Greet old friends, make new friends, sign up for one of the many interest groups, enjoy a delicious catered brunch and hear about our community programs. Cost: $10/Members; No Charge/Guests.

The program will include a guest speaker. Featured speakers from Tech Trek and Renaissance Scholars Program.

Arlene Addison 925 833-9570
Stella Hadjimarkos 925 735-1441

Candidates Debate
San Ramon City Council

Thursday, October 15 at 7:00 PM
San Ramon Community Center
12501 Alcosta Blvd., San Ramon

The following four candidates, who are running for two seats on San Ramon’s City Council, will participate: Jim Brady, Doug Burr, David Hudson (incumbent), and Jim Livingstone (incumbent). The debate will be moderated by the League of Women Voters of Diablo Valley, who is co-sponsoring this event with the San Ramon AAUW branch and the Dublin/San Ramon Women's Club.

The public is invited to attend this free event to learn more about each candidate and his position on issues concerning San Ramon. For more information, contact Kim Giuliano.

An Evening with the Superintendent of Schools,
Steve Enoch

Wednesday, November 18 at 7:00 PM
Charlotte Wood School, Danville.

Come listen to Steven Enoch discuss the issues involved with our local schools here in the San Ramon Valley Unified School District with regard to the current state of the budget in Sacramento. Mr. Enoch will talk about the state of our schools, the current budget situation, the level of academic performance of district students, and plans for the future. Members of the audience will be able to ask questions.

This program is open to the public as a community service. Co-sponsored vy the Danville/Alamo and San Ramon branch of AAUW For more information, contact Kim Giuliano.
Kim Giuliano, Cheri Ng & Thea Scioscia, Program VPs

Silent Auction & Green Boutique

Thursday December 3
7:00 - 8:30 PM

San Ramon Main Library, Upstairs
Bring your friends! Refreshments served!
Benefit for Local Advocacy Fund (LAF)

A Celebration of Women in Film
featuring
DANGEROUS BEAUTY

Saturday, January 23 at 6:30 p.m.
Front Row Theater
Dougherty Station Community Center, San Ramon

Proceeds go to AAUW'S Non-Profit Educational Opportunities Fund

Bulletin: We are proud to announce that six area businesses have donated funds and substantial in-kind services for this event. The sponsors include Janice Colby/Keller Williams Realty, the San Ramon-based geotechnical engineering firm ENGEO, Joy Perkins/Omnibus Organizing, the dentistry practice of Drs. Czekala, Schinnerer & Associates, Ma Jolie Salon and Spa, and Crazy Flower Wines in Napa.

"The diversity of our sponsors indicates the broad appeal of AAUW'S mission to further women's educational opportunities and to remove barriers that block women from full equality," said Andrea Gibson, co-chair of the organizing committee.

A Celebration of Women in Film launches with Dangerous Beauty, a lavishly produced film set in 16th c. Venice and based on the true story of Veronica Franco, a renowned courtesan and published poet. Dr. Karen Van Zino, physician, author and lecturer, will provide commentary during the intermission and lead a brief discussion of how the experiences of this Renaissance beauty, who defied the conventions of her era, relate to issues faced by today's women-and men.

To purchase tickets, call 925-973-ARTS (2787) or purchase online at http://www.ci.san-ramon.ca.us/Parks/theater/default.htm. All tickets are $25, with minimal processing fees for tickets purchased online or mailed. Refreshments will be served at the intermission.

Press Release Poster

She’s All That Conference
Conference for Girls

California High School
San Ramon, CA
9:00 a.m. - 3:00 p.m.

The sixth annual "She's All That!" conference for middle school girls and their parents, which for the first time will have a full-day schedule for adults, will be held Feb. 6 in San Ramon. The event, put on by Soroptimist International of San Ramon Valley in cooperation with the San Ramon Valley school district, runs from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. at California High School, 9870 Broadmoor Drive. Middle school girls and their parents from throughout the Bay Area are welcome to attend.

