Our Named Gift Honorees 2020
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Sherene Chen
– Sherene revitalized the branch’s focus on AAUW’s mission. She was the force behind our branch becoming one of the first two branches to achieve the five stars in the Five Star Program. Without her leadership and tenacity, our branch would not have been able to navigate and complete the many tasks required to achieve Five Star status. Our branch has been recognized numerous times in national webinars and communications. She has helped our branch hone in on communications and moved the board to a new level of efficiency and focus. In response to requests from other branches seeking Five Star status, she has provided PowerPoints and guidance. She has led the branch with exceptional patience, persistence and good grace.
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Sue Torres
– Sue is always ready to offer her expertise and help out whenever needed. When Sue first joined, she collected checks for Katherine for monthly events. She also helped with check-in at the events themselves. She has been handling the Middle School awards the last couple of years. She helped with the STEAM days at COM by translating the poster into Spanish, helping to deliver them to the schools and working at the college on the day of. She used her bookkeeping skills to help the treasurer in sorting out the financials and learning how to use Quick Books. She worked at the Holiday Luncheon as a cashier last December and has now taken on the job of Secretary for the Branch.
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Jax Harrison
– Shortly after Jax joined the branch, she offered her expertise as a PR professional to become our first communications coordinator for our branch. She drafted the branch’s first communications strategy to support the mission and the branch’s goals. Jax increased our branch social media presence by increasing our Facebook followers and getting us on the platforms of Twitter and Instagram. Because of Jax and the communications team that she led, our branch was able to earn one of the five stars in the national Five Star recognition program for web and social media presence. Jax also arranged for NorCal PBS to interview Kim Churches on one of her visits to the Bay Area. She has continued to work on our communications even though she is still marooned in New Zealand because of the coronavirus situation.
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If you are looking for resources to help better understand the systemic racism in this country, we will shortly have a list of resources on our own website. But for starters, you might want to take the
American Bar Association (ABA
)
21-day Racial Equity Habit Building Challenge
A section of the American Bar Association put together this challenge. Can you do it?
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"There will never be complete equality until women make the laws."
Susan B. Anthony
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Get Out the Vote
GOTV stands for Get Out the Vote. We are hoping to work with Dominican’s GOTV effort once their students are back on campus. Stay tuned for more information about that in early September. Meanwhile, have you checked your own voter registration status? For sure? Best to check now! Everything takes longer these days. Per order of the governor, all registered voters will be mailed a ballot for the November 2020 election, whether or not they have signed up for an absentee ballot. Because of this new order from the governor, we will all be able to vote by mail in the November 2020 election, but you must be a registered voter to receive that ballot. You can check on your voter status in either of the two links below
If you use the 'status' link you will need your driver’s license or ID card handy if you check this way. You can also call (415) 473-6456 here in Marin and ask them to double check on your registration. Be sure to tell your friends to check their own registration! Every vote counts.
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Marin Branch Featured at Five Star Recognition Event
Sherene
Chen
and
Dottie Burk
were panelists along with three officers from a Texas AAUW branch at a Five Star Recognition webinar on July 21
st.
AAUW’s Five-Star National Recognition Program rewards states and branches for aligning their work with the AAUW strategic plan and other initiatives that foster the organization’s mission of advancing gender equity for women and girls. The program began in July 2019 and AAUW Marin was among the
first
to win the distinction.
Approximately 400 members from across the country tuned in to hear the panelists talk about their experiences with Five Stars (Programs, Advancement, Communications, Public Policy, and Governance and Sustainability).
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On
August 18, 1920
,
Tennessee
ratified the 19th Amendment to the Constitution. It was the 36th state to do so securing the right to vote for women. This did not, however, guarantee suffrage for women of color who would have to wait until the passage of the Voting Rights Act of 1965.
If you want to learn more about this history watch the PBS series or follow the links below.
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PBS The Vote
If you did not catch the American Experience "The Vote" program it is still available through PBS online. This is a four hour history of the fight for suffrage for women. It includes suffergists of different races and addresses the issue of racism in the nation and in the movement itself.
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Webinars on the AAUW National Website
Take some time and click the link below and you will find recent webinars.of interest.
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AAUW California links to
August
events
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JOIN MARIN AAUW ON SOCIAL MEDIA!
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AAUW Hosts Virtual Tech Trek
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When AAUW California Tech Trek camps were cancelled this summer, two members of the Tech Trek Committee,
Melanie Chancellor
and
Angela Nuckles
, stepped up and created a Virtual Tech Trek for the eight campers selected by our branch to attend the Stanford Camp Curie.
For five mornings, July 5-10, the girls met via Zoom with inspiring women representing a variety of STEM fields. A “camp kit” with materials for the interactive sessions, including a chemistry set purchased by the branch and the Scholarship Fund, was delivered to the girls before the Virtual Tech Trek started.
