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American Association of University Women

ANTIQUe Answers

EVALUATION DAY If you love Antiques Roadshow, you’ll love this event!

Get an informal, verbal evaluation by a professional.

Proceeds support scholarships for women and girls.

Donate: $15 first item, $10 each added item.

Checks to AAUW-RSP

When: Saturday, March 5, 2016, 9:00 am – 3:30 pm

Where: Orchard Creek Ballroom

965 Orchard Creek Lane, Lincoln, CA Parking is FREE

Time: An appointment is required: Send an email to

antiqueanswers@gmail.com OR call 916-835-1370.

Bring in: paintings, books, rugs, posters, silver, crystal,

costume jewelry, dolls, toys, linens and collectibles.

$$$ SAVE THE DATE $$$ April 12 is Equal Pay Day, and we’ll celebrate with a program at the Capitol featuring speakers, a catered box lunch, and a VIP walking tour of the Capitol including historical rooms.

Details about the event will be sent by email or by USPS to those without computers.

Contact Carolyn Garfein for more information.

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That is the map of Placer County! On February 18

th the Branch hosted the first annual Women of

Distinction luncheon at Whitney Oaks Golf Club. While honoring two wonderful women leaders in South Placer County we attracted non-members of AAUW and business and community leaders.

You ask, so why is that so important? As the Branch has, over the years, tried to raise funds from sources other than our members we have found that the Branch simply wasn’t a known entity in the larger community. This has affected us in many ways such as the ability to secure a table at community events or to receive corporation/business support for our many programs. Recently we have been able to increase the number of stories about our various projects in the local press and many member volunteers help to distribute flyers/posters to advertise our branch programs. Though all these efforts do help promote our activities, we do not gain recognition from the community “movers and shakers.”

The Women of Distinction event honored Leilani Fratis, Chief Executive Officer of the Placer County SPCA and Carol Garcia, Vice President of Community 1

st bank and Mayor of Roseville. Both were

recognized for their work and leadership within Placer County and neither knew anything about AAUW in Placer County. Well, now they do! Important also were their friends and colleagues who came to honor them and who also knew nothing about our Branch and our efforts. We also honored and gave an award of appreciation to Raley’s for all the years they have given us free conference room space for our meetings. Their representative Jerry Scott stated " he had not wanted to come to this women’s luncheon, but after being there and hearing our story he was very happy to have attended.” In fact, he asked if men can join the organization!!!

Our speaker Kathy Brenzel, Garden Editor of Sunset Magazine, delivered a powerful message about mentoring women, being flexible in life, and taking chances. She was so right on! She received an award for her Mentoring Women in Media. Our Branch needs to now build on this successful event by developing more efforts to connect with the leaders in Placer County. We have a great story to tell… and when people hear it they will be more willing to give us their support. Our first ever raffle was a huge success, again attracting generous donations from local businesses and branch members. I thank Lora Finnegan for securing the speaker and the Marketing Committee for posters. My strongest appreciation is to the four members who worked tirelessly each day for the past two months making Women of Distinction a huge success. They are Barbara Fraivillig, Kathy Kort, Marilyn Gregory and Joan Mackey. (Unfortunately, Joan is not in the picture.)

OUR BRANCH IS NOW ON THE MAP!! By Jackie Lamb, VP Philanthropy

Kudos to Committee (pictured left to right):

Kathy Kort Marilyn Gregory Barbara Fraivillig

Jackie Lamb

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Women of Distinction Luncheon—An Event to Remember!

