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Br+ JANUARY, 2013
Branching Out
AAUW Ballwin-Chesterfield National and State Award-Winning Branch
November, 2015 Vol. 36 No. 4 35
th Anniversary Year
AAUW Advances Equity for Women and Girls Through Advocacy, Education, Philanthropy, and Research
INSIDE
P.2 General Information, Officers, AAUW MO, Archives, ¡Adelante!, & IBC Lunch P. 3 Trivia, Membership, Directory, &
Community Support Programs P. 4 Public Policy, EOF, & AAUW MO Event P. 5 Domestic Violence & Winter Auction P. 6-7 Dollars for Scholars P. 7-8 Interest Groups P. 9 Maya Angelou Project & Calendar
We are well on our way to another successful year toward advancing equity for women and girls. We’ve welcomed new members at our New Members’ Orientation Coffee; attended Women’s Equality Day and celebrated the passage of the 19
th Amendment that gave women
the right to vote; supported AAUW research through the Eleanor Roosevelt Walk; and participated in the Supreme Court Update webinar. Coming very soon are Trivia Night to support the Legal Advocacy Fund and the Start Smart and Work Smart presentation by Mark Hopkins, AAUW’s Chief Strategy Officer. These programs teach women about the art of negotiating salaries. As we are aware, women still do not have pay equity and learning these skills will be another step in changing this! November focuses on the issue of violence against women through the United Nation’s Secretary General’s UNiTE to End Violence Against Women and Girls and its global initiative, Orange the World. Bring attention to this issue–encourage your friends to wear orange between November 25–December 10. Sadly, one in four US women experience abuse, and one in three teenage girls experience abuse while dating. On Friday, November 13, there is another Court Watch Training. This program trains individuals to observe the Domestic Violence Court. If you’re interested, or have questions, contact Karen. As we look forward to the start of the holiday season, make plans to attend and support the Winter Auction. This enjoyable activity provides funds for leadership development and branch operations. Consider donating items for the boutique, oral, and silent auctions. You can begin, continue, or complete your shopping at the auction–we will have items for everyone on your list. We want to thank you for supporting Ballwin-Chesterfield’s unique Dollars for Scholars activities. We have made a difference in the lives of women through more than 100 local scholarships. In addition, our branch supports education on the national level, and in November we will hear from one of AAUW’s scholarship recipients. During the busy days ahead, take time to focus on what is important and give thanks. Enjoy! ~ Karen Francis
Suzanne Couch Karen Francis
BOARD MEETING: The next meeting is November 5, 9:30 a.m., at Trinity Lutheran Church. All Elected and Appointed Directors should attend.
Contact Karen Francis ([email protected]).
Start Smart - Work Smart
Speaker: Suzanne Gellman, Family Financial Education Specialist,
University of Missouri, St. Charles Extension
Ms. Gellman has authored three financial education curriculums and numerous articles about empowering women to better manage their financial lives. This presentation will explain AAUW’s Start Smart and Work Smart programs that were designed to empower women with the skills and confidence to successfully negotiate their salary and benefits packages. These two programs were designed to reduce the gender wage gap for women. AAUW Priority: Gender Equity
Hospitality
Coordinating Hostess: Judy Schaefer-Piet Hostesses: Carol Berry, Diane Carenza, Becky Kruse, Pickett Lema, Joan Lunt, Linda Magre, Nance Roth, Susie Teicher, Mary Lou Wilson, and Mary Kay Wolfe
Karen Francis Barbara McQuitty
PRESIDENTS’ CORNER
NOVEMBER BRANCH MEETING
Thursday, November 12
Trinity Lutheran Church
14088 Clayton Road at Woods Mill Road
8:45 a.m.–Social Time & Signups 9:30 a.m.–Business Meeting
10:30–Program 11:30 a.m.–Adjourn
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AAUW BALLWIN-CHESTERFIELD BOARD
ELECTED OFFICERS
Presidents: Karen Francis & Barbara McQuitty
V-P Program: Jan Horner & Judy Stagoski
V-P Membership: Marilyn Fletcher & Linda Seibert
Secretary/Archivist: Susan Fenwick
Finance Officer: Rita Hawkins-Page
Ex-Officio Immediate Past President: Suzanne Couch ELECTED DIRECTORS
Educational Opportunities Fund:
Marian Bauer & Linda Roberson
Legal Advocacy Fund: Linda Evans & Julie Triplett
Public Policy: Barbara Butchart & Pat Shores
APPOINTED DIRECTORS
Communications/Web: Joyce Katz
Directory: Marilyn Beiter & Leslie Wier
Dollars for Scholars: Barbara Jowett & Barb Tackitt
Governance: Doris Nistler Hospitality: Darlene Harris & Vicky Jany
Branch Development for Leadership/Operating Funds:
Erlaine Eltomi, Jayne Kasten, & Joyce Katz
Newsletter Editors: Bette Bude & Mary Jermak
Special Events:
Fall Brunch - Kay Meyer & Joanne Nelson
Spring Luncheon - Carol Derington
STEM: Marcia Block & Sandra Murdock
Standing committee chairs are listed in the Directory.
