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March/April 2019 VolumeXXV, No. 2
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After missing November’s meeting due to inclement weather, the AAUW’s evening reading group, Books
at the Boulevard, had great December and January meetings. Dickens’ “A Christmas Carol” was read for
December and, along with a few gifts exchanged, the Holiday party was a fun one with great discussion
not only about the book, but about our own Christmases past, present, and future. We shared traditions,
stories, favorite (and least favorite) gifts received and all the fun that’s to be had during the holiday
season. It was a great gathering.
The Group enjoyed “Lincoln’s Last Trial” in January. We find it a bit difficult to discuss non-fiction, but our
review of this book was still interesting and we all learned a bit about Lincoln we didn’t know.
The Books at the Boulevard group meets the second Thursday of each month (with some
exceptions) at 6:00 p.m. at the Boulevard Grille located on Southmont Boulevard. We’ve been enjoying
a growing of attendants of around eight to ten each month – we’re growing and welcome anyone who is
interested in joining us!
We’ve planned our books and schedule up through and including fall’s reads with a month off to
accommodate the AUUW Book Sale. We normally choose about six months of books at a time and the
person who chooses a book leads the discussion. A lot of time you can find discussion questions on-line,
but it’s not a worry as they aren’t available for all books. This is totally a NO PRESSURE reading group!
Please consider joining our group. E-mail Billie Zahurak at [email protected] if you plan on
attending so we can include you in our reservations. Feel free to visit even if you didn’t read the book, as
well, just to check it out
Hope to see you at Books at the Boulevard soon!
Upcoming books are as follows:
February 12 (TUESDAY) June – summer break/ AAUW Book Sale
The Kiss Quotient , Helen Hoang July 11
March 14 The Tattooist of Auschwitz , Heather Morris
The Silence of the Girls , Pat Berker August 8 – tentative
April 11 A Knight in Tarnished Armor, P. J. Lambert.
Nine Perfect Strangers ,Liane Moriarity This is an exciting event as the author will be
May 9 joining our discussion
The Great Alone, Kristin Hannah September 12
Dead Letters , Caite Dolan-Leach
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Books at the Boulevard
by Billie Zahurak ([email protected])
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by Rita King ([email protected])
Come and enjoy great company at food! Bring your friends The Dining Club will meet on 5:45 PM on Friday, March 29th at The Bistro in the Geistown Shopping Center. The April26th meeting will be held at 5:45 PM at Jim & Jimmies at 3900 Somerset Pike.
by Doris Leidy
Our February Business Meeting will be held on February 23, 2019 at the Johnstown Library Community Room, Main Street, Johnstown at 12:30 PM. AAUW member, Heidi Staib, will give a 15-20 minute presentation about the Johnstown Literacy Council. Hope to see you there!
FWA Gym is located at 200 Lincoln Street, Johnstown. It is a great family and community gym. It has supported AAUW by giving us storage space and gift certificates for our fund-raisers. If you are 65 or older, you can get free gym membership with Silver Sneakers programs through your Part B Supplemental Medicare Coverag Insurance. For information call Oscar at 539-0164. Check out the website : https://www.facebook.com/FWA-Gym-116785155040698/
Member Testimonial: I really hate to exercise, but after hearing about the FWA gym from fellow AAUW members, I've given it a try. I joined the gym a few months ago and now have a renewed desire to get this old body moving again! The FWA gym is a pleasant, clean, and fun place to get some exercise. You can use the machines, weights, or just walk the padded track. The staff and patrons are friendly and make you feel right at home! If you want to be in better shape than the shape you're in, the FWA gym is the place to go!! Betty Zahurak
Betty Zahurak
AAUW's Thirsty Thursday will be held on March 7, 2019 at the Balance Restaurant, 415 Main St., Johnstown from 5-7 PM.
Come and join the fun! Talk, laugh and learn more (maybe too much) about your fellow AAUW members. Bring a friend. All is Welcome!
Amazon Smile is a simple and automatic way for you to support Johnstown Branch AAUW every time you shop, at no cost to you. When you shop at smile.amazon.com, you’ll find the exact same low prices, vast selection and convenient shopping experience as Amazon.com, with the added bonus that Amazon will donate a portion of the purchase to us. On your first visit to Amazon Smile smile.amazon.com, select AAUW Johnstown Branch and all future purchases will result in a donation.
