2023 General Election Information
Election Day: Tuesday, November 7
Please get out and vote.
Encourage your friends, family, and co-workers to vote too.
For more info, see: https://www.vote411.org

We have state, county, and local races, and 2 state propositions.
Ulster County has 2 propositions and 6 towns have propositions.
For Ulster County sample ballots, see:
https://elections.ulstercountyny.gov/wp-content/uploads/2023/09/2023GESampleBallotsCombined.pdf

Turn Your Ballot Over!
There are some important propositions on the back of the ballot.
There are 2 proposals to amend the NYS Constitution.
In addition, there are 2 proposals to amend the Ulster County Charter.
For Ulster County info, see: https://elections.ulstercountyny.gov/sample-ballots-2/

Polls are open in our area from 6 AM to 9 PM.
Call or text me if you or someone you know needs a ride to the polls.
Susan H., 845-389-3961, susan-holland@usa.net

Board of Elections websites
– NYS: http://www.elections.ny.gov/
– Ulster County: https://elections.ulstercountyny.gov/
– Dutchess County: https://elections.dutchessny.gov/

It’s not too late! The reservation deadline is this Friday, October 27, 2023.
If you would like to sponsor a student attendee, please let Lynn Gore know: 845-687-9210 or lynngore54@gmail.com

Saturday, November 4, 2023
11 AM to 2 PM

Reginato Ristorante
34 Leggs Mill Road
Lake Katrine, NY

Special Guest Speaker: Dr. Allison Buckley
President of SUNY Ulster

Women in Leadership in Higher Education

Dr. Buckley earned a Doctor of Education in Organizational Leadership Studies from Northeastern University in Boston, MA; a Master of Business Administration from the University of Maryland, College Park in College Park, MD; a Master of Philosophy in Women’s Studies from the University of Dublin, Trinity College in Dublin, Ireland; a Master of Arts in History and a postgraduate certificate in museum studies from the University of Delaware in Newark, DE; and a Bachelor of Arts in Classics and History from Randolph College in Lynchburg, VA.

President Dr. Buckley said, “Community colleges are well-positioned to set students on a trajectory for higher education I share the goals of the SUNY Ulster community to provide a safe and welcoming academic experience and will focus on ensuring students enroll and stay on track to get their college education. I look forward to working with the campus’s faculty and staff to create educational opportunities for our students and will look to mitigate any barriers in their path.

House salad: choice of dressing
Sorbet

Choice of:
Eggplant Rollatini
Chicken Parmesan
Fish Almondine
Chicken Francese
All come with a side dish of pasta.

Cake or ice cream
Coffee or tea
Cash bar

Food orders will be taken in the restaurant.
Come catch up with old and new friends!
50/50 drawing and door prizes!
This is a fundraiser event for our student scholarships. Donations are welcome.

Cost: $40 for members, $45 non-members

Please send a check made out to AAUW Kingston by 10/27/23 to:

Dorothy Draper-Silberg
7 Garden Court
Saugerties, NY 12477

Last Call! Limited openings! Sign up today!
Wednesday, November 15, 2023
Kimberly Akimbo
The Booth Theatre, 222 West 45th Street, NYC

A wonderful show with rear orchestra seats – no stairs.
If you need a handicapped seat, please call Lynn immediately (845-687-9210).

Hunter Coach Lines
8:30 AM Departs Kingston Plaza
9:00 AM New Paltz Thruway Park & Ride pickup
11:30 AM Drop off near Booth theatre
2:00 PM Show at 222 West 45th Street NY NY
4:45 PM Pick up near the theatre
7:00 PM Drop off in New Paltz
7:30 PM Return to Kingston Plaza
(Return times depend on traffic conditions)

Cost:
AAUW Members: $160
Non-Members: $170
Bus only: $50

1. Email your reservation to lynngore54@gmail.com
2. Send your check right away
3. Include contact information: phone, and email for you and your guest ASAP

Send checks (made out to AAUW Kingston) to:
Lynn Gore, 400 Chestnut Hill Road, Stone Ridge, NY 12484

Questions? Email lynngore54@gmail.com or call 845-687-9210

Kimberly Akimbo
The winner of more Tony Awards than any other show this season!

