Empowering Women Since 1881
THE LEAFLET
Vol 90 No 6 AAUW Wausau (WI) Branch
Feb/March 2014
February Program:
Tuesday, February 18th Joanne Kelly, Director of the United
Way, connects LIFE report to AAUW
This documented report, published every two
years, describes the quality of life in
Marathon County from a statistical and data
driven perspective. It is LIFE in Marathon
County - Local Indicators for Excellence. The
newest edition was released January 24th.
The LIFE Report presents 68 different indicators covering six categories
ranging from basic needs, health, safety, education, and the environment to
our economy climate. Indicators drill down to specific measureable elements.
For example, specific indicators in the Basic Needs section provide data on
hunger, homeless shelter, and access to transportation to name a few. The
report is widely used in the community and available online on our LIFE report
page.
Purpose of the LIFE Report:
 Acknowledge community strengths.
 Identify community challenges.
 Serve as a catalyst for change by advancing community conversations and
partnerships around the Calls
For Action
The LIFE Steering Committee selected Calls to Action by doing the following:
 Becoming familiar with the data, survey results, and section summaries.

Using agreed upon criteria to select top issues of concern.
 Then together, reviewing and discussing the data and rationale for top
issues and coming to a consensus about the top Calls to Action
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March Program
You’re Invited ~ Save the Date
Casual International Dinner
Thursday, March 20, 2014 5:30-8:30?
A hearty welcome to celebrate our fantastic, new,
AAUW MEMBERS ~ WAUSAU BRANCH
PRESENT MEMBERS VOLUNTEER TO
COOK INTERNATIONAL RECIPES FOR NEW MEMBERS!
Use your own SIMPLE RECIPES OR USE OURS
CO-CHAIRS: GRETCHEN EAGAN 715-675-7683
RSVP to HOME OF BARB KELLER 715-675-9756
More Details Will Follow…………. Enjoy!!!!
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Backpacks for Nicaraguan Teachers ~ A
Valuable Event and Fun too!
Weds. March 19
We will once again gather at 9:00 a.m. at Ruth Hawk’s home for
a delicious brunch and then we’ll organize school supplies for
rural teachers in Nicaragua. It is a valuable contribution that
AAUW has made for the last 12 years. So gather your new or
gently used school supplies, backpacks, and breakfast
contribution. Please RSVP to Ruth Hawks 715-842-5291 and
join us and feel good about helping students.
January Program Featured Joey Daniels from the American Indian Resource
Center
We first met Joey Daniels at Lunch Bunch when she had just started her job at the new
American Indian Resource Center. Now the center has relocated to a former church where space
allows the offering of many kinds of programming for the American Indian population. We
toured the facility where there are gathering areas, classrooms, Our Soup buffet provided tasty
food, pleaseant surrounding, and the backdrop for Joey’s presentation about her progress and her
program development and the services provided at the AIRC.
Membership Matters
Welcome new member: Donna Krause
Hi All, Welcome to our newest member Donna Krause
AAUW Wausau Branch welcomes our new member, Donna Krause. Add Donna's contact information to
your yellow Membership Directory.
Krause, Donna
715.848.5062
515 1/2 S. Second Ave., Wausau, WI 54401
dkjustintime@gmail.com
B.S. Music Education, Kent State University, Kent, OH
M.B.A. Capella University, Minneapolis, MN
c.
Welcome to our new member: Connie O’Heron
Connie O’Heron, Ph.D.
715-574-7058
1530 E Bos Creek Dr, Wausau 54401
drconnieoh@aol.com
BS, Viterbo-Psychology
PhD, U of Missouri St Louis-Psychology
The correct e-mail address for Barbara Keller is kell9756@gmail.com
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AAUW Wausau Branch seeks activists
willing to share their skills!
Our AAUW Wausau Branch has open positions for leadership in our 2013-2014 Action Team.
Have newsletter skills? Volunteer to produce, edit, or distribute our branch LEAFLET. Our wish
list also includes someone who can attend Action Team meetings and serve as secretary.
Actually, we could use help in whatever capacity you care to bring.
You don't have to be an officer to attend meetings, all are welcome, (bring your own wish list),
and we value your input.
Action Team meets the first Wednesday each month 11:30-1 at the Marathon County Public
Library. Join us and get in on the inner workings of keeping our branch vibrant and effective in
advocating for women and girls.
