achievement awards are in addition to the six $1000 scholarships we will give to COM students next Fall. Thanks again to donors to the AAUW Marin Scholarship Fund for your continued support of students at our local colleges. Click HERE to see this year’s Honor Roll of Donors.
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Tech Trek needs your help!
There are many ways to volunteer to work with the Tech Trek girls. If you are interested in finding out more, please contact Amy Anderson, Marin Branch Tech Trek Coordinator, at aandersontechtrek@gmail.com
Positions available:
Dorm Mom, Camp Sonoma State, June 19- June 25, supervise girls and live on campus.
Class monitor, Camp Sonoma, June 19-June 25, flexible hours to help with classes/workshops
Coach, virtual Tech Trek, June 19-24 and/or July 24-29, help girls on zoom, various hours.
Host a get-to-know you party, June 4, Novato and Marin Tech Trek girls meet each other and hear about camp. You will get help from the Tech Trek committee.
Join the Tech Trek Committee and participate in next year’s selection process.
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Want to work with students in grades K-3? Do you want to serve the community? Are you 50 and older? Volunteer now!
Experience Corps Bay Area aims to increase child literacy rates by connecting older adult volunteers with non-fluent readers in grades 1-3.
There is no prior experience necessary to volunteer with us at ECBA, we provide all training and support.
Be the difference in a child life.
Join Sandi Strang (Program Director for ECBA) as she talks more about the program on April 19th from 1-2PM.
Contact Sandi Strang, M.Ed.
Director
Experience Corps Bay Area
501 Via Casitas
Greenbrae, CA 94904
office (415) 464-1767
cell (415) 519-6189
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Celebrate AAUW and the 50th Anniversary of Title IX!
Our next branch program is Saturday, April 16th at 10:00 am via zoom and will celebrate the 50th anniversary of Title IX. To highlight the impact and importance of Title IX, our featured speakers will be Dominican University’s Director of Athletics, Amy Henkleman, and student athletes. Amy supervises 11 NCAA Division II intercollegiate sports teams plus MCLA Division 1 lacrosse. She is the PacWest Conference liaison for senior women administrators as well chair of the PacWest Governance Committee and a member of the PacWest Championships and Strategic Positioning Committee.
Join us to hear what is happening 50 years after the passage of Title IX. Title IX is not just about sports – it is about leveling the field in all areas. Like other legislation AAUW has successfully championed, Title IX is about gender equity and has given girls and women more opportunities to gain confidence and learn team and leadership skills.
The name of our branch’s Named Gift Honoree will be revealed by our AAUW Funds Chair, Dale Satake. Each year, we honor members who have given extraordinary service to the branch, helping us to further AAUW’s mission to advance equity for women and girls. Our previous honorees are listed on our branch website.
Plus catch up with new and old friends on our breakout session! It’s been a long time since we’ve been able to gather in person. Thank goodness for Zoom in the meantime.
Please watch for the separate invitation in April.
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Professional actress and AAUW member Kate Stevenson (AAUW Maryland) will present an original one woman show about Louise Boyd, intrepid Marin explorer of the artic, in person at Dominican’s Guzman Hall on April 6 at 7:00 pm.
This event is presented by the Women’s Leadership and Philanthropy Council of Dominican and AAUW Marin is a co-sponsor. Cost is $25 and tickets must be reserved in advance. Masks and proof of vaccination required. See link below to purchase tickets Invite your friends!
Date: Wednesday, April 6, 2022
Time: 7:00 pm - 8:00 pm
Location: Guzman Lecture Hall
50 Acacia Ave.
San Rafael, CA 94901
COVID Protocol: Indoor masks and proof of vaccination + booster required.
Ticket Price: $25.00
Light refreshments will be served following the event.
