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NEWS
FOR AND ABOUT
AAUW GRAND RAPIDS
BRANCH
MEMBERS
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Volume
42, Issue 9 Summer 2018
Summer Programs 2018
Join us for some informal summer programs on the THIRD
Monday, June-August. This is a great way to stay connected and socialize with
other members as well as learn some new information, gain new experiences.
Monday, June 18, 10:30 AM, MacRostie Art
Center
The MacRostie staff will make a presentation on their facility and we will visit the current exhibitions. Refreshments will be served. For those who would like to do so, we can decide from there on going somewhere for lunch.
The MacRostie staff will make a presentation on their facility and we will visit the current exhibitions. Refreshments will be served. For those who would like to do so, we can decide from there on going somewhere for lunch.
No RSVP required.
Monday, July 16, 3:00 PM, Airport
At the Grand Rapids Airport, Meds1 Ambulance Service
and emergency dispatch will prepare a general knowledge presentation of all
city/county emergency services. We will need RSVPs to Deanna so they can have
their presentation set up in the correct size room. Refreshments will be
served.
RSVP by July 11 to Deanna Ensley at 218-301-0315, text/call 360-333-0228 or email deannaensley@yahoo.com
RSVP by July 11 to Deanna Ensley at 218-301-0315, text/call 360-333-0228 or email deannaensley@yahoo.com
Monday, August 20, 4:00 PM, Deer Lake
Potluck at Jan Hill’s home, 33802 Deer Lake Road. Speaker to be decided.
Potluck at Jan Hill’s home, 33802 Deer Lake Road. Speaker to be decided.
Directions will be sent later in an email and
available when you make your reservation. Bring a dish to share.
RSVP
by August 17 to Deanna Ensley at
218-301-0315, text/call 360-333-0228 or email deannaensley@yahoo.com
Annual DUES are due NOW!
Dues for this next fiscal year, 2018-2019, are
$85 (National: $59; State: $9;
Local: $13). The national dues have been
increased by $10.00 for next year. Payment is due by June 30, 2018.
Mail your dues to our treasurer: Cheryl Vogel, 20401 Mishawaka Shores
Dr., Grand Rapids, MN 55744.
Membership Corner
Welcome to Cathy Davies! Cathy is a summer resident and will be here May-Sept. and she resides
in Georgia during the winter. She has a
BA from the College of St. Catherine and an MBA from Western New England
College. She worked at 3M, in Industrial
Engineering and business to business sales.
She has traveled in over 90 countries and 60 by motorcycle.
Sue LaVelle joined our branch in May. Welcome Sue!
More information to follow.
MARK YOUR CALENDAR
**Regional
AAUW Get Together, September 15, 2018
The annual fall gathering event for NE MN AAUW includes Grand Rapids, Ely, Duluth, Brainerd, Hibbing and Virginia AAUW branches. We will be hosting the event this year at the Kiesler House. Lilah Crowe of the Itasca County Historical Society will be one of our presenters and speaking on "The Picture Grace"—a world-famous portrait by an artist from Bovey, MN. Another speaker will be from the Kiesler House. Lunch will be provided. It will run from 9:30 AM to 1:30 PM. Cost is $25.00; there will be an optional tour of the Judy Garland Museum and childhood home for $5.00.
The annual fall gathering event for NE MN AAUW includes Grand Rapids, Ely, Duluth, Brainerd, Hibbing and Virginia AAUW branches. We will be hosting the event this year at the Kiesler House. Lilah Crowe of the Itasca County Historical Society will be one of our presenters and speaking on "The Picture Grace"—a world-famous portrait by an artist from Bovey, MN. Another speaker will be from the Kiesler House. Lunch will be provided. It will run from 9:30 AM to 1:30 PM. Cost is $25.00; there will be an optional tour of the Judy Garland Museum and childhood home for $5.00.
RSVP deadline is Aug. 31. To register: Call, text or email Deanna Ensley, 360-333-0228,
301-0315 or deannaensley@yahoo.com
NOTE: This program will take the place of our
regular Monday September meeting.
**AAUW
MN State Convention, April 26-27, 2019
It has been 34 years since we have hosted a State Convention in Grand Rapids and it will be held here next spring. We are excited to have all the branches gather in Grand Rapids! The convention will be held at Timberlake Lodge. Minnesota AAUW provides the speakers, who are so informative, and it lets one know what AAUW stands for and what we support.
