The President s Message

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1 The President s Message Dear AAUW Camarillo Members, My thanks to those of you who came to the April meeting, made a quorum, and voted for the new slate of AAUW Directors. We will now be able to officiate for another year. Isn t Janet Garufis an interesting lady? Her talk was right on target for Equal Pay Month. I also was very pleased with the information shared by Barbara Calvi about equal pay. The cake with a quarter removed was a very pointed illustration of what women are still missing. All those unearned dollars in pay result in lower Social Security payments, too. This is also the month in which you are urged to participate in the elections of AAUW California and AAUW National. They keep track of who participates and report it to everyone! We have done quite well relatively in our participation levels in the past let s keep up the good work. You can vote in these elections via internet or mail. Internet is easiest: you should have received s from AAUW with a connection link that includes your membership number and a password. Just click a few times, and you will be done! Do it twice: National and California are separate elections. If you have misplaced your instruction , you can directly call the AAUW central office, and they will assist you. Look on the back of your AAUW magazine for the phone number and your membership number. If you are not internet-connected, you can still vote by mail. If you have not registered your with AAUW, you will have been sent a postcard with voting instructions. Still coming up is our fundraiser trip to the Symphony. It s not too late to participate in this, so see inside right away. Of course, it s never too late to make a donation in lieu of participation! I am pleased to report that we have resolved our WIH costume storage dilemma by renting a new, smaller space at Safe Storage. This is an extra on-going cost, but it preserves important assets. Our final general meeting of the year will be Saturday, May 30 th. Your new president, Pamela Perkins-Dwyer, and her team of officers will be installed at that time. See inside for more information. The final Executive Committee meeting of the year will be Monday, May 18 th at the home of Sara Stern. I'm looking forward to seeing all the Directors there. Branch members are also welcome to attend. Vanessa Otto Outgoing President

2 LOCAL NEWS Creative Arts Workshop If you have any of the following items in your home that you would be willing to donate as supplies for this summer s Creative Arts Workshop classes, please contact Karen Allen at alwaysbusy1716@yahoo.com. Karen will be happy to pick up the items, unless you can drop off at Camarillo Heights Elementary School prior to the end of school on June 12 th Scrounge List: Plastic bottle caps from gallon-size milk jugs Plastic bags (a LOT of them!) Jars we need many of any size we love interesting shapes Glass bottles wine or otherwise we love interesting shapes all sizes Plastic bottles of any shape, size or color for cutting up Cans the soup-type cans, aluminum coffee-can size and smaller Milk and juice cartons any size from pint to gallon (cleaned, please) Shampoo bottles Toilet and paper towel cardboard tubes Plastic boxes like juice boxes or to-go boxes. No Styrofoam, please. K-cups the Keurig-type pods Cardboard pieces in random sizes approximately 9 x 12 or 10 x 13 (cut-up boxes for students to paint on) 3-inch boxes or plastic cups similar in size Plastic forks, knives and spoons in all sizes and colors whatever random ones you have! Tops from bottles Buttons (lots of them in various shapes, colors, sizes) 1/8-inch wooden dowels or 9-inch chopsticks Many, many thanks for your generosity!

3 General Meeting and Installation of Board Saturday, May 30 th at noon Kim Stephenson s home, 408 Sereno Place, Camarillo RSVP to Judi Gill by Saturday, May 23 rd at jygill@roadrunner.com or by phone Kim Stephenson has graciously offered to host the last meeting of Join us for a potluck lunch of salads and desserts. Kim will give us a tour of her aquaponic gardens, whole house solar system and electric cars. For those of you who do not know Kim personally, she received her PhD in Ed Psych from Stanford University. She is Associate Principal at Camarillo High and President of the Ventura County Women s Forum Collaborative. As our event speaker, she is going to bring us up to date on Local High School Academies: Educating for College, Career and Life Readiness Slate of Directors Our Branch has elected the following Directors. This new Executive Committee will be installed at our May general meeting. Thank you to Janet Lindquist and her committee for their work in recruiting our new Executive Board. Pamela Perkins-Dwyer Jan Ackerman Anita Kuzas Karen Allen Janet Lindgren Diana Dingler Janet Lindquist Judi Gill Teri McDaniel Ann Kahng Agatha Miller Be sure to attend the May meeting to see them installed in office!

