PRESIDENT'S MESSAGE |
We had a fabulous Fashion Show in February at Entrada
Country Club with fashions from White House Black Market
and the Entrada Pro Shop. Gloria Prahl was happy that we
raked in the monies to help us buy scholarships for many
lucky young ladies for the July e-SMART camps.
In February we celebrated the fifth anniversary of the
Lilly Ledbetter Fair Pay Act and President Obama
mentioned equal pay in his State of the Union Address.
The Super Bowl also had a cute puppy and a Budweiser
horse commercial but the Goldie Blox ad for STEM toys for
girls was more inspiring!
Our branch also has many more exciting things to look
forward to in the coming months. Our Garden Tour
sponsored by us, the Lady Lions, Dixie State University
and the St. George Garden Club is around the corner at
the end of April on the 26th. The tea for the
scholarship recipients of the Garden Tour is coming up
April 10th at the DSU Alumni House at 2:00 p.m. AAUW is
in charge of refreshments so cookies, water, sodas,
napkins and small plates are appreciated. These things
can be dropped off at 1:30 p.m. or earlier. The Annual
Meeting in April will have an exciting talk about Public
Policy and LAF/EOF from Lisa Bratton. May will be here
sooner than we think and we will be awarding all our
scholarships to deserving ladies.
March 8 was International Women's Day, an event that has
been running since 1908. This year the United Nations
marked the day with the theme of "Equality for Women."
Celebrations ranged from those of respect,
appreciation and love towards women to a celebration for
women's economic, political, and social achievements.
Don’t forget Love Utah Give Utah on March 20th which
benefits many non-profit organizations including ours
and for e-SMART and AAUW scholarships. You can give for
24 hours.
With love and inspiration from the AAUW St. George
Sisterhood.
Your Co-President,
Ruthie Allen
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COMMITTEE NEWS |
Please submit committee updates no later than the 7th of the month to be
included in that month's newsletter. No forms - just send a regular email
message with your item in the message itself or as an attached document.
Submissions should be sent to:
lysa@river-rd.com
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NOMINATING
COMMITTEE |
In accordance with Article VI. Section 1. of the
Bylaws of the St. George, Utah Branch of the AAUW, a
nominating committee of three members was assembled and
chaired by Past-Co-President, Pam Wootten. She
was joined by Branch volunteers, Shannon Anderson
and Erin O'Brien. Their charge was to find nominees
for elected co-officer positions for the 2014 – 2015
year. Four meetings of the Nominating Committee were
held January 14, January 28, February 3, and February
11, 2014. Below is their slate of elected co-officers
for 2014 - 2015:
Office |
Nominees |
Term |
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Co-Presidents |
Marianne Sorensen |
1 year |
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Donna Howell
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2 years |
Co-VPs: Program |
Angela Thoburn |
1 year |
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Kayla Koeber |
2 years |
Co-VPs: Membership |
Joyce Spinelli |
1 year |
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Lynne
Carlquist |
2 years |
Co-VPs: Finance |
Bonnie Boling |
1 year |
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Mary Hatch |
2 years |
Co-Secretaries |
Vicky Jennings |
1 year |
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Kay Ackerman |
2 years |
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GARDEN TOUR |
Garden Tour Committee is looking for homes and hostesses
for the April 26th event. The Tour starts at 10 a.m. and
ends at 3:00 p.m. Four hostesses are needed for each home.
Two for the morning shift and two for the afternoon.
They are also looking for homes with nice gardens in the
downtown St. George area to be on the tour. Tickets will
be available to sell in April and any help you can
provide with that will also be appreciated! To volunteer or, recommend
homes or, sell tickets for the event please contact Em Diefenderfer
435-817-1018,
em@quantumvitality.net
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eSMART FASHION SHOW |
The Fashion Show Results: Our total as of now is
$11,639.25! Whoopee! Thanks to all of you who helped
make this event such a huge success! The committee
worked hard (as usual) this year and we had a great
crowd. If you were there, you probably felt the
enthusiasm as I did.
eSMART: We are currently collecting applications…a
little short of girls as usual, but we have a number of
women working to fill in the empty spots. Instructors
are mostly in place, with most of last year's
instructors returning for another year. We will be looking for volunteers to work in camp…and making
some changes in the way we use you! More on that later.
