AAUW MISSION

Mission: AAUW advances equity for women and girls through advocacy, education and research.

VISION STATEMENT

Vision: AAUW will be a powerful advocate and visible leader in equity and education through research, philanthropy, and measurable change in critical areas impacting the lives of women and girls.

Monday, July 4, 2016

Grand Rapids Timberline

Volume 40, Issue 8                   Summer 2016
FROM THE PRESIDENT – New leadership on board, new opportunities

Writing my last article for this newsletter is a bittersweet feeling. I can’t believe my two-year term is over. In the beginning it seemed formidable, but your Board is made up of members who care so much for the mission of AAUW that they make sure things keep going well and in the right direction. I know we have our officers in place now until our elections next April but, trust yourself and take a position and you will benefit so much.  Also, remember everyone is welcome at each of the Interest (Walking, Lit, Public Policy, etc.) groups. Not all of them will meet during the summer but some will be, so consider treating yourself to a new experience.  
Our May 16th meeting at the Eagles was a wonderful evening with a great turnout.  Everything about the evening was perfect, the arrangements (thanks to Cyndy Agle and her committee), the food and our program of Beth Bily speaking about her ownership of two newspapers—BusinessNorth and Scenic Range Forum—and how she began her journalism career.  She is quite the entrepreneur!
Our summer programs will be held on our usual meeting date, the third Monday of each month in June, July and August.  See program details on page 2 of this newsletter, so keep it for reference through the summer.
We will have a board meeting on June 13, 10:00 am, United Methodist Church.
If you have not already renewed your AAUW membership, please do so NOW. Send your dues check for $75 made out to AAUW to Cheryl Vogel, 20401 Mishawaka Shores Drive, Grand Rapids, MN 55744.  As treasurer, she needs to send in our renewals to the national AAUW office by June 30. It is much easier for her to send ONE check vs. sending several when renewals trickle in after July 1. Thank you for complying with this annual deadline.
If you have any changes in your information (new email, phone, address) for our member directory, please send it toLynette Eck at ice26@mchsi.com so she can update our book for its reprinting this Fall.
Sincerely, Marj Lavalier
** BRANCH NEWS **

Summer 2016 Branch Programs
Programs for June, July and August are informal and guests are encouraged.  We will request a small donation to cover the cost of refreshments.  Meetings are in the afternoon and at private sites.  Questions: Call or email Marilyn Rossman, 326-6775 or mbro@paulbunyan.net Reply for attending is very important so we can gauge seating and food.
**Monday, June 20 - Monday at 3:00 to 5:00 PM 
Home of Carol Rasmussen,  20639 Mishawaka Shores Trail, Grand Rapids 
Program:  Fitness for All of Us          
Presenters:  Lynette Eck, Bone Builders Exercise Program, and Betsy Johnson, Get Fit Itasca County (walking trails and bike trails and health information  and...all kinds of projects for health and fitness)
RSVP by Fri., June 17, to:
Carol Rasmussen: 326-8601 or carolrasmussen38@gmail.com
Nancy Eltgroth: 999-5053  or elthgroth@paulbunyan.net
**Monday, July 18, 2:00 to 4:00 PM (note change in time from May newsletter)
Blandin Foundation meeting room, 100 North Pokegama Avenue, Grand Rapids
Program:  Presented by Sonja Merrile, Director of Grants for the Blandin Foundation. Sonja is a native of Denmark and thus an "immigrant worker."  Her career path is interesting and her knowledge about foundation work and what and how the Blandin Foundation works will be a delightful presentation. The foundation building has been remodeled and parking space enlarged, so we can have a tour of the facilities.
RSVP by Fri., July 15 to Marilyn Rossman: 326-6774 or mbro@paulbunyan.net
**Monday, August 15, 4 PM - Home of Jan Mary Hill - Potluck Supper, tour of her beautiful gardens and delightful presentation by her daughter, Dr. Kara Hill, is a celebrated, award-winning architect who is a world traveler and former university teacher.  We have heard her several years ago and everyone wanted to hear her again. She will talk about buildings and the impact of development of ideas about building.
Jan's home is 33802 Deer Lake Road, Deer River. Directions to her home will be in an email and available when you make your reservation. Meet at the parking lot at the Community Presbyterian Church to ride share at 3:30.
Bring a dish to share and RSVP by Fri., Aug. 12 to:
Marilyn Rossman: 326-6775 or email mbro@paulbunyan.net
JoAnn Bakken: 326-3564 or email jbakken@paulbunyan.net 

