Virtual General Meeting & Holiday Celebration
December general meeting followed by an ugly sweater contest and some other holiday fun and cheer.
OCTOBER VIRTUAL PUBLIC FORUMS
Watch the recording of our forums featuring the candidates running in the 2020 local elections!
– Lompoc Mayor and City Council forum held on Oct. 1, 2020
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Bm1disyVwww&authuser=0
– LUSD School Board held on Oct. 8, 2020
https://youtu.be/23e4O-vLXJA
(Spanish-language version: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bDHg8blpiQI&t=177s)
These non-partisan forums were a community service provided by our branch and funded by a grant from The Fund for Santa Barbara
WATCH THE VIDEO
Watch the video recording of our August program on Implicit Bias with Eric Abrams, Chief Inclusion Officer at Stanford University GSE.
Installation of Officers, 2020-21
When: June 27, 2020, from 1:30 to 3 pm
Where: member’s house (contact us for details)
We will meet outdoors to keep our appropriate social distance. Plan on wearing a mask so we can do as much as possible to keep everyone safe.
The board will be hosting the event and there will be a light beverage and dessert.
If you do not feel comfortable meeting in person, or cannot attend for some other reason, join us on Zoom for the installation portion of the meeting.
Virtual Town Hall
Members will be invited to join an AAUW Town Hall on Tuesday, May 26, 2020.
We encourage you to first watch “State of AAUW”, and then come armed with ideas and questions to the Town Hall.
Let’s remain resolute and resilient!
Santa Barbara County 3rd District Supervisor Candidates Forum
Annual Speech Trek Contest
Our branch will host its second Speech Trek contest on Feb. 8, 2019, at 4 pm. Members and the community are invited to the Lompoc City Hall to listen to what our high school students have to say on the issue of violence aimed at our schools.
The 2018-2019 Speech Trek topic is: “How can we – students, parents, faculty, our communities and organizations such as AAUW – eliminate violence aimed at our schools? What actions can we take to prevent another tragedy from taking place?”
Prizes will be awarded to the top 3 speeches by a panel of community leaders. The video of the top speech from this area will go on to be entered in the AAUW state level competition.
Program Planning Meeting for 2019-2020
Date: Saturday, June 22, 2019
Time: 09:00 am – 11:30 am
Location: Valley of the Flowers Church of Christ, 3346 Constellation Rd. in Vandenberg Village
Breakfast provided by the Board.
Please RSVP by June 20 to lompocvandenberg-ca@aauw.net
Please join us for breakfast at 9 am followed by a brainstorming session to set goals and plans for the new 2019-20 AAUW year. Dianne Owens will facilitate the interactive and creative morning activity.
International Program – January 11, 2019
Join us on Friday, January 11, 2019, as we ring in the new year with our International Program featuring a potluck and a presentation on Greece.
Potluck dinner will begin at 6 pm at the Valley of the Flowers Church, 3346 Constellation Road, South Vandenberg Village. A short business meeting will follow dinner. After that, our member Kari will facilitate a slide show and discussion about her trip to Greece last summer.
The public and prospective members are invited to join us for dinner and the program. Reservations should be made by e-mailing lompocvandenberg-ca@aauw.net or by calling 805-.588-2916.
November 2018 Program
Ann McCarty
Our next general meeting is scheduled for November 27 at 6:30 pm, followed by a presentation by Lompoc’s 2018 Woman of the Year Ann McCarty, Executive Director of The North County Rape Crisis and Child Protection Center.
The community is invited to the program which will be held at Valley of the Flowers Church of Christ, 3346 Constellation Road, Lompoc.
Ann McCarty will share information on the work of the Center, and present information to elevate awareness of local incidences of child abuse, sexual assaults, human trafficking, and the support services that are available for survivors. Attendees will learn of opportunities regarding training to be a volunteer with the Center, which provides education, crisis hotline assistance, and advocacy.
October 2018 Fundraiser
Join us at Wild West Pizza and support AAUW Lompoc-Vandenberg. We will receive 50% of the proceeds from regularly priced pizza purchases. Just mention AAUW while ordering!
The proceeds will go to AAUW programmatic fund which supports Tech Trek, Scholarship and Speech Trek. Advancing Equity for Women and Girls for over 50 years in Lompoc-Vandenberg.
