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May 2022 Honors Celebration and
Installation of Officers
We hope that this will be our last Zoom meeting for the Honors celebration. We are very happy to invite you to join us as we install new officers and honor some very hard-working members of our Portland Branch.
Thursday, May 19th, 11:00 – 12 noon
from the comfort of your home on Zoom
Guest speaker: Carolyn Wood, author of:
Tough Girl: An Olympian’s Journey
and
Class Notes: A Young Teacher’s Lessons from Classroom to Kennedy Compound
Carolyn Wood
Carolyn Wood gained fame as a 1960 Olympic gold medalist in swimming. Her book Tough Girl tells her remarkable story when at age fourteen she became one of a handful of child athletes to win gold. A lifelong Oregonian, she graduated Phi Beta Kappa from the University of Oregon (BA English 1967) and Portland State University (MSW 1979, MS Education 1980), and taught high school English, literature, and composition for over thirty-five years. Her latest book, Class Notes, which came out in 2021 tells of her extraordinary experience as the Robert Kennedy children’s governess after his assassination in 1968.
We are asking that branch members register for this meeting and in the coming days, you will receive an invitation to register for the Zoom meeting. When you receive that email, just click on the Register Now button, enter your name and email address and click on the submit button. After registering, you will receive a confirmation email containing information on how to join the program meeting.
Presidents' Message
Katie Raetz - Co-President
Susan Marthens - Co-President
During the AAUW Online Conference and Annual Meeting held April 7-9, 2022, we were informed, entertained, and celebrated. It started with a Wine Testing & Learning experience on 1 April 2022—probably very interesting but could not attend (it is on You Tube). On the 7th, we had an insightful presentation by Chisao Hata, Oregon Humanities Conversation Project Leader, entitled “Can We Get Along: Examining our Personal Experiences of Connection and Community.” Friday, the 8th, an inspiring take on “Ageing Gracefully” by Dr. Neesha Patel, OHSU in which she laid the foundation of gracefully living a good life by touting the Mediterranean diet, movement/exercise, thoughtful eating practices, having a purpose in life, learning new skills, personal connections, etc, etc. Probably on You Tube also.
Saturday, the new CEO of AAUW, Gloria Blackwell, outlined—with a Power Point presentation—what AAUW has achieved and where we are going.
The program followed the agenda outlined in a recent Email about the Annual Conference, with delegates raising their virtual hands (just one hand per delegate) to vote on various Bylaws Amendments; presentation of financial report; introduction of officer candidates; invitation to 2023 Annual Meeting, etc. All these details will be available on You Tube so am not repeating them here. Portland Branch was in the top 10 branches for overall contributions and per capita contributions. Congrats to all of you!
One impression gained from this is to appreciate the skills, talents, and dedication of the many officers and members at the state and branch levels who make AAUW OREGON function and achieve such a myriad of goals and programs.
Susan and Katie
PORTLAND BRANCH MEMBERSHIP SURVEY
Watch for the Portland Branch Membership Survey arriving soon in your email box. The survey was created and approved by the Board of Directors in order to get feedback from you, our members, on various aspects of our branch. We hope you will take a few minutes when it arrives in your inbox to complete the survey - it should only take less than 10 minutes of your time.
Please complete the survey by April 27. Once the results are compiled, they will be shared with all of you.
Thank you in advance,
Board of Directors
Portland Branch
Marian Drake has a new email address:mariandrake1942@gmail.com
Study and Interest Group Meeting information
Wimpy Walkers (pre-Covid)
You can find a printable schedule for the branch Study and Interest Groups in the text only Rose City Reporter.You can also check our website calendar for information and meeting dates at www.aauwpdx.org.
Breakfast in Bridgetown (open)
Second Thursday, 9 am, unless otherwise stated
Group on hiatus
Current Affairs (open) Second Mondays, 1:30 pm
Group on hiatus
Contact: Nadyne Rosin, 302-519-3715, nadgerro@gmail.com
Curtain Call (open)
Group on hiatus
Contact: Kathe Hart, 503-372-6338, kathehart@hotmail.com
First Tuesday Reader’s Theatre (open)
Group on hiatus
Contact: Judy Holt, 503-378-5602, jholt58@gmail.com
International Lunch Group (open)
Group on hiatus
Contact: Petie Padden, 503-235-0892, petiepad@icloud.com
Literary Comments and Criticism (open)
Fourth Thursday, 11:30 am
Date: May 26
Zoom meeting When We Were Vikings by Andrew MacDonald
Date: June 23
Book selection for next year
Contact: Petie Padden, 503-235-0892, petiepad@icloud.com
Mahjong (open)
Beginning mahjong lessons
Currently on hiatus
Contact: Mary Shaw, 503-939-4589, docsu@hotmail.com
Modern Fiction (open)
Fourth Tuesdays, 11:30 AM
Fourth Tuesdays, 11:30 AM
Date: April 26
Select books for next year.
Zoom meeting
Contact: Nancy Thomas, 503-201-4420, nmthomas@teleport.com
Movie Mavens (open)
Group on hiatus
Contact: Suzanne Fleming, 714-898-6456, multiteach@aol.com or
Karn Hill, 503-206-8444, karnbhill2@gmail.com
Non-Fiction Book Group I (closed)
Third Wednesdays, 10 amThird Wednesdays, 10 am, Elephant’s Deli on NW 22nd Ave., or Zoom
Date: May 18 Facing the Mountain by Daniel James
Date: June 15
Select books for next year
Contact: Kathe Hart, 503-372-6338, kathehart@hotmail.com
Non-Fiction Book Group II (open)
Third Fridays, 6pm, Joyce Lew’s, 2545 SW Terwilliger Blvd.
Date: June 17 The Overstory by Richard Powers
Contact: Kathe Hart, 503-372-6338, kathehart@hotmail.com
Overbooked (closed)
Second Tuesdays, 10 am
Date: May 10 The Last Book Shop in London by Madeline Martin
Zoom meeting
Contact: Linda Stern, 503-232-5637, lindamstern@comcast.net
Sleuth Sisters (open)
Fourth Wednesdays, 12 noon
Date: May 25 The Madness of Crowds by Louise Penny
Zoom meeting
Contact Carla Huegli, 503-457-6145 or cshuegli27@gmail.com
Wimpy Walkers (open)
First Saturdays, 10 am
Date: May 7
Lake Oswego River Walk
Meet at Lake Oswego Veteran’s Memorial in Foothills Park
5010 Foothills Drive, Lake Oswego, OR 97034
Lunch to follow
Walk Leader: Kathy Terman, kterman1@gmail.com, 773-574-7637 RSVP required by May 5
AAUW Portland Branch Leaders
2021 -2022
Co-President - Susan Marthens, Katie Raetz
Past President - Sue Thomas
Membership VP - Ginny McQueen
Program VP - Linda Loftin
Study Group VP - Ellen Silverman
Finance VP - Joyce Kligman
Recording Secretary - Michelle Walsh
Corresponding Secretary - Petie Padden
Director at Large - Mary Finneran
Bylaws Chair - Nancy Thomas
AAUW Funds Chair - Judy Holt
Scholarship Chair - Jacquelyn Wheeler
College/Univ. Relations - Available
Communications Chair - Nancy Cheverton
STEM - Lisa Perrine
InterBranch Council - Katie Raetz
Newsletter Editor - Joyce Kligman
Historian - Available
Photographer - Available
Public Policy Chair - Available
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