As we head into busy holiday seasons, I hope that you all take time to pause and take a breath for yourselves. Our board members have been busy with the yearly schedule, keeping things on track, and furthering the cause for equality. Many thanks to all the board...

Please join us on November 9 at the Camano Center as we welcome speaker Celeste Mergens. Social Half Hour begins at 12:30 followed by the program at 1:00 p.m. Celeste Mergens is the founder of Days for Girls International. She has led the organization since its...

I find it difficult to leave summer behind, but the weather is reminding us that we're in the autumn season now. November is a busy month with an election on the horizon. It's imperative that we consider the Stanwood-Camano Schools candidates for school board...

Hello and welcome to Fall one and all! We’re definitely noticing the red and gold of fall in the community, and welcoming the rain to replenish our water supply. September saw us welcoming the students who participated in Tech Trek. While some were reticent to speak,...

Greetings, AAUW members and guests, I'm excited to lead the branch this year, my 25th year with the branch! We have a stellar leadership team for 2023-24 with lots of enthusiasm and goals for success. Success for us seems to be "catching", as we met in early August to...

It has been an honor and a pleasure to serve as president of the AAUW Stanwood Camano Branch this past year. We have had a wonderful and successful year! We enjoyed coming together via in person and Zoom as our branch resumed normal activities. Thanks to our program...

It has been a pleasure this year to see so many members involved in our branch activities. Each month the Board and Leadership Team meet to plan upcoming events and meetings. We typically open each meeting with an “Icebreaker”. In April I asked the group to share...

I am happy to say that spring has arrived! I see it in the flowers popping, I hear it in the birds chirping and I feel it in the warmth of the sun on my face. It brightens my day and I hope it brightens yours as well. As a branch we look forward to our spring meetings...

January was a busy month for our Branch with many opportunities for our AAUW family to gather together: Leadership meeting, fabulous general meeting with Washington State Poet Laureate Rena Priest, book group (at my home), viewing of the movie A Man Called Otto, our...