There will also be a bake sale until sold out.
https://www.facebook.com/events/347387705829547/
Dr. Murti
October 2018 Program: Intersectionality
Our October 16th meeting and program will be held at 6:30 pm at the Lompoc Library, Grossman Gallery, 501 E. North Avenue. Our keynote speaker, Dr. Lata Murti, is Associate Professor of Sociology at Brandman University and she will discuss Intersectionality: What Is It? And Why Does It Matter to All of Us?
Dr. Murti will enrich our understanding of how gender connects with other aspects of our lives. “Come learn how we don’t just experience the world as women and men, but instead how gender identities intersect with many other identities to shape our lives”.
Dr. Murti was the recipient of Brandman University’s 2015 Outstanding University Faculty of the Year Award, she has received recognition for both her pedagogy and her publications from various organizations. She has presented at numerous conferences related to teaching and sociology, in addition to publishing on Asian American Society. Proficient in Spanish and a former elementary and middle-school Spanish teacher, she also has many years of experience mentoring students of all ages.
The Community is invited.
The Community is Invited
August 2018 Program: VAFB Women-led InSight Launch Team & Tech Trek Campers
On August 25, our branch will host a special presentation by the women-led team responsible for the spectacular May 5th, 2018, early morning launch of NASA’s InSight spacecraft on its Mission to Mars.
The VAFB team will share perspectives about their roles in launching InSight and their personal journeys, which led them to careers in Science, Technology, Engineering and Math (STEM).
Along with AAUW members, special guests at this inspirational program will be young women from AAUW Tech Trek, a science and math camp designed to develop interest, excitement and self-confidence in young women who will enter eighth grade in the fall.
This program will include lunch and will be held at the Lompoc Library, Grossman Gallery from 10am to 1pm. Charge for the lunch will be $8.00 and reservations need to be made with Lucy Thoms-Harrington at 805-729-7951 or email lth.terralink@gmail.com by Aug 23.
The 6th Annual Branch Planning Retreat will be held on Saturday, June 16, 2018, 9 am to noon at the Valley of the Flowers Church, 3346 Constellation Rd, South Vandenberg Village. Please join us for breakfast which will be served by the Board members at 9 am followed by a brainstorming session to set goals and plans for the new 2018-19 AAUW year. Dianne Owens will facilitate the interactive and creative morning activity.
Please RSVP to Dianne at dianneowens9@gmail.com or 805-733-1734 by June 14, so we can plan accordingly. You will have fun while helping to plan our mission- based programs and activities to reach our members, prospective members and the community.
May 18, 2018: “Everything is Coming Up Roses”—Annual Meeting / Installation
“Everything is Coming up Roses” for our Annual Meeting / Installation on Friday, May 18, 6 pm. Our hostess, Kari, will once again open her home to welcome us and our guests. This is a great meeting to bring a prospective member, so please invite your friends and neighbors to join us.
Please bring a heavy appetizer and/or wine/soft drink to share. We will have pink/rose non-alcoholic punch to carry out our theme. Do you have something pink/rose that you could wear to add to the festive atmosphere for the last meeting of 2017-18?
Our two scholarship winners will be invited to be our guests and our officers and interest group chairs will report on the year’s activities during our business meeting. Donna, Branch Charter member, will install our officers for 2018-19 after the business meeting.
Please RSVP by May 16 to lompocvandenberg-ca@aauw.net so we have everything ready for you.
April 5, 2018: “Climate Change: Reason for Concern, Hope and Action”
Our Thursday, April 5 meeting and program will be held at 7 pm at the Lompoc Library, Grossman Gallery, 501 E. North Avenue. Our keynote speaker, Deborah Lee Williams will discuss “Climate Change: Reason for Concern, Hope and Action.” A short AAUW business meeting will begin at 6:30 pm. Please plan to attend as we have some important business to discuss and need a quorum!
Ms. Williams is currently a lecturer in the Environmental Studies Department at UCSB teaching “America’s Public Lands—Law and Policy” to Upper Class Undergraduates. She is a graduate of Pomona College, Claremont, CA and Harvard Law School, Cambridge, MA. Ms. Williams was a 37- year resident of Alaska and served as Lead Attorney for the National Park Service and US Fish and Wildlife Service in Anchorage. She was a Presidential appointee as Special Assistant to the Secretary of Interior for Alaska in the Clinton Administration holding the highest ranking federal position in Alaska. Before moving to Santa Barbara, Ms. Williams was the Executive Director of The Anchorage Youth Development Coalition (AYDC), a coalition of over 60 youth serving organizations in Alaska.
