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AAUW MAY 2019
BIRMINGHAM BRANCH BULLETIN Birmingham, Michigan - Since 1920
birmingham-mi.aauw.net
MAY 2019 AAUW BULLETIN
UPCOMING dates to remember:
May: Asian Pacific Heritage month.
May 2: 8-9:30 am. Diversity Champion Honor Roll Breakfast. Community House.
May 3: 9:30-11 am. Study/Interest Group Reception: Bloomfield Twp. Senior Center, 4315 Andover, Bloomfield Twp.
May 4: 9:30 am. AAUW MI Electronic Meeting.
May 19: Theater Goers to see Guys and Dolls, Village Players, Birmingham. (see pg. 4)
May 29 - June 1: NCCWSL, University of Maryland.
June 9: Theater Goers to see Oklahoma at Stagecrafters, Royal Oak. (see pg. 4)
June 12: Combined branch board meeting for new and former members.
Lavish Luncheon: It’s All About the Hat!
A fundraising event for local scholarships
Wednesday, May 8th Pine Lake Country Club
3300 Pine Lake Road Orchard Lake
Raffle begins at 11:00 a.m. Luncheon at noon
Members and their guests are looking forward to browsing about the tables of beautiful raffle baskets and choosing their favorites
in which to cast their tickets.
Following the delicious luncheon, Linda Hannah of Hat Moments will provide fascinating stories about the varied types and styles of
hats. Just Girls Boutique will follow with a fashion show with the latest fashions modeled by our very own members.
Dust off that hat you have been wanting to wear, and get ready for a very enjoyable afternoon.
Car pooling is encouraged. If you have a ticket and don’t have a ride, or if you need to report a dietary restriction not previously
reported, please contact Patty Orlowski at 248-641-3892.
Congratulations to Betty Eliassen and Mary Ann Riedle, winners of a
drawing for two free AAUW 2019-20 memberships at the April 10th
Birmingham Branch Annual Luncheon.
Gerrie Barclay will be honored as our AAUW branch diversity champion at the May 2nd Race Relations and Diversity Champion Honor Roll Breakfast at the
Community House in Birmingham.
INTERESTING AND FUN VOLUNTEER OPPORUNITY
The Family Discovery Center at Cranbrook Institute of Science is
seeking docents to help visitors with hands-on activities to
explore the wonders of our natural world and cultures of people around the world. Children 3-12 and their accompanying adults attend Sundays, 12:30-4:00 pm.
Interested in learning more? Contact Elizabeth Snyder,
[email protected] or 248-642-1475.
An opportunity to express your opinion concerning the
Proposed Michigan K-12 Social Studies Standards
The period of public comment spans from April 10 through May 9, 2019. Find an opportunity for comment and opinion through an
online survey at
www.michigan.gov/mde
To provide your opinion at the above website, click on:
“Requests For Public Content.”
The State Board of Education has provided two sets of standards for use in reviewing the proposed standards in comparison with 2007
and 2018, and a clean copy of the draft 2019 standards.
Cindy Clement, Education Equity
MAY 2019 AAUW BULLETIN Page 2
AAUW Bulletin Vol. 46, Issue 9, May 2019
Publication No. 012-130
The AAUW Birmingham Affiliate Bulletin is published monthly,
September through June, for the members of the Affiliate.
Postmaster: send corrections to Karen Linnell, AAUW Bulletin, 1025 Fairfax,
Birmingham MI 48009. Known office of publications is
1025 Fairfax, Birmingham MI 48009. Periodical postage paid at
Birmingham MI 48012.
AAUW Birmingham Affiliate Board Branch President: Sally Doty 248-909-4583 Vice President-Program: Kathy Rice 248-642-4764 Vice President-Membership: Patty Orlowski 248-641-3892 Recording Secretary: Kathy Fredrickson: 248-930-1974 Corresponding Secretary: Mary Samulski 248-549-2078 Treasurer: Sandra Dickerson 248-736-8811 Dues Treasurer: Karen Boyk 248-321-6026 Study Group Coordinators: Lynn Hipp 248-420-4615 Linda Kevorkian 248-219-1915 Communications: Jean Ivory 248-454-8750 Communications Electronic: Sharon McKenna 313-570-2013
Affiliate Website: birmingham-mi.aauw.net
Bulletin Editor: Marion Muma 248-792-9780 Co-Editor: Mary Samulski 248-549-2078
Bulletin copy deadline is the 17th of the previous month. Send copy
and/or corrections to: [email protected]
AAUW of Michigan info: aauwmi.org
THE PRESIDENT’S CORNER - MAY 2019
As we look forward to our 100th year as a branch we have many things to celebrate. I will be writing more about these next year.
