American Association of University Women. North Tahoe Branch Newsletter. Vol. XXIX No. 4 December Holiday Party:

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1 LakeViews American Association of University Women North Tahoe Branch Newsletter Vol. XXIX No. 4 December 2012 Holiday Party: December 13, :00 7:00 PM Home of Esther Sonnenberg 712 Agate Rd., Carnelian Bay This year s holiday party will be held at the home of Esther and Al Sonnenberg on Thursday December 13th. Casual Holiday party attire is appropriate. There will be an open bar and hearty hors d oeuvres. Please bring an appetizer of your choice. There will be a minimal charge of $18 per person to cover the cost of the wine. Any funds over expenses will go to Teck Trek. Reservation deadline is December 9 th. Please carpool as parking is limited. Board Meeting: No Board Meeting this month ******************************************************************************************** Co-Presidents Message: We had a lovely evening at Kathy Zacher s home for our November 8 th meeting. Well, to be more clear, the company was lovely, and the food plentiful, but it wasn t so lovely outside as a snowstorm arrived that afternoon and our cars were soon covered with over 4 of snow! However, we are a hardy bunch and we didn t let a snowstorm stand in our way. The purpose of the evening was strictly social, and we certainly followed the plan. Our Program Co-Chairs provided a little mixer activity to make sure we were talking enough! Three members of the Truckee AAUW branch joined us, and it was interesting to compare notes on Branch activities. While the Truckee Branch may not have formal meetings, they enjoy their Bridge and Gourmet Groups, and they send several girls to Tech Trek each year. The Great Decisions Group provided salads and beverages, and pizza was provided through a small donation by those attending. Thank you all for a most enjoyable gathering, and especially to Kathy for providing her home. Many members have asked how much we have received for Tech Trek as a result of the very articulate letter that Kathy Zacher composed and which was circulated by Nancy Cline last month. Fifteen of our members have sent in additional contributions amounting to $1055 additional funds for Tech Trek. Since July 1 st, we have collected a total of $1516 into our Tech Trek fund. Another $350 has been sent directly to AAUW-CA. We have received donations from the Rotary Club of Tahoe City, and Tahoe League for Charity, which will cover the expenses for two girls. We now have enough funds to send two more. We have reserved space for 6 girls at the camps, so we will need another $1700 to send the other two girls for 1

2 which we have reserved space at the camps. We are so thankful for our local charitable organizations and our NT-AAUW members who have stepped up to make personal donations to this wonderful program. If you have not yet had the opportunity to make a personal contribution, you can mail your checks to NT-AAUW, PO Box 5612, Tahoe City, CA 96145, or bring them to our Holiday Party on December 13 th. By the way, we just learned that should you wish to have a tax deduction for your contribution, the check needs to be made out to AAUW-CA SPF. By putting NT-AAUW Tech Trek in the memo line, we will be credited with the donation. We forward any checks that are designated AAUW-CA SPF to the Tech Trek office. Checks in the amount of $250 or more will be acknowledged by the Special Projects Funds office. Time certainly seems to be flying along this year. We hope you have a wonderful Thanksgiving Holiday with your friends and family, and we look forward to seeing you at Esther Sonnenberg s home for our traditional Holiday Party! Special Interest Groups Martha & Ingrid martha@omegaport.com aauw@ingrideccles.com Book Group: The December Meeting of the Book Club will meet on Tuesday, December 11 th, at the home of Abby Meyer. Please bring a tin (or container) with about 2 dozen cookies of one variety. We will go around the table and take a few from each container, and have a delightful variety of cookies for the holidays! The Book is Clara and Mr. Tiffany by Susan Vreeland, and leading the discussion will be Gisela Steiner. Abby at ezram@prodigy.net or call (530) by Friday, December 7 th, to let her know that you are coming. Directions will be sent later. The list of books to be reviewed for this year is on the website under the Book Group tab. Bridge Marathon: The Swartzes are not playing this year as they have moved out of Tahoe. For those of you who have not played with the Zacher/Priest duo, please do so before they leave at the end of December. They will be gone until May to Del Mar. Remember that Joanne Domingue and Ellen Magnani are new this year. Have fun and good cards! See the website for the list of bridge players. For those of you interested in taking bridge lessons contact Kathy Semrad who teaches at the Northstar Adult Center ( krsemrad@sbcglobal.net) Gourmet Group: Dates were set this quarter for our Moroccan & Turkish dinners & wonderful meals are being served. Thank you for incorporating our substitutes for those who couldn't make it. We will be taking the months of December & January off. Our next quarter is scheduled for FEBRUARY/MARCH. The theme dinners will be from Greece & Lebanon with Joan O'Lear, Laura Ouimet, Georgine Casella and Barbara Briggs /Julie Ginocchio as hostesses. Have a great Holiday! Bon appetite! Great Decisions: Any members still interested in joining GREAT DECISIONS for the next year please contact Julie Ginocchio at (530) She will be ordering the books soon and the cost for the year is $ The January meeting date has not been set yet. 2

