President's
Message |
Dear AAUW Saint George Branch Members and Friends,
As we approach election season, I want to remind you what AAUW is all about –
speaking out about policies that are important to women and girls to help ensure equity.
In order to further the mission of AAUW in our community, we need to
be knowledgeable and aware of the status of important issues,
especially those involving education, civil rights, economic security for women, and Title IX. (The AAUW website has a great amount of information on all these topics. Check it out.)
I encourage you to wield the power of the purse by supporting political candidates whose positions are in line with your values, and the power of the pen, by making your feelings known through letters to your elected officials or through letters to the editor. In addition, you have the opportunity to submit questions related to the AAUW mission for our upcoming candidates’ forum, which I hope you will attend on October 6.
Let’s make this election season count by participating as informed citizens who have an important mission to advance: making sure all girls and women have a fair chance!
Marianne Sorensen
President
|
News / Announcements |
Please submit your news by the 7th of the month you want the notice to start. No
forms - just send a regular email message with your information in the message itself
or as an attached document. Send to:
lysa@riverroad-productions.com
|
Minutes September Meeting |
Marianne Sorensen, AAUW St. George branch president, called the meeting to order at 11:58 AM.
New members were introduced and welcomed by the membership. Reports on the Reality Stores and the Author’s Event were given by Vicki Jennings and
Katy Peterson, chairs of these events. Erin O’Brien moved that the Amended and Restated Bylaws of the AAUW St. George Branch be approved.
Dorothy Engelman seconded the motion. Discussion followed with questions answered. The motion passed unanimously.
Angela Thoburn and Donna Howell led the branch via table top discussion on what members wanted this branch to be and how to become viable in the community. The results will be presented at a future meeting.
The October program will be a
Candidates Forum led by Jeanette Johnson.
Uppity Women will be Sept. 18 at Entrada Country Club at 5 PM. This will be the final meeting of Uppity Women, unless someone will step up and take it over from
Kayla Koeber.
The meeting was adjourned at 1:14 PM.
Respectfully submitted,
Kay Ackerman, Co-Secretary
Thank you Rachel Ramsay for taking pictures!
Back to: In This Issue
|
October Luncheon Prep |
Our luncheon program for October will be a
Candidates’ Forum to help us understand our potential representatives positions on issues relevant to girls and women. Candidates for four key local positions have been invited,
and all have accepted, to take part in a question and answer program moderated by Jeannette Johnson, PhD., our AAUW Legislative, Policy and Advocacy Chair.
We ask you to do two things:
One - show up!!! This is an important year and an important luncheon for us to continue to work to effect change in Southern Utah.
Two - please send any questions you would like the candidates to address to
k_koeber@ml.com by
September 30. We cannot promise inclusion of your particular query
but we will do our best to include the questions on the
areas of greatest interest to you.
Back to: In This Issue |
Candidates' Forum: A
Courteous Conversation |
Submitted By: Jeannette Johnson
Women wield considerable power in U.S. politics.
Voter Education is of major concern to the American Association of University Women.
Since AAUW’s founding our members and supporters have spoken out about policies important to women and girls. Without their voices, invaluable legislation would have never been passed. Although women gained the constitutional right to vote nationwide only in 1920, they now constitute an important bloc of voters. That’s why
AAUW is dedicated to making sure every woman is registered and has all the information she needs to cast her vote.
To do our part in mobilization and education of voters, we will be hosting some very special guests at our
October Candidate’s Forum, all of whom are candidates for public office within Utah and who have kindly consented to share their views on some important issues.
AAUW does not support candidates; we support issues and policies.
Utah House District 74
|
|
|
The most important factors in any election at local, state or federal levels are the policies enacted by those elected.
How will the elected officials function in office with regard to the very important issues that affect all of us? Therefore, our questions to the candidates will be focused on issues and policies that are of particular interest to AAUW members where our mission is to advance equity for women and girls through advocacy, education, philanthropy, and research and speaks to women’s needs, aspirations, and concerns across the life span.
The work of AAUW builds upon more than 130 years of responsible public participation.
There are many critical issues today that interest us as Americans and also that divide us. We have selected a few that should be of special interest to all of us. We are providing a respectful and considerate environment with all of you as critical thinkers.
