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Vol LXIX Issue 1 August 2017

Empowering Women Since 1881

BONFIRE San Jose Branch

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

POTLUCK DINNER FOR AAUW-SJ MEMBERS Wednesday August 16 - 6 pm

AAUW Headquarters

Did you know that the Board has social time with a kind of potluck before they meet each month Why should they have all the fun Come to Headquarters on Wednesday August 16 at 6 pm for an all-member potluck We cannot promise a balanced meal ndash remember this is pot-LUCK ndash but there will be a mix of free conversation with fellow members a chance to write a postcard to a legislator and a report on what hap-pened at AAUW National Convention in Washington DC This is for fun Please join us Contact Jean Reed if you have questions

AAUW San Jose Branch Bonfire AAUW San Jose Branch Bonfire

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Joyful Impressions

Bobbie Baker Co-President

As I was getting ready to become co-president I went shopping for a fiscal calendar that would begin on July 1 2017 I found some business-like editions and others with pictures of kittens Then I found one with a pastel floral cover titled ldquojoyful impressionsrdquo and that seemed perfect So now I look forward to many joyful impressions in my co-presidency with Sharon

This year Fall Event will actually be in the FALL on October 14 2017 We are still meeting at the Congregational Church and we will be returning to the tradition of everyone bringing a food donation Think more brunchy than lunchy and of course we can never have too many deviled eggs Sign up at a September Interest Group or CAP (Community Action Project) meeting Also printed copies of the handbook and directory will be available so do mark your calendars for Fall Event on October 14 See you there

Report on 2017 AAUW National Convention in Washington DC

Sharon Bouska Co-President

This was my first National Convention and it was full of advocacy education and research I have never been prouder of being an AAUW member with the opportunity to change the climate for women and girls Inspirational areas for me were Deeper in Debt Media Literacy Associate Justice Sonia Sotomayor Survjustice our new CEO Kimberly Churches and Board President Julie T Brown After attending many workshops dialogues and speakers I am so pleased with what our Branch accomplishes We are dynamic but there is much more we can do Peg Carlson-Bowen attended with me and in the upcoming months will be hosting a Convention Presentation Watch for more information in the Bonfire and on our website

In the meantime let me leave you with a quote from AAUW CEO Kimberly Churches AAUW is not value-neutral We provide a table where people can come to find the right nouns adjectives verbs and adverbs to create those solutions that advance equity for women and girls I am excited to sit at this table with you all

Presidentsrsquo Corner August 2017

Sharon Bouska and Bobbie Baker Co-Presidents


3

Neighbors Helping Neighbors Karelle Cornwell

During the months of August and September Neighbors Helping Neighbors will be collecting school supplies for Santa Maria Urban Ministry SMUM distributes the school supplies to children in need If you would like to contribute there will be a bin in the front entrance of Headquarters where you can leave your donation Many stores have sales on school supplies during August so watch the ads to pick up some good deals SMUM can use crayons childrens scissors pencils pens binder paper binders notebooks and folders Just remember to avoid donating items in red or blue as these are gang colors Please contact Sarah Janigian if you have any questions

Community Activist to Speak at Womens Equality Day Luncheon

The Santa Clara County Commission on the Status of Womenrsquos Annual Equality Day Luncheon will be held at the beautiful Mexican Heritage Plaza Pavilion on Thursday August 24 from 1130 am to 100 pm located at 1700 Alum Rock Avenue at the corner of Alum Rock and King

This year the Womens Equality Day Luncheon is celebrating the ldquoWonder Womenrdquo of our community The keynote speaker is a real life Wonder Woman Olga Talamante Ms Talamante is well known for her community activism and has worked with several service-providing and public advocacy agencies including Head Start the YMCA the American Friends Service Committee and the Argentine Commission for Human Rights She is currently the Executive Director of the ChicanaLatina Foundation

Enjoy a delicious lunch with 240 of our local leaders dedicated to advancing the needs of women and girls including the introduction of the Womenrsquos Bill of Rights Get highlights on the State of Women amp Girls in Santa Clara County as we mix and mingle celebrating womens strength and spirit Seating is limited so reserve your ticket today at httpscsw2017wedeventbritecom

