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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
42, Issue 1 September 2017
PLEASE NOTE: Branch meetings for the upcoming year will be
the 3rd Monday except for Nov. 13 (2nd Mon.) and Dec. 4
(1st Mon.) to avoid busy holiday weeks.
September 18 Dinner Program
Meeting
Location: Methodist Church, Grand Rapids
Register/Social: 5-5:30 PM Dinner: 5:40 PM Business Meeting: 6:15 PM
Program:
6:45-7:30 PM
MENU: Swiss
Steak, Salad, Mashed Potatoes, Gravy, Vegetable, Roll, Apple Crisp
Cost:
$13
Reservations due to Deanna Ensley by Wed., Sept. 13. Call
218-301-0315 or email deannaensley@yahoo.com
TOPIC: Grand Itasca: Future Plans & Developments
Learn about the recent association with
Fairview Health Systems, the development of enhanced treatment resources with
the new infusion center and the Close to Home campaign, and the addition of
specialized services at Grand Itasca Hospital & Clinic. Rural health care
faces many challenges in the competitive marketplace. Recruitment and retention of providers,
funding and insurance resources, the future of the Affordable Care Act are a
few of the challenges facing Grand Itasca as it looks to the future.
Mike Youso, CEO; Jean MacDonell, VP of
Clinical Services; and Kelly Kirwin, Director of Grand Itasca Foundation, are
the invited presenters.
Need a RIDE?
If any members are in need of a ride to our
monthly branch meetings, please call Deanna Ensley with your RSVP at 218-301-0315.
She will make arrangements with the members who have offered to provide rides.
QUOTABLE
“Change will not
come if we wait for some other person or some other time. We are the ones we've
been waiting for. We are the change that we seek.”
- Barack Obama, U.S. President #44
UPCOMING
BRANCH PROGRAMS
October 16 – United Methodist Church, 5:30 pm
**Used Book Sale Fundraiser - Arrive early to
donate and shop.
**Bring new or slightly used coats for coat drive at church.
**Bring new or slightly used coats for coat drive at church.
Program: Education Forward
Presenter: ISD318 Bond Issue Task Force
November 13 – United Methodist Church, 5:30 pm
Program: Policy & Politics
Presenter: Rep. Sandy Layman
Presenter: Rep. Sandy Layman
December 4 –
Eagles Club, 4:15 pm
Program: Christmas Party & Silent Auction with a
Twist
Dinner Buffet
Silent Auction with a Twist
At our Dec. 4th dinner program we will be holding our annual silent auction fundraiser with a brand new theme: "Desserts” -- edible or non-edible. Have fun and be creative!
At our Dec. 4th dinner program we will be holding our annual silent auction fundraiser with a brand new theme: "Desserts” -- edible or non-edible. Have fun and be creative!
Suggested donations for the auction:
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Gift Card (Target, Applebee's, Culver’s, Dairy
Queen, etc., taped to a candy bar or other candy
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Fruit
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Dessert Coffee
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A scarf with Truffles
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Dessert dishes/platter
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Earrings with Dove Chocolate in the box
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Cookie mix, cake, fudge, etc.
NOTE: Gift cards (any amount) have been the
most popular among our members.
Members buy any number of tickets they want
and put tickets in the respective bags for the items they would like. Then
tickets are drawn to select winners.
The proceeds benefit our local AAUW branch scholarship funds.
** INTEREST
GROUPS **
Any member may start an interest group to meet
monthly, weekly and for any length of time. The members determine their own
agendas and arrangements for meetings. The meetings are open to all AAUW
members and their guests. The member
directory has information about the current active interest groups.
BRIDGE
This group meets
May-December, first Thursday, 11:30 a.m. at Majestic Pines, 1614 Golf Course
Rd, and includes lunch in the Bistro. Contact is Betty Akre, 326-5356.
EXPLORING OUR COMMUNITY
Field trips to various places of interest. Dates & times TBD. For more info, contact Co-Chairs: Cyndy Agle, 360-9743, cyndy.agle@gmail.com or Janis Johnson, 326-3595, janisjohnson@yahoo.com
Field trips to various places of interest. Dates & times TBD. For more info, contact Co-Chairs: Cyndy Agle, 360-9743, cyndy.agle@gmail.com or Janis Johnson, 326-3595, janisjohnson@yahoo.com
Sat., Oct. 7, 10:00 AM: Meet at the Presbyterian Church to carpool. We will be going on the "Studio Art Tour" put on by Macrostie Art Center and a great way to support and learn about local art and artists.