Speakers and session leaders came from the Buck Center, academia, tech and biotech companies. They covered an impressive number of topics including: strawberry DNA extraction, misconceptions about the brain (neuroscience), research on microscopic worms, the Covid-19 pandemic, cloud computing, app development, sports medicine and concussions, astronomy research, and pharmacognosy (chemistry of plants).
Also contributing to the program was our own
Amy Anderson
, Tech Trek coordinator, who taught origami and math exercises and even led the girls on a social distance tree identification walk on the last day. Melanie’s daughter
Trinity Chancellor
, a 2019 Tech Trekker, was also on hand to meet the campers.
Our sincere thanks to all the women who contributed to the pro
gram.
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Supporting Local Merchants
Every year, our holiday auction raises thousands of dollars due to the generosity of our merchant donors. Many restaurants, entertainment venues, retail shops and personal services providers have been closed and lost much revenue. Elaine Marevich, auction merchant liaison, and Dale Satake, auction chair, are asking you to solicit these businesses as they open for business. Please show our appreciation and help these merchants get back in business. For a list of the merchants, please click on this link on our
website
ordering or paying, let the merchant know that you are a member of AAUW Marin and want to thank them.
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SIP AND TOAST
For AAUW Marin Members and Guests
Mixing It Up, a BYO mixed drink party
Our annual Sip and Toast is moving online on Wednesday,
August 19 at 5:00 p.m
. Watch for some mixed drink recipes you’ll receive in advance with your invitation, both alcoholic and non-alcoholic, but feel free to invent your own. Again, we will share what we each have brought to the party in smaller breakout rooms.
RSVP is not necessary, but appreciated.
An email invitation with the zoom link (and a few drink recipes) will be sent to the entire branch the week before the event. On the day of the gathering, if you’d like to invite a guest, send Cherie their email and she will send them a link to the gathering.
September Virtual Gathering
Watch this space for information on the September event that will focus on Tech Trek.
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Interest Group Activities
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Homeward Bound Chef Events
As of now there is a virtual Happy Hour with Chef Duskie Estes of Zazu scheduled for Thursday, September 10. On October 15 Lisa Lavagetto will be cooking Italian.
If you have questions you may contact Homeward Bound through their website (link below) or email:
If you would like to donate to this wonderful Marin non-profit to support their mission click the link below.
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Don't Miss Happy Hour Today!
A Zoom Happy Hour will be held on Thursday, August, 4:30 -6:00 PM. (
Feel free to join in any time between 4:30 and 6:00 p.m.)
If you are interested in joining contact Dottie Burk, [email protected] or 415-328-8592 and she will send you an invitation.
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Tuesday Morning Book Lovers
The Tuesday Morning Book Lovers welcomes new members to join them.
They will meet via Zoom on August 18 at 11 am to discuss
The Winter Soldier
by Daniel Mason.
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The Nonfiction Book Group
Meetings are held via Zoom on the fourth Monday of the month at 1:30.
This month's meeting: August 24 to discuss
The Fifth Risk
by Michael Lewis
For more information or to join this group:
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LitWits
The LitWits meet the third Wednesday of each month at 10 am.
This month they are reading
The Plague
by Albert Camus.
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Movie Group
This interest group will meet on the fourth Tuesday of each month (August 26 this month). Members will receive information about the movie to watch and then a week prior a link to the zoom meeting where the movie will be discussed.
If you would like to join this group contact Mary Mossteller.
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Golf Group
The golf group is back in gear and playing through the summer as usual.
For information contact:
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Crafts Group
The Crafts Group meets on the third Tuesday of every month at 12:30. This month the meeting will be on August 18.
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If you would like more information about Marin Branch interest groups please contact
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A member of AAUW Healdsburg for 14 years Cynthia received a BA in History from the University of Colorado and an MBA from Stanford University in Business. During her years as a member of the Healdsburg branch of AAUW she served on the board as Treasurer and was also a member of the Tech Trek, Scholarship and House Tours Committees. She was a Master Gardener in Sonoma County, loves ballet, hiking, playing bridge, film and reading about history and people
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Leslie was involved in AAUW many years ago and decided it was time to rejoin. She received her BA in Political Science, French and German from Indiana University and also an MA in Educational Administration from Georgian Court College. Leslie worked as a District Administrator for World Languages and ESL in Summit, New Jersey. She enjoys politics, music, reading, hiking and volunteers for Grateful Gatherings, an organization that helps families transition from homelessness or crisis into a new home in the Bay Area.
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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.
AAUW seeks to increase our long-term financial resources to help continue our important work. Members of the Legacy Circle have that expansion through their planned gifts.
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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