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by Barbara Zaborowski ([email protected])
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There was a delay in getting the results of the Property Proposal out because the voting deadline was extended due to problems with postage and mail delivery. However, the results are now official, with votes being cast by 63 of 80 (79%) of our members. Of those, 12 (19%) voted YES, 46 (73%) voted NO, and 5 (8%) abstained. Therefore, the proposal did not pass. Some people were concerned about property ownership and maintenance, others about this property’s condition and/or location, and still others about the notion of running a year-round book store. While the concept may have been disconcerting to some, the proposal has generated a great deal of discussion about the future of our Book Sale as our primary fundraiser, the possible need to secure a more permanent “home” for some of our events, and the direction our branch should move toward in the future. At the Special Membership Meeting on November 27, it was suggested by some of those present that a special Task Force be formed to focus on these concerns. We will formally act on this idea at the February 23 Membership Meeting and would like to see many of you volunteer to be a part of this group. I hope that you will consider doing so and look forward to seeing you at the next meeting.
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March 25th meeting: at Penn Highlands Community College at 6:30 p.m. in commemoration of Women's History Month we will have a presentation by Amy Miller and her students on "Women in Science- Making a Difference ". This will be a unique presentation. DATE/PLACE CHANGE! Because of Memorial Day, our May meeting has been changed to May 20th at 6:00 PM. We will me meeting the private eating area at Jake's Bar and Grill at the Galleria. We elect officers at the May meeting and pull names for "free memberships". Call me at 243-6392 if you will need transportation to either meeting.
BUILDING PROPOSAL UPDATE
by Pat Grzybicki ([email protected])
by Doris Leidy ( [email protected])
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Eloise Romano named "Member Making a Difference
by Pat Grzybicki ([email protected])
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The "Member Making a Difference Award" is a state award for recognition of a recent-term contribution by an unsung Branch member exemplifying the spirit of AAUW. Eloise is a dedicated and hard-working member of the Fundraising Committee, in part by generating ideas and seeking donations from businesses and individuals. She also tirelessly helps with every aspect of the Book Sale by spending countless hours collecting and sorting books and working at the set-up and sale. A Johnstown Branch Member since 2016, she is a retired elementary teacher with 40 years of service, and an accomplished pianist and organist who plays in many churches and at numerous events in the area.
To Whom It May Concern: I am honored to be awarded the American Association of Women Scholarship. I am a single mother, working full-time and going to school full-time. With different situations going on with money right now, I appreciate being chosen for this scholarship. My goal is to be a successful business owner after I complete the Business Management Associates Degree from Penn Highlands. Thank you again for your gift. Sincerely, Angela Santecroce 53407 Pennsylvania Highlands Community College Class of 2019
Johnstown Branch AAUW members want to support businesses and organizations that support us. Betsy and Tom Wright did an amazing job in helping us with our first Trivia Event. If you are planning a dinner, party, shower, wedding, etc. , be sure to give them a call.
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Please accept our appreciation for your donation of $167 to the area Literacy Council. (This money was collected at the Christmas Luncheon) The Council relies solely on area donations and your donation will be used to replenish our students' workbooks and teaching manuals. Sincerely, The Literacy Council Board
AAUW members should know that they are welcome to attend the Johnstown Board Meetings. The Board would love to have members see how decisions are made and even voice their opinions on issues. Our next Board Meeting is scheduled for May 1st at 1:00 PM at the Pennsylvania Highlands Community College Board Room. Hope to see you there!
Letter from Literacy Council December 22, 2018 To the members of Johnstown AAUW
Pennsylvania
by Dr. Barbara Zaborowski ([email protected]) Western District Coordinator
Please mark your calendars for the spring meeting of the AAUW Western District.
This year's meeting will be held on Saturday, March 30th from 10:00 AM - 2:00 PM at the Park Inn by Radisson, 45 Holiday Inn Rd., Clarion, PA. Cost to attend the meeting will be $20.00. The theme will be using Public Policy to Develop Programs.
Additional information will be forthcoming including registration details.
