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Women in the Arts

Our May 4th Branch meeting will be a very special one. We’ll gather at the High Museum of Art at 11:30 am for an important business meeting: the election of officers and nominating committee members for 2019-20. Those members who have served the Branch will also be recognized.

After the business meeting and lunch, members can tour the museum with our member docent, Diane Jones-Palm. The current special exhibits include European Masterworks: The Phillips Collection or way Out There?; The Art of Southern Backroads; Hand to Hand: Southern Craft of the 19th Century.

We have passes for members to tour the High’s “Women in the Arts!”
Members of the High can help another person to attend the exhibit with
a $5.00 fee. Docent lead tours are $15 per person for non-members. Self-guided tours are $12 per person. Contact Mary Lynn Merkle for passes.

There will be lunch at the Twelve Eighty, which includes salad, choice of three entrees, dessert and a beverage. Entree choices include crispy grouper sandwich and fries; grilled chicken with vegetables; or farmer’s Vegetable Faro. Choice of Crème Brûlée or chocolate mousse cake for dessert. Cost of the lunch is $25.

Please respond to the Evite ASAP with your entree and dessert choices or email Billie Collier at collierbillie@gmail.com

You may also choose to attend only lunch and the business meeting without a museum membership.

Please come and enjoy this special event!

52nd Annual Bookfair

The Primary Fundraiser for the
Atlanta Branch for 53 years.

53rd Annual Bookfair

September 26 – 30, 2012

Perimeter Mall Atlanta, GA

The Bookfair

All books sold at the fair are donated and all sorting, pricing and sales are accomplished by member volunteers.
The Atlanta Branch uses the proceeds to fund:

    • AAUW Educational Foundation
    • AAUW Legal Advocacy Fund
    • Local Undergraduate Scholarships
    • Community Action Grants and Programs

For more information about this year’s Book Fair click: BookFair

Book Donations

Here is where books can be donated. Book Drop Locations for a Map – Where to Donate

For further information about how and where books can be donated, please contact: books@aauwatlanta.org

History

The Atlanta Branch of AAUW started holding an annual book fair in 1960. That year the fair was in a tent on the open-air upper level of the brand new Lenox Square Mall. In 1973 the book fair moved into Lenox’s newly enclosed, air-conditioned mall. It is now located in Atlanta’s Perimeter mall. In 1997 the book fair became a cooperative effort of the three branches in metro Atlanta:
Atlanta Branch
Cobb County Branch
Roswell-Alpharetta Branch

Travel Group

The AAUW Travel Group will meet at the Ansley Mall Kroger store on January 10th at 9:30 a.m. Car pools will take the group to Atlantic Station to view “Titanic, the Artifact Exhibition,” now featuring “Jewels of the Titanic.”

This is located at the Premier Exhibition Center, 265 18th St., NW Atlanta.
Telephone 1-866-866-8265.  Lunch following.

RSVP Betty Arden at Travel@AAUWAtlanta.org

 

Branch Meeting

PROGRAM SCHEDULE: 2011-2012

This year’s programs will reflect the topics that were identified and supported by a majority of members during our two summer retreats: 1) a project in association with CARE tentatively named CARE Atlanta; and 2) confronting the issue of human trafficking, especially the sex trafficking of young women and girls. For this reason, a tentative program schedule has been developed.

Please note that there are several program dates and topics that are not firm; for further information members should check the monthly newsletter, check the Branch website, or contact the program chair, Pat Bevis.

DATE TOPIC FOCUS LOCATION

2011

KICKOFF MEETING AT GSU

Sunday, September 18 Georgia State University
3:00 to 5:00 pm GSU Student Center,Court Salon (First Floor)

Hostesses – AAUW GSU Collegiate Affiliate Branch

Program: National Conference for College Women Student Leaders
(NCCWSL) attendees from Oglethorpe University, Agnes Scott College, and Georgia State University
Opportunity to sign up for Bookfair and other interest groups.
Local and National Scholarship winners will be recognized.

Signature Project Report

Saturday, November 12

SIGNATURE PROJECT REPORT-COOL GIRLS

Program: Learn about the Atlanta Branch’s new Signature Project to break through barriers for women and girls by ensuring college
readiness for local high school girls, in collaboration with Cool Girls (Subject to Branch approval in May 2012).

HOLIDAY PARTY AND SILENT AUCTION

Sunday, December 11 3:00 to 5:00 p.m.

Place: Home of Mary Womack

Program: National and Local Scholarship winners will be introduced.

AAUW, Atlanta Branch members will be given recognition for their active participation in the Branch.
Silent Auction will be held to benefit an AAUW program to be determined by members.

2012

PUBLIC POLICY

Saturday, February 4 11:00 A.M. Lunch

Place: Gordon Biersch Brewery Restaurant Buckhead 3242 Peachtree Road

Program: Public Policy Chair Diana Witt will bring news from the General Assembly in session.

SPELMAN COLLEGE

Saturday, March 24 11:00 A.M. Brunch

Place: Spelman College

Program: Dr. Geneva Baxter is arranging a program on the historical significance of Spelman College and its current importance in educating women.

SIGNATURE PROJECT REPORT – CARE

Saturday, April 21 11:00 A.M. Lunch

Place The 57th Fighter Group Restaurant, 3829 Clairmont Road, Chamblee 30341

Program:

Signature Project Report-CARE

Nominating Committee Report

Bylaws Committee Report

SUCCESSFUL YEAR WRAP UP

May 19 9:00 a.m. Brunch

Place: Ansley Golf Club

Program: Election and Installation of Officers

Vote on Committee/Board Recommendation for Signature Project(s).