Activities

Our AAUW Branch involves many of our members in interest groups such as:

Daytime Books

A pot luck/planning meeting is held each August when the members select books and reviewers for the upcoming year.
Meetings are the second Thursday of each month.
A reviewer is responsible for reviewing her book and leading a discussion on it. The discussions are often quite lively.
All members are welcome.
May meeting: Thursday, May 8, 2008 at 10 AM.
Place: San Mateo Public Library, 3rd floor Teen Lounge (next to cafe)
Book: On Chesil Beach by Ian McEwan
June meeting: Thursday, June 12, 2008 at 10 AM.
Place: San Mateo Public Library, 3rd floor Teen Lounge (next to cafe)
Book: The Devil in the White City by Erik Larson
July meeting: none
August meeting: Thursday, August 8, 2008 at 10 AM.
Place: Allied Arts and Kepler's Books
Purpose: selection of fall/winter books
Contact: Gerry Silberstein

Bridge

Daytime Bridge I group works out their schedule monthly. Evening Bridge II Group meets once a month on the third Saturday. We need players, couples as well as singles.
Contact (Daytime): Dorothy Silver
Contact (Evening): Carolyn Mason

Cultural Interests

Next meeting: TBA
Topic: TBA
Place: TBA
Contact: Lynne Tondorf.

Golf

Contact: Carolyn Mason

Intermission

Attention Movie Lovers!
The Intermission Group attends a movie on the third Thursday of each month. After the movie, we discuss the film over dessert and coffee. Each member has an opportunity to be a movie critic.
Meet in the theater lobby 10 minutes before the film.
Please share your ideas for movie selections.
All members and guests are welcome.
Next meeting: Thursday, May 15, 2008
Topic: TBA
Place: TBA
June meeting: Thursday, June 19, 2008
Topic: TBA
Place: TBA
Contact: Donna Wright

International Relations

Members discuss U.S. foreign policy using the Foreign Policy Association's "Great Decisions" annual publication as a basis for study. We use the references listed there, as well as material from many other sources.
Members, husbands included, take turns being discussion leaders as well as hosts for the eight monthly 2:00-4:00 P.M. meetings on the first Wednesday of the month.
All members are welcome.
Next meeting: Wednesday, May 7, 2008 from 2 PM to 4 PM.
Place: Home of Ida Lewenstein
Discussion Leader: Ida Lewenstein
Topic: U.S. Defense Policy
June meeting: Wednesday, June 4, 2008 from 2 PM to 4 PM.
Place: Home of Rochelle Goldman
Discussion Leader: Rochelle Goldman
Topic: Russia and "Putinism"
Contact: Dorothy Robbins

Lunch Bunch

Lunch Bunch meets once a month for lunch, at a variety of local restaurants, often followed by a cultural or entertaining activity.
All members and guests are welcome to join us.
Next meeting: Friday, June 20, 2008 at 12 noon.
Place: Trapeze, 266 Lorton, Burlingame
(No May meeting because of Installation Luncheon)
Contact: Jan Lundquist

Mah Jongg

Mah Jongg group meets every Wednesday at 1:00 PM at Gerry Silberstein's house.
Beginning and intermediate players are welcome.
Contact: Lynne Tondorf
Contact: Gerry Silberstein

Recorders

Recorder Group, circa 2005

The Recorder Group practices every week on the first and third Monday evenings, from 7:00 PM to 8:30 PM, and the second and fourth Tuesday mornings, from 9:30 AM to 11:00 AM.
New players are always welcome, and we have several recorders available for loan. No previous musical experience is required.
We perform primarily for our own membership, but occasionally play for other groups. Any gratuities we earn performing elsewhere are donated to one of our branch funds. We usually include music composed by women in our performances.
Contact: Kay Arnaudo

Tech Trek - Math/Science Camp for Girls

Every summer, the San Bruno AAUW sponsors two or three (in 2008) local 7th grade girls for a science and math week at Stanford University. Tech Trek Camp has two sessions for 2008 (the seventh year), July 13 to 19 and July 20 to 26. Eighty girls can attend each. This year, we raised enough to send three girls. Make check payable to AAUW California Special Projects Fund.
You can also volunteer for staffing, health aide, or dorm mother.
Tech Trek has hands-on laboratory activities to develop excitement and confidence. Students eat in college cafeterias, sleep in college dormitories, and use recreational facilities on campus, with field trips to local science institutions. Students meet women teaching and working in science, math, and computers. AAUW members are counselors. High school and college girls assist teachers and staff.
Contact: Jan Lundquist
Contact: Gerry Silberstein
Contact: Jackie Buckley

Traveling Women

Join our lively group to enhance your travel knowledge! Learn of the multiple opportunities to research and explore your dream journeys. Enthusiastic discussions prompt incentive to take off for far-flung, sometimes exotic, distinations. We have a wealth of practical tips and broad travel experience to share.
Traveling Women is made up, naturally, of women who love to travel, talk about travel, and share all kinds of tips.
We meet on the 2nd Friday of each month at 2 PM, at different homes.
Come join us!
All members and guests are welcome.
September meeting: Friday, September 12, 2008 at 2 PM
Place: TBA
Contact: Phebe Sandburg
Contact: Margaret Ellis

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