LEGISLATIVE RETREAT
JANUARY 16, 2016, 8:30 a.m.–2:30 p.m.
Columbia, Missouri
The Legislative Retreat is open to the public. Bring your progressive women friends to join women activists from all over the state for the annual Legislative Retreat. Hear presentations from women working with Missouri legislation and legislators, discover what legislation is proposed for the Missouri House and Senate for the 2016 session, make plans for effective lobbying for women's issues, learn how to effectively work with legislators, determine legislative priorities, and much more. The retreat will be held in the second floor conference room at the Hy Vee Grocery, 405 E Nifong Boulevard. There is no cost for registration. A free complimentary continental breakfast will be available upon arrival at 8:30 a.m.; lunch Saturday will be purchased at the Hy Vee Deli by each participant. To register, contact Grace Butler ([email protected]) or Shirley Breeze ([email protected]).
Branching Out is published monthly except June and August. Article submission deadline for the December issue is November 12. Submit articles to newsletter editors. For membership information, contact Marilyn Fletcher ([email protected]) or Linda Seibert
For phone numbers and mailing addresses of our members, check the branch Directory.
For Care Notes, contact Joan Reed ([email protected]).
For Flyers & Forms referenced in this newsletter, visit aauwballwin-chesterfield.org.
For tech assistance, contact Communications/Web Chair Joyce Katz, [email protected].
AAUW IBC DOWNTOWN LUNCH
3rd
Tuesday, 11:45 a.m. November 17: Old Standard Fried Chicken, 1621 Tower Grove Ave., St. Louis, 63110 RSVP to Kay Meyer ([email protected]).
AAUW ¡ADELANTE! 4th Thursday, 1:30 p.m.
Barnes and Noble, 1600 Clarkson Rd., Chesterfield No meeting in November & December. January selection: Disgruntled: A Novel by Asali Solomon Please contact Julie Triplett ([email protected]) for further information.
BRANCH RECORDS ARCHIVED
All Call for Branch Records
Last year we were able to gather over eight crates of records of our branch's past and donate them to the MO Historical Society. They had been stored with various former officers and were not always in places where they could be readily accessed or preserved. Our records are now catalogued and stored at the archive center in Columbia, MO. They are available to us on request at any time. Susan Fenwick, branch archivist, and the co-presidents have the list of records on file. Past officers and committee heads may be storing records that could be archived. If you have some records, please contact Susan so she can arrange to have them transferred to the Historical Society. Examples of the kinds of materials we seek include scrapbooks, presentations for special events or celebrations, awards or award applications, and educational materials developed in support of the AAUW mission. Is there a box in your basement? Open up that space and help your branch to preserve the records of its past.
