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Grand Rapids Timberline
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NEWS
FOR AND ABOUT
AAUW GRAND RAPIDS
BRANCH
MEMBERS
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Volume
40, Issue 4 January-February 2016
FROM THE PRESIDENT – Happy New Year, 2016!
I think the December Jar Auction prompted the most
fun discussions all fall. Whenever I ran into a member, we always talked about
what we were going to do and what we were going to put it in and hoping this or
that would be OK and work. Since the auction, I have heard "Well, next
year I will....” which begs the question, shall we do the Jar Auction again? With about 55 members present, we raised $710
for our scholarships.
Please remember our January and February meetings are at 11:30 a.m. at
the Sawmill Inn. Make a reservation with Charmayne, and remember if
you make a reservation, you need to pay for it whether you come or not. So, make a reservation and make every effort
to attend.
See details on page 2 about our January 18 lunch meeting with a program
on the Reif Center's Education Mission.
I want to let you know that a former member--Mae
Howe--passed away on December 27 in Grand Forks. You can sign the guest book
and get more information at www.amundsonfuneralhome.com
Our January board meeting is at the Sawmill immediately
following the general meeting. We will do this for both January and February
board meetings.
Please hang onto this newsletter as this is for
January and February; the next newsletter will come out in March.
HAPPY NEW YEAR TO EACH OF YOU, AND MAY 2016 HOLD
MANY BLESSINGS FOR YOU AND YOUR LOVED ONES.
Sincerely, Marj
Lavalier
Jar Auction Success: Thank you for donating so
many unique and generous gifts for our December bottle/jar event at Majestic
Pines. Thank you for the time you put into creating the wonderful gifts. The creativity in your gifts made it so much
fun. We had 95 gifts and we raised
$710 for the scholarship fund. We have
such a great group of AAUW members! – Cyndy Agle
QUOTABLE
“Do what
you can, with what you have, where you are.”
-Theodore Roosevelt
-Theodore Roosevelt
** BRANCH NEWS **
January 18 LUNCH Program
Location: Sawmill
Inn, Grand Rapids
LUNCH: 11:30
AM PROGRAM: 12:00-1:00
PM COST: $15
MENU: Minnesota Buffet - Wild Rice hotdish, pasta salad, baked beans, vegetable tray/dip, rolls and beverage
MENU: Minnesota Buffet - Wild Rice hotdish, pasta salad, baked beans, vegetable tray/dip, rolls and beverage
Reservations due to Charmayne Nelson by Wed.,
Jan. 13. Call 326-4178 or
email charnels@paulbunyan.net
TOPIC: “Reif Center Education Mission”
Speaker: Katie Benes, Marketing
Director, Reif Performing Arts Center
The
program will be about the improvements for the Reif facility renovation and the
enlarged possibilities in programming and education. Katie will present on the
Reif Center Education Mission, the connection/role of the Reif Center to ISD
318, how the Reif’s education connection works with other schools, and describe
how the Reif Center’s education mission may dovetail with AAUW's mission/goals
as it pertains to women/girls.
February 15 LUNCH
Program
Location: Sawmill Inn, Grand Rapids
LUNCH:
11:30 AM PROGRAM: 12:00-1:00 PM COST:
$15
Reservations due to Charmayne Nelson by Wed., Feb. 10. Call 326-4178 or email charnels@paulbunyan.net
Reservations due to Charmayne Nelson by Wed., Feb. 10. Call 326-4178 or email charnels@paulbunyan.net
Topic: “Current Women’s Issues in Northern Minnesota”
More information to come via email.
More information to come via email.
Please
note that given we have to pay for all lunch reservations at the Sawmill Inn at
a cost of $15 per person, “no shows” will be billed.
