December 14 Branch Meeting – Rewind! By Hedda Smithson

Oh, the weather outside was frightful – but inside was so delightful.

Did we see a group of very determined women making their way toward North Ridge Country Club through rain and wind and questionable water depths? Our attendance was amazing!! We did enjoy one another’s company as we listened to seasonal music. Many commented on the success of the event.

Trivia: More wrote checks than used Eventbrite. More ordered quiche than chicken. All enjoyed the delicious candies on the table – our dessert!

We heard from president Nancy McCabe about our search for new leaders and how much easier board meetings and communications have become. Gloria Yost helped us welcome new members and women from the Citrus Heights/American River Branch. Shannon Datwyler, a new member who works at CSUS, reviewed the history of the Food Pantry and answered some pretty astute questions. Barbara Smith pointed out she was preaching to the choir as she discussed the many benefits of reading.

And the haul was incredible: Nancy McCabe’s red Lexus was ladened with books for the Love Talk Read project – developed by our own Celeste Roseberry-McKibbin. Hedda Smithson’s red Prius was filled to about 3 feet with boxes of cereal, bags of rice, etc., as well as personal items. We are reminded that cookbooks are appreciated – so keep that in mind. Books will be delivered when Celeste returns from travel. Food items were taken to CSUS Dec. 16.

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.

Lights, Camera, Action!

The Right to Reading Opportunities and Food Security

Saturday, December 14, 11 AM
North Ridge Country Club, 7600 Madison Ave., Fair Oaks

Our program year continues with the beloved Winter Luncheon where we will welcome and recognize all our new members.

The focus of this event is Reading Opportunities and Food Security. Plans are underway for our meal and our speaker(s). Stay tuned. Be aware that because of requirements from North Ridge, the deadline for making reservations is Friday, Dec. 6. PLAN AHEAD!! <Here> is the reservation form which is needed for the check payment registration.

There are two entrée choices, and both include a  garden salad, coffee, tea, water:

A. Chicken  with whipped potatoes and vegetables
B. Quiche with seasonal garden vegetables

There are two ways to register:

1. Use a credit card and pay during your Eventbrite registration. Fees will apply. The Eventbrite link can be found <here>.
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

Want to start shopping? We will be collecting new and gently used children’s books to share with at-risk children and families. Our own Celeste Roseberry-McKibbin founded Love, Talk, Read, a Children’s Book Drive and Literacy Program. In addition to the usual places to shop – Barnes & Noble, Amazon and the like, consider the your local library, the Book Den, Underground Books, Half Price Books, Time Tested Books, Crawford’s Books, etc.

The focus for food security is the Associated Students Inc. (ASI) Food Pantry at CSUS. Their mission is to provide food and basic necessities to Sac State students with financial hardships and low food security, at no cost. The wish list includes nonperishable food items, menstrual products and toiletries. That web page is ASI Food Pantry .

Please remember to register by Dec. 6th!

Sacramento and Citrus Heights/American Branches of AAUW Present

“The Rights Stuff”

Lights, Camera, Action!

The right to be informed voters

Saturday, October 19, 9:30 AM to 12 noon

Carmichael Presbyterian Church

5645 Marconi Ave.,  Carmichael CAHas everyone noticed this is an election year? Well – we have heard of  “Political Junkies” – we would like to make you aware of a subspecies – and we call them the “Proposition Junkies.”

Is your proposition knowledge and history up to date? Here is a quick quiz to get you engaged:

1. How are propositions placed on the California Ballot?
2. How often are propositions renumbered?
3. Proposition 4 passed in 1911 did what? (AAUW would have supported it!!)
4. What was the target of Proposition 65, passed in 1965?
5. Proposition 73 in 2005 and Proposition 85 the next year failed. What was the issue?
6. Proposition 8 in 2008 passed and then was declared unconstitutional. What was the issue?

Join us for a panel discussion about the 10 propositions on our November ballots. Helping us to become educated voters will be Professor Mary-Beth Moylan and students from the McGeorge School of Law.

Here are three propositions we think will be interesting:

1. Proposition 36: Increase drug crime and theft penalties; allow drug and mental health treatment.
2. Proposition 5: Lower the vote threshold from 2/3 to 55% for local bond issues.
3. Proposition 6: Remove involuntary servitude as punishment for a crime from the constitution.

The doors open at 9:30 a.m. and the meeting starts at 10. Light refreshments will be offered. Seating is limited to 80 guests so reserve a spot through Eventbrite (click here) or call Lee Battershell, (916) 230-1110 to leave a clear message; spell your name slowly.

Lights? Check! Camera? Check! And now we look for Action!!

• Register for the event: (click here) or call Lee at the number above.
• Invite a friend to come with you and be sure to let us know.
• Look at the 10 Propositions and come to the meeting with questions.
• Remember to wear a name tag but know that if you forget or don’t have one, a name tag will be provided. We want to get to know you!!
• Educate yourself by checking out Ballotpedia and other online sources.
• VOTE!!