NOVEMBER 2024 – VIRTUAL BRANCH MEETING
Tuesday, November 19, 2024
Log in to Zoom meeting: 7:00 pm*
Presentation begins: 7:15 pm
Presentation: Meet Branch Scholarship Recipients
Speakers: Some of the branch scholarship recipients at Montgomery College and The Universities at Shady Grove will share information about what they are studying and their future goals
*NOTE: The Zoom link will be sent to members and friends a few days prior to the meeting.
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OCTOBER 2024 – VIRTUAL BRANCH MEETING
Tuesday, October 15, 2024
Presentation: Update – What was it Like at the DNC?
Speaker: Judy Carbone, President of Garrett County, Maryland Branch, who attended the 2024 Democratic National Convention
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SEPTEMBER 2024 – VIRTUAL BRANCH MEETING
Tuesday, September 17, 2024
Presentation: Update – Maryland’s Reproductive Freedom Ballot Initiative (for November 5, 2024 election)
Speaker: Julie Wiater Ransel, Executive Vice President for
Montgomery County NOW
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June 2024 – Celebratory Lunch
Saturday June 1, 2024
Celebration of Mary Wykes’ recent 99th birthday
with potluck lunch at Asbury Parkview Club Room
11:30 – 1:00
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MAY 2024 – VIRTUAL ANNUAL BUSINESS MEETING AND PROGRAM
Tuesday, May 21, 2024
Candidates for branch office will be voted on and
the 2024-2025 budget will be presented to members
Log in to Zoom meeting: 7:00 pm
Presentation begins: 7:15 pm
Program
No April Branch Meeting
AAUW Gaithersburg Used Book Sale April 11 – 13, 2024
Sponsored by AAUW Gaithersburg Branch
in cooperation with Asbury Methodist Village
MARCH 2024 – VIRTUAL BRANCH MEETING
Tuesday, March 19, 2024
Program: Meet Branch Scholarship Recipients
Students from Montgomery College will share their educational activities and aspirations with the branch and answer questions.
FEBRUARY 2024 – VIRTUAL BRANCH MEETING
Tuesday, February 20, 2024
Program: Discussion of upcoming AAUW election and possible bylaws changes
See election information on the AAUW national website:
https://www.aauw.org/resources/member/governance-tools/national-election/2024-aauw-proposed-bylaws-changes/
JANUARY 2024 – VIRTUAL BRANCH MEETING
Tuesday, January 16, 2024
Program: A Guide to Ranked Choice Voting
Speaker: Dr. Brianna A. Smith
Assistant Professor of Political Science, U.S. Naval Academy
DECEMBER 2023 – ANNUAL HOLIDAY GATHERING
Saturday December 9, 2023
NOVEMBER 2023 – VIRTUAL BRANCH MEETING
Tuesday, November 14, 2023 (NOTE: revised date)
Topic: Why is the Equal Rights Amendment not in the Constitution?!
And what can we do about it?!
