Tahoe Nevada AAUW. Happy Holidays and have a joyful 2016! Cheers, Charlotte. President s Message

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1 Tahoe Nevada AAUW Advancing equity for women and girls through advocacy, education, philanthropy, and research. Volume 25, Number 4 December 2015 President s Message Happy Birthday to Tahoe Nevada AAUW honoring the 45 th year since our chapter was founded. We recently received a letter and certificate from the National AAUW office in Washington, D.C. commemorating our 45 th anniversary. We appreciate our founders and all the members over the years who have contributed to create an organization which is sustainable, collegial and a contributor to our community. Please join us on Wednesday, December 9, for our annual holiday dinner at the Parasol Building. A delicious prime rib dinner and wine will be prepared by Crosby s. Our entertainment will be provided by the talented elementary school musicians from Lake Tahoe School. Please arrive at 5:30 for networking; the entertainment will begin at 6:00pm with dinner following. Dress is festive holiday, and bring your significant other. Our inaugural Holiday Art Faire is upcoming on Saturday, December 5 in partnership with the Incline High School Boosters. The event will be held from 10am to 4pm. Please contact Debbie Nicholas or me if you have a holiday tree decoration to donate for the AAUW holiday booth. You can drop off at Debbie s or my home, or I will pick up. If you can volunteer at the event, please contact Debbie Nicholas at nicholas89451@gmail.com The Tahoe Nevada AAUW Directories are ready for pickup. Many thanks to Millie Szerman who has compiled our directory of members with pictures, list of officers, activities leaders and bylaws. Directories will be available at the December and January meeting. Tahoe Nevada AAUW is a 501(c)(3) Nonprofit Foundation, and we welcome your direct donations. Sandra Cloninger, our treasurer, accepts donations throughout the year. If you have questions or ideas for activities, speakers or fund raisers, please contact me at charcurtisedd@aol.com or by phone or cell Thanks for your participation! Happy Holidays and have a joyful 2016! Cheers, Charlotte AAUW Dec 2015 Newsletter Page 1

2 MONTHLY MEETINGS Jennifer Tynes & Dianne De Cuir (Dinner meetings are held on the third Wednesday of the month, September through May with the exception of December when we meet on the second Wednesday. Social hour begins at 5:30.Dinner will be served at 6:15 followed by the speaker at 7:15.) Our annual holiday meeting is scheduled for Wednesday, December 9 Here s your opportunity to invite your spouse or significant other to a festive evening including a prime rib dinner. Once again the music students from Lake Tahoe School will be our featured entertainment. These children were such a hit last year, you don t want to miss it. As usual, our social hour will begin at 5:30. We have scheduled the performance for 6:15. So don t be late. Crosby s delicious dinner will be served afterwards at 6:45. Remember, this year our branch has made a generous $500 donation to the Read with Me program at Incline Elementary School. The goal is to gift each student at the school with four new books at his/ her appropriate reading level, so we will not collect children s books at the dinner. In addition, the Parasol Foundation will match our funds with $1 for every $2 we donate. So, dust off your best bib and tucker, and come celebrate the season with your friends in AAUW. Reservations must be made by Mon. 12/7. Contact Kelley Werner kwwerner10@gmail.com Please be aware that TN-AAUW must pay for all RSVP dinners. Our longstanding policy has been that if you have made a reservation for a dinner meeting and fail to cancel by 5PM on the Monday before the dinner, you will be expected to pay for the dinner. Thank you for your understanding. If you have any comments or concerns about our meetings, please contact the Program VPs or President to resolve your issue. Slow Roasted Prime Rib with au jus and horseradish Mini Baked Potato with brie and maui onion marmalade Greek Style Roasted Veggies Full Christmas Salad Bar Shrimp and Artichoke Bisque Three Berry Cheesecake AAUW Dec 2015 Newsletter Page 2

