Vienna Area AAUW Celebrates Successful Year

Vienna Area AAUW Celebrates Successful Year
The Vienna Area branch of the American Association of University Women had a very strong mission-based 2017-2018 program year.

Highlights of Branch speaker programs open to the public (meeting generally at the Patrick Henry Library) were:
 Gerrymandering
 Women scientists in Antarctica
 Women at the Helm: the Vienna Town mayor and two town council members
 Nationally known speaker Sister Simone Campbell on income-inequality, a public meeting attended by 170 people.

Last fall, the Branch participated in the AAUW Get Out the Vote Project by registering voters in Vienna. Branch members attended Virginia AAUW Capitol Hill Day and State Lobby Day in Richmond. The branch participated in planning a 2018 STEMtastics program for middle-school girls, the AAUW Lobby Corps , which meets weekly with Congressional offices when Congress is in session, and in AAUW archives research activities.
Our Branch met its fundraising goal to support AAUW national programs through a combination of direct donations by members, Amazon Affiliate receipts, and a Games Night at a member’s home, where members played a variety of board games—raising funds while having fun!
Branch members enjoyed social times such as the annual holiday luncheon which also benefits Artemis House (our major branch community program), our annual salad supper, and a member-led garden tour. Interest groups include four book groups, a Great Decisions discussion group, and a monthly movie meet-up group.
The Branch is very proud of our new website and our new Vienna Area Branch brochure.

To learn more about the AAUW Vienna Area Branch, see Patch posting for the AAUW Open House on September 8, 2018 and go to https://vienna-va.aauw.net