Greetings from Pat

Dear AAUW Branch Members:

The holiday season is here!  How do we ever get so much done in a month?  One year, while I was working, I agreed to join a cookie exchange.  It ended with 14 of us participating.  It was wonderful having 14 dozen different holiday cookies, but it was so much work baking the same amount.  Somehow, though, with a job and family, I was inspired to participate.  Some things just seem worth doing.

I’m becoming involved in Mentoring Across Ages, Jesse Reibson’s program.  I will soon be getting a student to mentor.  This certainly seems to be something worth doing.  I think it will be a fulfilling experience.

We had a wonderful time at the Palmer Museum in State College.  We enjoyed the exhibit, “Wos Up Man?”  It was a collection of around 80 works of art by 50 artists who were self-taught.  It’s called “Outsider Art” or “Raw Art” and the mediums were certainly varied—mud, coffee, house paint, and glitter among other things.  We also were able to have a brief meeting preceding our lunch at Marsala Indian Restaurant.  We had a private room to ourselves.  The weather was perfect!

I’m looking forward to Bellefonte Victorian Christmas in December.  Hopefully, the weather will again be perfect.

I wish a wonderful holiday season to all of you and your families.

Sincerely,
   Pat

For our December program we will be celebrating a Victorian Christmas in historic Bellefonte with lunch at Schnitzel's Tavern and the Victorian house tour on Saturday, December 10.

We will leave Lock Haven at 11 a.m. and have lunch about 11:30 (with a short meeting). 

The tours begin at 2 p.m.  More details on page 3.

January Meeting Saturday, January 7, 2006 10:00 a.m. Rebecca Gross Room Third floor of Ross Library Speaker:  Kathy Yorks Topic:  Science Issues and How They Affect Women's Career Choices All who wish to will lunch afterward @ Ruby Tuesday

American Association of University Women, Lock Haven, Pennsylvania  Branch

Minutes of the Branch Meeting
of November 12, 2005

The American Association of University Women, Lock Haven Branch held a brief meeting on November 12, 2005 at Masala Indian Restaurant, State College with 11 members and 2 guests in attendance.  Officers in attendance were Andie Bennett, Pat Burd, and Carol Hildebrand.

Reports of Officers

Secretary:  There were no additions or corrections to the October meeting minutes as published in the November Lockletter.

Treasurer:  No report.  The Treasurer’s report was published in the November Lockletter.

Program Vice President:  Andie Bennett reported that the December meeting will be a trip to the Victorian Christmas in Bellefonte on December 10, 2005.  The Telephone Committee will again call all members and will determine how many are attending and how many wish to carpool from the former Ames parking lot.  Details on timing will be given in the phone calls.

Membership:  No report.

Reports of Committees

Write-Read-Write:  Betty Nelson reported that the Write Read Write Program has been scheduled with one of the fifth grade classes at the Woodward School.  Betty asked that members who wish to take part in the program let her know.

Festival of Trees:  The Christmas Tree Decorating Committee will be meeting on November 16, 2005 at 6:30 at the home of Carol Hildebrand.  This will be the final meeting to prepare for decorating the tree on December 1^st or 2^nd.  Information on the date and time will follow.

Unfinished Business

Carol Hildebrand passed around an envelope for donations to Books for Babies.  This was the final collection at the branch meetings for this program.  Anyone still wishing to contribute may send a donation directly to the Friends of the Ross Library.

New Business

Give a Grad a Gift:  Pat Burd briefly described a new program which allows a discounted membership in AAUW to be given as a gift to qualifying graduates.

Membership Grant:  Pat announced that she applied for a membership grant and won for the district.  The branch was awarded two free vouchers for National and State membership.  This will be discussed further at the Board and general meetings.

As there was no further business, the meeting was adjourned.

Carol Hildebrand, Secretary

Member Care and Concerns

We wish to extend wishes for strength and hope to all of you who are facing health or other difficult issues. 

We wish peace and joy to all our members and their families during the holiday season and through the coming year.

Book Discussion in April

The book Balzac and the Little Chinese Seamstress by Dai Sijie has been chosen for our April book discussion.  This book is available in paperback and can be ordered online through AAUW or from Dashem Books or wherever.

Book Sorting

 Book sorting has been going on at both the garage and Lois Day's house. We will officially begin our book sorting at the Ross Library in January.  We expect to begin the 2nd or 3rd Tues.  I will be sending out an email the week before as a reminder.  Hope to see you there.  Nell

December Meeting Details

We will be car pooling from "old Ames" parking lot. at 11 a.m.  Please call (726-7071) or email (ncarnein@kcnet.org) Nell Carnein if you plan on attending and let her know whether or not you are willing to drive.  Cost of lunch is approx. $10.00 without tax or tip.  This includes sandwich, soup and beverage.  We will be ordering from the menu and have separate checks.  We will be in a private dining room.  If you enter the building from High St., the tavern is downstairs; if you enter from the parking lot in the rear of the building you are on the correct floor.  The cost of the house tour tickets is $10.00 per person.  The tickets are available across the street from the tavern.

Directions:  Take either I-80 to the new route I-99 and get off at the Bellefonte exit or take Rte. 64 toward State College.  Take PA 550 S into Bellefonte.  As you approach the downtown, turn right onto PA 144/ 550/ S. Allegheny St. (there will be signs).  Turn left onto W. High St.  Schnitzel’s Tavern is on the right hand side of the street at 315 W. High St.  There is parking in the rear.

January Meeting

On Saturday, January 7, at 10 a.m. we will meet in the Rebecca Gross Room on the third floor of Ross Library.  Kathy Yorks, biology teacher at Central Mt. High School, will talk to us about science issues and how they affect women's choices for a career. Questions welcome.  All who wish to will lunch afterward @ Ruby Tuesday's.