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MEETINGS - 2011-2012 Branch Program List  

Branch Program:Tuesday, Feb. 14, 6:45 pm 
The Plight of the Polar Bears of Churchill, Manitoba
Our Savior's Celebration Community Life Center,
919 S. Washington, Naperville

Speaker: Agnes Kovacs, Manager of School Groups and Teacher Programs at the Chicago Zoological Society/Brookfield Zoo
In October 2010, Agnes Kovacs spent a week in Manitoba in the Tundra Buggies of Frontiers North Adventures with staff from Polar Bears International (PBI). Agnes and other PBI Leadership Camp members studied the plight of the polar bear. The polar bear is expected to vanish from the wild by mid-century unless the amount of green house gases, especially carbon dioxide, released into the air daily is greatly reduced. The ecosystem of the Arctic Churchill area is a flagship example of mankind’s effect upon the Earth. Enjoy Agnes’ adventure and photographs as she shares her insights into the polar bears.

 OTHER UPCOMING EVENTS:
Wednesday, Feb. 1, 7:30 PM Evening Book Browsers Group
The Healing of America: A Global Quest for Better, Cheaper And Fairer Health Care  by T.R. Reid
Reviewer: Sally Adrian; Hostess: Mary Anne Buckman
Thursday, Feb. 23, 12:30 PM Afternoon Book Browsers Group:
The Dressmaker of Khair Khana by Gayle Tzemach Lemmon
Leader & Hostess: Cheryl Trent
Sunday, Jan. 22 Movie outing For more information, contact Elaine: edanassoc@hotmail.com.

Ongoing Activities
CapitolGreat Decisions, jointly sponsored by the AAUW Naperville Branch and the Naperville Public Libraries, meets at the Naper Boulevard Library at 7:15 p.m. on consecutive Thursdays beginning in January 26th through March 22nd.  A group also will meet in members’ homes on Tuesday mornings at 9:15 anuary 24th through March 22nd .
This discussion group is open to the public and will study and discuss eight foreign policy issues analyzed in a briefing book prepared by the editors of the Foreign Policy Association.  One topic is covered each week.  Topics included are: Horn of Africa, Financial Crisis, Germany Ascendant, Sanctions & Non-Proliferation, the Caucasus and Global Governance. Guests are invited to attend any of the discussions.  The cost of the briefing book is $20. For more information, call Ruth Heidorn, 630-355-3981 or email Anita Jones. 
Educational Equity Task Group is charged with implementing key findings of AAUW research in projects that involve local schools and the community as a whole.  The emphasis is on assuring females equal access and participation in education and careers, particularly in the areas of math, science, and technology.

Afternoon Book Browsers get together monthly to discuss a particular book.  They meet on the fourth Thursday of the month at 12:30 PM. Afternoon Book Browsers
Evening Book Browsers usually meet on the first Wednesday of the month at 7:30 p.m. in members' homes. Evening Book Browsers

Annual Used Book Sale  -- our main fundraiser for our local scholarship and fellowships and grants for women administered through AAUW's Educational Foundation.  Over 10,000 volumes are offered for sale each June.

cardsRound Robin Bridge raises over $1000 each year for scholarships.  The groups meet each month from September until June in homes around Naperville.   Winners are announced in July or August .
Are you a bridge player?  We are looking for individual women, pairs of women or couples to complete the Round Robin Bridge games sponsored by AAUW. 
Each year AAUW organizes bridge players in groups of ten pairs of players. Monthly, each pair plays one of the other nine pairs. Players do not need to be members of AAUW. 
Both a fundraiser and a good way to meet people, this has been an AAUW project for many years.  Please  E-mail Us  if you are interested in playing.
 

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