It has been 34 years since we have hosted a State Convention in Grand Rapids and it will be held here next spring. We are excited to have all the branches gather in Grand Rapids! The convention will be held at Timberlake Lodge. Minnesota AAUW provides the speakers, who are so informative, and it lets one know what AAUW stands for and what we support.
Thank you to all who have volunteered to help
so far and if you wish to help with either event or both, please let either cyndy.agle@gmail.com or deannaensley@yahoo.com now.
December Scholarship Fundraiser
In December, our fundraiser for scholarships will have a new theme (last year was dessert). The donated items theme will be a personal item such as jewelry, a scarf, lotions, a journal, bath products, etc. Giving you time to plan.
“Sometimes it’s the smallest decisions that can change your life
forever.”
― Keri Russell
** INTEREST
GROUPS **
New interest groups can be started by any
member at any time. They can be all year
long, for a month or any amount of time.
The interest group should be somewhat related to our mission.
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. We would
love to have new members join us. We have lunch at 11:30 and play bridge (strictly
“party” bridge) afterward.
EXPLORING OUR COMMUNITY
Tues, June 26, 9:30 AM – Tour of Virginia synagogue & lunch
Thanks to Juliet Jones for planning our June event. We will be touring the B'nai Abraham Synagogue in Virginia with lunch at Grandma's Saloon and Grille after. The tour begins at 11:00 AM with our tour guide Harry Lampa and runs for 90 minutes. Meet at Juliet's home at 9:30. Her address is: 454 Trout Lake Road (just north of ICC) with plenty of parking at her home. RSVP required to Cyndy Agle at cyndy.agle@gmail.com or 360-9743 so we can let the tour guide know how many for the tour and for lunch reservations.
Tues, June 26, 9:30 AM – Tour of Virginia synagogue & lunch
Thanks to Juliet Jones for planning our June event. We will be touring the B'nai Abraham Synagogue in Virginia with lunch at Grandma's Saloon and Grille after. The tour begins at 11:00 AM with our tour guide Harry Lampa and runs for 90 minutes. Meet at Juliet's home at 9:30. Her address is: 454 Trout Lake Road (just north of ICC) with plenty of parking at her home. RSVP required to Cyndy Agle at cyndy.agle@gmail.com or 360-9743 so we can let the tour guide know how many for the tour and for lunch reservations.
LITERATURE – Wednesday group
This group meets at 10:30 am on 2nd Wednesday, Grand Rapids Area Library River Room, September-May. Contact is Barbara Zimmer, 327-0911 or kbzimmer@q.com
This group meets at 10:30 am on 2nd Wednesday, Grand Rapids Area Library River Room, September-May. Contact is Barbara Zimmer, 327-0911 or kbzimmer@q.com
Meetings will resume
in September.
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
June 4: Best Boy by Eli Gottlieb. Leader: Sharon Quern
July 2: Fall to Grace by Kerry Casey.Leader: Nancy Eltgroth
June 4: Best Boy by Eli Gottlieb. Leader: Sharon Quern
July 2: Fall to Grace by Kerry Casey.Leader: Nancy Eltgroth
Aug 6: Behold the Dreamers by Imbolo Mbue Leader: Judy
Dimich
Aug 27: A Gentleman in Moscow by Amor Towles. Leader: Jan Hill
(replaces Sept. meeting time, which falls on Labor Day)
(replaces Sept. meeting time, which falls on Labor Day)
PUBLIC POLICY
The Public Policy group will meet in August to plan
for the 2018-19 meetings. The date will
be announced via email August 1.
Meanwhile, all AAUW members should vote for the changes the national
AAUW bylaws by June 9, 2018. These are important changes requested by the
national board of directors. Of special
importance is the vote to eliminate the college degree requirement for AAUW
membership. This has been an issue for
many years and has failed to pass. A
change requires a 2/3 vote rather than a majority vote to change the bylaw for
membership requirement. The changes
would mean that anyone could belong if they supported the mission of the
organization. To vote and find out more
information go to www.aauw.org You will need your AAUW member
number and your VOTER pin number, which was emailed to all members who had not
yet voted on May 24 from Kimberly Churches, AAUW CEO, with a direct link to the
voting page. For assistance with getting your member number
and voter pin, call the AAUW national member helpline: 800-861-8068. Feel free
to call Marilyn Rossman with any questions too at 326-6775.
AAUW as an organization does not support
individuals or political parties.
