Morning book group meets at Perkins at 9:00 on April 18th. Bonnie Ripple will lead the discussion of A MAN CALLED OVE, BY Frederick Backman. How and why did Ove get to the point of needing and wanting to buy a computer? Attempts to kill himself are continually and accidentally foiled, by the sudden appearances of unexpected connections and friendships with people and animals.
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Mark Your Calendars: Fall House Tour to Be Held Sunday, September 29, 2019!
We are so thrilled to announce that we have in place dynamic co-chairs for the fall house tour, as well as talented and seasoned co-chairs for finding the houses. Carolyn Rugg and Rae Dawn Rao have agreed to lead this fundraiser. Sue Grove and Sonia Larson have agreed to find the houses. A kick-off meeting with the co-chairs has been held and the “finders” are talking with homeowners. Now we need you all to save the date so we can have your help making this a successful fundraiser.
AAUW State Convention to be held April 26-27 in Grand Rapids
The Friday night convention banquet speaker will be Dr. Kathleen Annette, the first woman of the Minnesota Ojibwe Nation to become a physician and now the President/CEO of the Blandin Foundation. “Optional Activities” include visits to Minnesota Historical Society Forest History Center, the Judy garland Museum and Home, and the Itasca Historical Society Museum. These are just a very few of the activities that will go on. Contact Carolyn Bogott if you want to attend. Our Branch helps pay the registration fee, depending on how many want to attend. It is always a wonderful experience for those attending the convention! For more information check online for the Minnesota AAUW State Convention.
Library Used Book Sale April 27-28!
ALL HANDS ON BOARD! Used book collection begins Monday, April 15th. Set up will begin in full swing on Tuesday, April 16th. PLEASE pick at least one day to come in and help with set up and arranging.
Sale Dates are Friday and Saturday April 26th and April 27th. We need everyone to take a two hour shift on one of those days. Additionally, we are in need of a few committed volunteers to serve as the main AAUW contact on the two actual dates of the sale. Joyce and Laura have commitments that require their presence elsewhere and may be reaching out to see if this opportunity is for YOU.
I know many of us belong to the Friends as well as AAUW. For this project YOU are part of AAUW. We are expected to do our share of the work. Times of the sale begin at 10:00 AM and go until 5:00 PM each day. PLEASE let Laura know when you are planning to help with the sale. REMEMBER bag sale is Saturday afternoon. This is a big project and so are the financial rewards. Proceeds from this sale alone have historically covered the entire financial commitment we make towards Riverland scholarships.
Joyce and Laura Co-chairs
Perkins, 9 am, February 21st
GREAT DECISIONS will meet November 22, at Riverland Community College at 12:00 noon in Room C107. The topic is GLOBAL HEALTH: PROGRESS AND CHALLENGES.
The Travel Club is going to meet at the Mower County Fairgrounds on Wednesday, November 14th at 1:00 PM. Sue Grove will be giving us a guided tour of the Mower County Historic Society Buildings as we “Travel Back in Time in Mower County.” This will be another interesting experience.
We encourage everyone attending to please bring and donate $3.00 or more for our tour. Also, be sure to dress appropriately for the weather. If you have any questions, contact DedaRae Graber. Please let me know by Tuesday, Nov. 13th if you plan to join us.
Thank you. I hope to see many of you on Nov. 14th.
DedaRae Graber
Morning book group meets November 15 at 9:00 A.M. at Perkins. The discussion of ABERCROMBIE TRAIL, by Candace Simar will be led by Gerry Rustad. Candace Simar’s book is a fictionalized account of the Sioux Uprising of 1862, and is inhabited by the 19th century settlers of west central Minnesota.
We will be meeting at the home of Carolyn Bogott on November 26th at 7 PM to discuss Educated by Tara Westover. Note this is a date change from the original schedule!!! Please RSVP to Carolyn at csbogott@charter.net. We will meet at 7 PM on December 17th at the home of Sue Grove to discuss The Readers of Broken Wheel Recommend by Katarina Bivald.
