Book and Author Luncheon, keynote speaker - Miller, total attendance 69. Participation in Suffragette Tribute March, Friday, March 25, with Women’s Resource Center and League of Women Voters, total marchers about 25. Twelve birthday luncheons, Dutch treat events to get to know each other and conduct business too; usual attendance around 15. Interest group: Camarata, focusing on Tudor England. Interest group: Edouard Book Club. Last book read: Things Fall Apart by Chinua Achebe. December Party” Holiday Fundraiser. “No Annual Fall Luncheon, featuring the Canyon Country Discovery Center. College/University partnership activity including scholarships and events. Membership Current membership: Exceeding our goal of 70. New members this quarter: 6. Public Policy Editor letter to local paper supporting the National Pay Equity initiative. Support and encouragement for voter registration and Get Out the Vote. In-person participation on the AAUW lobbying day in Washington, DC on behalf of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act. Communications Continually updated website, replete with news and photos. Ten member newsletters. Local briefs in the local newspaper publicizing upcoming events. One of three branches participating in the AAUW Membership Retention Webinar. Governance Seven Board meetings. Annual membership meeting. Annual Board retreat. Finance Cumulative fund balance as of 31: $13,961.42. Much of our current balance will be used providing scholarships to Fort Lewis College. Significant expenditure: two students to National Conference for College Women Student Leaders. Branch is financially solvent. Jean Walter 27 AAUW Foothills Branch Report Program
Book and Author Luncheon, keynote speaker - Miller, total attendance 69. Participation in Suffragette Tribute March, Friday, March 25, with Women’s Resource Center and League of Women Voters, total marchers about 25. Twelve birthday luncheons, Dutch treat events to get to know each other and conduct business too; usual attendance around 15. Interest group: Camarata, focusing on Tudor England. Interest group: Edouard Book Club. Last book read: Things Fall Apart by Chinua Achebe. December “No Party” Holiday Fundraiser. Annual Fall Luncheon, featuring the Canyon Country Discovery Center. College/University partnership activity including scholarships and events. Membership Current membership: Exceeding our goal of 70. New members this quarter: 6. Public Policy Editor letter to local paper supporting the National Pay Equity initiative. Support and encouragement for voter registration and Get Out the Vote. In-person participation on the AAUW lobbying day in Washington, DC on behalf of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act. Communications Continually updated website, replete with news and photos. Ten member newsletters. Local briefs in the local newspaper publicizing upcoming events. One of three branches participating in the AAUW Membership Retention Webinar. Governance Seven Board meetings. Annual membership meeting. Annual Board retreat. Finance Cumulative fund balance as of 31: $13,961.42. Much of our current balance will be used providing scholarships to Fort Lewis College. Significant expenditure: two students to National Conference for College Women Student Leaders. Branch is financially solvent. Jean Walter 27 AAUW Foothills Branch Report Program