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size=3><FONT face="Times New Roman">This Member Newsletter is coming to you via
AAUW of Washington Member—listserv from Connie Dunkelberger, State
President.<SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN><?xml:namespace prefix =
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Association of University Women<o:p></o:p></SPAN></P>
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style="FONT-SIZE: 16pt; COLOR: #339966; FONT-FAMILY: Algerian">Member letter –
November, 2007<o:p></o:p></SPAN></P>
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style="FONT-SIZE: 14pt"><FONT face="Times New Roman">The Evergreen Leader- Fall
Edition <SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>is available on-line
at:<o:p></o:p></FONT></SPAN></P>
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style="mso-spacerun: yes"><FONT face="Times New Roman"
size=3> </FONT></SPAN><A
href="http://www.aauw-wa.org/news/newsletters/2007Fall_Newsletter.pdf"><FONT
face="Times New Roman" color=#800080
size=3>http://www.aauw-wa.org/news/newsletters/2007Fall_Newsletter.pdf</FONT></A><FONT
size=3><FONT face="Times New Roman"> <SPAN
style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN></FONT></FONT></P>
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style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt"><FONT face="Times New Roman">Member Letter
Contents:<SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>1. Voting reminder<SPAN
style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>2.<SPAN
style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>News from Association<SPAN
style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>3. National Girls
Collaborative<o:p></o:p></FONT></SPAN></P>
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style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt"><FONT face="Times New Roman"><SPAN
style="mso-spacerun: yes">
</SPAN>4. AAUW Video and Membership<SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes">
</SPAN><SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>5. Contribution
Reminder<o:p></o:p></FONT></SPAN></P>
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<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><B
style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal"><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 14pt; COLOR: #006666"><FONT face="Times New Roman">1. Return
your ballot by mail or go to the polls on Tuesday, November 6th.<SPAN
style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>VOTE!<o:p></o:p></FONT></SPAN></B></P>
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style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt; mso-layout-grid-align: none"><FONT size=3><FONT
face="Times New Roman">Thanks to everyone who has volunteered to do calling on
behalf of a yes vote on EHJR 4204. <SPAN
style="mso-bidi-font-weight: bold">Changing the “supermajority” requirement for
school levy elections has been a top priority for AAUW-WA for years. In 2007,
the legislature overwhelmingly approved EHJR 4204. Now <?xml:namespace prefix =
st1 ns = "urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:smarttags" /><st1:State
w:st="on"><st1:place w:st="on">Washington</st1:place></st1:State> voters must
ratify the change on November 6th.<o:p></o:p></SPAN></FONT></FONT></P>
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style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt; mso-layout-grid-align: none"><SPAN
style="mso-bidi-font-weight: bold"><o:p><FONT face="Times New Roman"
size=3> </FONT></o:p></SPAN></P>
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style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt; mso-layout-grid-align: none"><SPAN
style="mso-bidi-font-weight: bold"><FONT size=3><FONT
face="Times New Roman">This month, kudos go to the Dayton Branch, which held a
election forum for their community.<SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes">
</SPAN>They have done this for several years even for off year elections such as
this year.<SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>This is where a branch
with few members can and does make an impact on the community.
<o:p></o:p></FONT></FONT></SPAN></P>
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<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><B
style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal"><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 14pt; COLOR: #006666"><FONT face="Times New Roman">2. News
from Association and <st1:State w:st="on"><st1:place
w:st="on">Washington</st1:place></st1:State> Update:<SPAN
style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN><o:p></o:p></FONT></SPAN></B></P>
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style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal"><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 14pt; COLOR: #006666"><o:p><FONT
face="Times New Roman"> </FONT></o:p></SPAN></B></P>
<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><FONT
face="Times New Roman"><B><SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"><FONT
size=3> </FONT></SPAN></B><B><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 11pt">Support the Prevention First Act in the
Senate<o:p></o:p></SPAN></B></FONT></P>
<P><FONT face="Times New Roman" size=3>The <STRONG>Prevention First Act
(S.21/H.R. 819)</STRONG> would expand access to contraception and preventative
health care services that help reduce unplanned pregnancies, abortions, and the
spread of sexually transmitted diseases while improving access to women's health
care. The increase in funding authorized by the bill, from $283 million to $699
million, reflects what the budget for Title X would be if it had kept up with
inflation since 1980. </FONT></P>
<P><FONT face="Times New Roman" size=3>AAUW supports the right of every woman to
safe, accessible, affordable, and comprehensive family planning and reproductive
health services and believes that improved pregnancy prevention programs and
access to complete reproduction health information and services enhance women's
reproductive choices. We urge all senators to cosponsor this important bill to
improve the reproductive health and safety of all women and girls. </FONT></P>
<P><FONT face="Times New Roman" size=3>To thank our senators for supporting the
Prevention First Act, just click on the "Take Action" link in the upper
right corner or copy and paste the following URL into your Internet
browser. Then follow the instructions to send a message. </FONT><A
href="http://capwiz.com/aauw/utr/1/GPQJHUAJYQ/EHBNHUCAZK/1509061921"
target=_blank><FONT face="Times New Roman"
size=3>http://capwiz.com/aauw/issues/alert/?alertid=9510926&type=CO</FONT></A><FONT
face="Times New Roman" size=3> </FONT></P>
<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><EM><A
href="http://capwiz.com/aauw/utr/1/GPQJHUAJYQ/NKYJHUCAZL/1509061921"
target=_blank><FONT face="Times New Roman" size=3>Washington
Update</FONT></A></EM><FONT face="Times New Roman" size=3> is AAUW's free,
members-only weekly e-bulletin. It offers an insider's view on the legislative
process, the latest policy news. To stay up-to-date on all issues important to
our mission, all AAUW members, including college and university partners, are
encouraged to subscribe to </FONT><A
href="http://capwiz.com/aauw/utr/1/GPQJHUAJYQ/CPTZHUCAZM/1509061921"
target=_blank><EM><FONT face="Times New Roman" size=3>Washington
Update</FONT></EM></A><FONT face="Times New Roman" size=3> by emailing </FONT><A
href="mailto:VoterEd@aauw.org" target=_blank><FONT face="Times New Roman"
size=3>VoterEd@aauw.org</FONT></A></P>
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face="Times New Roman"><SPAN style="COLOR: teal"><FONT size=3>3.
