AntelopeValley Branch

of the AAUW

 September, 2007

Chice Davison, editorAVAAUW

Membership Tea

“AAUW Your Style—It's a Perfect Fit"

Saturday, September 8

10:30 a.m.

Paula Sour’s Home

233 West Hawk Lane

Palmdale

Come and join the fun and begin the new AVAAUW Branch year. Bring a friend and welcome new members at the Membership

Tea Short business meeting, food, skit and the Presentation of Programs for the 2007-2008 AVAAUW Branch Year

Please RSVP to Katie Corbett at 

9472947 or Joann Marshall at

942-7533 By September 4

                               PRESIDENT’S CORNER

Greetings from your president:

Hello everyone and Welcome back to a new and exciting year with your AVAAUW Branch.  Thank you to all those faithful members who have renewed their

dues. I am delighted to let you know we also have several new members. The Summer months have been very busy.  In early June several incoming

Board members traveled to Arcadia for a leadership workshop which provided participants with valuable training, information and an introduction to

a network of AAUW “veterans.” In late June the Branch incoming and outgoing Boards got together at Katie Corbett’s home for a very successful

transition meeting.  Kudos to all for the strong commitment to doing our very best as we assume our new responsibilities.

Membership Vice President Wendy Harper and Program Vice Presidents Katie

Corbett and Joann Marshall have done an excellent job of planning programs to

Inform and entertain us.  Our first General Meeting of this year is the

membership tea at Paula Sour’s lovely home on Saturday September 8 at 10:30a.m.

Please plan to attend and bring a friend.  Our upcoming programs for 2007-2008 will be presented in detail at this event as well as information regarding

Interest groups.  We will have a short business meeting, a fun skit and fabulous

refreshments.  The tea will be a great opportunity to visit with old

and new friends.

Many thanks to members Julie Agnew, Anita Schrumpf and Patricia Corless

Who completed an audit of our finances .  This could not have been done

Without data from outgoing treasurer Leah Levitt and incoming treasurer Sydney

Stern. Our gratitude to you all for undertaking such an important task.

Sydney Stern and Wendy Harper met with Linda Quinby prior to her

departure from the Antelope Valley.They learned how to put together the 2007-2008

directory which will be available in October following the membership tea.  We

are so

fortunate to have as members so many hard working and talented women.

Connie Harney, Mercedes Smith and I had the honor of representing our

branch at the Northrup- Grumman facility where we received a generous donation to

TechTrek.  We had a chance to describe to their staff and other community

Grant recipients what this program has accomplished.  Also, Mercedes and

Sophia Reyes volunteered to go to WhittierCollege to help with Tech Trek

registration. This year we will be asking branch members to help co-ordinate the work that is involved in making Tech Trek a success.  More information to follow in September.

The Board will meet on August 27 at 7:00p.m. at Sydney Stern’s home. All

members are welcome to attend. Lastly, thank you to immediate past president Kay Baker for all the support, encouragement and mentoring you have given me.

Ellen Schomberg

Branch President