KEENE BRANCH AAUW
SEPTEMBER, 2015
NEWSLETTER
AAUW ADVANCES EQUITY FOR WOMEN AND GIRLS THROUGH
ADVOCACY, EDUCATION, AND RESEARCH
Keene AAUW Board Members 2015-16
Co-Presidents: Anna Tilton and Debbie Bowie
Co-Vice Presidents, Programs: Deb O’Meara and Margaret (Peg) Barrett
Co-Vice Presidents, Membership: June Churchill and Lorraine Goebel
Recording Secretary: Pam Kinyon
Corresponding Secretary: Susan Deary North
Treasurer: Kathleen Kennedy Burke
Standing Committees: Chair/Coordinator
By-Laws Revision: Charlotte Guyer
Education LAF & Scholarship: Vesta Hornbeck
Public Policy/Diversity: Barbara Massicotte
Public Relations (publicity): Deb O’Meara
Book Club Coordinators: Margaret Kasschau and Carol Yadeta
College University Committee: Vacant
Evening with the Author’s Committee: Vacant
Historian: Vesta Hornbeck
New Members/Membership Booklets: June Churchill and Lorraine Goebel
Past President Consultants: Pam Kinyon and Vesta Hornbeck
Photographer: Vacant
Raffle Committee: Jenny Harville, Kathleen Kennedy Burke, Vesta Hornbeck
Refreshment Coordinator: Pam Kinyon
STEM Committee: Jenny Harville, Anne Haslam, Susan Silk
Minutes – The minutes of the August 25, 2015 Board/Member meeting are attached.
By-Laws – Copies of the by-laws will be distributed after national compliance revisions are
made. Present by-laws are available by emailing keeneaauw@gmail.com
Branch Calendar
See Newsletter Items for Details
September 17, 2015 – 11:00 AM – 9:00 PM Constitution Day Activities, Keene State College
September 21, 2015 – 10:00 AM Book Group
September 21, 2015 – 6:00 PM Potluck Dinner
September 29, 2015 – 2:00 PM Book Group
October 7, 2015 – 2:00 PM STEM Committee Meeting, Panera, Keene
October 12, 2015 – 10:00 AM Book Group
October 19, 2015 – Monthly Meeting Program, Keene State College
November 6-7, 2015 – “Elect Her: Campus Women Win Program” at the University of NH
November 9, 2015 – 10:00 AM Book Group
November 16, 2015 – Monthly Meeting Program
December 7-13, 2015 - Hour of Code Week
December 12, 2015 - Holiday Luncheon
December 14, 2015 – 10:00 AM Book Group
Community Interest Events
*September 11, 2015, 12:00-2:00 PM, Keene Is Reading Meeting, Susan Herman Room,
Mason Library, KSC, Introduction to the books Citizen: An American Lyric by Claudia Rankine
and Our Kids: The American Dream in Crisis by Robert D. Putnam and a discussion of Citizen,
Parts I-V (p1-79)
*September 18, 2015, 12:00-1:00 PM Morrison Bonpasse, Democratic Candidate for
President, Town Hall Meeting, KSC Student Center Lantern Room
*October 23, 2015, 12:00-2:00 PM, Keene Is Reading Meeting, Atrium Conference Room,
Student Center, KSC, Citizen
*November 7, 2015 -8:00 AM – 5:00 PM “Invest in Yourself” – A World of Women
Conference, United Church of Christ, Central Square, Keene. Please check out the website
and the Facebook page. Member Kathleen Murphy is organizing this event for women to
connect with the information, support, and expertise they need to effect positive change in
their lives. Workshop topics will include time management and organization, wellness and
nutrition, estate and financial planning and leadership styles.
Visit: http://worldofwomenconference.com/
Like and Share: https://www.facebook.com/worldofwomennewengland?fref=ts
Monadnock RSVP Volunteer Center will be hosting training for new volunteers for the
America Reads program. This would be a wonderful way for our branch to show support for
education in the Monadnock Region and as a form of activism with our upcoming discussion
on Robert Putnam’s Our Kids book. Branch members are currently involved in this program.
