NOVEMBER 2016

• WAB General Meeting...7pm, Tuesday, November 1...Cook Memorial Library, Libertyville...     "The New Face of America," Maria-Elena Jonas, HACES (Hispanic American Community Education and Services)...open to the public

• Reflections on Reading interest group...7pm, Thursday, November 3...discussion of Capital Dames by Cokie Roberts

• At the Movies interest group...7pm, Monday, November 7...discussion of Spotlight (2015)

ELECTION DAY

Tuesday, November 8

Please vote!

• Travelogue interest group...7pm, Tuesday, November 29

OCTOBER 2016

• The Woman in Gold (2015) will be discussed by the At the Movies interest group at 7pm, Monday, October 3.

• The Reflections on Reading interest group will discuss Fredrik Backman's novel A Man Called Ove at its 7pm, Thursday, October 6, meeting.

Candidate Forum

~County-wide Candidates~

2-5pm, Sunday, October 9

Waukegan Township Park Place

(Belvidere Park, Lewis & Belvidere)

co-sponsored by

The AAUW Waukegan Area Branch

and

The Lake County League of Women Voters

 

 

• "Voices of Khumbu" will be the topic presented by Melissa Chua at this month's branch general meeting, 7pm, Tuesday, October 11, at the Gurnee Police Facility Community Room.    Come learn about efforts to help Sherpa families of Nepal and Tibet.  As always, this general meeting is open to the public.

 

 

 AAUW-IL

Northern Fall Conference

9am-noon

Saturday, October 22

Oakton Community College

1600 E. Golf Road, Des Plaines

$15 includes breakfast buffet

Questions?  daniellebyron@gmail.com

 

 

• The program "Washington's Waterways & National Parks" will be presented at the Travelogue interest group's meeting, 7pm, Tuesday, October 25.

 

 

• The branch board will meet at 7pm, Thursday, October 27.

SEPTEMBER 2016

• Anthony Doerr's novel All the Light We Cannot See will be discussed at the Reflections on Reading interest group at 7pm, Thursday, September 8.

• Be our guest at 9:30am, Saturday, September 10, for our potluck branch general meeting at the Community Room of the Gurnee Police Facility.  Four local school superintendents will form a panel to discuss Empowering Girls, Empowering Boys. 

• The At the Movies interest group will discuss the film My Old Lady (2014) at 7pm, Monday, September 12.

• The branch board will meet at 7pm, Thursday, September 22.

• A member will give her presentation "A Week in London" at 7pm, Tuesday, September 28, at the Travelogue interest group meeting.

AUGUST 2016

In preparation for the coming AAUW year,

• the branch board met last week (and enjoyed a delicious pot luck supper)
• the program planning committee has made plans for general meeting speakers
• interest group leaders are putting finishing touches on 2016-17 plans

Please stay tuned for specifics.

Meanwhile,

• The Lake County Women's Coalition (of which WABAAUW is a founding member organization) has scheduled an event for 7pm, Thursday, August 25, at Warren-Newport Public Library.  Please contact the library to reserve your place.
• The AAUW-IL Gender Equity Fund partners with the Chicago Inc. Branch of AAUW to present Equal Means Equal, an unflinching look at how women are treated in the United States today.  The screening will be at The Logan Theatre, 2646 N. Milwaukee, Chicago, 6:00-9:00pm, Friday, August 26.  You can register at http://emechicago.eventbrite.com .

The Waukegan Area Branch held a successful accessory sale this summer. 

Proceeds will benefit the branch's local scholarship fund.

 

JULY 2016

HAVE A WONDERFUL SUMMER!

CMAP Event

WHAT ARE YOUR BIG IDEAS?

Your voice is important! Do you have something to say about the future needs and priorities of our area? Weigh in with your thoughts about transportation, housing, economic development, open space, the environment, or other quality-of-life issues for our area. Please join us at this informative and interactive workshop led by the Chicago Metropolitan Agency for Planning. The workshop is sponsored by numerous local organizations.


           Wednesday, JUNE 29, 7:00 pm
                Park Place Senior Center
                      414 S. Lewis Avenue, Waukegan

                                    ~presentation in English and Spanish~
 

Please register here: https://docs.google.com/forms/d/1y3xp_RbLZdppTYHpISionbeDjTG4igdBUnjPIvfeXIk/viewform


Sponsored by AAUW Waukegan Area Branch, Lake County League of Women Voters, and many local community groups.

$$ for $cholarship$

 

Gently used items for sale!

 

 

Members had fun raising money

for local scholarships

with an accessory sale!

 

JUNE 2016

• Supreme Court Justice Sonya Sotomayor's memoir My Beloved World will be discussed by the Reflections on Reading interest group at 7pm, Thursday, June 2.

• The British film A Feast at Midnight (1994) will be discussed by the At the Movies interest group at 7pm,  Tuesday, June 7, at the Gurnee Panera.  Check us out!

WABAAUW Summer Luncheon & Silent Auction

Midlane Country Club

4555 W. Yorkhouse Road

Wadsworth

11am, Tuesday, June 14

Lunch at noon

$20 per person

Questions? jps151@comcast.net

We'd love to meet you!

