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PRESIDENT’S MESSAGE: It’s election time and also time to thank our
Nominating Committee, Donna Daulton, Carol Del
Carlo, Suzanne Evans, Judy Morrison and Laurel
King, for finding such capable candidates for the
open board positions. See p. 2 Nominating
Committee Update for a list of candidates. A vote
on a proposed bylaws change will also take place at
our General Meeting (our May Dinner meeting) on
May 15.
News from AAUW Nevada: On April 8 I attended
the AAUW Nevada State Council meeting at the
home of president, Janice Flanagan. There are 2
open state council positions: Programs and
Membership. Please contact me if you are
interested in either of these positions. AAUW
Nevada awarded 3 scholarships for young women
to attend an AAUW leadership conference in
College Park, MD. There will be both a State
Convention (Las Vegas) and a Regional AAUW
Convention (Denver area) next spring with dates to
be announced this fall.
Our STEM Trek Day (June 8, 2019), a one-day
conference for middle and high school girls, is just a
little over a month away. Our STEM Chair, Debra
Tufts, has been busy developing materials,
coordinating registration and working with 3 other
AAUW branches on this first of its kind event here in
Incline Village. See flyer on p.10 for details. We
want to enroll as many local girls as possible and we
need our members’ help. As we learned from Work
Smart, the best way to attract participants for our
educational programs is through personal contact.
Registration closes on May 10, so if you know
of any girls in middle or high school (minimum
age is 12 years) who might have an interest,
please tell them about this free event, give
them a flyer (p. 10), or direct them to our
website: tahoe-nv.aauw.org
And for the first time in recent history, we have
decided to hold a June meeting to welcome back
you snowbirds. Immediately following the program,
we would like our members to witness the
installation of our new officers for 2019-20. Mark
your calendars for the dinner meeting on June 19,
to see old friends, make new ones, and get to know
your new Board.
Happy Spring!
Judy Miller
May 2019, Vol. 28 No. 9
Empowering women and girls since 1881
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Nominating Committee Update:
Announcement of the Slate of Candidates for the 2019-20 Tahoe-Nevada AAUW Board
The 2019 Nominating Committee has
completed their task in securing candidates for
the open positions for the Tahoe -Nevada
AAUW 2019-20 Board, as charged by President
Judy Miller. The candidates, who will be on the
ballot at the 2019 Annual Business Meeting, to
be held on May 15, 2019 will be:
President Elect - Larissa Faulkner
Secretary - Mary Mosher-Armstrong
Membership Co-Vice President - Valerie
Kuchulis
Other important information from our bylaws:
“Other nominations may be made from the
floor at the Annual Business Meeting with the
consent of the nominee. All elections shall be
held at the annual meeting. Elections shall be by
secret ballot unless there is only one nominee
for a given office, when a voice vote may be
taken. Election shall be by majority vote of
those present and voting.”
Membership Update Thank you to all of the members who have gotten online to renew their dues; over half of our membership have already renewed for 2019/20. Please welcome our new members:
Nancy Kennedy
Susan Schwerd
Leslie Dunn
Jaymi Nims-Hardy
Carol Segsman
Julie Ann Marigold
Tracy Swanborn
The Board will be hosting a New Member Reception on June 5 at 4 p.m. Look for your invitation soon. Information on our May and June dinners is provided below. A shout out to our two local partners who provide our delicious meals and wine: Sunshine Deli and Glasses Wine Bar. When you visit these establishments, remember to say thank you for all they do to make our meetings enjoyable. Pam Sheldon Membership Chairman
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AAUW Dinner Meeting: May 15, 2019, 5:30-8:30 PM, Parasol Building
This will be a branch business meeting with no guest speaker.
Menu: Southwest Salad Southwest Roasted Veggies Small Tortillas Mexican Lasagne – Vegetarian option Chicken Tinga Flan Spanish Rice The dinner will be catered by Sunshine Deli and wine provided by Glasses Wine Bar. Remember: A June 19th meeting has been added to the schedule to make up for February’s cancelled meeting on Global
Warming.
Make-up event -- AAUW Dinner Meeting: June 19, 2019, 5:30-8:30 PM, Parasol Building
Topic: “The Science of Climate”
By: John Henry Beyer, Ph.D., retired Geophysicist and Program Manager, Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory
Dr. Beyer will discuss how we, as individuals, can take action to combat the global threat of climate change - and our health, our economy, and the lives of our children and grandchildren will all benefit. He will keep the science to a minimum (even though it's compelling) and will sort out a few facts and fallacies you probably have heard about. In addition John Henry will mention one of the most serious - but least publicized - ways we are already being affected and suggest actions we can take.
