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February 2013 Bulletin
AMERICAN ASSOCIATION OF UNIVERSITY WOMEN
ANN ARBOR, MICHIGAN BRANCH, INC.
Since 1902 AAUW advances equity for women and girls through advocacy, education, philanthropy and research.
CelebrationCelebration And And
Fundraiser Fundraiser Fat Tuesday, February 12
Earhart Village Clubhouse
835 Greenhills Drive
Plans are well under way for
our Mardi Gras fundraiser on February
12th. You won't want to miss this
party, featuring a buffet dinner of
delicious New Orleans specialties, a
silent auction, Zydeco music and lots
of fun and surprises. Mark your
calendar and bring a friend. Come in
costume if you like! The cost is only
$25 per person and proceeds will help
send our president and president-elect
to this year's National Convention in
New Orleans.
Make checks payable to AAUW
Ann Arbor Branch and mail to: Kay
Mahan, 47677 N Shore Dr., Belleville,
MI 48111. Judy DaltuvaJudy Daltuva
we will be using in the final presenta-
tions. Those teaching The King's
Commissioners will be notified when
and where they will be meeting.
The workshop dates are as follows:
Saturday, January 26 - A Quarter
from the Tooth Fairy, Coordinator,
Ann Taber; Teacher, Mary Elton
Saturday, February 2 - Grandfather
Tang, Coordinator, Diane Johnston;
Teacher, Amy Seetoo
Saturday, February 9 - The King's
Commissioners, Coordinator, Peggy
Fisher; Teacher, Barb Hall
We are hoping everyone involved
will attend this final meeting as we
will be making the final decisions for
the activities we have discussed so far
for each of the 3 books.
Diane Johnston Diane Johnston
PRESIDENT’S COLUMN 2
TECH CORNER 3
INTEREST GROUPS 4
DIGITAL LIBRARY RESOURCES 5
WINTER LUNCHEON 6 & 7
SCHOLARSHIP FUNDING 7
INSIDE THIS ISSUEINSIDE THIS ISSUE
http://annarbor-mi.aauw.net State: www.aauwmi.org National: www.aauw.org
LET’S READ MATH LET’S READ MATH
FINAL PLANNING SESSIONFINAL PLANNING SESSION
The final Let's Read Math lesson
planning session was held on
January 19. Each of the coordinators
met with the teachers and volunteers
who will be teaching and assisting at
the upcoming workshops that are
being set up by the Ann Arbor
District Library. At the last Decem-
ber meeting, all volunteers chose
which book they wanted to help
with. The books include Grandfather
Tang, The King's Commissioners,
and A Quarter from the Tooth Fairy.
Lesson plans and ideas for teaching
the math concepts related to these
books were discussed, however, final
details need to addressed at this
point.
We will be checking on final sup-
plemental materials and supplies that
JUDICAL CAMPAIGN FINANCE REFORMJUDICAL CAMPAIGN FINANCE REFORM
Monday, February 11February 11, 2013 from 7-9PM
Room 250 Hutchins Hall
University of Michigan Law School
Panelists:
The Honorable Bridget McCormack, Justice of the Michigan Supreme Court
The Honorable Marilyn Kelly, Justice of the Michigan Supreme Court, Retired
Rich Robinson, Executive Director, & Michigan Campaign Finance Network
Sponsored by: The League of Women Voters of Michigan, The League of Women Voters of the
Ann Arbor Area, The University of Michigan Law School, and the Washtenaw
County Bar Association
Co-sponsors: American Association of University Women, Ann Arbor Branch Betty Bishop, Past PresidentBetty Bishop, Past President
The Bulletin is published monthly September through June for members of AAUW Ann Arbor, Michigan Branch, Inc.