Speaker Kathy Brenzel with President Sanchia Honorees Leilani Fratis and Carol Garcia with Sanchia

Honorees (left to right) with President Sanchia

Jerry Scott of Raley’s Leilani Fratis—Placer SPCA

Kathy Brenzel—Speaker and Garden Editor of

Sunset Magazine Carol Garcia—Mayor of

City of Roseville

Kathy Brenzel with Publicity Chair of Philanthropy Committee Lora Finnegan

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Speech Trek 2016 Finalists Impress the Audience By Michele Stark, Chair

Polished speakers and a classy venue! On February 5, five students representing five different high

schools advanced to the branch’s final round of the tenth annual Eleanor Stem-Allen Speech Trek

contest. This year’s venue was the ballroom at Lincoln’s Orchard Creek Lodge. Partnering with the

Sun City Community Forum, Speech Trek’s largest audience of 110 people listened to the finalists

address the topic “Gender Bias and Inequality.” They skillfully addressed its impact on people and

how organizations such as AAUW can address the problem.

The Speech Trek contest is fully funded by Gray Allen and his family as a tribute to his late wife

Eleanor Allen, who was a long-time branch member and who initiated the Speech Trek program in

our branch. David Allen gave a very inspirational tribute to his mother Eleanor.

President Sanchia Spandow Finalists:( L.to R.) Ashley Isaac, Skyler Vega,

Caitlyn Jordan, winner Caitlyn Jordan, Sarah Murphy, and Thomas Ebrahimi

David Allen

First Place, $750: Caitlyn Jordan, a senior at Roseville’s Oakmont High School, plans to attend UC

Berkeley, major in English and have a career in journalism. Caitlyn is president of the school Speech Club,

president (and founder) of the Creative Arts Club, and she also serves on the Placer County Youth

Commission. Caitlyn now has a chance to be a competitor at the AAUW Speech Trek State Final, held

at Convention in San Mateo, Saturday, April 16.

Second Place, $500: Sarah Murphy is a junior at Whitney High School in Rocklin.

Third Place, $250: Skyler Vega is a junior at Rocklin High School.

Runners-Up, $50 each: Thomas Ebrahimi is a senior at Roseville’s Woodcreek High School.

Ashley Isaac is a junior at Del Oro High School in Loomis.

A big thank you to all the many volunteers who gave their time and expertise at both the semi-final and

the final round. Much gratitude to the Speech Trek committee for elevating the contest to a new level. A

special thank you to the Sun City Community Forum Task Force, especially, Peter Beckett, Paul Gardner,

and Judie Panneton. Thanks also to these judges for the final round: Placer County Supervisor

Robert Weygandt, Gail Berberian, Paul Gardner, Janice Marcum, and Doug Stark.

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Our AAUW Partner, Sierra College, has started the new semester with many activities for girls on campus. A new Women’s and Gender Resource Center is about to open. Under the leadership of Rachel Sexton, who attended the 2015 AAUW National Collegiate Conference for Women Student Leaders (NCCWSL), the center will be a site for a comprehensive array of information about issues affecting women. A girl visiting the center will discover notebooks full of on-campus and off- campus resources, such as rape counseling, child care providers, self-help information on many topics, and an array of brochures from community organizations offering services to students. AAUW literature will also be in this center. Students are being hired and trained to staff the center. Rachel has made us aware of the needs of low-income students for personal items that they may not have funds to purchase. The Branch Board voted to give members the opportunity to donate items to be given out at the Resource Center. Three members have offered to collect the donated items, which will periodically be delivered to the center:

Lincoln – Sue Orvis; Rocklin – Sue Miller; Roseville – Linda Howard. This would be a good project for AAUW Neighborhood Groups! Items needed: Travel sizes of shampoo and conditioner; tampons; pads; soap/shower gel; razors; toothbrushes/toothpaste/floss; tissues; hand sanitizer. Also baby diapers and wipes; school supplies such as pens, pencils, sharpies, highlighters, notebooks, staplers. “Rise Up” Day at Sierra was celebrated on February 16. Held nationwide, Rise Up focuses on campus sexual violence. After speakers pointed out statistics that show campus violence rising, the group moved to Dietrich Theater to view the movie “The Hunting Ground,” a documentary in which survivors tell their stories about rape crimes on U.S. college campuses, their institutional cover-ups, and the devastating toll they take on students and their families. Branch members staffed a table at this event.

