All Branch members are invited to attend the annual Holiday Party on Sunday, December 15, from 3 to 5 pm.  This is always a special occasion as we gather at the home of Mary and Darwin Womack (3945 Club Drive NE, Atlanta 30319) to enjoy wonderful refreshments provided by Board members and to simply have time to talk with other members and guests.  Students who have been awarded local and national scholarships will be present, schedules permitting.

There will be a silent auction, proceeds of which will benefit AAUW Funds Legal Advocacy, so come prepared to do some Christmas shopping.  In addition, the 2013 Named Grant Honorees will be announced.

This celebration will not be complete without you, so please RSVP to the evite or email hospitality@aauwatlanta.org by December 10.

Our November Branch meeting will be held on Saturday, November 2, from 11 am to 1 pm at Maggiano’s Cumberland Mall location (1601 Cumberland Mall, Atlanta).  The program features Dr. Rhonda Latif and she will be discussing women’s health issues.  Bring your questions on health-related issues related to women.  At the business meeting, we will be voting on the general fund budget and allocation of AAUW Funds.
Cost of this luncheon is $25.  Be sure to RSVP to your evite or send an email directly to hospitality@aauwatlanta.org by October 25.  We look forward to seeing you there!

Our 54th annual Bookfair will be held at Perimeter Mall from September 22 through September 29 this year.  There are many changes from previous years, as Barbara Buchanan has noted:

Let’s make this 54^th BookFair as big as ever, even though we will have a smaller space!

Remember: Opening night sale has been moved up to Monday at 5:30 so we need lots of energetic volunteers for Sunday night move-in and all day Monday! We will also need extra “roving” cashiers and assistants using tally sheets opening night.

Please use the convenient signup form that can be filled out and emailed to Barbara.  Your participation is absolutely necessary, so be sure to sign up for at least three shifts, particularly those marked as “peak” or “critical”.

Our kickoff meeting of the 2013-2014 Branch year will be held on Sunday, September 8 on the Agnes Scott campus (141 E. College Avenue, Decatur, GA 30030).  We will convene in the Woltz reception room in Rebekah Scott Hall from 2:00 to 4:00 pm.  Students who attended the 2013 National Conference for College Women Student Leaders (NCCWSL) will tell us about their experiences.  Light refreshments will be served.

Please plan to bring at least one guest to this meeting to acquaint them with our Branch and AAUW.  RSVP to hospitality@aauwatlanta.org no later than Wednesday, September 4.  See you there!

Our May meeting was not only the end of this Branch year’s (2012-13) activities but the start of our 2013-2014 work.  Sharon Bevis-Hoover will begin her second year as Branch president and will be orienting our new president-elect, Dr. Myra Carmon, who will succeed Sharon next May.  Other officers elected include Marcy Nader as Board secretary (2013-2015), Jo Marie Dogali as Branch meeting secretary (2013-2015), and a nominating committee for 2013-2014:  Betty Arden, Pat Bevis, Ruth Yurchuck, and Phyllis Miller, chair.

The Board met on June 15 to discuss plans for the upcoming year and to elect Betty Arden to serve the remaining term of Myra Carmon as Program Vice-President.

We are also delighted to report that our 2012-13 Branch intern, Amira Saleh, will be continuing to serve in this position for another year–but with a big difference.  Amira has accepted a job offer with the Center for Inspired Teaching in Washington, D.C., where she will be a teaching fellow in their Inspired Teacher Certification program starting in July.  Amira will still manage our monthly newsletters and help prepare our 2013-14 yearbook.

Thanks to everyone who supported Branch activities this past year, and we look forward to your continuing involvement.

The meeting we most look forward to is just a few weeks away!  Our annual brunch at the Ansley Golf Club (196 Montgomery Ferry Drive, Atlanta) will be held on Saturday, May 18, 2013 from 9 am to noon.  We will meet in Ballroom 1, enjoy a delicious brunch of fruit, scrambled eggs, grits, hash browns, sausage, bacon, biscuits and muffins, juices, and tea and coffee–what a bargain for $25.00!  You should have received an evite for this meeting but if not, please RSVP to hospitality@aauwatlanta.com by May 15.

Georgia State University (GSU) is celebrating its 100th anniversary this year, and we have invited Dr. Risa Palm, Senior Vice President for Academic Affairs, to be our guest.  She will briefly talk about current and future GSU initiatives.  The business meeting, which includes election and installation of officers, will begin at 10 am.  Valet parking is recommended as the club has many functions going on that morning.  The Club’s telephone number is 404.875.1687.

Directions:  (From Piedmont and Peachtree). Go south on Piedmont, pass
under the expressway and pass Cheshire Bridge Road. Look for Rock
Springs Church on your right and make an immediate right onto Montgomery
Ferry Drive. Continue through the light (Monroe Drive) and cross the
bridge. The club house will be on the right.

Please plan to attend this special occasion–you really need to be there!