Now I’d like to talk about our membership. As many of you know, one of my past lives involved mathematics, and I can’t help looking at numbers when thinking of our members. Eight percent of our
members are honorary members, meaning that they have been AAUW members at least 50 years. We are thankful for their continued participation, and we can look to them for some of our historical memories. Fifty-one percent of our members have joined in the last 10 years, while 22 percent have joined within the last five years.
Often, when we are talking and planning our activities, we forget that not all our members have been here forever. After I became president, I often heard the question, “Why do we do something that way?”, and usually I could only come up with “Because that’s the way we’ve always done it.” Often in these cases we could look at changing the practice because with new technology and expanding opportunities the old way may not be the best way anymore. Newer members help us to see these possibilities. However, there is some value in knowing the history of an event. That is why I wrote the Explorathon history found in this bulletin on page 7.
We also have a long history relating to our book sale. The first annual book sale took place in a store on Woodward near Maple. All the books were donated by members of the branch and they netted $225. It wasn’t until 1939 that the community was asked to donate books for the sale. An anonymous donor joined our book sale in 1948 offering to pay for books that were selected by local schools and libraries.
Wishing to expand this program to include schools in disadvantaged areas, Jean Walker, book sale chair in 1995, asked branch members and friends to contribute to a “Patron, Donor, Friend, Contributor Fund,” which allowed more schools to participate. Monies from the “school sales” were earmarked for the AAUW Educational Foundation to further the greater mission. Your donation to this fund gives you an opportunity to participate in our mission in two ways: locally to teachers and nationally to AAUW Funds. The profit from the regular sales are distributed to our local scholarships and other local charities that support our mission. Now is the time for you to sign up to work on the 93rd book sale. There is a related article on page 6.
Our Lavish Lunch is a recent addition to our efforts in raising more funds to help our local scholarships. Thanks for all that you do to move our mission forward. This includes working on our projects, attending and supporting our various events like the May 8th Lavish Lunch at the Pine Lake Country Club, participating in the study/interest groups, attending our monthly meetings and much more.
I want you to know that ALL members are valued. And, only if I hear from you when something doesn’t make sense, can I address the issue.
Sally Doty, President
MAY 2019 AAUW BULLETIN Page 3
Forever 29 Birthday Club
Need a great way to say “Happy Birthday” to a friend or family member? Want to honor someone with a holiday gift or honor a friend or family member
who has died? Just send $29 to foundation treasurer, Sally Doty.
Your honoree will receive a happy birthday notice from the foundation, your
donation will support women and girls and make a difference in their lives.
Sally Doty, AAUW Foundation Treas. 17156 Wiltshire, Southfield, 48076
Karen Boyk Cindy Clement
Sally Doty Sue Longstreet Pam Hoffman
Pat Graf Sally Kendrick
Cay Smith
Highlights of the April 10th Board Meeting:
Officer Reports: President Sally Doty reported that the first MI AAUW electronic
annual meeting will be conducted on May 4, 2019, at 9:30 am. The branch is allowed 10 delegates.
Book sale location for sorting will be Birmingham Environmental Center, behind Bingham Farms Elementary School on 13 Mile.
Software called “Sign Up Genius” will be used for volunteers working assignments during the book sale. (more info later)
The treasurer reported that the total assets of the branch on March 31, 2019, were $26,077.10, and the net assets were $26,077.10.
Dues Treasurer Karen Boyk reported that membership renewal checks are coming in slowly. She suggests that each study/interest group provide an envelope at their meetings this month and next for members to submit renewal forms and checks.
Membership Chair Patty Orlowski reported that Ladies Night Out is April 24 at Seasons 52 from 4-7 pm. An email blast will be sent.
Committee Reports: The annual budget for 2019-20 was reviewed and adopted. Lavish Luncheon committee chair Patty Orlowski reported that, as
of now, over 200 people are attending. Explorathon Committee Chair Sue Longstreet reported that the
event was successful. (see pg. 7) The Study and Interest Group reception will be Friday, May 3rd,
from 9:30-11 am, at the Bloomfield Hills Senior Center. Bulletin Editor Marion Muma reported that we are scheduling
study/interest groups to be spotlighted in bulletins next year. Let her know about study groups that would like to be spotlighted.
Correction for last month’s update: Dona Kay Trudell’s email address is:
Highlights of the April 10th Annual Meeting
The following people were elected unanimously to offices for the 2019-21 term by voice vote:
President - Sally Doty; Program V.P. - Kathy Stasys; Corresponding Secretary - Rita Dates.