GRAND RAPIDS AAUW BRANCH Financial Update
From Cheryl Vogel, Treasurer
From Cheryl Vogel, Treasurer
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November 2015
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December 2015
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Based upon Nov 11, 2015 Bank Statement
General Checking Account: $
7,204.02
Savings Account: $ 1,695.39
(Quarterly Report)
v TOTAL CASH ON
HAND: $ 8,899.41
Dinner Fees:
$834.00
Catering:
$382.50
% of Card Sales Donated by Anita
Firman: $13.50
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Based upon Dec 09, 2015 Bank
Statement
General Checking Account: $ 5,984.11
Savings Account: $ 1,695.39
(Quarterly Report - Have not yet
received year-end report)
v TOTAL CASH ON
HAND: $ 7,679.50
Dinner Fees:
$376.50 (some members paid in Nov)
Jar Fund Raiser Event: $710.00
Donations:
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STATUS OF DEDICATED FUNDS:
$ 56,966.88 (06/30/15 – 2nd Quarter)
Local Scholarship ICC Foundation: $28,222
Ending Balance: 12/14 - new report year end 2015
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$ 19,269 – Endowment: Permanently restricted funds
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$ 8,953 - Temporarily restricted funds
Community Foundation: Grand Rapids
AAUW
Anniversary
Scholarships: $ 28,744.88
YTD National AAUW Donations: $ 50
AAUW Education Fund -September 2015
$ 750 AAUW Education
Fund- December 2015
$ 750 AAUW Legal
Advocacy Fund – December 2015
$1,550
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** INTEREST
GROUPS **
Any
member can start a new interest group.
Current interest groups are open to any member. Each group decides on its meeting time,
calendar of meetings and subject or purpose of the group.
BRIDGE
Group will resume
meeting again in May, meets May-December, first Thursday of the month at
Majestic Pines bistro.
CREATIVE ART
Open studio for painting is held at the MacRostie
every Tuesday, 10 AM through the afternoon. Free for members; nonmembers pay
$5. Margaret Z. Morris sends an email to those interested each week, including
if this group will not meet some weeks. Bring your lunch. This is open for
anyone of any level of painting or any media. We have watercolor and
acrylic, and welcome other media. No cost or instruction, learning
from each other and having fun. Margaret’s email: ipaint@paulbunyan.net or phone 999-9683.
LITERATURE –
Monday group
Group meets on 1st Monday at
10:00 AM at
Grand Rapids State Bank Annex. Contact
is Jan Hill, 246-9791, or jmhgkh@paulbunyan.net
Jan. 4: Two Old Women by Velma Wallis. Contact is Jan Hill, jmhgkh@paulbunyan.net
Feb. 1: A Year by the Sea by Joan Anderson. Discussion leaders: Judy Dimich, Kathleen Possai.
Jan. 4: Two Old Women by Velma Wallis. Contact is Jan Hill, jmhgkh@paulbunyan.net
Feb. 1: A Year by the Sea by Joan Anderson. Discussion leaders: Judy Dimich, Kathleen Possai.
LITERATURE – Wednesday group
Group meets at 10:30AM on the 2nd Wednesday of the month, Grand Rapids Library, September-May. Contact is Barbara Zimmer, 327-0911.
Group meets at 10:30AM on the 2nd Wednesday of the month, Grand Rapids Library, September-May. Contact is Barbara Zimmer, 327-0911.
Jan. 13: Liar,
Temptress, Soldier, Spy by Karen Abbott
Feb. 10: One
Plus One by
Jojo Moyes
PUBLIC POLICY
The group will meet on Thurs., Jan. 14, 4:00-5:30 PM, at the KAXE meeting room. New members and guests are welcome. We will spend the next several months learning about the threats and possible demise of the "middle class" in the United States. The book, American Mojo: Lost And Found: Restoring Our Middle Class by Peter Kierman, was selected as our basic resource. Get the book at the library, bookstore, or online/secondhand from Amazon or Barnes & Noble. If possible, read the first section of the book. You also may choose to read a different book about the same subject. The Grand Rapids Public Library will have suggestions for other books on this subject. Questions? Call Jean Halverson or Marilyn Rossman.
The group will meet on Thurs., Jan. 14, 4:00-5:30 PM, at the KAXE meeting room. New members and guests are welcome. We will spend the next several months learning about the threats and possible demise of the "middle class" in the United States. The book, American Mojo: Lost And Found: Restoring Our Middle Class by Peter Kierman, was selected as our basic resource. Get the book at the library, bookstore, or online/secondhand from Amazon or Barnes & Noble. If possible, read the first section of the book. You also may choose to read a different book about the same subject. The Grand Rapids Public Library will have suggestions for other books on this subject. Questions? Call Jean Halverson or Marilyn Rossman.