:-)
Thanks for all of the support our branch has shown in
the past, and hopefully will continue to show.
Obviously, we couldn’t do it without that support as
well as the support from DSU.
Gloria
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EVENTS CALENDAR |
Calendar items will run until the event has occurred. Please submit your event
no later than the 7th of the month you want the notice to start. No
forms - just send a regular email message with your item in the message itself
or as an attached document. Send to:
lysa@river-rd.com
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March 20, 2014
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WE WOMEN WARRIORS |
In celebration of Women’s History Month, DOCUTAH and the
Utah Women in Higher Education (UWHEN) invite you
to honor the courage and leadership of women near and
far and join them in a special screening of
WE WOMEN WARRIORS: Strengthening Courage and Leadership
on
Thursday, March 20, 2014 at Dixie State University –
Eccles Main Stage Theatre.
This is a FREE event! A reception from 5:30 –
6:45 p.m. will take place prior to the
screening at 7:15 p.m. and a panel discussion will follow the film. AAUW members will be present representing the
organization and the eSMART Camp for Girls. If
you are interested in helping to promote AAUW
at our booth, please contact Erin O’Brien at
obrien@dixie.edu
Attend and experience leadership and networking
opportunities for women in a variety of
classifications including but not limited to: students,
academic professionals, corporate professionals and
women in business working to make it on their own.
Make the weekend a retreat and book your stay at
Red
Mountain Resort. Use the code UWHEN at time of
booking and receive a 25% discount. Discounts for
spa treatment will be available at the event.
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March 20, 2014
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LOVE UTAH GIVE UTAH -
SUPPORT AAUW |
ONLINE GIVING IS ALIVE AND WELL! AAUW is registered with LoveUTGiveUT@utahcf.org. You can
make a tax deductible donation any day and support either
Esmart or Scholarships.
March 20 is a special "giving day" with a statewide 24 hour fundraising event. We are looking for businesses (small or large) that would like to match donations of more than $100.
We already have several qualifying pledges and we'd really like to get them matched! :-)
If you
can match donations, have a suggestion of
someone who might do so, or know of
business (or two, or three!) who would like to support
education -- especially for girls -- please contact
either Shannon Anderson
shannon4623@gmail.com or Gloria Prahl
e-smart@infowest.com for assistance.
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March 20, 2014
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GREAT DECISIONS |
"Energy
Independence" is the topic of this
month's Great Decisions discussion group. Meeting starts
at 1:30 p.m. on Thursday,March 20 in Conference Room A at the
St. George Branch
Library.
There is a copy of the study guide in the reference
library on the 3rd floor. Guides may be ordered from The
Foreign Policy Association at:
www.fpa.org. The
cost
is $20.00. Great Decisions is open to the public and new
members are always welcome!
Please contact Carol Sawaya at:
carol@thesawayas.com
for more information.
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March 27, 2014
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UPPITY WOMEN |
Mad as a March Hare Madness
Thursday, March 27 - 5 pm-ish
Entrada
Country Club
(no host cash bar)
Enter from the Snow Canyon gate, tell the guard you are
an Uppity Woman.
Rummage through your closet and bring the bravest,
nuttiest, least well known, most impulsive and
spontaneous you.
Can’t wait to see you (and meet her) there!
Dress unsuitably please
Please RSVP to
Kayla
by March 26 only if you want to say "hello."
Save the Date for Future Adventures in Uppityhood
Wednesday (yes Wednesday)
April 16
Thursday, May 22
Thursday, June 19
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April 7, 2014
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MEMBER LUNCH |
Laws, Action & Advocacy: Our Annual (we mean)
Business Meeting and Luncheon
Please join us for our most important meeting of the
year as we report on Branch activities, vote on our
slate of officers and approve our budget for the coming
year. Learn about plans for the Branch’s future and AAUW
national level efforts to advocate for women and girls.
We especially invite our many newer members to join us
for a wonderful opportunity to learn more about our
Branch and its history in Southern Utah. We were not
always such a robust, large group – at one time almost
disbanding – and this April we will salute the long time
members who kept us going to become the dynamic
organization we are today.
