NORTHERN OCEAN COUNTY BRANCH Volume XLIV Number 2 November-December 2012

BREAKING THROUGH BARRIERS FOR WOMEN AND GIRLS AAUW Mission Statement

AAUW advances equity for women and girls through advocacy, education, philanthropy and research.

PRESIDENT’S MESSAGE

Celebrate the happiness this Holiday Season. Let us appreciate each other. Our strength and talents…. Create warm memories and take the time to listen. Remember that it could be our greatest contribution. Please continue to make that personal connection… We have 46 members and it would be nice to reach 50 members this Fiscal Year. Let us please continue to recruit members and provide a support system for women and girls through our mission… Our September Meeting and Motivational speaker Donna Cardillo was great. She was motivational and down to earth… Her animated style encouraged the 32 attendee’s to think about those “Life Transitions”. The different phases of life bring new challenges and rewards to all of us…… Our October “PSYCHIC NIGHT” Fundraiser was Triumphant... Charmed in Company were fortuitous in benefiting our Scholarship and Essay Awards. The snacks and beverages served by “The BrandyWine” at both activities were sumptuous and very much appreciated… AAUW-NJ Fall Focus Meeting in October was educational. The day reflected a strategic approach to legislation and advocacy for women in the political arena. A Look Ahead… Special Focus November/December… November 27, 2012 “Dinner and A Movie” Sandwiches, beverages, and dessert will be provided by our host “The BrandyWine at the Gables”. Thank You, Thank You… This delightful social gathering will be followed by a movie, “Erin Brockovich” based on a true story. Entertaining and Inspiring Julia Roberts hilarious fight for justice brought a small town to its feet and a huge company to its knees. This will be an opportunity to bring a prospective guest for NOCB Membership… December 7, 2012 will be our Annual Holiday Party at the home of Vicki Hall… Also, please remember to bring career-oriented books for young girls to every activity or event. They will be donated to the Ocean County Library System. Let us make a difference and adhere to our AAUW Mission… Please be supportive to our Interest Groups… Always looking for new members and you do not need to attend every meeting or gathering… We have a New Walking Interest Group… “Morning Striders” a lit-tle physical fitness at the Jersey Shore… Give it some thought… Advance Calendar: January 19, 2013 will be our Community Service Project with the Girl Scouts at Georgian Court University. February 23, 2013 will be our Gift Auction at Brick High School. Please help- contact Barbara Tuzio at 732-899-3267 or Maureen Mitchell at 732-295-3926. Hope the Holidays are Joyous and May God Bless You and Your Family.

Patricia Baroska

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OUR NOVEMBER PROGRAM “A SOCIAL EVENING”

DINNER AND A MOVIE “ERIN BROCKOVICH”

A real woman, a real story, a real triumph! Julia Roberts stars as a feisty young mother who fought for justice. A legal battle that brought a small town to its feet and a huge company to its knees. Date: Tuesday November 27 Dinner: Provided by “BrandyWine Senior Living at the Gables” - Sandwiches, Salad, Beverages and Dessert Time: 6:00pm Place: BrandyWine, 615 Jack Martin Blvd., Brick Invitees: Members and Prospective members

DECEMBER 7 — OUR ANNUAL HOLIDAY PARTY

When: Friday Dec. 7 6:30 Where: Home of Vicki Hall, 1782 Todd Rd, Toms River

Bring your favorite dish. Sign up at the social evening Nov. 27 or call Vicki Hall at 732 244-2032. In the spirit of the season, there will be a Collection to benefit a local charity.

