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Congratulations to the AAUW Elmhurst Area Branch NFP on earning Five Stars in AAUW’s FY25 Five Star Program! |
The Five Star National Recognition Program rewards branches for aligning their work with the AAUW strategic plan and other initiatives that foster the organization’s mission of advancing gender equity for women and girls. Each of the stars corresponds to the recognition in one of the 5 areas:
- ADVANCEMENT: By maintaining a branch membership that financially supports AAUW priorities.
- PUBLIC POLICY & ADVOCACY: By offering programs and events featuring our public officials and supporting the 2-minute activist program.
- GOVERNANCE & SUSTAINABILITY: By working as a team to update the strategic plan for the branch and to develop the future leadership pool.
- PROGRAMMING: By consistently focusing programs on AAUW’s mission, vision and values.
- COMMUNICATIONS & EXTERNAL RELATIONS: By utilizing media, including the branch website, newsletter, email updates and Facebook page, as portals to our beliefs/values, programs, activities and events.
For full information on criteria for the 5 focus areas as well as a list of the Five Star recipients, visit the AAUW National page.
Branch Meeting
Entrepreneurship and Economic Development
Wednesday, October 1 at 7pm
Elmhurst Public Library, 125 S. Prospect Ave, Elmhurst
Abbey Cannon, a remarkable woman of Elmhurst, will talk to us about establishing Aunt Tina’s Kitchen and the new Lake York Business Association recently formed to promote North Elmhurst businesses. Abbey owns Aunt Tina’s Kitchen with her husband, a restaurant serving southern comfort food. The restaurant and its food truck (Aunt Tina’s Sound Bites) aim to foster community through food and music — in a world filled with division, they know that food and music bring people together! They also own a spice company and teach cooking classes, all with the motto that we are “better together”.
Full list of Branch Programs can be found here.
Interest Groups
Book Discussion Group
Thursday, September 25th at 1pm
Elmhurst Public Library, Meeting Room B
A Hundred Years of Lenni and Margo by Marianne Cronin
Discussion Leader: Peggy Fox
Guests are always welcome.
Full list of Book Discussions can be found here.
Half the Sky
Tuesday, September 23rd at 7pm
Elmhurst Public Library, Kossman Room
Book Discussion: Lion Women of Tehran by Marja Kamali
AAUW Elmhurst Area Branch Strategic Plan
Our Purpose
AAUW advances equity for women and girls by championing success in higher education — a vital pathway to economic security for over 140 years. AAUW has led the fight for gender equity through advocacy, funding and collective action.
Strategic Objectives
- Fund Higher Education
- Remove Barriers to Success in Education and the Workplace
- Strengthen AAUW’s Reach
The Elmhurst Area Branch is a 501(c)(3) Not for Profit affiliate of The American Association of University Women. Donations are tax deductible as charitable contributions.