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Advancing equity for women and girls through advocacy, education, and research Vision: AAUW will be a
powerful advocate and visible leader in equity and education through
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Livonia Branch News For a third year, this branch has presented WOW (Women On Their Way), a mentoring program for 11th grade girls. Members were involved as Early Literacy Volunteers (ELVs), a program to help 1st through 3rd graders improve reading skills. Three fundraisers were held: an auction in November to raise money for EF and LAF, a Card and Game Night in February, and a Parisian Sale in March for local scholarships and branch activities. In April, members collected toiletries, cleaning supplies and towels for the Wayne County Homeless Shelter at Eloise. Branch programs included The Honorable Marilyn Kelly, Michigan Supreme Court Justice; Kelly Small of Vista Marie, a not-for-profit residential and community based treatment agency for girls; Dr. Fay Schuette, Schoolcraft College on “Race, Gender and the 15th Amendment” (suffrage for black men but not women); and Kathy Shaw, AAUW of Michigan President-elect, on LAF.
AAUW Livonia members mentor WOW students. Joanne Wachob, Karen Winters (far left) Carol Dubuque and Joyce Green (center table) and Pat Smith (sitting with back to us) WOMEN ON THE WAY – WOW WOW or “Women on the Way” is a collaborative program designed to motivate high school students with potential to seek further education. The program is designed to help girls learn to share and to take leadership roles. The project began in October 2005 through the combined efforts of Schoolcraft Community College, Schoolcraft Women’s Resource Center, AAUW Livonia Branch and the Livonia Public Schools. A series of four workshops help the students find out about themselves, how they learn, how to choose a career and how to encounter changed with humor. Additional workshops teach: How to Obtain Funding for College, How to Fill out a College Application and How to Stay Healthy.
Last update August 3, 2008 |
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