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Volume 25, Number 10
June 2016
Tahoe Nevada AAUW Advancing equity for women and girls through advocacy, education, philanthropy, and research.
AAUW June 2016 Newsletter Page 1
www.aauw.org
This is my farewell message as 2015-16 president. Thank you to everyone for the great support and participation in our Tahoe Nevada AAUW Chapter activities, meetings and events. The Board has done an outstanding job of representing all of you. Commendations to each of them for a su-perb year of service and dedication. Congratulations to your new officers for 2016-17: President-Elect – Carol Del Carlo; Treasurer – Cornelia Gould; Program Co-Vice-Presidents: Jane Dykstra and Tara Madden-Dent. Debbie Nicholas will become president beginning July 1, 2016. The next dinner meeting will be held on September 21, 2016 at the Parasol Building at 5:30pm.
The third AAUW Tahoe Treasures Tour will be held on Saturday, July 9. There are five homes and gardens on the tour including a magnificent lakefront garden estate on Lakeshore Drive, classic home and garden on Lakeshore, home nicknamed “Caddy Shack” on the golf course, Fantasy Garden Home, and one more new home full of design surprises. Volunteers are still needed to sell tickets and raffle tickets, serve as docents and prepare food. Please contact me at [email protected] or Debbie Nicholas at [email protected] to volunteer, buy/sell tickets or raffle tickets. We need everyone to contribute in some capacity.
Please participate in the parade on July 2. We also need volunteers to staff our AAUW booth at the community fair on the Village Green on July 2, 3 and 4. Please contact me directly to volun-teer for the parade or community fair at [email protected]. New scholarship winners will be announced on Wednesday, June 15 at the Incline High School Awards Banquet. To continue our generous scholarship program, please participate in the Tahoe Treasures Tour and/or make a di-rect donation to Tahoe Nevada AAUW, a 501(c)(3) Nonprofit Foundation. Sandra Cloninger, our treasurer, accepts contributions throughout the year.
Please join our AAUW summer Outdoor Enthusiasts for hiking on Monday, kayaking on Wednes-days and biking on Fridays. Everyone has a grand time as well as a good workout participating in these groups. If you have questions or ideas for activities, speakers or fund raising, please con-tact me at [email protected] or by phone 775-831-7320 or cell 775-843-1512. Thanks for your participation! Looking forward to seeing you at summer AAUW activities!
Cheers, Charlotte
AAUW June 2016 Newsletter Page 2
MONTHLY MEETINGS and MORE MEMBER NEWS
(Dinner meetings are held on the third Wednesday of the month, September through
May, with the exception of December when we meet on the second Wednesday. Social
hour begins at 5:30.Dinner will be served at 6:15 followed by the speaker at 7:15.)
AAUW VOLUNTEERS NEEDED Please participate in the parade on July 2, 2016. We also need volunteers to staff our AAUW booth at the community fair on the Village Green on July 2, 3 and 4, 2016. Please contact me directly to volunteer
for the parade or community fair at [email protected] .
Online registration is available for the Rocky Mountain Regional Conference (July 15-
17) on the AAUW-NM website http://aauw-nm.aauw.net/ as well as the Albuquerque
Branch website (http://albuquerque-nm.aauw.net/). The event will be held at the Sher-
aton Uptown Hotel in Albuquerque (at Louisiana and Menaul). Rooms are $112 per night
(double) including tax. A Block of rooms are available under Rocky Mountain Regional
Conference until June 13. After that it will be at the discretion of the Hotel whether to
honor this group rate. Please check out the program agenda [link: Rocky Mountain Re-
gional Conference Program] for Speakers: You can register for the entire conference or
just for a day.
Please be aware that TN-AAUW must
pay for all RSVP dinners. Our long-
standing policy has been that if you
have made a reservation for a dinner
meeting and fail to cancel by 5PM on
the Monday before the dinner, you will
be expected to pay for the dinner.
Thank you for your understanding.
If you have any comments or concerns
about our meetings, please contact the
Program VPs or President to resolve
your issue.
We’ll be back in September!
Gina & Jim Poulos
Crosby’s
AAUW June 2016 Newsletter Page 3
OUTDOOR ENTHUSIASTS' GROUP
Lynn Whetstone
The Outdoor Enthusiasts' Group gets together year round to enjoy hik-
ing, snowshoeing, kayaking and other outdoor activities (and good
companionship) in the beautiful Lake Tahoe area. Hiking season has
begun! We meet at 9:30 AM every Monday (weather permitting) in the
lower parking lot of the Village Church on McCourry Blvd. at the Mt.
Rose Hwy.; from there we carpool to our hiking location. Please contact
Lynn Whetstone at [email protected] or 775-831-8608 if you
would like to participate and be notified of upcoming hikes by email.
