06.30.08

Summary of 2007-2008

Posted in Branch News at 2:35 pm by nes

Major projects

• Collaboration with the Wake County League of Women Voters to publish a candidate’s survey for the Board of Education election.
• Progress on the next edition of the Interpreters Directory, a service to the community that is still valued by the City of Raleigh who publishes it.
• A successful Holiday Reception to raise funds for the Educational Foundation and to meet several international scholars supported by AAUW and going to school in North Carolina.
• Co-sponsoring a program at NCCU for female law students and faculty on the importance of Title IX and equity in university hiring and pay scales.
• Working with the YWCA to present a six part seminar on Financial Literacy for middle school girls who attend the Y’s after school program at Ligon Middle School and partnering with the Y for a repeat of our “Mom’s Turn to Learn” project from February, 2007.
• Our annual author’s brunch at Peace College featuring Sarah Shaber, a local mystery author. Funds from the brunch went to support both the Educational Foundation and the Legal Advocacy Fund.
• We also sent a delegation to the AAUW state convention and Sheila Bassoppo-Moyo was elected as State Membership chair.

Newsletters

• September, 2007

2007-2008 Branch Leaders

PRESIDENT (CHAIR) Convener of Coordinating Council	Denny McGuire
MEMBERSHIP	Esther Lumsdon
FINANCE/TREASURER	Grace Knechtel
EDUCATIONAL FOUNDATION	Beth Norris
LEGAL ADVOCACY FUND	Grace Knechtel
PUBLIC POLICY	Etta Alston
INTERNATIONAL	Sheila Bassoppo-Moyo
COMMUNICATIONS Marketing	Sheila Bassoppo-Moyo
COMMUNICATIONS Webmanager	Nancy Shoemaker
COMMUNICATIONS Newsletter	Julie White
DIVERSITY	Nancy Akley-Henderson

2007-2008 Events

The branch council is still finalizing plans for the year. Please mark your calendars for these events and watch for updates to be posted soon.

Tuesday, September 18

AAUW Raleigh/Wake County Branch kickoff meeting.
6:30 - 8:30. Potluck supper.

Focus on the October 9 Board of Education election and a presentation by Stan Norwalk of WakeUP Wake County. More details.

Meredith College Jones Chapel Common Room (campus map; directions)

Tuesday, October 30

NC Conference for Women, Charlotte

This state-wide event draws world-class speakers and hosts excellent workshops. AAUW North Carolina will have a booth to publicize the efforts of the Association and the Foundation.

Tuesday, October 30

Branch meeting. Girls and STEM. More details.
6:30 - 8:30, Meredith College Jones Chapel Common Room

November 3-4

International Festival of Raleigh, State Fairgrounds. We recruited volunteers for the Interepreters Directory.

Sunday, December 2

Educational Foundation Fellows’ Reception.
An annual gathering to hear from those in the area who are recipients of AAUW Educational Foundation fellowships and awards.
2:00 - 4:00, Meredith College Jones Chapel Common Room
Light refreshments will be served. More details.

Tuesday, January 22, 2008

Title IX/Legal Advocacy Fund event at NC Central University. More details.

Tuesday, February 5, 2008

Amanda Bryant on the legal aspects of immigration. More details.

Saturday, March 8

Author’s Brunch for the benefit of the Educational Foundation. More details.

April 18-20

AAUW NC 2008 Convention, Greensboro. Branch member Sheila Bassoppo-Moyo was elected AAUW NC membership vice president, joining branch members Nancy Shoemaker and Etta Alston (who will be past-president and program vp, respectively) on the AAUW NC exec committee. Sheila replaces branch member Barbara White in the membership position.

Tuesday, May 13

Annual meeting of the branch. More details.

Saturday, May 31

Your Turn to Learn event at the YWCA

More information

For additional information, go to our web site, http://rwc.aauwnc.org and

• Use the search.
• Click “events” to walk through the calendar and find an event in a particular month. We list many events that are sponsored by allied organizations, not just the branch.
• Use the archives section to find a post from a particular month

Branch members are welcome to subscribe to the e-mail lists by sending messages to the following addresses:

• members-subscribe@lists.rwc.aauwnc.org - messages to all members. Key items go out over a phone tree to those without e-mail.
• council-subscribe@lists.rwc.aauwnc.org - discussions of branch projects and programs. Summaries go out to the members’ list.

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