June 2014 Advocate - AAUW Danville-Alamo

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June 2014
President’s Message
Mary Ellen Blake, President 2014-2015
If May is the time of year we look back on our accomplishments, then June is the time we look forward to what we want
to accomplish in the upcoming year. I want to thank our outgoing co- presidents, Karen Large and Loretta Altshuler, and
their Executive and Appointed Boards for an incredible year
of achievements.
Please read about them in the May Advocate, http://daw-
ca.aauw.net/about/presidents-messages/
In 2014-2015, we will strive to maintain our status as Number
One in the state for giving to AAUW Funds, continue raising
funds for Tech Trek and Local Scholarships through our annual Holiday Home and Garden Tours, and much more which
you will hear about in coming months.
For now, have a great summer everyone.
Announcing our 2014-2015 Officers!
President: Mary Ellen Blake
Co-Presidents Elect: Kathy McKnight & Liz Williams
Programs Co-Vice Presidents: Judy Lauper & Melanie Wade
Membership Co-Vice Presidents: Tena Gallagher & Soni
Leighton
AAUW Funds Vice President: Carol Kennedy
Secretary: Kate Reed
Treasurer: Marilyn Lawver
Thank you so much for your support and dedication.
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Women’s Issues:
Work-Life Balance
Bev Nidick, Women’s
Issues Co-chair
On June 23rd, President
Barack Obama will convene the “White House Summit on Working Families”. Its purpose
is to focus on modernizing workplace policies and insure America’s
future economic success. AAUW representatives will be there calling for long-overdue updates to our nation’s workplace policies.
Not all laws in the United States have kept up with the increasing
economic opportunities for women. Wage gaps still persist, as well
as a lack of care-giving, maternity, and sick leave benefits. In a
recent United Nations study, the United States is the only Western
country, and one of only three in the world, that does not provide
some kind of monetary payment to new mothers taking maternity
leave from their jobs. The other two are Oman, a monarchy in the
Persian Gulf, and Papua New Guinea, where violence against women is so common that 60 percent of men acknowledge having committed rape. Switzerland, Australia and New Zealand offer 14 to 18
weeks of paid maternity leave. Under U.S. law, businesses are
required to allow a new mother to take up to 12 weeks of unpaid
leave. AAUW’s advocacy efforts to update the 20-year-old “Family
and Medical Leave Act” have so far been unsuccessful with legislation stuck in Congress.
For more information about this AAUW advocacy issue, please visit
http://www.aauw.org/issues/
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2014 DAW-AAUW Local Scholarship Winners
Lynn Goodwin-Brown, Local Scholarship Chair
Congratulations to our 2014 Local Scholarship winners! Please read
more about these outstanding young women at
http://daw-ca.aauw.net/programs/scholarships/
Jennifer Ashley Horton, Integrative Biology, UC Berkeley
Sandra Camille Hui, Bio Informatics or Computer Science Research,
UC San Diego
Caitlin Reiko Kawaguchi, Global Studies, Long Island University
Kathryn Ahlberg Navarra, Psychology with a Theme in Contemporary Health, CSU Chico
Jamie Lynn Noon, Graphic Information Technology, Arizona State
Elisabeth Rose Pfeiffer, Creative Nonfiction Writing and Environmental Analysis, Scripps College
Taylor Nicole Rascano, Health Sciences, CSU—East Bay. Taylor is
also our Jane Trittipo Scholarship Winner.
Raquel Camille Royal, Architecture, University of Texas. Raquel is
also our first Creative Endeavors Scholarship Winner.
Kendall A. Vignaroli, Physiology, Chemistry, and Spanish, Seattle
Pacific University
Rebecca Yanes, Mathematical and Computational Science, Stanford
University
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Installation & Awards Ceremony
Loretta Altshuler & Karen Large, Co-Presidents
Our 2014-2015 Installation and awards ceremony was held at Round Hill Country Club on May 29th. We would like to thank the Installation
Committee for all their contributions: Dora-Thea Porter for design of the beautiful program, Liz Williams and Susan Terzuoli for Registration,
Marian Bliss for Photography, and Teresa Cheung for Website design. We would also like to thank our Installing Officer, Holly Sauer, and
speakers: Lynn Goodwin-Brown, Sally Jess, Liz Williams, Carol Kennedy and Jo Harberson. We wish the new board much success and congratulate the local scholarship recipients and members who received branch recognition.
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In Memory of
Bettejean Hill
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WELCOME NEW MEMBERS !
Susan Terzuoli & Liz Williams, Co-Membership VPs
Three new members have joined our Danville-Alamo-Walnut Creek branch.
Lucille Kastner attended Bellevue Nursing School where she earned an
R.N. Later she attended St. Joseph’s College, earning her BS Degree in
Nursing Administration. Lucille is the sister of member Angela Domer and
will be relocating to this area over the next few months. Lucille is especially
interested in bridge and also enjoys literature, film and writing.
Virginia (Ginny) Coull attended Cal Poly Pomona where she earned a BA
in Art History. Ginny later attended Yale for one year, then earned a Masters degree in Urban Planning from Cal Poly. Ginny is interested in art and
garden, gourmet, great decisions, and hiking.
AAUW Funds
Branch Members Recognition
Katie Brandenburg joins us as a student affiliate. Katie is a graduate of St.
Mary’s College in Moraga with a major in International Studies. Katie is interested in great decisions, travel, and wine tasting.
