Our November 10 meeting will be held at the Buckhead Library from 10 am to noon and will feature a presentation from the Atlanta Technical College about its Gap Scholarship Program. There will be breakfast sandwiches, donuts, and coffee; the cost is $6.00.

The Gap Program offers funds to qualified students attending our College/University partner schools who take 12 credit hours of college work. It is similar to our local scholarship program.

Come to enjoy a casual breakfast and learn more about Atlanta Technical College and its Gap Scholarship Program.  See you there!

Plan to attend our Fall 2018 Membership Tea on Sunday, September 16, from 2:30 to 5:00 pm. There will be an interactive program, STEM and YOU, which will be held in the Mary Brown Bullock Science Center at Agnes Scott College (17 East Doughtery Street, Decatur, GA 30030). Do bring a friend along to enjoy the program and get acquainted with AAUW Atlanta Branch activities.

Please RSVP by September 8 to our Program Vice Presidents, Billie Collier or Betty Slater programs@aauwatlanta.org.  You can also respond via evite, which members should have received the last week of August.

Please note:  wear comfortable shoes as you will be moving around during this event.  And there will be wonderful refreshments to keep up your energy.

We look forward to seeing you there!

Now through 11:59 p.m. ET on March 22, 2018, you can comment on the amendments recommended by the AAUW Governance Committee and AAUW Board of Directors and propose amendments that you’d like to see on the ballot for the AAUW vote this spring.

There are three proposed bylaws amendments to consider: 1. Staggered terms of office for AAUW Board of Directors on a 3-year rotation; 2. Membership requirement for AAUW Board of Directors; and 3. Degree requirement for membership in AAUW. It is easy to submit a comment by logging in and click on the proposal you wish to address.
Your name and location will be added when you submit your comments.

Our Branch has taken no official position on any of these proposals but review the rationales provided and support or reject any or all of them.

You will want to attend our March 24 meeting, to be held at the 57th Fighter Group Restaurant from 11 am to 1 pm.  Alison Spitz, Health and Wellness Manager at the International Rescue Committee Atlanta Office will be our speaker. She will address efforts to provide refugee and immigrant clients access to quality health education and health services.

The cost of luncheon is $20, cash or check. Please respond to the evite or email hospitality@aauwatlanta.org by March 19 to be part of this interesting program. The restaurant is located at 3829 Clairmont Road, Atlanta 30341. See you on Saturday, March 24!

You already know we will be meeting on Saturday, February 3, at St. James United Methodist Church from 11 am to 1 pm. Here is some more information about the meeting.

The program features Staci Fox, President and CEO of Planned Parenthood Southeast. Jason’s Deli will be providing assorted box lunches; cost will be $15.00, cash or check. You should have received an evite and please RSVP by Monday, January 29th.

St. James United Methodist Church is located at the corner of Peachtree Dunwoody Road and Loridans Drive. Use the Loridans Drive entrance to the back parking lot behind the church. Enter the far left door into the Sunday School building and take the elevator to the 3rd floor. We will gather in room 305-309.

Please join us for an informative meeting!

Our February 3rd luncheon meeting will be held at 11:00 a.m. at St. James United Methodist Church at 4400 Peachtree Dunwoody Road, Atlanta. A Planned Parenthood representative will present the program.