Anyone willing to give an hour or more a week to read to a child, and to listen to a child read
can be a tutor.
New volunteer training is required for anyone interested in joining the program. Trainings
will be held in Peterborough on Monday, October 5 from 9 AM to 2 PM and in Keene on
Tuesday October 13 from 9 AM to 2 PM. Please call the RSVP office at 357-6893 if you can
help.
Book Groups
*September 21, 2015, 10:00 AM - The Underground Girls of Kabul: In Search of a Hidden
Resistance in Afghanistan by Jenny Norberg
*September 29, 2015, 2:00 PM – Charlotte’s Web: E.B. White’s Eccentric Life in Nature and
Birth of an American Classic, by Michael Sims. All members are welcome, if you’ve read the
book or not. The group will be planning future days, times and books at this first meeting.
Please email keeneaauw@gmail.com if you are interested.
*October 12, 2015 - Our Kids: The American Dream in Crisis by Robert D. Putnam
*November 9, 2015 - Louisa Catherine: The Other Mrs. Adams, by Margery Heffron
*December 14, 2015 – Moonlight on the Avenue of Faith, by Gina B. Nahai
Constitution Day, Keene State College. Thursday, September 17th
Sponsored by AAUW, KSC American Democracy Project, the Office of the Provost, and the
Group Theatre
11:00 AM – 1:00 PM – AAUW Tabling and Voter Registration, Student Center, KSC
1:00 PM – Not Ourselves Alone: The Story of Elizabeth Cady Stanton & Susan B. Anthony
Documentary, KSC Student Center, Room 309
7:00 PM – Susan B. Anthony, The Invincible! Sally Matson as Susan B. Anthony,
KSC Centennial Hall
Please email keene aaue@gmail.com if you are interested in volunteering for tabling at any of
the times listed above.
College/University News
Antioch University, Keene State College, and River Valley Community College are our present
local C/U Affiliates.
College/University Scholarships
Scholarship checks have been submitted to the respective colleges – Keene State College,
Antioch University, and River Valley Community College.
The Keene State College Undergraduate Diversity Scholarship has been awarded to Gabriela
Pacheco from Connecticut.
The Elsa P. Ware Graduate Scholarship has been awarded to Laura Volhardt, from
Connecticut.
Antioch University has awarded their scholarship to Hazel Stark who is completing a masters
degree in Resource Management & Conservation.
River Valley Community College recipient to be announced soon.
These scholarships are made possible as a result of the fundraising efforts and contributions
made by our members. Thank you!!
Raffle Fundraiser
We ask that all members let Jenny Harville know what you would like to contribute toward a
gift basket. Members can contribute to a group basket, donate an individual basket, or ask a
local business for a gift certificate. Please contact Jenny Harville at keeneaauw@gmail.com
Sign-ups will also be available at our September 21st potluck.
September Dinner Potluck
Please join us for our first meeting of the 2015-16 year on September 21, 6:00 PM. Branch
Member Amy Bodwell will speak on her work in Belize. Membership Booklets will be
distributed at this meeting. If you haven’t been contacted regarding attending, please e-mail
keeneaauw@gmail.com
October Monthly Meeting
October 19th, Amanda Guthorn, Director of Campus Safety at Keene State College will speak
to our Branch on campus security and current regulations to protect college women (and
men).
STEM Committee
Two initiatives are planned for this coming year. Committee members will be working with
Westmoreland School’s Technology classes and possibly an area Girl Scout Troop the week of
December 7-13 for Hour of Code Week. The Committee is also planning on carrying out a
STEM career component for the Keene Middle School Career Fair, which will be held during
the Spring of 2016.
This Committee will be meeting on October 7th at 2:30 PM. All members are encouraged to
join the discussion! Email keeneaauw@gmail.com for more information
Keene Branch Volunteer Opportunities
Many Branch efforts will be accomplished through Committees. Please let any Board
member know how you can help us reach our mission by participating in a committee in
your interest area.
How you can volunteer: Evening With the Authors Committee, Constitution Day Tabling, C/U
Tabling, Presidential Campaign Tabling at KSC, Newsletter, Photography, Raffle Committee,
Raffle Donation, STEM Committee