Kimberly Akimbo is the Tony Award-winning Best Musical about growing up and growing old — in no particular order. It features a book and lyrics by Pulitzer Prize and two-time Tony Award winner David Lindsay-Abaire (Rabbit Hole), music by two-time Tony Award winner Jeanine Tesori (Fun Home), choreography by Danny Mefford (Dear Evan Hansen), and direction by award-winning director Jessica Stone.

Kimberly (two-time Tony Award winner Victoria Clark) is about to turn 16 and recently moved with her family to a new town in suburban New Jersey. In this “howlingly funny heartbreaker of a show” (The New Yorker), Kim is forced to navigate family dysfunction, a rare genetic condition, her first crush, and possible felony charges. Ever the optimist, she is determined to find happiness against all odds and embark on a great adventure.

Lunch: On your own or join the group lunch.
Restaurant near the theatre to be determined and paid separately in the near future.

Saturday, December 9, 2023
10 AM To 4 PM
AAUW-NYS Late Fall Regional Meeting
Open Books – Open Minds
A Public Panel on Book Banning

Tompkins County Public Library (TCPL)
The Hotel Ithaca
Cornell Herbert F. Johnson Museum of Art

For more information and to register, see:
https://kingston-ny.aauw.net/files/2023/10/Open-Books-Open-Minds-NYS-Regional-AAUW-Meeting.pdf

The AAUW-NYS Executive Board
is looking for a member who would like to
step up and take a very important role in
Public Policy at the state level, a position
that is the foundation of the AAUW Mission.

The Vice President of Public Policy position is a one-year term.

Please contact Carol Griffith (cag2002@roadrunner.com),
AAUW-NYS President, with any questions.

Wednesday, June 14, 4 to 6 PM
Robert E. Post Memorial Park, 515 Park Road, Kingston

Come join us for the June branch meeting and annual picnic at the Post Park Pavilion at Ulster Landing. This year, we are returning to the potluck picnics of the past.

The Kingston Branch will provide quality sliced meats, rolls, condiments, and bottled water.
Members are asked to bring salads, finger foods, or desserts to share.

Entertainment will be provided by the Dempsey/Nelson Way, featuring fan favorites Barbara Dempsey and Dewitt Nelson playing jazz, pop, blues, and original music.

RSVP to Lynn Gore (lynngore54@gmail.com) if you plan to attend.

The next AAUW-NYS Lobby Day in Albany is coming up soon!
Please plan come to Albany, if you are able to, on Tuesday, May 23.
AAUW branch members from across the state will meet on the Capitol steps at 1 PM.

The Lobby Day theme on 5/23 is AAUW supports higher pay for Home Health Care workers.
Nan Scinta, AAUW-NYS Public Policy Chair, will have signs available to carry as you march
with other AAUW branch members, and possibly other Home Health Care agency advocates.

After the one-hour march, you can arrange to meet with your legislators to advocate for our aging AAUW population. The group will also have opportunities to meet with State Office of the Aging personnel. The Adirondack branch Home Health Care advocacy group is in contact with Al Cardillo, Roger Noyes, and Kathy Febraio, who might be able to see the group and give them a detailed picture of the New York Home Health Care situation.

Remember: New York State is 30th in low pay in Home Health Care wages!
If we choose to stay in our homes as we age and need help from time to time, there might
not be any help available, because the work force has moved into other occupations.
With a higher wage and a work force that wants to work variable hours, there will be a much
greater chance to receive the care we need when we need it.