Please RSVP by April 3 to dianneowens9@gmail.com or call Dianne at 805-733-1734 for more information.
Deborah Lee Williams
Tech Trek Fundraiser
Please join us on Saturday, March 16th from 8 am to 10 am at Applebee’s in Lompoc for our annual Flapjack Fundraiser!
Tickets are $10, sold at the door.
Help local students attend Tech Trek camps at UCSB during the summer!
March 10, 2018: “Nevertheless, she persisted” –Women’s History Month Celebration
Our annual Women’s History Month celebration will be held on Saturday, March 10 at 10 am at the Mission Club, (Vandenberg Country Club), 4300 Club House Road, Vandenberg Village. Assembly member Monique Limón, 37th Assembly District will be the keynote speaker. The theme for the 2018 Women’s History Month is “Nevertheless, she persisted.”
Assembly member Limón was elected to the Assembly in November 2016 and represents the 37th district that includes over half of the County of Santa Barbara, as well as nearly a quarter of the County of Ventura. She is a graduate of UC Berkeley with a Master’s degree from Columbia University. Education and women’s issues are two of Monique’s top priorities. She has a passion for bringing community groups together and building strong coalitions among local nonprofit organizations and civic groups.
A brunch buffet of eggs with all the trimmings will be served. Reservations are required. Contact Dianne Owens at dianneowens9@gmail.com for more details. All community members are invited to join us!
March Women’s History Month brunch
BRANCH PROGRAM
Saturday, February 3, 2018: “Healthy Me”
Our annual branch “Healthy Me” breakfast and program will be held Saturday, February 3 at 9 am at the Valley of the Flowers Church, 3346 Constellation Road, South Vandenberg Village. A short business meeting will follow breakfast. Our healthy breakfast will be furnished by the board members.
The program this year will feature chair exercises (that you can do at home) led by AAUW member Kari Rosson followed by a discussion of issues relating to arthritis – foods to eat (and to avoid), and what you can do to help alleviate the problem. Handouts on arthritis topics will be available.
Please wear comfortable clothes and wear RED to recognize February as American Heart Month! Heart Disease is the leading cause of death for both men and women in the United States. Exercise and healthy eating can help to prevent heart disease and stroke in both men and women. So, let’s start the year with Good Health!
Reservations are necessary and should be made by e-mailing lompocvandenberg-ca@aauw.org by February 1. The community and prospective members are invited to join us.
CENTRAL COAST AAUW FELLOWS LUNCHEON, February 24 Our annual AAUW Central Coast Fellows Luncheon will be held Saturday, February 24 at the Madonna Inn, San Luis Obispo from 11:30 am to 2:30 pm. Our keynote speaker is AAUW Fellow, Daisy Benitz . Please see attached flyer for reservation details and luncheon choices. Please join us! Car pools will be arranged.
Left to Right: Sharon Westafer, AAUW CA Director, AAUW Fund, Daisy Benitez and Susan Opava, San Luis Obispo County Interbranch Chair.
January 12, 2018: International Program
On Friday, January 12, 2018, the Lompoc-Vandenberg Branch, in a grand tradition, will celebrate AAUW International Programs with an Indian, Bhutan, Nepal themed potluck dinner beginning at 6 pm at the Valley of the Flowers Church, 3346 Constellation Road, South Vandenberg Village. A short business meeting will follow dinner. At about 7 pm, Dianne Owens, Program VP, will facilitate a slide show and discussion about her 3 week trip to India in April and her 3 week trip to Bhutan and Nepal in November 2017.
The public and prospective members are invited to join us for dinner and the program. Reservations should be made by emailing dianneowens9@gmail.com or calling 805-733-1734.
SAVE February 3, 2018 for our “ Healthy and Happier Me” program
Sunday, December 3, 2017—A Holiday Affair
Let’s celebrate the 2017 holidays with good friends, good food and good spirit!
Kari is once again opening her beautiful home to us and prospective members. Please bring your favorite holiday appetizer and/or favorite drink to share. The Cabrillo High School Band will entertain us, as they did last year! And we are planning new activities with valuable prizes! It should be lots of fun!
Where: Kari’s home, Country Club area off St. Andrews Way.