A motion was passed that Sally Doty, Sandra Dickerson and others will be appointed and will serve as delegates to the state’s May 4th online convention.
The branch budget for 2019-20 was adopted by the board and made available to the membership.
Sally Doty announced that Julie Blair, who has been the long-time Explorathon grant writer for our organization (see on this page) has just written a grant that will allow us to resume the Women in Transition Conference. Planning for that event will follow, and more information will be provided.
Our hats off to Julie Blair,
2019-2020 AAUW Birmingham Branch Foundation Inc.,
Funds Honoree.
Julie has worked behind the scenes
for many years doing grant writing
for Explorathon fund- raising as well as many other jobs that don’t receive
adequate appreciation.
Thanks, Julie.
Secretary of State Jocelyn Benson has announced the implementation of Proposal 3’s specification of no-reason absentee voting that will make voting
easier for people across the state. Voters will no longer be required to
provide a reason for requesting an ab-sentee ballot. Absentee ballot requests are available at www.michigan.gov/sos.
MAY 2019 AAUW BULLETIN Page 4
STUDY INTEREST GROUP CALENDAR - MA7, 2019
Lynn Hipp
AAUW & SOCIAL ISSUES
Community Outreach No Program Scheduled
International Relations 10 am., Mon., May 6
Program: Guam & Northern Mariana Islands
Hostess: Linda Schnorbus, 248-723-5008
Public Policy 2:30 pm, Thurs., May 9
Hostess: Karen Linnell, 248-594-9871
The Breakfast Bunch 8:30 am, Tues., May 28
Program: Discussion – next year’s subjects & summer book.
Location: Kerby’s Koney Island, Woodward/Square Lake, Bloom-
field Hills. Co-chairs: Callie Schmidt (248-877-7190) & Patty Or-
lowski (248-641-3892)
ARTS & HUMANITIES
Art Matters No Program Scheduled
Artistic Endeavors No Program Scheduled
Modern Art Thurs., May 23
Program: Marshall Fredericks Sculpture Museum, leaving at 9:30
a.m. Contact Judy Allie ([email protected] or 248-320-5666) for
more info.
Music Appreciation 12:30 pm, Thurs., May 16
Program: Music as a Mirror of History, Prof. Robert Greenberg
lectures. Hostess: Julie Blair, 248-855-2535
BOOK CLUBS
Belles Lettres 7 pm, Thurs, May 2
Topic: Planning meeting. Hostess: Carole Deyer
Beyond Adelante 6:30 pm, Tues., May 7
Topic: August Snow, Stephen Mack Jones
Hostess: Linda Schnorbus, 248-723-5008
Contemporary Books 10 am, Thurs., May 30
(Please note date & time change)
Topic: Planning meeting & luncheon. Location: Heathers. Please
RSVP Carol Freitag, 248-853-9833 or [email protected]
Morning After Readers 9:30 am, Mon., May 13
Topic: Planning meeting. Hostess: Pat Bentley, 248-258-0944
Mystery Book Club 1 pm, Wed., May 22
Topic: Neon Rains, James Lee Burke
Hostess: Kathy Fredrickson, 248-930-1974
Northside Books 1 pm, Mon., May 20
Topic: Planning meeting.
Hostess: Sally Kendrick, 248-885-0818
Political Inquiry 10 am, Wed., May 15
Topic: The Soul of America: The Battle for Our Better Angels, Jon
Meacham. Hostess: Pam Burke, 810-694-0456
Potpourri 10 am, Wed., May 22
(Please note time change)
Topic: Book selection & potluck
Hostess: Kitty Stephenson, 248-647-0257
Thurs. Morning Readers 10 am, Thurs., May 16
Topic: The Nest, Cynthia D’Aprix Sweeney
Hostess: Carolyn Hall, 248-646-0705
HOME & GARDEN
Cooking Light 11:30 am, Thurs., May 16
Hostess: Kathy Rogers (248-613-2750) & Marjorie DiLiddo
(248-371-0475)
Green Thumb 12:30 pm, Tues., May 21
Program: All About Geraniums
Hostess: Diane Jaco, 248-333-0567
Let’s Cook Noon, Tues., May 28
Hostess: Susan Pennell (248-990-3180); partner, Sonia Just
Needleworks 10 am, Wed., May 1
Hostess: Kathy Stasys, 248-644-1481
ON THE TOWN
Opera Divas 10:30 am, Mon., May 13
Event: Planning meeting
Hostess: Uma Bedi
RSVP: Lorraine Clay (313-433-1459) for information
Theater Goers Sun., May 19
Event: Guys and Dolls, Village Players, Birmingham.
Deadline for ticket purchase ($21) is May 9.