The San Ramon Branch of AAUW is a bronze sponsor of this event. Please contact Kim Giuliano at kgiuliano@aol.com if you can volunteer at the conference.

Attendees may preregister for 20 workshops. Topics range from gossip and bullying to skin types and conditions. Workshops also focus on relationships, yoga and self-defense. Adult workshops include blended families and talking to your daughter's boyfriend.

Registration costs $25 through Jan. 15 and $30 afterward. The fee includes lunch, conference materials and activities. Financial assistance is available for those who cannot afford the cost. The last day to register is Jan. 31.

The event has sold out the past three years; 300 youth and 125 adult seats are available this year. Organizers believe capacity will be reached again this year, and early registration is suggested. To register or get more information, go to the She's All That! website or call 925-355-2442.

Please contact Kim Giuliano at kgiuliano@aol.com if you can volunteer at the conference.

Respect and Power:
What the Women's Movement Can Learn From the Civil Rights Movements

Wednesday, March 3, 7:30 PM
San Ramon Main Library, Upstairs
Presenter: Diane Bell-Rettger

Ms. Bell-Rettger is concerned about the way American culture is disrespectful to girls and women. Many pejorative terms are used to demean women, and today’s media also encourages girls and women to be sex objects, and does not portray females as intelligent, adventurous, and independent human beings. She writes about these issues on her blog, NAAFP.us.com (National Association for the Advancement of Female People).

Ms. Bell-Rettger wants to inspire others to take action to stop this by creating awareness, starting discussions about this topic, and getting a grassroots organization to stand up to male and female chauvinists by boycotting any type of product or media they create that is degrading to girls and women. If we can emulate civil rights organizations such as the NAACP, then pejorative terms and negative media stereotypes will be taboo, and females will gain more respect and perhaps gain more power in the USA. Maybe we'll even have a female President of the United States some day!

Vist the NAAFP website.

For more information, contact Cheri Ng.

The Leadership Edge
Preparing Our Kids for Success

Speaker: Laurie Bodine
Thusday April 15 at 7:30 pm
Shadow Hills Cabana
1001 El Capitan Drive, Danville

Refreshments Provided
Public Encouraged to Attend

In today’s high stakes, high pressure world, it is more essential than ever to inspire and empower our kids to take the lead in their lives. Laurie Bodine, a mother and an executive strategist for Fortune 500 companies for 25 years, will teach us how five principles of leadership can provide the tools to unleash children’s potential and prepare them for success—now and in the future. Pursuing balance between corporate life and family life has led her to identify striking similarities between exceptional businesses and exceptional families. She has a BS from UC Davis and an MBA from UC Irvine.

Ms. Bodine is a much sought-after speaker who, in addition to her work in corporate strategy and ethics, serves as an advisor to Stanford University’s new national campaign for the well being of youth, Challenge Success: Championing a Broader Vision of Success for Youth, founded by Denise Pope and Madeline Levine (author of The Price of Privilege).

Ms. Bodine focuses her presentation on three aspects: "The Situation, The Challenge and the Solution."

Installation Dinner

Wednesday, May 19, 2010
Sergio's Restaurant
500 Bollinger Canyon Way, San Ramon
6-9 PM

Come meet our high school scholarship winners, honor our departing Board of Directors and welcome our incoming Board of Directors.

Send $26 check made out to AAUW to: P.O. Box 336, San Ramon, CA 94583 Deadline is 5/17/10 or contact Cheri Ng.

Social hour, no host cocktails at 6 PM, dinner at 6:30 PM followed by the program. Dinner includes all or any: Salad, Chicken Marsal, Vegetarian Manicooti, Special Chef's entree, Vegetables, Potatoes, Dessert, coffee and tea.

Greet old friends, make new friends, sign up for one of the many interest groups, enjoy a delicious catered brunch and hear about our community programs. Cost: $10/Members; No Charge/Guests.

The program will include a guest speaker. Featured speakers from Tech Trek and Renaissance Scholars Program.

Arlene Addison 925 833-9570
Stella Hadjimarkos 925 735-1441