AAUW NEWS OF NOTE
President: Kay Campbell
(781) 740-0788
Membership VPs:Sheila Doherty (781) 848-8122 and Hollie Bagley (781)
749-6274
Program VPs:Allison Marshall (781) 749-8591 and
Jane Moore (781) 659-9443
Vision Statement: AAUW is committed to making a significant impact on
education and equity for all women and girls.
We will remove barriers and develop
opportunities to enable women and girls to reach their full potential.
This shared vision drives
the work of AAUW at all levels.
CALENDAR
January 9, Tuesday Soup
and Salad Dinner/Book Discussion
Discussion of Gail Tsukiyama’s
Women of the Silk
Facilitators: Priscilla Johnsen and Patricia
McKay
January 18, Thursday Writer’s
Group,
January 23, Tuesday Winter
Board Meeting,
Finance
Committee Meeting,
January 24, Wednesday Girls
Game Night,
Sandy
Carle’s home in
January 25, Thursday Adventures in Dining,
Fujiyama
Japanese Restaurant,
February
3, Saturday State Winter Meeting, all day,
February 13, Tuesday Branch
Meeting: Nutrition for a Busy Life, 7:00 PM
Community
Room,
Facilitator:
Jane Moore
BRANCH MEETING
The
January branch meeting will be held on
Come and
share your culinary talents and your intellectual curiosity. Treat us to
your favorite soup or salad and then be ready to discuss the book
Women of the
Silk by Gail Tsukiyama. The discussion will be lead by
Priscilla Johnsen and Patricia McKay.
PRESIDENT’S LETTER
What a delightful brunch Sheila
Doherty organized at Atlantica to celebrate the holidays….replete with
Christmas crackers on the table and a view of picturesque
The New Year is upon us at last,
and we have a busy and interesting January planned on the
Last year was a stellar one for our branch in terms of membership growth, outstanding branch programs, and increased visibility. This is due to the work of so many dedicated members, who share their great ideas, check their e-mail several times a day and fire off encouraging e-mails and make phone calls as they get things done. Thank you, fast-acting and cheerful women of the Hingham Area Branch. You are super-stars!
We’re at the point in the year where we are beginning to think about officers for the coming term of office starting in June. We would love to hear new voices on the board – whether from long-time members or new members. We need and value your input. Why not consider a board position?
Be sure to come in from the cold and join us this month!
“Warmly….”Kay
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AAUW-MA Winter
Conference |
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This AAUW
mission-based Winter Conference will take place at Bridgewater State College
on In the
afternoon, we will have an interactive discussion with campus representatives
from several colleges/universities throughout the Commonwealth about how AAUW
Branches and the Colleges/Universities partnership can be more mutually
supportive. Of course, from an AAUW standpoint, the
Colleges/Universities are a wonderful membership recruitment pool. The
trick is how to engage the Colleges/Universities in a way that is supportive
of them but not overwhelming to the Branches. There is a way!!!! and this will be the beginning of a discussion that will
lead us to it. Please invite
your friends, associates and colleagues from campuses throughout the
Commonwealth to join us in this thought provoking, motivating and important
Winter Conference. We will nourish your winter-chilled physical
being with hot coffee, tea, cocoa and soup while stimulating you with ideas
and challenges to heat you up intellectually and emotionally! See you there! |
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Registration
Form
Registration: $25.00 fee includes continental breakfast,
lunch, and conference materials. Make
check payable to AAUW-MA.
Name _____________________________________________
Name
for badge if different
___________________________
Branch
(members) or College _______________________________
Position
or YOG _______________
Street
Address _____________________________________________________
Phone
number ____________________________________
Email
___________________________________________
Mail
to Hollie Bagley, Registrar,
by
Students
may register at the discounted fee of $15.00.
In case of inclement
weather on the day of the conference, call 781 749-6274 or check the Winter
Conference page on the AAUW-MA website (www.aauw-ma.org) after 6:30 am.
AAUW STRATEGIC PROCESS UPDATE
As you know, the Association has
been undertaking a strategy realignment. The following message from AAUW’s President
Anne Sweetzer and Educational Foundation President Barbara O’Connor is an
update on that process. If you want to read more about the process and add your
feedback, please visit
http://www.aauw.org/member
center/leader comer/strategic pp2006.cfm
Message from Ruth Sweetzer and
Barbara O’Connor
We have started the next phase of strategic
process work to build a viable and relevant organization. Focus will
continue on some of the key issues identified as critical opportunities and
obstacles for AAUW’s future:
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Vision Focus
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Membership
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Organizational Structure and Governance
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Internal Communications
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Due Diligence
The Communications Campaign goal is to develop and share a
compelling, consistent message about AAUW’s mission and how it will be
achieved. We have engaged a consultant, Dr. Sherry Schiller,
One of the primary results we expect to achieve is an informed,
membership which supports the proposed organizational restructuring needed to
realize our new mission. Each of the task forces, as well as other
working groups, will have a part helping this short term goal to be realized at
the June Convention.
