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Winchester, Virginia, Branch http://winchester-va.aauw.net/
PRESIDENT MARY FROEHLICH (540-869-1728)
CO-VICE PRESIDENTS - PROGRAM ROSEMARY GREEN (540-539-2674)
([email protected]) MARY RUOS (540-592-3200)
VICE PRESIDENT - MEMBERSHIP SHERRY LLOYD (540-667-1973)
RECORDING SECRETARY DIANA MCHENRY
FINANCE / AAUW FUNDS MARSHA GOCHENOUR (540-533-8069)
EDUCATION / LOCAL SCHOLARSHIPS ROSEMARY GREEN (540-539-2674)
WORDS TO THE WISE2 EDITOR MARTHA PRUSCH (540-667-7991)
WEBSITE EDITOR DIANA MCHENRY
FACEBOOK MANAGER DIANA MCHENRY
January Meeting Saturday
January 9, 2021 10:00 a.m. via Zoom
Webinar and Discussion
Holding Space: How to
Start and Continue
Conversations on Race,
Equity and Inclusion
AAUW Fellow alumna,
Dr.Taharee Jackson, leads this
conversation on why being able
to talk about race is critical to
achieving equity. Dr. Jackson is a
certified trainer of diversity
leaders, Lead Equity Specialist
and expert trainer, and federal
EEO counselor. Webinar
sponsored by GEICO.
Approximate time: 50 minutes.
Northwest District Meeting Saturday
January 30, 2021 10:00 a.m. via Zoom
New Year's Greetings to all our
AAUW NW District members.
Save the Date!
Please place on your new
calendar the date of January 30th and join members of the AAUW
Northwest District for a Zoom
presentation by Dr. Sally Hudson
on the issue of criminal justice in
Virginia and relevant legislation
that will address this problem in
the Virginia General Assembly
during the 2021 Session.
We will convene on January 30th from 10:00 a.m. to 11:30
a.m. A link will be sent a few
days prior to the event.
Dr. Hudson is the VA House
representative from District 57
(Albemarle County and
Charlottesville). This year is her
2nd term in that office. She is
also Assistant Professor of Public
Policy, Education and Economics
at the Frank Batten School of
Management and Leadership at
UVA, a position she has held
since 2016, the year she received
a Ph.D. in Economics from the
Massachusetts Institute of
Technology.
Looking forward to your
participation in Dr. Hudson's talk
and the discussion which will
follow.
Thank you and best wishes!
Sylvia (Rogers)
NW District Representative
February Meeting
The Northwest District
meeting will be considered our February meeting since it will be held so close to our regular meeting date in February. We hope all members will be able to participate using their computer or cell phone.
WORDS
TO THE
Volume 25, Issue 5 January, 2021
WISE2
WOMEN IN SEARCH OF EDUCATION AND EQUITY
MISSION
To advance gender equity for women and girls through research, education, and
advocacy.
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Using Zoom
There are times during meetings and get-togethers when we need to mute/unmute ourselves. The mute button can be found at the lower left of your computer screen. If you have problems, Diana McHenry, our host, will be there to help. (Dial *6 to unmute/mute yourself on your phone). It is advised that participants use the Speaker View (fills your computer screen with only the speaker’s face/presentation) rather than the Gallery View (many small windows of all the participants’ faces) during presentions. The View button where you can toggle between these two options is in the upper right on the Zoom window on most computers (it may be in a different place on a smartphone or tablet).
Hangout / Happy Hour Diana McHenry
We’ll continue to meet via
Zoom on Mondays at 6 p.m. through
the winter and spring! Branch
members will receive their email
invitation each Monday morning.
Other than Book Group nights (1/18,
2/15, 3/15, 4/19, 5/17), our Monday
meetings on Zoom will be a time to
catch up with each other and chat.
If you’d like to be removed
from the Zoom meeting email list,
please let me know. See you in the
computer!
Membership Update Sherry Lloyd
We currently have 47 members. Please contact me with any potential new members and concerns regarding our current members (540-667-1973). Definitely leave a message.
I thank all of you for the many responses to the “Holiday Rhyme 2020” poem. It was fun to write the poem for you.
January and February are months that have the potential to be cold, lonely and overcast. Grab a cup of coffee or a glass of wine and join us for our Monday Zoom Hangout /Happy Hour plus upcoming branch and district meetings. Book Group is still meeting via Zoom. All are welcome to attend even if you have not read the book.
