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Summary of 2007-2008
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
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.