Sierra College Activities

By Sue Miller, Sierra College Leadership

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Reviewing “The Conversation” Branch Event

"The Conversation" Program: The Next Chapter of Life--What will that be like? Why Should I Make a Plan?

A panel of experts on planning for one's elder years spoke at the January 30th free branch program. Lorraine Cournoyer, a branch member and past president, staged a dialogue with her daughter, Michele Parmley, role playing what a conversation might be like between parent and adult child--from these perspectives: the mother who at first refuses to talk about having to make life changes as she gets older, and then the mother who has to convince a grown daughter that they need to talk about those changes that "none of us want to think about." Guest Panelists covered a wide range of topics and answered audience questions about: the range of living environments if one cannot live alone, the benefits available to war-time veterans or their un-remarried spouses, the reasons a senior citizen might need a licensed fiduciary to assist with all aspects of one's financial life, the costs of a variety of types of elder care, and many more. Handouts were available, and each of the speakers offered to assist for free in any way those who could not attend one of the best programs the branch has sponsored. Or if attendees wish more information, they may also contact these women for free assistance. See below for their contact information. Thanks go to Kate Tiongson, chair, for putting together this informative event and to her committee for all of their assistance. Pam Murphy, Life Options, 916-847-3838. Pam@lifeoptionsforseniors.com Shawn Coffey, Veteran Benefits Coordinator, 5701 Lonetree Blvd., Suite 115, Rocklin, CA 95765 916-781-5440, shawn@veteransltc.com Julia Ansel, Chief, Professional Fiduciaries Bureau, California Department of Consumer Affairs, 1625 North Market Blvd., Suite S-209, Sacramento, CA 95834, Office: 916-574-7340 Direct: 916-574-7754 Fax: 916-574-8645 Email: julia.ansel@dca.ca.gov Web: www.fiduciary.ca.gov & www.dca.ca.gov

Kate Tiongson moderates as panel members give their information.

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This has been a banner year for Roseville South Placer Branch’s Tech Trek program. The middle school teachers from our area put their heads together and nominated the best and brightest their schools have to offer. We are happy to report that this year we have twenty-four young ladies from twelve area middle schools vying for one of the coveted six spots in the Tech Trek STEM camp at UC Davis for July 2016. Student applicants and their parents have until March 1st to submit their application and certification forms to the Tech Trek committee in order to be eligible for the interview process. Our committee will convene for an all-day session on March 9th to go over each student’s application, and make sure the parents have signed their certification indicating their approval for their daughter to attend camp. It’s an exciting process for these young ladies; many have never been away from their parents before, so this is a learning experience for both students and parents. Also new this year is the “no cell phone” rule. In years past, the campers were allowed to bring their phones, and use them for one hour every night. However, this year, there will be absolutely no cell phone use allowed. This is not a rule that only Tech Trek camps adhere to; many different types of camps around the country are reporting that they are completely doing away with young campers’ cell phone usage in order to give young people a chance to truly interact with the world around them in a way they might not do when they go about their everyday activities with cell phones firmly in hand at all times. We who haven’t grown up with a cell phone as an extra appendage probably cannot comprehend how this will affect these young ladies, but I assure you, in this age of ubiquitous cell phone use, it can be quite a factor in their decision to attend a summer camp. The chosen nominees and their parents will then be invited to participate in the interview process scheduled for Saturday, March 19th, at a place and time still to be determined. The committee both looks forward to the interviews and dreads the end of them, because then we have the monumental task of selecting only six girls from all the extremely qualified applicants who present themselves to us. Tech Trek committee members definitely enjoy the interview process, and getting to know a little about each young lady as they sit for their interviews. As you can imagine, we would like to send them all to camp! The selection process is a difficult one for us, and we appreciate your good thoughts as we make our selections. If you would like to be a part of next year’s committee, or would just like more information on Tech Trek in general, please feel free to contact Kim Lillard. Please also go to our website at: http://rosevillesouthplacer-ca.aauw.net/projects/trek/, or join us on Facebook at https://www.facebook.com/AAUWRSP/?fref=ts.

