New Address:
American Association of University Women
BATON
ROUGE
BRANCH
AMERICAN
ASSOCIATION OF
UNIVERSITY
WOMEN
May 2015
OFFICERS
President
Joan H. Bonds
225-752-1326
jshbonds917
@gmail.com
VP, Membership
JiJi Jonas
225-275-3073
[email protected]
Secretary
June Klimash
225-488-5171
[email protected]
Treasurer
Julie Sukkar
225-769-0201
[email protected]
Vice-President,
Program
Jan Koellen
225-769-3642
[email protected]
COMMITTEES
Nominating Chair
Betty L Roundtree
225-338-0321
[email protected]
Publicity
Chairman
Evelyn Robinson
225-775-7922
Polly Williams
225-231-2895
Newsletter Publisher
Faye Ferdinand
225-354-9868
[email protected]
Hello Everyone!
We certainly have had a lot of April
Showers (and thunderstorms). I’m
ready for some May flowers.
Thank you for your inputs concerning
the possibility of filing for IRS 501c3
status-especially Kristina Shapiro
who volunteered to help us.
Equal Pay Day 2015 Activities:
April 14: Jan and I helped with an
UNEQUAL Bake Sale in the Rotunda
at the State Capital.
We sold
cookies and oranges - $1.00 for
men and $.66 for women. All the
cookies were sold and most of the
oranges. It was interesting. Some of
the men (legislators or lobbyists) just
took some. I guess it is acceptable
behavior for some of the men in
Louisiana.
April 16: Unhappy Hour at JiJi’s.
Thank you JiJi. In spite of the nasty
weather, it was well attended with
members and guests and the
refreshments were great! Melodia
was
there
and
contributed
information and activities.
April 22: I attended hearings at the
legislature relevant to Equal Pay.
Camille Moran (north LA) and
Julie Harris (NOLA) testified. In
spite of support from a number of
members of the audience present,
neither bill was voted out of
Committee.
The 2015 Annual Meeting is
scheduled for Saturday, May 9th.
Please put on your calendar. Details
are on Page 3.
The next scheduled board meeting is
the planning meeting July 12, hopefully
at the Goodwood Library. In addition to
current board members and newly
elected ones, all members are
welcome to attend.
Women’s Week is scheduled for
September 25 through October 4.
We still need a few people to help with
our events. If you can participate with
one or more events, PLEASE,
PLEASE,
PLEASE contact Jan
Koellen at [email protected]
you!!
If you are new to AAUW or just
interested in becoming more involved,
don’t forget to check the rest of the
newsletter for the various activities
and signup for those that interest you.
After May, there will be new schedules
for each group. Just email or call the
contact person.
Hope to see you all at the Annual
Meeting.
Joan Houghton-Bonds
President
Congratulations to AAUW’s
Silver Magnolia
Nominee for
2015
Mary McGehee
Honoree date 5/9/2015
A SOLD OUT event!
MAY 2015
AAUW Baton Rouge
Budget
2014-2015
PAGE 2
BATON ROUGE BRANCH
DATE
mem
#
Category
Income
4/20/2015
Budget Actual Projected
Annual YTD
EOY
2014-2015
Membership
Grant Income
70
$1,260
1134 $
Totals
63
$1,260
1134
Member Proposed
#
Budget
2015-2016
70 @$18 $
1,260
1,134
$
1,260
1,134
$
Expenses
Administrative
200
32 $
32
$
200
Coalitions
205
0 $
205
$
205
Convention support
Grant/Project
150
0 $
150
$
150
Hospitality
30
0 $
30
$
30
Insurance
170
175 $
175
$
175
Membership development
Newsletter
Printing
150
100
110 $
140 $
150
140
$
$
150
100
50
175 $
175
$
175
Programs
Totals
Balance
Eleanor Earle Memorial
Scholarship Fund
$1,055
632
$
1,057
1,185
$205
502
$
77
$ 75
BALANCE
7/1/2014
Local Scholarship
Donations
Interest Income
Local Scholarships
7057
Actual Projected
YTD
2563 $
11 $
0 $
REMAINING
BALANCE
9631
2,657
11
(1,066)
8659
MAY 2015
PAGE 3
BATON ROUGE BRANCH
INTEREST GROUPS
BOOK GROUP I — PM
CAMPUS STUDY
The Evening Book Group will
meet on Wednesday, May 6 at
7:00 pm at the Goodwood
Library. We will be determining
our reading for the 2015-2016
year. In order to expedite the
process, please send in your
book suggestions. The only
criterion is that the book must be
available at the public library. At
this point, we only have three
suggestions. This is your chance
to help make the book group
successful. A list will be complied
and e-mailed before the May 6
meeting. Please call Susan
Smolinsky (Book Group Chair) at
338-0321 or you can also email
her at [email protected] if you
need additional information.