3 OUTDOOR ENTHUSIASTS' GROUP The Outdoor Enthusiasts' Group gets together year round to enjoy hiking, snowshoeing, other activities (and good companionship!) in the beautiful Lake Tahoe area. We are currently snowshoeing and meet at 9:30 AM every Monday (weather permitting) in the lower parking lot of the Village Church on McCourry Blvd. at the Mt. Rose Hwy.; from there we carpool to our location. Please contact me, Lynn Whetstone, at or if you would like to participate and be notified of upcoming hikes/ snowshoe outings by . Additionally, there may be some cross country ski outings this winter--please let Lynn know if you would be interested in those, as well. Also, Nancy Larson is organizing a downhill ski group which will go out on Thursdays (snowfall permitting) to various local resorts. Please contact her at nancylarson614@gmail.com to be added to that list. During the warmer months, there are also kayaking and road biking groups. Both groups have ceased their activities for this season. We hope you will join us for one or more of the wonderful variety of outdoor activities which Tahoe has to offer! AAUW Dec S2015 Newsletter Page 3

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5 Volunteers STILL Needed for our Holiday Bazaar Fundraiser at (and in partnership with) Incline Village High School! Sat. Dec 5, Join your fellow AAUW members in making this event a happy and fulfilling way to welcome the holiday season. We need: folks to place sandwich board signs 8:30-9:30am help with set up 7-9am craft fair assistance 10-1 (and 1-5) wo manning our AAUW info booth clean up/break down 4-5pm Remove sandwich boards at the end of the event If you can only work part of a shift, or are not sure how much time you will have, don t worry. We will find something for you to do! Got a spouse, partner, adolescent or pal? They can help too! Contact Debbie Nicholas nicholas89451@gmail.com. with your availability. It looks to be a very fun day! Art Contest awards for HS talent, food, crafts galore for your early shopping, perhaps even Santa will pay us a visit. If you can t volunteer, please let your friends and family know about the event.

6 Sponsorships See Your Business Name Here in Each Issue! To be a sponsor: to obtain space in the newsletter for the year, contact Robin Grean at rgrean@aol.com. Business Card size space is $30 for all issues of the newsletter. For an additional $30, you can display in our directory. Contact Millie Szerman for pricing at MillieSz746@gmail.com. Who s In Charge Here? Your NEW 2015/2016 AAUW Local Officers President President Elect Treasurer Charlotte Curtis Debbie Nicholas Sandra Cloninger Co VP Programs Dianne DeCuir Secretary Co VP Membership Jennifer Tynes Marianne Mika Judy Miller Kelley Werner Newsletter Robin Grean Directory Millie Szerman Webmaster Larissa Faulkner Scholarship Karen Loullis Fundraising TBA Public Policy Pam Miller Parlementarian Connie Skidmore Past President Stacy Stewart AAUW Tahoe Nevada Branch is a non-profit 501(c)(3) corporation formed in Nevada and registered with the Nevada Secretary of State, our Federal Tax I.D. # Contributions to the scholarship fund qualify for a federal tax deduction pursuant to the provisions of Section 170.c. of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, 26 USC 170c. Proceeds benefit the Scholarship Fund. AAUW Dec 2015 Newsletter Page 4

7 Membership Matters The AAUW Membership Directories are now available at our December and January dinner meetings. Please be sure to pick yours up. If you are unable to make either of these meetings, yours will be sent via US Postal Service at the end of January. BOOK GROUP NEWS Lee Hall and I (Monica Hill) are happily taking over the reins as Book Group coordinators from Diane Finegan (yes, it requires two of us to. fill her shoes). Thank you Diane for doing such a fantastic job for - how many years was it - did you say 12? We have a great schedule of books coming up and are looking forward to an exciting There is no meeting in December. Book Group meets monthly on the second Monday of the month at 7 PM. On January 11, we will be discussing "The Martian" by Andy Weir. Millie Clarke is the discussion leader and Jan Horan will be hosting. On February 8, we will discuss "Diamond Head" by Cecily Wong, and Kelley Werner will be both leading the group as well as hosting the evening at her home. On March 14 we will tackle "Sweet Thursday" by John Steinbeck (sequel to "Cannery Row"). Joanellen Slocumb is the discussion leader. We need a venue/hostess for this meeting. We are looking for book suggestions and venues for the April 11, May 9, and June 14 meetings. Please give hosting a chance. Sweets, savories and beverages are contributed by the attendees. We will help set up and clean up. Wishing you all a very happy holiday season. Please keep your antennae up in search of some new title suggestions. For additional information about Book Group, please contact Monica Hill monicachill@gmail.com or Lee Hall leehallpt@yahoo.com. AAUW Dec 2015 Newsletter Page 5

