VOLUME 62 No. 10

JUNE EVENTS

Monday June 4

GREAT DECISIONS See page 3

Tuesday June 5

BOARD MEETING See page 2

Wednesday

June 14 MOVIE GROUP

See page 4

Wednesday June 20

BRIDGE I See page 4

Thursday June 21

BRIDGE II See page 4

Saturday June 23

BRANCH LUNCHEON INSTALLATION

Thursday June 28

BIRTHDAY BASH See page 3

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SAVE THESE DATES

Wednesday

July 26 BOOK GROUP

See page 4

Saturday September 8

MEMBERSHIP BRUNCH

Monday

October 9 OUTBACK FUND

FUNDRAISER

American Association of University Women Ontario-Upland-Rancho Branch

JUNE2018

OUR REPORT

“AAUW CELLEBRATES THE PRINCIPLES OF SCIENCE”

INSTALLATION LUNCHEON

Our closing Branch Meeting celebration of the year and installation of new officers for 2018-19 luncheon is on June 23, 11:30 a.m. at Red Hill Country Club. Luncheon choices are: Shrimp, Asparagus & Angel Hair Pasta, Chicken Picatta or a Vegetarian Dish, salad, rolls and butter, coffee or tea offered at $40 inclusive. Annie Atiyeh will be installing our new officers. Joyce Paul is our President-Elect, Pat Kersbergen, Membership VP and Gloria Hailes, Fund VP.

This will also be an occasion to acknowledge the newest Chaffey College scholarship recipients for next year. We are being asked to consider contributing to the scholarship fund so bring your checkbooks! Along with the above acknowledgements, AAUW Fund Branch Named Gift Honoree pins will be awarded along with a Status of Women plaque. We look forward to a convivial afternoon with good friends. Please R.S.V.P by June 15 with your entrée choice.

RSVP: Carolann, 909-241-6900 or carolan4re@aol.com

June 23, 11:30 a.m.—2 p.m.

Red Hill Country Club 8358 Red Hill Country Club Dr., Rancho Cucamonga

Please remember: A reservation made is a reservation paid

PRESIDENT’S CORNER As we come to the close of OUR Branch year, we are pleased with the opportunities we have to serve. Because of OUR Branch member’s generosity we were able to send eight seventh graders to TechTrek Science camp last year and will send nine this summer. Most of you saw the girls talk about their experiences at September’s Membership Program. What a delight! We also awarded four Scholarships, each worth $1,500 - given in $750 increments, to Chaffey graduates registered full-time at a 4-year accredited college or university with a 3.5 GPA. Most of the scholarship recipients have upheld their qualifying criteria and will receive the second half of their funds in the fall. We are a strong 60-member branch and can be very proud of these accomplishments! At OUR Annual Scholarship Tea Fundraiser that was kindly hosted by Kay Alexander, we accepted donations for OUR Scholarship fund while enjoying all of the scrumptious goodies (tea, tea sandwiches, appetizers, and desserts) provided by OUR members. Annie Atiyeh arranged for several past Scholarship recipients to be present and tell their stories. Their stories are proof that OUR donated dollars were an excellent investment. We also voted on the following 2018/2019 Board positions: President-Elect = Joyce Paul; Membership V.P = Pat Kersbergen; and Funds V.P = Gloria Hailes. These women are strong, energetic team players that I’ve seen in action. They are an asset to the Branch. In May I had the opportunity to attend the AAUW California State Convention in Irvine. It afforded me the opportunity to network with members from all over the State and attend sessions on financial literacy, leadership, and open space. I also attended a luncheon that honored three former scholarship recipients from the San Diego area and hear where their educations have taken them. San Diego is very proud of how their donations have helped lead to their successes. At Convention we also elected one officer and five board members to the California State Board. Lynne Batchelor will serve as Secretary and Sharyn Siebert, Ainsley Nies, Kathi Harper, Melanie Wade and Deanna Arthur will serve as Directors starting July 1 for the upcoming 2 years. All newly-elected Directors’ bios are posted on the state website. June 23rd is a very special day. OUR Branch will install the three new Board members and distribute the Status of Women Award and Named Gift Honorees Awards. Thanks to Connie Uhalley’s and Carolann Ford’s efforts, this year’s event will be

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held at Red Hill Country Club. The menu sounds awesome and I hope to see all of you there.