Tech Trek Nominees Ready To Go By Kim Lillard, Tech Trek Chair

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Let’s Say: “Kudos To” ~ ~

A branch feature

This month we’re saying “Kudos To” Jackie Lamb and Committee

for all their efforts to make the first Women of Distinction event

a great success!

Do you know someone who has gone above and beyond to help the branch—

perhaps someone who has missed being recognized?

Send your recommendation with examples to Communications Director, Susan Hall.

In Memoriam

Polly Rowland's husband, Herman "Stormy" Schauer died in February after an illness. Stormy was a branch member, the only male in this branch, and he served as chair of Public Policy when Polly was branch president. He was also a contributor to many branch events. Long-time branch member Jane Corbett lost her husband, Bob, in February. The family plans a small gathering in his memory. Our condolences go out to both of these branch members.

The good news is: We have a Nominating Committee!

Three outstanding women with experience and integrity and knowledge and service of branch leadership. All three are past presidents and have held many other positions during their years in the branch. They are: Michele Stark, chair, and Joan Mackey and Diane Madden. We wish them well in their work and look forward to learning of their nominations for officers for 2016-2017.

February 10, 2016 Board Meeting Highlights By President Sanchia Spandow

Kathleen Crawford accepted and was unanimously approved to the position of President-elect. Jackie Lamb, V.P. Philanthropy, reported that Women of Distinction luncheon sold out at 130. An update on Antique Answers was given.

The High School Scholarship committee has distributed packets to the high schools.

Two Eleanor Award nominees have been selected to be honored at the Installation luncheon on June 29

th.

Michele Stark has agreed to serve as Chairperson of the Nominating Committee for officers for the 2016-17 board. Two more names will be added to that committee.

Reports were given from the Marketing and Membership committees. Financial statements were reviewed.

An approved copy of the minutes of the board meeting will be available on the branch website.

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From AAUW Washington Update for February 12, Lisa Maatz,

Vice President of Government Relations, has given us a brief rundown on how the AAUW holds accountable our Congressional representatives and senators. Here is her report: "On Wednesday, AAUW celebrated the release of the AAUW Action Fund Congressional Voting Record (CVR) for the first session of the 114th Congress. This voting record provides information about elected federal legislators on the priorities that are critical to the Action Fund’s mission.

For the 114th Congress, we scored congressional members on legislative priorities based on AAUW’s Public Policy program adopted by AAUW members in areas such as equal pay, education, campus sexual assault, campaign finance, human trafficking, and reproductive rights. Senate members were scored on five key pieces of legislation including their co-sponsorship of the Paycheck Fairness Act which would strengthen federal outreach and enforcement efforts, the Survivor Outreach and Support (SOS) Campus Act which would develop steps to end sexual assault on college campuses, and the Democracy for All constitutional amendment to overturn Citizens United. A total of seven Senate members received a 100 percent rating from AAUW Action Fund. The House of Representatives were scored on similar legislation including co-sponsoring the Paycheck Fairness Act and Democracy for All constitutional amendment. House members were scored on seven legislative actions including opposition to the Student Succeeds Act which fails to hold states accountable for closing achievement gaps, the Scholarships for Opportunity and Results Reauthorization (SOAR) Act which would expand school vouchers in Washington D.C. and give public funds to private institutions that do not have to follow Title IX requirements, and the Defund Planned Parenthood Act which would limit women’s access to health care. 59 members of the House of Representatives received a 100 percent rating from AAUW Action Fund. We encourage you to check out the AAUW Action Fund Congressional Voting Record at https://www.aauwaction.org/voter-education/congressional-voting-record/ and see how your senators and representatives scored on issues impacting women and families. The CVR is one of the many ways that AAUW holds legislators accountable for how they vote and is an important tool to advocate for our priorities."

Public Policy Report From Mary Kay Melton

Important: Branch Board Meeting Participation Members are welcome to attend our monthly Branch Board Meetings.

