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Breaking through barriers for Women and Girls

In Memoriam 2011

If you would like to memorialize an AAUW friend no longer with us, consider sending a donation to one of the Association Funds (EF, LAF, etc.).

• Phyllis Simpson
   
Douglas County, April 16

Elizabeth (Betty) Boyd
   Colorado Springs, May 21
• Patricia Fagan
   
Foothills, June 15
Mary Evans
   
Foothills, August 2
Bonney Johnson
   Lakewood, August 6
• Clarice (Chris) Goodman
   
Foothills, August 9
• Laurine Hook
   
Lakewood, September 23
• Mary Hull
   
Fort Collins, September 30
• Jane Babb
   
Lakewood, December
• Martha Warner
   
Douglas County, December 13

Be sure to include your friend's name and branch, as well as your name as donor, with your gift..

Click to give online, then click "Give to AAUW" and fill out the form.

Or make out your check to AAUW with the fund and "In memory of ____ " on the check. Mail to AAUW Foundation Funds, 1111 Sixteenth St NW, Washinton, DC 20036.

Or call 1-800-326-2289 (open 'til 3pm, our time).


Please send a copy of your Branch Newsletters to:

Brenda Wolfe
State AAUW President
brenda.wolfe@metso.com

Mary Hassler
Treasurer
maryh2@ix.netcom.com

Betsy Loague
State Archivist
betsyloa@comcast.net

For mailed copies, addresses are in the Directory, or let Brenda Wolfe know and she will send them to you.

Other
Documents

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AAUW State Job Guidelines
Click if you are interested in becoming more involved in Colorado AAUW.

AAUW State Bylaws

AAUW Policies


For information regarding the Auraria Archives, contact Archivist Betsy Loague, betsyloa@comcast.net .

 

 

State Board Positions Available 2012-2014
The Nominating Committee is accepting vitae for the following Colorado State Board positions:

  • Membership Vice-President
  • AAUW Funds Director
  • Public Policy Co-Director

Click here for a vita form or contact Joan Peterson at
j1421peterson@netscape.com A completed vita may be submitted to Joan Peterson by email or mailed to her home, 244 Moline, Aurora, CO 80010. Vita forms are due by February 1. Job descriptions are available by request. 

The committee will present the slate of candidates at the Public Policy Day in February. Elections will be at the state convention in the spring.

Nominating committee members are Diane Fuchs, Laurel Seppala-Etra, Sharon Schlegel, Valorie Yarbrough.


A report on the underrepresentation of women in science and math by the American Association of University Women, released in March, found that although women have made gains, stereotypes and cultural biases still impede their success. View Full Story

Members-Only AAUW on Yahoo

Members of the Colorado AAUW Lobby Corps will keep you updated on state-level equity issues through the members-only aauw-Colorado Yahoo group, where you can also get your electronic version of your state bulletin.

For subscription help, please contact group moderator Debra Parcheta at dparcheta@earthlink.net.


AAUW Growing on Facebook

Colorado AAUW has a growing presence on Facebook, a social networking website that is free for you to join at www.facebook.com. Our specific Facebook page is called AAUW Colorado, and it is open to all AAUW members in Colorado, as well as non-member Coloradans who support the AAUW mission.

Here you'll find:

  • equity news items,
  • public policy action alerts,
  • discussion threads, Internet links,
  • Colorado AAUW event postings.
  • This Facebook group has become an effective informational and member recruitment tool.

TO JOIN FACEBOOK
If you would like to join this online group, you must create a profile:

  1. Open your browser, such as Internet Explorer, and enter
    www.facebook.com
    as the address at the top.
  2. Fill in the info as requested and click SUBMIT. You can decline all of the offers to connect to others or enter info. Just click Continue...

Now you have a Facebook account. Be sure to write down your password that you used.

To make your birthday invisible:

  1. Click Home if you are not on the Welcome page.
  2. Click View and Edit Your Profile
  3. Under Birthday, click the arrow to the right and click Don't show...
  4. You can add any additional information you want, but remember that information is available to anyone on the Internet.
  5. Click Save Changes.

To join AAUW Colorado:

  1. Click Home in the top menu if you are not on the Welcome page.
  2. Below Find people you know... type AAUW Colorado and hit the Enter key.
  3. Then click Page on the left side and join AAUW Colorado.

If you are having trouble finding the page once you have created your profile, then you can email Amy Blackwell at ae_blackwell@yahoo.com and request an invitation to the AAUW Colorado page.

One nice feature of Facebook, beyond the AAUW Colorado page, is the ability to interact with AAUW members nationwide. Many, many of our colleagues have Facebook profiles! Additionally, AAUW has an official Facebook page.


AAUW has advocated for women for 126 years!

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THE WOMEN"S
COLLABORATIVE

Contact by calling
Christie Doherty
Chair of Women’s Collaborative for Colorado 303.437.3449


Past Presidents and convention locations...

State Bulletins

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2011-12 Winter
2011_Spring


Deadline for the next bulletin is


Quests?
Anita Bemis  anitabemis@aol.com

The Colorado AAUW Bulletin is published three times each year.

 


 


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