Tulsa Branch
of AAUW

News from the November Tulsa Voice

Mystery Tour benefits Education and Legal Advocacy Funds.

The eight members and one guest who were able to go on the First Annual Mystery Tour were enthusiastic about the tour, and asked that it be made an annual event. So far, the Tour has netted $135 for the AAUW Education and Legal Advocacy Funds. Donations* are still being accepted, even though you couldn’t participate in the activity. Please mail your check to Treasurer Jenny Lizama, 1425 S Florence Ave, Tulsa, OK 74104. Thank you to all who have donated thus far!

*CORRECTION: There has been some confusion as to the type of non-profit AAUW-Tulsa Branch is. The Tulsa Branch is a 501(c)(4), and therefore, no payments made to the Tulsa Branch for fundraising nor local membership dues are deductible for tax purposes. A portion of national dues are deductible as previously stated. We apologize for any confusion.

AAUW-OK State Convention

You can mark your 2010 calendars for our State Convention April 9-10. The convention will be in Tahlequah, at the Holiday Inn Express. Tulsa Branch has been asked to handle the registration for the event.

Each Branch is also bringing a basket for a silent auction; our board decided our basket theme will be “Tulsa!”. So, if you would like to donate any new items that are made here, or are about Tulsa, please contact Linda Brooks. Branches have also been asked to bring an item for the “goodie bags’ presented to participants. Women in Transition have volunteered to provide the blue Women In Transition tote bags. Thank you, WIT!

Interest Groups

ADELANTE—READING GROUP

Adelante Book Group meets Tuesday, November 10, 6 - 8 p.m. at Barnes and Noble Booksellers Southroads in the Café area, 5231 E. 41st St. Since November is Native American Heritage Month, we will discuss Lakota Woman by Mary Crow Dog, with Richard Erdoes. This is Mary Brave Bird’s story of rebelling against life on the South Dakota reservation; she joined the new movement of tribal pride sweeping Native American communities in the ‘60s.

For info call Rose Unterschuetz, 688-7128. Enjoy the book and hope to see you there!

GOURMET CAROUSEL GROUP

All branch members are welcome to attend these dinners. Our next event will be in December. For more information please contact Ginny Ayling: vayling@cox.net, phone: 663-9736.

MYSTERY BOOK CLUB

Next meeting is in December. More details in the next newsletter. Please contact Linda Brooks, 664-9914, or lshbrooks@cox.net.

ENVIRONMENTAL GROUP

Call Linda Taylor, 591-6008, if you want more information or would like to be part of this group.
 

Women in Transition

The Fall Follow Up session for WOMEN IN TRANSITION is scheduled for November 12. We’ll be at TCC-SE and are looking forward to connecting with past participants. The Follow Up is by invitation only. We advertise to all previous WIT participants and will host concurrent sessions in study skills/time management, career choices, financial aid, presenting yourself successfully and higher education alphabet soup. We will also have a session on surviving in these times of change.

Additionally women will have the opportunity to have their resumes reviewed, visit with area colleges and apply for a scholarship. If you’d like more information or want to help on the 12th, please contact me at csitzer@yahoo.com.

WIT Chair Candace Sitzer

As a side note…WIT welcomes Shirley Hays back as treasurer! We’re so glad she’s back with us!

Branch Briefs

• Catherine Lisle, long time member of Tulsa Branch AAUW, will be interviewed and appear in the video, Red Dirt Women and Power, produced by The Women's Studies Program of The University of Oklahoma. The video will be an Oral History of Activities in Oklahoma's Campaign for the Equal Rights Amendment; Catherine was the presiding officer of the Oklahoma International Women's Year (IWY) Conference in Stillwater in 1977. Others from the Tulsa Branch may also be included. Stay tuned!
• Patty Lyons has been selected as a member of the AAUW-OK Nominating Committee, and Jenny Lizama as the alternate. They will help choose candidates for the 2010-2012 term on the state level.