3 In Stitches: In Stitches will meet December 12 th, at 2 PM at the home of Nancy Cline. Carpooling recommended. Please RSVP Nancy at nancyhcline@yahoo.com or , by the preceding Monday with a YES or NO. Bring your current project to work on. Nancy will provide beverages and a treat. Our group is now up to 20. New members are always welcome. The schedule has been loaded onto the website under the In Stitches tab. Play Reading Group: Playreading will meet on Thursday, December 6 th, at 2pm. Bev Wilson will be the host and she will cast the players for The Fox on the Fairway. Please call her at no later than Monday December 3 rd. We will meet at the Squaw Valley Chapel located at 444 Squaw Creek Rd. in Olympic Valley. Announcements, News, and Notes Membership: Anytime you find someone new to the area, invite them to join--it s an easy way to make new friends. Although applying can be done on our new website by a right click on the following link and clicking on open hyperlink ( it s nice to have a personal touch We ll be glad to mail your potential new member an application, the latest newsletter, and a note. Please Contact Kym Pipkin at kmpipkin@suddenlink.net or or Helen Foster at johnhelenfoster@att.net. Tech Trek: Ever wondered how we select our Tech Trekers? Here is the process: 1. We ask 7 th grade teachers (especially math & science teachers) to nominate students. They nominate girls based on their interest in math & science and who would benefit from this life-altering camp. They need to have an A or B in these classes. 2. The nominees meet with the AAUW Tech Trek coordinator and last years attendees. At this time they receive a packet of information and forms that have to be filled out by the nominees and their parents. They have 2 weeks to return the forms. 3. The forms are returned along with a one page essay written on a topic selected by the coordinator. 4. A panel of AAUW members review the applications. 5. The panel interviews each applicant and selects the campers based on a combination of the written applications and oral interviews. The number of girls selected is based on available funds. This becomes a bigger problem as the cost of the camps continues to increase. The camp personnel are all volunteers, but there are many costs associated with running the camps. The college campuses do charge a fee to use their sites, and this accounts for most of the increases. The parents are asked to contribute $ We select 2 alternates in case one of the girls can not attend. 7. We do follow-up interviews with the campers through their senior year in high school. Many of the girls do pursue careers which require majors in math or science. That is the process we, and every AAUW club, follow. If you have further questions, please feel free to contact Shirley Hale at

4 Calendar of Events (also available on the website) November 27: Book Group Noon Linda Schwoob s December 6: Playreading 2pm Squaw Valley Chapel 11: Book Group Holiday cookie exchange noon Abby Meyer s 12: In Stitches- Nancy Cline s 13: Holiday Party Esther Sonnenberg s January 3: Playreading 10: General Meeting 16: In Stitches 29: Book Group 4

5 Officers/Board of Directors: Co-Presidents: Pres. Elect VP, Membership: VP, Programs: Treasurer: Recording Secretary: Martha Cirata and Ingrid Eccles Vacancy Kym Pipkin, Helen Foster Lynn Flagg, Jan Potter Carol Eyre Patricia Watters Appointed Board: AAUW Funds: Girls State: Newsletter Editor/Webmaster: Directory: Tech Trek Coordinator: TBA Helen Foster Nancy Cline Judy Thompson Nileta Morton Special Committees: By-Laws: Nominating Committee: Past-President: Summer Party 2012: HolidayParty 2012: SnowFest Queen Liaison: Martha Cirata TBA Meredith Rosenberg Barbra Briggs, Patricia Watters, Kathy Zacher, Lynn Flagg Carol Eyre, Eileen Hacker, Esther Sonnenberg Eileen Hacker Special Interest Groups: Book Group: Bridge: Gourmet: Great Decisions: In Stitches: Play Reading: Muffy Betker Sue DeVoe, Betsy Peterson Joan O Lear, Darlene Rempfer Julie Ginocchio, Linda Schwoob Ellen McBride Helen Foster, Gisela Steiner AAUW advances equity for women and girls through advocacy, education, philanthropy and research. AAUW is open to all graduates who hold the associate, RN, baccalaureate or higher degree from a regionally accredited college or university. In principle and in practice. AAUW values and seeks a diverse membership. There shall be no barriers to full participation in this organization on the basis of gender, race, creed, age, sexual orientation, national origin, or disability. Membership is not by invitation. 5