We would love to have you join us for any or all of the events even if you have not been able to attend in the past.
Treasurer’s Report
Marsha Gochenour
As of December 29, 2020:
$1,397.73 Checking 14.87 AAUW Funds 800.00 NCCWSL 552.74 AAUW@SU 2,644.85 Scholarship (local) 4,204.47 Savings $9,614.66 Total
Expenses: $150.00 AAUW Funds
donation
Evening Book Group Marsha Gochenour
Format: Zoom
meeting hosted by Diana
McHenry. She will send
email invite the day of
the meeting with meeting
ID and reminders. Time: 6:00
p.m. – 8:00 p.m. Dessert optional.
If you are unable to login with a
computer, please use your home
phone and the call-in feature.
Monday, January 18, 2021, 6:00 pm
Born a Crime: Stories from a South
African Childhood
by Trevor Noah
Trevor Noah’s unlikely path from
apartheid South Africa to the desk
of The Daily Show began with a
criminal act: his birth. Trevor was born
to a white Swiss father and a black
Xhosa mother at a time when such a
union was punishable by five years in
prison. Living proof of his parents’
indiscretion, Trevor was kept mostly
indoors for the earliest years of his life,
bound by the extreme and often absurd
measures his mother took to hide him
from a government that could, at any
moment, steal him away. Finally
liberated by the end of South Africa’s
tyrannical white rule, Trevor and his
mother set forth on a grand adventure,
living openly and freely and embracing
the opportunities won by a centuries-
long struggle.
Born a Crime is the story of a
mischievous young boy who grows into
a restless young man as he struggles to
find himself in a world where he was
never supposed to exist. It is also the
story of that young man’s relationship
with his fearless, rebellious, and
fervently religious mother—his
teammate, a woman determined to save
her son from the cycle of poverty,
violence, and abuse that would
ultimately threaten her own life.
The stories collected here are by turns
hilarious, dramatic, and deeply
affecting. Whether subsisting on
caterpillars for dinner during hard
times, being thrown from a moving car
during an attempted kidnapping, or just
trying to survive the life-and-death
pitfalls of dating in high school, Trevor
illuminates his curious world with an
incisive wit and unflinching honesty. His
stories weave together to form a moving
and searingly funny portrait of a boy
making his way through a damaged
world in a dangerous time, armed only
with a keen sense of humor and a
mother’s unconventional, unconditional
love.
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WISE2 Women in Winchester
• Sherry Lloyd has recently completed hundreds of hand sewn face masks with a variety of Scrappy Apple
fabrics for donations to the Winchester Medical Center, the Tri Sigma Scholarship Foundation and the
March of Dimes.
• Heidi Colberg was mentioned in The Winchester Star article on December 24, 2020, concerning
luminarias in Whittier Acres. Heidi and her husband, David, offered their yard as a place to store the sand
that filled more than 6000 luminarias to line the streets as a Christmas tradition in Winchester. Jane
Parrish has also been involved with this project for many years.
• Betty Orndoff is doing better and has been able to join us on Monday nights for the Zoom Hangout
/Happy Hour. We hope she continues to improve.
• Mary Froehlich has been a patient in the Winchester Medical Center. Our thoughts are definitely with
Mary and her family.
AAUW@SU Rosemary Green
Beth Dickman, President of
AAUW@SU, shared her thoughts
on participating with AAUW on
the Shenandoah University
campus. Beth graduates this
month with a BS in Exercise
Science, and then she is on to
graduate school!
I had never heard about
AAUW@SU until I was invited to
the etiquette dinner at the
university president's house my
sophomore year. I met everyone
involved and I absolutely loved
the people as well as their
mission. I immediately wanted to
get involved and help advocate
for women in any way I could.
Throughout my experience with
AAUW@SU as a member and
then the president I have learned
so much about how to be a leader
and how to take initiative to make
change. I really enjoyed working
on the Socks of Love event as we
collected donations for the local
women's shelter then stuffed the
socks so others could have
something warm for the winter
months. I just completed my
bachelors of science and plan to
go to graduate school next fall to
get my doctorate in physical
therapy. I can't want to utilize
everything I learned in my
AAUW@SU experience and
apply it to my career as well as
my future life.