Vision Focus: Audrey Salgado(Chair), Faye Dykstra, Sharon Gomez, Pam Thiel,
(Staff:) Gloria Blackwell and Lisa Maatz
Membership: Ann Gustafson and Jennifer
Wilken(Co-Chairs), Alice Bartelt, Linda Conger, Lynne Roney, Christine Schmitz,
Mardy Stevens, Linda Tozier; (Staff:)Christy Jones and Seth Chase.
Organizational Structure & Governance:
Florine Swanson(Chair), Shirley Breeze, Sally Chamberlain, Lynn Fountain, Ronni
Nivala, Nancy Shoemaker; Staff: Executive Office
Internal Communications & Rollout:
Leslie Henderson (Chair); Betty Bayless, Diana Campo, Terri Griffiths, Ronni
Nivala (125th Consultant), Joanne Stern, Ann Terry; (Staff:)Ashley Carr
Due Diligence: Linda Bors, Sally
Little; (Staff:)Michele Wetherald
Please keep updated on the strategic initiatives, including the
recently added Joint Boards’ Report, dated
We continue to value your participation and input. http://www.aauw.org/member_center/leader_corner/strategic_pp2006.cfm
Ruth and Barbara
REMINDER
Applications
for the Pamela J Lincoln Recognition Award are due
To
receive an application contact Patricia McKay at 781-337-3375.
MEMBERSHIP MATTERS
Happy New Year Everyone! We are pleased to announce that we are starting off the new year with a new member—Anne Lynch. Anne was recruited by Pat Bologna. Pat mentioned AAUW a “few times” and invited Anne to attend some of our meetings. It is the simple strategy on which the Member-Get-A-Member campaign is based. Now is the time to put your recruitment strategy to work. From January 1 through March 15, AAUW membership is half-price on all levels. And combine half-price with the Shape the Future discount available when one joins at an AAUW mission driven event such as the February 3rd state conference, it’s a bargain hard to resist. Do you need more incentives? Read over the Member Benefits found on the AAUW website, choose your favorites and start spreading the word. No access to the Internet, just browse through your Hingham Area Branch 2006-2007 Membership Directory (yellow cover), an idea or two is bound to strike you. As has been proven time and again, the personal touch is always best when recruiting new members. Be sure to tell potential members why you are a member. Thank you for helping us fulfill our personal goal: to announce at least one new branch member each month. Please extend a warm welcome to Anne and add her contact information to your directory: Anne M. Lynch
Chit Chat: We hope you are
all recovering from a busy, yet joyous holiday season. It could be that at
least 18 of us will have to make a New Year’s Resolution concerning food
consumption. What a feast we had at the
holiday brunch! The conversation was as
rich and varied as the menu. Thank you, Sheila for a wonderful event that
nourished both the body and the soul.
The same could be said for the November Adventures in Dining. In
attendance were two former Recognition Award winners, Annie Schlesinger, daughter of Fran
Schlesinger, and Lauren Doherty, daughter of
Sheila Doherty. Lauren accompanied
her sister-in-law, new member Julie
Doherty. It was Julie’s first AAUW event since joining. Julie, a full-time
working mother expecting her second child in January, teaches yoga on Tuesday
nights making it difficult for her to attend branch meetings. It was truly exciting to learn of the
appointment of Suzanne Bump to Gov.
Patrick’s Cabinet as Secretary of Labor.
Suzanne is a former member of the Hingham Area Branch and served as
Program VP for several terms. Suzanne
definitely shares our AAUW values, so let’s hope she can help to change
Sheila and Hollie
CLUTTER BUGS
It is not too late to make a New Year’s Resolution to get rid of clutter. Our newly formed Interest Group might be just the help you need to get started. We will hold our first meeting in January. If interested in joining or learning more about the group, contact Hollie Bagley (HollieBagley@gmail.com or 781 749-6274).
GIRLS GAME NIGHT
The next Girls Game Night will be
held on Wednesday, January 24 at
ADVENTURES IN DINING
We had a great time at our November dinner at Sweet
Lemons in
WRITER’S GROUP
Our next meeting will be on