At our May meeting we will be electing the following officers/board members: Treasurer, VP Membership and VP Fund-Raising. The Nominating Committee, looking for members to fill these positions are: Doris Leidy ([email protected]), Joy Skelley ([email protected]) and Kathy Mandrgoc (pollypanic@atlanticbbnet) If you are interested in any of these positions or would like to nominate someone for a position, please contact one of the members of the Nominating Committee. We would love to see new faces with inspiring ideas leading this organization. Please consider an office!
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visiting legislators, educating the public, holding rallies, writing letters, attending Congressional hearings and asking for municipal resolutions, By June 2018 we had a majority PA legislators onboard to pass HB722 which would have allowed the first step towards a Constitutional Amendment to allow a fair, transparent process in which legislative lines would be drawn by a committee of citizens (not legislators). At that time ONE MAN, the chair of the Government Committe, who had to that point not allowed a committee vote on HB722, added amendments to the bill that basically destroyed the context of the bill. The bill was never voted upon in the PA Congress. What Fair Districts has learned is that to get anything done in PA Congress we have to reform the rules. NO ONE MAN, REPRESENTING ONLY ONE DISTRICT, should stop a vote on a bill that has bi-partisan and public support. So our direction this year is to REFORM THE RULES in the PA Congress, so that no
one man can stop voting in the Congress and that no one party (Republican or Democrat) be allowed to draw legislative lines that TAKES AWAY YOUR VOTE!
by Deanna Haddle ([email protected])
Reform the Rules Fair Districts PA is a non-partisan orgaization, supported by AAUW-PA, The League of Women Voters, etc. that has been fighting to end gerrymandering in PA. For two years up until June 2018, the organization worked diligently: having petitions signed,
Josephine Romani: Outstanding Woman by Maryann Minihan ([email protected])
Our recipient, like most of us, is a daughter, a sister, a wife and a proud mother. To us she is a friend. She joined the American Association of University Women in 1994. From that time she diligently worked toward the goals and served in many capacities for the good of this organization. She served as President from 2004-2010, served as Historian, chaired Hospitality, chaired the Second Tuesday Book Group and co-chaired the Used Book Sale. In 1998 and 2001 she was named the Educational Foundation Named Gift Awardee. She impacted the need for our organization to become an online presence. She truly proved an asset and friend to all in our organization. We are delighted to bestow the 2019 Outstanding Woman Award to Josephine.
Drop in between 11 am and 1 pm for refreshments and information about our work. Members of the board would like to meet you and thank our wonderful tutors. For more information go to http://cambriacountyliteracy.org/
Open House
by Heidi Staib ([email protected])
Join the Cambria County Literacy Council at their Spring Open House on March 30, 2019 at the Cambria County Library Community Room.
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the same collection sites as in the fall but are waiting on a few confirmations. At this point our collections are on par with last year and we get calls regularly from people who have books to donate. Those books will be sorted before the April/May collection and Ann Furlong will once again coordinate sorting dates in the spring. Sorting will continue to be held Monday and Thursday from 1-3 pm. It is also not too early to mark your calendars for the sale itself. This year the dates are June 10 and 11 for setup and June 12-15 for the sale itself. It is work but it is also fun, and a great chance to spend time with other members.
by Kathy Howanek ([email protected])
In spite of frigid temperatures and icy sidewalks, in book sale world it is time to get ready for the spring collection! The collection dates will be April 15 through May 19. Ann Fattman will begin contacting members in mid March to schedule volunteers to pick up books and deliver them to our storage facility. We anticipate the same
We are very fortunate this year in the procurement of boxes thanks to the
owners of Tony's Subs, (daughter and son-in-law of member Deb McKenzie)
who have been saving boxes for months. So please, anytime you don't feel
like cooking or want a treat, support Tony's Subs. You can check out the menu
at http://tonyssubs.com/ We like to support businesses that support the branch!
present our scholarships and member and community awards. We want to show our recipients and guests that we are strong in support of our mission, so please plan to attend. The cost is $23 per person. This year students from Westmont, Bishop McCort, and Conemaugh Valley will receive the $1500 scholarships. Videos of the students and their activities will be presented. The Branch will also honor members who have contributed greatly to our group with Jo Romani receiving Outstanding Woman Award, Eloise Romano receiving Member Making a Difference Award, and Nancy Miller receiving Named Gift Award. Marie Mock will receive our Gateway to Equity Award for her contributions to our community. We hope all members will attend this very special event for our group.
