Member Making a Difference: Nancy Paist-Riches, pictured below with Co-President, Beryl Goldman

The Member Making a Difference Award is presented to an affiliate member who has made a significant impact on the affiliate within the past year.  The affiliate selects this recipient because she exemplifies the spirit of AAUW. Beryl Goldman presented this award to Nancy Paist-Riches at the May Banquet in recognition of her many contributions to AAUW WCCC and, in particular, to her leadership as Co-President for three years, a year beyond the usual term.  Her response to the needs of the affiliate, her support and development of skills in the officers around her, and her strong focus on the organization’s mission made her, in so many ways, the member who truly has made a difference. Nancy is on the left, with Beryl Goldman, Co-President.

Peg Anderson Award: Trish Alfano, pictured below with outgoing Co-President, Nancy Paist-Riches. Recognizes a longstanding member who has served in many capacities over the years and who continues to work in the background to inspire and support those who are now leaders and members.

Named Gift* Honorees: Donna Eaves and Robin Paragone, pictured below with Co-President, Beryl Goldman (*gifts to the educational foundation.)

Member Robin Paragone with Heather Sizemore (pictured on right), our 2^nd scholarship winner for this year. Heather is a nursing student at West Chester University and plans to graduate in May of 2025.

Heather’s career path includes becoming a registered nurse with a trajectory that encompasses working in an oncology intensive care unit, obtaining critical care certification, and assuming leadership roles within the nursing profession.  She aspires to meaningfully contribute to the lives of patients, advance the standards of care in critical settings, and play a pivotal role in shaping the future of nursing which includes the mentoring and empowering of the next generation of nurses.

Heather has not only excelled at her studies but has contributed to many community efforts, including volunteering at the “New Day to Stop Trafficking” where they help women who have been trafficked to obtain health and therapeutic care, and with the “Campus Election Engagement Project,” a national non-partisan program aimed at maximizing student voter registration with voter education on campus.

Heather is fully committed to maximizing every opportunity to succeed academically and looks forward to contributing meaningfully to her community and society at large.

Engaging WCU Women in Anticipation of Equal Pay Day

Read a letter from WCU Women in Business.

The AAUW West Chester-Chester County branch sponsored a workshop on salary negotiation for the student group Women in Business at West Chester University.  The session started with a brief presentation setting the framework of the inequities that women face as well as how to find information about salaries in different industries and geographies.  The 75 student attendees then broke into small groups for more personal discussions with “seasoned” women.  Eleven volunteers, including AAUW members and colleagues worked with these small groups to discuss how to approach salary negotiation, with a special focus on entering into their first career position.  Some of the young women expressed strong interest in learning how to build and extend their networks, others were interested in more clearly understanding benefits and how they become part of their salary structure.  The feedback was very positive and both our Branch and the WCU Women in Business organization look forward to future sessions.

PA Governor’s Candidates Positions (November 2022)

Crime

Economy

Education

Election Integrity

Reproductive Rights

Taxes

Our LAPP team has put together information on the candidates for Governor of PA.
Click on a topic to download a pdf summarizing the candidates’ positions.

Crime

Economy

Education

Election Integrity

Reproductive Rights

Taxes

The Mah Jongg group meets in members’ homes on the first and third Thursdays at 1:00 pm from September through May. Contact Pat Schultz if you’d like to receive emails about the group. Occasionally, we host “newbie” sessions for those who would like to learn to play.

The Women’s Social Bridge group meets the third Friday each month from 10am to noon.

We play rubber bridge and change partners after six hands.

Contact Sandy Alexander to be put on the group’s email list.

2022-2023 Dates:

September 23           October 21           November 18         December 16

January 20                 February 17          March 17                 April  21

                                     May 19                    June 17

This group dines around either at a member’s home or at a restaurant. The group usually meets on a Saturday for dinner or Sunday for brunch on a monthly or bi-monthly basis. Couples (unless otherwise specified) and singles, as well as new members, are welcome.
For more information or to join the group, contact Donna Eaves.

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