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ANNUAL MEMBERSHIP TEA MEETING

SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 10, 2016CH 3, DR 2

0930 - 11:30 A.M.

BRING A FRIEND AND A TEACUP

Tea, Coffee and Noshes will be provided.

Program: Dr. Eleanora (Norrie) Iberall Robbins, GeoscientistSan Diego State University, inducted into International Educators Hall

of Fame, 2016Topic: Teenagers Helping Bring Oxygen to Mars

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Corresponding Secretary Pat Allgeier

July and August Birthdays and more

Birthday wishes were sent to our members with July and August birthdays; who were Rabbi Joe

Mendelsohn July 3, Lora Morgan July 19, Rita Berlin July 23, Suzanne Merritt July 27, Lyla Wrobel August 1, Lura Dymond and Judy Manthone August 28.

Two of our members, Marjorie Berlin and Maureen Mehler have been spending time recuperating from recent surgeries. For those who don’t know, Marjorie now lives at the towers; but she has the same phone number. Please let me know of members who are ill or just need cheering up; so I can send a card.

MembershipMarguerite Stetson, VP Membership We currently have a number of members who have yet to renew their membership. I hope you will consider doing so at our September 10th meeting. Its our Annual Membership Tea and you are encouraged to identify someone you know who would like to become a member. Every meeting we can offer the reduced rate membership to new members. National would like you to sign up on the computer. If you do not have a computer or don’t know how to use one, I can help. It would be most helpful l if you completed the application form, particularly if there are any changes in phone or address.

I continue to look for new members that can assist me with Membership.

President’s CornerWanda Clifton

Summer has flown by and it is nearly September and time to begin meeting again. Mary Grace Carpenter has put together a wonder calendar this year and hope you all take advantage of it.

I will see you at our first meeting on Saturday, September 10 in CH3, DR 2 at 0930.

Until then, my warmest regards, Wanda

PS: For those who have yet to do so, please pay your annual dues. Thanks

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AAUW 2016-17 CALENDAR

Monthly Meetings: 9:30 A.M. - 11:30 A.M., Clubhouse 3, Dining Room 2, unless otherwise posted.Board Meetings: 10:00 a.m. to Noon in Clubhouse 3 Conference Room, second Wednesday of each month.Bridge Club: SabbaticalBook Club One: Members’ homes on the third Thursday of each month. Nancy Keller & Muriel AschMeals on Wheels: Distributes meals on Friday mornings from 10:00 until 11:30 a.m. Pat Allegeir

SEPTEMBER 10 ANNUAL MEMBERSHIP TEABring a friend and a tea cupPRESENTER: Dr. Norrie Iberall RobbinsTopic: “Teenagers Helping Bring Oxygen to Mars”

OCTOBER 1 PRESENTER: Vicki Chenevy, League of Women VotersTopic: “Elections and Propositions on November Ballot”

NOVEMBER 5 PRESENTER: Susan Alpert, Author Driving Solo and Later is Too Late

DECEMBER 3 HOLIDAY PROGRAM AND BRUNCH - Catered by Jolanda $6.00 members, Guest $16.00Mary Grace Carpenter, Mark Hochberg & the Laguna SingersRAFFLE RSVP

JANUARY 7 POTLUCK AND MOVIE: “CONCEIVING ADA (LOVELACE)”Everyone brings a dish for six (6) to share or pays $10.00 at the door. RSVP

TBA ANNUAL LAF LUNCHEON - CH 7, 11:00 AM

FEBRUARY NO MEETING

MARCH 4 PRESENTER: Darilyn Morgan, Morgan Law GroupTopic: “What the Government will do with your estate without a Trust”

APRIL 1 PRESENTER: Tonia Vojkofsky, PsyDTopic: “Keep Your Brain Stronger for Longer”

MAY 6 SPRING TRIP TO LAGUNA ART MUSEUMDocent TourLunch TBA Sign up required. Bus will leave at 10:30 AM from CH 3

JUNE NO MONTHLY MEETINGANNUAL FUNDRAISER FOR TECH TREKTIMELESS MELODIES — The Lady SingsLocation and Time TBADonation - $6.00 PER PERSON RAFFLERSVP                    

FEMALE WORLD LEADERSWritten by Betsy Enger

In January, 2015, there were 22 female world leaders. All of these world leaders were either elected in democratic elections, including both direct election and parliamentary election, or appointed to office by a ruling party or executive, and were thus not specifically elected to their post. Twelve women represent countries in Europe , three in Africa, four in South America, two in Asia, and one from a Caribbean country.