Please let me know if you’re able to go to Albany on 5/23…Susan H., susan-holland@usa.net

Wednesday, May 31, 2023
AAUW Kingston Bus Trip
Funny Girl
Featuring Lea Michele
at the August Wilson Theatre, 245 West 52nd Street, NYC

Hunter Coach Lines
8:30 AM Departs Kingston Plaza
9 AM New Paltz Thruway Park & Ride pickup
7 PM Drop off in New Paltz
7:30 PM Return to Kingston Plaza

Orchestra seats with handicap access.
If you need a handicap seat, please call (845)687-9210

Cost:
AAUW Members: $225
Non-Members: $235
By Wednesday,, April 12, 2023:
1) Email your reservation to lynngore54@gmail.com
2) Send your check right away
3) Include contact information: phone and email for you and your guest

Send checks (made out to AAUW Kingston) to:
Lynn Gore
400 Chestnut Hill Road
Stone Ridge, NY 12484

Questions? email lynngore54@gmail.com or call 845-687-9210

(Sorry for the “rush”. This show requires payment within two weeks.)

For lunch: On your own or join the group lunch.
Restaurant to be determined and paid separately in the near future.

Our Spring Luncheon, Branch Meeting, and Fundraiser will be held on

Saturday
April 1, 2023, from
Registration: 11:15 – 11:30 (firm)
Lunch: 11:30 -2:00
at
Reginato Ristorante
34 Leggs Mill Road
Lake Katrine

Door Prizes and 50/50 raffle

Guest Speaker
Roufia Payman
Food As Medicine

Roufia Payman, CDN and Nutrition Counselor, is Supervisor of Outpatient Nutritional Education at Northern Dutchess Hospital. Mrs. Payman is a Certified Lifestyle Coach for National Diabetes Prevention Program and leads the Diabetes Prevention Program. She is also the instructor for the New Leaf Program, Get Real Weight Results Program, Fun Food and Fitness Program and the Bariatric Support Group all through the Rhinebeck campus. Roufia also sees outpatient clients. Ms. Payman has also worked on several healthy community initiatives including program changes within the Red Hook, Rhinebeck, Hyde Park school systems and Anderson School for Autism. She is also has been a guest columnist for Hudson Valley Parent, Health-Quest Facebook page for several different nutrition topics and the Poughkeepsie Journal. Roufia has also been a quest speaker for the local Red Hook Library, Healthy You American Heart Association, and Marist College center for Lifetime Study, Bard College for Lifetime Study and SUNY New Paltz Center for lifetime Study. For more information, visit http://www.nuvancehealth.org/ndh

$35 for members, $45 non-members
Cash bar
Salad
Sorbet

Entrée: choice of
Eggplant Rollatini,
Chicken Parmesan,
Fish Almandine,
Chicken Francese.

Side dish of Pasta

Cake or Ice Cream
Coffee or Tea

Order on site

$35 for members, $45 non-members

Please send a check payable to AAUW Kingston to:
Dorothy Draper-Silberg,
7 Garden Court, Saugerties, NY 12477

Deadline: March 25

If you would like to sponsor a student guest, contact Lynn Gore at lynngore54@gmail.com
Come catch up with old and new friends!
50/50 drawing and door prizes!

March 14th, National Equal Pay Day, is the symbolic date when full-time working women’s wages equal the wages earned by full-time working men in the prior year. Calculated on 2021 data, that’s 84 cents on the dollar nationally, and 88.7 cents for New York. To get serious about addressing historic wage inequality and current disruption in work for women, we must tackle all the root causes of the wage gap. New York has that opportunity now by taking bold action. See the related bills listed below.

– Wear red in solidarity on March 14!

– Watch the YouTube presentation by PowHer NY called Will the NYS Budget Prioritize Women? https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=W1YQ8Qrc8cY

Related NYS Bills

– The Senate bill is S1978A, Raise the Wage Act, sponsored by NYS Senator Jessica Ramos.
https://www.nysenate.gov/legislation/bills/2023/S1978

– The Assembly bill is A1710, the One Fair Wage bill, sponsored by NYS Representative Jessica González-Rojas.
https://www.nysenate.gov/legislation/bills/2023/A1710

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— Susan Holland, susan-holland@usa.net