September 4, 2012 Women's Personal Finance Series
11:30 am - 1:00 pm
DUC Room 276
Building and Saving
September 14, 2012 Fall Welcome Luncheon
11:00 am to 1:00 pm
Harbison House
Brief Remarks at Noon
September 15, 2012
Women and the Kemper Study Session
10:30 am coffee & pastries
11:00 am gallery tour
Kemper Art Museum
September 27, 2012 Create the Woman's Club Future Long Range Planning Meeting 9:00 am - 3:30 pm DUC Room 276
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Newsletter
August/September 2012
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A Message from the President
Friendship exists. Love exists. Henri Cartier-Bresson, photographer
Summer is almost over. We start a new academic year.
On your visits to a park, museums, vacation sites, family gatherings, in fact everywhere, have you noticed how many people are taking pictures these days? I've seen people with conventional cameras, cell phones and iPads, all trying to store memories. I, too, have a camera. I love to take pictures at Woman's Club events. I try to grasp through my lens the memories and feelings I want to preserve. I may take several pictures of the same subject, each at a different moment, each from a different angle. I try to frame a sight, a feeling, the look of a friend. The subject may be the same but each view is slightly different.
Welcome to the Woman's Club of Washington University. Have you been a member for a while? To you, I say "Welcome Back". I hope you will join other members at our Welcome Luncheon of 2012. I would like to see your smile as you reconnect with an old friend. I would like to hear that you are going to join an interest group. Or maybe it is the same group you are participating in, a slightly different look, a few new people, a different angle in September from that of the previous May. Are you new? To you I say Glad you're here! I would like to know you are looking forward to becoming part of a dynamic club. I hope you recognize my enthusiasm about being a part of the Woman's Club.
During the summer I spent several hours at the University archives helping our archivist organize the papers of the Woman's Club. Most of the material was in printed form, but there were a few pictures. I wanted to see more. Photographs can record relationships and feelings.
We will take pictures!
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Financial Literacy
Women's Personal Finance Series
Tuesday, September 4, 11:30 am - 1:00 pm
Danforth University Center Room 276
Building and Saving
What am I saving for? I'm... paying for college; a young professional; married with children; single again; living off my severance package; building a legacy for my grandchildren; soon to retire; planning to travel the world; needing elder care...
Guest Speaker: Bill Friebel, CRPC, VP, Regional Sales Manager, Oppenheimer Funds
Tuesday, October 2, 11:30 am - 1:00 pm
Danforth University Center Room 276
Where Should I Put My Cash?
- The 4 Key Steps to Smart Investing
- Risk vs. Return of Investment Options
Guest Speaker: C. Alan Brown, VP American Funds
Open to the Washington University Community
Bring your Brown Bag Lunch - refreshments provided
RSVP or Questions: [email protected]
Women Can Take Financial Responsibility
When asked, "Do women have materially different personal finance issues to deal with than men?" Debbie Bennett, financial services professional and co-founder of the Woman's Club effort says, "Surprisingly - yes. While the technical basics of personal finance are essentially the same, it is extra vital for women to act on their needs early, and we face different life headwinds in our lives as compared to men. Also, men and women can see the same financial information, or pitch from their financial advisor, and interpret it differently. Historically, the financial services industry has been run by males for males."
What's different for men and women regarding Personal Finance? "Women live an average of 14 years longer, women still earn less ($.77 on the male dollar according to the Census Bureau), and women spend an average of 11.5 fewer years than men in the paid workforce, opting out to care for children and/or elderly parents," says Jennifer Luner, former human resources director and co-founder of the Woman's Club effort to educate women on personal finances.
Women cannot afford to turn over the purse strings and lose
their financial identity, nor can they expect their spouse, partner, or significant other to have all the answers. And these days, everyone seems concerned if they will have enough money at retirement. But first, we must feel comfortable enough and confident enough to talk intelligently with a financial planning professional. A complete eight-part monthly series will run throughout in the 2012-2013 academic year. So join us on the first Tuesdays of the month (except December) to learn about and discuss issues important to women and their personal finances.
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Fall Welcome Luncheon
Friday, September 14, 2012
11:00 am to 1:00 pm
Brief Remarks at Noon
At the Chancellor's Residence Harbison House
6420 Forsyth Blvd
A Welcome Luncheon for women newcomers to our University to meet current members and learn about the Club's varied activities.
This invitation is for women faculty and staff and female spouses/partners of faculty and staff.
The Woman's Club of Washington University has been welcoming women to the University community since 1910. Become a part of our circle of friends!
RSVP by Friday, September 7th
to Pat Sarantites (314) 862-6615
[email protected]
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Women and the Kemper
Women and the Kemper Study Session Saturday, September 15, 2012 10:30 am coffee & pastries - 11:00 am gallery tour Kemper Art Museum A Conversation with Cynthia E. Smith - A study session conversation and gallery tour of Design with the Other 90%: CITIES with the Smithsonian's Cooper-Hewitt, National Design Museum's curator of socially responsible design. Women and the Kemper is a special interest group open to members of the Kemper Art Museum. Women and the Kemper members learn about and encourage women's participation in the visual arts through engagement with Museum programs and resources. Exclusive study sessions with curators and guest speakers as well as special events provide additional benefits and opportunities for socially-engaged education. Women and the Kemper is an excellent way to supplement your Kemper Art Museum membership and engage with fellow Museum members. To join or renew your support, please visit kemperartmuseum.wustl.edu/WAK or call 314.935.4896 to request a printed brochure.
