The Apple Branch American Association of University Women Appleton, Wisconsin Branch

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1 The Apple Branch American Association of University Women Appleton, Wisconsin Branch Volume 31 Number 1 July 2016 Spend Your Summer with AAUW Our branch meetings may be on hiatus until our September Kickoff for the AAUW year, but that doesn t mean there s nothing happening for branch members to enjoy over the summer! Join your AAUW friends at our Art at the Park Brunch on July 31 st. See the promo later in the newsletter for more info. RSVP soon! Know any friends who might be interested in joining AAUW? Our Prospective Member Picnic will be held on August 1 st this year. Contact Jackie Booher jlbooher@athenet.net with their contact info so they can receive an invitation to this Shape the Future event. August 2 nd is the start of book sorting for the fall book sale. Get to know branch members by working in a small group, get a first look at the contributed books, and enjoy lunch together afterwards the first Tuesday of each sorting month. What a deal! Our special summer only Mystery book group has already met once and selected the books for July, August, and next June. See Betty s article for July s info. The Evening Literature group will be meeting during the day for July & August. Check out what they have planned for July think lunch, lighthouse, and lake! July 14 Evening Literature The mah jongg group is playing every week. Contact Laurie Leonard rjllal@new.rr.com if you want to be on the schedule list or to volunteer to host the group. Want to learn how to play? It s easy and fun! Let Laurie know and we ll get a learning session up & running. July 20 July 22 July 31 Summer Mystery Lunch Travel Group Botanical Gardens Art at the Park Brunch August 11 Evening Literature August 17 Summer Mystery Lunch September 8 Women s Fund Luncheon The Travel group s new planning committee is getting organized and will have some outings soon for you to enjoy. Our June painting class was wonderful! See this newsletter for info about a July outing. Then watch for future travel plans in later newsletters everyone in the branch is invited to attend the travel outings that suit their interests. STEM Tech Savvy 2017 is happening and planning is already underway. Contact Stephanie Malaney or Jacqui Klimaszewski to get in on this! Smalaney5@aol.com or jjklim@new.rr.com It s a big year to Get Out the Vote! Our Public Policy committee could use your help. Contact Ellie Olson or Jacqui Klimaszewski. oleellie@athenet.net or jjklim@new.rr.com Wait, are you just wanting to relax and read some good books? Go ahead and do that but keep track of what you re reading so you can share those books at the Afternoon Literature s September Tea. Your board of directors is already busy planning for September through May of So while we re working hard, I hope to see you out and about this summer enjoying all that AAUW- Appleton has to offer. Judy Goodnight, President judy@gwd.org AAUW advances equity for women and girls through advocacy, education, philanthropy and research.

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3 From Programming: Thinking caps are on! We received lots of great suggestions for Branch Meeting programs and will be meeting to sort out the calendar this week. Looking forward to a great year ahead. One date you can put on your calendar already: December 3 rd : Holiday Brunch and Auction Look for full calendar details in the next newsletter. Thanks to our fantastic art teacher Chris Scott and to Laurie Leonard for making class arrangements.

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5 AROUND THE WORLD WITH BOOKS Our 80 th Annual Book Sale! Preparations are underway for our 2016 Book Sale which will be held Oct and Oct at the Northland Mall. Moving day will be Oct. 11 and the Book Sale work night will be Oct. 13. Please mark these important dates on your calendar. How you can help now: 1. Hand out Bookmarks and Flyers requesting books in as many places as possible. Extras are available downstairs at the Atlas Mill. 2. Help with book pick-up. Call Donna Cook or Stephanie Malaney to volunteer. When you pick up books, please recycle books which can t be used for the sale. 3. Bring books you have collected to the Atlas Mill. When you come in the main entrance turn right and take the elevator to the basement. In the basement, take a right and go straight ahead to door #2 storage area which will be on your right. Stack full boxes of books inside on the left and put partially full boxes on the cart. The light is on a timer on a pole outside the storage room. 4. Attend summer and fall sortings at the Atlas Mill. They are taking place every Tuesday morning (9-12) and Thursday evening (6-8) starting the week of August 2, until we move to the Northland Mall in October. The Atlas Mill Restaurant is conveniently located on site! On August 2, the first day of sorting, we plan to have lunch together at Fratellos to celebrate the official start of the Book Sale season! 5. Collect as many books as possible. This year we have again decided not to accept donations of books from public libraries, because many of these books do not sell. Therefore, we need to make an extra effort to get other books. 6. Save empty boxes (especially paper boxes with lids), but please don t bring them until we ask. Questions: Call any of the Book Sale Chairs Sorting: Betsy Mintern ( ), Sue Robinson ( & Shirley Schloemer ( ) Pick-Up: Donna Cook( )&Stephanie Malaney ( ) Publicity: Trish Brehm ( ) Business Mangers: Mary Ditter ( ) & Mary Grace ( )

6 Evening Book Group The evening book group will meet on July 14th at 11:30 am (the evening literature group meets during the day in June, July, and August). We will gather at the Lighthouse in Shawano ( W6440 Gumaer Rd) and then go to Fran s house to discuss the book. We will be reading Rise of the Rocket Girls: The Women who Propelled Us, From Missiles to the Moon to Mars by Nathalia Holt. IMPORTANT BOOK SALE ANNOUNCEMENT! After thoughtful consideration our book sale committee has decided to expand our sale to include 2 weekends. During our first weekend, Oct , we will sell books at full price for the entire weekend. For our second weekend, Oct 27-29, we will sell books at half price on Thursday and Friday and hold our armload/ grocery bag sale on Saturday. We are asking all of you to spread the word of our new format. For a complete schedule of events heading up to the sale, please see our special book sale page elsewhere in this newsletter.

7 All at 11:30 a.m. on the following Wednesdays: July 20 Aug. 17 June 21 (2017) All members are welcome to join us once, twice, or thrice each summer. How it works: Each month there is a mystery book to read and an AAUW member-written mystery to solve (if you wish) which leads you to the mystery location of the lunch that month. Book for July 20: Iron Lake by Wm. Kent Krueger Discussion Leader: Faye Binsfeld Book for Aug. 17: Mr. Churchill s Secretary by Susan Elia MacNeal Discussion Leader: Judy Goodnight Watch for Mystery Lunch s throughout the summer. Contact Betty Pontius pontiusb@athenet.net or The book we selected for June 21, 2017 is Tell No One by Harlan Coben Discussion Leader: Mary Zanto 2016 Women s Fund Luncheon Join us for the 16 th Annual Women s Fund Luncheon on Thursday, September 8, 2016 at the Radisson Paper Valley Hotel in Appleton. The speaker this year is Liza Long. Liza is best known for her essay I am Adam Lanza s Mother, which she wrote in response to the Sandy Hook shooting. She wrote about her fears for her own son, who struggles with mental illness. It will be a dynamic program. The cost of the luncheon is $ If you are interested, please contact Margie Young at wismarge@new.rr.com or We need to reserve a table soon since the event is usually a sellout. Let me know your interest in attending no later than July 7, 2016 so I can reserve a table or two.

8 Advertise with Appleton AAUW! $25.00 for add in newsletter! $25.00 for add in yearbook! AAUW values and seeks a diverse membership. There shall be no barriers to full participation in this organization on the basis of gender, race, creed, age, sexual orientation, national origin, disability, or class. The Apple Branch is a publication of the Appleton, Wisconsin Branch of the American Association of University Women. Branch President: Judy Goodnight judy@gwd.org Membership VP: Jackie Booher jbooher@athenet.net Newsletter Editor: Carol Ebel cebel@ezwebtech.com AAUW empowers all women and girls to reach their highest potential.