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Orinda-Moraga-Lafayette, Inc. (CA) Branch TRIADOCTOBER 2017 WEBSITE: oml-ca.aauw.net TUESDAY, TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 14 OCTOBER 17 9:30~11:30 am ARE YOU FINANCIALLY Orinda Community Church LITERATE? Do you even know OML and Public Policy what you should know? Presents Karla J. McAvoy, a senior financial advi- sor and principal of Financial Advisors, TOM TORLAKSON Inc., in Lafayette, will be our keynote State speaker at the November General Superintendent of Meeting presented by AAUW Fund. Public Instruction She will talk about important financial issues facing women at different stages in our lives: managing our finances Guests Welcome! Bring your friends and neighbors. while working and in retirement, dealing The OML Branch welcomes Tom Torlakson, the California State Super- with a spouse’s health issues, helping intendent of Public Instruction (SSPI), to our next General Meeting. Tor- adult children and/or aging parents to lakson will address the state of in California. name just a few.

Torlakson’s journey has led him from the classrooms of Contra Costa PLEASE NOTE: County’s Mount Diablo Unified School District (where he remains a teacher- The November General Meet- on-leave), to the Antioch City Council, the Contra Costa County Board of ing will take place on the second Supervisors, and the CA State Senate and State Assembly. Tuesday of the month due to the Thanksgiving holiday. Read more about Torlakson’s life and what Public Policy is doing on page 3. REMINDER: Walnut Creek Restaurant The 2017-18 OML Directory will be distributed at this meeting. Walk • Tuesday, October 3

UPCOMING OCTOBER EVENTS WINE & CONVERSATION THURSDAY, OCTOBER 12 SATURDAY, OCTOBER 14 Thursday, October 5 APPOINTMENTS TRAINING 5-7 pm • Amoroma Café Learn how you can get involved in your community. 6:30 pm Civic Park Community Center Social Hall 1375 Civic Dr., Walnut Creek Safely shred documents This workshop is free, $7 per box but you must RSVP to attend. Details are on page 5 Proceeds benefit Turn to page 9 for full details. Tech Trek Scholarships WEBSITE: oml-ca.aauw.net OCTOBER 2017

... from LAURA’S DESK Board Meeting The OML Strategic Planning workshop in July gave our HIGHLIGHTS branch a great guide to follow, enabling us as an organization Tuesday, September 12 to improve the methods we use to educate and advocate for We’re on to a new year, and the 2016- fairness and equality for women and girls. Working on the 2017 financial books have been put to Goals and Action Plan our board members and committee bed. As far as anyone can remember, chairs have been very busy following through with our com- last year was the first time we had a mitments to our membership, making sure our activities are deficit in our projected budget, which is mission-based and fun. a pretty good record. Our reserves have easily covered the deficit. And, speaking Our number one goal is to increase the visibility of AAUW- of money, where does the cash to OML in our community and beyond, insuring our viability as organization. Denise operate the branch come from? Would Burian, Mary Leigh Miller, Denise Sallee, our college intern, and I began the you believe that the sale of ads by our process of creating a Facebook page for AAUW-OML. We made a great start and Advertising Committee brings in more hope to have it activated within the next week. Once we go live we will “friend” our than half of our operating expenses. The members. It is a work in progress, and we look forward to hearing your comments. rest, of course, comes from your dues. We will have a calendar of events and pictures highlighting our past activities. We And, the dues are now well overdue. will advertise our community events and fundraisers, and post articles regarding issues supported by AAUW. It will allow us to advocate on a larger platform for Staying with money for a moment, the current issues affecting women and girls. Getting a Facebook page live will many of the dollars we contribute to increase our visibility within our Branch, our Lamorinda community and beyond. AAUW Funds are given out as grants and It will also help us to enhance our publicity by giving us greater exposure outside scholarships to women seeking to further our membership. You might want to take a look at the Facebook page for AAUW their education. You can meet some of National while you are waiting for ours to go live. (https://www.facebook.com/ the recipients of these scholarships at the AAUW.National) AAUW Funds Luncheon, which will be held on October 29th at the Crow Canyon The programs committee, headed by Jill West and Janette Maher, has been hard Country Club in Danville. Sign up online at work developing “mission-based” programs for the year. It has been a team effort at AAUW CA by October 16. to develop a list of potential programs that our membership and greater community would find compelling to hear. We had a great turnout forShowcase and the Roads If you have ever wondered what it Scholar presentation. Our interest groups are growing, lots of choices of activities takes to be appointed to a local board, for all. Be sure to contact Denise Burian if you did not have a chance to sign up commission, or committee, you might for an interest group. I have found this to be a wonderful way to get to know one consider attending the Appointments another, and it makes working together on our priorities fun. Training event at 6:30 on October 12th at the Civic Park Community Center in Scholarship, Tech Trek and STEM committees are hard at work developing their Walnut Creek. Our branch is a sponsor plans for the year as well. Check out their updates in this issue. You can help them through the Inter-Branch Council. Sign by supporting their fundraising efforts. Meet us all at the Walnut Creek Restaurant up at www.cawomenlead.org/event/ Walk for a fun evening, and bring your papers to be shredded to the Shred Fest. WalnutCreekAppointments.