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ RESERVATION FORM FOR SCHOLARSHIP AND AWARDS BANQUET, APRIL7, 2019 Name_________________________________________________ #Attending__________ Send this form with name and $23 check for each attendee made out to Johnstown Branch, AAUW to Georgia Yeager, 1022 Haverford St., Johnstown, PA 15905. Reservations are due by Monday, April 1, 2019.
Scholarship Banquet by Nancy Miller([email protected])
Our Leora G. Rager Scholarship and Awards Luncheon will be held at 1:00 PM Sunday, April 7, 2019 in the President's Room at Sunnehanna Country Club. This is our most important function of the year where we
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Dr. Shirley Jackson
March is Women's History Month and we have a very special program to honor the contributions of women scientists/engineers. On March 25th at 6:30 PM at Pennsylvania Highlands Community College, the young women of the University of Pittsburgh at Johnstown's Society of Women Engineers will present a program highlighting women in science through history. The Society of Women Engineers organization is mentored by AAUW member, Amy Miller. The Women in Science: Making a Difference is open to the public. Bring friends, daughters, grand-daughters. Let us learn about and celebrate the contributions of some of our best women scientists together.
Women in Science
Making a Difference
by Georgia Yeager ([email protected]) It’s hard to imagine that a year has gone by, but March is “renew your membership” month. That’s right! As of March 15, I will again be accepting your checks for $70 for the 2019-20 dues year. Please make checks payable to “AAUW Johnstown Branch” and mail them to Georgia Yeager, 1022 Haverford Street, Johnstown 15905. The last day for dues payment is June 30, 2019. Those who joined last fall at the $40 rate will now owe $70 for the coming year. I am again offering to take dues payments in installments. You can pay $10, $20 or $30 per month – whatever works for you as long as the $70 is paid by June 30. It may seem like a lot of money, but don’t forget all the good your money does: national fellowships and scholarships; lobbying for causes important to girls and women; a national presence and voice for women and women’s issues; and so much more! Ten dollars of our dues also supports similar efforts at the state level in Pennsylvania. The Membership Committee voted this month to begin holding our recruiting efforts and our Meet and Greet in March each year to bring our practices in line with other branches in the state. Since we held a Meet and Greet already this fiscal year (September), we will not repeat that event in March 2019, but we will make a concerted effort to recruit new members this spring. If you know of women who are interested, please forward to me by April 1 their names, addresses, phone numbers, and email addresses (if you know them). You can also bring prospective members to the March meeting, Scholarship Luncheon, or open program meeting at The Discovery Center in April. Membership materials will be available at those events. The next Meet and Greet will be March 2020. Our current membership is at 81 and 8 of them are Life Members. At our Scholarship and Awards Luncheon in April, we will honor fifty-year memberships for Leora Rager and Rosemary Hagadus. Fifty years of membership in AAUW is quite a milestone! Come to the luncheon to help celebrate Lee and Rosemary. DIRECTORY UPDATE Please correct the address of Elizabeth Thomas in the directory. She lives at 138 Spory Road, Boswell, PA 15531 (not Davidsville). Please add Susan W. Martin Kelly, 410 Princeton Avenue, Johnstown, PA 15905; 539-8003; [email protected]. Please add Marsha Pauley, 375 Theatre Drive, Apt 5306, Johnstown
241-3071; [email protected].