QUOTABLE

“ If you get, give. If you learn, teach. ” – Maya Angelou


Welcome NEW Members!
Deanna Ray Ensley
23929 Sunny Beach Add Road, Grand Rapids. MN 55744
H: 218-305-0315, C: 306-333-0228, deannaensley@yahoo.com
Skagit Valley College, Mount Vernon, WA - Park Ranger Tech
The Evergreen State College, Olympia, WA - BA, Natural Resource Management
Birthday: February 4

Norma Eppinga
211 NW 7th Street, Grand Rapids, MN 55744
218-929-7478, jneppinga@gmail.com
BA, Calvin College, Grand Rapids, MI
Birthday: March 27

Tina Murphy
65 Horseshoe Drive, Grand Rapids, MN 55744
218-999-7493, mtina47@PaulBunyan.net
AA, Itasca Community College, Grand Rapids, MN
Birthday: June 30

JUNE-AUGUST BIRTHDAYS – Best Wishes!

June 1 – Judy MacAlpine      June 4 – Joan Solberg         June 5 – Marj Lavalier        
June 6 – Harriet Lucia          June 8 – Rose Schmidt        June 9 – Juliet Jones          
June 12 – Sharon Burt         June 13 – Gina Hawkinson   
June 15 – Helen Ahlbrecht, Jeanne Walthour                  June 20 – Sharon Quern
June 24 – Cheryl Vogel        June 25 – Marcia Anderson, Janet Coy      
June 27  – Lynette Eck, Barb Ricker
June 28 – Janis Johnson       June 30 - Tina Murphy

July 1 – Nancy Raymond, Arlene Wheaton           July 10 – Barb Ricker
July 15 – Dorothy Church                                  July 16 – Amanda MacDowell
July 23 – Alice Zevnick                                     July 27 – Mimi Eisele 
July 28 – Janet Hatch                             July 29 – Jeanne Belknap

Aug 7 – Audrey Erdman                                   Aug 16 – Anita Firman        
Aug 17 – Karen Lonson, Marilyn Rossman            Aug 25 – Jane O’Leary 
Aug  30 – Karen Karls
SCHOLARSHIP FUNDRAISERS
Silent Auction with a Twist from Cyndy Agle

We will be holding our Jar/Bottle "silent auction with a twist" in December.  If you see a unique item in your summer travels that could be put in a bottle/jar, or you are creative and make something that could be put in a bottle/jar, keep us in mind as the funds will benefit our scholarship fund.  NOTE this change: Please bring only ONE item.

Travel Treasures from Nancy Raymond
If you are traveling this summer or in the next year, pick up an item (inexpensive) from the area that one of us might like. Contact me if you have something (syrup from Maine, wine from Napa Valley, etc.) and I'll bring post-its and the basket to our next meeting. Chances are $1, and it may not raise big money for scholarships, but it's fun and it does add up. If you are like me on a trip, I don't need anything, but it's still fun to shop. This way you shop for AAUW scholarships. I'm going to South Africa in March, so I'll bring back a necklace or something. Cheryl's earrings from Mexico brought in $20 in December...Jan Hill won them.
** 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 meets May-December, first Thursday of the month at the Majestic Pines bistro.

LITERATURE – Monday group
Group meets on 1st Monday at 9:30 AM at Grand Rapids State Bank Annex. All members are welcome. Contact is Jan Hill, 246-9791 or jmhgkh@paulbunyan.net

June 6:   “A Man Called Ove” by Fredrik Backman; Leader: Nancy Raymond
July 11: “Hissing Cousins” by Marc Peyser/Timothy Dwyer; Leader: Nancy Salmi
Aug. 1:  “Giants in the Earth” by O.E. Rolvaag; Leader: Shirley Jacobson
Aug. 29: “Once We Were Brothers” by Ronald Balson; Leader: Sharon Quern (because of Labor Day, we meet in late August)