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GIFT AUCTION February 23, 2013 The Gift Auction, a major fundraiser for AAUW Funds and branch scholarships and essay awards, will be held Saturday February 23, 2013 at Brick High School Cafeteria #3 from 1-4pm. It’s not too early to organize your gift items for prizes. You can drop them off at the home of Barbara Tuzio after January 1, 2013. Collections of items for themed baskets are already under-way. The themes are: November-gift wrap, bags, cards; December-toys, games, books for kids; January-pet supplies for dogs or cats; and February gardening supplies. You can still add to September and October themes which are Fall décor items and Italian foods. Thank you to those of you who have signed up to help. We still need many more volunteers, especially the day of the Auction. Our most pressing needs are two people for hospitality and five people to sell raffle tickets. February may seem far away, but we must have things set in place before that. Please call Barbara or Maureen to say you will help. Members can do any or all of the following: 1. Make up a themed basket of your own choosing. 2. Bring in items for the themed baskets which we will put together. Themes will be determined for each month. 3. Contribute money toward a themed basket. 4. Donate NEW items which you may buy, already have, or something you want to “regift”. Remember items must be New, New, New. 5. Obtain a gift certificate or other item from a local business or restaurant. Solicitation letters are included in this newsletter. Also save your empty baskets for us to fill! Maureen Mitchell 732-295-3926 and Barbara Tuzio 732-899-3267

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Our AAUW-NOCB Book Discussion Group meets at "Atlanta Bread Company", Brick on one Thursday each month at 3:30 p.m. However note the change to the November meeting to include dinner and thus raise money for the branch. All members are welcome! Date and Selections for November and December: Wed., November 14 Wed., November 14 Wed., November 14 — “King’s Speech” by Lionel Logue At Ruby Tuesday’s, Rt. 70, Brick at 4:00 Thurs., December 13 Thurs., December 13 Thurs., December 13 — “Girls from Ames” by Jeffrey Zaslow at Atlanta Bread Company at 3:30 Contact: Lenora Donatiello 732-458-4317 or Pat Baroska at 732-267-3127 ShoreBeachGirl@hotmail.com

Literature: Books at Perks

Jersey Shore Theater Group We met at "The Tuscany Restaurant" on Saturday September 29..... The food and company was great. The Phoenix Production of "My Fair Lady" at "The Strand" was superb.. "We could have danced all night"...... The nostalgic familiarity of the musical tunes were enjoyed by all.... Please consider joining our next Theater Group Excursion in the Spring .... Interested members contact:

Patricia Baroska 732-267-3127 ShoreBeachGirl@hotmail.com

NOCB has a new walking group and it is looking for all of you who like to (or need to) get out and strut! It met for the first walk on Thursday October 25 at 9:00am at Brick Reservoir on Herbertsville Road. It’s a beautiful site. Interested members call: Sandy O’Connell 732-905-7328 yankeecity@juno.com Marlene Pigut mpigut@optimum.net or Patricia Baroska ShoreBeachGirl@hotmail.com

New!!! Morning Striders

AAUW-NOCB Interest Groups

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We will be collecting gift wrap items for the basket in November and Books & Toys for the basket in December. Please bring donations to Dinner and a Movie Night in November, Holiday Party in December, or any Interest Group Meeting. Still Collecting Items for September (“Fall Décor”), October (“Italian”) Please be supportive…. Advance Notice… We will collect Pet Items for January and Gardening Items for February. Also remember each AAUW-NOCB Interest Group will organize a basket for the Auction. Please give items to Group Chairs... Patricia

Friday Night Gourmet Group Our “retro food” gourmet dinner will highlight the menus of the 1950’s, 1960’s and 1970’s! So whip up your onion soup dip; drag out your Chianti wine bottle with its candle; pull out your harvest gold fondue pot; return to the heyday of Cool Whip desserts. Maureen Aptowicz will be donning her ruffled hostess apron and welcoming us to her home! Theme: "Remember When" Date: Friday November 16 at 6pm Hostess: Maureen Aptowicz 93 Topsail Court, Bayville Maureen will provide Entree and Game to be played during dessert. Dinner limited to 10 members only …. Choose your selection and contact me ASAP - Appetizer Soup Vegetable Salad Pasta/Potato Dessert Wine Interested Members contact Patricia Baroska at 732-458-5906 ShoreBeachGirl@hotmail.com Patricia

OUR BASKETS

County Advisory Commissions on THE STATUS OF WOMEN These Commissions are dedicated to identifying the needs, concerns, problems, and interests as well as service and resources for women… Like AAUW-NOCB they advocate for the advancement of women in society… Let us consider a joint venture in our future...