4 PUBLIC POLICY COMMITTEE At the last general chapter meeting in April, Public Policy Committee members presented a brief info session/overview of both the current status of equal pay in the US and on the AAUW s attempts to raise awareness across the country by celebrating Equal Pay Day, which was April 14 th this year. The date that women would catch up to the amount that men earned in The session included the presentation of 78% of a cake for the membership to enjoy after the meeting. This symbolized the amount (national average) women earn for every dollar a man earns for the same job. Our next Public Policy Meeting is planned for Saturday, May 9, 2015 At 10:30 am. Join us at Marie Calendar s (185 E. Daily Dr., Camarillo). Please Join Your Local Public Policy Committee! For More Information Please Contact: Barbara Calvi Pamela Perkins-Dwyer Camarillo AAUW Dues Are Now Payable! Renewal notices are being sent via by National to those who have not renewed by May 1 st, with a final due date of June 1, Your easiest option is to renew online. The ed renewal invoice has a personalized link in it for you to click and pay online with your credit card. This saves you from remembering your member ID and password it doesn't get any simpler than this! If paying online isn t your preference, you may pay by check using the form in this newsletter. Agatha Miller, Membership Treasurer (see application on next page)

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6 NEW NAME BADGES We are getting new name badges! As you can see below, the new badges will be more colorful and easier to read. They are comprised of an aluminum plate mounted on blue plastic with either a pin or magnet backing. If you would like to order one, please mail a check for $9.00, made out to AAUW Camarillo to Ann Wasson, 322 E. Santa Cruz Island Court, Camarillo, CA Please make two notes on the check: your name as you wish it on the badge, and whether you would prefer a magnet back or a pin back. No Tests, No Homework, No Kidding!!! Registration starts May 11 th for this summer s Taste of OLLI: An Intellectual Buffet, which will be presented this summer on Wednesdays in Ventura 1:00-3:00pm and on Saturdays 10:00am-noon in Thousand Oaks. These mini-courses provide superior intellectual enrichment in a variety of topics. The enrollment fee is $15.00 per single lecture, or $80.00 for the entire Ventura series and $70 for the entire Thousand Oaks series if paid in advance. Call (805) to register. More information is available at OLLI's calendar page on the CSUCI website. The sessions start on June 3 rd (Ventura) and June 6 th (Thousand Oaks). Registration for the Summer Colloquium, to be held August 5 th, 12 th and 19 th at CSUCI, also begins on May 11 th. For more information, see OLLI's upcoming classes and enrollment web page. Registration for OLLI Fall Classes at CSUCI begins in early August for classes beginning September 8, Select from 4-, 6-, or 8-week classes held in Thousand Oaks, Camarillo, Ventura, and Ojai. Topics explored in the past include art, music, history, anthropology, economics, literature, and science. Classes are taught by CSUCI Professors and other experts in their field. Check the above websites for current information. Curiosity Never Retires

7 We re going to the symphony! Thanks to all who made reservations to attend the Santa Barbara Symphony on May 17 th. If there are any stragglers out there, we have room for a few more if you call me ( ) as soon as the May Beacon arrives to let me know you want to attend. There has been no decision on a lunch spot yet, but I will send out a notice to attendees as soon as a decision is made. There will also be information on the best place to park and how you will receive your ticket(s). Judi Gill jygill@roadrunner.com PUZZLE # 1 What has roads but no cars, rivers but no water and hills but no trees? What is so fragile that when you say its name, you break it? (Answers on page 9) SAVE THE DATE Mark this event date on your calendar! AUTHORS' DAY Saturday, October 24, 2015 Four Points Sheraton Hotel, Ventura 10:00 a.m - 2:30 p.m. This will be our 13th year. Let's make it the luckiest fundraiser of all!

8 SAVING INNOCENCE Our Branch Executive Board has voted to support a project called Saving Innocence. Saving Innocence works to prevent, rescue and restore young victims of commercial sex trafficking. Our contribution will be in providing Freedom Bags which Saving Innocence takes to teenagers in the Los Angeles area when they are arrested for prostitution. The bags contain clothing and supplies to help transition these girls to a new life. The bags are based on a backpack, and they contain clothing, personal care items, a towel, a blanket and a toy. Next fall we will have a workshop to assemble a number of these Freedom Bags. Meantime, you can be accumulating some of the needed items. Many come from the Dollar store. The backpack and clothing are the most expensive components, but they don t have to be new, just nice. So keep your eyes open for good deals! Here are the Freedom Bag contents: Sports bra Underwear Lounge top/pants Socks Brush or comb Flip flops Toothpaste &Toothbrush Towel and Washcloth Shampoo & Conditioner Soap or Gel Lotion Deodorant Tissue pack Feminine hygiene products Chapstick Laundry soap Journal and pen Fleece blanket Stuffed animal $10 $30 gift card for different food options Personal note of encouragement