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Create the Woman's Club Future
Join your fellow members
Focus on the Woman's Club goals for the next 3-5 years
Long Range Planning Meeting
Thursday, September 27, 2012
9:00 am - 3:30 pm
DUC Room 276
Bring a brown bag lunch
Drinks and Desserts provided
All members are welcome
Activity and event heads, your input is crucial
Convenient parking available in the garage under the DUC
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Mark Your Calendar!!
University Night
Yasemin Kuyumeu
Saturday, October 20, 2012
6:00 pm Dinner at Ibby's
Danforth University Center
8:00 pm "Cabaret"
Edison Theater
Details to follow in October/November newsletter
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October 20, 2012 University Night
Dinner at Ibby's
Performance of Cabaret at Edison Theater
October 23, 2012 Women and the Kemper Annual Luncheon
Tours of the permanent collection, luncheon and annual report presentation by President JoAnn Sanditz
November 13, 2012 Fall Symposium
"Eye Diseases of the Famous, the Not So Famous, and the Infamous"
Guest speaker: Morton E. Smith, MD
Whittemore House, Forsyth Ave.
December 10, 2012 Women and the Kemper Study Session
"The Art of Collecting" - A study session, which will feature a gallery talk through Notations: Contemporary Drawing as Idea and Process by Meredith Malone, associate
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Elizabeth Danforth Butterfly Garden
Big Dig 2012
The Big Dig had a record number of gardeners. They arrived early in the morning to beat the heat and used 35 flats of plants to transform the garden into a colorful space to attract butterflies and people, too. The university greenhouse had grown for the garden a number of plants which included hard to find seedlings for hyacinth bean vine and tropical asclepias, the latter providing the larval food for the Monarch Butterfly. The co-chairs of the Elizabeth Danforth Butterfly Garden committee are grateful for all the efforts that made the Big Dig a success and particularly want to thank all the Big Diggers who were: Pat Sarantites, Assimo Azariadis, Carol Shapiro, Jane Schaefer, Ingrid Lutzler, Claire Jacobs, Dalene Tiers, Crista Carr Shatz, Pat Owens, Njara Stout, Jennifer Luner, Sharon Buchanan, Elise Joerger, Diane Wyse Jackson, Elena Maksaeva, Terry Beachy, Anne Marie Kiddon, Terry Mains, Margarita Ortiz, Linda Fried, Clare Davis, Lee Anne Quatrano, Leigh Pratter, Marlene O'Brien, Tedi Macias, and Jean Davis.
The Clayton Garden Club toured the Butterfly Garden in May and were so inspired by our abundance of native plants that they expect this fall to add a new native tree to our collection which now numbers 54 native trees and large shrubs. We had only 8 when the Garden began in l995. Our collaboration with the School of Architecture continues. High school students in Architecture's summer program are using the Garden for sketches of plants to include in their portfolios. In addition, a spring class of Professor Forest Fulton dug up some our surplus native plants for a landscaping project at a St. Louis Public School on Ninth Street in North St. Louis.
Please come by the Garden to see our new sign. The co-chairs and Carol Shapiro worked with Hannah Wrangham, a work study student and now a 2012 Art School graduate, to create a sign featuring color photos of 12 of our most common butterflies. Joy Guze suggested this idea years ago and thanks to Bill Wiley, Kent Theiling, Mary Ann Dill, and the University's Physical Facilities office, the sign is now an educational addition for garden visitors.
This year's growing season has been busy and challenging. The gardeners who kept the Garden green during record breaking heat and still managed to smile were: Carol Shapiro, Joan Dellbringge, Pat Owens, Diane Wyse Jackson, Claire Jacobs, Barb Ackermann, Tedi Macias, Marlene O'Brien, Leigh Pratter, Lee Anne Quatrano, and Jean Davis. We welcome all gardeners, experienced or not!
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Notes from the Courtesy Chair
Contributions
On behalf of the Butterfly garden thank you to June Kilo and Isabel Van Essen for their financial support, and thank you to all the workers who share their time and gardening skills on behalf of Ibby's Garden for their hands-on contributions.
The Woman's Club Centennial Scholarship Fund benefitted from recent donations. Thank you to Terry Beachy, Karen Fields, Helmi Mason, Lee Anne Quatrano and Pat Sarantites. Thanks also to Assimo Azariadis, Annaliesa Hanebrink and Gini Lappas whose contributions were given in memory of Bob Orchard. Annaliesa also made a contribution in memory of Vera Morrow.
Sympathy
Two special members, Ruth Selfridge, a 35 year member and Vera Morrow, a 50 year member, passed away this summer. Both had enjoyed and contributed to the camaraderie of our Club.
