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1 Prickly Pear Postings Volume 29, No. 3 February/March 2018 Co-President s Message submitted by Toni Corrigan Happy New Year, AAUW members. We are off to another year of activities and fellowship. I just came from our January Branch meeting. Although I have been a supporter of Planned Parenthood for many years, Jodi Ligget brought new understanding of the many services that are offered and challenges they face. We also got to see Sharon Gale s entry in the 2018 AAUW Art contest. Her design is titled Whimsical and it is lovely. You can vote for Sharon s design between February 6 and March 4 at connect@aauw.org. Specific directions will be on the website. Our annual state AAUW Legislative Day is February 20. We may have our largest delegation ever! Thirteen members expressed interest in going to the Capitol in support of the Equal Rights Amendment. Since Nevada recently adopted the amendment, only two more states are needed. Wouldn t it be wonderful if Arizona could be one of them? I will be wearing my ERA Yes pin that I wore as I marched in Springfield, the capitol of Illinois after the passage of the amendment in Representative Pam Powers Hannley will the featured speaker, along with Rep. Michelle Ugenti-Riva and Rep. Athena Salman. Legislative Day is always fun and informative. Our Representative, JD Mesnard has been invited to offer welcoming remarks and we will try to make arrangements to meet with our other Legislators. I am looking forward to seeing you at the International Dinner on February 19. I am proud to be a member of our active and vibrant Southeast Valley Branch of AAUW, and I hope you are too. In This Issue March General Meeting Meet our Advertisers Evening Book Club Afternoon Book Club Southwesters International Dinner 4 Singles Lunch Bunch Afternoon Bridge Mah Jongg Directory Update Local Scholarship News Bunco Fund Raiser Great Decisions 7 Community Action 8 AAUW Events Feb 5 & Mar 5 Feb 12 & Mar 12 Feb 13 & Mar 13 Mar 14 Feb 8 & Mar 8 Mar 19 Feb 27 & Mar 28 Afternoon Bridge Afternoon Book Club Evening Book Club Board Meeting Singles General Meeting Lunch Bunch Feb 26 & Mar 26 Feb 28 & Mar 28 Mah Jongg Great Decisions February 19th International Dinner Reservations by Feb. 9th

2 Page 2 Prickly Pear Postings MARCH GENERAL MEETING Monday, March 19th, 6:30 Social Time, 7:00 Speaker and Meeting at Poolside Cafe Sandy Bahr is the Chapter Director for the Grand Canyon Chapter of Sierra Club, where her responsibilities include advocating for environmental protection with various state and federal agencies, conducting research, developing and implementing priority projects, fundraising and budget development and supervising staff, among others. She has worked actively on environmental protection issues in Arizona for the past twenty-seven years, both as a volunteer and as staff for various organizations. Sandy monitors and advocates on environmental matters at the Arizona legislature and state and federal agencies. She received a number of awards for her work, including the 2015 Scrapping Bear Award from the Arizona Chapter of the Wildlife Society for her advocacy work relative to wildlife and the Arizona Interfaith Power and Light 2017 SAGE award. Sandy has an associates in applied science in civil engineering, a bachelors in environmental studies and a masters in legal studies. At the March meeting Sandy will discuss the 2018 Arizona Legislature and what is happening relative to environmental protection, direct democracy, voter access and other issues that affect civic participation. Key among the issues for 2018 is water and how it will be managed. Sandy will also discuss opportunities for participation and action. Burns Kathy Meet Our Advertisers

3 Page 3 Prickly Pear Postings Evening Book Club for February, March & April. There has been a change for the order of books and hostess so I included April for clarification. Please write the changes in your Directory and they are on the website. February 13 the book club will meet at Barb St Peter's home to discuss the book selection "Hillbilly Elegy" by J. D. Vance. Ellen Peck will be the discussion leader. Please RSVP to Barb or barnei1962@gmail.com. The address is E. Burgess Ct --Palo Verde. March 13 Evening Book Club will discuss the book "A Man called Ove", by Fredrick Backman. Shelia Petreillo will lead the discussion. The meeting will be at the home of Nancy Andrews who lives at 1053 E. Winged Foot Dr. In SPRINGFIELD! Directions will be sent prior to the event by . Please respond to Nancy or nima33@cox.net The April 10 meeting will feature the book "Sisters in Law," by Linda Hirschman. Margaret Noser will lead the discussion and Shelia Petriello will host. An reminder will be sent to all members the week before the meeting. Interest leader: Barb St. Peter The Evening Book Club AFTERNOON BOOK CLUB Monday, February 12th The afternoon book club will meet February 12th at 11:30 at the home of Ann Slattery, S Desert Flower Dr. OW. Our book is Sisters In Law by L. Hirshman. Our discussion leader is Madeleine Lutz. Please RSVP to Ann by phone Monday, March 12th Our March meeting will be at the home of Beth Brown, 9607 E Arrowvale Dr, OW. This month we will be reading Cooking for Picasso by C. Aubrey. Our discussion leader is Jane Wagner. Please RSVP to Beth by phone Visitors are always welcome, as well as interested future members. be outside under trees and among exotic birds in HELP WANTED: SOUTHWESTERS Interested? In the past, many fun outings were provided through our Southwesters group. Some nearby such as St. Anthony s Monastery, Goldfields, Dolly Steamboat, tours of museums, Orpheum theater, Wild Horse Resort, Mystery Castle & MIM. Some were farther away in Tucson and Cottonwood (wineries). We can do outings again! We need ideas and a Coordinator (s) and some volunteers to make this happen. Please submit ideas of places and suggestions of how we can re-create the Southwesters.