However, it is essential that an issue for discussion be placed on the Agenda. Please call or email with your issue to

President Sanchia Spandow a week before the meeting so time can be allotted and you will be included on the Agenda.

Thank you!

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Interest Group Meetings in March--Open to all members

Wednesday Evening Book Group March 2, at 6:30 p.m. Meeting at the Lincoln home of Kathy Kort Kathy will review The Blue Tattoo by Margot Mifflin RSVP to Kathy if you plan to attend. April book: The Mare by Mary Gaitskill Further info: Contact Pat Morgan.

Mah Jongg Thursday, March 3 and 17, at 1:00 p.m.

Group plays twice monthly in members' homes on first and third Thursdays.

Players will be contacted by hostesses and Coordinator Joyce Wade.

New members are welcome at the teaching table. Call Joyce about purchasing a new card.

Further information: Contact Joyce.

Wine Appreciation Group Sunday, March 6, 4:00 to 6:00 p.m.

Our hostess will be Tasha Standridge. RSVP to Tasha if you plan to attend.

Ask Tasha for directions and parking information. Please bring an Italian wine, either white or red, plus an appetizer to complement your wine. The Standridge's have recently returned from Italy and wish to share their Italian wine knowledge.

Hand and Foot Card Game Tuesday, March 8, at 1:00 p.m. Group meets on the second Tuesday monthly at the Granite Bay home of Darlene Thomas. Please RSVP if you plan to attend. For information about our group, contact Darlene.

Party Bridge Wednesday, March 9, at 1:00 p.m. Group meets monthly on the second Wednesday. Questions & RSVP: Contact Leslie McNeill.

Mexican Train

Thursday, March 10, at 1:00 p.m. The Mexican train group meets on the second

Thursday of the month at 1:00 p.m. in members’ homes. A hostess is needed for this event.

Please RSVP to Joan Urry if you can be hostess. All will be notified when someone volunteers.

Great Decisions

Friday, March 11, at 10:00 a.m. Meeting at the Roseville home of Adele Tarantino

Topic: “The Rise of ISIS” DVD shown. Open Forum. Bring your articles and opinions.

New members welcome. If you plan to attend, please RSVP to Elsie Gaura.

Duplicate Bridge Friday, March 11, at 1:00 p.m.

Hostess will be Susie Hovde in Lincoln. RSVP to Susie if you plan to attend.

Contact Sandi Roullier if you would like to sub or join this group.

We need substitutes!

Audio Book Exchange No regular meetings—just sharing of books on CD

throughout the year. If interested, contact Coordinator Nancy Taylor.

March Interest Group Meetings -- Open to All Members

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Women of the World Monday, March 14, at 10:00 a.m.

NOTE: Meeting at Raley’s Event Center, 39 Lincoln Blvd., Lincoln

Book review by Kathy Adams It’s What I Do, A Photographer’s Life of

Love & War by Lynsey Addario. New members welcome.

More information: Contact Joan Mackey.

Tuesday Book Group March 15 at 10:30 a.m. Lutheran Church: 6365 Douglas Blvd., Granite Bay Reviewing: All the Light We Cannot See by Anthony Doerr April book: The Unlikely Pilgrimage of Harold Fry by Rachel Joyce Questions: Contact Patricia Glover.

Wednesday Book Group March 16 at 10:30 a.m. At Raley’s Event Center, 1915 Douglas in Roseville Reviewing: The Boys in the Boat by Daniel Brown April book: Hiding in the Spotlight by Greg Dawson Questions: Contact Nancy Taylor.

Casual Gardeners Wednesday, March 16, 7:30 a.m.

Field Trip to the San Francisco Flower and Garden Show at San Mateo Event Center

Cost is $58.00 per person. (includes entrance fee and transportation)

There are food vendors at the show, so bring lunch money.

Please RSVP to Karen Haggard ASAP.

Couples Dinner Group Our next dinner will be held on

Saturday, March 19th. Members: Please RSVP by March 5th so

we have enough time to send recipes. RSVP: Barbara Gorden or Fran Rice.

