American Association of University Women

AAUW of Michigan

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 research, philanthropy,
and measurable change in critical areas impacting the lives of women and girls.
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Port Huron

Year Established 1920

Number of Members Our members come from various communities in the Blue Water Area, Sanilac, St. Clair and Northern Macomb County. Currently we have 59 members. In addition to subscribing to the AAUW mission statement, our branch strives to encourage its members to contribute to the community, to support local educational institutions and to participate in life-long learning.

Current Officers 

  • President Pam Oziah
  • Program VP Candy Hayes and Ellen ekelund
  • Membership VP Joyce Beauchamp
  • Finance VP & Public Policy Susan meeker
  • EF Bonnie Blomquist
  • Communications Marilyn Abernathy
  • Newsletter Editor Mary Warwick

Meetings 

Programs 

Branch Projects 

• Support two book discussion groups
• Donate books about women to school libraries
• Volunteer as lunch buddies at a local school
• Give stipends to women attending St.Clair County Community College  
• Provide an on-site lunch for Habitat for Humanity work groups
• Financially support the Women’s Initiative of the St. Clair County Community Foundation
• Financially support the Blue Water Council of Girl Scouts' Gold Award Scholarship Fund

Study/Interest Groups 

Branch Contact Joyce Beauchamp at 385-0881

Membership Form 

Newsletters 

October 2007 Newsletter (Adobe PDF)

Latest Branch News

 In late summer this branch partnered with the Community Foundation to provide socks and other school supplies, all organized in backpacks, for elementary students to start out the school year.  One of their branch meetings included two local high school students who had won awards for their entry at the International Science and Engineering Fair on “A Study of Vitamin D Deficiency in a Cross-Section of Women”.  They have also partnered with other women’s organizations (Delta Kappa Gamma and Women’s Life Insurance Society) to attend a play at Stratford’s Festival Theatre in Canada and to contribute monies to their Book Project.  These books were placed in school libraries in all of St. Clair County and were about women, usually written by women, for students in grades K-12, all reading abilities.  Throughout the year items and supplies for Carolyn’s Place-Safe Horizons (a local women’s shelter) are collected and donated.  They support the Educational Foundation by holding an annual Fall Fashion Show with members or their relatives as their models and a Silent Tea in the spring.  They also support the Girl Scout Gold Award with $250.  The year will end with a performance of the Fiddle Club from the School of Strings at the annual May breakfast, where last year pictures of our 125 years of AAUW history were displayed.

Last update May 3, 2008

 

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