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Vol. 63 No. 4 July-August 2014 President’s Message the General Meeting, give it a try; you might be in for a pleasant surprise. Greetings and Happy Summer! It’s hard to believe that my year as President-Elect is over and my tenure as President has begun. My Not only did we have great thanks to my mentor and friend, Anne Barton, our fun in May at Prescott out-going President for her leadership and guidance Center for the Arts (PCA), over the past eighteen months. I am looking forward but we also learned all about to the exciting and educational year ahead. Your the history of the theater Program Committee has already been hard at work itself and the history of planning the programs for the 2014-2015 calendar. PCA. Before the presentation by Executive Director, Jon Meyer, we had the opportunity to take Be sure to stay in touch and up-to-date during the advantage of private access to the PCA gallery shop summer by regularly checking our Website at which was filled with jewelry, pottery, paintings, www.aauwprescott.net. and sculpture. At the end of Jon’s talk, those in the group with adventurous spirits “let loose” under Have a safe and enjoyable July and August. See you Jon’s direction and participated in short improv in September! sketches. We are, indeed, a multi-talented bunch!! Patti Blackwood, President In June, our Hospitality Committee and our Interest This Thumb Sketch includes: Group Leaders prepared an Annual Summer President’s Message p. 1 Officers; Programs; Directory changes p. 2 Membership Social that was a great success. We Dining in all Directions; Survey Report Pt 2 p. 3 welcomed 25 guests and potential members, along Calendar Changes; Pub.Pol; Interest Groups p. 4 with 72 of our current members. In the last twelve Photos from May meeting; Sharon Scanlan; p. 5 months we have added many new members, Rocky Mt Regional Conference in Reno p. 6 bringing our current membership total to 224. We RMRC cont’d; Lisa Williams; Comm Act p. 7 Summer Social; Book Group Tips; p. 8 continue to flourish as a dynamic and growing Scholarship Fundraising Authors’ Event p. 9 organization. Registration for Authors’ event p. 10 Mailing page Pg. 11 If you haven’t found your niche in an Interest The Thumb Sketch Newsletter Team includes: Group, check out the offerings and contact the Stephanie Brown, Janet Orr, Patricia Allen-LaFleur, Leader for more information. If the group you are and Edi Taylor-Richards. interested in is full or you don’t see what appeals to you, let us know. And if you don’t regularly attend MISSION STATEMENT: AAUW advances equity for women and girls through advocacy, education, philanthropy and research. AAUW Prescott Thumb Sketch Newsletter Vol. 63 No. 4 July-August 2014 p.2 Put These Dates on Your Calendar-- Meet Your AAUW Officers Fall/Winter Coming Attractions! For FY 2014-2015 September 13-Yavapai County School Elected Officers: Superintendent Tim Carter will give his thoughts President – Patti Blackwood on the state of education in Yavapai County. President Elect – Gail Shay Topics will include common core, charter schools, Treasurer -- Jenine Peterson public money for private schools and state trust Recording Secretary – Sara Wolters lands in AZ. Come with your questions! Corresponding Secretary – Julie Cargill Program Co-VPs – Carol Clayton, Annette Gauthier October 11-Viva la Verde! Running diagonally Membership Co-VPs – Deb Dillon, Marlene Walsh across central Arizona, the Verde River provides a ribbon of life through the harsh desert to form an Appointed Officers: important and rare ecosystem. Will citizens accept Archivist – Julie Pavri their role as stewards of this emerging national Communications Chair – Sara DeRouchey treasure before it's too late? Filmmaker Hugh Community Action Co-Chairs – Mardy Taylor, Pat Denno explores this question in Viva la Verde! Fox Gary Beverly will be there to answer questions. Directory/Address Book Co-Chairs – Dot Williamson, Suzanne Scudder November 8- Change of venue to ERAU campus Hospitality Co-Chairs – Donna Gaddy, Randy Clark Newsletter Team – Stephanie Brown, Janet Orr, Patti Davis Center. Claudia Greenwood will present Allen-LaFleur, Edi Taylor Richards clips from the film “Girl Rising,” a most beautiful Parliamentarian – Sharon Groves and powerful message of advocacy for girls' Public Policy Chair – Debra White education. Discussion to follow. Scholarship Chair – TBA Webmistresses – Sara DeRouchey/Edi Taylor- December 13-Holiday Brunch at the Historic St Richards/Chris Maxwell/Melinda Anderson Michael’s Hotel. Let’s celebrate AAUW and the YRMC Council of Electors Representative – TBA YC women we have helped through scholarships. Our plans for January through June are being made and promise to be just as interesting. We do hope Reminder: Directory updates Due you’ll make AAUW meetings a priority! If you need to change, add or delete anything in your Directory listing for The Beginnings: Both the Association of Collegiate Alumnae (founded in 1881) and the the new Directory, please send changes to Deb Dillon Southern Association of College Women (founded in 1903), the associations that merged in 1921 to by July 30th. The new form AAUW, were created with a concernfor Directory will go to press human dignity, a concern that extends throughout th about August 15 . It will be AAUW’s public policy history. distributed at the September 13 meeting. If you AAUW supports constitutional protection for the cannot be at the meeting, please arrange to have a civil rights of all individuals in the United States friend pick up your copy and human rights in their fullest dimension for all peoples of the world. AAUW opposes all forms of discrimination and supports affirmative action. MISSION STATEMENT: AAUW advances equity for women and girls through advocacy, education, philanthropy and research. AAUW Prescott Thumb Sketch Newsletter Vol. 63 No. 4 July-August 2014 p.3 Do you enjoy cooking and them, that there be a Newcomers table, that we have a Newcomers handbook, that mentors be assigned dining with friends? for new members, and that there be specified "Dining in all Directions" is starting its new season greeters for guests. on Saturday, August 16th, with a kick-off social at the Interest Groups home of Gail Shay. If you are Overall, the neighborhoods were quite favorable interested in joining this toward the Interest Groups, and Interest Groups dining group contact Dot continue to be a major attraction of the Williamson or Wendy Jones. More information will be sent organization. Book groups, bridge groups, and in early August to those who Great Decisions groups remain most popular. have responded. There continue to be requests for evening groups Barbara Kyte answered questions at the Summer of all kinds. Social. Committees Public Policy and Community Action are not Survey results taken at the Neighborhood Interest Groups, they are committees, but each Meetings – Part II received a lot of attention in the Neighborhood meetings. Building on the May-June “Thumb Sketch” article (which provided information on Regarding Public Policy, the suggestion was made “Communication” within our local organization), that as an organization there needs to be more focus this month’s focus will be feedback on “Interest at the General Meetings on Public Policy issues Groups” and “General Meetings.” locally and statewide. There were numerous requests to hear more feedback on Public Policy General Meetings: meeting topics, particularly Legislative Day. Members reported overall satisfaction with the As for Community Action, requests were made to format of the General Meetings. continue to educate the membership regarding the “Announcements” generated quite a bit of programs that Community Action supports, i.e., discussion. It was noted that although having the Sister-to-Sister, Mentoring, and Girl Scouts. The President/Convener make all of the announcements suggestion for additional programs from moves the process along more efficiently, the Community Action came out of several groups. observation was that consequently the membership In general, the structure of meetings, groups, and does not become familiar with different Board committees is well-received by the membership. Members and their areas of participation. It was However, a close look at how we relate to new and suggested that several times a year, at different prospective members and their successful meetings, the Chairs make their own integration into the organization could bear announcements – keeping them short and to the scrutiny. We don’t want to just increase our point. quantity, we want to increase our quality of Several suggestions were made regarding new and membership so that we can continue to grow as one prospective members at General Meetings. Among of the “best” AAUW branches around. MISSION STATEMENT: AAUW advances equity for women and girls through advocacy, education, philanthropy and research. AAUW Prescott Thumb Sketch Newsletter Vol. 63 No. 4 July-August 2014 p.4 Interest Groups’ Summer Printing the AAUW Process and Policy If you are an Interest Group Leader, please Home Page Calendar contact the members of your group by August 15th to see who will be continuing with your group as Have you noticed?? Beginning with this issue, AAUW begins our new fiscal year. the Thumb Sketch has discontinued the calendar As a reminder, AAUW Prescott Interest Group pages. Sharon Scanlan, our Thumb Sketch Guidelines state: calendar editor for the past eight years, retired “Any paid member may call an Interest Group from the job last month. We are now moving on Leader and ask to join an IG. If the group is full, the to a new approach for displaying and printing member will be waitlisted in chronological order your AAUW monthly activities calendar. with all other persons on the list. No priority or Members can access and print the calendar from preference is to be given anyone except the AAUW website home page, just like you can chronological order.