MINUTES FROM SEPTEMBER 27, 2024, AAUW BUSINESS MEETING

3:00 at Carol Sabol’s Home

Present: Judy Baillere, Sue Baker, Helen Bickett, Aimee Burgin, Lynda Carpenito,
Pam Corrigan, Sue Dixon, Janice Gowland, Jennifer Grenier, Lauren Kaltwasser,
Debbie Kirschner, Patti Knepler, Anne Lovett, Brenda Marlin, Sara McClain, Esther
Mummert, Connie Parent, Susan Quemore, Carol Sabol, Carole Scofield, Nancy
Stevick, Diane Wall
Absent: Maria Brent, Pam Buchanan, Lindsay Dmytro, Dorie Gilchrist, Pat Haines,
Kathleen Herbert, Connie LaBelle, Maggie Nettleton, Luci Nurkowski
Thank you to all who were able to attend our meeting! We missed those of you
who were not able to join us. Please know that you were thought of as we
conducted our business and chatted with one another!

1. Rowan/Shirley’s Closet – Esther thanked everyone for their generous
donations. Our contributions are needed and appreciated. She will
continue to collect items at October movie group and book club meetings.
We can also drop off items directly to the new location at 124 State Street,
Glassboro, Monday, Tuesday and Wednesday 9-1. If you choose to write a
check, please make it out to the Rowan Foundation. You may be able to
include your donation in your taxes. You can also volunteer to help on-site.
2. Treasurer Report – Annie presented Pam Buchanan’s report in her absence.
The report is included here for your information.
AAUW Gloucester County
Treasurer’s Report
Sept. 26, 2024
Balance (8/31/24)
$4,934.68

Donations to:
Friends of Heggan Library
$100.00
The Unforgotten Haven
$270.00
Alice Paul Institute
$1,000.00
AAUW Charitable Trust (Tech Trek is supported by this fund)
$1,000.00
Current Balance
$2,564.68

Donation to AAUW National Conference for College Women Student
Leaders (NCCWSL) for $1,130.00 to be sent at a later date. (This amount funds
two students.)
Our local branch dues of $100.00 are due by the end of December. Please
send your check, written out to AAUW – Gloucester County, to Pam Buchanan,
306 Belmont Court, Mullica Hill, NJ 08062
Some members have had problems paying their State dues when renewing
National membership. I am still waiting for an answer from AAUW as to how to
go about fixing this.
There also appears to be a change in how National is handling dues paid at
different times during the year. In the past, I believe, your National dues were
due by the end of June and July started the new dues year for everyone. It now
seems that you get a full year of membership starting whenever you paid. This
especially impacts new members. However, if you do not renew when your year
is up, your membership is terminated, and you have to be reinstated. Also, if your
National membership is not current, you can’t be a branch member. In the early

part of next year, I will send a list of renewal dates for each member. If you
renewed last June and it was sooner than required, your membership will
continue to the end of June 2025.
If you have any questions, please contact me (Pam) after next week.
(Wishing Pam all the best with her upcoming hip surgery!)

The Charitable Allocations Committee was pleased to report that we were able
to fund all requests at, or above, the amount requested, for a total distribution of
$3500. The committee members were: Annie Lovett, Chair, Pam Corrigan, Sara
McClain, and Carol Sabol.

3. Future Meetings and Event Planning – A sign-up sheet was circulated for
members to volunteer to help with our future meetings and activities.
Everyone is requested to PLEASE sign up for at least one event. If you were
not at our meeting, please let Sara or Carol Sabol know which
activity/activities you would be willing to help with. The signup sheet is
attached to these minutes so you can see what you have signed up for and
where help is still needed. The co-chairs and committee members will
contact members about food. We often have an overabundance of
contributions, so it was proposed that we only ask half the membership at a
time, to bring food. Please note that our “spring fling” has been moved to
early June. Sara is exploring the possibility of holding it at Bells Lake where,
as a member, she can reserve pavilion space, and we can enjoy the
amenities there. We can bring in our own food and beverages. Often there
is music on the weekends – a bit too early to know at this point. Hoping to
book it for Saturday, June 7 th .
Other upcoming events include: December – Holiday Gathering –
members only – We are looking into a restaurant setting this year; January
– Brunch and Business Meeting (Aimee has offered to host); Coming of Age,
probably in March (Pam has offered to host); Spring Business Meeting
(either April or May) still need a host; and June – Springing into Summer as
mentioned above. Guests are welcome to come to our June event. Motion
made by Lauren and seconded by Annie.