4 Page 4 AAUW INTERNATIONAL DINNER AND SCHOLARSHIP FUNDRAISER SOUTHEAST VALLEY AAUW INTERNATIONAL DINNER MONDAY, FEBRUARY 19, PALO VERDE CLUBHOUSE 5 P.M. SOCIAL TIME (CASH BAR), 6 P.M. DINNER SPEAKER, JOSE DE LA OSSA AMERICAN CITIZENSHIP: AN ELUSIVE DREAM? MENU GREEN SALAD, ROLLS AND BUTTER CHICKEN CHASSEUR, AU GRATIN POTATOES, GREEN BEANS AMANDINE CHOCOLATE MOUSSE WITH WHIPPED CREAM ICED TEA, COFFEE, WATER HOLLY DEVINCK AND MARCIA WAGONER, CHAIRPERSONS; SHARON GALE, DECORATIONS PLEASE REGISTER USING FORM BELOW AND MAIL TO GAIL JONES, NO LATER THAN FEBRUARY 9. THE COSTS IS $25 PER PERSON. PLEASE MAKE CHECK PAYABLE TO AAUW. WE ENCOURAGE YOU TO INVITE GUESTS, SPOUSES, FRIENDS AND NEIGHBORS! NAME(S) VEGETARIAN OPTION NUMBER ATTENDING MONEY ENCLOSED $ Mail to Gail Jones, East Arrowvale Dr., Sun Lakes, AZ by February 9th Note cards designed and donated by Sharon Gale will be available for purchase. All funds raised will benefit the Southeast Valley AAUW Scholarship Fund.

5 Page 5 LUNCH BUNCH Lunch Bunch resumes activities after the holiday break. Reservations are required for all venues so we can sit together. Contact Diane Beatty at beattybooks@yahoo.com or (480) Carpooling meets in the corner of the parking lot in front of the Ed. Center at Alma School and Riggs Rd. Plan on compensating drivers 2 or 3 dollars depending on length of the trip. Lunch time is always 11:30 a.m. If you would like to be on the list for reminders (and are not on the list now) please ask Diane Beatty to add you to the list. Tuesday, February 27 will take us to Lon's at Hermosa Inn in Paradise Valley. The address is 5532 N. Palo Cristi Rd. Parking is limited there (and it's a long drive to get there) so carpooling is recommended. Carpoolers will meet at 10:40 a.m. to allow 45 minutes to get to our destination. We will need drivers. Wednesday, March 28 we will go to Ginger Monkey in Chandler. Ginger Monkey faces Ocotillo Rd. across the street from Hamilton H.S. It is in the shopping center at the SW corner of Arizona and Ocotillo Rd. Carpooling will meet at 11:15 a.m. Wednesday, April 25 we'll go to The Perch in downtown Chandler, where we will be outside under trees and among exotic birds in cages. It is located on Wall Street between Arizona Av. and California St. and south of Chicago St. There is a big parking lot on Chicago St. We will meet for carpooling at 11:10 a.m. Submitted by Diane Beatty, Lunch Bunch coordinator Correction to AAUW Directory change for Terry Meury: terrymeury@gmail.com SINGLES 2018 AAUW Singles Thursdays, February 8th & March 8th 2nd Thursday of each month, 5:30 p.m Good food and even better conversation. If you are a single AAUW member, plan to join us each month. The hostess plans the location and an is sent with the information. If you would like to join us, please contact Karen Shaffer at AFTERNOON AAUW BRIDGE Mondays, Feb. 5th and Mar. 5th Our AAUW Afternoon Bridge will meet on Feb. 5th & Mar. 5th at 1:00 P.M. in the Saguaro Room at the Cottonwood Clubhouse. Everyone on my list will be e- mailed a week in advance asking for your reservation to play. Each time we play we contribute $3 to the AAUW Funds as well as $.50 for prize money. New members are welcome. Please call if you have questions. Contact Janet Cox MAH JONGG Monday, Feb. 26th & March 26th Mah Jongg is held on the fourth Monday of the month. Meetings will be on February 26 and March 26. Both meetings will be at the Palo Verde Restaurant or lounge for lunch at 11:45, and we will play the game at 1:00. A reminder will be sent the week before asking for a response. If you are new or wanting to join us call the interest leader. I can also provide you with a link explaining the rules, if you are interested in learning how to play. Interest leaders: Barb St Peter & Madeleine Lutz