 

 





WAB Happenings

 

 

The Waukegan Area Branch was well represented at

the AAUW-IL, Inc., annual convention

April 29 & 30,

Schaumburg, Illinois!

 

 

 

 

New officers were installed

at the May 10 general meeting.

 

 

 

 

A panel of local female entrepreneurs

provided an excellent program.

 

MAY 2016

• The At the Movies interest group will discuss the Israeli film Fill the Void at 7pm, Monday, May 2.

• David Rhodes' novel Driftless will be discussed by the Reflections on Reading interest group at 7pm, Thursday, May 5.

• THE SKY'S THE LIMIT!  Join us at the branch general meeting,7pm, Tuesday, May 10, at the Gurnee Police Facility Community Room.  Four local women who have begun their own businesses - Shelley Lazarus, Nancy Stolbom, Elisabeth Hubbard, and Rita Agueta - will be the panel, moderated by Susan Rose, another entrepreneur.  As always, the general meeting is open to the public.

• The Travelogue interest group's end-of-year potluck will be held at 6pm, Tuesday, May 24.  The evening's program will feature a member's trip to Venice.

• The branch board will meet at 7pm, Thursday, May 26.

PURSE SALE WITH A PURPOSE

Purses, scarves, and jewelry

offered for sale

to benefit

the AAUW Waukegan Area Branch
local scholarship fund

Friday, May 27, noon - 5pm

Saturday, May 28, 8am - 5pm

Donohoe home

34216 Homestead Road

Gurnee, IL 60031



APRIL 2016

• The At the Movies interest group will meet at 7pm, Monday, April 4, to discuss Snow Falling on Cedars (1999).

• E.L. Doctorow's historical novel The March will be discussed by the Reflections on Reading interest group at 7pm, Thursday, April 7.

AAUW-IL District 5

Educational Opportunities Fund

Annual Brunch with Fellows

11am, Saturday, April 9

Lambs Farm, Libertyville

$22

kaymadden@outlook.com

 

 

 

Equal Pay Day Rally

noon, Tuesday, April 12

Daley Plaza

Chicago

 

 

Tech Savvy

8am-4pm, Saturday, April 16

Oakton Community College

Des Plaines Campus


AAUW-IL Annual Convention
"Ready for Action"
Friday, April 29
Hyatt Regency
Schaumburg
Saturday, April 30
Roosevelt University
Schaumburg
Questions?  cmgrau@att.net

 

 

• The branch board will meet at 7pm, Thursday, April 28.



WOMEN'S HISTORY MONTH

Members of the AAUW Waukegan Area Branch attended the Lake County Women's Coalition event to celebrate Women's History Month.

 

 

 

Annette M. Baldwin gave an outstanding portrayal of Jane Addams.

 

 



 

MARCH 2016

• Monica McInerney's novel Hello From the Gillespies will be discussed by the Reflections on Reading interest group at 7pm, Thursday, March 3.

Lake County Women's Coalition

Women's History Month Celebration

8:45am, Saturday, March 5

Bonnie Brook Golf Club

2800 N. Lewis Avenue, Waukegan

Speaker: Annette Baldwin as Jane Addams

$20

 

• The 2008 British film Easy Virtue will be discussed by the At the Movies interest group at 7pm, Monday, March 7.

 

• Join us at the 7pm, Tuesday, March 8, Waukegan Area Branch general meeting at the Gurnee Police Facility Community Room.  Superfund Project Manager (US EPA) Tim Drexler will address issues concerning the Waukegan Lakefront/Lake Michigan Watershed.  This meeting is open to the public.  Hope you can make it!

 

• The Travelogue interest group will learn about the Amalfi Coast of Italy at its 7pm, Tuesday, March 22 meeting.

 

• The branch board will meet on Thursday, March 31, at 7pm.

Networking Luncheon 2016

 

Members of the Waukegan Area Branch

enjoyed the AAUW-IL District 5

Networking Luncheon

in Deerfield

on January 30





FEBRUARY 2016

• Join us at the first WAB general meeting of 2016!  "Superheroes and Patriots Comic Book Propaganda Unveiled," a Road Scholar Program funded with a grant from the Illinois Humanities Council, is co-sponsored by the Warren Newport Public Library.  The program will be presented by Brian Russell at the library (rooms A & B), at 9:30am, Saturday, February 13 with light refreshments before the presentation.

• The Travelogue interest group will discuss a Caribbean cruise at its 7pm, Tuesday, February 23, meeting.

• The branch board will meet on Thursday, February 25, at 7pm.

JANUARY 2016

HAPPY NEW YEAR!

May 2016 be healthy, happy, & productive for all!

 

 

• Interest Group activity will resume in February.

 

• The branch board will meet at 7pm, Thursday, January 28.

 

 

AAUW-IL District 5

33rd Annual Networking Luncheon

Gathering 11:30am, Lunch 12:15

Saturday, January 30

Deerfield Embassy Suites

1445 Lake Cook Road, Deerfield, IL 60015

 

Guest Speaker: Colonel Jill Morgenthaler (ret.)

 

Cost: $40

 

Entrée Choices:

Curry-rubbed Tilapia

Sliced Beef Sirloin

Chicken Parmesan

Papperdele Alfredo

 

RSVP to donnamz@ymail.com by January 15