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bulletWomen's History Month - March, 2009
Every year the branch plans at least one program celebrating the impact women have had in America's history. The intent is to promote and preserve the diverse and notable accomplishments of women. Contact Autumn Hall to help in this year's planning.
bulletWoman-2-Woman Voter Turnout Project
The goal of this joint project with the League of Women Voters of Blount County is to encourage new voters and "drop off" voters to become informed on national issues and to vote in the 2008 Presidential Election. For more information, click here, call Vandy Kemp at 363-8110 or email. Read more ...
There are three components of the project:
bulletVoter Registration: Carefully planned and scheduled registration events for new voters. Contact Nancy Heintz, chair, at rlhcom@chartertn.net if you would like to help.
bulletVoter Education: Provide information to Blount County voters on issues, candidate positions, voter registration, and voting procedures and locations.
  2008 Presidential Issues Guide featuring League of Women Voters of Blount County research & analyses on the platforms of Senators McCain & Obama
  National AAUW 2008 Voter Guides:
bullet Presidential
bullet Vice Presidential
bulletDrop-Off Voter Campaign: Target "drop off" (those who have voted before, but do not vote regularly) female voters with a person-to-person phone campaign.
bulletSISTER-TO-SISTER / WeCan!
Planning for the 9th annual Sister-to-Summit will begin Spring, 2009. To help in the planning, contact Kathie Shiba at kathie.shiba@maryvillecollege.edu or 865.981.8270 or 865.387.7681.
bulletPublic Policy Committee
The Public Policy Committee consists of members willing to visit, write and/or call their legislators about public policy issues endorsed by AAUW. Get voting records and position papers. For more information, contact
Charlotte Crawford
bulletAAUW Crystal Award 
Recognizing an individual living or working in Blount County whose life or work has created opportunities for the women or girls of Blount County to achieve their greatest potential.
Be a part of this Blount County event and fundraiser, to be held March, 2010. Call Autumn Hall at 681-7509 or email fallhall257@bellsouth.net.
bulletTransitions
This one-day conference was held May 22, 2003, to help women in the community overcome obstacles to returning to school. The conference, co-sponsored by Maryville AAUW and Pellissippi State Technical Community College, provided information and support on financial aid, study skills, and issues related to balancing school, work, and family. If you'd like to help plan another conference, contact Vandy Kemp. Also see a sample Transitions Conferences for Women brochure.