Upcoming Lakewood AAUW Branch Programs
AAUW Annual Holiday Party, December 12th
Our annual Holiday party will be held at 5:30 at the Village Coop.
We are having a potluck presentation of your favorite holiday dishes. Please bring something to share. Also, a $10 donation will help with the other expenses.
The entertainment for the evening will be YOU telling your favorite Christmas memory. (This is voluntary, not mandatory). So, start thinking!!
Past Events (2022-2024)
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.
December 8, 2022
Christmas Party
November 10, 2022
Colorado Medical Aid in Dying Legislation
Speaker-Wendy Englemann
October 13, 2022
Ballot Issue Forum
September 8, 2022
Book Lovers Evening at Belmar Library
June 16, 2022
Lakewood Branch 50th Anniversary and Little Black Dress Fundraiser
Celebration of our Branch’s 50 years and fundraiser for our scholarship fund.
May 12, 2022
Suzanne Blankenship, Colorado published author and blogger
Humorous presentation of “How to Take Care of Old People Without Losing Your Marbles”.
April 14, 2022 
Linda Giannosa, the Baby Boomer Realtor, “How to Downsize and Declutter”
As a realtor she particularly delights in teaching her baby boomer peers about recognizing and accomplishing their next set of goals.
February 5, 2022
AAUW Colorado Public Policy Day
“Women in the Workforce: So how are we doing?”
January 13, 2022
Speaker: Terri Gentry, Docent with Black American West Museum and Heritage Center
Terri portrayed Dr. Justina Ford who established a long and notable medical practice specializing in gynecology, obstetrics, and pediatrics. The “Lady Doctor”, as she became lovingly known, delivered more than 7,000 babies of varied ethnic backgrounds and from all walks of life in the Five Points Neighborhood between 1902 and 1952.