20122012--2013 EXECUTIVE BOARD2013 EXECUTIVE BOARD President Earline Hefferlin 734-973-7504 [email protected] President Elect Mary Rea 734-645-0827 [email protected] VP Membership Candace Friedman 734-662-6733 [email protected] VP Program Elizabeth Nelson 734-997-9688 [email protected] Dues Treasurer Caroline Richardson 734-878-0811 [email protected] Finance Treasurer Barbara Duncan 734-665-5189 [email protected] Recording Secretary Kathe Johnson 734-995-1205 [email protected] Nominations Committee Chair Amy Seetoo 734-332-0390 [email protected] Past President Betty Bishop 734 662-9492 [email protected] Bulletin Editor Yvette Wernick 734-223-6921 [email protected] Send phone, email, or address changes to Caroline Richardson (above) and Barbara Laird at [email protected]. The deadline for the March issue of the Bulletin is February 15, 2013. Send bulle-tin submissions to [email protected] Send interest Group Calendar info to Rosalie Karunas 734-971-2337 [email protected]
PRESIDENT’S COLUMNPRESIDENT’S COLUMN
February strikes me as a red month. December’s bright red poinsettias
give way to red hearts.
December’s luncheon garnered over $1,000 in the red and green bags
for AAUW funds. An anonymous donor has made a separate, and
generous, gift to the Branch. She has agreed to add it to the NCCWSL
funds.
The luncheon also provided some red faces the day after! Judy Steeh
gallantly reported that she had already been a Named Gift Honoree in
1991-1992. No wonder she was so surprised to be named this year! As
you know, the policy is that we not honor the same person twice. Several
things contributed to Judy’s receiving nominations and votes again. First,
the Directory somehow has the 1991-1992 honoree listed as Judith Anne
Stark, so that anyone checking whether Judy Steeh was eligible this year
would believe that she was indeed, and wonder why she’d not been
previously honored. Second, the recent practice of keeping the recipients
a secret until the luncheon prevented anyone, especially Judy, from
pointing out her ineligibility. And, third, the committee voting on giving
the honors included no one who remembered that far back. In our
defense, there were four women who received nearly the same number of
votes, so no one was deprived by just barely missing out. Also, Judy has
continued to make “outstanding” contributions to our branch over the
intervening twenty-one years.
Mardi Gras colors of green, purple, and gold don’t include red, but our
Mardi Gras Party on February 12 hopes to keep red ink away from our
candidates to the AAUW National Convention in New Orleans this June.
Our May 25 garage sale also raises funds toward that goal.
Thus, use your green in February and May to keep our representatives
out of the red in June!
And, Happy Valentine’s Day!
Earline Hefferlin, President 2012-2013
AAUWAAUW Vision StatementVision Statement
AAUW advances equity for women and girls through advocacy,
education, philanthropy and research.
AAUW Diversity StatementAAUW Diversity Statement
In principle and in practice, AAUW values and seeks a diverse membership. There shall be no barriers to full participation in this
organization on the basis of gender, race, creed, age, sexual
orientation, national origin, disability, or class.
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FEBRUARY 2013 ANN ARBOR, MICHIGAN BRANCH, INC. PAGE 3
BOARD BRIEFSBOARD BRIEFS
As our scheduled meeting date
fell on January 1, the Board did
not meet in January.
Earline Hefferlin,
President, 2012-2013
Tech Corner: Tech Corner: What to do if you’re a victim of “Ransomware”
I f you turn on your com-
puter one morning to find a
message telling you that
you no longer have access
to your PC or any of the files on
it, you’re not alone. In the past
year, hundreds of thousands of
people across the world ― in-
cluding at least one member of
our branch ― have found them-
selves victims of the latest
Really Nasty Scam, dubbed
“ransomware.”
The messages claim to be
from the Federal Bureau of In-
vestigation, some 20 other law
enforcement agencies across the
globe or, most recently, Anony-
mous, a shadowy group of hack-
ers. The computer users are told
that the only way to get their ma-
chines back is to pay a steep fine.
Essentially, it’s online extortion.