~ Susan Fenwick, Secretary/Archivist
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DIRECTORY
Please try to pick up your directory at the November branch meeting. If you cannot attend, please arrange for a friend or interest group friend to pick it up for you. Directories will not be mailed. Extra inserts are $3 and a new binder is $8. You may also request a free electronic version from Joyce Katz ([email protected]). New members receive the binder with insert at no cost. If you find any errors, please let us know. Corrections will be made in the Directory December supplement. The deadline for corrections is November 11. If you are a new member and have not had your picture taken, it can be done at a branch meeting or you can send a picture to Joyce Katz either by email or mail. ~ Marilyn Beiter & Leslie Wier, Directory Co-Directors
GETTING TO KNOW YOU
Welcome our new members
to our AAUW community.
Kathleen P. Brown Dardenne Prairie, MO 63368 Email: [email protected] Kathleen earned her bachelor’s degree in elementary and special education from Fontbonne College in Clayton and her master’s degree from Arizona State University, Phoenix, in special education-learning disabilities. She has completed an additional 45 hours at various other colleges and universities. Kathleen was a teacher for the Department of Defense Dependent Schools at the elementary level and has now retired. She enjoys learning new things, loves to travel, and has an interest in genealogy. She is a dual member with the St. Charles branch. Lynn Fogel Chesterfield, MO 63017 Email: [email protected] Lynn earned her bachelor’s degree from Bryant University in Providence, Rhode Island. She spent her career in real estate and has now retired. ~ Linda Seibert & Marilyn Fletcher, V-P Membership
COMMUNITY PROGRAMS BRING $$
TO SUPPORT BRANCH WORK
When anyone purchases items at Office Depot and shows our branch card, we receive a cash credit through the Worklife Rewards program. Every time you or a family member shops at Schnucks (including pharmacy), we also get cash credit. Already a participant? Please remember the branch when you shop! Not yet a participant? Visit the MEMBERS ONLY section on the branch website to get started. Questions: Contact Mary Jermak, Bette Bude, or Joyce Katz.
LAF TRIVIA NIGHT - Hurry! It's Not Too Late!
Saturday, October 24, 2015, Trinity Lutheran Church Doors open at 6:15 p.m.; Trivia starts at 7 p.m. Cost is $160 for an eight-player table or $20 per single ticket reservation ($10 tax deductible). Are you smarter than a 5
th grader? Come to the Legal Advocacy Fund Trivia Night – bring your friends, show off your skills,
and support an important cause: the AAUW mission to advance equity for all women and girls. Trivia buff or not, come and have an enjoyable evening! Enjoy a night of fun and games at our LAF Trivia Night fundraiser with games and prizes for 1
st and 2
nd place tables and
complimentary Fitz’s Root Beer floats! Feel free to bring your own food and drinks. Beer and wine are permitted on the premises, but no hard liquor. Sponsors are needed and welcomed, so even if you can't make it, participate as a sponsor and support LAF's work. Your $25 (or more) sponsor donation is totally tax-deductible. Acknowledgement of sponsors will be published in the program and announced at Trivia Night. Trivia flyers with reservation information are available on the branch website.
To register, contact: Doris Nistler ([email protected]), Linda Evans ([email protected]), or Julie Triplett ([email protected]).
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EDUCATIONAL OPPORTUNITIES FUND
Over the past century AAUW has provided over $100 million to more than 12,000 women and projects serving women and girls from 140 countries. For the year 2015–16, AAUW has awarded a total of $3.7 million in funding for individual women and community projects serving women and girls. This extraordinary work has been done through the dedication of AAUW members. We as Ballwin-Chesterfield have donated consistently to this great work. As members of AAUW MO, we are trying to complete a grant started many years ago. Grant money can only be used when the entire grant is completed. At our November Branch meeting, you will be encouraged to designate your Individual Giving contribution to the F. Elaine Richardson Fund. This fund needs about $4,000 to be completed and with our help we will get close to the goal.
At our November meeting, you will have the opportunity to meet Rachel Reid, American Fellowship awardee who is studying at Washington University. Come and see how your help supports this important work.
