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October 2014
Volume 26, No. 2
Prickly Pear Postings
Inside this issue:
April Meeting
Afternoon Bridge
Community Action New
Holiday Luncheon New
2
Meet our Advertisers
Great Decisions New
3
Afternoon Book Club New
Evening Book Club New
4
Scholarship Committee
Sisters of Art
Lunch Bunch New
5
Website
Mah Johgg New
Singles New
6
Fall Forum Registration
7
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Life is always a surprise!! Floods in the desert.
I think there were few new lakes in Sun Lakes (LOL)
We’re gearing up for a new year. As we gather for our
first General Meeting on Oct.20, let’s remember that
we will be welcoming some new members and
those who are considering membership and we all
should make a conscious effort to meet and make
them feel welcome.
The upcoming “FALL FORUM” will focus on issues of diversity and
the influence of money in elections. This is a great
opportunity for all to meet and share thoughts and
plans with those who are wrestling with the same goals and how to meet them. And since we are playing
hostess (providing food) help is needed. Registration forms
are available on the this web site.
Speaking of the web site -- everyone should take a few minutes
(well maybe more than a few minutes) Margaret Noser has compiled
a fount of information, both current and past. All of us need to consult it
monthly.
Thank you Margaret
See everyone on Oct 20 in the Oakwood dining room.
Co-President’s Message submitted by Janet Cox
AAUW Events
Oct. 6 Afternoon Bridge
Oct. 8 Board Meeting
Oct. 9 Singles N
Oct. 13 Afternoon Book Club N
Oct. 14 Evening Book Club N
Oct. 15 Newsletter Articles
Oct. 16 Sisters of Art
Oct. 18 Fall Forum
Oct. 20 General Meeting
Oct. 22 Great Decisions N
Oct. 23 Lunch Bunch N
Feb.. 25 Legislative Day
AAUW Logos
Some of the articles in this newsletter are new. Many are not as they are Octo-ber events. I have put a New in the Table of contents and an “N” in the AAUW events section to your right.
Donna Haugland, Editor
Please send all your articles and pictures by October 15th to:
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The AAUW Afternoon Bridge will meet on October 6 at 1:00 P. M. in the Saguaro Room at the Cotton-wood Clubhouse. Each time we play we contribute $3 to the AAUW Funds as well as $.50 for prize money. Some of us have lunch in the Cottonwood Bar and Grill at 11:30 a. m. before we play and we would welcome any of you who would like to join us. An e-mail message will be sent out a week in ad-vance of each meeting and I will ask for a reply, Yes or No, as soon as possible. We would welcome new players for this enjoyable afternoon of social bridge. Margaret Horn, Chair 480-895-6419
AFTERNOON BRIDGE
OPPORTUNITIES TO HELP IN OUR COMMUNITY
WHAT is your AREA OF INTEREST???????????
PLEASE be ready to sign up at the October meet-ing. There will be more information on the
interest and needs of the community then (reading, art masterpiece, Junior Achievement, STEM, science programs, etc)
Feel free to contact me before the meeting with questions or concerns etc.
Sandy Shepoiser
October 20 GENERAL MEETING
Keely Embleton will speak at our first branch meet-ing. Keely has a love for learning new languages and cultures. Four years ago, having been married barely one year and having just given birth to her first child, she moved to Cairo, Egypt with her husband, where she lived for a little over one year, making friends with the Egyptian women in her neighborhood. She writes, "After living overseas in a majority Muslim country, I was able to glean a sense of the positive and negative effects on the women living in a society that is predominantly Islamic. . . .This is just a glimpse of what I saw while living overseas during part of the Arab spring. My hope is that our eyes would be more open to other women around the world. How can we come alongside each other to encourage and love one an-other without the barriers of culture and religion getting in the way?" Keely plans to re-turn to Egypt soon.
