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NEWS FOR
AND ABOUT
AAUW GRAND RAPIDS
BRANCH
MEMBERS
Volume 46, Issue 5 January 2022
EDITOR: Arlene Wheaton,
(218) 232-4989
MISSION: AAUW advances gender equity for women and girls through research education and advocacy.
Location: Methodist Church
Social & Registration: 11:00-11:30 Lunch: 11:30-12:15 Program: 12:15-1:15
Topic: All About Clara’s Closet
Speaker: Karen Teff, Owner of Clara’s Closet
Karen
and Steve Teff opened up a second business during the pandemic in July 2020. In
addition to Clara's Cupboard Antiques, they now operate Clara's Closet in the Central
Square Mall, which offers shoppers all kinds of clothing and accessories. The
store has a logo that says “small store, big impact”. They are helping to
address food security needs by donating sales proceeds to Second Harvest North Central Food Bank after
they pay the rent and other expenses. In mid-2021, their donations to the food
bank had totaled $5,000.
Karen is also a high school math teacher at Deer River High School, and a math instructor with Itasca Community College and Infinity Online.
Menu: Pasta Bar, Tossed Salad, Garlic Bread, Brownie and Ice Cream
Cost: $13.00
Food Chair: Deanna Ensley
RSVP to AAUWRSVPGrandRapids@gmail.com by Friday, Jan. 7.
If you have any questions, feel free to contact Danielle Witherill,
218-244-1793, danielle.witherill@edwardjones.com
“Education is everything - education is your power,
education is your way in life for whatever you want to do.”
― Ciara
President’s Message
Happy 2022! What a week of winter
weather! For the next two months we will hold lunch meetings at the Methodist
Church. This has worked well for us since we started doing this several years
ago.
For many years, I was Director of
Admissions for a private college in Florida. The majority of students were
nontraditional students. Little did I know at the time that eventually I would
be a part of an organization that gives scholarships to the nontraditional
student. We give two scholarships each year and several years ago we had the
funds to donate four scholarships of $1,000 each. I am so proud to be a part of
an organization that gives scholarships to the nontraditional student. At our
December meeting we raised $1000 with our “warm & cozy” fundraiser to
support our scholarship fund.
Thank you to all our very generous and very creative members for your support.
Wishing you all a Happy New Year!
Cyndy Agle, Co-President
Thanks for your generous support!
From Marlys Mestemacher & Norma Eppinga, AAUW Funds Co-Chairs
Our Christmas party’s "warm and
cozy" silent auction fundraiser event was a huge success! Thanks to our
generous members who donated so many wonderful items and purchased tickets, we
raised $1000!
This money will go directly into our Scholarship Fund. Thanks to all who participated! This is the most we have ever collected for this very worthy cause!
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MEMBERSHIP NEWS
By Marj Lavalier, Membership Chair
My calendar this morning said this is day
365 of 2021 and there are 0 days left in 2021. That is it? No chance to do or
say all the things I wanted to get done in 2021. Well, the really important
things I will still work on and try to accomplish during 2022.
Welcome to new AAUW member Julianne Erickson. She is interested in the Walking group and the Exploring our Community activities. She did attend the Christmas Party, so hopefully some of you got to greet her. We look forward to getting to know Julianne.
Our January 17th meeting is a luncheon
meeting at 11:30 a.m. at the United Methodist Church. This is a great opportunity to invite someone
who doesn't like to go out on these cold winter nights.
I came across this, and I think it is a
good reminder for us. "Everyone you meet is fighting a battle you know
nothing about; be kind always.”
For 2022: May there be peace on Earth and
may it begin with me. Happy New Year.
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Meet a
MEMBER
Sue Koprowski
First-year member of AAUW
Education: I grew up in Baudette, Minnesota, graduating high school in 1964. I attended St. Theresa’s in Winona for Nursing, where I spent two years at St. Mary’s Hospital in Rochester. The program extended into summers too as it was originally a 5-year program. We were encouraged to get a master’s degree in the next five years and most of us did.
I married and served briefly in the Peace
Corps in India. Upon returning to the US, I went into the Public Health Master’s
program at the U of MN. While I was completing that program, they were writing
the grant for the first pediatric nurse practitioner program, so after
graduating with a MS in Public Health I completed that program. We pediatric
nurse practitioners were the first of our kind in Minnesota so had to find our
way.
