AAUW, Carlsbad, NM, Branch Inc. Newsletter

Text Box: Mission Statement AAUW advances equity for women and girls through advocacy, education, and research.

Upcoming Events

President:

Karen Nelson

nelsons@cavemen.net

To contact us:

National:

State:

www.aauw-nm.org

Local:

www.pvtnetworks.net/nelsons

Text Box: Next Board Meeting Date: Thursday, March 4th Place: Roxanne Lara’s office, 310 N. Canyon Time: 7:00 pm. Hostesses: Shila Marek and Cathy Dyck

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by Karen Nelson

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2009-2010 Calendar

Text Box: Value Statement By joining AAUW, we belong to a community that breaks through
educational and economic barriers so that all women have a fair chance.

Text Box: Lunch Bunch We meet, have lunch, talk, and enjoy once a month on the 3rd Friday of the month. Anyone can come whenever they can. No obligations are involved. Next lunch date: March 19th Time: 12:00 pm Place: Pecos River Café Join us!

Text Box: Breakfast Club Come join us. We meet on the 4th Friday of the month to eat and talk. Anyone can come whenever they can. No obligations are involved. Next breakfast date: March 26th Time: 7:00 am Place: Blue House

Text Box: GALS Girls Achieving Leadership Success Sponsored by AAUW Thank you everyone who donated food, paper goods, or time for this exciting event.

Text Box: Annual Scholars’ Reception Our Annual Scholars’ Reception is coming up very soon. This very special event honors all of the girls at the high school with a 3.5 or higher GPA and their mother/mentor. This is one way that our branch seeks to encourage girls to set their academic goals high. We need everyone’s help to make this event successful. Date: March 14th Time: 1:00 pm Place: First Baptist Church Fellowship Hall, 112 N. Halagueno (Come in the south door of the main building) What to bring: Large trays of finger foods Speaker: Ashley Ramirez Please plan to attend. We need everyone’s help hosting this event.

Text Box: Corrine Wolfe Endowment AAUW-NM is celebrating the completion of the Corrine Wolfe Endowment. This $100,000 endowment can now start awarding fellowships and grants as part of Educational Foundations. Thank you for your support and donations that have helped make this a reality.

Event	Date	Place	Time	Speakers/ Other Important Details	What to bring	Contact person
Board meeting	March 4	Lara Law 310 N. Canyon	7:00 pm			Karen Nelson
Scholars’ Reception	March 14	First Baptist Church Fellowship Hall	1:00 pm		Lots of finger foods	Carol Parr Truth La Clair
Book Group	March 18	Mary Sandford’s house, 1724 Sandy Lane	7:00 pm	The Road by Cormac McCarthy Signe Henderson discussion leader		Karen Nelson
Board meeting	Apr. 8	Lara Law 310 N. Canyon	7:00 pm			Karen Nelson
General Meeting	Apr. 10		11:00am lunch 12:30 art	Phyllis Muhovich recycle art	Money for your lunch	Lezlie Gravens
AAUW-NM State Convention	Apr. 16-18	Albuquerque, NM
Membership meeting	May 15	Carol Parr’s, 304 W. Riverside Dr	10:30 am	Nina & Mary from AAUW-NM present “Where The Girls Are; An Update”	Board brings brunch.	Lezlie Gravens Shannon Kinkade
Book Group	May 27	Virginia Spruiell’s, 918 N. Alameda St.	7:00 pm	Wildflower: An Extraordinary Life and Untimely Death in Africa by Mark Seal		Karen Nelson