DECEMBER 2020

 

• The Reflections on Reading interest group will discuss Lisa Wingate's novel The Book of Lost Friends via Zoom on Wednesday, December 2, at 1pm. 

• Due to the pandemic, a virtual general meeting will be held this month.  It will be a stay-at-home holiday cocktail party on Saturday, December 5, 5:00-6:30pm via Zoom.  Because we won't be paying for a meal or shopping at our usual silent auction, donations to the AAUW Greatest Needs Fund will be handled by our branch special projects treasurer. 

• A beautiful holiday quilt - made by one of our talented members - will be raffled at the virtual cocktail party.  Proceeds will go the the Greatest Needs Fund.

• The branch board will meet via Zoom at 7pm, Thursday, December 10. 

• The Chaperone, a Masterpiece Theatre presentation, will be discussed by At the Movies interest group members at 1pm, Monday, December 14. 

STAY SAFE.

ENJOY THE HOLIDAYS!

NOVEMBER 2020

 

• Tuesday, November 3, is Election Day.  Please vote.

•  The Reflections on Reading interest group will meet virtually at 1pm on Wednesday, November 4 to discuss Sue Monk Kidd's novel The Book of Longings.

•  The film On the Basis of Sex will be discussed via Zoom by the At the Movies interest group on Monday, November 9, at 1pm.

• This month's general meeting will be held virtually at 4pm on Wednesday, November 11.  Lead by a docent, it will be a virtual tour o the Illinois Holocaust Museum's exhibition Notorious RBG.  

•  Veteran's Day is Wednesday, November 11.

• HAPPY THANKSGIVING on Thursday, November 26.
  

 

OCTOBER 2020

•  The Reflections on Reading interest group will meet virtually at 1pm, Wednesday, October 7.  Killers of the Flower Moon by David Grann will be discussed.

• The 2019 film The Public will be discussed by the At the Movies interest group at 7pm, Monday, October 12 via Zoom. 

• WAB's general meeting this month will be held via Zoom on Wednesday, October 14, at 7pm.  Bryan Escobar, Arts & History specialist for the Waukegan Park District, will share his research into libraries in Waukegan.

• The branch book exchange will take place on Wednesday, October 14, from 9am to 4pm in a member's driveway masked and by appointment only.  Give One, Get One!

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

• The Lake County Women's Coalition is registering voters at Warren-Newport Public Library.
  

SEPTEMBER 2020

• GOGO - Give One, Get One - the branch book exchange will take place Wednesday, September 2, on a member's driveway by appointment only...masked and distanced.

• Reflection on Reading will meet via Zoom at 1pm, Thursday, September 3.  The book to be discussed is The Weight of Ink by Rachel Kadish.

• The WAB general meeting will take place at 10am, Saturday, September 12, via Zoom.  Illinois Road Scholar Phil Passen will perform songs about women's suffrage, accompanying himself on a hammered dulcimer.

• At the Movies will discuss favorite movies watched during the last several months and will touch upon Pavarotti during it's 7pm, Monday, September 14 meeting on Zoom.

•  The branch board will meet via Zoom at 7pm on Thursday, September 24.

STAY WELL

August 2020

• The branch book exchange - GOGO, Give One Get One - takes place on Wednesday, August 5, 9am-4pm, on a member's driveway. Keep on reading!

• Interest groups are considering using Zoom for virtual meetings.

• The WAB board will meet at 7pm, Thursday, August 27 via Zoom.

• Check out AAUW's webinars.

Stay strong and safe!

July 2020

The branch book exchange takes place on Wednesday, July 1, from 9:00am until 4:00pm in a member's driveway.  Donations will go to the AAUW Greatest Need Fund.

All in-person branch meetings are canceled.

Stay strong and healthy!

June 2020

Since our book exchange - GOGO, Give One, Get One - last month was a success, we'll do it again on Wednesday, June 3, 9am-4pm in a member's driveway, masked and at a safe distance. 

All in-person meetings this month have been canceled.

Stay strong.  Stay healthy.

MAY 2020

Weather permitting, GOGO - Give One, Get One - a book exchange, will be held on a member's driveway on Wednesday, May 6, by appointment only.  Social distancing will be enforced.