Sue Dixon is working on some trips we might be interested in.
Currently there is a scarecrow exhibition at Peddler’s Village until October
27th . Please let her know if you are interested in attending. Last year
several members attended a bell choir in December and that might be a
possibility again this year. The Wheaton Arts Festival of Fine Crafts is
Saturday, October 5th from 10 – 5, 1000 Village Drive, Millville, NJ. A
dinosaur event will be held nearby in the spring (Sue has more details) and
Susan Quemore mentioned that walking again in Parvin Park is another
possibility. Judy mentioned a Blues and Brews event sponsored by the
Rotary of Mullica Hill. It was Saturday, September 28th .
All members are encouraged to email the group about any
interesting and worthwhile events to attend in the future.
4. Newsletter Update – Thank you, Nancy, for continuing to keep us informed
via your newsletter. Please email her directly with any information you
wish to have included. A suggestion was made to include a section called “I
know a person” to share information about doctors, handy”men”, etc. but
the membership decided to just email one another with requests for
suggestions and recommendations.
5. Interest Groups – All going well!
—-Book Club—-Susan Quemore, chairperson
—-Movie Group—-Lauren Kaltwasser, chairperson.
—-Happy Hour—-Patti Knepler, new chairperson. Patti requested that you
email her or call (she does not text) if you plan to attend or find out later
that you have a change of plans and can no longer come. That way she can
better organize seating for everyone. Happy Hours alternate between the
third Wednesday or third Thursday of the month.
6. Friendship Fund – Please let Sara or Carol know of any details that you want
shared. Seems like A LOT has been happening to our members lately. We
voted in June to not use our AAUW funds to send a condolence gift to
members for loss of spouse. It is up to each member individually to express
her condolences via cards, emails, phone calls, gifts, etc.

7. Community Outreach – At the end of the meeting our discussion turned to
ways we can help promote our ideals and mission within the community.
Human trafficking is still a concern, raised at our June meeting. Helping
with voter involvement, promoting organ donation, helping students
navigate the financial aid process and Tech Trek were also discussed. With
the new year, at our January meeting, let’s consider how we can foster the
AAUW mission. Carol and I will continue to forward e-mails we receive
regarding AAUW mission-based programs. Hopefully, these will give us
some ideas as to how we can also participate.
8. Thank You – To Carol Sabol for generously offering her lovely home to host
our September meeting. We enjoyed delicious food and drink brought by
our members, wonderful company, and, we hope, an informative business
meeting. If any information was missed and/or incorrectly stated, please
let Sara know so the minutes can be corrected. Sometimes it is hard to
hear all everyone has to say. Again, thank you, for coming! Love to you all.

—Submitted by Sara McClain and Carol Sabol

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MINUTES FROM JUNE 20, 2024, AAUW BUSINESS MEETING AND LUNCHEON

Noon at Ott’s at Washington Township

Present: Judy Baillere, Sue Baker, Helen Bickett, Maria Brent, Pam Buchanan,
Aimee Burgin, Lynda Carpenito, Pam Corrigan, Sue Dixon, Lindsay Dmytro, Janice
Gowland, Kathleen Herbert, Pat Haines, Lauren Kaltwasser, Anne Lovett, Brenda
Marlin, Sara McClain, Esther Mummert, Luci Nurkowski, Connie Parent, Carol
Sabol, Nancy Stevick, Diane Wall
Absent: Connie LaBelle, Dorie Gilchrist, Jennifer Grenier, Debbie Kirschner, Patti
Knepler, Maggie Nettleton, Susan Quemore, Carol Scofield

1. Introduction of Sharon Suber, President, Burlington County Branch, and
President of NJ AAUW
2. Presentation by Sharon Suber—-Please see attachment for a summary of
the presentation.
3. Treasurer Report—-Pam Buchanan distributed copies of our financial
report stating that our current balance as of June 20, 2024, is $4,974.12.
4. Charitable Donations—-As a group, we voted to allocate $3500. for a local
charity or charities or scholarship. A committee was formed to evaluate
forms submitted by members to nominate specific charities or scholarships
for funds. Sara will email Annie the forms used last year, and she will then
send them out to all members. The committee members are: Annie Lovett,
Chair, Pam Corrigan, Sara McClain, Carol Sabol,
5. Rowan/Shirley’s Closet—- Esther will collect in July and October (This is the
time for many much-needed items as the colder weather starts) and every
two or three months. She will also send out a list of suggested donations
again. Esther reiterated how much our donations are needed and
appreciated.
6. Membership—-Lauren has graciously agreed to continue her role. She gave
our chapter a specific website address with a password instead of her
personal email so that another membership chairperson could utilize the
site if needed.