Campus Study plans to meet
five more times this year: May
28, June 25, August 27,
September 24 and October 22.
Please reserve these dates on
your calendar. Polly Williams
and June Klimash are lining up
interesting speakers and all the
remaining luncheons will be held
at Juban’s. More details about
the May luncheon coming soon.
GREAT DECISIONS
The Great Decisions Group will
meet at 7:00 pm on Thursday,
May 21 at the LaMadeline
French Café in Perkins Rowe on
Bluebonnet. Lorraine Day will
lead the discussion on Russia
and Near Abroad. Please let
Vivian know if you are planning
to attend but don’t be afraid to
show up last minute if your plans
change. Contact Vivian Guillory
(Great Decisions Chair) by email
at [email protected] if you need
additional information.
GOURMET GROUP
BOOK GROUP II— AM
The Morning Book Group will
meet at 10:00 am on Monday,
May 18 at Suzanne Vincent
home, 1648 Longwood Drive.
This will be the planning meeting
for next year book discussions.
Please call Suzanne Vincent
(Book Group Chair) at 923-3028
or you can email her at
[email protected] if you
need additional information.
The Gourmet Group will meet at
7:00 pm on Saturday, May 30 at
the home of Judy and Chuck
Nielson, 9715 Grenwich Avenue
with Betty Lou Roundtree cohosting. This dinner will feature
“Favorites of Emeril Lagasse” .
Please call Judy at 767-7239 by
May 20 to receive your recipe or
contact JiJi Jonas (Chair) at 379
-3204 or
[email protected]
for additional information.
AAUW
Annual
Meeting
At
Drusilla Seafood
3482 Drusilla
Saturday
May 9, 2015
11 a.m. To 2 p.m.
Cost: $20.00
RSVP: Jan Koellen at
[email protected]
Or 225-603-9655
“Come and Pass a
Good Time”
Flowers for you,
Betty Lou, on
your ‘Speedy
Recovery’ from
your AAUW
Family
Maxine Rak
Sunshine Lady
AMERICAN
ASSOCIATION OF
UNIVERSITY WOMEN
1246 VERDUN DRIVE
BATON ROUGE LA 70810
That AAUW published its first
research study in 1885, just
four years after its founding?
This
national
survey
debunked
a
prominent
physician’s assertion that
higher education is injurious
to women’s health.
For Snail Mailers
“There is a fountain of youth: it is your mind, your talents, the creativity you bring to your life and the lives of people you love.
When you learn to tap this source, you will truly have defeated age.”
Sophia Loren
May 2015
Mon
3
4
Tue
5
Wed
Thu
6
7
Book Group PM
Fri
Sat
1
2
8 WCGBR Tea
Silver Magnolia
9
AAUW
Annual Meeting
Veterans Day
10
11
12
13
14
15
Happy Birthday!
Faye Ferdinand
Armed Forces Day
17
18
Book Group AM
19
20
21
Great Decisions
24
25 Memorial Day
26
27
28 Campus Study 29
Happy Birthday!
Barbara Bryan
31
16
Happy Birthday!
Laura Acosta
22
23
30
Gourmet Group