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Cozy Quilters We had a very ambitious Summer and Fall. The Cozy Quilters literally had fabric flying! Members Marie Hagemann, Judith Hromoko, Marcia Guza, Irene Ribaudo, Maria Sendzik, Barbara Tuzio and Barbara Corbin met regularly for fabulous desserts and great quilting. Irene finished her beautiful Log Cabin quilt and became a new Grandmother of Amelia Curry (member Lynn Curry’s newbord). Barbara finished quilting her oriental project and will begin the hand quilting on her floral Stack-n-Whack quilt. Marie finished her Stack-n-Whack and is working on a pastel quilt now. Marcia continues to dazzle us with her great quilts and Judith continues work on her applique quilt. Maria is working on another panel for her Bargello quilt. As a group, Maria challenged everyone to a “Jelly Roll Quilt Race.” It involved taking forty-two 2 ½ inch strips of fabric, normally sold in a round bunch called a Jelly Roll, and sewing them into one long 1600 inch long strip. That strip is folded in half end to end and sewn again, then folded and sewn again four more times. The finished product is a stripped quilt. Judith loved the process so much, she went home and did three. The Jelly Roll Race produced many winners! We now turn to all our Holiday projects. It’s crunch time! Happy Holidays everyone and you are welcome to join us! Maria Sendzik

Finished Jelly Roll Quilts

Marcia Guza’s and Maria Sendzik’s “Jelly Roll Quilts”

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MOVIE MANIACS Come join us Sunday November 18th at the Brick AMC to see “Lincoln” starring Daniel Day Lewis as the 16th President of the United States. Time TBA. Last month we went to see “Won’t Back Down”. All who attended enjoyed this movie about a mother fighting to reform her child’s school with the help of one of the teachers from the school. Excellent cast and acting. Plot line a bit predictable. Please join us in November and bring a friend! Pammi

A typical fall evening graced the autumn atmosphere inside the BrandyWine assisted living facility where this year’s Psychic Night fundraiser was held. The four psychics from Charmed and Company each had their own individual areas to do readings, and our guests were treated to the delicious complimentary finger food, beverages, and yummy dessert provided by BrandyWine! Our evening was a success as the funds raised go towards our scholarship award and gift auction planning. A special thank you to our President Pat Baroska, members Pam Coratti, Susan Haas, Joan Hogan, Marlene Pigut and Barbara Tuzio for all their assistance during the evening as well as other members who attended for a reading! Thank you to all the members and guests who made this event a success! Maureen K. Mitchell Fundraising Chair

PSYCHIC NIGHT

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NOVEMBER 2012 4th Turn Clocks back 6th VOTE 7th Board Meeting Pat’s 7:30 14th Book Group+Dinner, 4:00 15th Cozy Quilters, 2pm 16th Gourmet Group, 6:00 18th Movie Maniacs “Lincoln ” 22nd Thanksgiving Day 27th Branch Meeting 6:00, Dinner and a Movie 29th Cozy Quilters, 2pm

DECEMBER 2012 7th Holiday Party, 6:30 8th Hannukah begins 13th Books at Perks, 3:30 20th Cozy Quilters, 2pm 21st Winter begins 25th Christmas Day 26th Kwanzaa begins 31st New Year’s Eve

IMPORTANT DATES

ADVANCE CALENDAR—2013 January 19 Community Service Project with Girl Scouts February 23 Gift Auction March 14 Inter-Branch meeting at Freehold Area AAUW Branch - “The Early Influence on Eleanor Roosevelt” by Kati Bedlow Brower March TBA “Dinner and a Movie” April 13 AAUW-NJ Annual Meeting June 13 Annual Branch Awards, Installation, Deck Dinner

Cut and hang on your refrigerator

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PERSONAL NOTES

Welcome Our New Members !!! SANDRA FINNERAN and MARY ELLEN CARR

CONGRATULATIONS To Lynn and Brian Curry on the birth of their daughter Amelia. Also to Grandma Irene Ribaudo.

