American Association of University Women
AAUW Taunton Area Branch Massachusetts
"A FIVE STAR BRANCH"
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American Association of University Women AAUW Taunton Area Branch Massachusetts "A FIVE STAR BRANCH" |
About Us ¦ Meetings & Location ¦ Programs ¦ Scholarships ¦ Educational Foundation ¦ Membership ¦ Officers ¦ Newsletter ¦ Archived Programs
Mission Statement: Advancing Equity for Women and Girls through Advocacy, Education, Philanthropy, and Research.
AAUW is a national organization with a membership of 100,000 and many local and state branches nationwide.
The Taunton Area Branch was established in 1933, growing over the years into a strong branch with over forty members.
Members include student affiliate members and honorary life members.
Our programs and activities support and promote the Mission of AAUW. The branch is affiliated with AAUW-MA
The Taunton Area Branch holds regular meetings monthly from September through May on the second Wednesday of the month unless noted otherwise in the newsletter. Most meetings take place at 7:00pm at The Arbors, 763 County Street, Taunton, Massachusetts, unless noted otherwise under programs.
All branch meetings are open to the public.
We invite you, your family and friends to join us. All meetings are open to the public.
THURSDAY, OCTOBER 13, 2011
Come to Morton Hospital on Oct. 13th @ 7 PM
Jane Roberts will be our speaker and her topic will be Women,Population and the Millenium Development Goals. Jane is the LAF chair of her Redmonds, California branch of AAUW and she will speak to us about womens' reproductive rights from a global perspective. Jane is the co-founder of the United Nations Population Fund and has written a book 34 Million Friends of the Women of the World. She will discuss issues regarding global health, population and development, the environment and human rights of women and girls.
Jane has spoken extensively on the topic of womens rights on TV, radio and has lectured across the country. "She believes that to be a good American is to be a good citizen of the world. She tells powerful stories of women in the developing world who suffer because they do not have access to reproductive health services. With her colleague Lois Abraham, she has started a grassroots movement to help the United Nations Populations Fund address these womens' needs." Linda Harrar, Executive Producer , PBS "World in the Balance"
Dinner and Conversation with Jane Roberts
Please come to the Holiday Inn @ 5 PM on Thursday Oct. 13 to have dinner and meet with Jane prior to the branch meeting.
The complete list of the 2011-2012 programs will be posted soon.
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THE MARY ANDERSON MEMORIAL SCHOLARSHIP Each year, the Branch offers a scholarship to a local woman entering her junior or senior year of college. Criteria include academic performance, motivation, and an expressed commitment to women in the community and in the world. The Branch-sponsored Women's History Month Concert in March is the primary fundraiser for the Mary Anderson Memorial Scholarship. This award is named for Mary Anderson ( on right), lifetime branch member (d. 2002). |
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AAUW is the world's largest source of fellowship funds exclusively for graduate women students. The scholarships support aspiring scholars around the world, teachers and activists in local communities, women at critical stages of their careers, and those pursuing professions where women are underrepresented.
The Taunton Branch supports AAUW's efforts to promote scholarship and equity for women through various fundraising activities, such as our Silent Auction in November, sale of Poinsettia plants in December and the yard sale in June. These funds support the Educational Fellowships, the Legal Advocacy Fund for women seeking judicial redress for sex discrimination, and scholarships for undergraduate students from the Taunton Branch area.
AAUW membership is open to any graduate holding an associate or equivalent,
baccalaureate, or higher degree from a qualified educational institution.
Students may become AAUW affiliate
members. We welcome a diverse membership.
For more information about the Taunton Area Branch or general AAUW membership, please contact the Taunton Branch Membership Vice President Rosemarie Buote at rosemariebuote@aol.com Phone #: 508-669-5069.
OFFICERS AND COMMITTEE CHAIRS 2011 -2012.
| President | Barbara Burgo | BJMonteiro@aol.com |
| Co-Program VP | Sue St. Germain | rssaint@comcast.net |
| Co-Program VP | Alice Hooper | alwh23@verizon.net |
| Membership VP | Rosemarie Buote | rosemariebuote@aol.com |
| Secretary | Vicky Casey | vcasey@weilsi.us |
| Treasurer | June Cooney | Junecooney@aol.com |
| AAUW Funds (EF) | Sandra Sousa and Janice Garda | SS58@aol.com, jgarda@comcast.net |
| AAUW Funds (LAF) | Laurel McGegor | |
| Local Scholarship | Louise Freeman | Freemanlou@aol.com |
| Newsletter | Sue St. Germain | rssaint@comcast.net |
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| Co-Hospitality | Margie Sanford | rm130wld@msn.com |
| Co-Hospitality | Bridget Fancher | bridget@wfancher.com |
| Auditor/Finance | Carol Ritchie | |
| Bylaws | Alice Hooper | alwh23@verizon.net |
| Remarkable Young Women | Mali Lim | mali.lim@newbedford-ma.gov |
| College/University | Barbara Burgo | BJMonteiro@aol.com |
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October 2011 newsletter (PDF) Newsletters are posted as PDF files. To read the newsletters you will need to have Adobe Reader installed on your computer. To download Adobe Reader for FREE, click here.
Editor: Sue St. Germain: rssaint@comcast.net
Newsletters are published monthly from September through May and the Summer Newsletter comes out in August. Articles and member updates for the newsletters should be submitted to Sue prior to deadlines listed in the Year Book.
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Newsletter Deadline: 17th of the month
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