Event - 2013 Holiday Luncheon

 

A few photos from our Holiday Luncheon on Dec. 15th

 

 

Mayor Mary Ann Nihart

The San Francisco Freight Company and our very own Chris Krenzel!





Events - 55th Anniversary Luncheon

On Sunday June 10th we celebrated the 55th  anniversary of the Pacific Branch and installation of the 2012-2013 officers.  We were honored to have Marie Wolbach, founder of Tech Trek, as our speaker.
Many Thanks to Susan Stallard for the photos!

Events - Travels with Christine

On May 15th at the Creekside Clubhouse, Chris Krenzel presented a travelogue of her recent trip to India. She narrated a beautiful slide show (exceptional photos taken by her husband, a professional photographer), giving us the history of what we viewed along with the story of their travels. Chris also brought along books and examples of items she brought home. Throughout, we enjoyed cookies from an Indian bakery and other munchables.

Events - Kick-off The New Year!

In January we kicked off 2010 with a holiday party at the Creekside Clubhouse. A delicious lunch catered by Borolos Restaurant and music by Debbie Nelson and Marsha Murphy, the Foggy Few, made for a wonderful afternoon. Chris Krenzel brought a DVD of Bryce Canyon photos which ran throughout the event, so everyone has a chance to see the beautiful scenery. The book swap was a favorite as usual, and plants and gift baskets were raffled after lunch.

June Chocolate Fest

At our Chocolate Fest meeting on June 13th we honored our Tech Trek students, local scholarship students, and Janice Dole Dutton Memorial Scholarship student. While munching on an incredible array of chocolate desserts, we heard from the students about their plans for the future. Listening to the upcoming generation of young women is truly inspiring and reminds us why our work is so important.

Other highlights of the meeting include:

• Ainsley announced the grand "opening" of our website
• We voted unanimously to send a letter to the National Board supporting the proposal to change the order in which the proposed new bylaws will be voted. We agree that the one person-one vote proposal must precede the new membership proposal, so ALL AAUW members have a say in this very important change.

The book swap table showed a wide variety interests - travel, mysteries, historical novels... you name it, there was something for everyone!

Many thanks to Joan for arranging use of Creekside Clubhouse and coordinating the event details! More photos to come.

2009-2010 Calendar Meeting

On June 1st we held our annual planning meeting, where we created the Branch calendar for 2009-2010. The process starts with an empty calendar page for each month, then using pictures, graphics and various sticky notes, we identify and document our activities. The work is done in 3 steps:

• first, we post all the known activities - book clubs, drama readings, Tech Trek, etc., including those that are not specifically AAUW but have a strong member participation, like the Pacifica Historical Society
• next, we determine what and when our special events for the year will be and post those
• last, we plan the newsletter distribution and Coordinating Committee meetings for the best fit in relation to our planned events.

All of this takes several hours and a lot of energy, so we had fruit, cookies, water and Joan's homemade fudge to help us along!

Events - Educational Foundation

Our Educational Foundation keynote speaker was Patience Tusingwire, a post-graduate student from Uganda who is studying International Transaction and Comparative Law at the University of San Francisco. Patience recounted her difficulties growing up the oldest of three orphaned children and told how, against all odds, she acquired a college education through persistence and hard work.

She spent several years working to improve the legal rights of orphans and women in Uganda, and was awarded an AAUW Educational Foundation fellowship which enabled her to further her studies in San Francisco. Julianne Cartwright Traylor, Associate Director of International Programs at the USF School of Law, accompanied Patience for the presentation.

Events - Roosevelt Birthday Brunch

November 20, 2008 “When you cease to make a contribution, you begin to die.” Eleanor Roosevelt. This quote, which exemplifies the life of Eleanor Roosevelt, was the inspiration for our Eleanor Roosevelt Birthday Celebration.

The program featured readings from a variety of Roosevelt’s writings by branch member Mildred Owen, including some from My Day, a syndicated newspaper column published from 1935 to 1962. Members also shared stories of how the work of Eleanor Roosevelt touched their lives.

This celebration was the perfect occasion to launch our new Janice Dole Dutton Scholarship. Jan was a vibrant member of the Branch for nearly 50 years, and a Life Member of AAUW. She was Branch President several times and held numerous other Board positions. Jan was instrumental in making jazz concerts possible in Pacifica, starting in the Old Firehouse; she tirelessly hung art in the Community Center for years and spearheaded the candidates’ forum broadcast on Channel 26.

The scholarship will be awarded annually to a female graduating senior at Oceana High School who is a resident of Pacifica pursuing a degree in visual or theatre arts. You can donate by sending a check to our address and indicate Dutton Scholarship in the check Memo.