Local scholarship awardees are doing well. Your constant support of Dollars for Scholars assists many women to complete their undergraduate education. Be sure to buy your Panera Cards, contribute books for our book sale, and have a good time attending the other Dollars’ events. These women are counting on you.
~ Marian Bauer & Linda Roberson,
EOF Co-Directors
PUBLIC POLICY
The Fight for Pay Equity: A Ballwin-Chesterfield 2015 Focus With a record number of women in the workforce, and two-thirds of women functioning as primary or co-bread winners for their families, equal pay for women is critical to families’ economic security. Yet in 2014, women working full-time, year-round were still paid 79 cents on average for every dollar paid to men. Download AAUW’s The Simple Truth about the Gender Pay Gap (2015) www.aauw.org, to discover how the gap affects women of all ages, races, and education levels and what you can do to close the gap. Preventing Human Trafficking: A Ballwin-Chesterfield 2015 Focus Two of our B-C members, Sr. Esther Hogan and Sr. Ruth Kertz, appeared as part of a special report on KDSK’s 5 on Your Side Investigates about how the nuns in St. Louis and St. Charles are fighting the modern day slavery of human trafficking. The St. Charles Coalition Against Human Trafficking (SCCAT) will be a featured track in the 2015 St. Charles Community Services Summit, on Tuesday, October 27, from 8 a.m.–1:20 p.m., at Calvary Church in St. Peters. Register at http://bit.do/CSS2015. ~ Barbara Butchart & Pat Shores, Public Policy Co-Directors
AAUW FALL FOCUS
AAUW FUND & Start Smart/Work Start Update
Saturday, October 31, 1–3:00 p.m. Whitmoor Country Club, St. Charles
Reservation deadline–October 28
AAUW MO and the St. Louis Inter-Branch Council are sponsoring a special meeting with Mark Hopkins, Chief Strategy Officer for AAUW National. Mark helps guide such programs as Tech Trek, NCCWSL, and Start Smart/Work Smart. He will be in St. Louis to update us on the new focus of the AAUW Fund and on the Start Smart/Work Smart programs. AAUW MO hopes to initiate Start Smart throughout Missouri, and this is your chance to hear about it directly from National. Make plans to be part of this exciting afternoon! There is no charge for the program, but reservations are required. At 11:30 a.m. you are invited to join the AAUW MO board for networking and a delicious lunch at the country club. The cost of the lunch is $20. For reservations, directions, or a lunch menu, please contact Suzanne Couch, [email protected]. ~ Suzanne Couch, IBC
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October and November are months that bring worldwide awareness
to the safety of women and girls:
October: Domestic Violence Awareness Month
o U. N. International Day of the Girl Child
o National Bullying Prevention Month
November: U. N. Secretary General’s Campaign, UNiTE, End Violence Against
Women and Orange the World, endviolence.un.org/orangeday.shtml
Let’s make every month an awareness month for safety for women and girls.
2015 WINTER AUCTION ~ Be an ANGEL to Your Branch
December 10 (snow date, December 11)
Reservations ~ $25
Jayne Kasten will accept reservations at the November branch meetings and by mail. Each reservation includes reserved seating, a coffee and pastry buffet, and a choice of three delicious box lunches.
Remember to invite family and friends to attend and you will be entered in a prize drawing for each guest you register.
Browse the Silent Auction, bid in the Oral Auction, shop at the Boutique, enjoy a tasty box lunch with your friends, buy chances on Pot O’ Gold, and play Bingo before you check out. You’ll go home with your selection of holiday gifts, handcrafted items, delicious homemade goodies, and a warm feeling for having helped Ballwin-Chesterfield sustain its outstanding branch achievements. The Winter Auction is the only fund raiser to support our Branch Operating Fund and the Ballwin-Chesterfield Leadership Development Fund. Your attendance and donations are vital to make this event a success!
Be an ANGEL to Your Branch! We Need Your Help!
Boutique – Create five or more items that will sell for $5, $10, or $15.
Silent Auction – Donate quality items that will appeal to our members.
Food Fest Table – Make cakes, cookies, candy, preserves, casseroles, and other edibles.