LITERATURE – Wednesday group
Group meets at 10:30 AM on 2nd Wednesday, Grand Rapids Library, September-May.  No meetings June-August; next meeting is Sept. 14. Contact is Barbara Zimmer, 327-0911 or kbzimmer@q.com

PUBLIC POLICY 
Tentative plan for August Road Trip
We are planning a road trip to the Marcell Experimental Forest Project, SPRUCE, funded by the Department of Energy. Here is an excerpt to describe more about this project: 

“Through collaboration with the U.S. Department of Energy and Oak Ridge National Lab, a large experiment is installed to test the effects of increased soil and air temperature and elevated carbon dioxide levels on northern peatland ecosystems.  The experiment provides a platform for testing mechanisms controlling vulnerability of wetland ecosystems to important climate change variables. The Forest Service’s Marcell Experimental Forest in Northern Minnesota is hosting the Spruce and Peatland Under Climatic and Environmental Change (SPRUCE) experiment…”
To read more about the project, go to http://www.nrs.fs.fed.us/disturbance/climate_change/spruce/
A future email will provide more details about when/where/etc.  All are welcome, including spouses.

WALKING & TALKING

The walking and talking group meets Wednesday mornings at 9 AM.  Location is planned week to week and the group is notified by email.  We welcome new walkers to join us whenever they can. We walk for 1 to 1 1/2 hours and then have coffee.  We generally walk in the Grand Rapids area but have taken road trips to other parts of the county.  Walkers of all levels are welcome but know that the talking is a part of the experience so we are not a race-walking group. If you want to be added to the group, send your email to k.karls@yahoo.com.



NE MN AAUW Fall Gathering 

The annual Fall Gathering of the NE Minnesota AAUW branches is set for Sat., Sept. 10, 9 AM to 2 PM in Ely. The cost is $25, which includes a lasagna and salad lunch. This is a great opportunity to meet and share with our AAUW sisters in Brainerd, Duluth, Ely, Hibbing and Virginia. Some of our members have carpooled to this event in the past.  RSVP deadline is Aug. 26.

See sign-up form attached to this email (or enclosed with print copy of newsletter). If you don’t have a printer and need a print copy mailed to you, contact Arlene Wheaton, 218-232-4989.



FINANCE Report: Grand Rapids Branch

v  $75.00 Dues should be paid by June 30, 2016.
-         National:  $49; State:  $9; Local:  $17 ($5 increase).
-         Mail checks written to AAUW Grand Rapids to:
     Cheryl Vogel, 20401 Mishawaka Shores Drive, Grand Rapids, MN 55744
May 2016
April 2016
Based upon 05.09.2016 Bank Statement

General Checking Account:  $6,973.33

Savings Account:   $ 1,697.93   (03.31.2016)

v  Total Cash on Hand:  $8,671.26

Income - Meeting Fees:  $ 980;; Travel Treasures:  $20
Based upon 04.13.2016 Bank Statement

General Checking Account:  $6,973.33

Savings Account:   $ 1,697.93   (03.31.2016)

v  Total Cash on Hand:  $8,671.26

Income - Meeting Fees:  $ 598; Book Sale: $114; Travel

Treasures: $13; Anita Firman’s Cards & Jewelry:  $18

COMBINED STATUS OF DEDICATED FUNDS:         $59,113.34      

Local Scholarship ICC Foundation:      $31,403      Update received May 31, 2016                      
               
·         $   19,088 – Endowment:  Permanently restricted funds
·         $   12,315 - Temporarily restricted funds

Community Foundation: Grand Rapids AAUW

       Anniversary Scholarships:                    $ 27,710.34

·  GRACF (Endowed Fund):              $ 25,616.17      
·  GRACF (non-endowed)                 $   2,568.11      


YTD Total Donations in Fiscal Year 2015 – 2016:   $1,600

         $   50        (AAUW Education Fund 09.28.2015)
         $ 750        (AAUW Education Fund, 12.2015)
         $ 750        (AAUW Legal Advocacy Fund, 12.2015)
         $   50        (Community Education Fund memorial 01.2016)
        $1,600  

Two $1,000 Scholarships awarded, as well


AAUW GRAND RAPIDS BRANCH MEETING
May 16, 2016, 6:00 PM, Eagles Club

The meeting was called to order by President, Marj Lavalier. Jean Hoshal introduced the Foundation scholarship winner, Aimee Love. Aimee read her thank-you letter to us, which gave details about her life and educational pursuits. 
Marj gave birthday greetings to the May birthday members.
There are three positions open for the coming year; we would welcome volunteers. 
JoAnn Bakken talked about the program evaluation survey she asked to be filled out; she then collected the completed surveys at the meeting.

