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AAUW Lower Connecticut Valley Chapter 2024 – 2025 Meetings and Programs
| Date | Time | Description | Where | Notes |
| Sept 12- Thursday | 6 pm | September Meeting and Potluck Supper!
Domestic Violence Update: What’s new? The community response and programs. Nazmie Ojeda and Megan Foley Safe Futures, New London CT |
Saybrook Point Pavilion | Welcome back! Update on this year’s plans and activities. Bring food! A small appetizer, main dish or dessert. Coffee/tea/soft drinks provided.
Voluntary member donations to AAUW National will be collected. |
| Oct 10- Thursday
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7 pm | October Meeting
The Electoral College – a Refresher Overview and Conversation. Professor (Emeritus) of Political Science Ronald Shurin, UConn Storrs. Presidential Elections expert. |
Saybrook Point Pavilion | Bring novels for women incarcerated at York Correctional Institution.
Delectables brought by assigned members. |
| Nov 14 – Thursday | 7 pm | November Thanksgiving Party
Update on AAUW National Fellows in CT!
Chance Fun Fall Raffle benefiting AAUW National. Bring an unwrapped item… buy raffle chances an item! Get lucky and win something fun! |
Saybrook Point Pavilion | Bring Donations for Safe Futures! Gift cards preferred ($25-$50) for CVS, Target, Walgreens, Walmart, Stop & Shop, etc. or new Toys, clothing, personal items for Safe Futures Women’s Shelter. Assigned individuals will bring delectables! |
| Dec 12- Thursday | 7 pm | December Meeting. Recent Discoveries in Egypt’s Valley of the Kings. Kent Weeks, Egyptologist, Curator – Metropolitan Museum Egypt Dept and international expert. | Saybrook Point Pavilion | Share holiday desserts provided by select members. Wear your holiday sweater — if you dare. |
| Jan 4 – Saturday | 1 to 3 pm | January Tea Party and Trivia Challenge!
Sip a favorite brew from your favorite teapot. Trivial Pursuit…. Play to win! Meet 2024-25 LCV Scholarship Recipients! |
Saybrook Point Pavilion | Bring your favorite tea sandwiches or “sweet”, teapot and tea. Hot water/ coffee provided. |
| Feb 13 – Thursday | 11:30am | Valentine’s Luncheon &General Meeting. What’s happening with the kids? ADHD & Anxiety: Definitions … Behaviors… How to respond effectively. Kim Pereira, ADHD Coach. | Acton Library, Old Saybrook | Catered Lunch and soft drinks provided.
Wear Red! |
| Mar 13 – Thurs | 7 pm | March Meeting. Long Table Farm – Local Sustainable Farming with Community Involvement. Baylee Rose Drown, Farmer. | Saybrook Point Pavilion | Assigned individuals will bring delectables! |
| Apr 5 – Saturday | 11:30am to 2:30 | Book Author Luncheon. Silent and Chance Auctions!
Author: Amy Bloom New York Times Best-selling novelist, short story writer and memoir writer of In Love was a National Book Award nominee. |
Saybrook Point Inn | Our fabulous fundraiser is back! Registration & Event Info at |
| April 17- Thursday | 7 pm | Joint Shoreline LCV Meeting
Offshore Wind on the LI Sound. What’s Happening.. Kristin Urbach, Exec. Director, The Connecticut Wind Collaborative. |
Saybrook Point Pavilion | Share desserts brought by assigned members. |
| May 8 – Thursday | 7 pm | Water and Marine Rescue. What’s involved and stories from the River & Sound. Capt. Tom Heinssen, Sea Tow and retired Connecticut State Police Lt.
Annual Meeting. Officer Elections |
Saybrook Point Pavilion | Share desserts brought by assigned members. |
| June 12– Thursday | 6 to 8 pm | Year-end Social for members and invited guests. Cocktails and Cash Bar. Venue and per person $ to be announced…. |
TBD |
Relax and enjoy drinks, food and conversation with members and their guests. |