When: Sunday, December 3 from 2-4 pm.
RSVP : lompocvandenberg-ca@aauw.net by December 1
Please contact us and join us!
Thursday, November 2, 2017: Meeting and Program – “’amuyich: Spirit of Generosity”
Dr. Niki Sandoval, Education Director for the Santa Ynez Band of Chumash Indians will be our guest speaker on Thursday, November 2 at 7 pm at the Valley of the Flowers Church, 3346 Constellation Road, South Vandenberg Village. Dr. Sandoval will share ways that ‘amuyich (a Chumash word that conveys the spirit of generosity) nurtures a vibrant and inclusive community. Dr. Sandoval is also a Lecturer in the Gervitz Graduate School of Education at UCSB. In 2013 Governor Edmund Brown appointed her to the CA State Board of Education, which sets K-12 education policy.
Dr. Sandoval will talk about her family and give the audience a brief history of Native American education and gender roles imposed by the boarding schools. She will discuss the role of Chumash women leaders as well as contemporary realities made possible through education. She will invite each audience member to consider her/his own power to stimulate change through love and generosity.
We will have a short business meeting at 6:30 pm before the presentation. Light refreshments will be served (think cookies, tea and coffee). Please tell your neighbors and friends about this exciting program and the opportunity to meet Dr. Sandoval.
Please email Dianne at dianneowens9@gmail.com or call 805-733-1734 for reservations, so we have enough cookies and your name tags ready!
Tuesday, October 10, 2017 Program
Why do gender inequalities persist in Economic Development, work and families? How should we address sexism in the workplace?
Join us Tuesday, October 10, 2017 at the Lompoc Library, Grossman Gallery, 501 E. North Ave, Lompoc to find out the answers to these questions. Sarah Thébaud, Ph.D, Associate Professor, UCSB Sociology Department will speak at 7 pm about her research to identify and understand the processes that reproduce particularly persistent forms of inequality. Dr. Thébaud’s research has been published in several publications to show how organizational policies and practices, gender norms, and stereotypical beliefs about men’s and women’s abilities matter for understanding phenomena such as the household division of labor, gendered patterns of hiring and workplace authority, and men’s over representation in academic science and engineering.
For more information visit: http://www.soc.ucsb.edu/faculty/sarah-th%C3%A9baud
A short business meeting will begin at 6:30 pm. Please contact lompocvandenberg-ca@aauw.net to learn more about our branch and our activities.
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JOIN US for our TECH TREK ICE CREAM SOCIAL
Our first meeting of the 2017-18 AAUW year will be held Saturday, August 26 at 10 am at the Lompoc Valley Medical Center, 1515 East Ocean Avenue, Lompoc. Our five 2017 Tech Trek campers and some of our Tech Trek Alumni will tour the hospital earlier with Nora Wallace, Public Relations Coordinator.
Pictured from left to right: Elena Jones, Membership VP; Kati Smith, AAUW Fund VP; Mary Beth Parks, Treasurer; Pat Grijalva, President, Jenelle Osborne, Secretary, Dianne Owens, Program VP
Our guest speaker, hospital Lab Director, Ann Ladwig, will tell us about her experiences in the STEM field and our five Tech Trek girls will speak about their camp experience at UCSB this summer.
Lunch will be furnished by the Lompoc Valley Medical Center and we will serve ice cream for dessert!
Reservations are necessary by August 17.
Please email dianneowens9@gmail.com or call 805-733-1734.
Saturday, August 26, is also Women’s Equality Day. The date commemorates the passage of the Nineteenth Amendment, which secured women’s right to vote, on August 26, 1920. It is also a time to acknowledge that the Nineteenth Amendment didn’t include all women and that 97 years later the fight for gender equality is still far from over!
Let’s celebrate this important occasion by wearing “suffragette white” to our meeting!
Please join us to celebrate a successful Tech Trek 2017 and a women’s right to vote!
“One Member, One Vote” gives all of us the opportunity to vote in both the CA and National elections. You don’t have to attend a meeting to vote. Vote in the comfort of your home or bring your Spring 2017 AAUW Outlook with your member number and voter pin located near your mailing label to our May 11 meeting. I have a super pen to give to everyone who votes!!
Please consider bringing a prospective member(s) to our Annual meeting. It will be a very informative meeting for them. For more information, please contact dianneowens9@gmail.com or 805-733-1734. Remember to RSVP by Tuesday, May 9.