Keely and her Egyptian friend
COMMUNITY ACTION
HOLIDAY LUNCHEON
"SAVE the DATE"
Red Envelope Holiday Luncheon Saturday, December 6th,
Oakwood's Sunsets Restaurant 11:00 to 1:30.
We will be handing out the invitations and donation information at the Fall kick-off meeting on Monday, Oct. 20th. Tuny O’Rourke
GREAT DECISIONS
The Great Decisions Program is sponsored by the Foreign Policy Association (FPA), a private, non-profit and non-partisan educational association. The FPA promotes awareness and informed opin-ions on U.S. foreign policy and global issues.
Our meetings are held on Wednesdays from 3:00pm to 5pm
Wednesday October 22, 2014 Topic: Israel and the US Wednesday November 19, 2014 Topic: Islamic Awakening Wednesday January 28, 2015 Wednesday February 25, 2015 Wednesday March 25, 2015 Wednesday April 22, 2015 Topics for the 2015 meetings will be determined when the 2015 book becomes available. No special knowledge is necessary, just an interest in U.S. foreign policy and international affairs. We welcome all points of view.
The books for 2015 will be pre-ordered in early Oc-tober to take advantage of FPA cost savings. If you are thinking about joining our group please contact Cynthia Cantor as soon as possible so that I can col-lect $20 and order your materials. The $20 price may be adjusted when the actual cost for 2015 be-comes available.
Cynthia Cantor [email protected]
Meet our Advertisers
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EVENING BOOK CLUB
TUESDAY EVENING BOOK CLUB The Evening Book Club will meet at 7:00 on October 14 at the home of Terry Meury. The book se-lection is Rules of Civility by Amor Towles. “Glittering...filled with snappy dialogue, sharp observa-tions and an array of terrifically drawn characters...Towles writes with grace and verve about the mores and manners of a society on the cusp of radical change.” NPR.org. The story is set in 1937-38 Manhattan and if you have lived in, or know NY you will love reading this book even more. Carmen Otero suggested this enchanting book and will be the discussion leader. If you plan to join us, please contact Terry at 480-895-7505
[email protected] Her address is 9809 E. Chestnut Drive. We welcome new members. Barb St.Peter interest group chair
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AFTERNOON BOOK CLUB AFTERNOON BOOK CLUB LIST
For 2014-2015
October 13 The Invention of Wings , Sue Monk Kidd
Leader: Madeleine Lutz Host: Toni Corrigan assisted by Marcia Wagoner November 10 The Aviator’s Wife, Melanie Benjamin
Leader: Pat Noack
Host: Jennie Maze assisted by Pris Corbus
December 8 Where’s My Wand? Eric Poole
Leader: Toni Corrigan Host: Diane Larson assisted by Holly DeVinck and Betty Raveret
January 12 March, Geraldine Brooks Leader: Marcia Wagoner Host: Barbara Castro assisted by Toni Corrigan February 9 Mrs. Lincoln’s Dressmaker , Jennifer Chiaverini
Leader: Susan Meer Host Cindy Nugent assisted by
Jane Wagner
March 9 The Light Between Oceans,
M. L. Stedman
Leader: Helen Semple Host: Betty Raveret assisted by
Kathy Burns
Monday, October 13, 2014, 2 P.M.
The book choice for our first meeting this fall is The Invention of Wings by Sue Monk Kidd. The discussion will be led by Madeleine Lutz. Kidd again writes on the thorny topic of race relations in South Carolina in the early 1800’s. Alternating first person narratives of Sarah Grimke, the daughter of a planta-tion owner, and Hetty-a.k.a. Handful- reveal both characters’ search for freedom and self expression.
Toni Corrigan , assisted by Marcia Wagoner, will host the meeting at her home. R.S. V.P. to Toni by email [email protected] or call her at 480 600 6591.
New members are always welcome.
