About Us

Branch Contact: Kay McMurry

Email:  hudsonsbaybranchaauw@gmail.com

Branch members come from a variety of professions and live in all parts of Clark County.

Membership Inquiries: Lys at lysleitner@gmail.com. Please check us out!

Meetings:   2nd Wednesday of January, April, July, and
October from 2-4 pm via Zoom; open to the public.

Dues: $100 per annum (includes state and national dues)

A sampling of what members get from the branch:

    • community awareness
    • friendship
    • opportunity to serve
    • acceptance
    • intellectual stimulation
    • mentoring

PUBLIC POLICY

    • Branch participation in annual Lobby Day
    • Participation in AAUW-WA Public Policy programs

FUNDRAISING

    • No public fundraising
    • Branch contributions to AAUW Funds (Educational Foundation and Legal Advocacy)

MEMBER ACTIVITIES

    • Meetings include a short program plus time for networking
    • Real University Book Group (monthly) – all read the same book, then discuss.
Sept 2015 anniversary

Sept 2015 anniversary

Our book group began in September 1975.  After members read Zen and the Art of Motorcycle Maintenance, that book’s title was adopted as the group’s name. The book’s idea is that life is the real university educating a person.

2025 Titles

January 29         Empress of the Nile by Lynne Olson
February 26      Woman of Light by Kali Fajardo-Anstine
March 26           The Women by Kristin Hanna
April 30              Turtles All the Way Down by John Green
May 28               Lessons in Chemistry by Bonnie Garmus
June 25              Keeper of Lost Things by Ann Patchett
July 30                The Sea Runners by Ivan Doig
August 27          Hello Beautiful by Ann Napolitano
September 24   The Midnight Library by Matt Haig
October 29        Selection of picture books that present different views of the world
[No meeting in November]
December 3  The Covenant of Water by Abraham Verghese

 

SOCIAL EVENTS

FVRL-Vagabond-trip-300x225– Vagabonds – informal day excursions to local points of interest

– Annual potluck picnic

LOCAL SCHOLARSHIPS

Hudson’s Bay Branch awards AAUW-Judith Metcalf scholarships to women who are returning to school after an absence. Three of the six 2010-2011 student recipients were on hand to express their gratitude.(Left to right) Savenia Falquist, Sue Heise (AAUW), Carol Winters (AAUW), Felisa Neal, Devi Blackard, Beverly Doty (AAUW).

Hudson’s Bay Branch awards AAUW-Judith Metcalf scholarships to women who are returning to school after an absence. Three of the six 2010-2011 student recipients were on hand to express their gratitude.(Left to right) Savenia Falquist, Sue Heise (AAUW), Carol Winters (AAUW), Felisa Neal, Devi Blackard, Beverly Doty (AAUW).

Funds from an endowment at Clark College are distributed annually to 5-10 recipients: women returning to school, perhaps in college for the first time, or continuing a college program that was interrupted by marriage, children, or other factors. Applications available from the Clark College Financial Aid office and online at clark.edu/scholarships.