AAUW Sacramento Members Socializing

You may have thought, as I did, that Karen Levy’s talk at the Authors Luncheon was going to be about gardening. But it wasn’t, at least not for the most part. It was about goodbyes – too many of them in Karen’s life as she and her family moved back and forth between Israel and California too many times. She has struggled with trying to figure out who she is and where she belongs, but it sounds as if she has mostly made peace with her life.

Guest Speaker & Author Karen Levy

The gardening comes in because she brings Israeli plants back with her when she visits her father there now, so she has a little bit of Israel transplanted in Davis. Ms. Levy read passages from her book that were full of evocative imagery, and she answered our questions honestly with wry humor – a most satisfying program.

Member Barbara Smith Introducing Karen Levy

The election of a new Board of Directors made up most of the business part of the program. The new officers, who will take office in July are Nancy McCabe, President; Linda Patterson, Program Director; Linda Tinker and Shirley Wheeler, Membership Co-Directors; Donna Holmes and Marty McKnew, AAUW Funds Co-Directors; May Ruth Lynch, Finance Director; and Jenny Woltz, Secretary. The President-Elect position remains vacant. Thank you to all of them for their willingness to serve!