ACTION American Association of University Women May 2015 Number 351 ________________________________________________________________________________________ May 16th is our Installation Meeting at Bit O’ Britain Because of the AAUW National Convention happening in mid-June, the Carlsbad-Oceanside-Vista branch has moved up its year-end Installation of Officers to May. We will meet at the Bit O’ Britain Tea Room which is now located in South Vista at 1495 Poinsettia Ave., Suite 152. (Do not confuse this location with Poinsettia Lane off I-5 in Carlsbad. If possible, check its address on www.google.com.) Bit O’ Britain is within the Vista Technology Complex near the south end of Poinsettia Avenue just before it intersects with Business Park Drive. You’ll find a sign to the Complex entry along Poinsettia Drive and the British telephone booth shown at left just outside its door. This shop contains many traditional British and Scottish foods as well as displays of china and tea sets and souvenir items. We will take part in a Morning Tea beginning at 9:30 am, which includes a pot of tea, finger sandwiches, sausage roll, scone with clotted cream, jam and assorted pastries or cakes. Cost of the event is $20, and reservations (checks to AAUW-COV) must be in to COV Treasurer Ruth Plotkin by Monday, May 11th. Fill out, clip and send the coupon below to Ruth to reserve your space. COV Dates at a Glance Mystery Books…………….Mon. May 4 Yes – Sign me up for the May 16th Installation of Officers and Morning Tea at 9:30 am at Bit O’Britain in South Vista, at 1495 Poinsettia Ave., Suite 152. (Participants should wear hats to pose with the “Queen.’”) Enclosed is my check for ___________ persons, at $20.oo each. My Name: __________________________________ Send your check to AAUW-COV to Ruth Plotkin, 6931 Tradewinds Dr., Carlsbad, CA 92011, so that it arrives before 5/11/15. 1 Board Meeting ………….Mon. May 11 Scrabble…………………Tues. May 12 Spec. Event (O’side Art Mus.) Wed. May 13 Drama Divas……………Thurs. May 14 Exploring California……..Mon. May 18 Martha S. Dropouts………Sun. May 24 Mostly Books…………….Tues. May 26 MISSION STATEMENT AAUW Mission is to advance equity for women and girls through Advocacy, Education, Philanthropy and Research. AAUW DIVERSITY STATEMENT In principle, and practice, AAUW values and seeks a diverse membership. There shall be no barriers to full participation in this organization on the basis of gender, r a c e , creed, age, sexual orientation, national origin, disability or class. EDUCATIONAL OPPORTUNITY- (EO) The AAUW Educational Foundation provides funds to advance education, research and self-development for women and to foster equity and positive societal change. A Few Words from our Co-President -Remember May Day? Do people still make May baskets, leave them at a door, and then run away? Maybe not. I remember doing that as a girl in Portland, Oregon. Do people dress up in hats and go out to Tea? YES. So . So put on a hat, add flowers and come to our Installation Tea at Bit O’ Britain. You will contribute a sense of style and elegance as we celebrate our newly elected COV officers for 2015-2016. – Ele Lavender Equal Pay Day “a Big Success” As you all know, April 14th was Equal Pay Day – the day that marks how far into 2015 women have to work to reach equity with men for all of 2015. Your The AAUW Legal Advocacy Fund provides Public Policy Committee is proud to report our funding and a support system for women branch as done a great job in getting the word seeking judicial redress for sexual out. discrimination. We kicked things off with a presentation March 26th by PP chair Kathi Harper on the Gender Pay CARLSBAD-OCEANSIDE-VISTA Gap, with about 10 COV members attending. BRANCH Participants learned how the figures were Co-Presidents: arrived at by AAUW’s research team, how the SANDY BROWN 760-433-3362 numbers cut across different demographics, ELE LAVENDER 760-804-1388 what is being done to close the gap, and what Circulation: SUE MITCHELL we can do to make that happen. 