With the member-endorsed Public Policy Program as our guide,
AAUW uses lobbying and grassroots efforts to push forward policies that break through educational and economic barriers for women. Basic to all of AAUW’s public policy efforts is the understanding that true equity requires a balance between the rights of the individual and the needs of the community.
Utah House District 75
|
|
|
As you listen to the candidates, keep in mind the following principles:
AAUW believes that quality public education is the foundation of a democratic society and the key to economic prosperity and gender equality.
Issues are: equitable climates free of harassment and bullying, academic freedom, civic education, protection from censorship, bias-free education, responsible funding for all levels of education, affordable access to higher education, closing the achievement gap that affects low-income & minority students, promotion of STEM education, comprehensive sex education, enforcement of Title IX, opposition to the use of public funds for nonpublic and charter schools that do not adhere to the same civil rights and accountability standards as required of other public schools.
AAUW promotes the economic, social, and physical well- being of all persons.
Washington County
Commission Seat A
|
|
|
Issues: equitable employment opportunities, reduction of poverty, a livable wage, pay equity, quality affordable dependent care, paid family and medical leave, decent and affordable housing, quality affordable and accessible health care, a clean and healthful environment, a Social Security system that provides inflation-protected, guaranteed lifetime benefits with a progressive benefit formula, spousal and widow benefits, and disability and survivor benefits, oppose any efforts to undermine Medicare and Medicaid.
AAUW believes in the right to privacy, freedom from violence and fear of violence, and choice in the determination of one’s reproductive life, the separation of church and state, a fair, balanced, and independent judiciary, public budgets that balance individual rights and responsibility to the community.
Issues: enforcement of and full access to civil and constitutional rights, including voting rights, increased access to quality, affordable health care and family planning services, including expansion of patients’ rights, support for U.N. programs that address human rights and women’s and girls’ concerns, freedom in the definition of family and a guarantee of civil rights in all family structures.
Washington County
Commission Seat B
|
|
|
AAUW supports affirmative action to improve racial, ethnic, and gender diversity and affirms our commitment to passage and ratification of the Equal Rights Amendment.
Issues: meaningful campaign finance reform and nonpartisan voter education efforts that will promote equitable political participation and representation in appointed and elected office, support of the arts and humanities, which develop and enhance our pluralistic cultural heritage.
AAUW believes that global interdependence requires
national and international policies against human
trafficking and that promote peace, justice, human
rights, sustainable development, and mutual security for
all people.
Issues: support of the civil and human
rights of all immigrants, including a fair and just path
to legal status, a strengthened United Nations,
commitment to the U.N. Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination Against Women and international family planning programs that are consistent with AAUW policy.
Back toBack to: In This Issue
|
Members Matter |
Daphne Selbert
we wish you a belated CONGRATULATIONS
on your retirement from Dixie State as Dean/Director of
the DSU Library! We hope you're enjoying your new found
freedom ..... if you ever get bored, our Branch would
welcome your library skills! :-)
Ruthie Allen has had quite a challenging year to date: in January she developed a painful side effect of her chemotherapy called Reflex Sympathetic Dystrophy, and was treated for that. In April her husband Ed had very involved jaw surgery for a cyst.
Several complications ensued, including two falls, resulting in back & more facial surgery. Ruthie, with the help of home health staff & friends took over his care at home for the past 5 months. She became an expert in tube feedings and is probably eligible to receive her RN licensure! Ed is gradually improving and at this point Ruthie would welcome occasional breaks so if anyone would like to go to lunch or a movie, she would gladly join you!
Gloria Prahl's husband Ken has been discharged from DRMC and is happy to be home with
Gloria and their son Rod.
As you all know, longtime and beloved AAUW member Bobbie Sylvester died in August after a courageous battle with pancreatic cancer. What you may not know is that
Ruthie Baker was an amazing life-long friend and support to Bobbie and her husband Ralph. She organized meals and was with Bobbie through all of her trials and tribulations. She truly made a difference in their lives.
"Thank you, thank you, thank you from all of us, Ruthie."
Ralph Sylvester (656-0414) can still use our support - especially the
homemade kind!
* * * * * * * * * * * *
We really feel that staying in touch and supporting our members at
all times is an important part of our AAUW
sisterhood. We look forward
to monthly updates in our "Members Matter" column, but we also want to
emphasize that we value your privacy and will not "publish" anything
without your okay.
