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Mark your Calendar: Convention 2009 - March 27

Nancy — Fri, 02 May 2008 22:42:33 +0000

Thanks to the Wilmington Branch for a great invitation to the 2009 Convention — complete with a song!

Save the date: Friday, March 27, 2009!

This event will include a gala banquet celebrating 100 years of AAUW in North Carolina! Spread the word!

Convention Workshop Review: Interviewing Skills

Connie Gamble Ochse — Fri, 02 May 2008 17:13:47 +0000

On Saturday, 19 April, I attended the Interviewing Skills Workshop. Geraldine Hambley, president of the Brevard Branch, presented the project. Although the branch has provided a scholarship at Brevard College for many years, they were looking for ways to entice interest and also new members from the Brevard College staff.

The workshop was presented to juniors and seniors at Brevard College. The goal was to prepare young women for their first “professional” job interviews. The scenario included an interviewer and three candidates for a job. The attendees rated each candidate on their answers to typical interview questions. This prompted discussions on what to expect at an interview, how to prepare for the interview, types of questions that cannot be asked, and how to respond to illegal questions in a positive manner.

JoAnn Hall
Jacksonville Regional

Convention Workshop Review: Public Policy in Your Hometown

Connie Gamble Ochse — Thu, 01 May 2008 15:33:30 +0000

Mary Peterson invited two excellent examples of public policy leaders to speak at this workshop: Joycelyn Johnson, City Council of Winston-Salem and Past President of the League of Municipalities; and Molly Light, City Council of Winston-Salem. Ms. Johnson credited church and youth development as inspirations for her becoming involved in her community. She stressed being involved all along the way, not just when an issue is in your backyard. Stay in touch with council members: call or visit with them and voice your concerns. It is their job to listen.

Ms. Light began as an activist for neighborhoods in Winston-Salem. Eventually the neighborhood alliance supported her run for city council. She recommends getting on boards and commissions. Look in the newspaper or on city and county web sites for notices of openings.

Mary Peterson, a long-time public policy activist herself, moderated the workshop and inspired the attendees to get involved.

Media Success Challenge

Connie Gamble Ochse — Tue, 22 Apr 2008 20:43:54 +0000

Thanks to the following branches who brought displays for the Wall of Media Succes:

Jacksonville Regional
Sandhills/Southern Pines
Statesville
Winston-Salem

Don’t forget the sample news release that you can still use to discuss your branch’s participation in Convention! Get a head start on next year’s Wall of Success!

Click a picture for a larger version

Fundraising Awards

lillvo — Mon, 21 Apr 2008 22:42:35 +0000

The following branches were recognized at the annual meeting on April 19 for excellence in fundraising. This year, we based the awards on the total amount contributed to the Educational Foundation, the Legal Advocacy Fund, the Leadership and Training Institute, and the Association. See www.aauwnc.org/about/contribute/ or www.aauw.org/contribute for more about the ways to advance equity for all women and girls with financial contributions.

AAUW NC thanks all these branches for their outstanding support.

Top Ten Total Giving	Top Ten in Per Capita Giving
Brevard	Brevard
Greensboro	Winston-Salem
Wilmington	Raleigh/Wake County
Asheville	Charlotte
Winston-Salem	Greensboro
Charlotte	Wilmington
Raleigh/Wake County	Gaston Regional
Hendersonville	Jacksonville Regional
Chapel Hill	High Point
Tryon Area	Asheville

For more information see the report on 2007 donations.

Membership Growth Awards

Nancy — Mon, 21 Apr 2008 22:33:27 +0000

The following branches were recognized at the annual meeting on April 19 for membership growth from 2/1/2007 to 2/1/2008:

High Point	21%
Salisbury	18%
Chapel Hill	14%
Tryon	9%
Brevard	7%
Bryson City	6%
Wilmington	6%
High Country	5%
Gaston Regional	5%

Special recognition to Greensboro for the largest 3-year increase of any branch in the state: 19%!

Chapel Hill and Brevard had the largest growth in absolute numbers: 8 members. See also the 2/1/2008 report.

Highlights of the AAUW NC Convention

Nancy — Mon, 21 Apr 2008 22:01:40 +0000

Click the pictures for more information.

