WTH is STF?
And why should we care?
By Harriet the Spy (Hedda Smithson)
Ah – we are so glad you asked! If you were one of more than 60 people who attended the very wonderful luncheon at North Ridge Country Club last month, you were a witness. No worries – you are safe.*
(WTH stands for “What the heck?” – perhaps you figured that out.) AND – STF represents a membership recruitment program called “Shape the Future.” Available through AAUW National, it has been around for many years. It appeals to each of us! Who doesn’t love a bargain? New members pay just 50 per cent of the national dues. That would be $37 instead of $74. Total for a new member is $87, including AAUW CA dues of $30 and AAUW Sacramento dues of $20. Here are the conditions:
- New member joins at an AAUW meeting held in a public place and open to the public.
- Present at the meeting is a table with membership brochures, application forms, AAUW flyers, and one or two smiling and helpful membership committee members.
- The prospective member joins on the spot and completes the necessary paperwork. (AAUW national dues are tax deductible.)
- Dues and application paperwork are given to Donna Holmes, who registers the new person with a special code.
*At the December luncheon, we welcomed two new members: Laura Petro, friend of Pat Winkle, and Dawn Young, friend of Donna Holmes. Each is a new
member of our branch thanks to Pat, Donna, and STF.
We also have a new member who is an associate professor in the Department of Mathematics and Statistics at CSUS, Sayonita Ghosh Hajra. She and Shannon Datwyler are our CSUS representatives. CSUS has joined AAUW – remember the article last month? College/University Members (Representatives) are exempt from paying AAUW CA and AAUW Sacramento dues — from our bylaws, Article VIII, Section 3. Dues. In case you are a nerd or are fascinated by bylaws!!)
Do you know someone who might be interested in AAUW Sacramento? Explain the Shape the Future Program and invite your friend to the next meeting – maybe February? Let us know your plans. We will be prepared with an application and literature. Remind your friend to bring a check or cash for payment right on spot! You will be our next Membership Ambassador! You, too, will have a star on the Membership Wall of Honor and be eligible for a cool prize from the next monthly drawing.
Pat Winkle’s name is on the latest star added to the Wall of Honor. It’s all good!!
Gloria Yost and Hedda Smithson – Our contact information can be found in the Membership Directory.
Celebrating January Birthdays!
- Charlene Eberwine 1/1
- Lana Widman 1/1
- Marilyn Orrick 1/6
- Tiffany Ardisana 1/6
- Rosella Rowlison 1/9
- Mary Miller 1/14
- Gloria Yost 1/17
- Gretchen Christophel 1/18
- Nancy Nolen-Swanson 1/21
- Kimberly Rutledge 1/23
- Elizabeth Rose 1/24
- Katherine Henderson 1/26
- Joan Hammond 1/27
- Molly Dugan 1/31