Marie Bonilla has done a wonderful job of pulling together the Appointments Mark your calendars for the EYH- Training workshop in Walnut Creek on the 12th. The program will provide an op- STEM Conference on March 17, 2018 portunity to learn how to get involved in our local communities as an appointee at Saint Mary’s College. Volunteers are to a board or commission. Do sign up and join us that evening. I look forward to needed. Please contact Stacia Crag- learning about the process, even if I don’t plan to seek an appointment. holm if you can help out.

Laura Wittenberg, The 501 (c)(3) and 501 (c)(4) budgets President were voted on and passed at the September 19 General Meeting. AAUW Mission • AAUW advances equity for women and girls through advocacy, education, philanthropy and research. Value Promise of AAUW • By joining AAUW, you belong to a community that breaks through educational and economic barriers so that all women have a fair chance.. Judy Hammon, Recording Secretary 2 OCTOBER 2017 WEBSITE: oml-ca.aauw.net

FOCUS ON ... PUBLIC POLICY AAUW Public Policy 2017-2019 Action Priorities: Education TOM TORLAKSON, continued To support a strong system of public education that promotes gender fairness, During his tenure equity, and diversity, AAUW advocates: in the CA State • Adequate and equitable funding for quality public education for all students, Legislature, Tor- • Opposition to the use of public funds for nonpublic elementary and secondary lakson acted to education and to charter schools that do not adhere to the same civil rights and protect education accountability standards as required of other public schools, funding, improve • Protection of programs that meet the needs of girls and women in elementary, student nutrition secondary, and postsecondary education, including strong promotion of sci- and physical edu- ence, technology, engineering, and math (STEM) education and comprehensive cation, and ensure sexual health education, school safety. He also championed • Vigorous enforcement of Title IX and all other civil rights laws pertaining legislation to increase funding for text- to education, books, computers, and other instruc- • Increased support for and access to affordable higher education for women tional materials, and promoted efforts and disadvantaged populations and to close the digital divide, eliminate • Increased support for programs that break through barriers for women and the achievement gap, and reduce the girls in STEM fields. dropout rate.

California Works to Bolster Title IX Protections for Students Torlakson was initially elected as the In September, Secretary of Education Betsy DeVos announced that the Department SSPI in 2010. During his first term, he of Education would be reviewing Title IX regulations and guidance, including re- set out on a mission to provide a world- scinding a 2011 Dear Colleague Letter on Title IX and sexual violence that aims to class education for all students. He prevent and end discrimination in our schools. California State Sen. Hannah-Beth directed the change to rigorous new CA Jackson (D), backed by AAUW CA members, is championing a bill that would state standards in English, mathematics, enshrine protections similar to those laid out in the 2011 Dear Colleague Letter and science. He advocated increasing into law. The bill passed both chambers of the California legislature and awaits investments in education, helping to pass Gov. ’s (D) signature. Proposition 30 in 2012 and leading the effort to give local school districts more The AAUW Public Policy Mission flexibility to make spending decisions. Since AAUW’s founding our members and supporters have spoken out about policies important to women and girls. Without their voices, invalu- One of the major tenets of AAUW’s able legislation would have never been passed. In recent years, such legis- Public Policy Priorities is to support a lation included the Family and Medical Leave Act, the Matthew Shepard strong system of public education that and James Byrd Jr. Hate Crimes Prevention Act, and the Lilly Ledbetter promotes gender fairness, equity and Fair Pay Act. diversity (see complete bullet points in column one). We look forward to hear- AAUW’s policy work connects and rallies advocates at the local, state, na- ing more about Torlakson’s initiatives tional, and global levels to advance our work to empower women and girls. for improving education in California, With the member-endorsed Public Policy Priorities as our guide, AAUW specifically as they relate to AAUW uses lobbying and grassroots efforts to push forward policies that break priorities. through educational and economic barriers for women. Jan Coe and Laura Monin, The AAUW Public Policy and Government Relations Department, with Public Policy Co-Chairs input from the member leaders of the AAUW Public Policy Committee, leads AAUW’s lobbying and grassroots efforts. However, AAUW member advocates across the country, who give their time, energy and voice to AAUW issues, deserve the credit for truly advancing women.

