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Children’s mental health advocate to discuss AWARE program in AC Schools on Monday

Posted at 12:19 pm October 23, 2016
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Kim Guinn

Kim Guinn

Kim Guinn, an advocate for children’s mental health, will discuss the Advancing Wellness and Resilience in Education, or AWARE, program in Anderson County Schools during a meeting on Monday.

Guinn is director of the Project AWARE initiative for Anderson County Schools.

The Monday program is at 11:30 a.m. October 24 in Room 102 of the Activities Building of First Presbyterian Church. It’s presented by the AAUW, Oak Ridge Branch.

The AWARE program is supported by a federal five-year-grant to help students with mental health or substance abuse issues, a press release said. In this program, teachers and other adults who interact with young people are taught “mental health first aid.” [Read more…]

Filed Under: Community, Front Page News Tagged With: AAUW, ADFAC, Advancing Wellness and Resilience in Education, Aid to Distressed Families of Appalachian Counties, Anderson County Schools, AWARE, children's mental health, First Presbyterian Church, Kim Guinn, Marge Congdon, Mary Uziel, mental health, Oak Ridge Branch, substance abuse, White House

ORNL Federal Credit Union opens new Oak Ridge branch

Posted at 2:04 pm February 17, 2016
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Local officials and executives celebrate the new Oak Ridge branch of ORNL Federal Credit Union with a ribbon-cutting on Monday, Feb. 15, 2016. (Photo by John Huotari/Oak Ridge Today)

 

The new Oak Ridge branch of ORNL Federal Credit Union opened Tuesday. Officials and executives celebrated with a ribbon-cutting on Monday.

It’s the new main Oak Ridge branch, and it’s at 215 South Rutgers Avenue. That’s where ORNL Federal Credit Union had its original headquarters, right next to where the current headquarters are.

The main Oak Ridge branch was in the current headquarters building until this week.

The new branch building has extended drive-through hours: 8 a.m. to 6 p.m. Monday through Friday, and from 8:30 a.m. to 1 p.m. Saturday (lobby will close at noon).

“This is a great addition to our community,” Oak Ridge Mayor Warren Gooch said at Monday’s ribbon-cutting. [Read more…]

Filed Under: Business, Business, Front Page News, Oak Ridge, Slider Tagged With: ATM, automated teller machine, Colin Anderson, headquarters building, interactive teller machine, ITM, Marcy Catron, