The Advocate http://daw-ca.aauw.net 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. § 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! § Please Support Our Advertisers 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. § 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. § 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. Thanks. § Please Support Our Advertisers 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. § 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. § 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 May 2015 http://daw‐ca.aauw.net
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