We have many resources available, and the AAUW policy staff can be Orinda-Moraga-Lafayette, Inc. (CA) Branch reached at 202.785.7793 or [email protected].

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SHOWCASE REVISITED NEW INTEREST GROUPS Our Showcase was a resounding suc- Ann White, an ambassador from cess. Tech Trek, Scholarship, AAUW Road Scholar Travel Company, Fund, Public Policy, STEM conference, spoke to us about interesting trips and Burckhalter committees all had combining the excitement of travel displays to show the work they do and with ongoing learning experiences. solicit new volunteers. Their tables were In the photo at left, Ann is flanked by busy with members sharing experiences Jill West and Janette Maher, OML’s and/or finding out how they can partici- Program VPs. pate. I could feel the enthusiasm for our Branch activities in the air.

Every interest group was represented as well, and many members signed up to participate in a new activity for them. It is nice that many groups have new members. It is never too late to join an interest group. Just call the person who chairs the group. You will find the in- formation in the directory.

And we offered some new interest groups, with many members interested in them. Thirteen members signed up for a Walking Group. Some prefer to walk in their own town, close to home, but most were willing to walk in any (above and right) OML community. Walking with a group Branch Priority not only makes it more interesting and and Special Interest fun, it increases our motivation to make Group Chairs line the time to walk. Thirteen members up to briefly describe also signed up for an Evening “Salon” their responsibilites. to discuss current culture and issues of (below) Members the day. The daytime movie group was “woman” their sta- popular; the group will see a movie tions. together and discuss it immediately afterward. There will also be a new Sci- ence and Technology Discussion Group to discuss interesting articles they will all read prior to the meeting.

It is not too late to sign up for a group, just call or email Denise Burian, who will get you connected to whoever is coordinating the group. Over the next month, each group will determine what day and time they will meet. As soon Turn to page 5 to read as that information is available, it will additional reports from be put on our website. some of our Special In- terest Groups. Photos provided by K. De Groot Denise Burian, President-Elect 4 OCTOBER 2017 WEBSITE: oml-ca.aauw.net

