A note from Barbara Buchanan

Thank you, Atlanta Branch members, for your outstanding  support of our 51^st Annual AAUW Bookfair.  While final numbers are still being calculated, it is estimated that we will have more money than last year to distribute to the Atlanta, Cobb and North Fulton Branches. Each Branch will receive funds from the Bookfair based on the number of hours worked by their members throughout the year as well as at the sale in Perimeter Mall.

Event sales were extraordinarily close to those of last year, but the steady increase in internet sales over the past year should boost the final numbers.  Bookfair volunteers have  the introduced use of  social media such as Facebook to advertise our sale and a new website www.bookfairaauw.org. We should all be proud of our growing expertise in managing a successful not-for-profit business.

But the whole process of turning used books into charitable funds could not be accomplished without the huge contribution of time and proficient ability by some of our most dedicated volunteers. Many Atlanta AAUW members  made strong contributions to the success of the 51^st Bookfair, but several deserve special recognition:   May Ruth Bradberry, Bookfair Chair;  Alta Birdsong, Publicity Chair and Finances; Joyce Cohrs and a former Atlanta member, Judy Lambert, bookroom volunteers extraordinare.   The obvious conclusion– many Atlanta AAUW members spend a lot of time and effort to make our book sale a success.    Great job!

A more detailed report on Bookfair will appear in the upcoming Branch newsletter.

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State Co-Presidents Debbie Karvey and Marcia Caprioti have announced the Fall Board meeting will be held on Saturday, October 30 in Columbus, GA.  Registration will begin at 9:30 am and the meeting will conclude around 3:30 pm.  More details will be posted as they are available.  Audrey Salgado, from the AAUW Leadership Corps (and our retreat leader) will facilitate this exploratory workshop.

Our Kick-off meeting on September 12th in the Student Center at Oglethorpe University was a great beginning to our Branch year! Approximately 30 members and their 27 guests gathered to talk about AAUW and the Atlanta Branch.

Jan Sexton (Oglethorpe University) and Beth Brandt (Emory University) who attended the National College Women Summer Leadership Conference (NCWSLC) with Branch support prepared a power point presentation highlighting their experiences.

Branch members Betty Slater, Myra Carmon, Huiping Du, and Sarah Rondeau also developed an AAUW Atlanta Branch power point which was shown during the tea.

Information about two potential special projects which the Branch will explore during this meeting year was available.

We have two authors scheduled for booksigning on Saturday, October 2, 2010.

12:00 noon – 2:00 p.m. – Amanda Gable, author of The Confederate General Rides North.   The novel was a finalist for the Townsend Award and has been selected by the Georgia Center for the Book as one of “25 Books All Georgians Should Read.”  Ms. Gable received the 2010 Georgia Author of the Year Award for First Novel.

2:15 – 4:15 p.m. – Barbara “BB” Rose, author of The Bad Ol’ Boys Book Club.  This author was recommended by Debbie Karvey and Carol Stephen, as they attended a discussion group on that book.  Of interest to AAUW members is that she supports “A Future Not a Past” (AFNP) group that addresses child prostitution in Atlanta.  Many of us remember the 529 bill before the GA GA that did not pass earlier this year.  I know the Atlanta Branch is interested in trying to get involved, as Stephanie Davis spoke to us in January as well as a representative from Living Waters.  Barbara Rose contributes $1 from each book to AFNP.