The purpose of AAUW is to advance equity for women and girls through advocacy, education, philanthropy, and research.
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BRANCH NEWSLETTER Manatee Messenger Published Monthly Between September and May |
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| Position | Name | Contact Information |
| President | Kathleen Dodge | kathandneal@juno.com |
| Program VP | Patty Benson | pattybenson@verizon.net |
| Membership VP | Fay Murphy | faymurph@aol.com |
| Finance/Treasurer | Nancy Kurina | kurina@verizon.net |
| Newsletter | Kathleen Dodge | kathandneal@juno.com |
| Educational Foundation | Marcia Cannon | cannonmarcia@yahoo.com |
| Public Policy | Marilyn Steele | tomclover@gmail.com |
| AAUW Funds | Marcia Cannon | cannonmarcia@yahoo.com |
| Secretary | Jane Cheatham | ccheat4735@aol.com |
| Communications | Suzanne Dickie | suzannedickie@tampabay.rr.com |
| Community Outreach | Wanda Wellbrock | wandawellbrock@caretenders.com |
| Ways and Means | Barbara Turner-Grace | ladeefisch@tampabay.rr.com |
ABOUT US
Annual branch activities include sponsoring
a Math Superstar competition for all the elementary schools and sponsoring a few
schools to compete in the Odyssey of the Mind Program.
The branch also awards
a variety of scholarships to women in need of financial assistance to attend a
technical program or college or to continue pursuing a college degree.
View or download the information
about the scholarships, the requirements and the application here.
Submission deadline is March 19, 2012. Submission requirements are
included in the information about the applications.
MEETING DATES, PLACE AND TIME:
The Manatee County Branch meets the 2nd
Saturday, September through May at 9:00AM at the Bradenton Country Club.
Please contact Eunice Hartshorn for reservations.
Reservations must be made by the Wednesday prior to the Saturday meeting.
2011-2012 CALENDAR OF EVENTS
Saturday, February 4th - 11 am - Mardi Gras Fashion Show and Card Party. Bradenton Country Club. Reservation deadline is January 29th. Reservation requests and questions should be directed to Pam at pparme9187@aol.com.
Saturday, March 10th - 9 am. Health Needs for Retired or Pre-retired Members. Speaker: Jamie Freeman. Bradenton Country Club. Make your reservation with Eunice at ehartshorn@yahoo.com by February 29th. $13 for brunch; all others $3.
March 20th - State convention room reservation deadline at the Hutchinson Island Marriot Beach Resort and Marina. Call 1-800-775-5936 and ask for reservations and then state that you want the AAUW Convention rate: Single and double rooms are $115 plus tax. Room rate includes free parking.
Saturday, April 14th - 9 am. Mental Health: Finding the Right Balance for Yourself and Others During Retirement Years. Speaker: Jane Pavich. Bradenton Country Club. Make your reservation with Eunice at ehartshorn@yahoo.com by April 11th. $13 for brunch; all others $3.
Tuesday, April 17th - Equal Pay Day
April 20-22, 2012 - Annual AAUW Florida State Convention. Hutchinson Island Marriott Beach Resort and Marina. 555 NE Ocean Blvd, Stuart, 34996.
Thursday, April 26th. Math Superstars Competition for 4th and 5th grade students. The winning two students from each school will compete in the final by taking a 45 minute challenge test.
Saturday, May 12th
Scholarship Luncheon and Installation of New Officers.
Interest group meeting dates and times are listed
in the
current
Manatee Messenger.
Read the most recent issue of
Manatee Messenger.
To view the first three programs in the Manatee County AAUW branch's series of five programs on Empowering Women that have already aired on Manatee Educational TV go to the metv website, www.metvweb.com. There is more information about this series of programs in this article.
Read about the seven day fundraising cruise to raise funds for the branch scholarship foundation to take place from October 27 to November 3, 2012.
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