7. Event Planning—-Helen’s term has ended. Thank you, Helen, for all that
you have done to plan exciting and worthwhile events and Happy Hours for
us!
Patti Knepler is taking over the planning of our Happy Hours. All members
are encouraged to email the group about any interesting and worthwhile
events to attend in the future.
8. Future Meetings:
September—-Business Meeting at Carol Sabol’s home with date to be
determined.
At the September Business Meeting there will be signups for volunteers
and chairpersons for:
December Holiday Gathering
January Brunch and Business Meeting
February Coming of Age or Celebration of Life
March/April/May Spring Fling
June Business Meeting
We will revisit which event or events to have spouses/guests attend.
9. Interest Groups
—-Book Club—-Susan Quemore, chairperson
—-Movie Group—-Lauren Kaltwasser, chairperson
—-Happy Hour—-Patti Knepler, new chairperson
10. Friendship Fund—-Please let Sara or Carol know of any details that you
want shared. We voted to not use our AAUW funds to send a condolence
gift to members for loss of spouse. It is up to each member individually to
express her condolences via cards, emails, phone calls, gifts, etc.
11. AAUW Website and Newsletter Update—–Members present want Nancy
to continue the newsletter for important information and to update the
website with information and photos. Nancy graciously agreed to continue
this.
12. IMPORTANT REMINDER—–Generally, AAUW National and State dues are
to be paid online by June 30, 2024, to be a member in good standing. Pam
has notified those members who have a different membership end date. If
you need help, contact Sara, Carol Sabol, or Pam. You will need your credit
card information. Current dues for both national and state total $82 for the
year.

Our local chapter dues are to be paid by December 31, 2024. Discussion of
the dues amount will take place at the September Business Meeting.
13. Thank You
—Thank you to Lynda Carpenito, Sara Mc Clain, and Carol Sabol for
planning the June Luncheon/Business Meeting at Ott’s.
—Thank you to Lynda Carpenito for the delicious desserts that she baked
for us to enjoy at the luncheon!

—Submitted by Sara McClain and Carol Sabol

 

Minutes from AAUW Business Meeting/Brunch on January 13, 2024

Present: Judy Baillere, Susan Baker, Helen Bickett, Connie Bradley, Maria Brent,
Pam Buchanan, Aimee Burgin, Pam Corrigan, Susan Dixon, Lindsay Dmytro,
Jennifer Grenier, Kathleen Herbert, Lauren Kaltwasser, Patti Kneplerm, Connie
LaBelle, Anne Lovett, Brenda Marlin, Sara McClain, Esther Mummert, Maggie
Nettleton, Luci Nurkowski, Connie Parent, Susan Quemore, Carol Sabol, Nancy
Stevick, Debbie Kirschner (guest), and Diane Wall (guest).
Absent: Lynda Carpenito, Dorie Gilchrist, Janice Gowland, Pat Haines, and Carol
Scofield- You were all missed.

1. Introduction of new member, Patti Knepler and two guests interested in
membership, Debbie Kirschner and Diane Wall
2. Special thank you to Aimee (and Jason) for hosting our December holiday
party and to the committee members, Pam Corrigan, and Annie Lovett (co-
chairs), Lindsay Dmytro, Helen Bickett, Connie Parent, Lynda Carpenito,
Carol Sabol, and Sara McClain
3. Friendship Fund—This fund is to support, help, and celebrate happenings in
your life. At our meeting, several members expressed how much they
value this recognition. Please let Sara or Carol know of any details that you
want shared.
4. Rowan Shop and Resource Center (also known as Shirley’s Cupboard)—
Esther spoke about types of donations for Rowan students. Checks can be
mailed to: Rowan University Foundation Office, 201 Mullica Hill Road,
Glassboro, NJ 08028. Place in bottom left corner of your check that your
donation is for Rowan Shop. Please let Esther know of your donation.
Esther also emailed all members this information along with a list of
recommended donations. Donations and checks/cash can be given to
Esther at the February 7 th Coming of Age.
5. Treasury Report—-Pam Buchanan informed us that we currently have $4,
488.79 and $387.00 of this is to be used for a future gathering since it is a
surplus from the holiday party. We are anticipating $400 more in local
branch dues.