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MEET 50-YEAR MEMBER FLORENCE GARVIE
Florence joined the AAUW Mill Valley Branch, which became the Southern Marin branch and then merged with AAUW Marin, in 1960 to become involved in her community and meet other young, educated mothers. She said in the early days they would have so many attendees at their book group that they would hire a babysitter for all the kids! And these many years later Florence is still an active member of the What Are You Reading? book group. Florence helped her husband Bill with the business side of his boat building company while raising their children. She’s had an adventurous life, starting with moving frequently while her father was in the Army. She decided she wanted to learn to fly shortly after graduating from Pomona College, got eight hours of instruction and then started flying. When she moved to Marin and started teaching at Ross School, she bought a sailboat without knowing how to sail – but met her husband through that adventure. Staying in touch with her four children, seven grandchildren and three greats keeps her busy and engaged. Florence, we’re so glad you still support AAUW’s mission and are part of our AAUW Marin family.
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AAUW-CA Annual Meeting
On April 30 from 9-1 AAUW CA will hold its annual meeting via Zoom. The theme this year is “Adventures in AAUWLand,” and the morning session will feature talks by Gloria Blackwell, AAUW’s CEO, Lisa Maatz, former policy “rock star” of AAUW, now Senior Adviser at Ohio Citizen Action, and Jasmine Sadler, owner and founder of The STEAM Collaborative. Throughout the day there will be words of inspiration from Speech Trekkers, and plenty of opportunities for networking and brainstorming in breakout sessions you choose to join. To register, use this link to the AAUW-CA Website: AAUW California - Empowering Women in California (aauw-ca.org) click on the “Read More” button under the description of the meeting, and then click on “Register.”
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ECBA VOUNTEERS GROUP
Looking for something to fill the winter months and beyond? Do you enjoy the company of children? Experience Corps Bay Area may be just the thing for you.
ECBA aims to increase child literacy rates by connecting older adult volunteers with non-fluent readers in grades 1-3. There is no experience necessary to volunteer for their rewarding program as they provide all the training and support.
If you are interested in joining this interest group and learning more about ECBA you can contact Laura Phipps. Laura has been a long time volunteer with the organization and will be able to answer your questions and let you know the next steps if you want to become a volunteer.
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Monthly Interest Group News |
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GROUP ANNOUNCEMENTS:
Behind the Headlines
Wednesday April 13 @ 7:00 pm via zoom. Note change in start time. Our speaker will be Chief Ryan Monaghan of the Tiburon Police. He will talk about recent changes in policing and specifically the work the Tiburon force is doing to address racial and community issues in policing. If you are not a member of the group and wish to attend, email Cherie at cheryl.sorokin@gmail.com.
The New Yorker Reading Group. This month we are reading articles on a wide variety of topics, including bitcoin, Lowell High School in SF, George Washington’s enslaved son; animal legal rights, what parents think should be taught in the curriculum, Wendell Berry, and more! All articles can be read or listened to; we provide the links. Everyone is welcome to join us. If you would like to be on the email list and receive the articles we are reading and discussing at the April 11 1:00 pm meeting, please email either co-leader for the article links and Zoom link: Phyllis Kuehn phyllisk@sonic.net or Olivia Ruel oliviacelello@icloud.com . The New Yorker reading group meets on the second Monday of the month at 1:00 via Zoom.
The Nonfiction Reading Group. We are meeting on April 25 at 1:00 on Zoom to discuss The Three Mothers by Anna Malaika Tubbs This is our final book in our series about the African American history and experience, and it also adds to our readings about women’s history. The author tells the stories of the mothers of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., Malcom X, and James Baldwin. If you would like to be on the group’s email list and join us, please email either co-leader for the book list and Zoom link: Phyllis Kuehn phyllisk@sonic.net or Olivia Ruel oliviacelello@icloud.com . The nonfiction reading group meets on the 4th Monday of the month at 1:00 via Zoom and all are welcome to join in. Several members listen to the books if you prefer that to reading.
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The annual election of four directors to the national board starts on April 6 and ends on May 16th.
This year both Cherie Sorokin and Dale Satake from our own branch are nominees! Congratulations to both, and let’s have a great turnout from AAUW Marin in their support!
It’s easy to vote online. Just watch your email for notice of the opening of voting and take a minute to vote that same day. Saves having to search for the notice later.
Members will also be voting on two administrative amendments to AAUW bylaws which hopefully will pass easily. Both streamline future election processes and save AAUW money and administrative time.
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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. Help our branch earn Five Stars by signing up for a legacy gift today.
AAUW seeks to increase our long-term financial resources to help continue our important work.
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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