Nancy Raymond talked about the AAUW state convention. She wants every member to have a business card for our branch, which can be used to recruit new members.

Our wonderful president, Marj, gave beautiful handmade items to board members and had kind things to say about each one. An example was an apron with money, bills, as a pattern in the material given to Cheryl, our treasurer. Jan Hill gave outgoing president, Marj, a bag of goodies as a thank you for her outstanding job as president.

Respectfully submitted, Jan Miland Secretary



ADVANCING EQUITY FOR WOMEN & GIRLS – FOR MORE INFORMATION
NATIONAL ASSOCIATION  www.aauw.org

AAUW MINNESOTA www.aauwmn.net
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Grand Rapids Timberline
Volume 40, Issue 6                   April 2016

FROM THE PRESIDENT – Spring is here--Winter is back…April Fool’s!

Our March 21st meeting found us back at the United Methodist church for our evening Branch meeting. Barbara Zimmer brought a guest, Vicky Harding. WELCOME to three fairly new members, Jeannie Walthour, Kathleen Possai andDeanna Ensly. Nancy Raymond brought a "Treasure from Travels" to auction off as a fundraiser for our scholarships. Everyone is welcome to pick up a "treasure" while traveling for the purpose of selling at a meeting to raise funds. Amanda Ysen, executive director of Support Within Reach, updated us on the work being done in our North Central Minnesota communities around the sexual exploitation of youth. It is a difficult subject to hear about, but the only way we can facilitate change is to become informed. We were invited to put together a care package, which you are still welcome to put together and bring to our April meeting.

Items needed for SURVIVAL CARE PACKAGES given to victims of sexual violence or exploitation include: travel size bottles of shampoo/conditioner, body lotion, liquid body soap, toothpaste. Other items are toothbrushes, dental floss, hairbrush/comb, deodorant, razors, sanitary pads(min. of 10), tampons (min. of 10), panty liners, wet wipes, lip balm, footies, socks, pens/memo pads, manicure sets. All items should be new. Personal care supplies are packaged into gallon-size zip-lock bags.  No time for shopping? Monetary donations to Support Within Reach will help too.
Our April 16th meeting will be held at the United Methodist Church at 5:30. Our presenter will be newly selected Itasca Community College Provost Bart Johnson. We will also have a brief update on the new wellness center for mental health; Beacon Hill.

The nominating committee of Cheryl Vogel, Anne Clark and Mac Custer presented their report.  For president, Marva Jean Hutchens; for Secretary, Jan Miland; for Membership Sharon Quern. Thank you to the committee for forming this slate of officers and thank you to the members for stepping forward and agreeing to serve. We will hold our election at our April 16th meeting. Let’s hope we are soundly into Spring (without snow every other day) by mid-April.

Sincerely, Marj Lavalier

QUOTABLE

“If you change the way you look at things, the things you look at change.”- Wayne Dyer

** BRANCH NEWS **

April 18 Program

Location: Methodist Church, Grand Rapids
SOCIAL: 5 PM DINNER: 5:30 PM  BUSINESS: 6:15 PM PROGRAM: 6:30-7:30 PM
COST: $13
MENU:  Baked ham, scalloped potatoes, mixed vegetable, roll and dessert 
Reservations due to Charmayne Nelson by Wed., April 13. Call 326-4178 or email charnels@paulbunyan.net

TOPIC:  Challenges and Future of Community Colleges
Speaker: Brad Johnson

Brad is the newly appointed Provost of Itasca Community College. He has a background in the engineering field, and has served as the Academic Dean and the interim Director at Itasca Community College, following Dr. Barbara McDonald's appointment as director of the Minneapolis Community College system last year.
The program will begin at 6:45 p.m. We have asked him to speak about the current challenges and future plans for community colleges.

