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Faribault BranchPresidents:
FARIBAULT Best of the Year
The Faribault AAUW branch has sponsored political forums every year that
an election is held. It may be a forum for school board member candidates, state
representatives, city council candidates, or mayoral candidates. It is recorded
and presented on our local cable channel. We chose a qualified moderator and
offered opportunities for community members to write and sometimes telephone in
questions.
We have a scholarship that
is given to a South Central College female student. We qualify to be listed in
the foundation booklet in the Scholar’s Circle. This year the amount was $750.
We also offer another scholarship for the same amount to a local woman attending
college. Annually we present the AAUW Sportswoman of the Year award to a senior
girl who excels in scholarship, sports, community activities, and
extracurricular activities.
Each December, our holiday
gathering includes a silent auction to raise funds to support EF. Our annual
book sale has become an anticipated event for members of our community. We
gather and store books during the year. In April, we set up the sale at the
Faribault West Mall. We have chosen to extend past the weekend to garner more
revenue. The sales also help fund Project STAR, a program that allows us to
present a book to each child at preschool screening. Faribault AAUW has always
given the maximum to LAF.
Each year, the Faribault Daily News publishes four or five articles during
women’s history month written by our members. The themes have varied over the
years. The last few years we’ve focused on local women. This year our focus
was on women of diversity who work in our community.
We have strived each year
to find ways to make AAUW a recognizable entity. We have opened up at least
three programs to the public. We met at Buckham Memorial Library to accommodate
larger groups, and also at South Central College. We offered continuing
education credits for the grief and children program. Each member is encouraged
to invite a guest to any or all our meetings.
We are participants in the
Admission Possible program, which raises awareness among students who might not
otherwise think about going to college. We also have an active, vibrant book
club that emphasizes women authors. We continue to participate in the Highway
Clean-up program.
The Faribault AAUW branch
continues its tradition of being a proactive group in the community.
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