Very important please email Suzanne Doty as soon as you have purchased your ticket(s) so we can make sure you are seated at one of the AAUW tables We have reserved two tables but wersquod love to fill up more


4

2017 Local Scholarship Finalists Xi Gao - SJSU Accounting

Vivian Rivas - SJSU MarketingBusiness

Patricia Rich - CSU-East Bay EducationTeaching

My Ngoc (Amy) Nguyen - UC-Merced Psychology

Anh Nguyen - SJSU CommunicationsMedical Social Work

Yovanna Gonzalez (Edie Kerr Memorial Scholarship) - SJSU Health ScienceOccupational Therapy

Daisy Sanchez - CSU-Stanislaus SociologySocial Work

Lina Kawas - UC-San Diego EconomicsPolitical Science

Julie Kane - CSU-East Bay Accounting

Maheen Jawaid - Menlo College BusinessFinanceAccounting

Briana Hernandez - UC-Santa Cruz Cognitive SciencePre-Med

Carla Sanchez - CSU-Stanislaus SociologyProbation Social Work

Thanh-Nguyen Nguyen - UC-Davis Biochemistry

Jessica Sierra Ornelas - SJSU Psychology

Sophia Castillo - Santa Clara U Bioengineering

Quyen Ly (Los Gatos History Club Award Memorial Scholarship) - SJSU Nursing

A Special September Program Highlighting Local Scholarship

Cheryl Markman Local Scholarship

On Saturday September 16 the Local Scholarship Community Action Project will be highlighted at a special Branch program In May 2017 members of the Committee awarded $53100 to 16 finalists These scholarship recipients have each been invited to come and introduce themselves former recipients have also been invited to attend Other plans are in the works including a slide show of former recipients and reflections of our history and of course a plea for funds and support for our Holiday Boutique

The meeting will take place at the Willow Glen Library Community Room 10 am ndash 12 pm Following the meeting there will be a reception at our Branch Headquarters Please plan to attend and learn more about Local Scholarship and the good work your money helps to fund

ldquoEmpower yourselves with a good education then get out there and use that education to build a coun-try worthy of your boundless prom-iserdquo - Michelle Obama


5

Shop for a Cause - Holiday Teen Gift Bag Drive

Jan Giroux Gifts for Teens

It may be the dog days of summer but Gifts for Teens committee buyers are hard at work shopping for items for our December bag assembly Cash donations now would allow the buyers to snag summer bargains as sales become available That means fuller bags of useful teen items that are always gratefully accepted Gifts for Teens goal this year is to create and distribute 1200 bags through our designated community agencies that service homeless and low-income South Bay teens

If shopping is your forte be on the lookout for teen-friendly items like lip balm cosmetics nail polish store or fast food gift cards Nerf balls small handheld games or toiletries (preferably non-travel size)

Donors can leave their purchases at the Headquarters in the parlor closet Please indicate the donor name and address on the box or bag Remember if you shop Amazon log onto smileamazoncom and choose Gifts for Teens as your charity There is no cost to you and Amazon gives a percentage to Gifts for Teens Questions contact Elaine Benoit (408) 268-9654

Darlene Paulsen passed away on April 20 after a long battle with cancer Darlene was married 60 years to her high school sweetheart Roy Paulsen They lived in Corvallis Oregon San Jose Cariboo Maine and then came back to San Jose where Roy started his medical practice She dreamed of getting her college degree and did so in 1995 from SJSU She kept busy with her girls in all of their activities loved to entertain family and friends and loved travel and bridge Darlene was very involved in her church St Timothyrsquos and proud to be a founder of the St Timothyrsquos Elementary School

Darlene served as co-president of AAUW San Jose from 1998-1999 although she had moved to Lake Wildwood CA She maintained her San Jose Branch membership and joined the branch near Grass Valley leading their Great Decisions class for several years

Darlene is survived by her husband Roy daughters Lori (Kirk) Kaefer Stacy (Chris) Method grandchildren McKenna and Nick Method and Katie and Travis Kaefer her sister Karen and many nieces and nephews Funeral services were held in Grass Valley and San Jose in May


6

New Member Profiles Claire Campodonico

KATHY FOX earned her Master of Library and Information Science from SJSU She has since retired from a career as a librarian and administration assistant Peg Carlson-Bowen referred her to our Branch

