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Thanks to all who attended.
AAUW West Harris County Branch Spring Potluck Brunch and Social!
Saturday, April 20, 2024, at 9:30 am at the Tracy Gee Community Center.
Our April speaker will be local historian, Betty Chapman. Betty is a well-known expert of local history and co-curated an exhibit on the suffrage movement in Houston at the Heritage Society Museum at Sam Houston Park.
For over 50 years Betty has done her best to support history preservation. She champions the women, as well as the men, who helped build this city. And she’s an author, lecturer, consultant, and educator, too. She quotes former Mayor Bill White when she says the more people know about their city, the prouder they will be.
Betty’s presentation will be about an early Houston suffragette, Annette Finnigan, a Wellesley College graduate who was one of the first patrons of the Museum of Fine Arts in Houston. Ms. Finnigan was also a champion of a woman’s right to vote.
Please come and join us on April 20 for what will be a fascinating topic from a Houston treasure!
Lillian Care
Program Vice President
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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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