Oral Auction – Offer items worth $100 or more which may include personal services, dinner parties, vacation
venues, event tickets, theme baskets, and other ideas.
For more information, to volunteer, or to inform us of your donations, email or phone one of us. Reservations: Jayne Kasten, [email protected] Oral Auction: Joyce Katz, [email protected] Silent Auction, Boutique: Erlaine Eltomi, [email protected]
~ Erlaine Eltomi, Jayne Kasten, & Joyce Katz,
Branch Development for Leadership/Operating Funds, Co-Directors
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DFS events raise funds for scholarships, give members opportunities to meet in small groups for
enriching & educational experiences, and introduce AAUW to non-members.
ALL PROCEEDS FROM DOLLARS FOR SCHOLARS EVENTS SUPPORT WOMEN’S EDUCATION.
Make Dollars for Scholars Checks Payable to AAUW Ballwin-Chesterfield.
TO SPONSOR AN EVENT, contact Barb Jowett ([email protected]) or Barb Tackitt ([email protected]).
Please Remember - Take Pictures At Your Event!
Inclement Weather Alert: Check your email beginning at 8:15 a.m. the day of the event for updates or cancellation.
MAPLEWOOD GOURMET CRAWL Wednesday, October 21, 10 a.m. COST: $10 Meet at the southeast corner of the Marietta parking lot, behind the 7300 block businesses on Manchester Rd. Enjoy a tour of three to four blocks in the Maplewood Business District to see shops and sample goodies at such places as Pie Oh, My!, Traveling Tea, Strange Donuts, Great Harvest Bakery, Penzey’s Spices, Vom Foss, Larder and Cupboard Gourmet Foods, and Kakao Chocolate. Receive a special bag, map, and business list at our meeting spot. Get map and directions at sign up. An optional lunch at Schlafly Bottleworks, 11:30–noon, may be followed by more shopping at gourmet coffee shops. Contact Pickett Lema ([email protected]) or call her.
BREAD AND BOOKS
PANERA BREAD CARDS On sale at November branch meeting COST: $10 Buy Panera Bread Co. cards—they never expire—and use them for any purchase at any Panera across the nation! Receive full value for your money, and scholarships will benefit. Questions? Contact Linda Bader ([email protected]).
DONATE YOUR USED BOOKS – WITH A TWIST! Bring donations through April 2016
Clean out your bookshelves! Bring your books, CD’s, & DVD’s to branch meetings. You may wish to browse through the donated books at each branch meeting and make a purchase; all remaining items will be sold to local used bookstores with proceeds going to Dollars for Scholars. Continue to bring those books and help support women scholars. Questions? Contact Mary Kay Wolfe ([email protected]).
TALBOTS’ FALL & WINTER FASHION SHOW Friday, November 13, 8:15 a.m. COST: $10 1580 Clarkson Road, Chesterfield, 63017
Enjoy a light continental breakfast while viewing the newest fashions for the season, modeled by our B-C members. Co-hostesses Mary LaRuffa and Susan Heigel are calling for models. Contact Mary ([email protected]), call her, or sign up at November branch meeting. Special Gift: Receive a 20 percent off coupon for attending!
PURE PLEASURE PLUS ~
Herbaria and Chocolate! COST: $10
Thursday, October 29, 10:30 a.m. Carpool, 9:45 a.m. Stimulate your senses with a tour of Herbaria and the Chocolate Chocolate Chocolate Company Factory. In between tours, stop for a cup of coffee at Shaw’s Coffee, or shop at the various bakeries or stores in the Hill neighborhood. Lunch: Zia’s, 12:30 p.m. (cost not included)
Contact Barb Jowett ([email protected]) or Barb
Tackitt ([email protected]).