To Laura Tuzio- Ross for completing and surviving breast cancer treatment. Shown here with Mom Barbara Tuzio, and daughter Gianna at the “Living Beyond Breast Cancer Conference” Sept. 29 in Philadelphia.

We are saddened to announce the death of Grace Smith Miller on April 9, 2012. Grace joined the branch in 1987 and was Treasurer in the late 80’s/early 90’s. Grace was in the health field and worked as an Administrator at the NJ Board of Health in Trention. She also was a proud retired corporal in the US Air Force. It was at a reunion of retirees from her division in 2000 where she met her husband James Miller. They married in 2002 and moved to Florida. Grace remained a faithful member until her death and by her contributions to EF. A sympathy note from the branch was sent to Jim. Barbara Tuzio

Grace Smith Miller

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AAUW-NOCB is now accepting limited participation from non-degreed “Friends of AAUW-NOCB”. A “Friend” will give a tax-deductible $25 donation to EF which will allow limited partici-pation in our Interest Groups.

AAUW-NOCB “FRIENDS”

RUBY TUESDAY GIVEBACK PROGRAM

As all of our members know, our fundraisers provide for our scholarships that we extend to worthy recipients yearly. As Fundraising Chair, I am privileged to extend an invitation to our membership to participate in the “Ruby Tuesday GiveBack Program”. Ruby Tuesday, located at 1875 Route 70, Lakewood, NJ, will “give back” to AAUW-NOCB for our Scholarship account, 20% of the total of your dining purchase during the month of November. The flyer included with this newsletter can be reproduced for members’ family and friends, taken to Ruby Tuesday on any of the various dates outlined in the flyer, shown to your server and Ruby Tuesday will “give back” 20% of your dining purchase to our organization! Ruby Tuesday is committed to hometown and community fund-raising! Please join me in participating in this wonderful program! As an added bonus, you have a variety of dates to choose from for your dining pleasure whether luncheon or dinner! Please help AAUW-NOCB make this fundraiser a success! Thank you for participating! Maureen K. Mitchell Fundraising Chair

COMMUNITY SERVICE PROJECT The NOCB-AAUW Community Service Project “Stand Up For Yourself” will be held on January 19, 2013 at Georgian Court University. This program to address bullying is again presented in partnership with the Girl Scouts of the Jersey Shore for 10 and 11 year old girls. Students from Point Pleasant Borough High School will lead the discussion during the break-out sessions with at least one of our members in the break-out room to observe the session and, if needed, to assist with the discussion. Many of you have helped to monitor the break-out sessions in the past, and we hope that you will be able to volunteer again this year!! Of course, new volunteers are always welcome. Please call Patricia Kurz at 732-938-5454 ext 125 or email pkurz@girlscoutsjs.org to sign up. You will find it a rewarding experience. Patricia Kurz, Chair

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Make yourself a copy and enjoy giving back!

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LAF (LEGAL ADVOCACY FUND) Current LAF-supported Cases

Cioca et al v. Rumsfeld et al Dukes v. Wal-Mart Stores Inc. Jaureguito v. Feather River Community College (CA) Klay et al v. Panetta et al Lulu Sun v. University of Massachusetts, Dartmouth Parker v. IN High School Athletic Assoc. Thein v. Feather River Community College (CA) Wartluft. v. Feather River Community College (CA)

Since 1981, LAF has disbursed nearly two millions dollars to more than 100 plaintiffs to help offset their legal fees in sex discrimination cases. Prior to 2009, LAF only supported cases in academia, but now LAF supports select cases in any workplace.

AAUW-NOCB Donations Fall 2012 Important —- Please Contribute

We continue to collect inspirational career-oriented books for young girls… The books will be donated to the Ocean County Library System...Think outside the box ladies. Let us encourage young girls to “Wish it, Dream it, and Do it”. Please be supportive—as usual—and bring such books to meetings, events, or my house throughout the Fall. Barnes & Noble and Amazon are options too. Interested AAUW members can contact me at 2 Wisteria Place, Howell, 732-458-5906 or ShoreBeachGirl@hotmail.com Patricia

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ANNUAL BRANCH SCHOLARSHIP SEARCH BEGINS! Kathleen Barra Memorial Scholarship ($1000 )

Academic Scholarship ($1000)

The annual search for worthy recipients has begun. If you know of an interested woman who might qualify for either scholarship, please contact the branch for further information: at AAUW-NOCB@hotmail.com and put “scholarship” in the subject area. Include your name, address, email, and telephone number. The requirements will be mailed to: AAUW-NOCB@hotmail.com. Applications must be completed and returned by May 4.