A user’s computer is infected
with a virus that locks it. The at-
tackers demand money before the
computer will be unlocked, but
even when someone is silly
enough to pay the money, they
rarely unlock it.
Victims become infected in
many ways. In most cases, people
visit compromised Web sites that
download the program to their
machines without so much as a
click. Pornography sites used to be
the most popular vehicles, but to-
day thousands of people are get-
ting ransomware through sites
hosted by GoDaddy, a popular
Web services company.
What should you do if your
computer is infected? Of course,
don’t pay anything! Unplug the
computer right away and take it to
a service technician who can re-
move the virus. But be warned:
this often involves wiping the
computer clean of all files, so it’s
important to have backups. You
are backing up your computer,
aren’t you?
For the full text of the New
York Times report about this
scam, visit
http://
www.nytimes.com/2012/12/06/
technology/ransomware-is-
expanding-in-the-united-
states.html?
page-
wanted=2&ref=general&src=me
Judy Steeh
PENTAGON LIFTS BAN ON
WOMEN SERVING IN COMBAT
Outgoing Defense Secretary
Leon Panetta is receiving praise
after Thursday’s announcement
that the Defense Department will
lift the ban preventing women
from serving in combat roles.
This decision is expected to open
up more than 200,000 positions
to servicewomen, and many of
the positions could come with
greater opportuni ties for
promotion and higher pay,
Panetta has given each branch of
the armed services until 2016 to
request waivers for any positions
it believes should not be opened
to women.
AAUW opposes all forms of
discrimination on the basis of sex
and pushes for the equal
treatment of women in the
military — not only in combat
but also in the promotion of
robust anti-harassment and anti-
assault policies and access to
health care, including contracep-
tion and abortion.
AAUW Washington Update
FEBRUARY 2013 ANN ARBOR, MICHIGAN BRANCH, INC. PAGE 4
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INTEREST GROUPSINTEREST GROUPS
1. Itemizing your prescription/
medical expenses for income taxes
records can be painful. Ask your drug-
store or mail order service to send you
the record of your payments for the
calendar year. Many dentists will also
list your payments. (Rosalie Karunas)
2. Consider getting a shingles shot or
having a blood test to see whether or
not you are at risk for getting shingles.
(Kathleen Wait & Crystal Heft)
3. For fun Sunday mornings in January
& February: Williams-Sonoma pro-
vides complimentary culinary classes
(11:00 a.m. at Briarwood) with titles
such as “Vegetarian Cooking” and
“Flavors of Morocco.” Class size is
limited. Sign up while you are in the
store for one or more classes. Discounts
are available to participants for the day.
Pottery Barn also provides compli-
mentary classes—often on Sundays at
10 a.m. (Jen Weinch)
4. Ann Arbor Recycle is phasing out
its “points program” but those who call
before January 10 may be able to get
their full points in valuable coupons.
734-662-6288.
DTE’s Energy Rewards program
awards cash for enhancements to your
energy use in the past year—related to
your furnace, electricity, insulation,
water heater, etc. Call and ask to speak
to their Rewards Program person.
(Trilby Kinzey).
5. Ann Arbor Shoe Repair, 619 South
Main, AA or 222-5077 does fine work
on shoes and luggage at very reason-
able prices. World Class Tapes, across
from the new Costco at 670 Airport
turns tapes into CD’s. (M. Mostaghim)
6. Buying airline tickets? Tickets are
cheapest on Tuesdays. Wednesday is
also good.
Need money advice? Consumer’s Re-
ports monthly magazine, Money Advi-
sor, is excellent. Annual cost is $29.
Contact 800-234-1970 or 101 Truman
Ave., Yonkers, NY 10703-1057. (Betsy
Reitbauer)
7. Looking for an excellent supple-
ment to Medigap that eliminates the
copay hassle? Consider AARP’s Plan F
which is United Health Care. (Susan
Nenadic, Nancy Harter)
8. Take the DTE Household Energy
Survey online and be rewarded with at
least 5 energy efficient lightbulbs plus
other valuable merchandise. (J.Starks)
9. Von Maur is the strongest store for
customer service. Thursdays are the
best day to shop for sales there. They
do not charge to hem women’s pants,
nor charge tax when they ship to other
states (Susan Nenadic).