Linda Strotz, OUR President

Membership

Joyce Lazalde is a retired teacher, at the High

School level, where she taught English in

Bloomington for twenty-one years. Joyce joined

other English teachers in reading for the

Educational Testing Service during the summer

months. By doing this she was invited to read in

Louisville, Tampa Bay and Kansas City. She has

always lived locally, including Upland, Diamond

Bar, Long Beach, and Alta Loma. She attended

Cal State Long Beach, San Bernardino and

Claremont Graduate School. She is involved in

Saint Anthony Church in the Ladies Guild and met

Linda Strotz, who invited her to join AAUW. Many

thanks Linda, and welcome Joyce.

Member Info:

Joyce Paul new home phone # 909-463-3804, cell remains the same 909-277-8800.

Carolann Ford has hip replacement surgery May 25 then will be home

JUNE Board Meeting The next OUR Branch Board Meeting

will be Tuesday, June 5 at Linda Strotz's home in Upland

6:30 Board Meeting 7:30 Social

Please RSVP to 909 982-8165 or Lfstrotz@hotmail.com

Birthday Bash

Join us to celebrate June, July & August birthdays on Thursday, June 28 at 6:15 p.m. at Sycamore Inn, Upland.

JUNE BIRTHDAYS Erna Noble — 5

Joyce Lizalde -- 15

JULY BIRTHDAYS Carol Gedeon — 12 Pat Kersbergen --27

AUGUST BIRTHDAYS

Annie Atiyeh — 5 Leslie May — 9

Anne Henke — 12 Let us know if we have missed your birthday.

For reservations, please call Carolann, 241-6900 & leave a message by Wednesday to let her know you are coming

GREAT DECISIONS

Under President Vladimir Putin, Russia is projecting an autocratic model of governance abroad and working to undermine the influence of liberal democracies, namely along Russia’s historical borderlands. Russia caused an international uproar in 2016, when it interfered in the U.S. presidential contest. But Putin’s foreign policy toolkit includes other instruments, from alliances with autocrats to proxy wars with the U.S. in Georgia, Ukraine and Syria. How does Putin conceive of national interests, and why do Russian citizens support him? How should the United States respond to Putin’s foreign policy ambitions?

We will be meeting on Monday, June 4 at 6 p.m. at the home of Annie Atiyeh. Please call her at 982-0577 for directions and menu item to bring.

ALL MEMBERS & FRIENDS ARE WELCOME TO ATTEND AND JOIN IN THE DISCUSSION. Carolann Ford, Great Decisions Chair

Tech Trek Boosts Young Women in STEM Activities and Careers AAUW California has been sending 7th grade girls to Tech Trek since 1998. The 20th Anniversary celebration of Tech Trek was a highlight of the AAUW California convention in Irvine April 27-29. At the luncheon on April 29 attendees heard from successful Tech Trek alumni including an actual rocket scientist, a civil engineer, and two young women involved in medical research. Over 200 people gathered for the 20

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reunion reception, including 5 girls OUR branch has sent to Tech Trek. Leticia Fernandez, a senior at Montclair High School described her experiences as a camper in 2013 and a junior counselor at both UC Santa Barbara and UC Irvine. She will be a senior counselor at UC Irvine’s Tech Trek this summer after meeting with this year’s OUR branch campers. She has chosen applied mathematics as her field of emphasis. This year OUR branch is sending Griselda Sandoval, Valeria Gomez, Esmeralda Valdez, and Gwendolyn Quintana from Vernon Middle School in Montclair. Keira Octu, Jessica Brady, Rachel Woo, Samantha Decorte, and Ashlee Viveros will be attending Tech Trek from Alta Loma Jr. High School. Connie Uhalley, Diane Webster and I meet with the girls to review all their registration documents and camp instructions. We will have an orientation meeting with the girls and their parents on July 7 at 2 pm at the Ontario Museum of History and Art. The students will be at UC Santa Barbara July 22 to 28.