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Fundraising Committee Updates
We have wonderful and hard-working committee
members and great member support for our
events. Please come and join us!!
Please SAVE the Date for our Summer FUN Fundraising
Events:
Sunday, July 21, 2019 -Shakespeare Event -
Million Dollar Quartet at Sand Harbor- Tickets
on Sale Now!!!! Flash Sale: First 50 tickets sold
are $75.00 for early birds. $85.00 thereafter.
Please sign up with Millie Szerman for seat
assignments: 775.833.3311 or
Checks can be mailed to the AAUW Tahoe
Nevada, PO Box 5465, Incline Village, NV 89450
-See flyer in this issue.
PAST PRESIDENTS MATCH CHALLENGE! Current totals
are $6,300.00 Pledged by Past Presidents and $5070.00
so far from membership match pledges!!!! Let’s
continue our pledges to fund our fabulous scholarship
and STEM programs!!! Our challenge continues
through June 30, 2019! Please see information in the
newsletter or call Debbie at 775.843.0775 if you have
questions. Please send any donations via check to
AAUW Tahoe Nevada, PO Box 5465, Incline Village, NV
89450. Please indicate in the check that it is for the
Match Challenge. You will receive a receipt via email.
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BUNCO FUNdraiser Update
Our last scheduled Bunco night happened on
May 2. Thanks to Suzie Evans for hosting.
Thanks, too, to Millie Szerman for hosting two
months in a row, with a roaring good time in
April as well as March. Big winners in April
were Millie Szerman, Patty Proctor and Jane
Barnhart.
By popular request, there will be one BUNCO
night held this summer, scheduled for Thursday,
August 1st, at 6:00 pm - (Location to be
announced.) If you can attend, RSVP to Donna
Daulton at [email protected] .
This year’s BUNCO FUNdraisers contributed over
$400 to AAUW Fundraising, while participants
had a fabulous time socializing with new and old
friends as well as enjoying good food and drink.
Regular BUNCO nights, always held on the first Thursday
of the month, will begin again in the Fall. Watch for
announcements in the September newsletter.
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Public Policy Update
By Robin Grean - all content taken from the AAUW National Website
Equal Pay Day 2019: New Progress, New Priorities
On April 2 — the symbolic day when women’s earnings
caught up to men’s from the previous year — women
everywhere made their voices heard. It was time to
take stock of progress while continuing the fight for pay
equity. On Capitol Hill, Deborah Vagins, AAUW’s Senior
Vice President of Public Policy and Research joined
legislators and advocates to encourage the Senate to
follow in the House’s footsteps and pass the Paycheck
Fairness Act.
A new AAUW poll found that 59 percent of Americans
believe the gender pay gap is due to bias rather than
women’s personal choices. “Given the national dialogue
on equity issues in the workplace, I’m confident that
we’re seeing a significant culture shift … ,” says Kim
Churches, CEO of AAUW.
Our research, programs and advocacy work were
covered by 246 media outlets, including national
publications such as Time, Money, U.S. News and World
Report and The New York Times, and radio programs in
local markets and on NPR’s Marketplace. Collectively,
we reached more than 356 million people!
Four Reasons for Optimism on the Pay Gap
AAUW CEO Kim Churches contributed an article on
MBSNC’s Know Your Value website about the role of
salary transparency in advancing equity. Here’s why
she’s feeling encouraged:
1. Secrecy policies are changing. Laws in 18 states and Washington, D.C., now ban employers from prohibiting salary discussions.
2. Workers are negotiating better. Websites like Salary.com are giving job candidates the data they need, and AAUW’s free Work Smart online course provides tips for making the task easier.
3. Employers are doing their part. More leaders are opting to share information about compensation decisions with employees — which is believed to narrow the pay gap. And companies like software and technology company SAP have made public commitments to pay equity.
4. People are talking. According to AAUW’s poll, 57 percent of Americans reported they have or would discuss their pay with coworkers
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OUTDOOR ENTHUSIASTS’ GROUP
The Outdoor Enthusiasts’ Group gets together year
round to enjoy hiking, snowshoeing, other outdoor
activities (and good companionship!) in the beautiful
Lake Tahoe area.
