PROGRAMS 2023 – 24
September 20, Kick Off /Pot Luck Dinner/Raffle, K Colby’s Home
October 17 , JCC “Global Citizenship” event for 8-11 graders.
Zoom Chautauqua Lake Conservancy Presentation by Becky Nystrom
December 5, Banned Books/Freedom to Read Program, Marvin House, Cynthia Horton McKane, JCC Hultquist Librarian at the Marvin Community House
December 19, 6:00 pm, Holiday Gathering at the Landmark restaurant
January 9, 1:00 pm Book Club Meeting – THE MEASURE, by Nikki Erlick
January 16, Follow-up to Book Banning, Zoom re: California’s AAUW
January 19, 5:30 PM Divas’s Dine at Group Ther-Happy
February 21, 5:00 pm, Divas’s dine at the Busti Tap House
March 9, 2024, WNY Girls in Sports
March 12, 1:00 Book Club – Believing, Anita Hill
March 23, 2024, 9:30 AM Zoom Meeting
Education on the background of the bylaws change proposed for membership criteria to remove education requirement and How to Vote.
April Book Club
Divas Dine at the Bemus Point Inn
TBA Zoom, Women’s Education, Mary Lee Talbot
May
June Annual AAUW Meeting, June 18
July
August 1 Chautauqua Day
Programs 2023
April 27, 2023
6-8 at the YWCA’s Lake Lodge
Equal Pay – Where are we now?
And what can we do to gain Pay Equity?
A presentation on AAUW’s research on Equal Pay, Tools to negotiate for better pay. An exploration of NYS’ Equal Rights Amendment (ERA)
This event will be recorded and broadcast on the radio or as a podcast by YWCA. We plan to invite League of Women Voters (LWV) members and perhaps HR reps from local companies.
May 6
All Things Equal – The Life and Trials of Ruth Bader Ginsburg, Saturday, May 6, 7:30 pm – 9:00 pm
At 6:00 pm, Join us at the Reg Lenna in the Pre-Function Room for Finger Foods, discussion of RBG and celebration of Ruth Bader Ginsberg before the play. There will be a cash bar and you can RSVP by sending $10 to her Venmo @ kstanton27.
Questions? Call (716) 499-1011
TICKETS –A block of tickets have been reserved for the AAUW Jamestown Branch, call the box office at 716 484-7070 and mention AAUW to purchase your ticket, We reserved 31 seats in rows H,J & K. Tickets are $37.00 each. (Due to the block these are not available to purchase online.)
BOOK CLUB MEETING JUNE 13, 1:00 PM
LESSONS IN CHEMISTRY
Annual Dinner June 20, 5:30 Meeting 6:00 Dinner
July 20, 2023 – Chautauqua Day
2nd Annual CHQ Book Read
AAUW Jamestown Branch is partnering with Chautauqua Institution and the YWCA Jamestown for the 2nd Annual CHQ Book Read. The purpose of the book read is to help heal our divides and propel participants to be engaged citizens working towards a more inclusive and just society.
The common book selected is “Under the Skin: The Hidden Toll of Racism on American Lives and on the Health of Our Nation” by Linda Villarosa. Participants will also be invited to attend a free, live lecture at CHQ Institution with Villarosa on July 20! For more information – www.ywcajamestown.com/chqbookread
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May 9, 2023
PURSE BINGO
Fundraiser for the AAUW Jamestown scholarship Fund at Chautauqua Regional Community Foundation (CRCF)
Join us at the American Legion in Lakewood, The fun starts at 6:00pm. Doors open at 4:00 pm Food and Beverages are available for purchase. For $30, participants can play 10 games of Bingo- each with its own purse/bag as the prize to the winner of that game. Additional Bingo tickets and also raffle tickets are sold at the event for 10-15 additional items like wallets etc. that are raffled off during the evening Our Goal is to sell 100-200 tickets to raise $2000 for our scholarship fund.
Tickets are $30 and can be purchased from any AAUW Member. Contact Kathy Stanton or Rae Lynn DeAngelo.
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