Thanks for everything,
Beth
Dr. Amy Lee Parker
Endowed Scholarship Rosemary Green
On December 11, the SUN-
e, Shenandoah University's online
newsletter, posted this
announcement:
Scholarship Available For Those
In Shenandoah’s Educational
Leadership Programs
The Dr. Amy Lee Parker
Endowed Scholarship was
established in memory of Dr. Amy
Lee Parker by the Winchester
Branch of the American
Association of University Women
(AAUW). Dr. Parker, a
Shenandoah alumna and school
leader, had a lifelong passion for
children and education. She
encouraged women to pursue
leadership, education, and
opportunities.
The Winchester Branch of AAUW
and Shenandoah University are
pleased to announce that a
$1,000 scholarship will be
awarded to a student (female
preferred) enrolled in
Shenandoah’s Ed.D. in
Educational Leadership (or
Ed.D. in Administrative
Leadership), MSEd in Education
Administration, or Professional
Studies Certificate in
Administration and Supervision.
The recipient should demonstrate
educational leadership potential,
good academic standing and
financial need. The scholarship
will be applied to the recipient’s
spring 2021 tuition.
We were pleased to see that
applications began arriving right
away. Scholarship applications
close on Jan. 10, and a decision
will be made by Feb. 1, which is
when the spring semester begins.
This is exciting news indeed!
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AAUW of Winchester (VA) Branch Board Meeting Minutes
December 2, 2020, Zoom President Mary Froehlich opened the meeting at 5:34 pm. Seven branch members were in attendance: Mary Froehlich, Marsha Gochenour, Rosemary Green, Sherry Lloyd, Diana McHenry, Martha Prusch, and Mary Ruos. The minutes of the October 28 Board Meeting were approved and were in the November newsletter. Our December branch meeting will be held via Zoom on 12/12 at 10 am – 12 noon. Our meeting in January will also be held via Zoom. Dates of future branch meetings: 1/9, 2/13, March TBD, 4/10, and 5/8. Rosemary Green presented details regarding our Dr. Amy Lee Parker Endowed Scholarship at SU which will be awarded for the first time in the spring 2021 semester. Our branch Book Group will meet through Zoom: 1/18, 2/15, 3/15, 4/19, and 5/17. Our next Board Meeting is on January 6. The meeting adjourned at 6:13 pm. Diana McHenry, Recording Secretary
CALENDAR January 4 Hang Out / Happy Hour via Zoom, 6 p.m.
January 9 Branch Meeting via Zoom, 10:00 a.m., Webinar
January 11 Hang Out / Happy Hour via Zoom, 6 p.m.
January 18 Book Group via Zoom, 6 p.m., Born a Crime
January 20 Deadline for February issue of Words to the WISE2
January 25 Hang Out / Happy Hour via Zoom, 6 p.m.
January 30 Northwest District/Branch Meeting via Zoom, 10:00 a.m., Dr. Sally Hudson, speaker
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Holiday Social
December 12, 2020
Our December meeting consisted of a Holiday Social using the Zoom platform. Fifteen members
participated wearing their Holiday finery. Their happy faces reflected their joy at seeing each other and
hearing some wonderful music provided by Amy Fielder and her violin. She played the following tunes for
our enjoyment:
You’ll Never Walk Alone
Golden Wedding
Bourrée from Handel’s Water Music
Some of her favorite carols:
What Child is This
March of the Toy Soldiers from the Nutcrackers
Joy to the World
And at the end of the meeting: Silent Night
Members who joined our holiday social via Zoom, but weren’t on video or they left the meeting before we
took the photo were Cee Ann Davis, Betty Orndoff, Jane Parrish, and Mary Ruos.
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Holiday Rhyme for Winchester AAUW Sherry Lloyd VP-Membership
Twas the month of December
When all through the house
All creatures were moving - even the computer mouse.
The yule logs and menorahs were all in their space
Waiting for their holidays to take place.
But, wait just a minute…….
What did we forget?
The December times with AAUW - are they on your calendar yet?
Zoom dates with Diana on the 7th, 14th, 21st , and 28th.
Dinner might just have to wait.
December the 12th at 10 a.m. promises more.
Rosemary and Mary R. have planned music and conversation galore!
Our own Amy Fielder will play violin music just for us.
Next, a screenshot AAUW photo of you in your holiday finest is a must.
Martha has written a festive newsletter with more
Books that Marsha suggests from your holiday store.
Membership stay merry with Mary F., Theresa and Sherry.
Saying that rapidly is quite scary!
So, no puns intended, just holiday rhyme.
Come join us for quality, virtual, AAUW time.
Happy Holidays to all!
And to all a brighter 2021 New Year!
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