We stand on the shoulders of
those who went before us…and we honor those fine women
who fought for the equity we enjoy today by lending a
hand and sharing our hearts with those who follow
behind.
The luncheon will be held at New Promise Lutheran
Church, 244 South Valley View Drive, St. George, and per
tradition, will be potluck style.
In lieu of our usual
$16 luncheon fee we ask members to make an equivalent
(or greater!!) donation to AAUW’s EOF and LAF
(Educational Opportunity and Legal Advocacy Funds) so
that AAUW
National can continue the incredibly important
work it does on behalf of girls and women.
Please save
the date, watch for your normal luncheon invite and
register as usual (no payment will be required) so we
know how many to plan for. Potluck dish requests will be
included in the invite.
Thanks for being a part of the heart of AAUW. We look
forward to celebrating our sisterhood with you!!!
Kayla Koeber and Angela Thoburn (Programs Chairs) and
Marianne Sorensen and Ruthie Allen (co-presidents)
March Luncheon Highlights
"At the current rate of change, it will take women an
additional 75 years to achieve true equality in the
workplace." Asked by guest speaker Mary Anne Holladay when
that claim was made answers ranged from 1890 to 1990. Correct
answer: 1993.
Mary Anne delivered an engaging presentation on
the "State of the State of Utah (address) for women,
females, in Education." She made the
good seem better, the bad - less bad and the ugly,
changeable. And she gave some excellent tips for
designing an effective Power Point presentation (red ink
is bad!) and what not to wear ..... like new platform
shoes! Seriously, it's an important issue and Mary Anne
made clear the need to get education support networks in
place as early as possible for girls.
If you were unable to attend the luncheon Mary Anne will
be speaking at the State
Convention May 17.
Pictures courtesy of Dorothy Engelman
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April 10, 2014
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Scholarship
Awards Tea |
The Tea will be held in the Alumni House at DSU. Starts
at 2:00 p.m. and will last about an hour. Open to the
public. Street parking available.
For more information please contact Em Diefenderfer 435-817-1018,
em@quantumvitality.net
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April 26, 2014
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Garden Tour |
Downtown St. George, 10a.m. to 3:00 p.m. Refreshments
will be
served at the Opera House social hall. Tickets are $10
per person and go on sale in April. Contact Em Diefenderfer
435-817-1018,
em@quantumvitality.net for more information.
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May 17, 2014
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STATE CONVENTION |
Mark your calendar now for the
2014 Utah State
Convention to be held in St. George on May 17th. Amy
Blackwell, our regional AAUW Representative, will be our
keynote speaker. The topic: "Moving Forward in '15"
what opportunities can we seize next year to advance
equity for women and girls?
AAUW and AAUW Action Fund Director Amy Blackwell,
BS MA, owns and operates a marketing and communications
company in Castle Rock, Colorado. She is a certified facilitator of
$tart $mart Salary Negotiation Workshops and a member of the new
AAUW Colorado eNetwork virtual branch, Blackwell lends her public policy expertise to the
Colorado Pay Equity Commission, Rocky Mountain PBS's Women and Girls, and to
AAUW Colorado's volunteer lobby corps and
grassroots member mobilization efforts. Amy has helped
several nonprofits, including her local domestic
violence agency, to revitalize and to reach new
audiences of clients, donors, and volunteers.
Mary Anne Holladay is the lunch time speaker and will talk about "Women and Education:
Utah's Best Practices." Mary Anne Holladay has
over 30 years of experience in leadership, strategic
consulting, and organizational development. She is the
president and CEO of Holladay & Associates, a firm
specializing in strategic planning and organizational
assessment. She is actively involved in community
service through organizations such as United Way of Salt
Lake’s Women’s Leadership Council and Intermountain
Therapy Animals. Mary Ann has a bachelor’s degree in
Psychology and an MBA from the University of Utah.
Tara Dunn a two-time candidate for St.
George City Council will lead a workshop: How
to Run for Elected Office. Tara ran for St. George
City Council in 2011 and 2013 and although she was not
elected, her story is one that will be of interest to
all. She will tell attendees why she decided to run, how
she ran her campaigns and what she learned from both
experiences
Please make plans to attend this
exciting event. If you would like to work on the
Convention Committee please contact Rosemary Hargrove:
hargroverosemary@yahoo.com
Click here to
register online.
