National Loon Center and Fresh Water Research and Education Center
Monday January 13, 2025, Social time 6:45 PM, Program 7:00 PM
via ZOOM!
Please welcome Maddi Nistler, a MN GreenCorp intern with an educational background in Environmental Studies, into your home via Zoom for an opportunity to learn about the National Loon Center (NLC).
The NLC is currently doing education and outreach from a temporary downtown facility in Cross Lake, MN, but they are due to open a world-class loon and freshwater resource and education facility in 2025! The NLC aims to restore and protect loon breeding habitats and enhance responsible recreation. The center will celebrate lake life as it equips visitors with the knowledge and resources to ensure that the call of the loon endures.
An invitation to join the ZOOM meeting will be sent to members as the date approaches. Please email us at aauwowatonna@gmail.com if you are not a member but would like to join in!
Log on and join the social time starting at 6:45!
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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 $79 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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Please pay your 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.
Our officers for 2023-2024:
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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The Year Ahead
Note: all programs will start at 7PM with social time starting at 6:30 unless otherwise indicated.
The Future Energy Grid and Cyber Security in our Utility Industry: Monday, February 10, 2025
The Matilda Effect – Lost Women of Science: Tuesday, March 11, 2025
Tri-Branch Luncheon, Sponsored by AAUW Owatonna: Saturday April12, 2025, 11:00 AM – 1:00PM. Torey’s will be catering at the Owatonna Art Center. There will be a cash bar also. Tickets will be $30.
Future of Advances Agricultural Reasearch in Minnesota (FAARM) Project: Monday, May 12, 2025
Mark Your Calendar for these upcoming special events:
State Convention, Hosted by Austin AAUW Branch: Friday and Saturday April 25-26, 2025 The Austin Branch of AAUW cordially invites you to the AAUW of Minnesota 2025 State Meeting in Austin, the home of Spam. Friday evening will be at the Austin Country Club and the Saturday meeting will be at the world-renowned Hormel Institute cancer research center.
You will experience many inspiring speakers and will be able to tour the Institute
on Saturday. The ever-popular silent auction will return. Friday afternoon, optional excursions of the Spam Museum and other Austin sites will be available.
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