6. Operating Budget—To be determined when we plan the June Business
Meeting as the venue is not yet decided. All members are encouraged to
look into venues for meetings that have nominal fees or are free. Send all
info to Judy or Helen before February 3 rd so that they can report to the
group on February 7 th .
7. Allocations Fund—-To be decided after plans are set for the June Meeting
and actual funds are determined.
8. Interest Groups—-
Membership—Lauren reported about one new member and two
possible new members as of Jan. 13 th , 2024 and updated the member
directory. We now have three new members! Welcome to our group, Patti,
Debbie, and Diane! Lauren also emailed all members a copy of the
directory. A copy of the directory was passed around to members to verify
their information.
Book Club and Movie Group—-Books for the year have been chosen and
emails are sent to all members about book group meetings monthly and
movie group meetings every two weeks. The book club list can be found on
our AAUW website.
Event Planners—Judy and Helen send out emails about upcoming
events. If you have any suggestions/ideas about future events, please let
them know.
9. Coming of Age—WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 7, 2024 at 4 PM at Pam
Buchanan’s home. Committee members are Pam B., host, Jennifer, Susan
D., Esther, Judy, and Susan B. A sign up list for appetizers will be emailed to
all members soon. There also will be a nominal fee to cover the cost of
decorations and the cake to celebrate Annie Lovett, Aimee Burgin, and
Carol Sabol. PLEASE NO other desserts!
10. Spring Fling—Spouses, partners are invited. Aimee graciously volunteered
her home. Date in April or May is to be determined.
11. June Business Meeting— Date and Place is to be determined.
12. AAUW Website and Newsletter—Nancy Stevick reported about posting our
information and photos. Nancy has been very diligent about keeping our
members up to date. Check it out! Our new group photo from the Jan. 13 th
meeting has been posted.

13. How We Can Best Support AAUW on National and State Levels—Sara has
been in contact with Sharon from AAUW about hosting a representative to
present information on world events and politics. The members
encouraged Sara to pursue this idea for June’s business meeting if the
representative is available. She is not available on June 15 th . Lauren found
a link that an AAUW branch uses to discuss world events. Possibly our
group can further examine this website for more information if enough
members are interested. We can also explore the possibility of once more
participating in Tech Trek for the next school year.
14. Aimee contributed an explanation of the AAUW Graduate Scholarship
established over thirty years ago when a former chapter disbanded and
donated their remaining bank balance to the Rowan University Foundation.
The recent recipient of $2,000. is Kimberly Stowell, a Rowan student in the
doctoral program. Aimee Burgin and Carol Sabol met her at the annual
Rowan University Foundation Scholarship Dinner in November, 2023.
Kimberly is presently employed as the Financial Services Administrator at
Camden County College and lives in Elmer, NJ with her husband and college
age children. We wish her the best as she pursues her doctoral degree.
Thanks to the January Committee for making our brunch meeting such a
successful one! Aimee (and Jason) as hosts, Janice (chair), Maria, Esther,
Kathleen, Susan Baker, Nancy Stevick, and Sara. Hope everyone is able to
attend our February 7 th Coming of Age!
_____ Submitted by Sara McClain and Carol Sabol

MINUTES FROM OUR SEPTEMBER 12, 2023, AAUW MEETING

Present: Judy Baillere, Susan Baker, Connie Bradley, Pam Buchanan, Aimee
Burgin, Lynda Carpenito, Pam Corrigan, Lindsay Dmytro, Janice Gowland, Jennifer
Grenier, Connie LaBelle, Anne Lovett, Sara McClain, Esther Mummert, Maggie
Nettleton, Constance Parent, Susan Quemore, Carol Sabol, Carole Scofield, Nancy
Stevick, Patti Knepler (guest)
Absent: Helen Bickett, Maria Brent, Susan Dixon, Dorie Gilchrist, Pat Haines,
Kathleen Herbert, Lauren Kaltwasser, Brenda Marlin, Luci Nurkowski

1. Sunshine Fund – Pam moved, Judy seconded, and we passed the motion to
rename this fund as the Friendship Fund. Previously the intent was that a
fruit basket costing approximately $80-90 would be sent to a member
experiencing the loss of a spouse or child. When a member was sick or in
the hospital, the membership would be notified and encouraged to send
cards. Please let Sara or Carol know about happenings in your or a
member’s life that we can support, help, and celebrate. Annie and Judy
have volunteered to take care of member notification and follow-up action.