For additional information, contact one of the co-chairs, Pris Corbus 883-8365 [email protected] Holly DeVinck 895-2083 [email protected]
April 13 The Color of Water , James McBride
Leader: Jane Wagner Host: Holly DeVinck assisted by
Jan Bobbett
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PICTURES, PICTURES, PICTURES
WE NEED PICTURES!
Please send them to:
LUNCH BUNCH
Sisters of Art.
We are still learning about art works that are in the Louve. (Having fun doing it also.) We will meet in October, the third Thursday of the month, October
16th at 2:00 at Sharon Gale's house. please RSVP 802-1108. Thank you!
SCHOLARSHIP COMMITTEE
New scholarship chairs Carollynn Hanson and Tillie Fortner are excited to begin a new year of fund-raising with the goal of providing even more deserving young women funds for college this coming spring. We plan to continue the very successful birthday raffle. Please plan to bring a wrapped/bagged gift to our meeting the month of your birth-day. We invite those of you with birthdays during our summer hiatus to celebrate yet another month of the year by joining in on the fun. We can't promise that our raffle will be as entertaining without Kris calling the lucky numbers, but we'll do our best. In addition, plans are beginning to come together for an event in late winter/ early spring; a fashion show featuring clothing from Macy's! Won't that be fun? Some of you may want to start brushing up on your modeling skills....we'll put those to good use. Stay tuned for more information.
Carollyn Hanson, Tilly Fortner co-chairs
Lunch Bunch will go to Brio in Gilbert on Thursday, October 23. Reservations are required. All SEVB mem-bers are welcome. Just be sure to call or email Diane Beatty by Tuesday, 10/21 if you wish to join this fun group for lunch. We will be carpooling from the education center parking lot so if you can drive or wish to be a passenger let Diane know. Meet for carpooling at 10:45 a.m. Lunch reservation at Brio will be for11:30 a.m. Diane Beatty [email protected] or 480-895-3687.
Scholarship Birthday Raffle
Please bring a gift (about $10 value) to the General Meeting during your birthday month. If you miss your month you can bring your gift any other month.
October: Aug. Sept. and Oct. birthdays
November: Nov. and Dec. birthdays
January: the “J” months - Jan., June and July
March: Feb. and Mar., birthdays
April: April and May birthdays
The next General Meeting will be October 20th
Sign-up and Greetings 6:30 Meeting 7:00.
Oakwood
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Branch Information at Your Fingertips NOW
We are all anxiously awaiting our 2014-2015 Branch Directory which will be available at the October Branch meet-ing. However, a wealth of Branch information is at your fingertips NOW on the Branch website-- up-to-date membership roster, interest group schedules, branch meeting schedule, news articles-- just to list a few.
After you review this issue of Prickly Pear Postings, please take some time to explore the rest of the website start-ing with the Home page. I have created links to ease your movement throughout the site and help you find the information you seek.
If you have questions, suggestions and/or problems, you can reach me through the “Contact Website” feature in the right-hand column.
Margaret Noser, Website Manager
SINGLES
The Singles group will meet for din-ner October 14th. We are AAUW
women who enjoy each other's company for a monthly dining out, but we're also open to sugges-tions for movies, sporting events, travel, etc. Please contact Karen Shaffer 480-305-0579 for additional information and to be on our Singles list for notifications and information about date and place of dinner each month.
Mah Jongg The Mah Jongg Interest group will meet the fourth Monday, October 27. We will have lunch in the Cottonwood Grill 11:45 and play MJ in the Saguaro Room from 1:00-3:30. We do not play for money, but have agreed to contribute $3.00 for local high school scholorships. If you know how to play please contact Barb and join us in October. However, if some members want to learn MJ we can arrange a beginner class. Please email or phone the interest leader to sign up for a class. Barb St. Peter [email protected] 408-883-3156
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Donna Haugland and Karen Shaffer
Co-Editors
AAUW National Website
www.aauw.org
AAUW Arizona State Website
www.aauwarizona.org
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