Upcoming Lakewood AAUW Branch Programs
AAUW Lakewood will host a Candidate Forum for
Jefferson County School Board candidates
Thursday, October 9 at 6:30 pm
Holy Shepherd Lutheran Church,
920 Kipling Street in Lakewood.
Candidates from Districts 1,2 and 5 have all been invited.
They are competing for 4-year terms.
Names are listed in ballot position order.
- District 1: Michael Yocum, Eric Bodenstab, Denine
- Echevarria
- District 2: Samuel Myrant, Peter Gibbins
- District 5: Mary Parker, Tina Moeinian, Gloria Rascon
Betty Boyd, AAUW Lakewood Branch Public Policy Director, will moderate the panel.
Bring your questions for the candidates. Also, bring your water bottles as access to the kitchen is minimal.
AAUW Colorado supports Statewide Ballot Issues LL and MM dealing with Healthy School Meals. There will be information available at the Forum.
Past Events (2023-2025)
September 11, 2025
Speaker: Monica Marquez
Chief Justice of the Colorado Supreme Court
May 8, 2025
Allison Joucovsky with Sunshine Home Share Colorado
“Become part of a housing solution by helping someone in
need of affordable housing while earning extra income.”
April 10, 2025
Embracing Your Story
Speaker Lori Poland
March 13, 2025
Featured Gail Beaton presenting
GAIL MURPHY: COLORADO’S ROSIE THE RIVETER.
February 1, 2025
Violence Against Women: 30 Years of Shining the Light
AAUW Colorado Public Policy Day
9 a.m. – Noon on Zoom
January 9, 2025
Sandwich Luncheon
Sandwiches, Soup, and Desserts prepared by our members.
Fund-raiser for Red Rocks Community College Scholarship
Annual Holiday Party, December 12, 2024
Colorado Dragon Boat Festival
November 14, 2024
Our speaker, Ms. Ding-Wen Hsu, has developed numerous organizations including the annual Dragon Boat Festival at Sloans Lake which attracts more than 100,000 participants each year.
October 14, 2024 6:30 p.m.
Ballot Issue Forum
Facilitator: AAUW Lakewood member Betty Boyd
September 12, 2024
A Colorado History Evening with Author, Stan Moore
Stan discussed the historical background of his many
fiction and non-fiction books and his writing process.
May 9, 2024
Andrea Bobotis,
Our speaker was the author of the debut novel
The Last List of Miss Judith Kratt, which was a Books-a-
Million Book Club Pick, a Library Journal Best Debut for
Summer/Fall 2019, and a Featured Pick for Woman’s Day
Magazine.
April 11, 2024
An Evening with Molly Brown
presented by a knowledgeable and experienced
docent from Molly Brown House in Denver.
March 14, 2024
Colorado Dragon Boat
Ms. Ding-Wen Hsu, Presenter
( Postponed due to snowstorm.
Rescheduled to November 14, 2024)
February 3, 2024
AAUW Colorado Public Policy Day
“Hot Topics in Education”
January 11, 2024, Noon
Women’s Bean Project
Soup and Salad Potluck Lunch
Program presented by
Luanne Hill, Director of Development
For Women’s Bean Project
“When you change a woman’s life,
You change their family’s life.”
December 7, 2023
Christmas party
November 9, 2023 6:30 p.m.
In Their Shoes
An interactive activity that walked our members
through what a survivor experiences in a domestic
violence relationship.
Program presented by Heather Schreck,
Community and Engagement Manager,
SafeHouse, Denver
October 12, 2023 6:30 p.m.
Election Forum
*Discussion of Statewide Ballot Issues
*Jefferson County School Board Forum
Facilitator: AAUW Lakewood member Betty Boyd
September 14, 2023 6:30 pm
Spotlight on the Latino Community in the Denver Metro Area.
Presentation by Nishana John with the MiCasa Resource Center.
May 11, 2023 6:30 pm
Taylor Clepper, Jefferson Center for Mental Health (JCMH)
This evening’s program addressed the concern about the “tent” cities around Jefferson County. Taylor is the project manager for the JCMH Solid Ground Apartments, which will be a 40-unit Permanent Supportive Housing Development.
April 13, 2023
Legendary Ladies
Members enjoyed a trip back in history with Doc Susie Anderson, a Colorado Frontier Physician, Klondike Kate hailing from Alaska, and Maude Nelson, a 1900’s baseball player.
March 9, 2023
Stormy McDonald, AAUW of Colorado Diversity Chair
Presentation about Diversity, Equity, Inclusion, and Belonging
February 4, 2023
AAUW of Colorado – Public Policy Day
January 12, 2023
Tami Slipher, Director of Movement 5280
Her organization provides outreach to at-risk and
homeless youth and young adults.