SPECIAL INTERESTS NEWS MEMBERSHIP GREAT DECISIONS 2018 MUSEUM MAVENS New Member With the world in turmoil how do you This group will have its first outing of I hope you will all join with me and understand what is really happening? the 2017-2018 season to the Blackhawk welcome our newest member, Marilyn Great Decisions, the educational program Museum at Danville to see the current Evans. She is retired, lives in Moraga, developed by the Foreign Policy Asso- exhibition.. and we hope we can get her to join the ciation, presents eight timely topics for Burckhalter group as she has a back- study and discussion. We’re pleased to round in Educational Psychology. Her announce the topics for Great Decisions hobbies are gardening, reading, the en- 2018! This year’s topics are as follows: vironment and travel. She also is inter- ested in joining our book groups, movie • The Waning Of Pax Americana? groups as well as museum mavens. • Russia’s Foreign Policy FRIDAY NOVEMBER 3* • China and America: The New Geo- We will carpool to Blackhawk Museum Membership Cards political Equation in time for a 1 pm docent tour and visit, The new membership directories will • Media and Foreign Policy preceeded by lunch at anyone of a num- be printed in October. Last year, an • Turkey: A Partner in Crisis ber of Blackhawk Plaza restaurants . We AAUW membership card was printed • U.S. Global Engagement and The expect to return home around 3 pm and attached to each directory so every Military member had easy access to her member- • South Africa’s Fragile Democracy SPIRIT OF THE OLD WEST ship number. Printing and attaching all • Global Health: Progress and Chal- Jerry Fick has been collecting Indian, those cards was a significant task, so this lenges pioneer, fur trapping, cowboy, cavalry year, cards will be printed only for those and gunfighter artifacts for years. In members who have joined since October Weekly meetings will be on Thursdays 2014 he offered his collection to Ken 2016 and therefore did not previously from February 8 to March 20 at 9:30 Behring and the Blackhawk Museum. recieve a card. In order for you to have am in the Hacienda Conference Room. The presentation is outstanding! your membership number, you need to The cost is $40, covering the book and keep this year’s directory or cut the card rental of the Hacienda room. Please send * NOTE: Date is different from pre- off of it and save the card. Another way your check to Judy by October 20; we sented at the OML September meeting. to save your membership number is to need a minimum of 15 participants to Contact Maryellen Judson, thjudson@ log onto the National AAUW website hold this price. aol.com 925-283-2387 for more info and create a profile which requires us- and to RSVP. ing the membership number. If you hit Information: Judy Helder, “remember me” on the site, it will store 18 Inverleith Terrace, Moraga, 94556 NEXT TRIP your number. [email protected] YOUR CHOICE 631-0156 or text 925 980 0151 PICK a MUSEUM and DATE What Happens if Your Dues Aren’t Paid Emails, written reminders, or phone Wine and Conversation – New Date calls have all been made to those who THURSDAY, OCTOBER 5 • 5-7 pm haven’t yet paid their 2017-18 dues. If your dues are not paid by October 1, then Amoroma Café your name will not be in the directory. If In last month’s Triad, we announced Wine and Con- you have not paid by November 1, the versation on Thursday, October 12. However, that date unpaid members will be deleted from the conflicted with the Appointments Training Workshop in membership data base. Pay your dues Walnut Creek. So mark your calendar for Thursday, ($46 of which is tax deductable) and October 5 at 5 pm at Amoroma in the Rheem Shopping Center next to help us continue to support our mission the Park Theater. They have a $5 wine tasting and light appetizers every of advancing equity for women and girls. Thursday night at 5 pm. On October 5 join your AAUW friends at Amo- roma and the branch will pay the $5 tasting fee for you. You are on your Alison Mackenzie and own for any additional food and beverage. See you there! Mary Levey, Membership VPs 5 WEBSITE: oml-ca.aauw.net OCTOBER 2017 AAUW FUND REPORT The Eleanor Roosevelt Fund The Eleanor Roosevelt Research That Matters in the Lives of Women and Girls Fund Award AAUW conducts groundbreaking research on issues related to gender equity in The award honors an individual, education and the workplace. This work influences the national discussion on top- project, organization or institution ics like the pay gap between women and men, sexual harassment in schools and on for outstanding contributions to college campuses, and the underrepresentation of women in science, technology, equity and education for women mathematics, and engineering. Through new and traditional media, targeted outreach and girls. It is given for a broad to policymakers, and member efforts, AAUW research serves as a catalyst for action. range of activities, including class- room teaching, educational and At the 35th National Convention in 1989 AAUW celebrated more than 100 years research contributions, and legal of AAUW’s fellowships program, which began in 1888. To mark the centennial, and legislative work in equity for AAUW launched the Eleanor Roosevelt Fund for Women and Girls. The fund aims women and girls. to eliminate barriers to girls and women’s participation in education, promote the value of diversity and cross cultural communication, and gain and promote a greater At the 1989 convention, Ruth Leger understanding of how women and girls think, learn, work, and play. Sivard received the inaugural Eleanor Roosevelt Award for her The 67 reports listed in the research archive on the AAUW National website reflect a world survey on women, which consistency in the issues that women have wrestled with since 1881 to now: the pay had been previously presented at gap, sexual harassment and underrepresentation of women working in the STEM fields. the United Nations Conference on Women in Nairobi, Kenya in 1985. In 1993, Hostile Hallways: The AAUW Survey on Sexual Harassment in America’s At the National Convention this Schools was followed by five more studies on the subject. There have been six June, SurvJustice Founder’ Laura studies on the gender pay gap, the first in 1896. TheCivil Service Job Study by D.C. L. Dunn, J.D., received the 2017 Branch in 1913, revealed that women’s pay was 78 percent of what men received. Eleanor Roosevelt Fund Award. Fast forward to 2016, The Simple Truth About the Gender Pay Gap, where we SurvJustice is the only national learn that, “In 2015, women working full time in the were paid just organization that provides legal 80 percent of what men were paid.” assistance to survivors of sexual assault in campus hearings in the While there has been improvement in equal pay for equal work, we watch with United States. Dunn was featured interest in the case of Rizo v. Fresno County Office of Education, noting that it is in the August Triad. returning to the appeals court in California for a full hearing. AAUW continues to support Rizo through the legal case support program. In the words of Eleanor Eleanor Roosevelt said: Roosevelt, “The battle for the individual rights of women is one of long standing and none of us should countenance anything which undermines it.” Roll up your The future belongs to those sleeves; there’s more work to be done. who believe in the beauty of Marie Bonilla and Lynda Leonard, their dreams. AAUW Fund VPs Justice cannot be for one side THE TRIAD Staff alone, but it must be for both. Editor Copy Editor Mary Leigh Miller, 631-9694 Lynda Leonard, 254-6254 Well-behaved women rarely email: [email protected] email: [email protected] make history. EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE 2016-2017 President Remember always that you not Laura Wittenberg Vice-President, AAUW Funds President-Elect Marie Bonilla, Lynda Leonard only have the right to be an Denise Burian Vice-President, Finance Vice-President, Membership Gail Chesler individual, you have an obliga- Alison Mckenzie, Mary Levey Recording Secretary tion to be one. Vice-Presidents, Program Judy Hammon Jill West, Janette Maher AAUW Association Website: http://www.oml-ca.aauw.net California AAUW Website: www.aauw-ca.org