Speaker: Julie Waiter Ransel – Maryland NOW ERA Taskforce
Executive VP – Montgomery County MD NOW
OCTOBER 2023 – VIRTUAL BRANCH MEETING
Tuesday, October 17, 2023
Program: Wonderbook – AAUW Gaithersburg Book Sale Partner
Speaker: Chuck Roberts, long-time owner of Wonderbook
SEPTEMBER 2023 – VIRTUAL BRANCH MEETING
Tuesday, September 19, 2023
Program: Diversity and Inclusion Efforts at Montgomery College
Speaker: Sharon Wilder, Chief Equity and Inclusion Officer
JUNE 2023 – ANNUAL CELEBRATION AND POTLUCK LUNCH
Saturday, June 10, 2023
Potluck meal and planning event
MAY 2023 VIRTUAL BRANCH MEETING
Tuesday, May 16, 2023
Topic: Divided Nation, Divided Town: One Woman’s Experience
Speaker: Emily Correll, with Montgomery History
NOTE – The Zoom link will be sent to members and friends
APRIL 2023 VIRTUAL BRANCH MEETING
Tuesday, April 18, 2023
Topic: Feeding Montgomery County’s Hungry
Speaker: Mardia Dennis, Director of Development
and Communications – Manna Food
MARCH 2023 VIRTUAL BRANCH MEETING
Tuesday, March 21, 2023
Topic: Women’s History Month: AAUW Members Who Made History
Speaker: Heather Reichardt, Member, Gaithersburg AAUW
FEBRUARY 2023 VIRTUAL BRANCH MEETING
Tuesday, February 21, 2023
Topic: New Research on Healthy Minds
Speakers: Anja Soldan PhD, Associate Professor
Corinne Pettigrew, PhD, Assistant Professor
December Holiday Gathering
Monday, December 12, 2022 11:30 am
CARRABBA’S ITALIAN GRILL
19935 Century Blvd
Germantown, MD 20874
NOVEMBER 2022 VIRTUAL BRANCH MEETING
Tuesday, November 15, 2022
Topic: Thurgood Marshall: A Trail-Blazing Civil Rights Victory
in Montgomery County
Speaker: Ralph Buglass, Montgomery History
October Branch meeting was replaced by the
AAUW Maryland Fall Conference
hosted by AAUW – Gaithersburg
Saturday, October 15
Topic: Ways to engage younger voters; then breakout groups for discussion
Keynote Speaker: Karla Silvestre, Director of Community Engagement at Montgomery College
After Lunch: Fall AAUW Maryland Board of Directors meeting
Sunday, September 18, 2022
Montgomery County Country Club
50th Anniversary
of the Gaithersburg Branch of the
American Association of University Women
Keynote Speaker: The Honorable Cheryl Kagan
State Senator, District 17
JUNE POTLUCK LUNCH CELEBRATING 50 YEARS
Saturday, June 11, 2022
MAY VIRTUAL BRANCH MEETING
Tuesday, May 17, 2022
Topic: Perspectives on Global Public Health
Speaker: Sharon Rudy, PhD
Dr. Rudy worked overseas to design and implement international health and education activities and worked with USAID and the CDC.
APRIL VIRTUAL ANNUAL BRANCH MEETING AND PROGRAM
Tuesday, April 19, 2022
ANNUAL MEETING:
Business meeting: members vote on branch officer candidates
and on budget for fiscal year starting July 1
PRESENTATION
Who is Pauli Murray and why you should know and celebrate her!
Presenters: Heather Reichardt and Maria Roberts
Gaithersburg AAUW Members
MARCH VIRTUAL BRANCH MEETING
Tuesday, March 15, 2022
Topic: The Civic Circle
Speaker:Eliza Newlin Carney
Founder and President, The Civic Circle
FEBRUARY 2022 VIRTUAL BRANCH MEETING
Tuesday, February 15, 2022
Topic: Interfaith Works – Supporting Montgomery County’s Vulnerable Families
Speaker: Teri Blandon, Director of Development
Interfaith Works, Rockville, MD
JANUARY 2022 VIRTUAL BRANCH MEETING
Saturday, January 22, 2022
Topic: Changes in the US Asylum System
Speaker: Giulia McPherson
Director of Advocacy & Operations
Jesuit Refugee Service/USA
DECEMBER 2021 HOLIDAY LUNCHEON
Monday, December 6: 11:15 am
In-Person gathering
Location: Carrabba’s Italian Grill, Germantown
Let Liz Hessel know if you plan to attend: liz[at]meral[dot]com
NOVEMBER 2021 VIRTUAL BRANCH
MEETING
Tuesday, November 16, 2021
Topic: Music therapy – what it is, who is a board-certified music therapist, benefits of music therapy. Will include an interactive demonstration
Speaker: Meghan Roche, board-certified music therapist, owner of Wholistic Music Therapy, specializing in clients with dementia
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September 2021 – June 2022 Branch Meetings
VIRTUAL BRANCH MEETING
Tuesday, October 19, 2021
Topic: “Student Updates From Our 2021 Scholarship Recipients”
Speakers: Several scholarship recipients
VIRTUAL BRANCH MEETING
TUESDAY SEPTEMBER 21, 2021 – 7:00 pm
Topic: “Montgomery County Agricultural Reserve –
A Place With Purpose”
Speaker: Caroline Taylor
Executive Director of the Montgomery Countryside Alliance
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September 2020 – June 2021 VIRTUAL BRANCH MEETINGS
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ZOOM MEETING TRAINING SESSION
Thursday, September 10 at 7 pm
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VIRTUAL BRANCH MEETING
Tuesday, September 15, 2020
Log in to Zoom meeting: 7:15 pm; Presentation begins: 7:30 pm
Topic: “Decimal Point Please!
