You can still Double your impact!
$5000 Matching Challenge Announcement
Thank you to those of you who have already donated to the Greatest Needs Fund and had your donation matched. We are halfway to our $5000 Matching Challenge from the Marin Branch Angels. We need your help to reach our goal of $5000. PLEASE DONATE by clicking here now. Select the first blue box “Greatest Needs Fund.”
The AAUW Fund Campaign supports our national organization and our mission of equity for women and girls. So, take advantage of doubling your support!
If you wish to mail your donation instead, please send your check made to “AAUW Fund” to Dale Satake, 46 Parkview Circle, Corte Madera, CA 94925.
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AAUW ELECTION RESULTS
MEMBERS HAVE SPOKEN
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Many thanks to everyone who voted in AAUW’s 2021 National Election. It took a mere three days to reach the required quorum—a testament to our members’ passion and engagement.
Julia Brown and Malinda Gaul were re-elected as board chair and vice chair, respectively, and Elizabeth Haynes and Joseph Bertolino will retain their board seats.
AAUW’s public policy priorities were approved by 92% of voters. The board-recommended ballot initiative to remove the college-degree membership requirement did not receive the two-thirds vote required to enact a bylaws change. However, a remarkable 63% of you voted in favor of this change, indicating a momentum shift toward a more inclusive membership.
While we have many voices, all AAUW members share a commitment to advancing gender equity for women and girls through research, education and advocacy. More than ever, we must embrace our values and continue to strive towards diversity, equity and inclusion; it’s a journey that will never end.
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Women encounter a pay gap at every stage of life, but nowhere is it more pronounced than during the retirement years. On all three components of the “three-legged stool” of retirement security — Social Security, pension and savings — women fall short. As a result, they have 70% of the income that men have during retirement.
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Two Minute Activist and American Jobs Plan |
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Invest in Women in the Workforce
One in four women reported leaving jobs for lack of childcare during the pandemic. This past year has witnessed the lowest participation rate for women in the workforce in 33 years. The American Jobs Plan will invest heavily in education, housing and public health to address the country’s most pressing needs. Tell Congress to support the American Jobs Plan.
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2021 State Election Results |
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Sandi Gabe
President Elect
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Roli Wendorf
Chief Financial Officer
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Public Policy Priorities
In addition to electing new leaders, 1,980 of California’s members voted a resounding YES to approve the Public Policy Priorities. The Public Policy Committee wishes to thank all of our members who sent us their input as well as those who took the time to vote.
Bylaws Amendments
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Heidi Scott
Longtime member Heidi Scott passed away in early May. Heidi was an active and loyal member who served as Interest Group Chair and more recently as our Website Manager. Pre-pandemic she led the Lunch Bunch group and throughout the pandemic continued to participate in interest groups via Zoom. As a former librarian and an avid reader, she was particularly valued for her contribution to the discussions in several book groups. To quote Sarah Pruden: “I am so sad to learn of Heidi’s death. She inspired me both with her love of and insights into literature as well as by her determination to live fully despite her physical limitations. I can still see her on Zoom with her ever-present cat. I will honor her with a donation to AAUW.”
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Annual Branch Meeting Caps the Year |
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The May 15th Annual Meeting marked the end of our traditional branch year. Once a quorum was achieved, new board members for the coming year were elected in a brief business meeting. (See the next article). Outgoing president Dottie Burk then presented a slide show highlighting branch activities of the past year. She expressed her sincere thanks to the officers, committees, and interest group chairs who worked so hard to adapt successfully to the year of the pandemic and to accomplish so much. The slide show will be posted on the branch website soon. After the show, members met in breakout rooms to catch up and to share their summer plans. The grand finale was a virtual passing of the gavel to newly elected president Dianne Sheridan. Congratulations, Dianne!
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Newly elected and appointed board members and officers will begin their terms on July 1.
2021-22 Board Members and Officers
Dianne Sheridan President
Sarah Pruden Secretary
Sue Torres Treasurer
Dale Satake AAUW Fund Chair
Vicki Samo Interest Group Chair
Chris O’Neill Membership Chair
Cherie Sorokin Programs Chair
Angela Nuckles Scholarship Chair
Nancy Lubamersky Scholarship Fund President
Sherene Chen Newsletter Editor
Jane Winter Public Policy Chair
Amy Anderson Tech Trek Coordinator
Dottie Burk Website Manager
Nancy Major Liaison with College of Marin
Nancy Lubamersky Liaison with Dominican University
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Dominican students who received an AAUW Marin Branch NCCWSL Scholarship attended the virtual conference this year. |
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AAUW Membership Renewal 2021/2022 |
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Help Support AAUW at All Levels
Renew your membership now.
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Membership renewals for the 2021-2022 have begun. AAUW National dues in 2021 will increase by $3 to $62. State dues remain the same at $20.
But Wait!
Our branch dues have been $20 for many years, but for just this year, and because our expenses were lower during the pandemic, your Board voted to decrease branch dues by $3 to $17.
Total = $99, the same as last year!
There was a payment reminder in May from Membership Chair Barbara Thomas.
Here are the ways to renew
You will receive an email from AAUW National in June that will enable you to click on the link to pay your dues online with a credit card. (Donations made here go to National).
You will also have the option to print out the form and mail it with a check to the branch treasurer. (Donations made with a check go to the Marin Branch.)
All 50 year members and members without email will receive a paper mailing for their dues renewal by June 1, 2020.
