Sacramento Branch of AAUW Presents

Episode Four of “The Rights Stuff”

The Right to Food Security and Reading Opportunities

Lights, Camera, Action!!

Saturday, December 14, 2024 11 AM

North Ridge Country Club, 7600 Madison Ave. Fair Oaks

Reservations are due by December 6, 2024Entrée choices:
1. Chicken with whipped potatoes and vegetables
2. Quiche with seasonal garden vegetables
Each entrée includes a garden salad, coffee, tea, water

There are two ways of registering:

1. Use a credit card and Eventbrite by clicking here. Fees will apply
2. Write a check to AAUW Sacramento for $30. Write A or B in the memo section to select your choice of entrée. Mail it to Reservations Coordinator, Hedda Smithson, 4033 Main Street, Fair Oaks, CA 95628

They say the secret to success in school is the ability to read. They say we learn to read and then we read to learn. Wise words indeed. Did you know there are at least 7 benefits of reading every day? For a full list, visit  here

Here are the first three:

1. Readers live longer
2. Slows Cognitive Decline as You Age
3. Reduces Stress

In this lovely setting we will enjoy one another’s company as we recognize and welcome all our new members.

We know reading is important to AAUW members. For many of us, a book group was the first introduction to the branch. So let’s pay it forward. See the November issue of Capital Ideas for more about  Love, Talk, Read. We will be collecting new and lightly used children’s books.

Wait! There’s more! It seems that each AAUW meeting we attend we are offered refreshments. Food for the body is very important to students at CSUS as well. Again, take a look at last month’s issue of Capital Ideas. We are supporting the  ASI Food Pantry with donations of non-perishable food items and toiletries.

So here your check list:

• Register for this event! See above
• Bring a couple of children’s books for one of our projects
• Think about what a college student might appreciate and help them out.
• Find and wear your cool AAUW name tag from Shop AAUW and wear it proudly. (Yes, we will have one for you if you can’t find yours or you don’t have one yet.)
• Think about a book you have read recently that you would recommend to another. Be ready to share.

AAUW Fund Luncheon By Hedda Smithson

Sponsored by your Capitol Counties Interbranch Council

Saturday, January 25, 2025

Noon – 2 PM; doors open 11:30

North Ridge Country Club, 7600 Madison Ave. Fair Oaks

Keynote speaker: Charmen Goehring, AAUW California President, will give us the history of AAUW Funds, including the varied ways the Funds support women. In addition, two current AAUW Fund Scholars will share their educational journeys, focusing on details and progress of the work AAUW has funded.

Be a part of this annual tradition. Enjoy a fun meal, listen to brilliant young women share their remarkable learning journeys, and glow with pride to be an AAUW member supporting these determined, intelligent scholars.

Tickets are available on Eventbrite; click <here> to register. When you register, you can select your meal options:
1. Entree: Turkey Breast or Thai Chicken Salad, or Angel Hair Pasta
2. Dessert: Limoncello Cake or Fruit Cup.

Deadline for reservations is January 17, 2025.