Kathy Kinley, Tech Trek Chair

SAVE THE DATE

Mark your calendars for our annual Membership Breakfast coming up on September 8, 2018 at 9 am, andscience held once again at Red Hill Country Club. If

you have attended in the past you know what a delicious buffet is presented. BUT this year the buffet is an offering of even more delicious options, while not eliminating any previous choices. Work on your appetites, prepare to see and visiting with AAUW friends AND hear our inspired Tech Trek girls report back to us about their exciting experiences at UC Santa Barbara. Oh, and remember to invite friends and recent graduates to join you and become interested and involved in OUR wonderful organization.

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OUR Report is published September through June

Advertising copy is accepted at the discretion of the editor. Listings do not imply endorsement. OUR rates are $45 for 10 issues with a business card size ad. To place an ad in OUR Report, call Carolann 241-6900

OUR OFFICERS

President: Linda Strotz, 909 982-8165 Secretary: Diane Webster, 818-515-3946

VP Membership: Pat Kersbergen, 909 982-5488 Treasurer : Kay Alexander, 909-989-5321

VP Program: Carolann Ford, 909 241-6900 AAUW Funds: Gloria Hailes, 818 207-3449

Please have all material to the editor by the 15th of each month.

Carolann Ford E-mail : carolan4re@aol.com

Phone: 909-241-6900 (c)

BRIDGE I

Wednesday, June 20, 6 p.m. (note the new time) at Maria Marvosh’s home. Please call Maria, 579-6456. We are always seeking new players.

BRIDGE II Thursday, June 21, 1 p.m. at Leslie May’s home. Please call Leslie, 989-7378 for directions. Bridge II will be on hiatus in July & August. Please call Leslie May at 909-989-7378 for further information about the group. We welcome new players.

Thank You for Your Vote I appreciate the opportunity to be your Membership Chairman for the upcoming year. I am looking forward to meeting and welcoming new members as well as connecting with current members. Connie Uhalley did a fantastic job in this position and her shoes are going to be hard to fill.

Looking forward to the coming year.

Pat Kersbergen, Incoming OUR Membership VP

BOOK GROUP

SUMMER POTLUCK Our next book group meeting will be Wednesday, July 26 at the Big Bear home of Barbara Hughbanks from 11-2. Please note this is a different week from when we normally meet. Join us to enjoy the great outdoors in this bird-watchers’ paradise! After a delicious lunch of salads, rolls, appetizers and, of course, desserts we will take turns suggest-ing books for the new year. Please bring at least one title to share that we have not previously read in our group so all of us can participate. We hope to pick a title for our Septem- ber meeting. We will email a sign up sheet for salads at a later date. Please try to carpool and Barbara has maps. RSVP directly to Barbara, 986-4644.

See you there.

Cathy Reaves, Book Group Chair

Movie Group Our next meeting is Thursday, June 14, 7 p.m. at

Leslie May’s home. Please RSVP her at 989-7378

for directions. Movies to see are:

Finding Your Feet Lean on Pete Ready Player One Leisure Seeker A Quiet Place Isle of Dogs Love Simon Final Portrait 7 Days at Entebbe Silence is Golden RBG (R B Ginsberg) Tully Beirut The Insult Tomb Raider The Rider Blockers Chappiquiddick I Can Only Imagine Book Club Also if there are other movies you think the group would enjoy, please notify Leslie, 989-7378, and we can add them to the list. Join us for a delightful evening! We welcome all movie buffs! Leslie May, Movie Group Chair