2. Allocations Fund – We currently have $1,301 in our bank account. At our
January Brunch and Business Meeting, Saturday, January 13 th , at noon, at
Janice Gowland’s home, 1774 Harrison Court, Turnersville, we will decide
if and how we might allocate funds for local charities.

3. Operating Dues – Esther moved, Susan Q. seconded, and we passed the
motion to set our dues at $100 for our chapter costs. We will revisit our
budget at the January meeting to review our expenditures. Please mail a
check for $100, written out to AAUW – Gloucester Chapter, to Pam
Buchanan, 306 Belmont Court, Mullica Hill, NJ 08062, as soon as you can
but no later than December 31 st .

4. Interest Groups
a. Membership – Lauren will continue to keep our directory updated
and respond to new member inquiries. For everyone’s updated
information: Connie Bradley’s new address is: 238 Huntly Lane,
Williamstown, NJ 08094
b. Book Club – Janice will continue to organize our book club meetings.
Upcoming – Discussions of The Personal Librarian by Marie Benedict
and Victoria Christopher Murray, Friday, September 29 th , 2:00
discussion at Connie Bradley’s new home (address above); 7:00
discussion at Lynda’s home, 566 Jefferson Road, Mullica Hill.
c. Movie Group – Lauren will continue to organize movie group
discussions. The next movie to be discussed is “Barbie” at Aimee’s
home, 5 Stable Drive, Sewell, on Monday, September 25 th at 2:00.
d. Event Planners – Helen and Judy will continue to plan activities for us
to enjoy, including Happy Hour��. For your information: SCUCS has a
trip on November 8 th to visit the Morgan Library and Museum in NYC,
relevant to our most recent book club book, The Personal Librarian.
As of Wednesday, September 13 th , there were 7 spaces still available.

5. Upcoming Events and Meetings
a. Coming of Age Celebration – Celebrating Carol Sabol, Annie Lovett,
and Aimee Burgin. Tuesday, October 17 th , 4:00, at Aimee’s home, 5
Stable Drive, Sewell. Committee members are: Jennifer (chair),
Aimee, Sue Dixon, Judy, Sue Baker, and Esther.
b. Winter Holiday Gathering – We decided to include spouses/partners
for a fee to be determined. Aimee has, once again – thank you!,
offered her home for this event to be held, Friday, December 15 th , at
4:00. Annie and Pam C. will look into catering options. Lynda will
organize desserts. Committee members are: Pam C and Annie, co-
chairs, Aimee, Lynda, Carol Sabol, Nancy Stevick, Lindsay, Connie P.,
Helen Bickett, and Sara
c. January Brunch and Business Meeting – Janice Gowland has offered
her home, 1774 Harrison Court, Turnersville, on Saturday, January
13 th , at noon. Committee members: Janice (chair), Maria, Esther,
Kathleen H., Sue Baker, Sara

d. Spring Fling and June Business Meeting – Details to be determined at
our January meeting.

6. Inclusion of Spouses/Partners – Spouses/partners will be included at our
Winter Holiday Gathering for a fee to be determined. In the past they have
always been included at our Spring Fling.

7. Maintenance of our AAUW Website – Nancy Stevick has volunteered to
update and maintain our AAUW Website. She has also volunteered to
create a newsletter to be published on our website as well as distributed to
our members via e-mail. Many thanks to Nancy going forward, as well as to
Carole Scofield for publishing our newsletter for many years in the past.

8. Rowan Shop – Esther will continue to collect donations for Rowan
University students. If you wish to make a monetary donation, please write
out your check to Rowan University Foundation, with Rowan Shop written
on the memo line.

9. Courtesy – As a courtesy to all of our organizers and members, please,
respond to emails promptly and make every effort to attend events to
which you have rsvp’d. If you have a necessary change in plans, be sure to
contact the organizer so arrangements can be modified.

10. Completion of Registration for AAUW – If you have not already done so,
please renew your AAUW national, state and chapter membership. We
attempted to help at our meeting, but you might need to log on to
establish a new password. Once done so, hopefully the process will go
more smoothly. Please contact Sara or Carol if you require more assistance.

Jennifer moved, Nancy seconded, and we passed the motion to adjourn. Please
let Sara know if anything was incorrectly stated or accidentally omitted in the
minutes so they can be corrected.
THANK YOU ALL FOR ATTENDING. SEE YOU SOON!