8 FUNDRAISING COMMITTEE UPDATE D. Nicholas The Sub Committee for our Holiday Bazaar on Saturday, December 5, in conjunction with the Incline High School Boosters, is hard at work with planning this event. We will still need some day of the event help on December 5, so if you are available, please call: Stephanie at or Debbie at A big Thank You to all who donated trees and beautiful Tree Ornaments for our Ornament Sale at the event, all proceeds from this booth to benefit our Scholarship Fund. If you still wish to donate, call Debbie to arrange pick up of your donation before December 5. Stephanie and her team of volunteers have produced many no sew blankets and we have even sold some on pre orders. Congratulations! We will be selling these at the event they make wonderful holiday gifts. Come out and support all our great vendors (many of whom are local businesses and fellow AAUW members). June Brown reports that the High School Art Contest was a huge success with the participants learning how to present their art in competition. They are looking forward to the big announcement of winners! Charlotte will announce them, and present the generous monetary prizes, certificates, and ribbons. June indicated the judges for the contest also benefited, in meting teachers from local schools/college and being able to network which could benefit their students! Saturday, December 5, mark your calendar and tell your friends as this will be an excellent shopping opportunity for the holidays! February 2016 Game Night Bonnie Yachbes is heading up the Game Night for February to get us all out of our winter doldrums! If you missed the survey last month just call Bonnie at or bonicooker@aol.com with your suggestions. Summer 2016 Tahoe Treasures Tour July 9, SAVE THE DATE! W e have exciting news about our tour! Thanks to the tremendous efforts of Geri Yount we have already secured three properties. It will be on Saturday, July 9, 2016 so mark your calendars and start telling your friends and acquaintances. I f you have not already signed up on a survey and w ish to help with this event, please call Debbie at We will begin regular committee meetings after January 1. In the interim, tell your friends, family and acquaintances to contact Debbie if you have leads on possible donations for Raffle Prizes, or other contacts that need follow up! Happy Holidays Everyone!

9 Five Women Who Belong On The $10 Bill Pamela Miller, AAUU Public Policy To commemorate 100 years since the passage of the 19th Amendment, the U.S. Treasury has announced it will put a woman on the $10 bill in The Treasury called on Americans to submit their proposals for the redesigned $10, inspiring a wide discussion about the role of women in U.S. history. On October 9, AAUW members and staff were invited to meet with U.S. Treasurer Rosie Rios to discuss the results of the poll and key initiatives beyond the $10 bill, including diversity, equal pay, and the underrepresentation of women in leadership. Barbara McClintock, Nobel Prize-winning geneticist Barbara McClintock, a pioneer in genetics, became the first woman to win an unshared Nobel Prize for physiology or medicine in While she was acknowledged in the scientific community, her major findings were largely ignored or dismissed until much later, despite their profound implications. AAUW was one of the first national organizations to recognize her importance, honoring her in 1947 with an AAUW Achievement Award. If selected for the $10 bill, McClintock would spark an important dialogue around women s struggle to be recognized by their peers in male-dominated fields. Eleanor Roosevelt, global activist and first lady Runner-up, Eleanor Roosevelt, transcended her role as first lady through her work as a global activist. Appointed by President Harry Truman, she headed up the commission to write The Universal Declaration of Human Rights, that was a worldwide response to the atrocities committed during WW2. Harriet Tubman, conductor on the Underground Railroad Harriet Tubman, who escaped from slavery herself, led hundreds of slaves to the North through the secret network of the Underground Railroad. In addition to abolition, Tubman advocated for women s suffrage, for she faced limitations as a citizen because of both her race and her sex. I was the conductor of the Underground Railroad for 8 years and I can say what most conductors can t, I never ran my train off the track and I never lost a passenger. Rosa Parks, civil rights activist Rosa Parks is celebrated for her refusal to move to the back of a segregated bus, an action catalyzing the Montgomery bus boycott in The popular image of Parks as a weary seamstress not willing to relinquish her seat to a white man should not pre-empt her longstanding commitment to civil rights. She worked with the Scottsboro Boys in 1932 and was an officer in a branch of the NAACP, the nation s oldest civil rights organization. A symbol of the civil rights movement and an activist in her own right, Parks came in fourth place in our poll as a write-in candidate. Susan B. Anthony, suffragist Susan B. Anthony campaigned tirelessly for women s voting rights, but unfortunately she did not live to see the ratification of the 19th Amendment in Anthony became the first woman ever to be depicted on U.S. currency when the $1 coin debuted in A prominent figure in the women s suffrage movement, she helped found the National Woman Suffrage Association.