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Scholarship

The Scholarship Committee has met, interviewed and chosen three ladies as OUR scholarship recipients for 2018-19. . The Committee would like to thank the following members and friends of AAUW for their contributions to the scholarship fund: Kay Alexander, Julia Arias, Annie Atiyeh, Kathy Bridell, Nancy Capps, Dawn Christensen, Evelyn Cloyd, Sandy Gabel, Martha Gerety, Kathryn Henkins, Barbara Hughbanks, Pat Kersbergen, Kathy Kinley, Joyce Lazalde, Betty Linker, Patricia Lloyd, Erin Mulcahy, Diane O’Neal, Agnes Otte, Joyce Paul, Barbara Rugeley, Sue Smith, Linda Strotz, Connie Uhalley, and Diane Webster. We still need more funds to be able to achieve our goal. If you have not sent your contributions, please do so soon and be generous. Send your checks to AAUW OUR Branch, P.O. Box 1173, Upland, CA 91785. For any questions about scholarship contact Annie Atiyeh at annieatiyeh@gmail.com We would like to also thank all members who volun-teered at the Chaffey Grad Fests.

A huge thank you goes to Kay Alexender who hosted the most gorgeous Tea Party for Scholarship on May 5. It was a huge success and everybody had a great time. Annie Atiyeh, Scholarship Chair

MEMBERSHIP Allison Burgess, a former special Ed teacher, was introduced to us by Carolann Ford. Allison continues to work with preschoolers, her church and the homeless in a variety of volunteer positions. She also is a recent volunteer at the Ontario Museum of History and Art as a docent. She grew up in a military family and had the opportunity to live in a variety of locations. She really enjoyed North Carolina where she could hike in the beautiful woods and pick berries. Allison attended Cal State San Bernardino, Cal Poly Pomona and Cal State LA. She has a daughter who recently graduated UCLA and a son at Humboldt studying Forestry and Foreign studies. She has also been acting as a part time nurse, assisting her husband’s recovery. Our outreach programs first interested her and she is looking forward to becoming involved in our many interest groups.

ON THE GO

Graber Olive House Afternoon tea served at our storefront location. Seatings at 12-2pm and 2:30-4:30pm, Friday-Sunday. (800) 891-7787 Lummis Day-Free-Music, Poetry, Art, Dance, Film June 1-3 in Eagle Rock & other locations—www.LummisDay.org Redlands Bowl Summer Music Festival —Free June 22-Aug. 17 8 p.m. Tues & Fri. Phone: 909-793-7316 info@redlandsbowl.org

Theater Lovers Center Stage Dinner Theater—Fontana Theater Musical Theater shows 909-429-SHOW (7469) info@centerstagefontana.com

A Noise Within—Classic Reparatory Theater –Pasadena 626-356-3100

Art Lovers Pomona College Museum of Art 330 N. College Ave, Claremont Chaffey Community Museum of Art 217 S Lemon Ave. Ontario Noon-4PM. Thursday-Sunday Call 909-463-3733 for exhibition info American Museum of Ceramic Art 399 North Garey Ave. Pomona Noon to 5 PM. Wed-Sunday 909.865.3146 Free Family Day • Saturday, June 16, 2018 Pomona Art Walk. Second Saturday of every month, 6 - 9 PM Exhibits of art work, ceramics, fiber, jewelry, etc. Shops, studios and restaurants are open late on the downtown mall Ontario Museum of History and Art 225 S Euclid Ave Thursday-Sunday. Noon-4PM Bowers Museum Santa Ana 2002 N. Main St, Santa Ana, (714) 567-3600

Broad Museum - Infinity Mirrored Room A Journey that Wasn’t opens June 30 www.thebroad.org Free reserved tickets The Irvine Museum—Irvine—free Harmony of Light: Spring in California thru June 21 info@irvinemuseum.org