10. To get discounts for many online
i t e m s , v i s i t t h e w e b s i t e :
<retailmenot.com>. Copy the code for
the store of interest before you visit your
preferred store website and then add that
exact code for items you want to pur-
chase. Substantial discounts. Another
excellent discount website is
<liquidation.com>. (Jen Weinch)
11. What to do with all the envelopes,
often stamped, that you get from or-
ganizations asking for contributions?
Save them, and cover the stamped ad-
dress with your own blank adhesive la-
bel….a way to recycle envelopes and
never have to buy them!
12. How to save your coat from being
claimed by someone else in a public
place? Keep a card with your name and
address/phone number in the pocket at
all times. You can also use free address
labels to mark the bottom of potluck
dishes, your umbrella, etc. (M. Walz)
13. Lois modeled a shawl which could
be buttoned differently and turned into
a short-sleeved sweater or shrug. Two
outfits from one knitted piece of ma-
terial was practical and attractive. For
the pattern, ask (Lois Zimmerman).
Members of Smart Money Interest Group
Bibliomaniacs Service Bibliomaniacs Service
Project Success!Project Success! Bibliomaniacs Member Lyn
Davidge reported that we have
collected 214 New Calendars for
2013 and her husband, member
Art Davidge, who works at the
VA Hospital, has reported that
the hospital can use all of them.
Thanks to all who donated--and
wishing all a happy New Year!
ATTENTIONATTENTION
Calling All Interest Groups Calling All Interest Groups
Your assistance is needed to make
the Mardi Gras fundraiser a
success. Would you like to donate
an item or service for the Silent
Auction? Perhaps your interest
group has an idea for something
your group might offer. Our
Evening Gourmet ladies are busy
testing recipes and we look
forward to working with other
talented AAUW cooking groups to
make this dinner memorable. Judy
and Kay would also love your help
with decorations, entertainment
and set-up. Please contact Judy
Daltuva ([email protected]) or Kay
Mahan ([email protected]).
2013 $mart Money Tips 2013 $mart Money Tips
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Digital Resources in Local LibrariesDigital Resources in Local Libraries
At our January meeting, we were
fortunate to hear from three local library
ladies with different perspectives on the
growth of digital resources.
Chrissy Postema is the library media
specialist at Eberwhite and Abbot
elementaries in Ann Arbor. In Chrissy’s
role, print materials are predominant; she
believes that physical books are better
for the task of early literacy learning.
Chrissy is not anti-digital; however, she
notes the equity issue surrounding digital
materials: not every student has access to
a Kindle, Nook, or even a computer at
home. But every child can check out a
book (or several) in their school library,
bring it home, and read it. At the middle
and high school levels, students have
more regular access to computers, and
with that comes an increase in use of
online digital resources. Huron High’s
media center website, for example,
contains links to a vast collection of
online subscription-based resources for
its students.
Deb Briggs Thomas is the Outreach
Coordinator at MeL, the Michigan
e-Library. Deb gave us a tour of the MeL
website - www.mel.org - which is feder-
ally funded and available to all Michigan
residents. Databases are a core resource:
you might research something in Aca-
demic OneFile, or read CultureGrams to
learn about a country and its culture be-
fore a trip, or learn about Michigan au-
thors or genealogy. We are fortunate to
have these resources available to us - for
free - as Michigan residents.
Here are a few examples of what else
MeL has to offer. MelCat allows pa-
trons to borrow materials from other
participating libraries, and has a database
of items available from libraries across
the state. Michigan Online Resources
for Educators - known by its acronym
MORE - has curriculum elements
aligned to Common Core standards, and
is browsable by subject or type. MeL
also offers information about Michigan
authors, and genealogy.
