Collaboration, Leadership and Visibility were the maxims for our branch in 2006. We

The golf tournament earned several hundred dollars for EF. Branch members and St.

Cloud State U. students planned, marketed, conducted, and evaluated the tournament. More than

30 businesses contributed. Students learned about AAUW and earned college credits and

valuable experience as members of a project team.

With League of Women Voters, Women of St. Cloud, and St. Cloud Times, we held a

Voters Choice Candidate Fair, a day-long forum at Apollo HS, resulting in excellent visibility.

The St. Cloud Times conducted an Essay and Poster Contests for middle school students

on “What Voting Means to Your Future.” Our branch members judged the entries, and we were

acknowledged as contest judges when the winning essays were published.

to reach out to other St. Cloud women's organizations. Women representing eight organizations

joing us on November 28 for dinner and entertainment. Follow-up invitations to network have

been forthcoming.