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May 2015
Link to Garden Tour website for more information and to pay online: http://daw-ca.aauw.net/garden
May 2015 http://daw‐ca.aauw.net Danville‐Alamo‐Walnut Creek AAUW ‐ The Advocate 2015-2016 Installation & Local Scholarships
Awards Ceremony
June 11, 5-7:30 P.M., Holly Sauer’s home
Please join us for this annual end-of-year event. We will enjoy a relaxing and fun evening in the warmth of friends and a
lovely outdoor setting.
This event features the installation of our 2015-2016 branch
executive board, local scholarship presentations to deserving
young women, recognition of our branch’s 50-year members,
and branch member awards for their contributions to AAUW
Funds. It is is a great opportunity to meet and congratulate
our scholarship winners and new board members. Please visit
http://daw-ca.aauw.net/installation/ for more information.
Our installation and awards event will be held at the home of
Holly Sauer on Thursday, June 11, from 5 PM to 7:30 PM.
Light refreshments and beverages will be catered. This is a
member only, no cost event.
Membership Appreciation
Fiesta Party!
Your RSVP is critical to provide a correct count for our caterer.
Please RSVP by Wednesday, June 3, via phone or email, to
Holly Sauer. Holly’s address will be provided when you RSVP
and may be found in our member directory.
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Thursday, May 28, 5-7 P.M.
Mary Mix’s home
IT’S PARTY TIME!!!! Come and join your friends for the first AAUW hosted
Membership Appreciation Party. You have worked hard all year. Enjoy a
fiesta, margaritas, beer, tacos and dessert in the new beautiful backyard of
AAUW member Mary Mix. The time is from 5-7 PM on Thursday, May 28th.
Please remember this is a members only party and RSVP by May 22nd. The
branch is paying for the caterer so our count must be accurate. If you do not
RSVP, unfortunately, we will not be able to accommodate you.
Garden Tour results and other important information will be announced.
Please visit http://daw-ca.aauw.net/appreciation/ to RSVP or contact Norma
Spencer, Sandy Killoran or Robin Halloran. Mary’s address can be found
in our directory and we’ll provide it when you RSVP. We hope to see you
there!
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May 2015 http://daw‐ca.aauw.net Danville‐Alamo‐Walnut Creek AAUW ‐ The Advocate President’s Message
Mary Ellen Blake
Membership Renewal Coming Up!
Soni Leighton, Membership Co-Chair
Our annual dues will increase this year from $86 to $90. State Membership approved this increase effective July 1st, 2015. When you
receive your membership renewal information in May, please respond
right away. Call Soni Leighton or Tena Gallagher with questions.
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hammer gender gaps!”
Public Policy
Asha Bajaj,
Public Policy Co-Chair
In July, California's minimum wage
increased from $8 to $9. In January
2016, it's set to rise to $10 an hour.
But if AB 669 passes, tipped workers who bring home more than $15
an hour including tips will remain at the current $9 per hour minimum
wage. The bill is intended to spread labor dollars in businesses like
restaurants, rather than give a raise solely to servers, who often make
more than the minimum wage in tips.
Current bills in the CA Senate and Assembly Health Committees:
.E-cigarettes, SB 140, extends tobacco laws and regulations to electronic cigarettes.
Tobacco age limit, SB 151, raises the legal age for buying tobacco
products to age 21.
Insurance limits, AB 248, prevents health insurers in the large-group
market from offering plans with a minimum value of less than 60%,
with an exemption for limited wrap-around coverage.
Vaccinations, SB 277, eliminates the personal belief exemption from
immunization requirements for school-age children. It also requires
schools to include local vaccination rates in mailings to parents.
Dental Home, AB 648, appropriates $4 million for a virtual dental
home program in areas of greatest need in the state.
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The April 3, 2015 issue of
Entertainment Weekly reports; “Female Thor selling
more comics than male
Thor. So long, thunder-
So, does this hold any significance? It might! The clip doesn’t say
who’s purchasing the comics. However, if it’s young boys, then perhaps they are being introduced to strong women. If it’s young girls,
then it could be providing them with a strong role model. So, is it
2015 Garden Tour Help Still
Needed!
To all the members who have signed on
to help out with our 15th Annual Garden
Tour, whether you’re baking cookies,
being a docent, serving refreshments or
driving a shuttle, a heartfelt Thank You. We can’t do it without you!
