Interest Groups are open to all AAUW members. For some, as noted, reservations are required.
For Chair or Coordinator contact information, members should go to the Membership Roster in the ‘members-only’ section.
Members, remember to wear your AAUW name tags to all Interest Group activities. Name tags enable us to get to know each other – one of the main purposes of the Interest Groups.
Book Groups
“Books are the carriers of civilization. Without books, history is silent, literature dumb, science crippled, thought and speculation at a standstill. They are engines of change, windows on the world… They are companions, teachers, magicians, bankers of the treasures of the mind. Books are humanity in print.” – Barbara W. Tuchman
AFTERNOON BOOK 2020-2021
Interest Leader: Diane Larson
Meets second Monday of the month at 2:00 pm on Zoom until further notice.
EVENING BOOK 2020-2021
We will conduct our meetings on zoom until further notice. Sheila Petriello will be in charge of the zoom meetings and will send out an invitation to join the meeting on the scheduled day to existing members.
The meeting will start at 7:00 PM AZ time. If you presently are not a member and desire to join our zoom meetings please call or email Sheila or Barb St Peter to get on our Zoom list.
Interest Leader: Barbara St. Peter
Meets the second Tuesday of the month at 7:00 pm on ZOOM until further notice.
BRIDGE 2020-2021
Interest Leader: Margaret Horn
Plays for fun and to raise money for AAUW Funds. Afternoon bridge meets on the first Monday of the month at 1:00 pm at the Assisted Living Bldg at the Renaissance in Sun Lakes. A reminder email is sent out one week before each meeting. Three dollars is collected at each meeting for AAUW Funds and fifty cents for prizes. New AAUW players are welcome.
GREAT DECISIONS
Interest leader: Betty Raveret
Great Decisions is a global affairs educational program that promotes awareness and discussion of timely and important foreign policy issues. Topics for discussion are selected from a new text printed each year by the Foreign Policy Association. Each month a Great Decisions member leads a group discussion on one of the current text topics. Meetings are held on the 4th Wednesday of the month (except November) in members’ homes at 3:00 p.m.
“We are not what we know but what we are willing to learn” ~ Mary Catherine Bateson
Topics for discussion from the 2021 text are:
February 24 Leader: Kathleen Enzminger Topic: Persian Gulf Security
March 24 Leader: Jan Peterson Topic: End of Globalization
April 28 Leader: Toni Corrigan Topic: Global Supply Chain
October 27 Leader: Mary Humecke Topic: TBD
November 17 Leader: Cynthia Cantor Topic: Brexit and the EU
January 26 Leader: Cathy Margolin Topic: The Arctic
All members are welcome to attend. Please contact Betty Raveret for additional information.
HISTORY Lovers 2020-2021
Interest Leader: Judy Baur
The History Group meets on the first Wednesday of the month at 2:30 p.m. currently on ZOOM. All are welcome to join this new interest group. Contact the Interest Leader for more information.
LUNCH BUNCH 2020-2021
Coordinator: Donna Haugland
Hostess: Will rotate from month to month
Canceled until further notice due to Covid 19.
Sample the variety of intriguing restaurants in the area. Meet at 11:30 am. Carpool (when necessary) from the parking lot at the Education Center on the northeast corner of Riggs and Alma School Roads. Specific departure times will be announced in the Prickly Pear Postings and on this website. Contact designated hostess if attending so reservations can be made.
MAH JONGG 2020-2021
Interest Leaders: Barbara St. Peter & Madeleine Lutz
Cancelled until further notice due to Covid 19.
Beginning in November, the group meets at Palo Verde Country Club on the 4th Monday at 11:30 for lunch; Mah Jongg at 1:00 pm. An optional voluntary donation of three dollars is collected at each session. Bring your mah Jongg set and RSVP to Barbara St. Peter. (Those interested in playing in May, September, and October should contact Madeleine Lutz.)
NEW MEMBER GROUP (NEWBIES) 2020-2021
Coordinators: Jeannine Reynolds & Peggy Cherry
All NEW members are invited to join this casual group which focuses on integrating new members into the branch. Activities, dates, times, locations are determined by the Chairs.
SINGLES 2020-2021
Coordinator: Karen Shaffer
Canceled until further notice due to Covid 19.
Provides single members with opportunities to connect with another person, several members, or a group of all types. Meet at a restaurant at 5:30 pm on the 4th Thursday of the month. The hostess for the month selects the restaurant. For information and/or to be added to the mailing list, contact the Coordinator. If you are a single AAUW member, plan to join us.
Considerations:
1. Separate checks. 2. Reasonable driving distance. 3. Moderately priced.