To that end, if you have news, good or not-so-good,
about a member, please ask her if it is okay to inform other members
through the newsletter. If not, that's perfectly okay, and we will
just send her a private note.
Thank you,
Lolita Hagio (hagio@sunrivertoday.com)
phone: 652-3012
Lesley McPeek ( lh.mcpeek@gmail.com)
phone: 674-9493
Back to: In This Issue
|
Special Interest
Groups |
At the September luncheon 14 small interest groups were identified -
and many of you signed up for at least one of these
groups:
- Bridge
- Book Club
- Tennis and/or Golf
- Music Appreciation & Music Therapy
- Water Sanitation Issues
- Hiking
- Gardening
|
- AAUW Mission Related Issues
- Walking
- Mentoring
- Meet and Eat
- Scrapbooking
- Great Decisions
- Photography
|
What we need now is a Group Leader. A person (or persons)
willing to be the contact for
the group to get them going. Please let Angela Thoburn
know if you are willing to do this.
We will have the sign up sheets out again at the October
luncheon. Or you can send your name, contact information
and group interests to
angelathoburn@gmail.com.
When it becomes available we will put out an email with
a list of groups that have a contact person and who that
person is.
Back to: In This Issue
|
Author's Event |
Thank you Dawn McClain for this fabulous poster...and
this is only half of it!
You are invited to enjoy an evening of inspiration, while
raising funds to enable change through education for women and girls, as we hear from
author and documentary film maker Jennifer Jordan
of Salt Lake City.
Jordan
is the author of two award-winning books on K2, described as the “Savage Mountain.”
All money raised will assist the students and our
community at large. The recipients of our scholarships are women who live in our community and want to return to school to finish their education, along with girls who are graduating from Mill Creek Alternative High School. All scholarships are in partnership with Dixie State University, keeping with our mission of advocating for women and girls in Utah and supporting education in our community.
Jennifer Jordan will be speaking at Fibonacci Art
Gallery on November 1 from 6:00-9:00pm.
Tickets are $75 each
and include heavy appetizers, wine, non-alcoholic
beverages, coffee and desert.
For more information contact Katy Peterson, AAUW Scholarship Committee co-chair -
katypeterson3@gmail; 435-668-1538.
Click here to purchase
tickets online.
Back to: In This Issue
|
Help Still Wanted |
You can still volunteer for AAUW committees, events,
various jobs even if you can NOT make a long term
commitment or regular meetings. Your knowledge,
expertise and help is appreciated! And will be put to
good use. Contact the committees, events or other
opportunities that interest you.
Publicist
Join our Communications team! Journalism / English / PR / Marketing
background would be great! Bonus if you have any online experience,
i.e.: html/css coding, email marketing, social media.
Please contact
Lysa McCarroll
Photographer(s)
If you are willing to take pictures at AAUW events --
particularly luncheons -- please do so! You do not have
to do any kind of editing to them -- just take them and
send them to
Lysa McCarroll
Author's Event
This event is coming up at 110 miles an hour and help is
needed! Specifically: securing auction items, ticket
sales, poster distribution. Please contact
Katy Peterson,
435-668-1538, for specifics.
Reality Store
Volunteers Needed for the 2014 Reality Store Committee!
Vicki Jennings:
den_vic@infowest.com is coordinating AAUW
volunteers.
The Utah Business Women’s Reality Store Program provides a
unique opportunity for 9th graders to learn about the challenges of budgeting in real life. Each student, prior to their participation in the Reality Store is randomly given an occupation and a monthly salary. They are also randomly assigned a family status (married/single; children); and are given a form on which their record their budget. Based on their monthly income students choose among options for housing, transportation, insurance, food, clothing, daycare (if needed) etc. They also visit the Finger of Fate station to experience life’s unexpected events.
Volunteers staff the various stations where the students visit to select options within their budget. The program has been scheduled at the following schools on the date listed. The program runs for the entire day 8:00 am – 3:00 pm and lunch is provided for volunteers. Shifts include 8:00 – 3:00 or half day 8:00 – 11:30 and 11:30 – 3:00.