During the warmer months, there are also kayaking (which meets Wednesday mornings) and road biking groups (which meets on Fri-days). Please contact Liz Paganelli at [email protected] if you would like to be added to the kayaking email list. You may contact Millie Clarke at [email protected] to be add-ed to the biking email list.
All three groups will be active throughout
the summer. We hope you will join us for
one or more of the wonderful variety of out-
door activities which Tahoe has to offer!
AAUW June 2016 Newsletter Page 4
Sponsorships
See Your Business Name
Here in Each Issue!
To be a sponsor: to obtain space in the
newsletter for the 2015-6 year, contact
Robin Grean at [email protected]. Busi-
ness Card size space is $30 for all is-
sues of the newsletter. For an additional
$30, you can display in our directory.
Contact Millie Szerman for pricing at
AAUW Tahoe Nevada Branch is a non-profit 501(c)(3) corporation formed in Nevada and registered with the Nevada Secretary of State, our Federal Tax I.D. # 943055754. Contributions to the scholarship fund qualify for a fed-eral tax deduction pursuant to the provisions of Section 170.c. of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, 26 USC 170c. Proceeds benefit the Scholarship Fund.
Who’s In Charge Here?
Your 2015/2016 AAUW
Local Officers, term ends
6/31/16
President Charlotte Curtis
President Elect Debbie Nicholas
Treasurer Sandra Cloninger
Co VP Programs Dianne DeCuir
Jennifer Tynes
Secretary Marianne Mika
Co VP Membership Judy Miller
Kelley Werner
Newsletter Robin Grean
Directory Millie Szerman
Webmaster Larissa Faulkner
Scholarship Karen Loullis
Fundraising TBA
Public Policy Pam Miller
Parliamentarian Connie Skidmore
Past President Stacy Stewart
Membership Matters
Please renew your AAUW Mem-
bership as soon as possible. If
you have questions or need as-
sistance please contact Kelley
Werner at
[email protected] or Judy
Miller at [email protected].
If you want to pay with a check,
that's fine. Just download the form
from tahoe-nv.aauw.net or this
newsletter and mail it in with your
check. It's a little more effort for our
treasurer, but you're worth it. We'd
like everyone to be included in our
membership directory, but if you
don't renew by June 30 or shortly
thereafter, you may be too late.
Thanks for renewing.
Judy Miller
AA
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BOOK GROUP NEWS
The AAUW Book Group meets month-ly on the second Monday of the month at 7pm. With that said, in June we are meeting at 5:30! We have a great schedule coming up covering a variety of genres, but are still seeking discussion leaders, as well as host-esses for fall. June 13, Lee Hall will lead a discussion of “Eden Close” by Anita Shreve at The Grille at The Cha-teau. We will dine prior to discussion, and the number of members is lim-ited to 20 ,so RSVP early to Lee. We do not meet in July and August, but on Sept. 12 we will discuss “A History of God” by Karen Armstrong. Sandra Cloninger will lead the discussion and we are still seeking a host. Oct. 10 is “The Japanese Lover” by Isabel Allen-de and Nov 14 is “Sisters In Law” by Linda Hirshman. More about our fall/winter selections in September. Please give hosting a chance. Sweets, savories and beverages are contribut-ed by the attendees. We will help set up and clean-up. For additional information about Book Group, please contact Monica Hill or Lee Hall.
FUNDRAISING COMMITTEE UPDATE D. Nicholas
Tahoe Treasures Tour Saturday, July 9, 2016
Tickets are now available!! Please Call or email Debbie at [email protected] or 775.843.0775 if you wish to purchase a ticket, or check out tickets to sell. Also, effective June 1, Potlatch will be selling tickets for the event in their store (cash or check only-correct change appreciated). P lease Thank them for this great contribution to our event…..the central location really assists in the sales. If you wish to purchase via credit card- You will need to contact myself or Sandra regarding the use of square. As you are all aware the Tahoe Treasures Tour is our largest fundraiser and is very labor intensive. We need commitment and participation from all members of our organization in order to create this great opportunity to fund our Scholarships. You may be contacted by phone or email shortly to ask for your help! This year our goal is to raise $20,000 to continue our scholarships/grants to local high school graduates, women returning to school, and middle school participation in math/science camps or STEM programs. Our assistance enhances the lives of many in our local community.