Career: I worked for 13 years for Fridley Medical Center doing well child checks/education, treating minor illnesses and examining/discharging newborns from Unity Hospital. When I moved to Grand Rapids in 1984, they were not hiring nurse practitioners, so I accepted a job with Sue Bounds and her Early Childhood Special Ed program for 13 years. When the district decided to cut their nursing staff, I joined Chris Johnson, MD, in establishing New Spirit Women’s Clinic. At that point I went back to school to get certified in Women’s Health to augment my Pediatric certification. New Spirit took up another 13 years in my career.
I currently still have my license to practice and volunteer as a provider at Project Care, a clinic for the uninsured.
Community involvement: While at New Spirit, I was a volunteer for Advocates for Family Peace, First Call for Help, and what was known then as Itasca Advocates for Sexual Assault. It helped me to know the resources available in the community.
AAUW: I have served on several community boards but in retirement I am weaning off, which has freed up time to join AAUW. I have attended several AAUW educational presentations.
Personal: Currently, I have a husband and two daughters, four granddaughters. My oldest daughter died in a car accident at age 27. I like to be physically active with pickleball, walking, skiing, tennis, and yoga. I also enjoy playing cards.
** INTEREST GROUPS **
*BRIDGE
Day/Time/Location TBD. Group meets year-round. If interested in playing
Bridge, contact Dianne Anderson, 218-327-2651 or 515-450-9252.
*Exploring
Our Community
Wed., Jan. 26, 2-3:30 pm: Join the fun at Thunder Alley Bowling Center (along Highway 169 near Ace Hardware in Grand Rapids). Meet for lunch at UnWined at 12:30 pm. Shoes and balls are provided; if there are 10 of us for 90 min., $7.00 a person, plus it is Australia Day ( Independence Day) so everyone receives an Aussie flag! Please RSVP to Juliet Jones at kcjones50@yahoo.com by Wed., Jan., 19 or call 327-2696.
This group goes on outings to area organizations, typically gathering for a meal. Contacts are Cyndy Agle, cyndy.agle@gmail.com and Juliet Jones, kcjones50@yahoo.com
*LITERATURE
– Monday group
The group will
meet on Jan. 3, 9:30 am, Room 121 at Zion Lutheran Church, to discuss Clementine:
The Life of Mrs. Winston Chuchill by Sonia Purcell. Please wear your
mask as Zion requires everyone in the building to be masked, and bring your own
beverage. For more information, contact Nancy Salmi, 326-3147 or nsalmi@earthlink.net
*LITERATURE
– Wednesday group
The group will meet on Jan. 12, 10:30 am, Room 121 at Zion Lutheran Church, to discuss Miss Benson's Beetle by Rachel Joyce. Note that masks are required by the church. For more information, contact Vicki Holmstrom at agiledog5@aol.com or 218-245-2294.
*Walking & Talking group
We are now on our winter schedule of walking on Tuesdays at 1 pm. The locations change from week to week but will be in the Grand Rapids area. The group is open to new members interested in walking. If you would like to join us, send your email and cell number to Karen Karls at k.karls@yahoo.com
You will receive an email with the weekly walk location. Members walk when they can or want to; no need to RSVP. We generally walk for about one hour. If the weather is very dreadful, we may cancel, and we’ll let you know. However, we are a hardy group of women who value the fresh air and exercise as well as the companionship.
AAUW Hibbing Book Sale Postponed
The Hibbing AAUW’s annual used book sale has been postponed until April due to the Armory being used for Covid-19 testing. We will let you know when it is rescheduled.
AAUW State Convention - Mark your Calendars!
April 29-30, 2022, in St. Cloud. More info to come.
Websites
for local, state and national AAUW information:
Our Grand Rapids AAUW blog: http://grandrapidsaauw.blogspotcom/
MN AAUW website: http://aauw-mn.aauw.net
National AAUW website: www.aauw.org
ADVANCING EQUITY FOR
WOMEN & GIRLS
– FOR MORE INFORMATION
NATIONAL ASSOCIATION www.aauw.org
AAUW MINNESOTA www.aauwmn.net
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