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General Meetings of
the Oak Ridge Branch of AAUW are held on the fourth Monday, September through
May, with no meeting in November and a Holiday Green Tea in December. The
September and April meetings are held in the evening.
Most other general
meetings are at the First Presbyterian Church Activities Building, Room 102, at
11:30 a.m. for a catered lunch. Reservations are required.
The Board meets on the
second Monday, August through May, at 10:00 a.m. in member's homes.
The Book Group: This
year, each meeting will be in The Nook at RSCC, at 10:00 AM, on the third
Friday of the month during the Fall/Winter/Spring months except December. (No
summer meetings.)
The Epicurean Dinner
Group meets the third Sunday, September through May, at 6:00 p.m. in member's
homes.
The Gourmet Group
meets the second Wednesday, September through May, at noon in members home's.
The Lunch Bunch meets
the fourth Wednesday at 11:30 a.m. at various restaurants.
The various other
committees (like the RSCC Liaison Committee) meet at agreed times, TBA.
GENERAL MEETING
Minutes: March 24, 2008 at the Oak Ridge Unitarian Universalist
Church
President Mayme Crowell called the meeting to order at 11:50 am.
It began with a brief presentation by Beth McCoy, Math Teacher at Robertsville
Middle School and Coordinator for the school’s volunteer tutoring program.
She said that there is a need for tutors after school on Tuesdays and
Thursdays, as well as during the school day. Beth distributed colorful flyers
describing the program.
Nancy Delene was
welcomed as a guest, as well as Ruth Reeve and her daughters, Barbara and Peggy
Reeve. President Mayme mentioned that Louise Spray is home from the hospital.
Evelyn Ellingson is improving, and Vera Davis has suffered another
fall
Betty Robinson was
asked to rise and be recognized for her 90th birthday to much applause.
President Mayme called attention to the fact that Jackie Ball, Education Chair,
writes a column on education each month in the publication “Anderson
County Visions,” and called attention to copies of Jackie’s most
recent column, which were available at the sign in table.
The Minutes of the
February 25 General Meeting were approved, as well as the Treasurer’s
Report. Treasurer Charles Davis said that the ORNL Federal Credit Union check
for $1200 for summer scholarships is “in the bank.”
Liz Lieberman and the
Nominating Committee are at work. So far, Charles Davis has agreed to be
Treasurer, and new member, Gail Rotolo has agreed to be Secretary. Wanda
Newcome will continue as Membership VP, and Liz Lieberman will serve as Program
VP and Chair of the Program Committee. President Mayme said there has been
discussion of having the presidency carried out by a committee or having two
presidents. This will be voted on at the April meeting.
Jan Groenier, Roane
State Community College Liaison, reported that Carol Dopp of Campbell County,
who has been selected to receive the AAUW Excellence in Education Award at the
RSCC Awards Ceremony, is transferring to Tennessee Tech, but can complete her
work at RSCC. She said that AAUW members might want to talk to legislators
about the inequity for state community colleges with respect to the Hope
lottery scholarship. While technical college students can get Hope
scholarships, students in certificate programs at community colleges can not.
It was suggested that this might be something Sophy Littrell and Nancy Ballard
might want to discuss with legislators when they go to Nashville for Leadership
Oak Ridge.
Peggy Emmett reported
on the state convention. Ten of the 14 branches of AAUW in Tennessee will be
represented, and there will be five or six student leaders at the April 5
event.
Donna von de Lage is
coordinating the General Meeting Luncheon in April. The speaker will be Bill
Schramm, faculty member at Roane State. His topic is “The Economic and
Geological Implications of Hurricanes.” She asked members to bring friends
and guests to this meeting and to contribute to the Roane State Scholarship
program in lieu of paying for lunch, which will be catered by AAUW
members.
Donna then introduced
the speaker, Connie Green, poet. Connie talked about her books, “War at
Home,” which is about Oak Ridge and has photos by Ed Wescott, and
“Slow Children Playing.” She had copies for members of the audience
to examine or purchase. She pointed out that April is National Poetry Month and
said it seemed “a miracle to have a whole month to think about
poetry.”
Connie said that
poetry and art produce “tenderness towards existence.” Because
authors report on inner life, their readers can understand more and feel more
about others. She told her audience that “It is your job to pay attention
to things around you and to your inner life.”
She said that the
morning is the best time to write because the mind is not in an “editorial
mode,” and that if writing is made a habit, then you want to do it every
day.
Virginia Jones,
Secretary April 15, 2008
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