Savannah Convention Weekend

Our GA AAUW State Convention was successfully held in Savannah at the Hilton Garden Inn Midtown.  Our guest, Linda Hallman, AAUW Executive Director, was a great asset to our event and we all enjoyed getting to know her and collaborating with her on Georgia successes and challenges.  During Friday evening’s Southern Banquet, Branch Membership Awards and AAUW Funds Awards were announced, followed by a presentation by Linda Hallman, with an opportunity for Q&A  afterwards.  Gifts of appreciation were awarded to Marcia Capriotti and Debbie Karvey, in recognition of service to GA AAUW as Co-Presidents.  Our Hospitality Suite saw many participants kick back and share memories and time together. 

On Saturday, our convention business meeting was convened and several important issues were addressed, and without a quorum present, no major changes were implemented.  A motion was approved to appoint an ad hoc committee to review and evaluate reduction in state dues.  The committee will consist of 2 current state board members and 3 branch members.  The committee will report back findings to the state and to the branches.

In the afternoon there were two interactive and productive programs which focused on Membership appeal to potential new members and focused on AAUW’s Woman to Woman Voter Turnout collaboration with League of Women Voters and other organizations.  Look for more information to participate in this project.  Several branches reported on great projects including Atlanta Branch’s Elect Her program at Georgia State University, Houston-Peach Branch’s GRITS STEM program and Cobb County’s SPSU-Teach STEM program.  Our branches continue to make great strides in bringing AAUW initiatives to local communities.

GA AAUW 2012 State Convention was ‘dismissed’ mid-afternoon, and several attendees stayed on in Savannah to enjoy the beautiful spring weekend and local events and cuisine.   It was great to have Linda Hallman with us and we greatly appreciated her contributions to our convention.  Once photos are made available, we will post those as well.

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