Career as a Certified Child Life Specialist
Monday, November 11, 2024, Social time 6:30 PM, Program 7:00 PM
Trinity Lutheran Church Lounge
What is a Certified Child Life Specialist (CCLS)? What does a CCLS do? What are the qualifications of a CCLS? Join us for an informative and entertaining presentation by Theresa Bunkers, CCLS, as she answers these and any of your questions.
Throughout her career, Theresa has worked in numerous clinical care settings with a wide variety of patient populations. For the past 13 years she has worked as a CCLS at M Health Fairview Masonic Children’s Hospital in Minneapolis, MN. Three years ago, Thresea started using her natural talents by working in the Zucker Family Suite and broadcast studio. The studio is a closed circuit 24/7 channel that broadcasts to the pediatric patients at the Children’s Hospital. Theresa will also share stories about her therapy dog.
Theresa received her bachelor’s degree in human development and Family Studies in 2009, a master’s in human development with an emphasis in Child Life in 2011 and completed her internship at Seattle Children’s Hospital in 2011.
Bring a friend and join the social time starting at 6:30!
It’s time to pay our dues!
Dues for the coming year are:
$72 Association + $9 State + $10 Branch = $91 total. Please send a check for $91 to Linda Boorman, 1250 Edgewood Place, Owatonna, MN 55060. Check payable to AAUW Owatonna Branch. (deadline is June 30, 2024)
For the coming year $82 of your annual dues will be tax deductible.
Membership voting concluded and did NOT pass on AAUW Bylaws Change to open eligibility to remove degree requirements for membership. Thanks to all who took the time to vote. Per the AAUW Election page:
- The open membership initiative did not pass. Changes to AAUW’s bylaws require 2/3 majority (66.6%) to pass. AAUW members voted 65.1% to approve the measure, just shy of passing.
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Our officers for 2024-2025:
President: Mary Schwanke
Co-Program VPs: Mären DeLaitsch & Alana Bunkers
Membership VP: Mary Overlee Olson
Secretary: Sandi Tobin
Treasurer: Linda Boorman
Co-AAUW Funds: Trudy Severson & Shelly Rockman
Finance: Eileen Newhouse
Visibility: Nancy Vaillancourt
Webmaster: Linda Hoffman
Fundraising (Taste): Mary Cronin & Linda Hoffman
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Dues for the coming year are:
$72 Association + $9 State + $10 Branch = $91 total. Please send a check for $91 to Linda Boorman, 1250 Edgewood Place, Owatonna, MN 55060. Check payable to AAUW Owatonna Branch. (deadline is June 30, 2024)
For the coming year $79 of your annual dues will be tax deductible.
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Here are the vendors who supported our 2024 Taste event.
Be sure to thank them for their support – and support them!
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- Basilleo’s Pizza
- Candullo’s Coffee
- Confections by Karen
- Costas
- Mizuki Fusion
- Old Town Bagels & Café
- Owatonna Eagle’s
- Owatonna Elk’s
- Spare Time Entertainment
- Steve’s Meat Market
- Torey’s
Thanks to Thrivent Financial for supporting some of our Taste-related expenses in 2024.
Attendees gather at the Owatonna Eagles for Taste of Steele County, sampling a wide array of offerings from local businesses. (Josh LaFollette/southernminn.com)
Rachel Lee, of Steve’s Meat Market in Ellendale, serves up snacks at Taste of Steele County, an AAUW Owatonna fundraiser that supports scholarships for local women and girls. (Josh LaFollette/southernminn.com)
Jennifer Candullo, of Candullo’s Coffee, hands out samples at Taste of Steele County. Candullo’s Coffee was one of the new vendors at this year’s event. (Josh LaFollette/southernminn.com)
Cottage baker Karen Peterson shows off a tray of her cookies. Peterson, of Confections by Karen, also treated attendees to her candied jalapeños. (Josh LaFollette/southernminn.com)
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