GLEASON HUGGINS earned her BA in Architecture from Cal Poly San Luis Obispo and her MA in Architecture II from UCLA She is a licensed architect Her mother Nada Joy Gleason referred her to our Branch

GAIL HICKS obtained her BA of Music from the University of Wisconsin Her career was as a community college music instructor She is renewing her 2012 membership

JULIA HOWLETT earned her BS in City and Regional Planning from Cal Poly San Luis Obispo in 1996 She is a software test engineer She learned of our Branch through her involvement with Tech Trek

RONA LAYTON earned her BA from Chico State University in Spanish with a minor in Business After receiving her JD from Santa Clara University in 1985 she worked with a partner who has since retired Since 2012 Rona is a solo practitioner in the areas of employment law representing nonprofit organizations in all aspects of their relationships with employees She also taught Labor Law for the Human Resources program at Golden Gate Law School for 7 years Ritarsquos mother was a member of AAUW in Marin County

ALICE MARCIEL was referred by member Alyce Athanasiou Alice obtained both her BA and MA from SJSU Although her degree is as a Reading Specialist she has been an instructor in the Language Arts Department at DeAnza College for 16 years She has tried to retire but DeAnza is reluctant to let her do so Her students are diverse having come from every foreign country as well as the USA Alice is an avid knitter

ELAINE WALTER earned a BA in Psychology and a BA in Art History from the University of Redlands She was a Senior Property Manager for ProLogis Trust in Fremont She supervised a team of professionals who were responsible for 48 million square feet of light industrial properties and provided service to 300 customers She retired 17 years ago and now devotes her time to volunteer work

CONSUELO RODRIGUEZ obtained her Doctorate in Education from UCLA in 1983 Before that she earned her Teaching Credential at Chico State University and next her MA from SJSU in Counseling Psychology Her career was as Director of Affirmative Action Director of Student Recruitment and Associate Dean in Undergraduate Studies at SJSU She was also Assistant Dean of Student Services at SCU She has since retired She decided to join AAUW San Jose Branch at the recent Womenrsquos March

May and June 2017

Bridge Winners

Bobbie Eckerman May First Monday Judy Kumagai Pat Mikolic

Second Monday Leela Viswanathan Bobbie Eckerman Jean Shuh

Second Thursday Jean Ann Luckhardt

Second Friday (Duplicate) Judy Kumagai Darline Wilson Sandy Bonnet

Third Friday Judy Kumagai Darline Wilson Bobbie Eckerman

Fourth Tuesday Judy Hart Sandra Savage

June

First Monday Bobbie Eckerman Lida Kluzek Pat Seaman

Second Monday Jean Shuh Bobbie Eckerman Leela Viswanathan

Second Thursday Nancy Valby Bobbie Eckerman

Second Friday (Duplicate) Lida Kluzek Darline Wilson

Third Friday Judy Kumagai Pat Skavdahl

Fourth Tuesday Patty Baggese Nancy Valby

ldquoIt took me quite a long time to develop a voice and now that I have it I am not going to be silentrdquo - Madeleine Albright


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Tue Aug 1 10 am - 12 pm German Conversation (Barbara Snyder)

6 pm - 8 pm Public Policy (Peg Carlson-Bowen)

Thu Aug 3 1 pm ndash 3 pm Knitting Know-How (RSVP Margaret McCartney)

Sat Aug 5 noon ndash 330 pm Art Appreciation - Campbell Artists Guild 19th Annual Art Show Triton Museum Santa Clara (Meet in HQ parking lot RSVP Jan Bartolotta)

Mon Aug 7 930 am ndash 1230 pm Bridge (RSVP Pat Mikolic)

7 pm ndash 830 pm Neighbors Helping Neighbors (Linda Goldberg)

Tue Aug 8 10 am - 1130 am Conversacion Espanol (RSVP Nancy Toledo)

Fri Aug 11 10 am - 2 pm Duplicate Bridge (RSVP Lida Kluzek)

Sat Aug 12 630 pm ndash 930 pm Couples Gourmet (RSVP Margaret Bard)