MeL Michigana is an area of the
website focused on Michigan history. It
has over 50,000 primary resources from
with an e-book, a library only purchases
a ‘license’ to rent the book (they don’t
own it), under specific terms from each
publisher. Some publishers charge up to
three times as much for an e-book as for
a print book, while some publishers will
only let a library ‘loan’ an e-book to
patrons 26 times, and then the library has
to re-purchase the license again. The
publishers are worried that if a patron
can borrow an e-book, they won’t want
to buy one. However, the reverse is
actually true about print books: libraries
push new materials out to patrons and
introduce new authors, leading to
increased book sales by publishers.
Hopefully, publishers will soon realize
that libraries are helpful, and not
harmful, to the e-book industry.
With regard to books versus technol-
ogy for young patrons, the library’s role
is to meet each parent and child where
they are at, without judgment. It’s up to
each parent to decide when to introduce
their child to technology, and it’s up to
the library to equitably represent what’s
available. And for those with low or no
vision, audio book loans are available in
a variety of formats via the Washtenaw
Library for the Blind and Physically
Disabled, administered by AADL.
Josie also gave a gentle reminder that
our school library media specialists are
very important. They are potentially
slated for staffing cuts in the upcoming
school budget process. She reiterated
the value of their role for students, and
encouraged us to pay attention and ask
questions as the issue comes up in local
discussions and decisions.
The evening ended with interesting
questions from the audience. It’s clear
than in a changing information
environment, books are still important
and relevant, even as digital resources
become more available. Jenny Hannibal Jenny Hannibal MLIS MLIS
all over the state, including civil war
diaries, oral histories, and old maps.
MeL also has resources for students, like
tutorials and sample tests for the ACT,
as well as software tutorials and other
materials for job seekers. MeL also has
book-based programs, including its
annual Twenty Notable Books, high-
lighting Michigan people, places, or
e ve nt s . I t ’ s a va i la b le a t
www.michigan.gov/notablebooks
MeL resources are available directly
via the MeL website, and via specific
links in your own library’s webpages.
When MeL purchases core resources for
all state residents, it allows individual
libraries to use their own resources for
items their local population want or
need. If you’re even slightly curious,
please do take some time to investigate
MeL’s resources. You may be amazed
at the quality and quantity.
Josie Parker, our third speaker, is the
Director of the Ann Arbor District Li-
brary (AADL). Josie shared an anecdote
about her one-year-old grand-niece, who
exhibits the same reaction of joy whether
she is engaging with a printed book or an
e-book. Without a crystal ball to tell us
what the future holds for libraries, Josie
points out that the world is awash in
books. And at AADL, the book is here to
stay; seventy-five percent of the collec-
tion is printed materials. She notes, how-
ever, that the collection has never been
100% print; music and other non-book
materials have always been included.
Electronic books, or e-books, are still
a changing technology. AADL uses a
service called Overdrive to loan e-books.
It’s a complicated environment, because
publishers are redefining the entire pub-
lishing model as they struggle to stay in
business. Josie explained that publishers
see libraries as a threat to the sale of
e-books. In fact, six of the largest pub-
lishers refuse to sell e-books to libraries.
This is the first time in history that books
have been for sale to the general public,
but are not available to libraries.
When a library purchases a paper
book, the library owns that book forever,
or until it falls apart or gets lost. But
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2012 WINTER LUNCHEON2012 WINTER LUNCHEON
The Winter Luncheon was organized
by Social Chairs Nancy Harter and
Betsy Reitbauer.
The luncheon was a great oppor-
tunity to raise both awareness and
donations for the Legal Advocacy
Fund. Jeannette Carr reported the
grand total of donations in the green
LAF bag was $722.00; $157.00 of
which was cash. The donations and
contribution forms were sent on to
the AAUW Development Office in
Washington, D.C.
