AAUW St. Cloud Area MN Branch

Interesting, and Fun!

It was great to get to learn about Women Build and what they're doing for our community!

Not to mention, as part of our AAUW St Cloud Area Branch 90th birthday celebration, we got cake!

Click read more to see pictures and more information!

From the "Birthday Party" part of the meeting:

90th Anniversary Cake

Bobbie Lampi, Adella Espelien, Mary Beth Megarry with the "Our Achievements Tree"

Past and current Presidents: Bobbie Lampi, Adella Espelien, Janet Lore, Mary Beth Megarry, Jan Bensen, and Ginny Bisek

AAUW St. Cloud
90th Anniversary Year Celebration

Top Ten List of Each Decade

1922–1932

1. St. Cloud Branch of AAUW was formed on February 14, 1922, with 31 women college graduates. Informally it was called the College Women’s Club.
2. At the second meeting they voted to provide a scholarship for a St. Cloud girl at an accredited college or university.
3. Fundraising for the scholarship was started with a public speaker on the topic of “Books Worth Reading.”
4. Interest groups were formed around these topics:  preschool, elementary school, adolescence, international relations, and music and drama.
5. Other fundraising ventures included the following:  lecture series, plays, recitals, movies, concerts, and musicals.
6. In September 1922, a tradition was begun of having a luncheon in September at the St. Cloud Country Club. Meetings were the second Wednesday afternoon, October through May.
7. The first scholarship was awarded to assist a young woman to attend Columbia University during the school year 1923-24.
8. On March 25, 1925, the St. Cloud members voted to join the proposed state organization, which dues were ten cents per member. The first state convention was held in St. Paul.
9. In February 1927, the branch voted to give $100 to the new Fellowship Fund—the forerunner of the Educational Foundation.
10. In February 1928, the St. Cloud Branch sent a member, with expenses paid, to Washington, DC to attend the Conference on the Cause and Cure of War. In May 1929, the first delegate was sent to the national convention in New Orleans.

Join us Saturday, February 11th for our Branch Program and Meeting!

Join us to learn about Women Build, a celebration of women, of community, and of opportunity. Michelle Redding will tell us about Women Build projects in the past and planned for the future.

90th Birthday Service Project Reminder:

Also, remember to help us celebrate AAUW’s birthday by bringing their birthday supplies to contribute to Anne Marie’s Alliance to the February meeting.  Any birthday related things you can think of including cake mixes, candles, decorations, gift wrap, balloons, gifts for children (and their mother’s if so inclined).  The items can be new or slightly used.

Please RSVP three days prior to the event to Mary Lou Lenz (social co-chair).

Note that Mary Anne Keiser (social co-chair) is away, so please only send RSVPs to Mary Lou.

You can email or call:

Saturday meetings/programs begin at 9:00 am.

February 2012 Program

SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 11, 2012 at 9:00 a.m.

Central Minnesota Habitat For Humanity WOMEN BUILD 2012

Women Build is a celebration of women, of community, and of opportunity. It is not about excluding men, but about including women. Join Michelle Redding as she explains about Women Build projects in the past and planned for the future. Women Build celebrates women working together in building community; provides women of all ages and abilities the opportunity to come together to build not just homes, but friendships and networks, personally and professionally; and rallies around a Habitat for Humanity partner family who is working on the necessary steps to homeownership.