10 MEMBER ANNOUNCEMENTS Holiday Music galore right here in Incline. The Sierra Nevada College Choir will present a program of traditional and contemporary holiday music at St. Patrick s Episcopal on Thursday 12/3 and Saturday 12/5 at 7pm. Tickets at The Potlatch and at the door. Further info Toccata Symphony presents The Messiah and carols, with full orchestra and chorus. Cornerstone Church in Incline Sat 12/12 3pm. Also in Carson City, Reno and S. Lake. Tickets at the door or at Meetings of our local Alzheimer s Support Group, which formerly met in Truckee, will now be held in Incline Village, scheduled for the last Monday in each month in the Parasol Building from 3 to 5 pm. A trained volunteer leads the group, which is connected with and coordinated by the Alzheimer s Association of Northern California and Northern Nevada. The group offers variety of support for all individuals living with Alzheimer s disease, to individuals with the disease, their families, friends, and caregivers. Questions, contact Judy Miller pupfarm@ix.netcom.com Want to clear out those odds & ends of yarn and fabric that you've been accumulating? Our local Knitter's Guild uses left-over (and new) yarn to knit and crochet items to be donated to organizations around the lake basin: layettes for newborns via Tahoe Forest hospital; chemo caps for cancer patients; shawl, scarves, mittens and hats for seniors and elementary school students, and more. Also, our local Bee Inclined Quilter's group creates quilts and other functional items for charity. Contact Millie Szerman at or MillieSz746@gmail.com for more info. In the interest of the community, members may post public service-type announcements in our newsletter. These are not personal (selling appliances, cars, etc.); but for activities of interest to members or to the Tahoe community in general. All items must be written by the person making the announcement, limited to one paragraph, to be published at the discretion of the local AAUW Editor and President. Send to rgrean@aol.com

11 Note: Please use this form if you are a new member. Renewing members, please renew online. AAUW Tahoe Nevada Membership Form July 1, 2015 to June 30, 2016 Please circle any changes from last year s Directory; otherwise, they may not be made. There are no changes Please note the following changes. I am a new member. Full name Date Mailing Address Zip Physical Address Zip Phone (home) (cell) (work) address Spouse/Partner name Bachelor s Degree or Associate Degree College/University Year City, State Major Degree Graduate Degree University/College Year City, State Major Degree Annual dues run from 7/1/15 to 6/30/16. National Dues $49 Student Affiliate dues: $17 State Dues 9 Open to anyone who does not already have an under- Branch Dues 15 graduate degree and is enrolled in a two- or four-year $73 regionally accredited educational institution Enclosed: Please send check & form to: $ Membership Dues AAUW TAHOE NEVADA P0 BOX 5465 INCLINE VILLAGE, NV $ Total Amount of Check #

12 Friends of AAUW Tahoe Nevada Friends of AAUW-Tahoe-Nevada category is reserved for those persons who are NOT eligible for membership in the national AAUW organization, i.e., do not hold an associate or equivalent, baccalaureate or higher degree from a regionally accredited college or university. Friends have the following privileges: Notification of AAUW Tahoe-Nevada activities, including Special Interest groups Participation in AAUW Tahoe-Nevada Special Interest groups Contribution to educational scholarships and grants benefitting local young women Inclusion in the AAUW Tahoe-Nevada directory Socialization and connection USE THIS FORM FOR NEW AND RENEWING FRIENDS OF AAUW-TAHOE NEVADA There are no changes from the previous year. Please note changes. I am a NEW Friend of Tahoe Nevada AAUW. Full Name: Date Mailing Address: Zip Physical Address: Zip Phone: (home) (cell) (work) Address: Spouse/Partner Name: Friends of Tahoe Nevada AAUW Donation Additional donation amounts are gratefully accepted. $50.00* $ Please send check and form to: AAUW TAHOE NEVADA PO BOX 5465 INCLINE VILLAGE, NV 89450