Wed., Nov. 8, 2:30 PM:
Learn about the organ at St. Andrew's Lutheran Church in Grand Rapids. The pipe
organ is known as the "king of instruments". Come and learn about its
versatility, uses, history and beauty. This program will be led by AAUW member
Jan Bilden, who has spent most of her life on the organ bench. Note: The
organ is in the balcony and is accessed by a stairway. There will be
refreshments afterwards.
LITERATURE – Wednesday group
This group meets at 10:30 AM on 2nd Wednesday at the Grand Rapids Library River Room, September-May. Contact is Barbara Zimmer, 327-0911, kbzimmer@q.com
Sept. 13: Singer by Casey Kerry
Oct. 11: Lights Out by Ted Koppel
Nov. 8: Locally Laid by Luci Amundsen
LITERATURE – Monday group
This group meets at 10:30 AM on 2nd Wednesday at the Grand Rapids Library River Room, September-May. Contact is Barbara Zimmer, 327-0911, kbzimmer@q.com
Sept. 13: Singer by Casey Kerry
Oct. 11: Lights Out by Ted Koppel
Nov. 8: Locally Laid by Luci Amundsen
LITERATURE – Monday group
Group meets on 1st Monday at 10:00 AM at Grand Rapids
State Bank Annex. Contact is Jan Hill,
246-979 or jmhgkh@paulbunyan.net
The group is not meeting in September due to the Labor Day holiday. Instead, it met the first and last Mondays of August.
Oct. 2: The Girl Who Wrote in Silk by Kelli Estes. Leader is Nancy Raymond.
The group is not meeting in September due to the Labor Day holiday. Instead, it met the first and last Mondays of August.
Oct. 2: The Girl Who Wrote in Silk by Kelli Estes. Leader is Nancy Raymond.
PUBLIC POLICY
Next meeting: Thurs, Sept. 12, 4:00 TO 5:30 PM, KAXE
meeting room.
All AAUW members welcome and you
are encouraged to bring guests.
The
purpose of the group is to understand and learn about issues affecting our
public policy agenda. We want to encourage members to take action and support
the issues about public education, human rights, equality, and support for and
equal opportunity academic and economic success for women and girls. We use
books, magazine and newspaper materials.
We have guest speakers come and encourage active support in public civic
work. We try to respect all points of
view ideas about public issues. This
year we hope to increase the use of the resources of from the National AAUW
office for information and materials. We have a good time and sometimes enjoy
treats.
For
questions, contact Jean Halverson, 327-9158 or jehhmh@mchsi.com or Marilyn Rossman, 326-6775
or mbro@paulbunyan.net
WALKING & TALKING
Group is
flexible and open to all members. The social contact is important and the pace
varies; if you are looking for speed-walking and a serious workout, this is not
your group. Currently we meet on Wednesday mornings at 9 AM. We walk for 1 to 1
1/2 hours and then have coffee. As the weather cools the day and time will
switch to Tuesday afternoons at 1 PM.
Switch is decided by the group. We walk in the Grand Rapids area on
trails and neighborhood streets. Location changes from week to week as chosen
by the group. Group is notified by email of next location. To join the group,
call or email Karen Karls (326-2053, k.karls@yahoo.com) with your email address.
SCIENCE
* TECHNOLOGY * ENGINEERING * MATH
THANK
YOU…
From STEM
scholarship recipient through Itasca Community College:
AAUW: Thank you for supporting me in going to ICC’s Summer Engineering Camp. I learned a lot and will have fond memories to look back on.
This camp
has inspired me to join the Navy and work in engineering.
Thank
you!
Beatrice Jaszczak
Welcome New Members!
Marian Barry, Gayle
Coyer, Donna Crawford, Cathy McDonald, Ashifa Siddiqui, Jullie Skallman and Elaine Thorstenson have recently joined
our Branch; Ellen Edvenson will be
joining in October. Be sure to introduce yourself to these new members and look
for their information in our new 2017-18 directory (to be distributed at our
Sept. 18 meeting).
