If you know of someone who has returned to college and can use some financial aid, please make sure they get our flyer and are aware of the October 15 deadline! We are looking for women to award scholarship money to and will begin interviews soon.

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 student 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 student or $750 if a half-time student.

Scholarship applications may be obtained from Coleen Walter.

If you have any questions about the scholarship program, call Coleen Walter at 630-440-0098.

Thank you to those members that have participated in the past fundraisers. This is how we raise money to keep our public programs FREE!

Thank you to our amazing Diversity program speaker Autumn Geist, who sponsored a fundraiser at her store in Lisle.

"Thank you for introducing my family to this treasure chest! Everyone in the family came home with something and I love my translucent citrine earrings!" --Kim Venzon, photo by Chloe Venzon

Details about our next benefit night will be in the November ALERT but save a meal on November 16 for Chipotle!

Our first fundraiser of the year at City Barbeque was very successful earning $118, while enjoying great take-out. 

Unfortunately, book collections continue to be suspended and we are unsure when they will resume. Given the unpredictable pandemic situation and our concern for our donors and volunteers’ health, the earliest possible used book collection might be early 2021.

When we return to collections, they would be on the usual schedule which has been September-May and held every other month (the odd numbered months) on the second Saturday of the month.

You have signed up to receive the Public Programs Notice which is sent monthly (except for a combined July/August notice.) Content in the notice includes educational programs provided by our branch for the local public, used book collection & sale information, as well as information from the national AAUW organization.

Past Public Programs Notices are archived on the website.

The next Public Programs Notice will be released on or around November 5th. Prevent it from being marked as Junk or Spam by opening it right away!

Blue underlined text in the newsletter indicates clickable links to emails, websites, or pdfs.

Kim Venzon, VP Communications

** CO-PRESIDENTS Mary Ann Dion & Sandra Sansone Brennan * VICE-PRESIDENT PROGRAMS Mary-Jo Bryan Wolsky * VICE-PRESIDENT MEMBERSHIP Kristen Beirne * VICE-PRESIDENT COMMUNICATIONS Kim Venzon * SECRETARY Sue Stealey * TREASURER Coleen Walter **

APPOINTED OFFICERS * AAUW FUNDS: Education Coleen Walter & NCCWSL Harriett Lindstrom * PUBLIC POLICY Emily Owens

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