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JUNE 2008
GOURMET WESTERN BARBEQUE
| Western music, Western attire, and a bountiful buffet with hors d'oeuvres, wine, beer, 4 salads, 5 hot dishes, 5 desserts, rolls, ice tea, hot tea and coffee were enjoyed by AAUW-RB members, spouses, and guests. What a great party ! |
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APRIL 2008
SCHOLARSHIP LUNCHEON
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The annual luncheon to raise funds for scholarships featured both a silent auction and a raffle table. The program included an informal appraisal by Kay Chambers and Todd Stephenson of antiques brought by members and guests. Bridge, canasta, and mah jongg followed. The luncheon raised $2050 to provide scholarships to exceptional women of limited means who have completed their first two years of college.
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Scholarship Luncheon Committee
standing: Donna Watson, Jen Martino, Judy Weissman, Valerie Schmitt
seated: Valerie Benya, Maggie Deming, Barbara Templeton
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September 2007 General Meeting
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Women's Empowerment International
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Winifred Cox and Leigh Fenly
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WE International provides small, repayable business loans to poor women in Mexico and business training to refugee women in San Diego. Loans range from $96 to $900 and 98% are repaid on time. With their profits women have been able to send their children to school - some even to college.
WE is an all-volunteer, non-profit organization. If you would be interested in exploring how our branch might help, contact Val Benya. |
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May 2007
General Meeting
Chocolate was on the menu in May. Judith Green, a research associate with the San Diego Museum of Man, presented a program on the history of chocolate in the Americas. |
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Judith Green
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April 2007
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Scholarship Fund Luncheon
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The annual luncheon to raise funds for scholarships featured both a silent auction and a raffle table. The program included an informal appraisal by Kay Chambers and Todd Stephenson of antiques brought by members and guests. Bridge and canasta followed. The luncheon raised $2650 and the Scholarship Challenge raised $1645. The combined total of $4295 enables our branch to provide 5 scholarships to exceptional women of limited means who have completed their first two years of college.
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Scholarship Challenge Met
by AAUW-RB and Rancho Bernardo Rotary
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Gayla Williams, Barbara Baldwin, Benita Page, and Suzie Lisio
presented the check at AAUW’s Scholarship Luncheon.
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Benita Page, Co-President of the Rancho Bernardo branch of the American Association of University Women and a member of the Rancho Bernardo Rotary Club, challenged AAUW members to raise $500 to match her contribution of $500 and RB Rotary Club's Matching Gift of $500 to fund the AAUW-RB scholarship fund. The AAUW-RB branch coordinates with Palomar Community College and CSU San Marcos to select the most deserving candidates for scholarships each year. As a result of the challenge, $1,645.00 was raised.
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| Linda Mandrayar |
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March 2007
General Meeting
Linda Mandrayar travels to India frequently with her Indian-born husband. She spoke to us about the plight of widows in India. She is co-producer of a feature film, White Rainbow, which portrays this little-known problem.
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February 2007
General Meeting
Patty Ann Born, CSA; Jane Lorenz, CPA, CCF and Constance Larsen, Attorney presented information on Critical Issues for Women.
Topics included conservatorships/guardians, case managers, advanced health care directive and how to choose a successor trustee.
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 November 2006
General Meeting
Mylinh Tran, an Outreach Representative of the San Diego County Aging & Independent Services, reviewed the 30 county services available to residents
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| Janet C. Redding |
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September Luncheon Meeting
Samples of the Dead Sea Scrolls are coming to San Diego next summer. Our September speaker was Janet Redding, Vice President for Institutional Advancement, San Diego Natural History Museum. She gave a very exciting presentation about the scrolls and some behind-the-scenes stories of mounting such an exhibition. |
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| Mel & Rhoda Mones |
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May 2006 Meeting
Rhoda Mones introduces her husband, Mel, a retired consultant pharmacist. Mel's talk, "Today's Medications: Miracles or Mine Fields" was most informative.
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| Marisa Ugarte, Executive Director, Bilateral Safety Corridor Coalition, and Rick Castro, San Diego Sheriff's Deparment Task Force on Trafficking, two of the speakers who will be at the Women's Community Conference |
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Saturday, March 25, 2006
Women's Community Conference
AAUW-RB and Poway-Peñasquitos Branches sponsored a very infomative and successful program - Human Trafficking & Child Prostitution: Stop Violence Against Women and Children. The program ran from 9 a.m. to noon at the Seven Oaks Community Center, 16789 Bernardo Oaks Drive, Rancho Bernardo.
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| Anne Hoiberg |
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February 2006 Meeting
Our featured speaker for February was Anne Hoiberg, a research psychologist and department head for the U.S. Federal Government at the Naval Health Research Center in San Diego for 25 years. She talked about women in the 21st century.
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| Reggie Washington, former inmate at Donovan Prison, and Patricia Alvarez, founder and director of From the Inside Out. |
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January Meeting
In January, Patricia Alvarez, founder and director of the outreach program "From the Inside Out," spoke to us about the program that introduces at-risk teens and their parents to inmates at Donovan Prison. She was joined in the presentation by former inmate Reggie Washington.
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December Meeting
Our December speaker was Bonita Chamberlin, who talked about her experiences inside Afghanistan.
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Dr. William Cheek, Professor Emeritus,
San Diego State University,
with his wife, Aimee Lee Cheek |
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November Meeting
Dr. William Cheek, an expert on American history and an esteemed academic lecturer, spoke to the group about Eleanor Roosevelt's role during the depression years.
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| October Meeting: Tech Trek Left: Guest speaker Jo Moss, Tech Trek coordinator for San Diego County, with member Carrie Harrison, last year's Tech Trek chair.
Right: Three of the ten eighth-grade girls our branch sent to Tech Trek, the math and science camp for girls, with Carrie Harrison.
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Susan Floyd
Director of the RB Historical Society Museum |
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September Meeting
The September luncheon meeting at the Bernardo Winery was a real treat. Not only was the catered luncheon delicious, but we enjoyed an informative presentation about the early history of Rancho Bernardo given by Susan Floyd, Director of the RB Historical Society Museum.
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PHOTO AT LEFT: Program chair Lin Schoeneberg, left, with our March speaker Beth Accomando, KPBS film critic.
PHOTO AT RIGHT: Scholarship Luncheon Committee plans April 19 event.
Left to right: Clo Massad, Pat Dellios, Wendy Wallen, Nancy Linton, Eddis Hoffman, Fran Summers, Maggie Deming. Not pictured: Bunny Preston |
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March 2005 activities
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PANELISTS
Standing: Val Benya, Caroline Nathan,
guest Ann Hoiberg, Evelyn Zivetz
Seated: Sarita Worthing |
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In February 2005, we heard a very informative panel presentation given by the International Interests Group entitled "It's in Our Hands: Stop Violence Against Women."
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Several of our past presidents attended the 35th anniversary meeting.
Standing: Marianne Adams, Joan Hicks, Iris Carolla, Jeannette Ryerson, and Nancy Lewis.
Seated: Fran North, Jean Glow, and Jean Phelps |
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Three recipients of
$1000 scholarships
introduced
by Schlolarship Chair
at June luncheon
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| Joan Stern, Scholarship Chair (far left) and scholarship recipients |
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