AAUW Newburyport & AAUW North Shore Area Branches
The Year in Review 2009-2010
Thanks to all who helped make our tea for Patricia such an enjoyable event. We were blessed with a beautiful day and some wonderful treats. It was fun just to have the chance to socialize!
Our key events for the year included:
September: Membership Coffee at the West Peabody Branch Library. Speakers were Lt. Col. Catherine Corkery, Director or Human Resources for the MA National Guard and Juliana Silva, our sponsored representative to the NCCWSL Convention in June, 2009.
October: Tea and Reception for Patricia Ho, celebrating her election to the Association Board, at the last National Convention. This was held at the home of Liz Fragola.
November: Author Stephen Puleo speaking about his book, The Boston Italians (a NCCWSL fund-raiser) at the Georgetown Library.
December: Holiday lunch featuring an EF speaker, a musical program by a Salem Margaret Ridge
January: At the Peabody Essex Museum
February: Yvette Villa-Barry and Tamara Gaydos led a discussion at the West Peabody Branch Library entitled: “Modern Women’s History: a Progress Report.” This was based on Gail Collins’ book “When Everything Changed, The Amazing Journey of American Women from 1960 to the Present” and “The Shriver Report” http://www.awomansnation.com/preface.php.
March: Members toured the Schepens Eye Research Institute, known internationally as one of the top research facilities dedicated to causes and cures of eye diseases, including growing stem cells from skin cells. Carolyn Bellefeuille was instrumental in organizing the tour; and lunch followed at Liberty Hotel, Boston
March again: Since March is National Women’s History Month, some members went to the the movie theater to see "Half the Sky" which was followed by a panel discussion.
April: Several members attended the State Conference in Attleboro , MA.
April again: Pat organized our 2nd “Coffee with the Authors”, this time featuring Lynn Potoff ,Too Many Skeletons, Not Enough Closets, and Susan Ravagni, I’m Just a Girl.
Both authors were well received and they, in kindness and support of our causes, made monetary contributions to AAUW.
June: Twenty-six members of the Newburyport and North Shore Branches enjoyed our Annual Banquet, at Teresa’s, Middleton, enjoying good food, drink and conversation, enjoying the fruits of our labor, and anticipating what the next year will bring. Because of money raised for NCCWSL, we were able to fund our chosen candidate for this year: Taylor Krajewski, a junior at Salem State Swansea , MA
We were able to fund Registration, Room and Board ($395.00), as well as her
flight to Washington DC, from profits of the November and April Author's Coffees. Taylor
Women In Charge: The Changing Face of the United States Military
Saturday, October 3, 2009 10:00 amAn Open Forum will be held by the North Shore Branches of the American Association of University Women at the West Peabody Public Library, 603 Lowell Street, Peabody, MA.
Guest Speaker is Lt. Col. Catherine Corkery, Director of Human Resources for the Massachusetts National Guard.
The public is welcome. Refreshments will be served. There is no admission feeCoffee with Stephen Puleo, Historian and Best Selling Author of "The Boston Italians"
Saturday, November 21 ,2009, 10:30 AMAuthor Stephen Puleo will discuss his best-seller, “The Boston Italians,” at the Georgetown Library on Saturday, Nov. 21 at 10:30 a.m. The event is co-sponsored by the North Shore Area and Newburyport branches of the American Association of University Women and the Friends of the Georgetown Peabody Library.
Refreshments will be served. Tickets are $10 and may be reserved by contacting Pat Gorton, bgort@verizon.net
Puleo, also the author of Dark Tide: The Great Boston Molasses Flood of 1919 and Due to Enemy Action: The True World War II Story of the USS Eagle 56, holds a master’s degree in history and won awards as a newspaper reporter and contributor of feature stories and reviews to American History magazine. He has entertained and informed more than 225 audiences since the 2003 publication of Dark Tide. It was standing room only at his recent appearance in Topsfield.
The Boston Italians: A Story of Pride, Perseverance and Paesani, from the Years of the Great Immigration to the Present Day, has been described as moving “like a fast-paced novel” as it dispels old myths about the southern Italian immigrants who worked together to make a better life. It's been cited favorably by both literary groups and Italian-American organizations.
Puleo will sign copies of his book for those who choose to purchase them. He donates a portion of his proceeds to the Juvenile Diabetes Research Foundation.
The ticket sales will enable AAUW to send a college student to the National Conference for College Women Student Leaders, to be held in June, in Washington DC and for community projects by the Friends of the Library.
Holiday Lunch and Silent Auction at the Rowley Public Library
Saturday, December 5, 2009, 10:30 AMPlease join us on Saturday, December 5th for our annual holiday Lunch and Silent auction to benefit Educational Foun-dation (EF). This year's event will be held at the Rowley Public Library from 10:30 a.m. to 1:00 p.m.
We will again this year have a silent auction to benefit EF. This is a very good time for you to look around an "regift" things. Silent auctions are a lot of fun, so start looking in those closets and drawers for items. Please bring auction items on the day of the event with the information of the item/s and the starting bid.
The cost for the brunch is $15.00. Please reserve your seat/s early by mailing a
check payable to AAUW-North Shore Area Branch to:
Mary Ann Walsh, 27 Catherine Drive, Peabody, MA 01960 (978-535-5680).
We will hear from a current EF fellow attending Salem State College, Elizabeth Redley, the 2009-2010 Career Development Grant Recipient. Her field of study is Counseling & Guidance.
This is a time to enjoy each others’ company, raise some funds for EF, see first hand our funds at work, and bring home a "treasure". We hope to see you there.Also there will be a musical presentation by Yi Zhou (Joy), a student at Salem State College playing the "Guzheng" - a traditional Chinese 21-string musical instrument.
Directions to the Rowley Public Library, 141 Main St. Rowley, MA 01969. Tel. 978-948-2850: From Route 95 or Route 1, take Route 133 East to Route 1 A. Go left onto 1A North, Main Street, Rowley for approximately 1/2 mile. Library is on the right.Peabody Essex Museum Group Tour
Saturday, January 30, 2010, 10:00 AM
"A Conversation About Reality, Identity and Style"- PEM Tour
A conversation about reality, identity and style will be the discussion topic of the Peabody Essex Museum group tour on Saturday, January 30, 2010 at 10:00 am.
The tour will visit two exhibits in 50-60 minutes: “Rare Bird of Fashion: The Irreverent Iris Apfel” and “Valerie Belin's Photography: Made Up”. Patricia Ho will be the docent facilitat-ing conversation.
The fee is $10 and free to members of Peabody Essex Museum. Mary Ann Walsh will collect the money. People who will attend should just give their $10 to Mary Ann at the museum. They don't need to RSVP. Lunch will be at atrium for those who want to stay to continue the conversation...Lunch available to buy at the PEM atrium.
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