Salisbury Branch AAUW
First United Church of Christ
207 W. Horah Street
Salisbury, NC
January 14, 2016
Members present were:
Ruby Walker, Dr. Kathy Taber-Meier, Kathy Pulliam, Eileen Hanson-Kelly, Rev. Carol Hallman, Vincia Miller and Dr. Carol Cody
Guests were:
Ed Hanson-Kelly,
Dr. Carol Cody, President, welcomed everyone to the meeting. She welcomed Vincia Miller who is replacing Dr. Kathryn Moland from Livingstone College, our college affiliate.
Business: The minutes of the November meeting were approved. A motion by Dr. Carol Cody and seconded by Eileen Hanson-Kelly was made to accept the minutes as accepted.
Treasurer’s and Financial Report- Eileen Hanson-Kelly reported that there is a total of $3,432.47 in checking and $2,013.41in the CD making our total $5,445.88. She had written a check for $135.00 for the Goldman Scholars Christmas gifts of Downtown Dollars but the check was voided due to Downtown Salisbury giving each scholar $10.00. A check of $45.00 was written which gave the scholars an additional $5.00.
Membership- Eileen reported that we have a new student member who joined online. Her name is Jessica Holt from Albemarle, NC and she is a student at NCSU. She will graduate in May. Eileen also said a new member of the Book Club, Cynthia Randleman is interested in joining our Branch. She is a retired librarian. Eileen reminded members that someone may join now for $12.25 if they attend a public function as local dues are waved and we will pay state dues.
NCCSWL- We have received one application and will put an ad in the newspaper to see if anyone else is interested. Early registration is April 1.
By-Laws/Policies- This position needs to be filled as Dr. Phyllis Post needs to drop it due to work commitments. Carol asked if anyone in attendance was interested.
Education/LAF- Kathy Pulliam reported that STEM continued to be a main emphasis for AAUW nationally. Rev. Carol Hallman reminded us all how girls continue to be stereotyped as not being able to do math.
Goldman Scholarship- Will be meeting later in the winter/spring to select scholars. Information about the Goldman Scholarship was shared with Vincia.
Public Policy- Eileen reported on the Get Out the Vote campaign. A webinar concerning this was held on January 13th to provide information on AAUW issues as well as ways to get more women to the polls as informed voters. Eileen gave out info sheets to help make this campaign a success.
Publicity- Dr. Kathy Taber-Meier stated that she needs info for the next two meetings so she can get it to the Salisbury Post.
Programs- The next meeting will be February 11, 2016 at Rowan Cabarrus Community College with Janet Spriggs CFO of RCCC and she will speak on Women in Education. She is replacing Dr. Carol Spalding who was unable to attend. Discussion occurred as to who would be a contact source at RCCC to get the info about the meeting out to the students there.
The March meeting will be a Brunch to raise funds for the NCCWSL scholarship at FUCC on 9:00 am Saturday March 12th. Eileen has tried to contact Debbie Suggs about the catering but has been unsuccessful. Vincia said she would check with the chef at Hood Theological Seminary and perhaps the Culinary Arts program at Livingstone College to see if they would be interested and their costs. We would also want to invite our Goldman Scholars to attend. Carol stated that all details needed to be confirmed by the February Meeting.
April 12th will be the joint meeting with the Book Club at Trinity Oaks with Dixie Scott and Ann Medlin as hostesses. May will be the Annual Business Meeting with the Budget presented as well as a slate of officers for the upcoming terms.
Equal Pay Day- A conference call was held on January 13th to discuss ways to emphasize this. Some suggestions were: voter guides, an Unequal Bake Sale, equal pay media events, and advocacy at AAUW gatherings. The idea of a Bake Sale held during a First Friday Night in Downtown Salisbury interested people. Carol said we would discuss this further.
There being no further business, the meeting was adjourned at 8:10 PM.
Respectfully submitted,
Kathy Pulliam, Secretary