Waterloo Branch

 AAUW Program 2007-08

Meet at Friendship Village, Cove Lounge, Door C,    9^th Street entrance
Except Mon., Nov 12, Mon., March 10, and Mon., May 14

Gather 5:00-5:30PM.               Meal 5:30                Speaker 6:00.

(Meal $6.00, not required to attend meeting).
For information or meal reservation call Elaine Bruns 296-7146, ebruns3@mchsi.com

 Mon, Nov. 12
“Exploring AAUW Website for Advocacy & Public Policy” Sarah Hanuske, Iowa AAUW Public Policy Chr & Waterloo Branch member.  7:00PM Waterloo Public Library Computer room, 2^nd floor, far right corner.  Impromptu meal at Doughy Joey’s 5:00-6:00PM to order ala a carte.  6:30 walk to library. 

Mon, Dec 10
Holiday Party.  5:30 PM meal.  6:00PM, Entertainment by “Village Voices” Friendship Village, Lois Marsch conductor, and Presentation of gifts to “Adopt A Family” – Lincoln/Longfellow Schools.

Mon, Jan 7
“An Iranian In Iowa” Kamyar Enshayan, CF City Councilman, and Program Manager at Center For Energy & Environment Ed, UNI  

Mon, Feb 11 
What’s In A Book? Joshalyn Hickey, children’s book author, “Black, White and Loved All Over” 2^nd of a series

Mon, March 10
“Hospice 101” Stacy Baranowski, Cedar Valley Hospice.  Meet at Landmark Commons, 1400 Maxhelen Blvd

Mon, April 14
“Fascinating Hair” Jeannie Schminke, stylist Tri City Beauty Salon, Waterloo          

 Mon, May 12
Installation of Officers, Awarding of Name Grant. “Reviving the Dead Ladies”, A dramatization of the First National Women’s Rights Convention, held at Brinley Hall, Worcester, Mass, Oct 23 & 24, 1850.
Meet at Doughy Joey’s Peetza Joint, 4^th & Jefferson, Waterloo 5:30 PM Dinner

You and your friends (spouses) are welcome to attend any/all of these meetings

Waterloo AAUW. OFFICERS
2007-2008

Co-President: …..…………Elaine Bruns
                                              Shelia Bullock

V-P: Program: …..…….......Elaine Bruns

V-P:  Membership: .....…….Louise Conklin

Secretary: ……………..……Margery Herrick

Treasurer: .......…..…………Beebs Downing

Educational Foundation/Legal Advocacy Fund .......... Karen Jessen

Public Policy: ...........……..... Sarah Hanuske
                                                Val Martin

Parliamentarian: ………….. Shelia Bullock

Newsletter Editor: ….……..  Beebs Downing

 Committee Chairs

Archives/Historian..Louise Conklin & Alvira Wilson

By-Laws…………..Alvira Wilson

EF/LAF…..………..Karen Jessen

Auditing……………Karen Jessen, Elaine Bruns

Nominating Committee…Elaine Bruns, Karen Jessen, Beebs Downing

 Issues

LS Merchant Coal Plant …………Jeri Thornsberry

Current Research on Educational Equity……… Sharon Gatewood, Neysa Picklum (Cedar Falls Branch)

  Interest Groups

Fun With Food - Laverne Chang

Book Club - Jeri Thornsberry

Out & About - On the road discovering women’s history - Karen Jessen

Bridge Club - Val Martin

Legislative Forum 

Place:  AEA 267 Building, 3712 Cedar Heights Drive, Cedar Falls

Dates:

Friday   4:30-6:30PM                 Saturday   10:00-noon 
February 15, 2008                        January 19, 2008
February 29, 2008                        Feb 2, 2008
March 28, 2008                            March 15, 200

Coffee: Served, ½ hour prior to meeting

Gift Wrapping Fund-raisers
Karen Jessen - Contact 

--At Barnes & Noble-- 

Sat. December 15, 2007 
  11AM – 10  PM

 And

 Sun. Dec ember 23, 2007 
  11 AM – 9 PM

 --At Crossroads Mall--

Wed. December 19, 2007

9 AM – 10 PM

 It’s fun!...It’s easy!...It earns money for EF….Be there!

Board Meetings
2007-2008

4:30 pm   Waterloo Public Library
3^rd Monday

2007                                        2008

 Sept.  17                                   Jan. 28   4^th Mon              

Oct. 15                                      Feb. 18                                       

Nov.  19                                    Mar. 17 

Dec.  17                                    April 21 

                                                            May 19

                                                            June 16

                                                            July 21

                                                           Aug. 18