BRIDGE FOR SCHOLARS COST: $10
Tuesday, November 17, 12:30 pm. LIMIT 24 Mary LaRuffa’s Home
Enjoy a fun-filled afternoon of dessert and bridge at Mary LaRuffa's home. Dessert will be served from 12:30–1 p.m., and then we will play Bridge until 4 p.m. Please remember, if for some reason you cannot attend after signing up to come, send a sub in your place, since we need full tables. Contact Barb Jowett ([email protected]) or Barb Tackitt ([email protected]), or sign up at the November branch meeting. Directions are available at sign-up or from the Dollars sponsors listed above.
QUILT NATIONAL 2015 COST: $20
Thursday, November 19, 10 a.m. Carpool 9:15 a.m. The Peabody Opera House, 400 Market Street, St. Louis Join your friends for the 15
th Biennial St. Louis presentation of
Quilt National—a national competition that is held every two years featuring fabulous fabric and fiber works of contemporary art. This fall marks AAUW’s fifth trip to see these fascinating quilts. The exhibit is being held for the first time at the beautiful Peabody Opera House. Lunch after the tour: please join us at Lombardo’s Trattoria 201 S 20
th St. (next to Union Station)
Contact Karen Francis ([email protected]) or sign up at the November branch meeting.
Join us on a tour of 14,000 poinsettias at Fahr Greenhouses; learn how to care for these beauties and to help them re-bloom. Have your camera ready! Pat Bellrose will tell the poinsettia’s history as well as highlight other plants great for holiday decorating. Then, visit Fahr’s garden center and learn about spring production seeds and cuttings. Buy one 6 ½” poinsettia, get one free! Optional Lunch: Letty Lou’s Café, 17209 New College Ave., Wildwood. Contact Julia Goodon ([email protected]) or Barb Jowett ([email protected]) or sign up at the November branch meeting.
“When you only do plants, It’s Amazing What Your Plants Can Do!”
FAHR GREENHOUSES POINSETTIA GALA Wednesday, December 2, 10 a.m. COST: $10
18944 Saint Albans Rd, Wildwood, 63038 Carpool from Trinity: 9:30 a.m.
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CATHEDRAL BASILICA TOUR Friday, December 4, 10 a.m. Carpool, 9:15 a.m. TOUR COST: $15
What better way to begin the holiday season than a tour of the Cathedral Basilica, voted St. Louis’ #2 attraction, with its incredible history and mosaic art? Although the exterior was completed in 1914, the interior was not fully completed until the 1980’s. Follow the tour with an optional festive noon lunch at the downtown Missouri Athletic Club. We will dine at the glass enclosed Hall of Fame room on the 4th floor. Lunch will consist of one of three soups, salads, entrees— including baked or fried fish or smoked salmon— and an elegant dessert. Soda is included in the $20 non-refundable price. If having lunch, make out your $20 lunch check to Barb Schillhahn. A separate $15 check for the tour should be made out to AAUW B-C. Sign up with Barb Schillhahn at ([email protected]) or at the November branch meeting. NINE NETWORK TOUR Tuesday, December 8, 10 a.m. COST: $10
3655 Olive Street, St. Louis, 631083 Carpool from Trinity: 9:15 a.m. LIMIT: 15 Join us for a personalized tour of our local PBS TV station, Channel 9, home to Donnybrook, American Graduate, PBS News Hour, Doc Martin, and, of course, Masterpiece Theatre—we might run into Lord Grantham! After the tour, a Memphis Style BBQ lunch is optional at Pappy’s Smokehouse, 3106 Olive Street, St. Louis, 63103. Contact Linda Kridel ([email protected],), call her, or sign up at the November branch meeting.
INTEREST GROUPS Our Interest Groups are primarily social and bring members with similar interests together. Try one! Contact an Interest
Group chair today. Interest Groups and their chairs are listed in the front of your Directory. Marilyn Fletcher
([email protected]) coordinates all Interest Groups and can help with the information you need.
MOVIE GROUP 4th Thursday, 10 a.m.
October 22: Hostess, Doris Nistler ([email protected])
Steve Jobs, The intern, Pawn Sacrifice, The Martian, Black Mass, A Brilliant Young Mind, and Grandma. November 30: Hostess, Pickett Lema ([email protected]) For more information about this group, contact Doris Nistler ([email protected]) or Mersine Kallaos ([email protected]).
