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
AAUW Kingston Branch Meeting
Wednesday, March 22, 4 PM on Zoom
A Poetry Open Mike
Let’s all get our creative juices flowing and start getting ready for National Poetry Month in April by joining AAUW Kingston poets and poetry lovers for an afternoon of inspiration!
Featuring AAUW Kingston Past-President ViVi Hlavsa. ViVi is a talented published poet and will read from her works. Vivi has published Waking October Leaves and Squinnied for a Sign. The name of her forthcoming work is Re-Versing: Memoir of a Non-Agenarian.
Also featuring our current branch President Lynn Gore, who will read select poems from her collection.
Do you write poetry now, or have you ever? Why not share your creativity with our members and guests as we welcome spring! Or, you can to read a favorite poem by another author.
RSVP to Lynn Gore at lynngore54@gmail.com (Subject: poetry open mike) so we know how much time to set for each participant. If time permits, you might want to have a couple of backup poems ready to go. Lynn will send the Zoom link out on 3/21.
See you on Zoom on 3/22!…Susan H., susan-holland-usa.net
Museum Morning, Musical Afternoon!
Bus leaves from Kingston Plaza (Hannaford side)
8 AM: Departs
7 PM: Returns
Cost:
AAUW Members: $190
Non-Members: $200
By April 25, send your check (made out to AAUW Kingston) with your contact information to:
Lynn Gore, 400 Chestnut Hill Road, Stone Ridge NY 12484
Questions? Call or email: lynngore54@gmail.com, 845-687-9210
Worried about walking? All seats are orchestra seats; shuttle bus from the opera house parking lot and wheelchairs at the museum are available.
Museum visit time: 10:30 AM to noon
The Fenimore Museum
A 1930s neo-Georgian mansion
Landscape paintings, American Indian artifacts, folk art, & more
featuring Randy Johnson: Storytelling with Photographs
Hall of Fame pitcher, Randy Johnson, shares his 40-year passion for photography in his first-ever solo exhibition, which features an array of images captured by Johnson during his treks across Africa. The work includes intimate shots of the people he engaged with and the abundance of wildlife he encountered. Johnson’s accompanying written account partners with the vibrant imagery, weaving together a visually appealing grand tour of the continent. This exhibit is the culmination of four visits to separate regions of the African continent, with the goal of creating a visual document. The show features sections on Ethiopia and its people, Rwanda and its silverback gorilla population, the great herd migrations of Eastern Africa, and portraits of various animals photographed in the wild. A total of 30 large prints will be on view.
For Lunch:
Bring a brown bag lunch and picnic on the beautiful Fenimore grounds, order a box lunch directly from the Fenimore Café before the trip, or buy a lunch onsite (more details to follow).
Musical at Glimmerglass Opera House
Candide
1 PM to 3:45 PM
“Francesca Zambello’s spectacular production of this great American musical comes roaring back to life. Voltaire’s biting wit, Bernstein’s toe-tapping, heart-warming melodies, and a barrel-load of laughs make for a wild ride across the “best of all possible worlds.”
Yet from Montevideo to El Dorado, calamity seems to follow poor Candide and Cunegonde everywhere they go; what’s the use of optimism when the odds seem stacked against you?
Music: Leonard Bernstein
Book: Hugh Wheeler, after Voltaire
Lyrics: Richard Wilbur, Stephen Sondheim, John La Touche, Lillian Hellman, Dorothy Parker and Leonard Bernstein
Sung In: English
Projected Supertitles: English
Run Time: Approx. 2 hours, 45 minutes
Glimmerglass staff recommends attending the free preview which takes place one hour prior to the show. Their expert music staff member will take you on an insightful exploration of the work you are about to experience.
AAUW Kingston: February Branch Meeting
featuring —
Mental Fitness: Strengthen your Coping Skills
with Guest Speaker Lisa Cypers Kamen
Join applied positive psychology and lifestyle management expert Lisa Cypers Kamen for an emotional muscle-toning training session designed to strengthen coping skills in order to better meet life on life’s terms.
Lisa is the Principal Felicitator at Harvesting Happiness, a global lifestyle management consultancy supporting clients in cultivating greater overall well-being and enhancing quality of life. Services include life-crisis triage, addiction and trauma recovery fortification, and corporate wellness programming. Lisa is an author, documentary filmmaker, podcast host, frequent radio, television and print media guest expert, TEDx speaker and contributor to The Huffington Post, Mind Body Green, Thrive Global, Positively Positive, and Inspire Me Today. She is a WEGO Healthcare Expert & Patient Leader.
Lisa infuses science and heart, humor and gravitas to support others in cultivating sustainable happiness and well-being—regardless of life’s drama, trauma, or challenges. Her dynamic presentations are interactive emotional fitness training experiences that will engage, amuse, motivate, and elevate the “Happiness Factor” of any audience.
Check out Lisa’s podcasts here: www.harvestinghappiness.com
Hi members,
Please check your inbox for an email (~1/19/23) from Shannon Wolfe,
Subject: …it’s time for YOUR voice to be heard —
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Here’s a message from Gloria L. Blackwell, CEO, AAUW National:
It’s your AAUW, and your voice counts. It’s time to comment on and propose changes to the AAUW bylaws and Public Policy Priorities.
This spring, AAUW members will be asked to vote on amendments to the national bylaws recommended by the AAUW Board of Directors and AAUW Governance Committee. In accordance with AAUW’s bylaws, every AAUW member has the right to comment on proposed changes to the bylaws before they are put to the membership for a vote. Members can also propose changes to the Public Policy Priorities.
Here you’ll find all of the information you need to comment on the proposed bylaws changes and propose your own changes to the Public Policy Priorities. ==>
https://www.aauw.org/resources/member/governance-tools/national-election/
Comments can be submitted until Friday, February 3 at 5 PM ET.
Key Dates for 2023 Vote
February 3: Comment period ends at 5 PM ET
April 5: Voting opens (online voting is encouraged)
May 15: Online voting ends at 5 PM ET
May 17: Vote results announced online