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IN THIS ISSUE |
President's Message
Things to Come
Committee News
Nominating Committee
Garden Tour
eSmart Fashion Show
Events Calendar
Great Decisions
Member Lunch
Uppity Women
Scholarship Awards Tea
Garden Tour
State Convention
Etcetera
Luncheon Schedule
Distinguished Woman of the Year
Branch
Contacts
Your Support Team
It's Good To Be The Osprey
Programs Survey
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MEMBER LUNCH |
The St. George Branch Program and Membership Meeting
Luncheons are held on the first or second Monday of each
month at 11:30 a.m. at the Courtyard by Marriott,
located at 185 S 1470 E, St. George, UT 84790.
Lunch is $16.00 per plate and features educational
speakers that are of interest to our membership. Doors
open at 11:00 a.m.
RESERVATIONS ARE REQUIRED
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Luncheon Schedule
Spring 2014
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Distinguished Woman of the
Year |
The Board is accepting nominations for our branch's Distinguished Woman of the Year.
Deadline for submission is April 7, 2014
The recipient will be honored by the state organization at the state convention in May.
Is there someone--not necessarily a member of AAUW--that has made
significant contributions to society at the local, state or national level and who you would like to honor by nominating for this award?
Contact either
Ruthie Allen or
Marianne Sorensen
for a one-page summary of involvement and accomplishments that serves as the nomination form.
We'll want to know about her commitment to women’s equity and advancement, her commitment to education, her volunteer contributions, her professional achievements, and her contributions to AAUW's areas of interest.
Deadline for submission is April 7, 2014, and the recipient will be selected by the Board on April 14. |
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CONTACTS |
BRANCH OFFICERS
Co-Presidents
Ruth Allen
858-231-3362
Marianne
Sorensen
435-986-2128
Co-Vice Presidents
Programs
Kayla
Koeber
435-986-8956
Angela
Thoburn
435-272-4657
Membership
Joyce
Spinelli
435-668-509
Lolita Hagio
435-652-3012
Finance
Donna
Howell
970-819-4462
Bonnie
Boling
435-773-6410
Co-Secretaries
Gail Winterfeld
801-232-2423
Vicky Jennings
435-628-5952
Archivist/Past President
Pamela Wootten
435-669-2161
Newsletter & Tech Guru
Lysa McCarroll
Public Policy
Lisa Bratton
435-862-6781
Scholarship Committee Chair
Shannon
Anderson
801-201-7507
E-Smart
Gloria Prahl
435-674-2824 |
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WHO TO CONTACT IF... |
You have troubles registering for
luncheons, and other tech-related questions:
Lysa
McCarroll
Your contact information changes:
Joyce Spinelli
You need to register for a luncheon but the deadline has
passed:
Kayla Koeber
You would like to submit an item for the newsletter:
Lysa McCarroll
You have questions about the website:
Dawn McLain
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AAUW
PROGRAMS SURVEY
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As Co-Chairs of Programs our goal is to produce AAUW
luncheon presentations that not only relate to our core AAUW mission but also
interest, inspire and challenge
our members while promoting a strong sense of community.
We want to hear from you… what you liked this past AAUW
year, what worked, what didn't, what we focus on next
year, changes we should consider.
Let's use our collective brains to make 2014/2015 the best program
year ever.
We will distribute a Programs Survey at the April 7th (We Mean) Business Annual Meeting and Luncheon and
send the same out with the April newsletter for those
who cannot attend.
Please help us by thinking about what
you would like to see, hear and discuss next year and
then filling out the survey for us.
We encourage you to
think big, out of the box and as creatively as you wish.
After all, uppity women ALWAYS have great ideas (and an
opinion), don’t we?
Thanks in advance for your help. See you at the April
luncheon!
Angela & Kayla
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April's Member Lunch on the 7th will be our traditional Potluck business
meeting at New Promise Lutheran
Church
244 South Valley View Drive, St. George
Although there is no
charge for this luncheon we ask that you donate the
usual fee to our Educational Opportunity & Legal
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Good Stuff
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It's Good To Be The Osprey
This is either a very hungry bird or it has a large
family to support.
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