Now, at the risk of sounding like a Broken Record (n – “someone or
something that annoyingly repeats itself”) or becoming annoyingly
tedious, I once again appeal to those members who have not
signed on to help. We still need at least 25 more docents.
I appreciate that not everyone is able to help out because of health
issues, travel plans, etc. However, if there is any way you can help,
there are two ways to volunteer: complete an on-line form at http://
daw-ca.aauw.net/garden-volunteers/ or send an email to Kathy
McKnight or Mary Ellen Blake. If you have limitations such as needing to sit or be in the shade, let
us know and we’ll be happy to accommodate you.
If enough members sign on to help, I won’t be
forced to become even more annoyingly tedious.
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May 2015 http://daw‐ca.aauw.net The American Association of
University Women (AAUW) is the nation’s leading voice promoting equity and
education for women and girls.
Danville-Alamo-Walnut Creek
AAUW
P.O. Box 996
Alamo, CA 94507
Our Mission: AAUW advances equity for
women and girls through advocacy, education, philanthropy, and research.
Our Value Promise: By joining AAUW,
you belong to a community that breaks
through educational and economic barriers
so that all women and girls have a fair
chance.
Our Vision: AAUW empowers all women
and girls to reach their highest potential.
The Danville-Alamo-Walnut Creek
branch promotes and supports our AAUW
mission through local scholarships, AAUW
program support, panel discussions, and
topical guest speakers.
Please learn more about us at
http://daw-ca.aauw.net/
Contact us at [email protected]
May 8-9
Danville-Alamo-WC Garden Tour
Holly Sauer, Editor
May 28
Membership Appreciation Party
June 11
2015-2016 Installation & Awards Ceremony
2015 EYH Conference
Attracts Over 300
Young Women
Susan Terzuoli,
EYH Co-Chair
The Expanding Your Horizons Conference, held at Los Positas
College in Livermore on Saturday, February 28, was a very
successful event. Over 300 middle school girls attended the all
-day conference and participated in a variety of hands-on workshops in the fields of Science, Engineering and Mathematics.
Many thanks to the following people for volunteering and making this conference such a success: Asha Bajaj, Judy Benedict,
Andrea Bocanegra, Nancy Bocanegra, Jennifer Brandenburg,
Ruth Chickering, Joan Conley, Cathy Conley, Pat DeRensis,
Bette Felton, Theresa Foster, Kathy Harkins, Carol Highton,
Linda Jimerson, Pat Kenber, Isabel Lau, Sandy Leninger,
Loretta Lewis, Lori Montgomery, Kathy Norman, Wendy Prufer,
Lola Rohrs, Jennifer Sanan, Caroline Sanchez, Pat Sholl, Holly
Smith, and Liz Williams.
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2015 Local Scholarships
Mary Mix ,
Local Scholarships Co-Chair
Upcoming Events & Activities Calendar
June 18-21 AAUW National Convention in San Diego, CA
Art & Garden:
Centennial Celebration
1915 Panama Pacific
International Exhibition
Thursday, June 4,
Museum of the San Ramon
Valley
To celebrate the 1915 Panama Pacific International Exhibition’s centennial,
we will see "California Invites the World" at our local Museum of the San
Ramon Valley. Our own branch member, Carmen Curtis, will be our guide
at 10:30 am and cost is $5/person. We will lunch in Danville after our tour.
In 1915, nearly 20 million people visited this Exposition trumpeting the restoration of San Francisco after the 1906 earthquake and the opening of the
Panama Canal. The sole remaining building from the fair is our beloved
Palace of Fine Arts, incomparably designed by Bernard Maybeck. All other
buildings were demolished. This exhibition is a pooling of resources by all
the major museums in San Francisco and the Oakland Museum of California.
For more information or to sign up, contact Jacque Schubert.
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scholarship nominees from the pool of applicants and all have been
approved by our branch board.
We are pleased to have chosen 4 deserving young women. Please
join us at our Installation event on June 11 to meet and congratulate
our scholarship recipients, plus hear their accomplishments and
Our thanks to the Local Scholarship committee plans.
members: Robin Halloran, Martha Slavin and Gerry §
Washalawski. With co-chairs Mary Mix and Marcia
Steinhardt, this committee selected our branch local
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