Membership Corner
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Ms. Mock is a three-term council woman, and current Deputy Mayor, of the City of Johnstown. She is a strong advocate of the City of Johnstown, working tirelessly to promote the city and its neighborhoods. She is a founding member of the West End Improvement Group, serving as the group’s Secretary/Treasurer. Ms. Mock, along with Council woman Sylvia King, is involved in the rehabilitation of the hockey rink at Roxbury Park. The council women are working on obtaining grants and funding to complete this project. During the summer months, Ms. Mock is involved in the various community garden projects in the city, working tirelessly at the Laurel Avenue Community garden. On summer evenings, she can be seen driving around the West End of Johnstown watering the flower boxes that line the streets and ensuring that the public garden space on Haws Pike is blooming. Ms. Mock also is known to put out a call for volunteers to help weed public space around the city on weekends, especially when there are big events coming up like Thunder in the Valley. Just check Facebook during the spring/summer/fall months and you will probably see a post! If that isn’t enough, Ms. Mock is also actively involved with Vision 2025, United Neighborhoods, and many other projects that aren’t on people’s radar. When she is not working to improve the City of Johnstown, Ms. Mock, a 1979 alum of Cambria Rowe Business College, is an Assistant Vice President and Personal Trust Officer at Ameriserv Financial. She is also a wife, mother of three grown children, and a grandmother.
Gateway to Equity Award by Paula Tomko
The Johnstown Chapter of AAUW has chosen Marie Mock as its 2019 Gateway to Equity Award Recipient. The Gateway to Equity Award honors an individual, group, or organization that promotes the AAUW mission to advance gender equality for women and girls through research, education, and advocacy.
AAUW SUPPORTS PAY EQUITY by Paula Tomko
Equal Pay Day dates for 2019:
· Tuesday, April 2: all women’s Equal Pay Day (Women overall v. Men overall - $0.80) · Tuesday, March 5: Asian American Women’s Equal Pay Day (Asian Women v. White, non-Hispanic Men - $0.85) · Friday, April 19: white women’s equal pay day (White, non-Hispanic Women v. White, non-Hispanic Men - $0.77) · Thursday, August 22: Black Women’s Equal Pay Day (Black Women v. White, non-Hispanic Men - $0.61) · Monday, September 23: Native Women’s Equal Pay Day (Native Women v. White, non-Hispanic Men - $0.58) · Wednesday, November 20: Latinas’ Equal Pay Day (Latinas v. White, non-Hispanic Men - $0.53) · Moms Equal Pay Day will be determined at a later date.
AAUW’s website will be updated to reflect these dates, but in the meantime please share this information with anyone who’s interested. These Equal Pay Days are great opportunities to call attention to the pay gaps most women face in their careers – you can use them as media “hooks” for op-eds, host events, or come up with other advocacy ideas!
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AAUW Field Trip/Program
AAUW Members A unique opportunity awaits you. In the process of procuring an AAUW Program, Doris Leidy, was informed that Dr. Schoreder and Fran Feyock, the two gentlemen who presen
presented the "Civil War Medicine" program last year, are taking buses to Gettysburg on Saturdays in April and May of this year. The bus trip would include presentations while on the bus and a battlefield tour of Gettysburg. I have taken a battlefield tour with Dr. Schroeder and I highly recommend it. Also, many of you attended the "Civil War Medicine" program last March and I am sure were duly impressed. We have had 30 people (AAUW members and friends/relatives) express interest in this program. So, we have reserved a bus and made lunch plans for the Gettysburg trip on Saturday, May 18th. The following is the information about the trip. Cost of Bus $1300 Speaker cost $303 (they are only charging for one speaker) $1603 The bus holds 55 people; so the cost will depend on the number of people who attend. Of course we can advertise outside the membership. Example: If 30 people attend, the cost will be $54.00/person If 45 people attend the cost will be $36.00person If 50 people attend the cost will be $33.00/person If 55 people attend the cost will be $30.00/person Note: I have rounded up the costs to the nearest dollar. Additional expenses : Lunch from menu at Hoss's in Gettysburg (pay your own)
Tip for bus driver (usually $1-$2 per person)
Tip for speakers (personal decision) Itinerary: Leave Menoher park n ride at 6:00 PM (This location may change) Stop at Sideling Hill on Turnpike Tour battlefield Lunch at Hoss's near battlefield Tour of Cemetery Return to Johnstown 6:30 - 7:00 PM So, if you haven't already expressed a interest in participating in the field trip; please email me your name and the name of any guests. Promote the trip to friends, neighbors, church members, etc. I was told that the bus will drive us to appropriate sites within the park, so walking should not be a concern. The more people that attend, the cheaper the cost of the trip. I plan to advertise to the public on April 1st if we don't have a number closer to the maximum of 55. Payment will be due on April 30th.
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