</FONT></SPAN><B style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal"><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 14pt; COLOR: teal">National Girls Collaborative and
Mini-Grants<o:p></o:p></SPAN></B></FONT></P>
<P><FONT face="Times New Roman" size=3>The mini grant application blanks will be
available on November 5<SUP>th</SUP>.<SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes">
</SPAN>To get a grant you must have your program registered and find another
group you can collaborate with to apply for these grants or $1,000 or less.<SPAN
style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN><SPAN style="COLOR: black">Please enter
</SPAN>your math, science or technology related programs in the Program
Directory at: </FONT><A href="http://www.ngcproject.org/directory"
target=_blank><FONT face="Times New Roman"
size=3>http://www.ngcproject.org/directory</FONT></A><FONT
face="Times New Roman" size=3> .</FONT></P><FONT face="Times New Roman"><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 14pt; COLOR: teal">
<P style="MARGIN-LEFT: 0.25in; TEXT-INDENT: -0.25in"><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 14pt; COLOR: teal">4.<B style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal">
AAUW Promotional Video and Membership</B></SPAN><B
style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal"><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 14pt"><FONT
color=#000000> </FONT></SPAN></B></P>
<P style="MARGIN-LEFT: 0.25in; TEXT-INDENT: -0.25in"><B
style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal"><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 14pt"></SPAN></B><FONT color=#000000><FONT size=3>AAUW is
pleased to announce that the new promotional video <EM>AAUW: Because Equity Is
Still an Issue</EM> can now be viewed on YouTube, the video-sharing website.
This video features our own DaVina Hoyt, Young Member Representative on the AAUW
–WA State Board. <SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>Association sent a
new membership kit, including the video, to branch membership VPs.<SPAN
style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN></FONT><FONT size=3>For information and
to view the video go: </FONT></FONT><A
href="http://www.aauw.org/About/aauwVideo.cfm"><FONT color=#800080
size=3>http://www.aauw.org/About/aauwVideo.cfm</FONT></A><FONT color=#000000
size=3> . Hopefully, it will be a useful tool to gain those new members for
AAUW. </FONT></P>
<P style="MARGIN-LEFT: 0.25in; TEXT-INDENT: -0.25in"></SPAN></FONT><FONT
face="Times New Roman" size=3>Congratulations to Port Townsend our largest
branch in the state.<SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>They have
already increased their membership by 14 members over their Feb. 1, 2007 count.
<SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>A smaller branch, Ritzville,
increased their numbers by 5; giving them the top percentage increase of
21%.<SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>Highline has had a 7% gain so
far this year.<SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>If you have NOT paid
your dues for 2007-2008, contact your membership chair. </FONT><A
name=115cfcdda3a717d3_3></A></P>
<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><B
style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal"><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 14pt; COLOR: #006666"><FONT face="Times New Roman">5. End of
Year Contributions<o:p></o:p></FONT></SPAN></B></P>
<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><FONT face="Times New Roman"
size=3>It is the time of the year we think about Thanksgiving for what we have
received. <SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>We should also be
thinking about our giving. <SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>Branch
contributions and any individual gifts <SPAN
style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>sent through the branch should be sent to
Association by December 10<SUP>th</SUP>.<SPAN
style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>Send a copy of the contribution
form to Leah Amyakar at </FONT><A href="mailto:ef@aauw-wa.org"><FONT
face="Times New Roman" size=3>ef@aauw-wa.org</FONT></A><FONT
face="Times New Roman" size=3>.<SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>She
will handle all donations to the Educational Foundation, Legal Advocacy Fund and
the Leadership Training Institute. Branch contribution forms are on the AAUW-WA
web site at: </FONT><A
href="http://www.aauw-a.org/forms/contributions_form.pdf"><FONT
face="Times New Roman"
size=3>http://www.aauw-a.org/forms/contributions_form.pdf</FONT></A><FONT
face="Times New Roman" size=3>. <SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>For
information on how individuals can make a donation on-line and/or information
about the different funds go to: </FONT><A
href="http://www.aauw.org/contribute/index.cfm"><FONT face="Times New Roman"
color=#800080 size=3>http://www.aauw.org/contribute/index.cfm</FONT></A><FONT
size=3><FONT face="Times New Roman">.<SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes">
</SPAN></FONT></FONT></P>
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<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><FONT face="Times New Roman"
size=3>Vote on November 6<SUP>th</SUP> and Happy Thanksgiving!</FONT></P>
<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><FONT face="Times New Roman"
size=3>Connie Dunkelberger</FONT></P>
<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><FONT face="Times New Roman"
size=3>State President, AAUW-WA</FONT></P>
<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt"><A
href="mailto:president@aauw-wa.org"><FONT
face="Times New Roman">president@aauw-wa.org</FONT></A></SPAN></P>
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