RECENT HISTORY'S IMPORTANT FEMALE LEADERS

Prime Minister Golda Meir of Israel (1969-1974) Golda Meir was born in Russia but raised in the United States. She was one of many young Jews

who emigrated to the British colony of Palestine in the early 20th century.She was one of the signatories of Israel's 1948 declaration of independence. She served as a Labor Party delegate to the first Israeli parliament and served in a

number of cabinet positions before being elected Prime Minister.As prime minister, Meir's term was dominated by the so-called "Yom Kippur War" of 1973, in which Israel was unexpectedly invaded by Egypt and Syria.

Prime Minister Indira Gandhi of India (1966-1977, 1980-1984) Indira Gandhi was the daughter of India's first prime minister, Jawaharial Nehru and was elected to lead his his political party, the Indian National Congress in 1960, following his death. After serving in the cabinet of Prime Minister Shastri, she in turn succeeded to the

office of prime minister following his death in 1966.Gandhi's two terms were tumultuous and eventful, and saw episodes such as a 1971 war with Pakistan over the disputed territory of Kashmir, the development of an Indian nuclear weapons program, and a so-called "Green Revolution" in farming that

transformed the country's agriculture. Her tenure was not a positive time for civil liberties, however, and for much of her rule parliamentary democracy was all but suspended. She was assassinated in 1984.

Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher of the United Kingdom (1979-1990)The daughter of a shopkeeper, Margaret Thatcher was elected to the British Parliamentin 1959, and served in the cabinet of Conservative Prime Minister Edward Heath from 1970 to 1974. In 1975 she was elected leader of the Conservatives, and was elected Britain's first female prime minister in 1979. Reelected twice before resigning in 1990, she remains one of the longest-serving female world leaders of all time.Fiercely ideological Thatcher was best known for steering her political party and

country sharply to the right through an aggressive agenda of tax cuts, privatization's union-busting, and cuts to government spending. In 1982 she led her country in a brief, successful war against Argentina to liberate Britain's Falkland Islands from

foreign invasion

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RECENT HISTORY'S IMPORTANT FEMALE LEADERS, con’t.

President Corazon Aquino of the Philippines (1986-1992)Corazon Aquino rose to prominence as the wife of Benigno Aquino, a leading opposition politician under the long dictatorship of Ferdinand Marcos. Followingher husband's assassination in 1983, she assumed the leadership of the anti-Marcos opposition. Three years later, she defeated Marcos in the 1986 election despite massive fraud from the Marcos campaign. Her inspirational story earned her the title of TIME magazine's 1986 "Person of the Year."As president, Aquino led a highly reformist government that introduced a new, democratic constitution and removed the various political restrictions that had contributed to the repression of the Marcos years.

Prime Minister Benazir Bhutto of Pakistan (1988-1990 1993-1996)Educated in England, Benazir Bhutto assumed the leadership of the Pakistan

People's Party in 1979, following the execution of her father, former Prime Minister Zulfikar Ali Bhutto. A leading opposition figure under the dictatorship of Gen. Zia-ul-Hag, she was elected prime minister of a coalition government in 1988 after his death.Bhutto's two terms in office helped democratize Pakistan after years of

dictatorship, but her government was also accused of widespread corruption. After losing office a second time 1996, she spent much of her later life once again in opposition, this time to the new dictatorship of Gen. Pervez Musharraf. After a period of exile, she was assassinated in 2007, shortly after returning to the

country. Her husband was then elected president in her place.

Chancellor Angela Merkel of Germany (2005)Merkel grew up in East Germany where she worked as a chemist. In 1991 she was elected to the unified parliament under the conservative Christian Democratic Partyand served as a cabinet minister under the government of Helmut Kohl. In 2000, she became head of the party and in 2005 was elected chancellor (prime minister.)Following the crippling worldwide economic recession of 2008, Merkel has

emerged as one of the world's most powerful leaders, due to her tight command of the Europe Union's largest economy. Though her government has been

financially generous towards some of Europe's more troubled nations,, she has pressed hard for austerity reforms for long-term recovery.

President Ellen Johnson Sir leaf of Liberia (2006)An economist by profession, Sir leaf was educated in the United States before returning to Liberia to serve in government of President William Tolbert, until his overthrow in 1980. For the next 25 years she spent in exil and trying for a

political comeback enduring jail terms and charges of treason for her activities. In 2005 she assumed the leadership of the united opposition to new dictator Charles Taylor and in 2006 was elected president following his exile. Sir leaf's presidency has focused mostly on rebuilding Liberia's democratic institutions and fostering national reconciliation after decades of civil war and oppression as well as helping modernize the countries economy. In 2011 she became the first-ever female world leader to be awarded a Nobel Peace Prize.

