AAUW Mission Statement:
To advance gender equity for women and girls through research, education,
and advocacy
Gaithersburg Branch – in its 53rd year
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Holiday Giving
AAUW Gaithersburg suggests several funds to consider in making holiday contributions:
AAUW Gaithersburg Scholarship fund at Montgomery College, Two options:
o Mail a check to Montgomery College Foundation, 9221 Corporate Blvd, 3rd Floor, Rockville, MD 20850. List AAUW Gaithersburg Scholarship on the Memo line.
o Donate online at www.Montgomerycollege.edu: Click the Donate button, At the next window, select “Other” in the “Find a Designation” box and write “AAUW Gaithersburg Scholarship” in the Comments box, then fill in the usual donation information.
o All donations to the branch scholarship at Montgomery College are tax deductible.
AAUW National funds: either click the Donate button on the AAUW.org website or mail your personal check made out to AAUW Inc and listing the selected fund on the Memo line to: Edith Allison, AAUW Gaithersburg Treasurer, 11224 Troy Road, Rockville, MD 20852.
o AAUW National – Greatest Needs Fund provides support for AAUW to sustain core operations, advocacy efforts and program expansion. Contributions to this fund are tax deductible.
o AAUW National – Public Policy Fund “champions gender equity through education and advocacy for inclusive policies that remove barriers to success in higher education and workplaces.” Your contribution to this fund is not tax deductible.
o AAUW National- Defend Higher Education Fund enables AAUW to elevate the critical higher education issues impacting women, mobilize advocates across the country, and provide strategic resources to students, staff and faculty on campuses. Your contribution to this fund is not tax deductible.
Postponed until the spring
December 6, 2025
11:00 am – 1:00 pm
In person Video presentation:
TombEes du Ciel,
Mina Parsont’s Family Holocaust Survival Story
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Events sponsored by nearby AAUW branches
and AAUW Maryland:
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AAUW Kensington-Rockville
See website at https://kensingtonrockville-md.aauw.net/ -
AAUW Bethesda-Chevy Chase Branch
Second Saturday of the month, 11:00 am at Fox Hill in Bethesda
Zoom invitation will be sent in advance or contact Margery Sullivan msullivan[at]niaid[dot]nih[dot]gov.
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Advancing Equality for Women and Girls
Gaithersburg branch of AAUW (American Association of University Women)
is part of a network of over 100,000 women supporting AAUW’s mission to advance equity for women and girls through advocacy, education, philanthropy, and research.
All activities are open to the public. For more information use the contact button above.
- Annual Used Book Sale
- Lobby Corps: Members of Gaithersburg and other AAUW branches in the Washington, DC area visit Congressional offices once or twice a month to educate policymakers on issues important to AAUW members. Lobby Corps participants are advised by AAUW professional staff.
- The branch meets monthly to hear a speaker on issues important to women.
- The branch also sponsors monthly meetings of special interest groups, including: Her-story and International Relations/Great Decisions