More news and reports will be posted soon, but for now please check out these pictures. Additional pictures may be e-mailed to editor@aauwnc.org.

Thanks to Janet Weber for taking these pictures

Sponsors at the AAUW NC Convention

Nancy — Sun, 20 Apr 2008 22:08:23 +0000

We thank the following schools, organizations, and companies for participating with exhibits at the AAUW NC Convention:

Elon University School of Law
NC A&T State University
Guilford College (Center for Continuing Education)
Sigma Xi (The Scientific Research Society), Katie Lord
The Science House at North Carolina State University, Janet Bailey
along with The National Girls Collaborative Project, Jennifer McDaniel
Karen Ballard (Jewelry, Bath & Body Gift Items), 919-870 - 9613
Ten Thousand Villages

The following organizations provided flyers or other resources for the convention attendees:

NC Center for Women in Public Service, preparing women to seek and serve in elected and appointed office.
Appoint Her, a program of the Women’s Campaign Forum Foundation

Other donations and collateral were received from

Replacements Limited (the “spread the word about equity” butter knives at lunch)
Greensboro Convention and Visitors Bureau

Please use the comments section to note your reaction to all of these!

Information for the board meeting and business session

Nancy — Wed, 16 Apr 2008 22:20:51 +0000

Agendas

Board meeting, Friday, 3:00 - 5:00. [Packet - with some of the documents referenced below.]
Annual meeting, Saturday, 1:45 - 3:15 [Packet - with some of the documents referenced below.]

Minutes

Board meeting, October 20, 2007, High Point
Convention, April 21, 2007, Winston-Salem

Reports

Fundraising: 2007 totals by branch, Narrative
Membership: February 1 membership counts
Communications: Report, Sample news release
Advocacy: Virtual packet for convention
Finance: March 31 treasurer’s report, FY 2007 report (draft), FY 2009 Preliminary Budget
(details: 7/1/07-3/31/08, estimates for 4/1-6/30/08)
Program/Events: Convention Program - Booklet (6 sides), Sequential (12 sides)
Reports from the Branches

Awards and Honorees

100 Club
LAF Challenge Grant
Fundraising in 2007
Membership Growth
Membership Hall of Fame
Media Success Challenge
Recognition for Young Advocates Toolkit participation

Documents and administrative information

Nancy’s answers to Frequently Asked Questions (watch for some fun with this)
Attendance Sheet for the Board Meeting (quorum is 20% of the board members, approx. 7 people)
List of Branches (quorum for convention is a majority of the branches - 11 of 21)
Meeting rules
Bylaws
Policies

Member-Get-A-Member Hall of Fame

Nancy — Wed, 16 Apr 2008 22:19:56 +0000

Here are the North Carolina stats from the Hall of Fame of member recruiters as of today.

Asheville
Mary Lasher ( 1 )
Eleanor Walther ( 1 )
Gaston Regional
Bernardine Carpenter ( 2 )
Gelene Lineberger ( 2 )
Esther Plonk ( 1 )
Gail Silkstone ( 1 )
Greensboro
Marilyn Cotten ( 1 )
Mary Floyd ( 1 )
Lola Jackson ( 1 )
Willa Lawrence ( 1 )
Sue Mengert ( 5 )
Mary Fran Schickedantz ( 2 )
Hendersonville
Kathleen Hespelt ( 1 )
Marion Moore ( 1 )
High Country
Sherrie King ( 2 )
Beth Mueller ( 2 )
Queen Thompson ( 1 )
Raleigh-Wake County
Nancy Shoemaker ( 4 )
Barbara White ( 1 )
Statesville
Patsy Abell ( 1 )
Mary Green ( 1 )
Tryon Area
Elspeth Anderson Baker ( 5 )
Catherine Campbell ( 1 )
Patricia Gass ( 2 )
Peggy Lyons ( 1 )
Louise Martin ( 1 )
Lois Merrill ( 2 )
Betsy Miner ( 2 )
Donna Radich ( 1 )
Ann Wilkins ( 1 )
Wilmington
Lillian Van Order ( 1 )