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SCHOLARSHIP NEWS EYH-STEM Our Scholarship Committee is dedicated to finding young women who are devel- CONFERENCE oping leadership skills as they take on community service commitments. Many On Sunday, September 17, 14 OML of these young women learn of community service through their families, their members, one Tri Valley member, aka churches and organizations such as the Girl Scouts. Ann Willoughby, four high school students, and Nancy Kornfield’s guest In high school they forge their own identity and community service can be a channel gathered in Stacia Cragholm’s backyard to learning leadership skills. We are looking for the girls who learn self-awareness to celebrate and kick off the EYH-STEM and leadership through their desire to help others and make a difference in their Conference, set for March 17, 2018 at community. the Saint Mary’s College Soda Center.

The next five Triads will showcase our 2017 awardees, highlight their developing After dining on a delicious pot luck leadership skills and include a quote from their application. smorgasbord, we sat around the campfire, sharing goals and aspirations for the upcoming conference. Dr. Leadership Skills: Kristen Beck announced that we will ONE VOICE CAN MAKE A DIFFERENCE return to the Soda Center and that she is Annie Dao, recruiting more professors from SMC. Saint Mary’s College graduate, Laura told how her granddaughter, now at USC Denise Sallee, is working behind the scenes creating a Facebook presence for “On a service trip in Vietnam . . . I saw that young us and drafting guidelines to introduce man on the bed paralyzed from the waist down, yet a leadership program for SMC women, smiling at me, I wanted to burst out in tears. Other thus expanding our ambassador volunteers on the trip mocked my empathy and com- program. Christine Walwyn announced passion and said in the medical field I would have to that almost half of our past workshop be “stronger than that,” which is a situation I feel women experience all too presenters have committed for 2018. often. It made me question whether I was cut out to be a physical therapist if We expect to have 20 workshops I got emotional when a patient came in after a traumatic accident. However I accommodating over 200 sixth through realized my “womanly” emotion is what motivates me to help and heal others; eighth grade girls. it gives me the ability to not only be sympathetic, but empathetic; it might be my greatest strength.”

SCHOLARSHIP TESTING The Scholarship Committee has been successful in contacting Acalanes, Campolindo and Miramonte High Schools. All three schools will offer tutoring for the college entrance examinations ACT and SAT. We are working with Tried and True Tutoring who will supply the educational staff. We are happy that funds raised will help support our AAUW-OML College Scholarships offered to senior girls from our three high schools. Four high school girls (see picture Tried & True Tutoring is an educational services provider that specializes above) attended and are excited to in SAT & ACT Preparation. be ambassadors or monitors depending on their busy schedules. We are excited Thank you to committee members, Maryellen Judson and Bonnie Fend to embrace the AAUW mission and for coordinating this project. share it with women of all ages. If you are interested in volunteering, please Mary Ann McLeod, contact Heidi and/or Stacia. Scholarship Committee Coordinator Stacia Cragholm, Coordinator, EYH-STEM 7 WEBSITE: oml-ca.aauw.net OCTOBER 2017