If you know of someone who is ill, has had a death in the family, or just

needs a friendly “hello,” please call our Correspondence

Secretary Diane Webster

at 818-515-3946

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May 17 marked the 64th anniversary of the historic Supreme Court case Brown v. Board of Education of Topeka, in which the Court ruled that state laws segregating schools were unconstitutional. Yet schools today are more segregated than they were in 1968, with approximately 75 percent of black students attending racially segregated schools. This is bad news for students and particularly impacts black girls. Studies show that segregated schools made up mostly of black students tend to be poorly funded and are often more likely to employ punitive tactics such as suspension and expulsion than integrated or mostly white schools. Research has also found that black girls are up to six times more likely to be disciplined in schools than boys or girls of any other race, putting them at disproportionate risk for “pushout,” or being funneled out of the educational system into the criminal justice system. In order to fulfill the promise of Brown, action must be taken at all levels of government, within communities, and at individual schools across the country. Learn more about the history of school segregation in the United States leading up to Brown v. Board and the “re-segregation” of public schools in AAUW’s newest blog post, Still Separate, Still Unequal: The Role of Black Women and Girls in the Legacy of Brown v. Board of Education. Ready to take action for equity in education? Join AAUW to oppose voucher schemes, support increased access to STEM, and stand up for affordable higher education.

The anniversary of the Brown v. Board decision is a good opportunity to reflect on the progress we’ve made towards equity in education, and to acknowledge how far we still have to go. Congress is currently considering a reauthorization of the Higher Education Act (HEA) that would ultimately put a college degree further out of reach for many Americans — especially women. Tell your members of Congress to support HEA reauthorization that includes increased support for and access to affordable higher education for women and underserved populations!

Mark Your Calendar May 30 will mark Mothers’ Equal Pay Day, the

day when, on average, working mothers’ pay

catches up to working fathers’ pay. Please

join @AAUW and our coalition partners for a

Twitter storm at 2 p.m. ET that day and take

action to tell Congress we won’t wait any longer for

equal pay. Mothers typically are paid only 71 cents

for every dollar fathers are paid. It’s called the

“motherhood penalty,” and it’s a persistent problem

for all women, not just mothers, working in

America.

Part of the problem is the lack of women in leadership roles. Stereotypes about mothers can negatively affect women’s career paths.

Employers may assume that women’s caregiving commitments make them inappropriate candidates for demanding jobs. According to AAUW’s 2016 report Barriers and Bias: The Status of Women in Leadership, motherhood comes with “powerful negative competence and commitment assumptions,” while fatherhood has the opposite effect.

Barriers and Bias reports that after becoming fathers, men see a 6 percent increase in earnings — even after controlling for factors such as hours worked and marital status — while new mothers see a 4 percent decrease per child. Research has shown that employers are less likely to hire mothers compared with child-free women, and when employers do make an offer to a mother, they offer her a lower salary than they do other women. Fathers, in contrast, do not suffer a penalty compared with child-free men.

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The beautiful table for tea at Kay Alexander’s home

Scholarship Committee members Linda Strotz, Annie Atiyeh,

and Joyce Paul with last year’s Scholarship Recipients

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Erna Noble, OUR Public Policy, Jocelynn Neudauer,

Sandy Gabel, Naz Beheshti

Martha Gerety, OUR Historian, Julia Arias, Diane O’Neal, Annie Atiyeh Erin, Connie Uhalley, Nancy Capps Dawn Christensen, Erin Mulcahy (scone maker) Joyce Paul, OUR Pres. Elect, Diane Webster, Secretary, Linda Strotz, President, Barbara Rugeley, guest

JUNE 2018 Ontario-Upland-Rancho Branch P.O. Box 1173 Upland, CA 91785

Address Correction Requested Time Dated Material http://our-ca.aauw.net/ aauw_ca.org aauw.org

American Association of University Women Mission Statement: AAUW advances equity for women and girls through advocacy, education, philanthropy, and research. California AAUW Image Statement: AAUW is California’s most active and diverse organization for women offering action for equity, personal and professional growth, community leadership and friendship. Diversity Statement: In principle and in practice, AAUW values and seeks a diverse membership. There shall be no barriers to full participation in this organization on the basis of gender, race, creed, age, sexual orientation, national origin, or disability. AAUW values and seeks a diverse membership.