Condolences
Vivian Meyer's special friend Leon Dardick, Lois Orchard's husband Bob and Emilie LaBarge's husband Robert, all passed away over the last few months. We send our thoughts and sympathy to them and to their families.
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Newsletter Article and Event Submissions
The Club is creating colorful electronic e-blasts and newsletters. Choosing to receive newsletters via your email saves money, paper, and volunteer hours.
Please contact Lee Anne Quatrano ([email protected]) to make a change in the way you receive newsletters. You can choose to receive electronic newsletters only, printed copies only, or both versions.
Submitting material for publication
We want to make materials clear and easy to read.
Keep these points in mind:
What is the event (news)? When will it take place? Where will it take place?
Cost? RSVP Extras...menu, program, other details that may be important
Email submissions to Manal Tabbal [email protected] Hiba Safar [email protected] Lee Anne Quatrano [email protected] (please copy all three on your submission)
Submissions should be in a Word document with all information in approximate format desired. Include desired pictures as attachments in jpg format.
Deadlines
September 5 for Oct/Nov
November 5 for Dec/Jan
January 5 for Feb/Mar
March 5 for Apr/May
E-blasts may be submitted at any time, using the above guidelines to Lee Anne Quatrano [email protected]
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Donations
Scholarship Fund
Janet Aach
Assimo Azariadis in memory of Lois Orchard's husband.
Terry Beachy
Susan Colangelo
Marianne Engebretson
Karen Fields
Annaliesa Hanebrink in memory of Bob Orchard and Vera Morrow and in honor of Jennifer Luner
Gini Lappas in memory of Bob Orchard
Susan Ludeman
Helmi Mason
Delores Miller
Betty Novick
Lee Anne Quatrano
Rose Salisbury in memory of Vera Morrow
Pat Sarantites
Nancy Seifer
Sylvia Silver
Petie Karsh
Butterfly Garden
June Kilo
Isabel Van Essen
Diane Wyse Jackson
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Sustaining Members
Azariadis, Assimo
Baron, Harriet
Bernstein, Marcia
Beuerlein, Crystal (H)
Bever, Carole
Bhattacharyya, Maitrayee
Bindler, Barbara
Camel, Greta
Colangelo, Susan
Dassopoulos, Catherine
Eason, Lois H
Eisenberg, Erin King
Engebretson, Marianne
Feiner, Barbara
Fox, Marilyn H
Garg, Sunita
Greenbaum, Elaine
Grollman, Dolores
Hicks, Rochelle
Israel, Margaret
Kahn, Connie (H)
Kass, Charlene
Keys, Marilee
Lawlor, Betsy
Leonard, Charmaine
Lubowitz, Gloria
Ludeman, Susan (H)
Macias, Tedi
McKelvey, Judith
Novick, Betty
Orchard, Lois
Owens, Pat
Platt, Beverly
Quatrano, Lee Anne
Sarantites, Pat
Schaefer, Jane
Silver, Sylvia
Smith, Paula
Stout, Njara
Straatmann, Kathy
Strasberg, Yona
Sutera, Celia
Thakor, Serry
Uetake-Shapiro, Carol-Ann
Van Essen, Isabel
Wall, Helen
Wulf, Maureen
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Notecards for Sale!
These are not just ordinary notecards. These are Woman's Club cards created especially to celebrate our centennial year and to share the beauty of our Elizabeth "Ibby" Danforth Butterfly Garden. The gorgeous photos of butterflies are captured on film right in our own beautiful and tranquil oasis on campus. Purchase these cards and use them to brighten spirits and send your thoughtful words on wings of butterflies. A package of 8 cards--2 each of 4 different images--sells for $10.00 per set. They will be available at Woman's Club events. You may also purchase them from Sylvia Silver at email: sarks317@sbcglobal or by phone: 314-863-4853. Enjoy!
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Join Our Facebook Page
The Woman's Club has a new Facebook page! It is easy to join if you are currently using Facebook. New postings on our page will appear on your Facebook wall once you have gone to our page and clicked on the like button. We will be posting reminders about events, also pictures and short stories about past events and activities. If you are not a member of Facebook yet, please consider registering. If a non Facebook member clicks on this link The Join Facebook page appears first. You register with your name, email, and create a password. Then you are taken to our page. We just posted an album of pictures about the Arts Showcase on the WC Facebook page. If you missed the event you will want to see the pictures of the artists and their talents.
Click here to be transported to the Woman's Club page. Once you are there click on the like button to be one of our friends.
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Publicity Submissions
Submit Club activity photos and stories for possible inclusion in an upcoming edition or on our website.
E-blast and website information may be submitted to Lee Anne Quatrano, [email protected]. Please allow 5 days for publication.
Newsletter editors: Hiba Safar, [email protected] Manal Tabbal, [email protected] Lee Anne Quatrano, [email protected] (Please email submissions to all three) Newsletter Deadlines: September 5 for Oct/Nov November 5 for Dec/Jan January 5 for Feb/Mar March 5 for Apr/May |
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