TECH TREK REPORT AAUW Tech Trekkers Thrilled Dear AAUW-OML Tech Trek Committee, By Their Experiences at Grace Hopper STEM Camp My daughter Ariella Zulch was a Tech Trek scholarship recipient from Stanley Middle School in Lafayette in 2013 — she loved her The seven bright and enthusiastic 8th experience at Stanford Tech Trek camp, and presented to Rotary grade girls AAUW-OML sent to Tech Club on Tech Trek. Trek camp in July were honored at a reunion and reception on September Fast forward four or five years, and my daughter is now a senior 5. Katerina Bonderud, Kiara Kofoed, at Acalanes High School. Namratha Kasalanati, Isabelle Lurie, Maia West, Olivia House, and Cathy Kenderski shared their experiences She’s interested in pursuing neuroscience or physics in college! with branch members and other invited And, Ari was also interested in learning to fly at 13. She has in- donors. deed pursued her passion for flying. She began flight school at 14, flew solo at 16 and has her student’s pilot license. The girls were delighted with their special experiences bonding with “like- And, to prove that Tech Trek does indeed spark the passion and minded girls” who love science and interest in STEM for girls, the only two girls who are taking the math and seeing their future in a variety advanced class of Engineering & Applied Physics at Acalanes (2 of possible STEM careers. In addition, girls, 36 boys) are both Tech Trek camp alumna: Ariella Zulch the girls and other attendees had great and Molly Mudgett. Molly is interested in mechanical engineer- fun exploring the Tesla Model X with ing. Falcon Wing doors that was shared by the House family. As true Tech

Trekkers, they especially enjoyed the Thank you, for instilling such passion in our girls! computer technology that made the car “dance,” complete with music, lights With best regards, flashing, and doors opening and closing. Stri Jan Cushman and Sandy Fox-Sohner, Co-Chairs, OML Tech Trek Program

“The above letter was received by the Tech Trek Committee from the mother of Ariella Zulch (in photo on left) with Molly Mudgett (on right) at the awards ceremony in April, 2013.

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OCTOBER AT A GLANCE AAUW-OML Database Coord. 3 TUES – RESTAURANT WALK 52 Wandel Drive 6-9 pm – Downtown Walnut Creek Moraga, CA 94556 3 TUES – BRIDGE GROUP 12 noon – Joyce Dickey 825-7991

5 THUR – STEM CONFERENCE Meeting 1 pm – Home of Stacia Cragholm

5 THUR – WINE AND CONVERSATION 5-7 pm – Amoroma Wine Bar next to the Rheem Theatre For more info, turn to page 5

6 FRI – BIKE GROUP Contact Ellen Beans, [email protected] 24 TUE – NOVEMBER TRIAD DEADLINE Send items to Marty Schimbor, [email protected] 7 SAT – INTERNATIONAL TRAVEL New Zealand, presented by Jan Cushman NOVEMBER Contact Sara Lautenbach for info (look for more listings in the NOVEMBER issue)

9, 23 MON – GOLF PLEASE NOTE THE CHANGE TO THE FIRST AND SEC- Contact Jan Gee for t-time and venue, 938-1316 OND TUESDAYS FOR THE FOLLOWING TWO MEET- INGS DUE TO THANKSGIVING. 10 TUES – BOARD MEETING 1 pm – Orinda Community Church 7 TUES – BOARD MEETING 1 pm – Orinda Community Church 12 THURS – APPOINTMENTS TRAINING WORKSHOP 6:30 pm – Civic Park Comm. Center (See info on page 9) 14 TUES – NOVEMBER GENERAL MEETING Karla McAvoy - Finanacial Planning Presentation 14 SAT – SHRED-FEST 9:30 am – Orinda Community Church 9 am-1 pm – 5-A RENT-A-SPACE, Moraga

17 TUES – OCTOBER GENERAL MEETING Public Policy Presents TOM TORLAKSON Reminder 9:30 am – Orinda Community Church SHRED•FEST 18 WED – MEMOIRS & MUSINGS 1-3 pm – Contact Carol Messinger for details, 283-8741 SATURDAY, OCTOBER 14 9 am to 1 pm 20 FRI – ANYONE WHO HAS READ THE BOOK Spain In Our Hearts by Adam Hochschild Plan to clean out old papers 10 am – Orinda Books, 276 Village Square, Orinda and securely SHRED them Contact Mary Hake, 254-1435

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