Scrabble Group Tuesday, March 22, at 2:00 p.m.

Group plays in members' homes monthly on the 4th Tuesday. In March at the home of

Judy Maas in Roseville. RSVP to Judy if you plan to attend.

Women’s Gourmet Group Monday, March 28

The March Women's Gourmet will be held at the home of Joan Oakley in Roseville.

She will send out the menu in March. Questions may be directed to Karen Allen.

Movies on Monday March 28 at 11:30 a.m.

Meeting at the Lincoln home of Sue Cofer Our film: “Spellbound” 1945

An American psychological thriller film directed by Alfred Hitchcock, it tells the story of the new head

of a mental asylum who turns out not to be what he claims.

The film stars Ingrid Bergman and Gregory Peck. Bring your lunch. $2 “at the door” pays for

chips, beverage, and movie rental. Seating is limited to15 so please RSVP early.

For Reservations: Contact Carol Mahany. Further Group Information: Contact Coordinators

Darlene Thomas or Sue Cofer. Note: Movies will be held

on the fourth Monday in March only, a variation from our usual third Monday.

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March Neighborhood Groups Events Neighborhood Group Branch Chair: Susan Hovde

Granite Bay/Loomis/Newcastle/E. Roseville/ Orangevale: We will meet for lunch on the third Friday of the month, March 18th. The location and time will be emailed to you. Questions? Contact

Sally Altman.

Rocklin/Springfield: Rocklin Neighborhood Group will meet on March 16 for lunch. Lynn Cooper will send an E-mail early in March with more information. Any questions, please contact Lynn.

Lincoln: We will have lunch at Pottery World on Tuesday, March 15th, at 11:30 AM. Please bring cash and order off the menu. Let Susie Hovde know by March 8th if you are coming.

SCR Villages 1-8 + Northwest Roseville: Lunch at Pottery World on Tuesday, March 8th, at 11:30 AM. There will be a floral demonstration at 10:30 AM before the 11:30 lunch. Please bring cash and order off the menu. $5.00 extra for flower arranging demonstration. Ten have already said yes on this. Let Pat Tolleson know by March 2nd if you plan to attend. April preview: April 19 Clayfest at Blue Line Gallery. Meet at 11:30 at the Lodge or 12:00 at Blue Line Gallery, 405 Vernon St., Suite 100, Roseville. Lunch will be at 1:15 at The Place (pizza and panini bar) at 221 Vernon St. Let Connie Frank know by April 13 for reservations.

SCR Villages 9-13 + Southwest Roseville:

AAUW villages 9-13 + SW Roseville will celebrate St. Patrick’s Day with breakfast at 9 AM at Brookfields, 1817 Taylor Rd., Roseville. RSVP to Sandy Haley if you plan to attend.

Neighborhood Group Leaders

(They welcome your questions about our groups)

Granite Bay/Loomis/Newcastle/E. Roseville & Orangevale: Sally Altman Rocklin/Springfield: Jerri Yeager Lincoln: Susan Hovde SCR Villages 1-8 + Northwest Roseville: Connie Frank SCR Villages 9-13 + Southwest Roseville: Sandy Haley

Sunshine Chair Welcomes Your Requests

Patricia Glover is our Sunshine Chair. She welcomes your requests to send a card or make a friendly call

to members who are ill, need encouragement, or are to be congratulated.

Phone number: In Branch Handbook

Join your Neighborhood Group Today! Contact our group leaders.

Or call our Neighborhood Group Coordinator Susan Hovde.

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AAUW advances equity for women and girls through advocacy, education, philanthropy and research.

Board Meetings are scheduled for the second Wednesday of each month at 10:00 AM at

Raley’s Event Center.

Our next meeting will be on Wednesday, March 9, 2016

at Raley’s in Lincoln.

Anyone interested is welcome to attend. Contact President Sanchia Spandow

with your discussion item a week before the meeting so you can be placed

on the agenda. Thank you.

Board Meeting Notice

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