6 Page 6 Prickly Pear Postings l LOCAL SCHOLARSHIP NEWS The Southeast branch of AAUW-AZ is going to award three local scholarships this year! It s a one-time happening, due to the great contributions to local scholarship funds organized by previous chairwomen. We will give two $1,500 scholarships, and one $1,000 scholarship. One of the larger scholarships will be named in memory of Helen Mahlik who was a very active branch member prior to her long illness. The other $1,500 scholarship has been named in honor of Dorothy Cuono, who celebrates her 100th birthday this year! The remaining $1,000 scholarship will be unnamed. The scholarships will be given to young women who are 2018 graduates of any Chandler School District high school in May. Our branch representatives Nancy Andrews and Ruth Rees will have an easier time making happy decisions this year when we examine a pile of resumes! It s a day when we wish we had unlimited funds to help every candidate. A big thank you to all who participate in the various fundraisers to support this gift to young local scholars. To be able to award three significant scholarships locally will be noticed by the community, and better yet, it will make us proud! Let s keep up the good work together. Remember our upcoming Bunco party will be on March 13th. No brainpower required if you ve never played. (Or if you have...) FYI: The final accounting for our earnings via the jewelry party are just over $1,000. We ve made a few dollars from attending dinner at the Mediterranean restaurant where our own Amy Andrews is a belly dancer, and also earned $100 from the sale of note cards that Sharon Gale donated at the Oct. general meeting. Thanks, Sharon! Thanks Amy! AAUW received a wonderful bonus for our local scholarship program. Sharon Gale generously donated her beautifully painted gift cards for sale at our Oct. general meeting. The sale produced $100 for our local scholarships. Not only can we thank Sharon for that donation, but she has kindly agreed to provide more cards for us to sell at the International Dinner. They are beautiful cards, especially lovely ones to send through the mail, give as special gifts, or nice enough to be framed. Thank you, Sharon! Ruth Rees, Nancy Andrews BUNCO FUND RAISER FOR SCHOLARSHIPS!! We got the Bunco party settled. It will be: March 13 in room A7 Cottonwood from 9am to 11am. Tables of four. Single players can pay $15, or you may form your own table of four for $40 or $10 each. Anyone is welcome. Light refreshments and prizes. Please register with Nancy Andrews at or contact me by nima33@cox.net. Invite friends and neighbors. Nancy Andrews? Scholarship This is a fund raiser for scholarships awarded by SEV AAUW.

7 Page 7 GREAT DECISIONS Wednesday, February 28 and Wednesday, March 28 The Great Decisions Program is sponsored by the Foreign Policy Association (FPA). The FPA promotes awareness and informed opinions on US policy and global issues. Topics for discussion are included in a book published annually by the FPA and purchased by group members. Each month one of the topics in the book is used as the basis for discussion and the discussion is facilitated by one of the members. Meetings are held the fourth Wednesday of the month at 3 p.m. in one of the member s homes. The schedule is as follows: Feb. 28 Topic: South Africa Leader: Jeannine Reynolds Host : Judy Baur March 28 Topic and Leader: TBD Host: Cynthia Cantor If you plan to attend a meeting, RSVP to the hostess. If you are interested in joining the group or would like more information, feel free to contact Holly DeVinck or Carmen Otero. New members are welcome.

8 Page 8 Prickly Pear Postings #1: You make a difference. #2. Volunteering encourages civic responsibility. #3. You get a chance to give back. #4. You learn a lot. #5.Volunteering strengthens your community. #6. It promotes personal growth and self esteem. #7. It brings people together. #8.Volunteers gain professional experience. #9.It saves resources. #10. It's good for you. COMMUNITY ACTION TOP 10 REASONS TO VOLUNTEER IF YOU WANT MORE INFORMATION ON OPPORTUNITIES IN OUR COMMUNITY, PLEASE LET ME TALK WITH YOU. Sandy Shepoiser or Margaret Noser for the reading program at San Marcos Holiday Luncheon AAUW National Website AAUW Arizona State Website Contact Karen Shaffer. Editor April/Summer info due Mar 15th