President's
Message
From Helene
Carr
We’re
off to another lively and
successful year: good attendance
at the New Member Meet and
Greet at Buffalo Bill’s;
wonderful support for our
booth at the Castro Valley
Fall Festival; and the great
turnout for our membership
potluck. Thanks to all of
you who helped with and attended
the events.
In honor of
October being National Breast
Cancer Awareness Month, give
yourself a self-exam when
you shower – early detection
is critical. The Breast Health
Forum is scheduled for October
16; please mark your calendar.
Details are in this Shareline.
Also, our
grapefruit is scheduled to
be delivered in December.
Liz Bathgate chairs this fundraiser
and works tirelessly to make
it a successful one. The delicious
grapefruit makes a wonderful
gift both to us and to others.
I read recently that red grapefruit
may lower cholesterol by as
much as 15%.
We have some
fun events on the horizon
– please make your reservations
early for Cabernet and Chocolate
at Ursula Batz’. The
Holiday Party is in the planning
stages and the committee is
still looking for volunteers
and auction items. If you
have an item you would like
to donate and/or help, please
contact Joyce Morrison.
The mailing
of our new member directory
is now underway and included
with the directory is a questionnaire
regarding the Shareline. Would
you like to receive it online
or by mail? Your response
is important as this is your
branch and if there are any
suggestions or comments that
you would like to contribute,
I would appreciate hearing
from you.
Thanks again
to all of you.
P. S.
PLEASE REMEMBER TO VOTE IN
NOVEMBER
Member News
Mary
Mayer recently checked into
Kaiser hospital for a pacemaker.
She is now feeling peppy and
is eager to get back to her
many favorite activities.
Please keep
me posted on members who need
to receive a card of congratulations,
encouragement, or just need
to know we're here and we
care.
Call me at XXXXXXXX
or e-mail me at: bb_jones@pacbell.net.
Thanks. Barbara Jones, Corresponding
Secretary.
Cabernet
and Chocolate Event Is Coming
When: November
11, 7 to 9 p.m.
Where: Home of Ursula Batz
Castro Valley
Mark your
calendar now!
Our annual
Cabernet and Chocolate Event
is a fund raiser for the Legal
Advocacy Fund of AAUW (LAF).
LAF supports women in higher
education who are discriminated
against because of their gender
or sexually harassed in their
work place. Litigants are
supported by the Fund emotionally,
legally and financially when
they file litigation against
their institution of higher
learning. There are always
many more deserving litigants
applying for funds from LAF
than the Fund is able to take
on. To help promote this important
work in our colleges and universities,
our branch has long supported
the work of LAF.
Annual
Holiday Party & Silent
Auction
Saturday
December 2nd 1:00 –
3:00 pm
Hill & Valley Club, 1808
B Street Hayward
Do you have
“white elephant”
items, gifts, or collectables
that you aren’t using
& would like to donate
for our annual holiday party
& auction? Perhaps you
have some homemade crafts,
or art objects that you can
put up for bid. Liz Bathgate
is again donating a week’s
use of her cabin at Lake Tahoe.
This gift has been a great
money maker, and all gifts
benefit our Educational Foundation.
Items can be brought to the
party, or dropped off at my
home. If it is necessary,
I can pick them up. It would
be helpful if Joyce Morrison
knows what is being contributed,
so that bid sheets can be
made. A meeting is planned
from 10:00am until 4:00pm
at Ms. Morrison’s house
to plan the party & auction.
Please sign up to help! Contact
Joyce.
GRAPEFRUIT
SALE
The wonderful
juicy Ruby Red Grapefruit
will once again be delivered
to my house in a Semi truck.
They will arrive in early
December, just in time for
Holiday giving. The cost has
risen due to the cost of fuel.
The
large boxes will now cost
$15.00 each and will contain
anywhere from 18-20 large,
thin skinned grapefruit. I
order five cases just for
Bob and I and we hate it when
we cut the last one in March.
They keep well in our garage.
We also order a number of
cases to use as gifts. This
is a fundraiser for the branch,
so send you checks made out
to AAUW Hayward/Castro Valley
to Liz Bathgate in Castro
Valley. The deadline for orders
will be in mid November. Be
sure and ask your friends
if they want some!!!
Castro
Valley Fall Festival
On a nice
fall weekend the residents
of Castro Valley gather for
the Fall Festival. This year
Hayward-Castro Valley Branch
was fortunate to have a booth
at the festival to make our
branch more visible in the
community; solicit new members;
and hand out information about
our various programs.
I want to thank the following
members who gave generously
of their time to make the
event a success: Helene Carr,
Charlotte Sladek, Ramona Bennett,
Liz Bathgate, Evelyn Gertler,
Darlene Scott, Estelle Raderman,
Debbie Westcott, Marie McGrath,
Lois Peach, Mariah Spriggs-Bruce
(and her two boys), Ursula
Batz, and Nancy Turner.
We found out that lots of
women eligible for AAUW have
not heard of our programs.
We assertively handed out
lots of flyers for our upcoming
Breast Health, Breast Cancer
forum and talked with a myriad
of women and men about AAUW.
It was fun, so next time a
member calls you to volunteer,
say YES!
Linda Slater, President Elect
& CV Fall Festival Chair
A Community
Forum on Breast Health
Monday,
October 16, 2006
7:00
– 9:00 PM, Forum Room
First Presbyterian Church,
2490 Grove Way, Castro Valley
(next to Trader Joe’s)
In recognition
of Breast Cancer Awareness
Month, please join us for
an informative evening with
a panel of speakers including
a Breast Health Educator and
breast cancer survivors sponsored
by Halleluiah for Health at
1st Presbyterian and the Hayward-Castro
Valley branch of AAUW.
There is no
cost for admission. Please
tell your friends. Refreshments
will be provided following
the program.
Entertainment
Books
Entertainment
Books are now available
for $25.00 for the year of
November 2 2006 through 2
November 2007. $5.00 from
each purchase goes to the
Educational Fund. The books
offer great savings on both
gourmet and casual dining
, sporting events, movies,
and attractions, such as:
Zoo, Aquarium, Miniature Golf,
as well as coupons for travel,
airlines and special events.
Please
contact Betty Lucchesi or
Joyce Morrison