760-729-6445 On April 14th, COV had teams at both Palomar E-Communications: ADRIANNE HAKES and Mira Costa campuses. (Bobbie Upson, Action Editor: JAN BOYSEN shown at right, was at Mira Costa with Adrianne Hakes and Kathi Harper.) The 760- 631-7055 Palomar team included Seena Trigas, Doreen Robinson and Lynda Daniels. COV Website: www.aauw-cov.org COV volunteers had baked dozens of cookies, and then on April 13th met at Doreen Robinson’s, where they removed 22% of every cookie, then placed State site: www.aauw-ca.org each one in an individual baggie with a blurb about the Equal Pay Gap. National Site: www.aauw.org As the teams passed out the cookies on April 14th, the two teams also passed out AAUW’s 2015 brochure, “Behind the Gender Pay Gap,” and gave out student AAUW membership brochures as they talked to students. Team members reported that it was a great day, with lots of student interest; one member was especially moved by the interest of several young black men, who recognized the link between gender and race inequalities. At Palomar, a male film student even offered to do a video for COV as his class project – how cool is that? The Public Policy Committee wants to thank all members who pitched in to make this event such a great success – the bakers, the packagers, the tablers – all of you were instrumental, and it could not have happened without you. –My Thanks, Kathi Harper. LEGAL ADVOCACY FUND - (LAF) 2 MOSTLY BOOKS Our May meeting will be at Pam Kennedy’s home, 6560 Cornflower Dr., Carlsbad. 760614-2435. The book is The Invisible Wall by Harry Bernstein. Pam has generously offered to host and review. In June, the book will be The Lost Boys by Louise Esola, the local author who spoke at our May general meeting last year. She has been a columnist for the Union Tribune and North County Times. We need to find new titles for September; it will come fast. In the summer, we go lighter with poems and short stories, although we may wish to change that. Marie Townley, 760 -727-5006. Interest Groups BRIDGE GROUPS operate all year. If you are interested in joining any of these groups, contact co-chair Wanda Downer, [email protected] or 760-941-2841. MYSTERY BOOKS Mystery books group will meet COUPLES GOURMET Group 2 will hold its Hawaiian Mon. May 4 at the home of Ann Appleton, 5191 Mertensia St., Oceanside, to discuss the Anne Hillerman book, Spider Woman’s Daughter. Please RSVP to Ann at 760-643-1277 if you can come. The June meeting will be at Sing Baker’s, 866 Violet Court, Carlsbad. The book for June is Callendar Square by Anne Perry. Ann Appleton, chair, at 760-643-1277 or email [email protected]. dinner on Sat. May 9 at the home of Donna and John Stark, 6012 Piros Way, Oceanside. Group 1 will postpone its dinner until June or July. For information, contact Bev Nickerson at 760-630-7092, or e-mail [email protected]. DRAMA DIVAS Our last play reading until fall is Thurs. May 14th at 2 pm at Ruth Robinson’s. The address is 3625 Mt. Vernon in Oceanside. Call her at 760-9660427. The play we are reading is the The Chalk Garden by Enid Bagnold. Jean Mandelbaum, chair. SCRABBLE The next meeting will be Tues. May 12 at Lynda Daniels’, 4547 Picadilly Ct., Carlsbad. Contact [email protected] or 760-542-6631. EXPLORING CALIFORNIA will meet at Janet Leary’s , SPECIAL EVENT ‘Dancing at the Museum’, Wed. May 1868 Turnberry Drive, Vista, on Mon. May 18 at 9:30 am. Her e-mail is [email protected]. Co-hostess is Sally Robinson. Topics will be given by Sally Robinson, Jan Boysen and Wanda Fuller. Jan Boysen, chair, 760-6317055; [email protected]. 13th, 10 am at Oceanside Art Museum. Contact Renny Dowling. 760-721-0745, or [email protected] LUNCH BUNCH As the branch will have the installation luncheon in May, our next Lunch Brunch gathering will be Friday, June 5th. It will be at the Argyle Restaurant, 7447 Batiquitos Drive, Carlsbad. We met there two years ago and everyone enjoyed the food and atmosphere by the lagoon. This will be our last gettogether for the year. For reservations contact Pat Fore at [email protected] or (760) 904-1280. MARTHA STEWART DROPOUTS Our May gathering is Sun. May 24th at 4 pm. Host and hostess are Clarke and Elva Vollbrecht. Their address is 835 Applewilde Dr. in San Marcos, 760-744-8155. Be sure to call to set up food assignments. Jean Mandelbaum, chair. 3 AAUW-COV TREASURER’S REPORT 3/31/2015 Operations-Checking 2/28 Balance Income $ 1,922.05 +1,516.00 Subtotal Expense $ 3,438.05 - 1,567.48 Operations-Checking 3/31 Balance $ 1,870.57 Special Accts 2/28 Balance Expense Special Accts 3/31 Balance $ Savings Acct. 3/31 Balance $ 9,446.99 TOTAL ASSETS 3/31/15 $ 11,328.76 $ - 27.20 16.00 11.20 Meet Joyce King… New Members for your Directory: Our new member Joyce Quinlan King is a real-life ‘Bionic Woman’ – or so says her car’s license plate and her e-mail address – and for a good reason. She has had hip replacement (twice on same side) several years ago, and in her left arm are two steel plates, the result of a biking accident two years back. But after much-needed physical therapy, Joyce is highly active lady “nearly good as new.” Where can you find her? Most often at the Encinitas Pubic Library, especially managing the Friends of the Library Book Store. Through her efforts at training 65 volunteers, successful half-price book sales and internet sales, the Encinitas library received $70,000 from the Friends last year. A Leucadia