Nancy L. Schulz, Membership Co-Coordinator
LUNCH BUNCH
It was a cold but beautiful day when a number of us trekked to Green Mill for another gathering
of Lunch Bunch. You will always be welcome if you care to show up to eat lunch with friendly
AAUW members. Normally we meet someone from the community whom we have not met and
learn about their job, their passion for something, or maybe just meet a “special” person. The
Green Mill was quiet that day, but by the time six or seven of us arrived that changed as it
usually does. There was no “special” person coming so we decided we were all special and we
talked while dining. As we bid our good-byes we were all looking forward and planning for the
next Lunch Bunch. Don’t you want to join us on Weds. Feb. 12 at Townie’s Grill? and
March 12 at Mandarin Restaurant? We thank Sande Sliwicki for arranging these lively
Lunch Bunches.
Please let Sande Sliwicki know that you would like a plate at the table at this 11:30 event.
sandesl@frontier.com or 715-845-6854
SAVE THE DATE ~ April 25-26, 2014
AAUW-WI State Convention at the brand new Holiday Inn South in Eau
Claire.
Spring Convention is April 25-26, 2014 in our District - in Eau Claire. Nancy Schulz agreed to be a
contact for how our branch can help. Plan on attending, encourage others, and volunteer.
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AAUW
2nd TUESDAY BOOK CLUB
SELECTIONS FOR 2013-2014
Join us for lively discussion from our multiple perspectives ~ that
means some agree while others have different viewpoints; all
are respected. Call Ruth Grauer to join: 715-842-1592
February book...
Quiet: The Power of Introverts in a World that Can't Stop Talking
by Susan Cain
Passionately argued, impressively researched, and filled with indelible stories of real
people, Quiet shows how dramatically we undervalue introverts, and how much we lose in
doing so. Taking the reader on a journey from Dale Carnegie’s birthplace to Harvard
Business School, from a Tony Robbins seminar to an evangelical megachurch, Susan Cain
charts the rise of the Extrovert Ideal in the twentieth century and explores its far-reaching
effects. She talks to Asian-American students who feel alienated from the brash,
backslapping atmosphere of American schools. She questions the dominant values of
American business culture, where forced collaboration can stand in the way of innovation, and where
the leadership potential of introverts is often overlooked. And she draws on cutting-edge research in
psychology and neuroscience to reveal the surprising differences between extroverts and introverts.
Perhaps most inspiring, she introduces us to successful introverts—from a witty, high-octane public
speaker who recharges in solitude after his talks, to a record-breaking salesman who quietly taps into the
power of questions. Finally, she offers invaluable advice on everything from how to better negotiate
differences in introvert-extrovert relationships to how to empower an introverted child to when it makes
sense to be a "pretend extrovert." This extraordinary book has the power to permanently change how
we see introverts and, equally important, how introverts see themselves...from Barnes & Noble Overview
March book...
Things Fall Apart by Chinua Achebe
Things Fall Apart tells two intertwining stories, both centering
on Okonkwo, a “strong man” of an Ibo village in
Nigeria. The first, a powerful fable of the immemorial
conflict between the individual and society, traces
Okonkwo’s fall from grace with the tribal world. The
second, as modern as the first is ancient, concerns the
clash of cultures and the destruction of Okonkwo's
world with the arrival of aggressive European
missionaries. These perfectly harmonized twin dramas
are informed by an awareness capable of encompassing
at once the life of nature, human history, and the
mysterious compulsions of the soul. A classic of
modern African writing, this is the tale of what
happens to tribal customs and old ways when white
man comes....
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Public Policy
Sent: Thursday, January 16, 2014 5:24 PM
Subject: A message from Senator Tammy Baldwin
Thank you for contacting me about the Paycheck Fairness Act. I appreciate you writing in about this
important piece of legislation.
According to the National Partnership for Women and Families, Wisconsin women, on average, are paid 78
cents for every dollar paid to men, amounting to a yearly gap of $10,324 between men and women who work
full-time in the state. As a group, women who are employed full-time in Wisconsin lose approximately
$8,314,309,512 every year due to the wage gap. Additionally, women represent nearly two-thirds of the
minimum wage workers-and full-time, year-round at the federal minimum wage of $7.25 an hour leaves a
woman with two children thousands of dollars below the poverty line.