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JULIA KINGASAPPHIRE REGAN

Report from inside the Tech Trek Camp at UCIKathy Mulvaney, Co-Chair Tech Trek Community Project

Today'spresenta.onwasa100%be4erthanlastyear.They(Sylvia)changedtheformatforthegirlswhichIthinkhasmadeitmoreinteres.ngforthegirls.Each"Mom"has10girlsbut,thegirlsaredividedinto6coreareaswithothergirlsandtheyrevieweachnightwhathappenedinthegrouptowhichtheywereassigned.Sotheyallgettoshare.TheybroughtbackForensicsthisyear.Wecouldroamaroundbeforetheformalinfoforbranchesmee.ngandpeekintosomeoftheclasses.IgottoseeJuliaMi4enintherobo.csgroup.Thesameteacheraslastyear-sheteachesinWestminsterandotherTechTrekchairshavegonetowatchherteach.Theysaidthatshewasuniqueandspecial.

IgottotalkwithKinga'sdormMom,Rebecca.ShewasconcernedthatKingawouldhaveahard.meinthegroupbecauseshewasrefinedandpolite—shehasn't.Sheisateamplayer.However,theyplayedvolleyballandKinga'sdrivetowinandskillwereabitofahappyshock!

ReganTooheythoughtitwasthebestcampeverandintroducedmetoallofherdormbuddies.SheisintheinfovideoproductIongroupamileandahalfeachwayfromtheirdorms.Thegirlswalkanaverageof8-10milesadaybackandforthtoclassesandfood.Ididnotknowthecampusisovera1,000acres.

IcouldnotfindSapphireandaskedagroupinthedininghalliftheyknewher.Wow,wasIcaughtoffguardbytheirenthusiasmwhenIaskedabouther.Theyallknewherandbroughtmetohertable.Shewashavingawonderful.meinspiteofbeingbi4enbyawasptoday.

Eachgirlhasgo4entheopportunitytogoto6wetlabs,talktograduateassistants,professors,headsofdepartmentsandaveryenthusias.cprofessortoldthemwhattheyneededtodointheSTEMFIELDSinordertoenhancetheirresumesforcollegeapplica.ons.TodayareclassesinOp.csandepidimicology.

They(camp)arereallypuYnganemphasisonleadershipandconfidence.Theyhadacreditunioncomeinanddoaworkshoponwhatyourresponsibili.esarefinanciallyasanadult.Alotofroleplayingandextremelyinterac.ve-thegirlslovedit.Theywereshockedatwhattheyparentshadtodealwithtoruntheirhouseholds.

Tomorrowtheyarespendingthea\ernoonattheUCIthinktankcalledtheCOVEledbyBlackstone-Innovatorsinfindingnewandtalentedinventors.ThatnightischillnighteverythingyoualwayswantedtodowithLiquidNitrogen.Theyeliminatedthetriptothebeachfor.depoolstudies.Manyschoolsdoofferthattotheirstudentsbutnotathinktank.

FridayisatourofthecampusandaneveningwiththegalsfromNASA.Thisistheofficialworkingwebsite:Irvine-.wordpress.comPassword-techtrek2016!

UpdatedeverydayandwhencampisovertheywillputuptheCoreCampscheduleandthevideothatthegirlsproduced.Youcanaccesslastyears'campontheinternetatUCITechTrek2015withpicturesofallgirlsinmanydifferentseYngs.

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AfterthoughtsKathy Mulvaney, Co-Chair, Tech Trek Community ProjectAtlunchIsatwithwomenwhosend15girlstothreedifferentcampsandanothergroupwhosent31girls.Theyareallfromconsolidatedbranches.Duetoalackofpar.cipa.onwithintheirownbranchestheyformedlargergroupsofTechTreksupporterstomakeithappen.

Theyalsowereabletosecurea$5000grantfromVerizontohavethegirlsdevelopapps(coding)forteenagers.Fi\eengirlssignedupforthisinteres.ngopportunity.

Ifoundthisyear’seventtobesignificantlyimproved.Thecampwasfilledtocapacitywith118girlsandhadtheopportunitytoactuallyuseclassroomlabs.Thecurrentdirectorhascommi4edtoservenextyear.Itwasgreat!

FROM THE EDITOR:

We have thank you notes written by all four young women we sponsored. I am unable to copy and enlarge for this format; however, Joe Mendelsohn and I will work on getting them on our Branch website in the very near future. Or, we may make copies and have them available at meetings.

Thanks, Jack

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