Judge
John Maturi was our guest speaker at our December meeting. It was a real treat to listen and learn about
the judicial system and the responsibilities of Minnesota judges. That meeting was part of the effort to have a
better understanding of the public issues behind the efforts to improve and
reform our judicial system.
WALKING & TALKING
The group’s winter schedule is walking on Tuesdays at 1 PM. The group is flexible and open to interested members. Locations of the walks are chosen by the group and are generally in Grand Rapids neighborhoods during the winter. We schedule week by week and an email is sent with the location. We walk for about one hour and then have coffee. To be included in the group, send your email to Karen Karls at k.karls@yahoo.com
The group’s winter schedule is walking on Tuesdays at 1 PM. The group is flexible and open to interested members. Locations of the walks are chosen by the group and are generally in Grand Rapids neighborhoods during the winter. We schedule week by week and an email is sent with the location. We walk for about one hour and then have coffee. To be included in the group, send your email to Karen Karls at k.karls@yahoo.com
**AAUW National
News**
If
you want to stay connected to what AAUW is doing at the national level, the
aauw.org website is loaded with interesting news and information.
Learn
how AAUW is making a difference for women and girls via several personal
stories at http://www.aauw.org/2015/12/18/2015aauwimpact/
See
more on AAUW’s crucial programs and achievements to empower girls and women at http://www.aauw.org/2015/12/09/empoweringnewyear/
Since
AAUW’s founding our members and supporters have spoken out about policies
important to women and girls. See more on what AAUW has achieved and is working
on for 2016 http://www.aauw.org/what-we-do/public-policy/
**AAUW Minnesota
News**
AAUW of Minnesota State Convention
Theme: Lighting
the Way with AAUW
April 29, 30–May 1,
2016
- Holiday Inn, Duluth
The
convention will include mission-based workshops to help support AAUW’s mission
of providing equity for women and girls through advocacy, education,
philanthropy and research. Convention lodging will be at the Holiday Inn and
Suites in downtown Duluth, which offers complimentary covered parking. All meetings
will be held on site and a reception will be off site. Optional activities will
be offered before and after the convention.
Attendance
is open to any AAUW member and more info on registration will be offered in the
Minnesota Pine newsletter or online
at http://aauw-mn.aauw.net
AAUW GRAND RAPIDS
BOARD MEETING
November 23, 2015, 4:00 PM, Public
Utilities Bldg.
In
attendance: Marilyn Rossman, Lynette Eck Sharon Queren, Cyndy Agle, Marj
Lavalier, Jan Miland, Cheryl Vogel, Jan Hill, Karen Karls, Nancy Raymond, Jean
Hoshal, Shirley Jacobson.
The
November 23, 2015 Grand Rapids Chapter of AAUW board meeting was called to
order by President Marj Lavalier.
Motion
by Karen, second by Marilyn passed to accept the October minutes.
Cheryl
presented the treasurer’s report showing a total asset balance of $8,899.41.
She said that the books were audited and found to be accurate. There are 96
paid members. Motion made by Karen, second by Marilyn, amended by Nancy and Jan
Hill to send $750 to LAF and $750 to EF. The motion passed and Cheryl will send
$1500 by the end of December.
Sharon
talked about the chapter blog. It was agreed that the names and info on new
members should not be published on the blog because of privacy reasons. There
should be no birthdays mentioned.
A
discussion was held about having a P.O. box, but it was decided not to for a
couple of reasons, such as cost, $60 a year and the job of someone collecting
the mail.
Marilyn
and Cyndy presented a detailed report of the upcoming December party. They seem
to have everything planned very well.
John
Maturi will be the speaker at the next public policy meeting.
Lynette
made a motion with Cyndy seconding to send a bill for the no shows for the
January and February meetings. The cost will be $15 for each of these meetings.
There
will be no board meeting in December; the January and February meetings will be
held directly after the regular meeting at the Sawmill Inn.
Respectfully
submitted, Jan Miland, Secretary
ADVANCING EQUITY FOR
WOMEN & GIRLS
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