Please sign up by contacting the committee through
[email protected] or [email protected]
FYI: AAUW Nevada STATEWIDE Election of 2016–2018 Nominations
AAUW Nevada State Counsel nominees for the 2016–2018 term are: President/Administrator: Kay Lehr (Tahoe-Nevada) Secretary: Peggy Poindexter (Tahoe-Nevada) Nominations may also be made at the convention during the business meeting. Officers completing their 2015–2017 term are: Program: Nancy Stiles (Capital) Membership: Caroline Punches (Capital) Finance/Treasurer: Doris Dowden (Reno) Public Policy: Bon-nie Barber (Reno) College & University Liaison: Robbyn Tolles (Reno) Internat’l Affairs: Linda Hiebert Sekiguchi (Capital) Satellite Branch Coordinator: Laura Pyzer (Boulder City).
The 2015-6 Board and Chairs at the May meeting
Attention Members
Are you interested in serving on the AAUW Tahoe Nevada Board? We are in need of a Public Policy Chair. This position is a magnificent way to serve your branch, and requires very little time commitment. You will be providing Public Poli-cy Articles for the monthly newsletter and attending Board meetings when available. A flair for the written word is helpful, but there is a great deal of content and assis-tance available as well. Have an interest in politics or policy issues? This gives you an opportunity to give back to the branch and also explore your interests! Call Debbie at 775.843.0775.
Please note: We are seeking volunteers to serve in the following appointed positions
for the upcoming year (a one year commitment)
Sunshine Committee: Time commitment varies, cards, notes to members
Downhill Skiing Leader (part of the Outdoor Enthusiast Group) arranges and leads
outings in the winter months to local ski areas. Anyone wanting more info, contact
Debbie Nicholas 775-843-0775 or [email protected].
MEMBER ANNOUNCEMENTS
Fabulous Music right here in Incline. TOCCATA Tahoe Symphony Orchestra up-coming concerts: Going 4 Baroque in Incline at St. Pats’s June 11. Toccata BOPS (Broadway, Opera Pops) July 3 at Red, White and Tahoe Blue Fest in Incline. Both concerts also at other venues in the area. www. ToccataTahoe.org or 775-313-0607 for info.
Project MANA is in the process of moving and in need of some volunteers (especially strong folks able to lift 50+lbs). The planned dates for moving food to new warehouse are June 25 and 26, although there are tasks at the Parasol location for about 10 days prior to those dates (i.e. organizing foods /packing, getting shelving dismantled, etc.) and there are office duties (i.e. envelope stuffing) as well, as we will need assistance with a mailing on June 1 or 2. If you have any interest in these opportunities please email [email protected] and our volunteer coordinator will get back to you with some specifics. Field Sketching with Liz Paganelli Saturday, July 23 & Sunday, July 24 - 10:00 - 4:30 Cobalt Artist Studio Incline Village $175 Have you ever wanted to capture the moment with a sketch while hiking a Tahoe trail or walking the streets of Europe. Join Liz Paganelli in this fun workshop and discover how easy it is to keep a field sketchbook. Liz has an easy going approach and will guide you from your first stroke to the finished sketch. For more information go to www.epaganelli.com, cobaltartiststudio.com. Call Liz 775-336-9284
North Lake Tahoe Demonstration Garden Work Days NLTDG is an all volunteer run garden open to the public. It is located on the campus of Sierra Nevada College. The missions of the garden are to show ways of gardening that lower the environmental impact on Lake Tahoe and to demonstrate some BMPs that are required by the TRPA. Please visit the garden and enjoy it. Then consider helping to keep it functional and beautiful. There will be garden work days through the summer beginning with one on June 11 from 10 to 3. Other workdays will be on Tuesday and Thursday afternoons from 2 to 5. P lease bring your own gloves. We have tools but if you have favorite tools bring them too. More info on the garden is at demogarden.org Join us as we dig and rake and dead head while sharing time with fellow gardeners.
In the interest of the community, members
may post public service-type announce-
ments in our newsletter. These are not per-
sonal (selling appliances, cars, etc.); but for
activities of interest to members or to the
Tahoe community in general. All items must
be written by the person making the an-
nouncement, limited to one paragraph, to
be published at the discretion of the local
AAUW Editor and President. Send to
Note: Please use this form if you are a new member. Renewing members use only if not renewing online.
AAUW Tahoe Nevada
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Enclosed: Please send check & form to:
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Friends of AAUW – Tahoe Nevada
Friends of AAUW-Tahoe-Nevada category is reserved for those persons who are NOT eligible for
membership in the national AAUW organization, i.e., do not hold an associate or equivalent,
baccalaureate or higher degree from a regionally accredited college or university. Friends
have the following privileges:
Notification of AAUW Tahoe-Nevada activities, including Special Interest groups
Participation in AAUW Tahoe-Nevada Special Interest groups
Contribution to educational scholarships and grants benefitting local young women
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Additional donation amounts are gratefully accepted.
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PO BOX 5465
INCLINE VILLAGE, NV 89450