Living the Mission in the

St. Lawrence County Branch

American Association of University Women

---

AAUW advocates for women and girls - not corporate special interests.

The St. Lawrence County Branch was formed in 1927. You can take a virtual tour of some branch highlights via our 80th Anniversay PowerPoint slide show. Our thanks to member Mary Bucher who researched and produced the show. (The file is large, so it may take a while to load!) Note - if you do not have Powerpoint, you can download a free viewer from Microsoft - for Windows 2000, XP or Vista or Windows 98 or ME.

We have 60 members from a diverse educational and employment background who work together to fulfill the mission of the American Association of University Women: to advance equity for women and girls through advocacy, education and research. In principle and practice, AAUW values and seeks a diverse membership. There are no barriers to full participation in this organization on the basis of gender, race, creed, age, sexual orientation, national origin, disability, or class.

2009 AAUW-NYS Convention Awards won:

• 1st place 21st Century Cultural Program for the 2009 Leaders and Readers in Women History Month program.
• 1st place 21st Century Voter Education for the 2008 Candidate Forums
• 2nd place 21st Century Community Program for the 2009 Professional Clothing Fair
• 21st Century Public Policy Taking Action Award for educating voters about the issues and candidates prior to Election Day 2008 and since
• Legal Advocacy Fund Awards:
  • 8th Place for Total LAF Contributions
  • 10th place for Per Capita Branch LAF Contributions
  • 5% Increase in LAF Giving over 2007 levels
  • 2nd Place in Contributions to the Evvie Currie Giving Circle
  • Three members were LAF Major Donors

Read the remarks of Mitzi Witchger, GREAT! who was the keynoter for our Celebrating 35 Years of Change: Title IX & Girls' & Women's Sports event on March 5, 2007. Hear an audio interview with her on NCPR!

Read the Executive Summary of the KIDS at RISK: A North Country Forum, held on Sept. 24, 2005.

Toxic Tide: No Place to Hide - A Preliminary Report on Cancer and the Environment in the North Country - from the 1998 Cross-Border Conference.

AAUW Reaches YouTube! The new AAUW promotional video is now on YouTube! Click here to watch AAUW’s video now.

Upcoming Branch events:

February 24: AAUW Board meeting at 5:30 pm in 117 Morey Hall, SUNY Potsdam. All branch members are welcome.

2010 March is Women's History Month: Writing Women Back into History is the theme for the 30th anniversary.

March 8: International Women's Day is when women on all continents - often divided by national boundaries and by ethnic, linguistic, cultural, economic and political differences - come together to celebrate a tradition that represents a century in the struggle for equality, justice, peace and development.

March 24: If you are a member of a girls or college women's sports team, take part in our 2010 NGWSD-Value U. Video Contest. Get all the details and submit your video on YouTube!

March 24 & 25: Annual Professional Clothing Fair cosponserd by SUNY Canton & AAUW. You can drop off clothes starting March 18.

March 27 & 28: Annie Houle of the WAGE Project is scheduled to conduct negotiations training in Canton (Sat.) and Potsdam (Sun.) as part of $tart $mart. AAUW is partnering with the four local colleges to train trainers and students on how to negotitate that all-important first salary. More information from Mary Graham. You can download a flyer and/or a student registration form. Registration is limited, so don't delay. There is a $5 fee to participate in the student session.

2009-10 Officers