Event: Oklahoma, Stagecrafters, Royal Oak. Sun. June 9
Deadline for ticket purchase ($25) is May 24.
Please contact Susan Winowiecki (248-334-4611) for info
Two Thumbs Up Thurs., May 2
Time, location and movie determined by hostess.
Hostess: Michelle Stephens, 248-310-2719
JUST FOR FUN
Canasta Mondays, 1:30 pm
For more information, please contact Sue Winowiecki,
248-334-4611 or [email protected]
Mah Jongg: 1 pm, Wed., May 1, 15, 22, 29
Hostess: Cheryl Fox. Location: Bloomfield Twp. Library
Bridge:
3rd Wednesday May 15, 11:30 am, Village Club
Chair: Mary Hines – 248-642-1881
4th Wed. early Evening May 22, 3:30 pm, Heathers
Chair: Kay Norton –248-737-0648
4th Thursday May 23, 11:30 am, Heathers
Chair: Sharon Grisdale, 586-612-5940
1st Friday May 3, 11:30 am, Village Club
Hostess: Beverly Pintar– 248-626-4311
2nd Friday May 10, 11:30 am, Village Club
Chair: Mary Lou Harrison - 248-643-8983
3rd Friday May 17, 11:30 am, Village Club
Chair: Carol Wiseman – 248-540-2178
4th Friday (Duplicate) May 24, 11:30 am, Village Club
Chair: Kay Norton –248-737-0648
CONTACTS
Kay Norton for bridge - 248-737-0648.
Lynn Hipp for calendar changes -
248-420-4615.
Information due by the 17th of the Month.
Study/Interest Group Membership – call
Chair listed In the AAUW Directory,
pages 8-10
MAY 2019 AAUW BULLETIN Page 5
It’s Time to Renew Your Membership!
NOW is the time to submit your renewal form and check for AAUW dues for the 2019-2020. Total dues for national, state and local are $88.00.
The deadline to be included in the directory is June 15, 2019. Please complete the attached form and send yours in TODAY!
AAUW 2019-2020 DUES RENEWAL INFORMATION (Or renew online at www.aauw.org)
DEADLINE FOR 2019-2020 DIRECTORY: JUNE 15, 2019
(Renew before that date in order to be included in the new directory)
Member, Birmingham Branch $88 (Assoc. $59; State $12, plus Branch $17) **$56.00 of the $59.00 AAUW dues are deductible as a charitable contribution for IRS purposes.
Paid Life Member - $29 (State & Branch)
Student Affiliate - $19 (State & Branch)
Dual Member - $17 (State & National dues paid to another Branch)
Honorary Life Member - 0
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Make checks payable to AAUW-Birmingham Branch and send with the completed form to
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MAY 2019 AAUW BULLETIN Page 6
The May Study and Interest Group Spotlight is on:
Green Thumbs
AAUW’s Green Thumbs Study Group is one of the branch’s oldest. Margretta Steinmueller, still a member of the group, started Green Thumbs 42 years ago. In 1977, Margretta and fellow members of an AAUW investment club were considering other possible study/interest groups, and when Margretta suggested, “gardening,” they told her: “You start it, name it, and choose a day to meet and we’ll join.” The original group was 15 members and there are 12 active members today.
The purpose of Green Thumbs is to bring together members who have an interest in, and love of, gardening. Meetings are the third Tuesday of the month, March through October, at 12:30 pm, typically at a member’s home. The hostess provides dessert/beverages prior to discussion of the monthly topic.
At the October end-of-year potluck meeting the schedule and topics for the following year are decided. Recent meetings have included talks on roses, orchids, hydrangeas, geraniums, using vinegar in your garden, bats, planning a garden, container gardening, essential oils, plant exchanges, and field trips to such places as Eastern Market in Detroit, Detroit Garden works and garden walks.
You do not have to be a garden expert to join our group, just have an interest in gardening and a desire to learn more!
If you are interested in joining Green Thumbs, please contact
Kathy Conner, Chair. 248/858-9877
93rd USED BOOK SALE SEPT. 5, 6 AND 7 A HUGE THANK YOU TO Joanne Brown, Colette Stager, and Cathy Hurley for their ded-
icated work finding a place for the sale and a sorting site! Both sites are air conditioned and spacious.
BOOK SALE LOCATION: Southfield Parks and Recreation Center. (2600 Evergreen Rd., Southfield, 48076)
BOOK SORTING LOCATION: Birmingham Environmental Center located behind Bingham Farms School, on 13 Mile Rd between Telegraph and Lahser. (24300 13 Mile Rd., Bingham Farms, 48025)
SORTING DATES: Beginning June 11, and every Tuesday and Thursday through August . 9:30 - Noon.
