AAUW Kingston
Branch Meeting & Fundraising Luncheon
Saturday, January 23, noon
Women Empowering Women:
How you can get involved –
It’s a lot easier than you think!
Guest Speaker: Jordan Scruggs and students
Originally from the mountains of Western North Carolina, Jordan arrived in the Hudson Valley by way of Connecticut, where she received her Masters of Divinity from Yale in 2015. She worked as the Director of Community Ministries for Saint James United Methodist Church in Kingston for six years, where she connected members of the congregation with the local community in faith-based social justice work for poverty alleviation and building social equity.
Presently, Jordan works for SUNY Ulster Community College as the director of New Start for Women. New Start helps women in Ulster County with limited resources to obtain an education, skills, and the professional network needed for gainful employment and provides the necessary supports to eliminate barriers to their success. As a result of this work, Jordan is passionate about asset-based development and cultivating human resilience in the face of trauma.
In addition to her work with New Start, Jordan is also a member of several local boards, including Kingston Midtown Rising, Inc. and the Rising Hope Prison Education Initiative.
Jordan lives with her spouse, Kevin, and their daughter, Sage, in Kingston, New York.
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This is an important fundraiser for our group.
Please consider donating generously to allow us to
continue to provide scholarships to area students.
We will have a brief business meeting.
There will be time to greet our friends and share our thoughts in breakout rooms.
We’d love to see your lunch! There will be time to show us your lunch creation, too.
Please send a donation of $35 (recommended) by Thursday, January 21.
Pay as little or as much as you want for our scholarship fund.
Send checks made out to AAUW Kingston to our treasurer:
Marjorie Bot
58 Twin Ponds Drive
Kingston, NY 12401
RSVP: Lynn Gore*, lynngore54@gmail.com
The Zoom info will be sent to registered attendees on 1/22.
* From Lynn: “If you have never tried to Zoom, please email me.
I would be happy to help you ahead of the meeting.”