AAUW CA Leadership Day, Santa Barbara UCSB, May 20
All AAUW members are invited to attend the Central Coast AAUW Leadership Day on Saturday, May 20 at the UCSB Mosher Alumni House in Santa Barbara. The cost is $25 which includes morning coffee, pastries, fruit and lunch. We will begin with registration at 9:30 am and end at 3 pm. There will be four workshops which everyone will attend. Six of our members are attending. Why don’t you join us?
Please contact dianneowens9@gmail.com or call 805-733-1734 for more information.
**Save the Date: Annual Branch Planning Retreat—Saturday, July 8!
April 24, 2017: “State of the Lompoc Unified School District 2017”
On Monday, April 24, Superintendent of Schools, Trevor McDonald and Assistant Superintendent of Schools – Education Services, Kathi Froemming will discuss the “State of the Lompoc Unified School District 2017” with our branch members and guests. The meeting will be held at the Lompoc Public Library, Grossman Gallery, 501 E. North Avenue at 7 pm. A short general meeting will begin at 6:30 pm.
Community members and prospective members are invited to attend the program. For more information, please contact Dianne Owens at dianneowens9@gmail.com or 805-733-1734.
Click here to view the program.
March 11, 2017: Women’s History Month Celebration with Congresswoman Lois Capps
DID YOU KNOW? The public celebration of women’s history in this country began in 1978 as Women’s History Week in Sonoma County, California. By 1986, fourteen states had declared March as Women’s History Month. In 1987, Congress declared March as National Women’s History Month in perpetuity. A special Presidential Proclamation is issued every year which honors the extraordinary achievements of American women.
We will celebrate Women’s History Month by honoring recently retired Congresswoman Lois Capps at the Vandenberg Village Country Club (now the Mission Club) on Saturday, March 11, 2017. Santa Barbara County Supervisor, 3rd District, Joan Hartmann and Lompoc City Councilwoman Jenelle Osborne will attend and speak briefly.
WHEN: Saturday, March 11, 2017 at 9:30 am
WHERE: Vandenberg Village Country Club (Mission Club),
4300 Clubhouse Road, VV
WHO: All AAUW members, prospective members and guests
KEYNOTE SPEAKER: Congresswoman Lois Capps
RESERVATIONS: dianneowens9@gmail.com or 805-733-1734 by March 3rd
COST: Tickets $20 each by March 3rd to Dianne Owens,
70 Aldebaran Ave., Lompoc
Checks should be made out to AAUW.
Cancellations by March 3–sorry, no refunds after that date Invite your friends and join us for a delicious brunch and a great program!
February 11, 2017: Healthy and Happier Me
February is “Healthy Heart Month.” To celebrate our health, we will meet for a healthy breakfast/brunch at 9:30 am, Saturday, February 11 at the Valley of the Flowers Church, 3346 Constellation Road, South Vandenberg Village. After a short business meeting, we will learn about the importance of exercise from fitness director, Kaiyrn Montoya and how to keep our brain healthy from Katherine Walsh. This is a program you won’t want to miss!
The public and prospective members are invited to join us for breakfast and the program. Reservations should be made by emailing dianneowens9@gmail.com or calling 805-733-1734.
January 13, 2017: International Program
On Friday, January 13, 2017, the Lompoc-Vandenberg Branch will celebrate AAUW International Programs with an African themed potluck dinner beginning at 6 pm at the Valley of the Flowers Church, 3346 Constellation Road, South Vandenberg Village. A short business meeting will follow dinner. At about 7 pm, Dianne Owens, Program VP, will facilitate a slide show and discussion about her 3 week safari trip to Africa in October/November 2016.
The public and prospective members are invited to join us for dinner and the program. Reservations should be made by emailing dianneowens9@gmail.com or calling 805-733-1734.
The Lompoc-Vandenberg Branch, AAUW invites you to join us in our support of issues important to the status and well-being of women and girls. We have been active in the community for 50 years, since 1964, when our branch was founded. We are proud that for more than 130 years, AAUW members have made a difference on critical women’s and civil rights issues and continue to bring people together united behind the common goal of breaking through educational and economic barriers for women and girls. Our public policy programs support the social, economic and physical well-being of all individuals and families. For more information, check our Activities tab and our Newsletter tab.