If you have any questions please feel free to contact:
Barbara Thomas, Membership Chair
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New Member Highlight: Rebecca (Becky) Bingea |
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Rebecca received a BA from Doane College in Sociology, a MA from University of Montana in Communication Sciences and Disorders, and a AuD from University of Florida as a Doctor of Audiology.
Her career in audiology spans 38 years, primarily in medical and educational settings, including 16 years at UCSF and 13 years at Kaiser, as well as audiology-related industry sales and training and private-practice consulting and operations.
Rebecca is now retired from clinical practice and was Past President of the California Academy of Audiology and past Chair of the Ethical Practices Committee for the American Academy of Audiology. She served two terms on the governor-appointed CA licensing board for audiologists and speech-language pathologists, mentored and supervised doctoral and master degree students, authored and co-authored a number of peer-reviewed publications, delivered numerous presentations to professionals and consumers, and served on many professional committees.
She is currently a member of the Northbridge and Santa Venetia Neighborhood Associations, a board member of the League of Women Voters Marin and Membership Chair of the Wednesday Morning Dialogue.
Rebecca maintains close ties with her family members who are scattered across the country and loves to spoil her grown nieces and nephews and adorable great nieces and great nephews. In her spare time she enjoys traveling, walking, reading, Qigong Tai Chi classes, and spending time with friends.
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Save the date
Sunday, July 18, 1-2 pm
Summer Zoom
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It's probably too early to gather in person in a large group, but let’s touch base by Zoom for some fun. Maybe an opportunity to buy lunch again from Comforts or another local business? Some summer libation recipes? Maybe even a speaker on something new and different! Or, for the adventurous, perhaps some small backyard gatherings? Stay tuned for what develops! |
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This is the last newsletter that I will edit. I have enjoyed the position and through it have learned more about AAUW at all levels. Thank you to those of you opened and read it each month. The newsletter will be in good hands because Sherene Chen, the previous editor who taught me, will be taking over starting with the July issue. So, continue to keep up with the latest AAUW news and stay safe. Dianne Sheridan |
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Interest Group Activities |
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There are twelve interest groups available through AAUW Zoom for the foreseeable future. The newly revised list of current offerings is available on our AAUW Marin web site. If you are not currently a member of any particular interest group and would like to join one or more, please email the leader and/or Board Member Olivia Ruel.
All members are invited to try out any group for a session or two before joining as a regular member. This social opportunity seems to be appreciated by those of us confined to home during this ongoing pandemic. Visit us!
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Don't Miss Happy Hour June 3rd!
A Zoom Happy Hour will be held on Thursday, June 3rd 4:30 -6:00 PM (Feel free to join in any time between 4:30 and 6:00 PM)
If you are interested in joining contact Dottie Burk and she will send you an invitation.
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Behind the Headlines
This group is taking a break for the summer. Meetings will begin again in September.
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Reading Arts
Reading Arts is taking a break for the summer and will resume again in September.
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Book Lovers Group
The Book Lovers Group welcomes new members to join them on the second Tuesday of the month. They will meet via Zoom on June 8th at 1:00 PM to discuss An Uncommon Reader by Alan Bennett.
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The Nonfiction Book Group
The Nonfiction Group will meet on
June 28th 1:00 PM. The book they will discuss is Women Rowing North by Mary Pipher.
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, which this month is June 16th.
They are reading Cheri and The Last of Cheri by Colette. Contact Ann Thomas
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New Yorker Reading Group
This group meets the second Thursday of the month, June 10th at 1:00 pm to discuss articles selected from recent issues of The New Yorker. Please contact Phyllis Kuehn for a list of the articles we are reading and discussing in our next meeting and for the Zoom login information. Olivia Ruel is co-leader of this new interest group.
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Mah Jongg
The Mah Jongg interest group will be playing via Zoom all year. They meet Wednesdays 1:00-3:00 PM. If you already know how to play Mah Jongg and would like to join them, contact Chris O’Neill. If you don’t know how to play and would like to learn, Nancy Chiu has offered to teach you using the Myjongg.net website. Contact Nancy. You will need a 2021 National Mah Jongg League card to play.
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Movie Group
Our movie for June is "Departures", an award winning Japanese movie. It won the 2009 Academy Award for best foreign film. It is available for free on TUBI and you will see a few commercials along with the movie but the whole show with commercials is 2 hours so not that many commercials. TUBI is a streaming service offered by Amazon where they broke some of their shows off from PRIME to add commercials to help pay for streaming them. For me, TUBI just shows up in the same area as Prime and Netflix do. Also it shows up if you just ask Alexa to find the movie "Departures". Check it out to see if you can find it. You will have to put in your date of birth to view their movies but that’s all you have to do. If a number for you can’t seem to locate it, we can switch to a different movie.
Let Mary Mossteller know if you can join them for the movie discussion June 22 at 7. She will send the Zoom link closer to the movie date.
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Golf Group-Get moving and make friends at the same time!
The golf group is accepting and wanting new golfers to join their noncompetitive and tolerant group. They meet on Friday mornings at McInnis golf club but may change to Tuesdays. If you are interested in joining contact: Hannah Panger 650-743-4107 [email protected]
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Crafts Group
The Crafts Group meets on the third Tuesday of every month at 12:30 PM. This month the meeting will be on June 15th. Contact
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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 help 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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Donate to AAUW's Greatest Need Fund |
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Join Us to Make an Impact for Women and Girls
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The AAUW Marin Branch Newsletter is published monthly.
Editor: Dianne Sheridan
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