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:

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

Web page designed and maintained

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