AAUW Ohio Branch Meetings and Events

April 2012

• Champaign County Branch is sponsoring its second annual forum on human sex trafficking on April 3 at 7 p.m. in the Urbana University student center. The forum is being held with support by the Grimes Foundation.This year’s speaker is Theresa Flores, author of The Slave Across the Street, a book that details her experience as a teenage human trafficking victim. Read more about this event in The Urbana Daily Citizen.
• Worthington Branch will meet April 4 at 7 p.m. at the Worthington Municipal Building, 6550 High St. in Worthington for a program by Vicky Unger on “The Shriver Report, a Woman’s Nation Changes Everything.”
• Zanesville Branch will meet for its monthly luncheon at 11:30 a.m. April 14 at Primrose on Northpointe. The program will be Pamela Jira of Zane State College on “Building a Vibrant Community.”
• Sandusky Branch will meet at 7:30 p.m. April 10, at Columbus Avenue United Methodist Church, 2402 Columbus Ave., at the corner of W. Perkins Avenue and Columbus Avenue Behind P.N.C. Bank. Sister Joyce Bates will speak on the topic of human trafficking. She has a bachelor’s degree in educationfrom Mary Manse College and a Master’s Degree in Formative Spirituality from Duquesne University in Pittsburg, Pennsylvania.
• Springfield Branch will meet for a program on Young Women’s Mission at Wittenberg University, 203 Shouvlin Hall, at 7 p.m. April 16.
• Springfield Branch will hold its 85th anniversary luncheon on April 21 at the Elks Lodge on Villa Road in Springfield.
• Toledo Branch will meet at 6:30 p.m. April 25 for a program on “New Trends in Managing Your Finances” with Ann Hartmann and Sandra Towns. The meeting will be held at Plate 21, 3664 Rugby Dr., and tastings will be provided. The cost is $15. Read more.

May 2012

• Mansfield Branch will meet May 1 at the Mansfield Senior High School Club Room for its final meeting of the year. Dinner will be prepared by the school’s culinary arts students. The cost is $8. The evening begins with a social time at 6 p.m. and dinner at 6:30 p.m.
• Worthington Branch will meet at 6:30 p.m. May 2 at the home of Jana Patchen for its potluck end of year meetings. Beverages will be provided, and members are asked to bring an appetizer, salad or dessert to share.
• Zanesville Branch will meet for its monthly luncheon at 11:30 a.m. May 12 at Primrose on Northpointe. The program will be “The Impact of 4H” with Jamie Hoover McConnell, 4H assistant. The cost is $10.
• Springfield Branch  will hold its Scholarship Luncheon on Sunday, May 20, at 1 p.m. at the Elk’s Lodge on Villa Road.
  The branch will be awarding a $500 Scholarship and will, in honor of the branch’s 85th birthday, also recognize the branch’s past presidents. Cost is $15 per person. For information, call Denise at 937-284-1403.
• Toledo Branch will gather for its annual branch meeting at 5:30 p.m. May 22 at Stone Oak Country Club. Toledo native and author Jack Paquette will discuss his book A Boy’s Journey Through the Great Depression.
• Medina County Branch will hold its Annual Branch Meeting Thursday, May 24,  at Bunker’s Restaurant at Bunker Hill Golf Course, Medina. There will be four entree choices–Tuscan Salmon, Smothered Chicken, Pork Tenderloin Marsala and Penne Pasta with vegetables and sauce, each at $19. The price quoted includes soft beverage, coffee or tea, tax and gratuity. Social time with cocktails/ wine on your own will be from 5:30 – 6 p.m., with dinner starting at 6.
  Winners of the 2012 branch scholarships will be celebrated as the branch’s dinner guests. The annual meeting will include election and installation of officers. RSVP no later than May 20, indicating choice of entree, to cheri@bunkerhillgc.com.

AAUW Ohio Branch Fundraisers

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• Medina County Branch will hold its annual book sale Wednesday, April 25; Thursday, April 26; and Friday, April 27, from 11 a.m. – 7 p.m., and Saturday, April 28, from 11 a.m. – 4 p.m. This year’s sale will be held in the same Reserve Commons Shopping Center as last year’s event, but in a new storefront location: the former Country Baker shop at 3597 Medina Rd., Medina. (Across the street from Buehler’s River Styx on Rte. 18). The special Preview Night and reception for members and invited guests will be Tuesday, April 25, from 6 – 8 pm. Prospective members may join that evening and will have the opportunity to browse the sale. The ever-popular “Bag Day” will be the last day; shopping bags may be filled with books for $4 per bag.
• Worthington Branch held a card party as a fundraiser on Saturday, Jan. 12, 1-4 pm. at JoAnn’s Community House, 1295 Cobblestone Ave. , Westerville. The goal was to have 32 players with eight tables of four. Participants played four rounds of four hands each of Crazy Cards. Donation was $10 per person.
• Heights-Hillcrest-Lyndhurst Branch Handmade quilt raffle will raise AAUW Funds