VOLUNTEERS: Sign up online starting in May. Watch for information on email.
BARREL PICKUP DATES: Begin the week of June 3rd. HOME PICKUPS: Begin the week of June 3rd.
CHAIRS: Carol Pyke, Susan McKinnon, Susan Mundy, Coco Siewert, and Kathy Fredrickson.
QUESTIONS? Contact Carol Pyke, [email protected], cell 248-225-6698.
Green Thumbs study group traveled out to study herb
container gardening at Telly’s Greenhouse: L to R -
Below: Gloria Freeland, Diane Jaco, Linda Kevorkian, Margretta Steinmueller.
Middle row: Jackie Werner, Miriam Mercier.
Top row: Kathy Rice, Catherine Anderson Wegert,
and Kathy Conner.
MAY 2019 AAUW BULLETIN Page 7
A Little History about AAUW Birmingham and Explorathon In 1982, our branch received a grant in the amount of $1,200 from AAUW to fund the first “Yes, You Can!” conference. This was a workshop of hands-on classes to encourage eighth grade girls to become interested in science and math. Cranbrook became a cosponsor, and the workshop was held at Cranbrook Institute of Science. In 1992, “Yes, You Can!” was awarded the Career Education Award by the Detroit Chapter of Women in Communications, Inc., and it was expanded to include high school girls.
When Cranbrook could no longer handle the number of students attending, Birmingham Seaholm High School was invited to join the coalition and the workshops were held there. The branch once again applied to AAUW Educational Foundation Research and Projects Grants to expand the program, and in 1993 a grant of $5,000 was awarded to bring Eugenie Moore, “The Shark Lady,” as keynote speaker and workshop participant to this new seminar entitled “EXPLORATHON.” We have had an EXPLORATHON each year since then.
In 2007 the branch formed a 501(C)(3) organization, the AAUW Birmingham Branch Foundation, Inc., and since then we have been receiving a generous grant from the Ford Motor Company Fund. This allows us to give scholarships or bus subsidies to schools that have a high population of Title I students.
When the Michigan legislature changed the school calendar so that all public schools have essentially the same calendar and holidays, most schools moved their professional development days to the pre and post school year. Thus, we could not host EXPLORATHON in a public school during the school week. Since most of our attendees come with their class and private schools have different vacations than the public schools, from 2006 through 2012 EXPLORATHON was presented at Detroit Country Day School. In 2013 Detroit Country Day School shortened its spring break and EXPLORATHON moved to Cranbrook Kingswood Middle School for Girls, where we currently present the program.
Explorathon announcements, scholarship information, bus subsidy and registration forms are sent to the schools in Oakland, Macomb and Wayne Counties in the first week of December. We arrange for the presenters, check on their needs, arrange for volunteers to work with the presenters, order the food, register the students (who have indicated their choices of six workshops from which they will be assigned three), print the nametags, schedules, etc. We also write the program and have it printed. The amount of work required to present this program is extraordinary, and many, many members of the branch are involved.
This year we had 350 students from 18 schools in all three counties. Students in many of these schools are lacking in opportunities in the STEM area. We can all be very proud of this activity. Photos on this page are from Explorathon in March, 2019.
Sally Doty, For the Explorathon Committee
MAY 2019 AAUW BULLETIN Page 8
AAUW Bulletin Birmingham Branch Karen Linnell 1025 Fairfax Birmingham, MI 48009
Entered as a Periodical in Birmingham, Michigan
APRIL COMMUNITY OUTREACH - FORGOTTEN HARVEST
Fifteen AAUW members volunteered their time and energy at Forgotten Harvest on Tuesday, April
16th. After a short orientation, everyone donned lovely hair nets and aprons and headed in the
warehouse to fill “Busch Bags.” (Busch bags provided by $10/a bag donations from Busch Market
customers are filled with food items by Forgotten Harvest volunteers and given to families in need.)
We completed that task, took a short break and returned to
package up frozen parsnips and frozen beets. Along with other
volunteers, we packed over 2000 pounds of parsnips and beets
and 250 pounds of food bags.
Forgotten Harvest is a well-run organization. Everyone who
attended felt they had done very worthwhile work. And it was
fun to meet new people, laugh and share stories.
Those who attended are eager to return for another day of
work. More information will come about that opportunity.
Cathy Hurley, Community Outreach Chair
Front row l to r: Sally Doty, Marty Harold, Cathy Hurley, Joan Birney, Nor-ma Darr. Back row l to r: Shelia Brice, Bev Pintar, Eileen Hitz, Renee Zimmerman, Cindy Clement, Diane Rouse.