resident, married to Sterling King, an artistphotographer and owner of the Surf Hut Art Gallery, Joyce came to our AAUW branch through her longtime friendships with Doreen Robinson and Seena Trigas. While her interest group of choice is Exploring California, at the recent general meeting featuring Eileen Moore’s research on fetal alcoholic syndrome, she saw that AAUW has “made a wise choice” in selecting Eileen for an AAUW national EO fellowship, and she agrees with our goals and principles. Joyce attended UC Santa Barbara, completing a master’s in education before coming to Vista to teach. By her second year she was at Vista High teaching history. For a time, after completing her certification in guidance, she worked as a school counselor, but the caseload of 725 students proved overwhelming, so she went back to teaching AP History for her last 16 years, taking early retirement in 2006. The Kings have one son, Silas, who lives with his wife and small son in Oceanside. (Just ask Joyce to show her latest picture of grandson Drexel on her smart-phone!) Throughout her life, Joyce has traveled widely, especially to Europe. This year she plans to take a plein-air art course/tour in Southern Spain, then join her husband to travel to Greece and Turkey, perfect places for them to enjoy ancient history and photograph Mediterranean beauty. MALINDA WHITELAW 1129 COLUMBUS WAY, VISTA, 92081 760-598-0239 (h) 760-675-0814 (c) [email protected] George Washington University—Speech Therapy DONNA RENCSAK 2745 JEFFERSON ST., STE. G CARLSBAD, 92008 858-869-5542 [email protected] National Univ.- BA National Univ,- MA Counseling Inst. Advanced Study of Human Sexuality—D HS Jeanne Gruenwald Scholarship Committee Looking for Donations for New Award Winners Our COV November 2015 general meeting will be the recognition day for local scholarship winners. The Jeanne Gruenwald Scholarship Committee hopes to award two local college scholarships of $1,500 each. Because the money must be replenished annually, the JGSC is currently seeking donations made out to AAUW CA SPF and sent to the group’s treasurer, Ellie Burton, 4845 Park Drive, Carlsbad, 92008. Following the business meeting in November, the JGSC will hold a special “Games Day.” (Watch for an announcement later.) Meanwhile, Committee Chair Janet Leary is looking for small- to medium-sized baskets to be decorated and used for an Opportunity drawing at the event. The May 11th COV (2014-15) Board Meeting will be held at the home of Doreen Robinson, 3656 Merced Dr., Oceanside, at 9:30 am. Her phone number is 760-941-3367 Fallbrook AAUW Announces its Country Garden Tour Saturday, May 9th from 10 am to 4 pm Tickets for sale at Palomares House, 1815 Stage Coach Lane Fallbrook - $20 in advance; $25 on tour day. Info: 760-728-4459 4 American Association of University Women Carlsbad-Oceanside-Vista Branch 2015-2016 Membership/Renewal Application July 1, 2015-June 30, 2016 NAME_____________________________________________________SPOUSE___________________________ ADDRESS____________________________________________________________________________________ CITY AND ZIP_____________________________________________BIRTHDAY m/d____________________ PHONE(S)_________________________(cell)______________________EMAIL__________________________ MONTHLY NEWSLETTER will come by EMAIL unless you indicate otherwise. 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Check your area of interest: SERVICE Educational Fund Legal Advocacy Fund AVID Dictionary Project J.G. Scholarship Committee Public Policy Committee Tech Trek Committee INTEREST GROUPS Bridge Couples Gourmet Dining Drama Divas Exploring California Lunch Bunch Martha Stewart Dropouts55 INTEREST GROUPS Mostly Books Mystery Books Scrabble Special Events/On the Go OCCASIONAL HELP Greeter at Meetings Provide Transportation Hospitality AREA AAUW Interbranch (IBC) Reps. AAUW ACTION (USPS 356-750) is published monthly, except July and August, for $5.50 by Carlsbad-Oceanside-Vista Branch of AAUW, 1720 Bruce Road, Carlsbad, CA 92008. POSTM ASTER: Please send address changes to AAUW-COV, 1720 Bruce Road, Carlsbad, CA 92008. STATEMENT OF PUBLICATION: AAUW ACTION is an official publication of the American Association of University Women. All articles, announcements and expressions of opinion regarding the issues may be sent to AAUW ACTION Newsletter Editor JAN BOYSEN, [email protected] or by post to 5250 Angelina Road, Oceanside, CA. 92056. Renew Membership Now: See p. 5 in this newsletter for the form. Dues for 2014-15 are $90, including affiliation with AAUW National, State and Branch. Don’t miss the opportunity to choose a new or ongoing interest group. Questions? Contact Sue Mitchell or membership VPs. 6