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Annual Financial
Summary - Fiscal Year 2016-2017
06.14.2017 Bank
Statement)
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Finance Committee: Cheryl
Vogel, Chair; Kathy Pliska; Nancy Raymond; Jean Hoshal; Marilyn Rossman; Ad
hoc member: Marva Jean Hutchens
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90 members have paid their dues for
2017-2018 Fiscal Year.
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Total Cash on Hand:
**$7,682.25
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General Checking
Account: $12,519.78; Savings Account: $ 1,700.47
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Dues Payments to
National and State ($4,538), and $2,000 payment to the Community Foundation
are not reflected in June 14, 2017 bank statement, which will reduce the
cash-on-hand total.
**The reduction in cash-on-hand will appear in the July 2017 bank
statement. (Total Reduction is $6,538)
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Total Annual Income:
$16,281.48; Budgeted: $15,352; Variance: +$929.48
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Income: 2016-2017 Dues: $1,989; 2017-2018 Dues: $7,184; Dinner
Fees: $5,706.65; Book Sale: $290; Jar Fund Raiser: $888; Travel Treasures: $158; Anita
Firman’s Cards & Jewelry: $50;
Checking Account Interest: $14.33; Individual donations: $101.50.
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Total Annual Expenses:
$ 20,185.88; Budgeted: $14,402.50; Variance +$5,783.38
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Expenses: 2016-2017
National Dues: $4,189.5; 2017-2018 Dues:
$3,773; 2016-2017 State Dues: $796; 2017-2018: $765; Printing: $476.75; Dues Refund: $75.00; Dinner
Expenses: $4142.99; Hospitality
Committee: $8.99; Program
Committee: $30; Membership
Committee: $30; Meeting Room
Rental: $450; ICC STEM Camp: $1,470; Community Foundation Non-Endowed
Fund: $2,000; Regional
Conference: $381.76.
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Total Annual Net Revenue: ($3,904.40) – Loss
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The annual
loss was a conscious choice by the Board to disperse excess cash on hand
sitting in the checking and savings accounts.
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YTD Total Donations in Fiscal Year 2016-2017: $4,470
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$1,470 (ICC
STEM Camp – 4 Scholarships – 2015-2016 & 2017-2018 Fiscal Years);
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$1,000 to
AAUW Fund (Legal Advocacy & Education Funds Specified).
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$2,000 to
Community Foundation Non-Endowed Fund
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NATIONAL AAUW NEWS **
Deeper in Debt: Women and Student
Loans
Over
the course of the past few decades student loans have become an increasingly
common means of paying for a college education. Most students who complete a
college program now take on student loans, and the amount of student debt that
students assume has increased as has the cost of attending college. At this
time about 44 million borrowers in the United States hold about $1.3 trillion
in outstanding student loans. Women are
now the majority of borrowers of these loans, as well as the majority of
college students. Read more at http://www.aauw.org/2017/09/01/student-debt-through-the-gender-lens/
This article is from
AAUW’s Outlook magazine, which is mailed to all members nationwide, and
articles are posted at www.aauw.org
AAUW
GRAND RAPIDS BRANCH MEETING
Aug. 21, 2017 United Methodist Church
Thank you to Jan Mary Hill for letting us
enjoy her beautiful home for our meeting. We need to keep her in our thoughts
as she is still in pain and suffering. Get better soon, Jan.
New members and guests were introduced after
we enjoyed yummy food. Mention was made about the Northern MN AAUW fall
gathering in Hibbing on September 9th. Several of our members plan to attend.
Arlene would like all the information by September 5 for the membership
directory.
More members are needed on the membership committee. The next regular meeting is September 18 at the United Methodist Church. The next board meeting will be September 25 at the United Methodist Church at 3:45 PM. A new member, Ashifa, spoke about being a business woman in Minnesota.
More members are needed on the membership committee. The next regular meeting is September 18 at the United Methodist Church. The next board meeting will be September 25 at the United Methodist Church at 3:45 PM. A new member, Ashifa, spoke about being a business woman in Minnesota.
Respectfully submitted, Jan Miland, secretary
ADVANCING EQUITY FOR WOMEN & GIRLS – FOR MORE INFORMATION
AAUW MINNESOTA www.aauwmn.ne