PLAY READERS 3rd
Monday, 12:30 p.m.
November 16: Hostess, Judy Stagoski ([email protected]) For more information, check with Julie Triplett ([email protected]).
SATURDAY NIGHT SINGLES
This group is open to widows, divorcees, and never-marrieds who would like a Saturday night out while enjoying each other’s company. If you have a suggestion for an activity or special outing, please contact Donna Ross ([email protected]) with your idea.
EXPRESSIONS 1st
Tuesday 1–3 p.m.
Rockwood Bank, HWY. 109, Wildwood 63040 November 3: A Taste of Right Brain Drawing
Make the mental shift to drawing that is pleasurable, meditative, and frees you from anxiety. This workshop is presented by a retired art teacher. LIMIT OF 15 SIGN UP EARLY AND DON’T MISS THIS OPPORTUNITY. Contact Roz Marx ([email protected]) or Rosann Swaringim ([email protected]).
GENEALOGY
Monday, November 16 10 a.m.–noon Hostess, Gloria Campion ([email protected]) Join us as we explore the topic Finding Our Grandmothers. Please bring a family story told to you by a female family member. RSVP to Pat White ([email protected]). For more information about the Genealogy Group, contact Fran Reiland ([email protected]) or ([email protected]).
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BOOK CLUBS ~ WE WELCOME ALL READERS
Please RSVP to the hostess by the Friday before the meeting. All addresses are listed in the branch Directory. Download the 2015–16 book lists from the Interest Groups page on the branch website. Questions? Check with the contact name listed for the book group.
LITERATURE I 3rd
Thursday 11/19 9:30 a.m. Hostess, Diane Siegel ([email protected]) A discussion of Lila by Marilynne Robinson will be led by Mary Kay Wolfe. Contact Alice Crippen ([email protected]).
LITERATURE II 4th
Monday, 11/23 10 a.m.
Hostess, Helen Fick ([email protected]) A discussion of Still Life with Breadcrumbs by Anna Quindlan will be led by Marcia Block. Contact Joyce Katz ([email protected]) or Erlaine Eltomi ([email protected]).
READING REALITY 2nd Tuesday 11/10 1 p.m.
Hostess, Diane Siegel ([email protected]) A discussion of Just Because the Internet Told You, How Do You Know It’s True? by David Finkel will be led by Carol LeBegue. This group reads non-fiction selections. Contact Marcia Block ([email protected]).
BIOGRAPHY BOOK CLUB (BBC) 1
st Monday 11/02 10 a.m.
Hostess, Dot Soskin ([email protected]) A discussion of I Must say, My Life as a Humble Comedy Legend by Martin Short will be led by Dot Soskin. This group discusses nonfiction, especially biographies, memoirs, and autobiographies. Contact Brenda Ernst ([email protected]).
OUT TO LUNCH GROUP 3rd Wednesday 11:30 a.m.
Carpool from Trinity at 10:45 a.m. or meet at the restaurant.
November 18: GIOVANNI’S KITCHEN, 8831 Ladue Road, St. Louis 63124. Sign up at the November branch meeting, call, or email Harriett Hirschfeld ([email protected]) for a reservation. DIRECTIONS: From the church, go left on Clayton, turn left at the first light to north Rt. 141. Continue to Interstate 64 and turn left heading east. Exit on north 170 and turn right on Ladue. If you reach Maryland Ave, you've gone too far. The restaurant is on the left just past Hunter.
All members and friends are welcome
BRIDGE GROUPS for NOVEMBER To play or sub in a group, contact Marilyn Fletcher ([email protected]).
