scrapbooks, historic reminiscences, and appreciation of where we've been and where we're going.

We began our year with our annual garage sale, which funds our local scholarship. We put

an AAUW team together to participate in a community spelling bee fundraiser for a new Northfield

Public Library Bookmobile. A local bookstore gave us a percentage of member purchases

for three days during the holiday shopping season to supplement our Educational Foundation

funds.

We brought the theme of “Education as the Gateway to Women's Economic Security” to

our programming with a CPA who gave us guidance on planning and organizing our financial

affairs, a nurse practitioner who addressed decisions that need to be made later in life, and branch

member Hudlin Wagner, dean of students at Carleton College, who shared her work with

“Retention of Minority Students in Higher Education.”

The Northfield mayor and representatives of the Downtown Council informed us about

issues with implications for the future of a healthy downtown. Representatives of Citizens for

Quality Education brought us up to date on finances in the Northfield Public Schools and the

need for a levy referendum.

Our next project will be co-sponsorship, with the local Girl Scouts, of a May event at

Carleton College for middle school girls interested in math and science careers. They will meet

with women math and science faculty and women students who will share their projects and

research with the girls. AAUW members will be on hand to assist with registration and supervision.