Welcome to the Danville Alamo Walnut Creek Branch of the American Association of University Women. Advocating for equal rights, gender equity and education for women and girls since 1881, we are tenacious and trailblazing!
We sponsor and fundraise for STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering, Math) education through Tech Trek for local girls, and each year our branch awards scholarships to local women to help them complete academic degrees and graduate programs.
Besides sharing a love for community service around women’s equity and education, we enjoy a rich social event calendar as well as a broad selection of Interest Groups – Books, Movies, Bridge, Gourmet, Art and Garden, Mah Jongg, and Great Decisions. Please explore our website and contact us if you would like to learn more.
Learn more about our branch’s support for school board policy to enable quality, equitable education and our commitment to “show up and make a difference” at San Ramon Valley Unified School Board meetings. Click here.
October Third Thursday Member Meeting –
Protecting Quality
Education in the San Ramon Valley Unified School District
Thursday, October 19, 2023, 6:00
Join us for this important, timely program featuring a panel of local people involved in the San Ramon Valley Unified School District (SRVUSD). They’ll be guided in a discussion about the current experience of the district regarding the issue of honest and inclusive education.
Click here for more details and to RSVP
Read our September newsletter HERE to learn about our latest news and happenings.
Co-President’s Message
Please click here to read the latest from our Co-Presidents, Monika Witte and Ogie Strogatz, on the programs and happenings of our branch.
At the June branch board meeting, we adopted the following statement regarding direction to people attending branch functions. While we understand that people want to participate in person at our events, we also want to foster consideration for all members in creating a safe environment for everyone. Please consider this direction when you plan to attend a branch meeting.
If you are feeling ill in any way, or have been in close contact with someone known to have tested positive for COVID in the last 10 days, please do not attend any meeting!
Remember that COVID exposure remains a serious issue and that we need to be constantly vigilant. If you plan to attend a branch event, please stay home if you feel ill or if you have been exposed to COVID or any other significant communicable disease. We encourage you to be considerate of everyone attending a function, some of whom might be more susceptible than others. If you have any doubts, test, wear a mask, and err on the side of caution.
While there are inherent risks in attending an in-person event, with your help we will do our best to keep everyone safe at our meetings.
Members
hip Brunch
held Saturday September 23, 2023
The annual brunch was an enjoyable morning for almost 80 attendees. The program included branch business, information about plans for the coming year, and an interesting exchange between keynote speakers Cindy Silva, mayor of Walnut Creek, and Samantha Caygill, Walnut Creek Transportation Commissioner.
Click here for photos and more about the event.
Installation and Member Recognition
held Thursday June 15, 2023
About 50 members attending this annual event to close out our 2022-23 year and welcome our incoming 2023-24 board members. To learn more, click here.
Garden Tour 2023
“Gardens
That Inspire”
held Friday and Saturday, May 12 & 13, 2023
Five homeowners in Danville and Alamo opened their spectacular private gardens for the tour. The days were beautiful and the tour was a rousing success!
To learn more about the tour and enjoy photos of the gardens, click here.