The New Narrative in the African and African American Art Market”
Speaker: Alvah T. Beander, ISA, MRICS, ASA
President, Melanin Art Appraisals, Inc.
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VIRTUAL BRANCH MEETING
Tuesday, October 20, 2020
Log in to Zoom meeting: 7:15 pm; Presentation begins: 7:30 pm
TOPIC: Student Stories From Our 2020 Scholarship Recipients
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POST ELECTION ZOOM SOCIAL HOUR+
Friday, November 6 at 4:30pm
Chat about our voting experiences (and anything else) from this year.
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VIRTUAL BRANCH MEETING!
Tuesday, November 17, 2020
Log in to Zoom meeting: 7:15pm; Presentation begins: 7:30pm
Topic: “Weaving the Use of GIS* Through the 2020 Census Design”
(*Geospatial Information Systems)
Speaker: Dierdre D. Bishop, Chief Geography Division, U.S. Census Bureau
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VIRTUAL BRANCH HOLIDAY GATHERING!
Tuesday, December 15, 2020
Log in to Zoom meeting: 7:15pm; Presentation begins: 7:30pm
A HOLIDAY MUSICAL PERFORMANCE
Wynne Roos – Harp
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Tuesday, January 19, 2021
Please Join Us for the AAUW Gaithersburg January 19 Meeting — a two-part discussion about understanding and responding to the recent racist and political upheaval.
Part 1: Attend the AAUW Virtual Townhall with AAUW Board Chair Julia Brown and the Racial and Social Justice Working Group at 4:00 pm on January 19, 2021.
Part 2: Join a Zoom discussion of the AAUW Board Townhall with other members of the Gaithersburg branch at 7:00 pm on January 19, 2021.
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FEBRUARY 2021 VIRTUAL BRANCH MEETING
Tuesday, February 16, 2021
Log in to Zoom meeting: 7:00 pm*
Presentation begins: 7:15 pm
Topic: “AGEISM – HOW IT IMPACTS EVERYONE”
Speaker: Heather Reichardt,
VP-Programs, AAUW – Gaithersburg
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MARCH 2021 VIRTUAL BRANCH MEETING
Tuesday, March 16, 2021
Log in to Zoom meeting: 7:00 pm*
Presentation begins: 7:15 pm
Topic: “WHAT DO YOU FEED YOUR PET RAVENS:
DECODING NORSE MYTHOLOGY”
Speaker: Lois Liggett
Branch member – AAUW – Gaithersburg
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APRIL 2021 VIRTUAL BRANCH MEETING
Tuesday, April 20, 2021
Log in to Zoom meeting: 7:00 pm*
Presentation begins: 7:15 pm
Topic: “Why We Believe: The Science Behind
Why We Accept Conspiracy Theories”
Speaker: Dr. Patricia Maclay
Branch member – AAUW – Gaithersburg
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May 2021 VIRTUAL BRANCH MEETING
Tuesday, May 18, 2021
Topic: “Montgomery County Climate Change Action Plan”
Speaker: Edie Allison
AAUW Gaithersburg President
Installation of Branch Officers for 2021-2022 Operating Year
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