You will be pleased to know that I am a cosponsor of the Paycheck Fairness Act. This legislation would help
women fight wage unfairness and prohibit employers from retaliating against workers who discuss salaries
with colleagues. It would also require employers to prove that pay differences exist for legitimate, jobrelated reasons; provide businesses with assistance with equal pay practices; and recognize employers for
excellence in their pay practices.
The Paycheck Fairness Act has been referred to the Senate Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions (HELP)
Committee, of which I am a member. Please know that I will keep your views in mind as our Committee
continues its work on this important legislation.
Once again, thank you for contacting my office. It is important for me to hear from the people of Wisconsin
on the issues, thoughts and concerns that matter most to you. If I can be of further assistance, please visit my
website at www.baldwin.senate.gov for information on how to contact my office.
Sincerely,
Tammy Baldwin
United States Senator
Update: January 29, 2014
Celebrating the fifth anniversary of passage of Lilly Ledbetter’s Fair Pay Act of 2009.
Ledbetter is currently in Washington, D.C. guiding the newly adapted Paycheck Fairness
Act.
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AAUW Wausau Branch Contacts 2013-2014
One thing you can give
Coordinating Officer
Lucy Harvey
and still keep is your word.
715.848.3545
lois3545@aol.com
Public Policy Co-Coordinator
Secretary: open
Barbara Keller
715.675.9756
Finance & AAUW Funds
Alana Holt
kell9756@gmail.com
715.359.4329
Communications
daahholt@company23.com
LEAFLET Editor
Ruth E. Hawks
Co-Membership Coordinator
Nancy L. Schulz
715.842.5291
715.848.4821
edie2@charter.net
nancyl.schulz@gmail.com
LEAFLET Distribution: open
Co-Membership Coordinator
Telephone
Barbara Keller
Ruth Grauer
715.675.9756
715.842.1592
kell9756@gmail.com
Branch Directory
Carol Ann Okite
Program Coordinator
Marian Seagren Hall 715.842.7464
715.803.3094
marabill1@msn.com
carolannokite@yahoo.com
Public Policy Co-Coordinator
Technology
Yvonne Henning
Mary Virginia Quarles
715.359.4065
715.845.7983
yhenning25@gmail.com
mvquarles@yahoo.com
College/University Partners
NTC
Laura Martens
715-842.4257
lmartens@gsnwgl.org
College/University Partners
UWMC
Marian Seagren Hall
715.842.7464
marabill1@msn.com
Interest Groups
Book Group:
Ruth Grauer
715.842.1592
Financial $avvy $essions:
Diane Echols
715.218.8280 (cell)
dechols@wisconsin.net.com
Lunch Bunch
Sande Sliwicki
715-845-6854
sandesl@frontier.com
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Calendar
Weds. Feb 5 at 11:30
Action Team meeting at Marathon County Public Library (Second floor)
Tues. Feb 11
Book Discussion Group: Quiet: The Power of Introverts in a World that Can't Stop Talking
Weds. Feb. 12
Lunch Bunch at Townie’s Grill on west side of 400 Block
Tues, Feb 18
5:15-6:15
6:30
LIFE Report by United Way of Marthon County Director Joanne Kelley
UWMC Dinner in UWMC Cafeteria
Program in the Terrace Room
Tues. Feb 18
Spring Primary Election for Wisconsin
Sat. March 8
International Women’s Day and United Nations Day for Women’s Rights
Weds. March 5 at 11:30 Action Team Meeting at MC Public Library (Second floor)
Weds. March 11
Book Discussion Group: Things Fall Apart
Weds. March 12
Lunch Bunch at Mandarin Restaurant. Contact Sande Sliwicki
Weds. March 19
Backpacks for Nicaraguan Teachers at Ruth Hawk’s home 9:00 to Noon
Thurs. March 20
AAUW International Dinner & Social
Sat. March 29, 2014
1:00 PM to 4:00 PM
Women in Poverty ~ Working on Solutions, Contact Ethel Quisler for details
Schuette Hall at the Girl Scout Office on Camp Phillips Rd (HWY X)
AAUW Wausau (WI) Branch LEAFLET
Ruth Hawks
3407 Falcon Way
Wausau WI 54401
AAUW advances equity for women and girls
through advocacy, education, philanthropy, and research