Highlights and Notes
President’s message
Happy May! I hope everyone is well and you are looking forward to sunny days ahead. May is the primary election month. We have some tight races going on in our county and I encourage everyone to please vote. As you all know, this was a hard fought right and we need to use our voices and voting power. I want to thank Lisa Phipps, our public policy chair for organizing and moderating a very successful AAUW Tillamook County Candidates Forum in April. Between the live audience and Zoom attendees, we had nearly 100 people attend. This was an excellent showing and I appreciate all the work that went into the preparations. Britta Lawrence, Patrice Rouska, and Sue Luce all stepped up to help and it made a big difference in being sure we had a successful event. Here is a link to the recording if you missed it https://youtu.be/Ehf-W-0oGUM?si=tle2eH1cZogMF6nW.
We have two open officer positions to fill for next year. Kelly Benson’s term is up and she has decided not to continue in the membership VP position. We also still need to fill the vacant program officer position. Both roles are critical to the success of our branch. If anyone is interested in rolling up their sleeves and taking on the challenge, I would be happy to talk with you about the roles and how you can contribute. Please reach out to me heidiluquette@gmail.com by May 15. We will vote at our upcoming meeting on May 18. Thank you to Gail Nelson who has agreed to continue as our secretary, and Sue Luce who has agreed to continue as treasurer.
This month we are not going to have a program but rather a membership meeting to vote on the officers and discuss plans for the induction ceremony. The meeting is only on ZOOM. We will not be meeting in person this month.
MAY MEMBERSHIP MEETING
Saturday, May 18, 10 AM – NO IN PERSON MEETING
Zoom link only: SEE BELOW
Agenda:
- Dues renewal discussion – Sue Luce
- Vote on officers for next year – Heidi Luquette
- Induction Ceremony Input from Members – Heidi Luquette
- President’s report – Heidi Luquette
- Treasurer’s report – Sue Luce
- Scholarship chair report – Lisa Sage
- Funds chair report – Bonita Smulski-Bizeau
Topic: May Membership Meeting
Time: May 18, 2024 10:00 AM Pacific Time
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