The “red” scholarship fund bag
simultaneously made its way
throughout the room as Lynda
Collins introduced this year’s
scholars; collecting a total of $460 to
benefit future scholars via the
AAUW International II Fund. Some
our special guests included Mary
Markley scholarship recipient Ariel
Shalev, CEW University of
Michigan r eturn ing s tudent
scholarship recipient Susan Buza,
and Eastern Michigan University
scholarship recipient Linda Loewe.
Hostess Peggy Fisher & Mary Markley
scholarship recipient Ariel Shalev
Hostess Kathe Johnson & U of M
CEW scholar Susan Buza
Hostess Yvette Wernick & EMU
scholarship recipient Linda Loewe
Judy Nagle was in attendance to
explain the Ann Arbor/Ypsilanti
Reads program. This national
program is based on the premise,
“One book; many conversations.”
The discussions that flow from the
readings expose readers to a
d ive r s i t y o f o p in io ns a nd
perspectives. This year’s theme is
“Understanding Race” and runs
February 8 through May 27. For
information on how you can get
i n v o l v e d c o n t a c t J u d y a t
The Named Gift Honorees were
also introduced (to their surprise) to
the membership. Candace Friedman
is a hospital epidemiologist who runs
a lab at the University of Michigan.
She is working on a call system for
people to use to check and report on
their disease symptoms.
In addition to her many other
professional duties, she has led our
book sale for the past two years as
Chair and Co-chair, is our
Membership Chair, and is an active
Travel Interest Group member.
Hostess Kathe Johnson & U of M
CEW scholar Susan Buza
Hostess Kathe Johnson & U of M
CEW scholar Susan Buza
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2012 WINTER LUNCHEON2012 WINTER LUNCHEON
The second honoree is long time
member Judy Steeh. Judy has served
our group as President, as Editor of
both the Directory and the state as
well as local Ann Arbor Bulletins;
and as Book Sale Chair, pricer, and
special book locator. She also
volunteers at the University of
Michigan library, and is currently our
Web Master.
Both women received a lapel pin, a
framed certificate, flowers, and our
deepest gratitude.
The luncheon concluded as five
amazing Honorary Life members
shared how AAUW membership has
influenced their lives and regaled us
with memories including how AAUW
has changed within the last 50 year.
The experiences these special ladies
shared with the 125 members present
were illuminating, amusing, and a
pleasure to enjoy.
Yvette Wernick, Bulletin Editor
Due to the persistent and laborious
work of the majority of the AAUW
membership, we once again have
been able to fund scholarships for
deserving women. After deductions
for overhead, we had $28,886.51 and
then we added another $3,636 from
the monies kept aside to begin the
book sale in the following year. The
committee which consisted of
President Earline Hefferlin, President
-Elect Mary Rea, Treasurer Barbara
Duncan, Education Funds Chair
Lynda Collins, High School
Scholarships Chair Martha Petroski,
and Chair and Co-Chair of the Book
Sale Cheryl Gibbs and Karen
Bourdon decided that $10,000 was
enough for the start up money for the
next book sale. Thus with now
$32,523 the decision was made to
fund one full semester for the high
school scholars. That would mean
instead of a $500.00 contribution
five high school scholars would be
fully funded for their first semester
of schooling. A committee composed
of Martha Petroski, Cheryl Gibbs,
and Lynda Collins will review the
applications and decide on which
five young women from the seven
schools will receive the scholarships.
The International Fund II will be sent
$l3,400 from the book sale monies
and $1,000 dollars will be sent to
the Eleanor Roosevelt Fund.
Additionally, scholarships were
funded at Eastern Michigan Univer-
sity for $3,300 , at CEW for $5,000
and W.C.C. for $2,400. Additional
monies collected in the red bag of
$460 at the luncheon will go to the
International Fund. Your labors are
helping many young women.
Lynda Collins
Scholarship FundingScholarship Funding
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American Association of University Women
Ann Arbor, Michigan Branch, Inc.
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