Snow Canyon Middle School
October 29, 2014 - Wednesday
1215 North Lava Flow Drive
St. George UT 84770
Pine View Middle School
November 12, 2014 - Wednesday
2145 East 130 North
St. George UT 84790
Hurricane Middle School
November 13, 2014 - Thursday
395 North 200 West
Hurricane UT 84737 |
Dixie Middle School
November 19, 2014 - Wednesday
825 South 100 East
St. George UT 84770
Desert Hills Middle School
November 20, 2014 - Thursday
936 East Desert Hills Drive
St. George UT 84790 |
If needed, training sessions will be scheduled in October.
Please contact Vicki Jennings:
Back to: In This Issue
|
EVENTS CALENDAR |
Calendar items will run until the event has occurred. Please submit your event
by the 7th of the month you want the notice to start. No
forms - just send a regular email message with your
information in the message itself
or as an attached document. Send to:
lysa@riverroad-productions.com
|
October 6, 2014
|
|
Member Luncheon |
Date |
Monday, October 6 2014 |
Time |
11:00 a.m. - 1:00
p.m. |
Where |
Courtyard by
Marriott
185 S 1470 E,
St. George, UT 84790. |
Cost |
$16 per person,
Paid Reservation Required |
Back to: In This Issue |
November 1, 2014
|
|
2014 Author's Event -
Jennifer Jordan |
Back to: In This Issue |
|
|
|
IN THIS ISSUE |
President's Message
Purse Power
News / Announcements
Minutes for September
Meeting
Get Ready for the Candidate Forum
A
Courteous Conversation
Members Matter
Special Interest
Groups
Author's Event
Help Wanted
Events Calendar
Uppity Women
September Luncheon
2014
Author's
Event
Etcetera
Luncheon Schedule
Board Meetings
Branch Contacts
Your Support Team
Quickies
Good
Stuff |
NEWSLETTER SUBMISSIONS |
Please submit news, information, committee updates, etc. 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.
Email to:
Lysa McCarroll
|
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.
11:00 a.m.
Doors Open
11:30 a.m.
Lunch is Served
11:45 a.m.
Meeting Begins
12:00 p.m.
Program Starts
1:00 p.m.
Luncheon Over
September 8, 2014
October 6, 2014
November 10. 2014
December 1, 2014
January 5, 2015
February 2, 2015
March 2, 2015
April 6, 2015
(Annual Meeting at new Promise Church)
May 4, 2015
(Scholarships)
RESERVATIONS ARE REQUIRED
Click here to
reserve online.
|
Back to: In This Issue |
BOARD MEETINGS |
Board Meetings are held at Jones-Waldo and start
promptly ;-) at 4 p.m.
September 15, 2014
October 13, 2014
November 17, 2014
December 8, 2014
January 12, 2015
February 9, 2015
March 9, 2015
April 13, 2015
May 11, 2015
|
Back to: In This Issue |
CONTACTS |
|
Back to: In This Issue |
WHO TO CONTACT IF... |
You have questions about the website:
Dawn McLain
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:
Bonnie
Boling
You would like to submit an item for the newsletter:
Lysa McCarroll
|
Back to: In This Issue |
Uppity Women |
You are invited to:
Uppity Women
Curtain Call!!
aka Kayla's "Retirement"
Party
Join us for the final hurrah of the current run of Uppity Women.
Sometimes it’s just time to make space for something new
Can’t wait to see what new production fills the space!
Thursday, September 18th
5pm – ish
No host cash bar
Entrada Country Club: enter from the Snow Canyon
gate and tell the nice guard you are an Uppity Broad.
It’s been a pleasure meeting, mingling and making merry with you.
Forever Uppity… Kayla
RSVP only if you feel like it or to tell me what’s new?
K_koeber@ml.com
Back to: In This Issue |
Good Stuff
|
Never Say Can't
|
Back to: In This Issue |
AAUW In the News
|
The Spectrum
Womens Group Plans Candidate Forum
KCSG
Local candidates invited to courteous discussion
St. George News
Author's Event with Jennifer Jordan
|
Back to: In This Issue |
|
|
Quickies
|
How great was that being served at the luncheon? Ten
thumbs up at at least one table! Good job Program
chairs!
The Erin Kimball Foundation is looking for board members
with a commitment and passion for assisting survivors of
domestic violence to gain the education, skills and
income to lead healthy, self-directed lives. If
interested, please contact Sue Kimball at:
435-231-9536
or
sue.erinkimball@gmail.com
|
Back to: In This Issue |
|
|
|