For more info, visit http://daw-ca.aauw.net/welcome-new-members/
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Carol Kennedy, AAUW Funds VP
These branch members have made significant contributions
to the mission of AAUW with individual donations to AAUW
Funds in 2013: Karen Abu-Hamdeh, Marian Bliss, Connie
Cady, Teresa Cheung, Susan Devoe, Tena Gallagher, Marianne Gagen, Lyn Griffith, Luisa Hansen, Jo Harberson,
Kathie Hixon, Mary Ann Hruska, Carol Kennedy, Roseann
Krane, Karen Large, Nancy Lennstrom, Penny Mendelsohn,
Merilyn Milam, Mary Mix, Gail Murray, Beverley Nidick, Carla
Pancheco, Linda Reeve, Sharon Ritchey, Cynthia Savell, Ann
Shelton, Cindy Silva, Martha Slavin, Marcia Steinhardt, Leslie
Vilhauer, Barbara Welch, Liz Williams, Chris Winter and Caroline Wood.
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Congratulations, Sandy Hoffman and Arlene Barnett,
on 50 Years with AAUW !
Susan Terzuoli & Liz Williams, Co-Membership VPs
Arlene Barnett earned a BA degree in Business Administration at the University of Washington, then moved to San Francisco. Now retired from a
business career, she continues to work part-time. AAUW has been a constant in Arlene’s life. She first joined AAUW in Palo Alto, then moved to new
branches as she and her family relocated, serving as President in Claremont,
CA and Houston TX before joining our branch in 1984. Arlene always knew
she would find wonderful women with common interests through AAUW.
Sandy (Mavis) Hoffman earned a BA degree in Education at Cal Berkeley
and an MA in Elementary Education at CA State U. SF. She taught school in
San Leandro, CA, as well as children of the military forces in Germany.
Sandy enjoys bridge and working with the Tech Trek and Expanding Your
Horizons programs. She and her husband love travel and to spend time
with their grandchildren. With her passion for education, Sandy has continually focused on the importance of education for women and young people.
For more info, visit http://daw-ca.aauw.net/members-highlight/
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Holly Sauer, Editor
2013-2014 Garden Tour Results
Upcoming Events & Activities Calendar
Mary Holzheimer & Kathy McKnight,
2013-2014 Garden Tour Co-Chairs
Carol Kennedy & Roseann Krane,
Garden Tour Basket Co-Chairs
Our 14th Annual Garden Tour over Mother’s Day weekend
was a great success! A total of $22,206 was raised; $19,535
in ticket sales and $2,671 in the basket drawings. Many deserving young women scholars will benefit.
For the two glorious days of the tour, guests complimented
each of the beautiful gardens. It was a delight to see mothers, daughters, grandmothers, friends and family enjoy the
charming landscaping designs and plant and floral displays.
Many guests brought their cameras to capture some stunning
designs. Docents, homeowners, and landscape designer, Bill
Williams, provided detailed information about the gardens.
Guests also participated in fun and whimsical basket drawings. Over 30 baskets were offered. We recognize the beautiful & and creative efforts of our individual donors and branch
groups: Mary Ellen Blake, Teresa Cheung, Sandy Hoffman,
Mary Holzheimer, Sandy Killoran, Roseann Krane, Kathy
McKnight, Judy Simkin, Norma Spencer, Paula Weintraub,
Bill Williams, Liz Williams, Beads2Jewelry, Books II, Bumble
Bees, Cinema 1, Contemporary Books, Epicureans, Evening
Lit, First Friday Movie, Golf, Hooked on Books, International
Gourmet, Ladybugs, Ladies of Rossmoor, Mah Jongg, Monday Movies, Movies ‘n Lunch, Oscars 1, Travel, and Wine
Tasters.
We extend heartfelt thanks to the 180+ members and volunteers who planned and gave of their time and talents to make
the tour such a success. A list of all of our wonderful volunteers can be found at http://daw-ca.aauw.net/garden/
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Happy Summer!
AAUW Inter-Branch Council Leadership Training
Sunday, June 29, 2014
12:30 p.m. – 5 p.m.
Chabot College Event Center, Bldg. 700
25555 Hesperian Blvd., Hayward
Reservation Deadline: June 15, 2014
$5.00 per person in advance $10.00 at the door
All AAUW members are invited to our AAUW Inter-Branch Council 2014
Leadership Day. Please click here for information. AAUW excels at leadership. It is a vital part of our growth as an organization. Strong leaders make
strong branches, which in turn make a strong organization. Contact Kit Hein
at kjhein@comcast.net with any questions.
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The Devil Mountain
Walk & Run
The Devil Mt. 5K and 10K
run/walk, a 30 plus years
community tradition with
proceeds going directly to
the Discovery Counseling
Center in Danville, took
place on May 4th and was
enjoyed by walkers Marian
Bliss, Anna Freitas, Lyn Griffith, Kerry Montalvo, Susan Terzuoli, and Kathie
Hixon. It was a beautiful morning for walking and talking.
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Caroline Sanchez Goes To Washington, D.C.!
In appreciation for her dedicated support and leadership in AAUW, branch member Caroline Sanchez has been invited to attend an exclusive
VIP event in conjunction with the National Conference for College Women Student Leaders (NCCWSL) and the Women of Distinction Awards
Ceremony in Washington, D.C. this summer. During this tour, Caroline will tour the nation’s capital and spend time with AAUW executive
leaders and fellow VIPs. Congratulations on this honor, Caroline, we can’t wait to hear all about the conference and your experiences!
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