Mon Aug 14 10 am ndash 1 pm Bridge (RSVP Rosemary Busch)

6 pm ndash 9 pm Light Gourmet (RSVP Cheryl Markman)

Tue Aug 15 10 am - 1145 am French Conversation (Barbara Snyder)

1 pm ndash 3 pm Knitting Know-How (RSVP Margaret McCartney)


Wed Aug 16 6 pm - 9 pm Summer Social Potluck ndash come amp have fun (Jean Reed)

Fri Aug 18 10 am - 1 pm Bridge (RSVP Lida Kluzek)

Tue Aug 22 1130 am ndash 2 pm Lunch Bunch (RSVP Diana Taylor)

7 pm - 830 pm Great Decisions Evening Group (Karelle Cornwell)

Thu Aug 24 7 pm - 9 pm Game Night (Connie Wolff)

Mon Aug 28 930 am - 11 am Building and Properties Committee (Linda Goldberg)

630 pm - 730 pm Gourmet Vegetarian (Jean Wyatt)

CALENDAR August

Unless otherwise noted all meetings are at Headquarters and are shown in BLUE Events in RED meet elsewhere To schedule a meeting check the Branch Calendar then contact Bernice Redfern RSVP means the group needs to know who will attend Weekend Walkers meets most Saturdays and Sundays at 8am for an hour-long walk To receive weekly emails about walks contact Jean Reed

AAUW San Jose Branch Established 1909


See the San Jose Branch Website at wwwaauwsanjoseorg for more information

BONFIRE ARTICLE SUBMITTAL RULES The sole purpose of this publication is to convey the associationrsquos business to its membership Only articles and announcements related to Branch business will be considered for inclu-sion

San Jose Branch AAUW Headquarters 1165 Minnesota Avenue San Jose CA 95125-3324

Phone 408-294-2430

PERIODICALS

POSTAGE PAID

San Jose Branch Bonfire (USPS 857-400) is published monthly except July for $895 per year by AAUW San Jose Branch 1165 Minnesota Ave San Jose CA 95125-3324

Periodicals Postage Paid at San Jose CA

Postmaster Send address changes to AAUW San Jose Branch 1165 Minnesota Avenue San Jose CA

President Edna Robison

BONFIRE Editor Anne Wustrow

Editorial Staff Elin Bolt Sharon Burkett Helen Gendler Jan Giroux

Distribution Linda Guyer Alma Powell

Change of Address Kathy Heihn

S AV E T H E DAT E

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2

Joyful Impressions

Bobbie Baker Co-President

As I was getting ready to become co-president I went shopping for a fiscal calendar that would begin on July 1 2017 I found some business-like editions and others with pictures of kittens Then I found one with a pastel floral cover titled ldquojoyful impressionsrdquo and that seemed perfect So now I look forward to many joyful impressions in my co-presidency with Sharon

This year Fall Event will actually be in the FALL on October 14 2017 We are still meeting at the Congregational Church and we will be returning to the tradition of everyone bringing a food donation Think more brunchy than lunchy and of course we can never have too many deviled eggs Sign up at a September Interest Group or CAP (Community Action Project) meeting Also printed copies of the handbook and directory will be available so do mark your calendars for Fall Event on October 14 See you there

Report on 2017 AAUW National Convention in Washington DC

Sharon Bouska Co-President

This was my first National Convention and it was full of advocacy education and research I have never been prouder of being an AAUW member with the opportunity to change the climate for women and girls Inspirational areas for me were Deeper in Debt Media Literacy Associate Justice Sonia Sotomayor Survjustice our new CEO Kimberly Churches and Board President Julie T Brown After attending many workshops dialogues and speakers I am so pleased with what our Branch accomplishes We are dynamic but there is much more we can do Peg Carlson-Bowen attended with me and in the upcoming months will be hosting a Convention Presentation Watch for more information in the Bonfire and on our website

In the meantime let me leave you with a quote from AAUW CEO Kimberly Churches AAUW is not value-neutral We provide a table where people can come to find the right nouns adjectives verbs and adverbs to create those solutions that advance equity for women and girls I am excited to sit at this table with you all

Presidentsrsquo Corner August 2017

Sharon Bouska and Bobbie Baker Co-Presidents


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