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American Association of University Women Oak Ridge Tennessee Branch AAUW promotes equity for women and girls, lifelong education, and positive societal change.

MONTHLY CALENDAR – APRIL 2009

GENERAL MEETING - April 27, 2009, 11:30 a.m., in the Social Hall of the Oak Ridge Unitarian Universalist Church.

LUNCH: Catered by a group of local AAUW members. Cost: The lunch is free but those preparing it are donating the food and their time in hopes that those attending will make a generous donation to our local Roane State Community College Scholarship Fund. The menu includes ham, smoked turkey, deviled eggs, fresh vegetable salad, fresh fruit, rolls, and cake for dessert. If you have not been contacted by the Telephone Committee by noon on Thursday, April 23, call Marjorie Congdon, 483-3120, or Mary Uziel, 483-1043. Members who have made lunch reservations for themselves or their guests are expected to make a donation for their lunch unless canceled before Saturday evening, April 25.

PROGRAM: "Health Care." Speaker: Kim Southmayd, Certified Practice Manager, Eye Center of Oak Ridge.

LUNCH BUNCH: Wednesday, April 22, 2009, 11:30 a.m. at Mediterranean Delight.

EPICUREAN GROUP: Sunday, April 19, 2009, 6:30 p.m.

GOURMET GROUP: Wednesday, April 8, 2009, 12 noon.

BOOK GROUP: Friday, April 17, 2009, 10:00 a.m. at The Nook at RSCC (back of Anderson's Grill). Book: Jackie Ball will review Relentless Pursuit: A Year in the Trenches by Donna Foote.

ACADEMIC ACHIEVEMENT AWARD TO ROANE STATE STUDENT

Roane State has announced the recipient of the Oak Ridge AAUW Branch's Outstanding Academic Achievement Award for 2009.

This year's recipient is Jennifer L. Dixon of Crossville, TN. She is majoring in Early Childhood Education. When she completes her studies at Roane State, she plans to complete her education in the Tennessee Tech 2+2 program. In addition to her classwork, she has been an English tutor at the Cumberland Campus RSCC. She will be recognized at the Spring Academic Festival on the Harriman Campus with a plaque from our Branch. Jennifer is married to Bryan Dixon. They have three children.

Submitted by Jan Groenier

AAUW-TENNESSEE CONVENTION - in Martin, March 27-28

**Beyond Sustainability: AAUW Leading the Way **is the theme of this year's state convention. Participants will learn social responsibility related to sustainability and ways to take action. Featured speakers are Professor Mary E. Rogge, UT-Knoxville College of Social Work, and Kate Farrar, Director of the AAUW Leadership and Training Institute, AAUW headquarters in Washington, D.C. Thomasyne Smith, AAUW Director at Large, will lead a session on proposed organizational changes in AAUW. For additional information and the registration form, go to www.discoveret.org/aauwtn. To join a carpool to Martin from East Tennessee, contact Ruth Smiley at smileyrcj@gmail.com.

ASSOCIATION CONVENTION

The Association Convention will be held in St. Louis, Missouri, June 26-28. The theme is: “BREAKING THROUGH BARRIERS”. A major revision of the Bylaws will be presented for approval. You can now see the proposed Bylaws on the AAUW website under the Member Center. Click on "Charter and Bylaws" on the left side. There are four pieces: an Introduction to the Proposed Bylaws, the proposed AAUW Bylaws, the proposed AAUW Action Fund Bylaws, and Amendments to the AAUW Charter. Please read the introduction before studying the proposed Bylaws because it sets the context and explains the voting. All the documents will also be printed in the Spring AAUW Outlook exactly as they appear on the website.

NOTE from your Editor: I would like to encourage our Branch Officers to submit articles for each newsletter. For example, a report on the Green Tea with an accounting of the amount of money raised would have been of interest to members.



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