However, we do become involved in supporting policies that support our
mission. Thus, we keep track of the government work nationally and statewide. The
primary election for MN state candidates is August 14, 2018. We should pay
attention to the candidates for the US House of Representatives. There are
several running for MN District 8 to take the place of Rep. Nolan in the 2018
November elections. Usually the turnout
is small for primaries so each vote really counts. Our large district goes all the way to the
Twin Cities and west of Itasca County to the middle of the state. Big
"out-of-state money” will probably be involved again.
WALKING & TALKING
The
group is walking Wednesday mornings at 9:00 am through the summer. If you get
the group emails and are no longer interested in walking, please contact Karen
Karls k.karls@yahoo.com or 326-2053. Also let Karen know if you want
to rejoin the list.
TRAVEL program at Grand Rapids Library
New AAUW member Cathy Davies and her husband, Larry Johnson, will be presenting "A Taste of South America" at the Grand Rapids Library, Thurs., Sept. 6, 6 PM. Avid travelers, they will showcase their recent, 5 1/2 week adventure. Call or email Cathy with any questions: Home: 218-999-5560, Cell: 770-710-4479; cdredboots@gmail.com
Summer Concert series – Tuesdays at noon
AAUW member Karen Karls serves on the Summer
Concert Series committee and has passed along the concert schedule. The series offers a
musical program Tuesdays at noon June
through August at Grand Rapids area churches. Free-will donations are
collected for each concert and lunch is $6.00, served at 12:45 PM after each
concert.
WOMEN’S Night for Minnesota LYNX
Sunday, August 5 – Target Center, Minneapolis
Sunday, August 5 – Target Center, Minneapolis
Join other women/AAUW members and enjoy a great game with our fantastic women’s basketball team—the Minnesota Lynx!
AAUW has a limited block of tickets available
in Section 106. The price is $41.00,
which includes the pre-game, “We Are Women Night” event and the Lynx game at
6:00 p.m. Ticket sales end July 20 or
when tickets run out.
For tickets, contact Lisa West, AAUW MN
president, 651-587-8278 or Lisa.West@co.dakota.mn.us If you call
or send an email, please provide your name, your branch, and your telephone
number or email address. Your ticket
will be reserved in the order your request is received and secured only when
your payment is received.
AAUW
GRAND RAPIDS BOARD MEETING
May 21, 2018, Ruttger’s Sugar Lake
Lodge
President Marva Jean Hutchens started the
meeting by having each in attendance give a highlight of our lives. Those in
attendance included: Marva Jean Hutchens, Lynette Eck, Cyndy Agle, Jean Hoshal,
Cheryl Vogel, Marge Lavalier, Nancy Raymond, Karen Karls, Deanna Ensley and Jan
Miland.
Marva Jean said that we want to remember the
members who have lost their spouses recently. Nancy is donating money to the
scholarship fund in memory of members’ spouses and wonders if other members
might want to do that also.
Cheryl mailed a check for $750 to ICC for
camperships for girls to attend the STEM summer camp.
The following members attended the state AAUW
convention in April: Nancy Raymond, Deanna Ensley, Cyndy Agle, Marva Jean Hutchens,
Harriet Lucia, Dorothy Church, and Marilyn Rossman.
Grand Rapids branch received a membership
award for having at least five new members and for being in the top 10 for
giving for scholarships, etc. Deanna and Cyndy have a list and are working on the
state convention that will be held in Grand Rapids in April 2019. Deanna put
together a great poster and brochures and visitor guides were distributed to
attendees at the convention to advertise our place.
The first summer meeting, June 20 will be at MacRostie at 10:30 am. July program is not yet determined. August will be on the 20th at Jan Hill’s for a 4:00 pm potluck.
Jean Hoshal went to the scholarship
presentation at ICC for our winner Felicia Reinke, who couldn’t be there.
Angela Thomas is our Foundation winner and will speak at our May 21 meeting.
The next finance meeting will be held at
Majestic Pines on June 11th at 3 PM. The budget will be presented in June and
adopted in October.
Invitations have been sent for the regional get-together to be held here in September.
We have another new member, Sue LaVelle.
Cheryl gave a very detailed and concise budget
report based on certain assumptions. Items may be changed as the year
progresses. Nancy made a motion with Karen seconding it to transfer $3,000 into
the checking account for the state convention. Passed.
The incentive to bring new members will be
held in October.
Marj made a motion, seconded by Jean that
$1000 be in held in place for NCCWSL. Passed.
Respectfully
submitted by Jan Miland, secretary
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