For hiking and snowshoeing we meet at 9:30 AM
every Monday (weather permitting) in the lower
parking lot of the Village Church on McCourry Blvd. at
the Mt. Rose Hwy.; from there we carpool to our
trailhead. We have had a long and enjoyable
snowshoeing (and easy back country skiing) season
this year, but will be switching to hiking in May. The
Wednesday morning kayak outings will also likely
start up again sometime in May—please contact Liz
Paganelli at [email protected] if you would like to
be added to that email list.
Please contact me at [email protected] or
775-831-8608 if you would like to snowshoe/hike
with us. You will be notified by email of planned
outings as well as any last minute changes due to
weather.
We hope you can join us in the great outdoors!
Lynn Whetstone
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BOOK CLUB UPDATE
The Book Group meets monthly on the second Monday of every month at 6:30 PM, with the exception of December, July, and August. New members are welcome! Our list of remaining books for the 2018-2019 season is included below. Members volunteer to host meetings in their homes and to lead the discussions. Appetizers, sweets, and beverages are provided by the attendees. For additional information, or to be added to the email distribution list, please email Monica Hill ([email protected]) or Lee Hall ([email protected]).
May 13: Select the books for next year! Hostess: Peggy Poindexter June 10: Pachinko, by Min Jin Lee. Discussion Leader: TBD; Hostess: Meeting at Burnt Cedar Beach.
Summer Reading: The Storied Life of A.J. Fikry, by Gabrielle Zevin
** Please send your book suggestions (maximum of 2) with a short summary to Lee Hall ([email protected]). The deadline for submissions is May 10th. Sincerely,
Lee Hall and Monica Hill
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COMMUNITY EVENTS & NEWS
Star Follies raised money for the Incline High School this past weekend April 25th and 26th with the help of some
AAUW members.
LOCAL STEM NEWS: The Robotics Academy of Nevada – a new statewide professional development program funded by Tesla’s K-12 Education Investment Fund – will launch this summer, facilitated by DRI’s PreK-12 STEM education and outreach program, Science Alive, in partnership with the Colleges of Engineering at Nevada’s research universities—UNR and UNLV. The Academy is comprised of two week-long teacher trainings designed to help 200 middle and high school teachers to coach robotics programs at their schools, with mentor support throughout the year. Trainings will be held on the universities’ campuses and will be taught by university faculty from the Departments of Engineering and Education, with assistance from college students. The funding of the new Robotics Academy of Nevada is part of Tesla’s $37.5 million investment in K-12 education in Nevada aimed at programs that encourage students of all backgrounds to consider a career in STEM or sustainability.
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2018-2019 AAUW TAHOE NEVADA Board/Activity Contact ListElected OfficersJudy Miller President [email protected] 408 781-0130
Millie Szerman President elect [email protected] 775-833-3311
Helen Trop-Zell Co-treasurer [email protected] 480-688-9252
Suzanne Evans Co-treasurer [email protected] 650-759-3410
Laura Durica Programs [email protected] (408) 476-2262
Mignone Wood Programs [email protected] 650 224-6256
Donna Daulton Secretary [email protected] 916-759-0545
Pamela Sheldon Membership [email protected] (775) 298-7309
Appointed OfficersJane Dykstra Communications-Directory [email protected] 775-240-6913
Larissa Faulkner Communications-
Website/Newsletter
[email protected] 775 443-1594
Robin Grean Public Policy [email protected] 415-299-1576
Deborah Nicholas Fundraising [email protected] (775) 843-0775
Connie Skidmore Parliamentarian [email protected] (775) 831-6289
Amy Strayer Scholarships [email protected] 530-902-7958
Stephanie Young Scholarships [email protected] 775-298-2198
Debra Tufts STEM [email protected] (408) 705-3023
Honorary OfficersCarol Del Carlo Past President [email protected] (775) 846-9909
Activity LeadersOutdoor Activities GroupLynn Whetstone Activity Leader [email protected]
Lynn Whetstone Hiking/Snowshoeing/Xcskiing [email protected]
Millie Clarke Biking [email protected] 775 831-5263
Liz Paganelli Kayaking [email protected]
Other ActivitiesCornelia Gould Great Decisions [email protected] 925-395-7385
Patty Proctor Great Decisions [email protected] 925 818-7966
Peggy Poindexter Cooking Club [email protected]
Monica Hill Book Club [email protected] 775 831-4060
Lee Hall Book Club [email protected] 775 298-2378
Sherie Schmauder Book Sales [email protected] 775 833-0367
Liz Paganelli Book Sales [email protected]
**Tahoe-NV AAUW Branch does not endorse or support any of the businesses advertised in this newsletter. This
advertising is open equally to all our branch members and raises money for our scholarship fund.