At 6:30 p.m. there will be a short explanation about the new Mental Health Wellness Center by Steve Loney, current director of Keisler House, and Marva Jean Hutchins, AAUW member and Keisler House Board member.

BOOK SALE FUNDRAISER FOR SCHOLARSHIPS
At our April meeting, we will host our semi-annual used book sale to raise funds for scholarships for women and girls. Please bring to this meeting used books that are “good reads”—no manuals or reference books.


May 16 Dinner Meeting

We will hold our Branch’s May dinner meeting at a new location--the Eagles Club in downtown Grand Rapids. The buffet meal will feature a dinner salad, chicken cordon bleu, pork loin, baby red potatoes, asparagus, dinner roll, chocolate cake and coffee.  The price is $20, which can be paid at the April meeting. The program will feature Lilah Crowe of the Itasca County Historical Society.

Summer Meetings
Our Branch will hold summer meetings on the Mondays of June 20, July 18 and August 22.  These meetings are informal, held during the day. They are usually at members’ homes.  If you would like to host a meeting, or have a recommendation for a program call JoAnn Bakken, 326-3564 or email jbakken@paulbunyan.net or Marilyn Rossman at 326-6775 or email mbro@paulbunyan.net  We have been fortunate in the past to have programs that feature experts who are summer visitors or family members who are available in the summer.  Visitors are always welcome at our summer programs.

Program plans for 2016-17:  The Food Committee and the Program Committees will begin making plans soon.  Suggestions are welcome.  Contact the Food and Program committee chairs.

SIGN UP TO HELP SERVE/CLEAN UP: Members will asked to sign up to assist with serving meals/clearing tables at the Methodist Church for our Sept., Oct., Nov., March and April meetings.  We will have the sign-up sheet at the April meeting so that you can choose your month. If you have a preference, you may contact cyndy.agle@gmail.com to reserve a specific month.   Thank you for your help!

** 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. 

Writing group interest? Anyone interested in a writing group that would meet  for several months should call Marilyn Rossman, 326-6775, or email   mbro@paulbunyan.net Have you ever thought…"I really should be writing some of these things down for the grand kids!”  If there is interest in this endeavor, we can make some organizational arrangements. 

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 – Wednesday group
Group meets at 10:30AM on 2nd Wednesday, Grand Rapids Library, September-May.  Contact is Barbara Zimmer, 327-0911 or kbzimmer@q.com
April 13:  West of the Moon by Margi Preus
May 11: To Kill A Mockingbird by Harper Lee; pick titles for September-May
LITERATURE – Monday group
Group meets on 1st Monday at 10:00 AM at Grand Rapids State Bank Annex.  Contact is Jan Hill, 246-979 orjmhgkh@paulbunyan.net 
The majority of the group would like to attend the area ELCA congregations’ study of the Bible led by Pastor Vicki Taylor. The six weekly sessions are in April and May (first three sessions at St. Andrew’s Lutheran Church and last three at Zion Lutheran Church). Thus, we will suspend our Lit Group for two months and resume again in June. The June 6 book discussion will be “A Man Called Ove” by Fredrik Backman; discussion led by Nancy Raymond.

PUBLIC POLICY 
The group will meet on Thurs., April 14, 4:00 to 5:30 p.m. at the  KAXE Meeting Room.  The group has been readingAmerican Mojo:  Lost and Found: Restoring our Middle Class before the World Blows by Peter D. Kiernan. Our discussion will be about chapter 16 to the end of the book.  The meeting is open to any member, and you are invited to join us, even if you have not finished the book.

WALKING & TALKINGThe group’s winter schedule is walking on Tuesdays at 1 p.m.  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**


We need more women leaders.
Women are not new to leadership; think of Cleopatra or Queen Elizabeth. Think of the women who led the civil rights and education reform movements. But women are still outnumbered by men in the most prestigious positions, from Capitol Hill to the board room. Barriers and Bias: The Status of Women in Leadership examines the causes of women’s underrepresentation in leadership roles in business, politics, and education and suggests what we can do to change the status quo. Read the report at http://www.aauw.org/research/barriers-and-bias/ Use #leadHERship to follow the discussion.