The WAB May general meeting will be held via Zoom at 7pm, Tuesday, May 12.  Election of branch officers will be held.  The branch president will send the ID and passcode to branch members.

The branch board meeting will be held at 7pm, Thursday, May 28 virtually.

In-person interest group meetings have been canceled for this month.
Any virtual meetings will be announced to members by group leaders.

Stay safe.  Stay strong.

Virtual Birthday

 

As a long-time member turned 92 in April,

branch members joined in a virtual birthday party

by holding an auto parade.

The birthday "girl" was surprised

and delighted!

 

Even in these unusual times,

we can show that we care.

 

WAB Helps Fight the Virus

Several members of the AAUW Waukegan Area Branch are sewing masks to help in the fight against Covid-19.

The masks are being donated to bus drivers in a local school district who are delivering meals. 
They are also being donated to staff at the local veterans' hospital.

Brava!

We can all do something to help in these unusual times.

New AAUW Website!

The AAUW website has recently been upgraded, and it looks great!*

Please check it out at http://www.aauw.org/
There's no need to log in (unless you want to go to the Membership Sevices Data Base or to vote).

Fellowship and Grant info is easily accessible.
The history of the organization is so interesting.
Exploring issues, research, data, and the policy center is easier than ever.
You can check out AAUW webinars.

And stay tuned for another wonderful AAUW year!

*Links to upgraded state and branch sites will be posted in the fall.

APRIL 2020

 

 

NO IN-PERSON MEETINGS

ARE SCHEDULED

FOR THE MONTH OF APRIL

due to recommendations for

social distancing.

 

The branch board meeting

and possibly some

interest group meetings

may be held via ZOOM,

in which case participants

will be contacted by email or phone.

 

Stay safe and strong.

 

 

 



3/20 GM Canceled

Due to concerns regarding COVID-19, the March 14, 2020, WAB general meeting is canceled.

Please follow CDC recommendations for your health.

LCWC Event

The Lake County Women's Coalition had a wonderful Women's History Month event in Wadsworth on March 7, 2020.

Here are some of the AAUW Waukegan Area Branch members who organized and attended:

 

 

 

MARCH 2020

It's Women's History Month!

• Reflections on Reading will meet at 1pm, Thursday, March 5, to discuss Barbara Kingsolver's novel Unsheltered.

Lake County Women's Coalition

"Honoring Valiant Women of the Vote in Lake County"

10am, Saturday, March 7

Wedgewood at Midlane

4555 W. Yorkhouse Road

Wadsworth, IL 60083

 

March 8 is International Women's Day!

• The film Mary Shelley will be discussed by the At the Movies interest group at 1pm, Monday, March 9.

• Everyone is invited to the WAB general meeting at 10am, Saturday, March 14, at the Gurnee Police Facility.  Bryan Escobar (Arts & History specialist, Waukegan Park District) will talk about the history of libraries in the area. 

AAUW-Il, Inc.

Springfield Day

10am - 2pm

Thursday, March 19

 

AAUW Tech Savvy

8:30am - 4pm

Saturday, March 21

Triton College

2000 Fifth Avenue

River Grove, IL 60171
CANCELED!

• The Travelogue Interest group will learn about Colombia at its 1pm, Tuesday, March 24, meeting.

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

March 31 is Equal Pay Day!







FEBRUARY 2020

• The Reflections on Reading interest group meets at 1pm, Thursday, February 6, to discuss Susan Page's The Matriarch: Barbara Bush and the Making of an American Dynasty.

• You are invited to join WAB at it's 10am, Saturday, February 8, general meeting in the community room of the Gurnee Police Facility (O'Plaine & Washington).  Elizabeth Clarke will speak about juvenile justice.

• The Travelogue interest group learns about South Africa, Zimbabwe, and Botswana at its 1pm, Tuesday, February 25, meeting.

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

JANUARY 2020

Happy New Year!

 

 

Winners at the WAB Holiday Luncheon

 

 

The branch board will have its first meeting of the year at 7pm, Thursday, January 23.

 

 

AAUW-IL Annual Networking Lucheon

Saturday, January 25

Networking at 11:30, Lunch at noon

Chevy Chase Country Club

1000 N. Milwaukee Avenue, Wheeling

 

 

May 2020 be an excellent year for AAUW and all of us!