Please support our fundraisers to enable us to raise this money! Helaine Donovan, Scholarship Chair

The Kathleen Barra Memorial Scholarship ($1000)

This scholarship is awarded in memory of one of our past members.

Qualifications: Female relative or a friend of a current member of AAUW-NJ High school senior class of 2013 Enrolled full time in college in the school year 2013-2014 Major in business-related program (e.g. business, marketing, economics, ....)

The Re-entry Academic Scholarship ($1000)

Qualifications: Adult female reentering college 25 years of age or above Resident of Ocean County Continuing undergraduate education Completed at least 30 college credits toward a Bachelor’s Degree Will be enrolled in school year 2013-2014

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NORTHERN OCEAN COUNTY BRANCH

Gift Auction Committee 2012—2013 c/o Barbara Tuzio 1821 Boat Point Drive Point Pleasant, NJ 08742 732-899-3267 Dear Sir or Madam, It is time for the AAUW (American Association of University Women) – Northern Ocean County Branch Annual Gift Auction. AAUW is a national organization whose mission is to advance equity for women and girls through advocacy, education, philanthropy and research. The proceeds of the auction will benefit the AAUW Educational Opportunities Fund and our local scholarships and Essay Awards. The Educational Opportunities Fund provides money to advance education, research, and self-development for women and girls. Locally we provide a $1,000 scholarship to an Ocean County wom-an who is returning to college in any field of study and a $1,000 scholarship to a high school girl who is going on to study in a business-related field in college. Our Gift Auction will be held on February 23, 2013 at the Brick Township High School. We would greatly appreciate any contribution that your business could make. The Gift Auction is our branch’s largest fund-raiser of the year, and we hope you will consider helping to make it a success through your contribution. Your company name, town, and phone number will be included in our program which will be distributed to all attendees. AAUW is a non-profit 501(c)3 organization. Therefore your donation is tax deducti-ble under # EO-526-037-388/000. Thank you in advance for your consideration. Donations may be sent to the address above. Sincerely, Patricia Baroska President AAUW-NOCB aauw-nocb@hotmail.com

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1808 Riviera Parkway Fax (732) 892-2759 Pt. Pleasant, NJ 08742-5243 E-mail:msneda@verizon.net

Telephone: (732) 899-8357

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Maureen Aptowicz-Treasurer Cathy Paredes Patricia Baroska—President Marlene Pigut Lenora Donatiello Joanne Pisapia Judith Hromoko—Secretary Maria Sendzik Maureen Mitchell Barbara Tuzio AAUW NOCB Official Board of Directors: Agree to be responsible for branch organization and activity and will meet three times during the fiscal year: Summer, Fall and Spring. AAUW Chairs: Agree to attend at least one of the Official Board Meetings during the fiscal year. AAUW members are welcome to attend Board Meetings.

Barbara Tuzio 1821 Boat Point Drive Point Pleasant, NJ 08742

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AAUW MOTTO By joining AAUW, you belong to a community that breaks through educa-tional and economic barriers so that all women have a fair chance. ABOUT AAUW American Association of University Women (AAUW) is a nationwide network of more than 100,000 members and donors, 1000 branches, and 500 college/ Institution partners. For 130 years, AAUW members have examined and taken positions on the fundamental issues of the day— educational, social, economical, and political. Our commitment to our mission is reflected in all aspects of our work. DIVERSITY STATEMENT In principle and practice AAUW values and seeks a diverse membership. There shall be no barriers to full participation in the organization on the basis of gender, race, creed, age, sexual orientation, national origin, or disability.

AAUW NOCB Official Board of Directors 2012-2013