Grand Rapids Branch Finance Report

v When any new member joining from now until June 30, 2016 pays her annual dues, it will cover the remainder of this year and next year.

v $46 of the dues can be considered to be a tax deduction.

March 2016

February 2016
Based upon 03.09.2016 Bank Statement


General Checking Account:  $6,892.26


Savings Account:   $ 1,697.30 

v  Total Cash on Hand:  $8,589.56

Income - Meeting Fees:  $ 540

Travel Souvenir Fund Raiser:  $7.00

Based upon 02.10.2016 Bank Statement


General Checking Account:  $6,869.26

Savings Account:   $ 1,697.30

v  Total Cash on Hand:  $8,566.56

Income - Meeting Fees:  $ 382



STATUS OF DEDICATED FUNDS (4th Quarter 2015):         $56,966.88      

Local Scholarship ICC Foundation:      $28,222       Ending Balance:   12/14   -  Year end 2015 unavailable                      
               
·         $   19,269 – Endowment:  Permanently    restricted funds
·         $      8,953 - Temporarily restricted funds

Community Foundation: Grand Rapids AAUW

       Anniversary Scholarships:                    $ 27,710.34

  • GRACF (Endowed Fund):              $ 25,192.23      
  • GRACF (non-endowed)               $   2,518.11      


YTD Total Donations in Fiscal Year 2015 – 2016:   $1,600

         $   50        (AAUW Education Fund 09.28.2015)
         $ 750       (AAUW Education Fund, 12.2015)
         $ 750        (AAUW Legal Advocacy Fund, 12.2015)
         $   50         (Community Education Fund memorial 01.2016)
        $1,600  



AAUW GRAND RAPIDS BRANCH MEETING
March 21, 2016, 6:00 PM, United Methodist Church

Marj Lavalier welcomed members to the March 21, 2016 Grand Rapids Chapter of AAUW meeting. There was one guest present. The winners of Nancy Raymond’s travel treasures were Marj Lavalier and Barb Ricker. The money raised is for scholarships. Marj recognized the March birthdays.

The nomination committee presented these candidates: President, Marva Jean Hutchins; Secretary, Jan Miland; VP of membership, Sharon Quern.
Announcements were about the board meeting on March 28th and the state convention in Duluth on April 29-May 1. Registration is due by March 27th, online.
Karen Karls introduced the speaker, Amanda Ysen from Support Within Reach Sexual Violence Resource Center. Her topic was Human Trafficking.

Respectfully submitted, Jan Miland Secretary

AAUW GRAND RAPIDS BOARD MEETING
March 28, 2016, 4:00 PM, Public Utilities Building

Members present: Marj Lavalier, Jan Hill, Jan Miland, Lynette Eck, Jean Hoshal, Cyndy Agle, Marilyn Rossman, Nancy Raymond

The secretary’s report was approved with the following amendment to the February minutes, Marj agreed to contact Sara at the Grand Rapids Community Foundation and Cheryl Vogel agreed to contact ICC.

A motion made by Marilyn and seconded by Cyndy passed. It is as follows: The annual local dues will be raised $5.00, from $12 to $17. The total dues would then be $75.

Marilyn suggested that in the fall the new budget would be itemized so the membership can see where the money is distributed.

A discussion was held about membership. Marilyn discussed April’s meeting plans. Steve Loney will speak briefly about a new facility. The program committee welcomes ideas for summer programs and for next year. The Public Policy group will meet two more times.

Cyndy Agle reported that she and Jan Hill have the arrangements made with the Eagle’s for the May meeting. The cost is $20 for a buffet dinner. Jan will do table decorations. You may sign up and pay the $20 in advance at our April meeting, but can also pay at the door.

Several members are attending the AAUW state convention. There is a book sale fundraiser at our April branch meeting.

Respectfully submitted, Jan Miland, Secretary

ADVANCING EQUITY FOR WOMEN & GIRLS – FOR MORE INFORMATION
NATIONAL ASSOCIATION  www.aauw.org
AAUW MINNESOTA www.aauwmn.net
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