AAUW WEST HARRIS COUNTY BRANCH
SEPTEMBER MEETING Saturday, October 19, 2024,
from 9:30 a.m. to NOON.
Due to early voting set-up at Tracy Gee Community Center, we cannot use their facilities for our branch meeting on Saturday, October 19.
The new venue for the Saturday, October 19th monthly meeting will be at:
The Summit Room
Memorial Drive Presbyterian Church
11612 Memorial Drive
Empowering Voters and Defending Democracy:
How to get involved and make a difference
Dallana Camargo
Programs Officer for Voter Services
League of Women Voters of Houston (LWV)
Dallana Nicole Camargo is the proud immigrant daughter of Colombian parents who gave up a lot to provide their children with access to opportunities. Dallana (pronounced Diana) graduated from UTSA with a Bachelor of Arts in Women’s Studies and a Public Administration Master’s Degree. Dallana brings a fresh perspective to LWV. She attributes her upbringing to understanding the impact the lack of representation has on low-income communities. This understanding fuels her to work for equity and social change.
This topic is a timely one as our WHC branch is collaborating with the LWV Houston to Get Out the Vote, register voters, build awareness of issues affecting our communities, and provide nonpartisan information on candidates to our members and to our neighbors. Learn about the many initiatives being promoted by LWV.
Georgia Kimmel, VP Programs Committee member
The 2024 AAUW Voter’s Guide is a great resource on issues.
https://www.aauw.org/app/uploads/2024/06/Its-My-Vote-2024-Voter-Issue-Guide-English.pdf
Georgia Kimmel, Public Policy Chair
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Legacy Circle
Ever since working on 5 Star Recognition for our branch last year, I have been very curious as to what was involved regarding becoming a Legacy Circle contributor. Legacy Circle has come up again in the next generation of 5 Star. My quest was to find the easiest way to set up a Legacy Circle bequest and then encourage other branch members to look into doing the same thing. Legacy Circle funds promote equity and benefit women and girls in the future.
My first step was to check out AAUW National’s website and then contact a representative of Legacy Circle. I did not want to set up a trust, change my will, or affect any other retirement programs I already had in place. I found out all I had to do was set up a savings account at my bank naming AAUW as the Paid-on Death (POD) beneficiary. You don’t need to open the account with thousands of dollars, a few hundred will do! Most banks want a minimum of $200.00 to open an account. Then, over time, you can add funds as you wish. Even after setting up the account, if you need to withdraw any money in the future, you can do that! Not my intention, but good to know I have that flexibility. Once you have opened the account, you fill out a simple form called Legacy Circle Enrollment Form and forward it to AAUW National. That form can be found on the national website. AAUW Leave a Legacy
If anyone would like to know more, feel free to contact me. I want to encourage other WHC members to participate in Legacy Circle now and in the years to come.
Sincerely,
Rose Ennis
Past President, WHC
Member News Notification
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This year we are sending digital birthday cards to all members for whom we have dates, so if you’ve had a birthday since mid-July, please check your email inbox for a card. We hope you enjoy them.
Becky French
Corresponding Secretary
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