BASIC BRIDGE & BEYOND 9:30 a.m. Hearth Room 3
rd Thursday, 11/19: Susan Zerjav
BRIDGE BUDDIES Noon Dream House Tea Room 2
nd Wednesday, 11/11: Kathy Childers
4th
Wednesday, 11/25: Cancelled/Thanksgiving BRIDGE FRIENDS 10 a.m. Hearth Room 3
rd Thursday, 11/19: Jane Arneson
BRIDGE I 10:30 a.m. Hearth Room 1
st Wednesday, 11/4: Contact Janet Ludewig
BRIDGE II 11 a.m. Dream House 3
rd Tuesday, 11/17: Kay Kreder
BRIDGE III 10 a.m. Hearth Room 4
th Wednesday, 11/18: Marianne Word
BRIDGE IV 9:30 a.m. Kaldi’s 1
st Tuesday, 11/25: Sally Goodman
BRIDGE V 9:30 a.m. Kaldi’s 2
nd Tuesday, 11/10: Sheila Kalman
BRIDGE VI 1 10 a.m. Hearth Room 3
rd Monday, 11/16: Chris Magilligan
DUPLICATE BRIDGE I 9:50 a.m. 1
st Tuesday, 11/3: Nancy Russell
DUPLICATE BRIDGE II 9:45 a.m. Hearth Room 4
th Tuesday, 11/24: Jean Wagner
BEGINNERS’ DUPLICATE 10:15 a.m. Hearth Room 4
th Tuesday, 11/24: Barb Tackitt
SAVE THE DATE
December 16 – 11:30 a.m.
SPECIAL HOLIDAY
OUT TO LUNCH
The Mother-in-Law House, St. Charles
Information will follow in the December newsletter.
A friend may be waiting behind a
stranger's face.
― Maya Angelou, Letter to My Daughter
~ N o v e m b e r ~
Sun Mon Tue Wed Thu Fri Sat
1
2 10 a.m. Bio Book Club
3 9:30 a.m. Bridge IV 9:50 a.m. Dup Bridge I 1 p.m. Expressions
4 10:30 a.m. Bridge I
5 9:30 a.m. Board Meeting
6
7
8
9
10 9:30 a.m. Bridge V 1 p.m. Rdg. Reality
11 Noon Bridge Buddies
12 9:30 a.m. Branch Meeting $$ Bread & Books at meeting
13 8:15 a.m. $$ Talbots’ Fall Fashion Show Court Watch Training
14
15
16 10 a.m. Bridge VI 10 a.m. Genealogy 12:30 p.m. Play Readers
17 11 a.m. Bridge II 11:45 a.m. IBC Lunch 12:30 p.m. $$ Bridge for Scholars
18 11:30 a.m. Out to Lunch
19 9:30 a.m. B/Bridge/Beyond 9:30 a.m. Lit I 10 a.m. Bridge Friends 10 a.m. $$ Quilt National
20
21
22 23 10 a.m. Lit II
24 9:45 a.m. Dup Bridge II 10:15 a.m. Beginning Dup Bridge
25 10 a.m. Bridge III Orange the World Begins
26
27 28
30 10 a.m. Movie Group
Coming in December
12/2 $$ Fahr Greenhouse Tour 12/4 $$ Cathedral Basilica Tour/Lunch at the MO Athletic Club 12/8 $$ Nine Network Tour
12/10 WINTER AUCTION – Be an Angel to Your Branch
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Help to Honor Maya Angelou in the Hall of Famous Missourians
Maya Angelou was born and spent much of her childhood in St. Louis. Many know her autobiography I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings (1969), which brought her international recognition and acclaim. Over her long life, she became one of the most renowned and influential voices of our time. With over 50 honorary doctorate degrees, Angelou became a celebrated poet, memoirist, educator, dramatist, producer, actress, historian, filmmaker, and civil rights activist (mayaangelou.com). For more information, you may contact Shirley Breeze ([email protected]).
Last year our efforts helped to install a bust of Virginia Minor in the Hall of Famous Missourians in the State Capitol. Now we have an opportunity to elevate another famous Missouri woman--Maya Angelou. She would be only the ninth woman in the Hall. If you would like to be a part of this effort, email Speaker of the House, Todd Richardson, ([email protected]). When you request that Maya Angelou be considered for the Hall of Fame, include a short statement about what special attributes make her worthy of the honor.
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