AAUW Warner Robins, GA

Thanks to Jane Winston for hosting the annual holiday party at her home. We had a catered dinner, plenty of wine and good conversation and a trivial pursuit game that required many brain cells. Evelyn Merk outdid herself with the research to come up with questions relating to Santa Claus, the Nativity story, and Hanukkah. Nineteen members attended.

Please complete the poll for planning purposes.

Don’t forget to vote December 1 for Mayor of Warner Robins. There is also a run-off for the at-large position for Council Post 1. Early voting is available next week.

The Warner Robins Area Chamber of Commerce will host the second annual Middle Georgia Regional Political HobNob, sponsored by Cox Communications, on Thursday, October 29, 4:00 to 8:00 p.m. at the Galleria Conference Center,  located in the Galleria Mall, Centerville .

This event is designed to be an old fashioned political rally with an expected attendance of over 400 people.  The purpose of HobNob is to give Chamber members and others in the community an opportunity to meet with candidates and representatives from their campaigns on a one-to-one basis.  The Chamber will be inviting all candidates appearing on the 2009-10 ballots, including the Senatorial, Gubernatorial, Congressional candidates as well as the candidates appearing on all municipal ballots throughout the Robins Region.

The Lowe’s Toyota meeting space turned out to work very well. The rest of our programs will take place there Lowe’s Toyota is located at 375 South Houston Lake Road. Please park near the northern fence line or by the wall of the service area. Come through the showroom to take the elevator to the second floor, turn left and then right at the end of the hall. The meeting space has plenty of room with a nice kitchenette area.

The November program will be Sgt. Ronnie Harlowe of the Criminal Investigation Division, Houston County Sheriff’s Department. His topic will be Consumer Scams.

Margaret Mathews orders all the books for the Reading is FUNdemental program She reports that her foyer is lined with boxes of books ready for stamping. Each book that is given to the school children is stamped with the Branch name. If you can help with the stamping, come to Margaret’s house Tuesday, at 1:30 p.m., October 6. Call her for times for the rest of the week.

The fall Reading Is Fundamental distribution starts in October. The dates are as follows: Thursday, October 22 at Cherished Children, Friday, October 23 at Miller Elementary, and Monday, October 23 at Parkwood Elementary. All distributions start at 9 AM. Please let Carrie Smith know if you can help at any of these dates.

The Branch offers our condolences to the family and friends of Mayor Donald Walker who died September 28, 2009. He and his wife, Paticia had been members of the AAUW Warner Robins branch for several years. The funeral will be held Friday at 2:00 p.m. at the Homer J. Walker Civic Center.

The first session of GRITS or Girls Read It Together in School started September 29 with 13 5th grade girls reading the Bridge to Terabithia. This is the first time for Shirley Hills Elementary. The girls received the GRITS lime green T-Shirt, their own copy of the book and refreshments to get them through the session. AAUW members are always welcome to attend and help the discussion leader and with refreshments.

Three new members have joined in September. Please welcome Mary Catherine Catrall, Cindy Conine, and Connie Cutlip. Check the newsletter for more details.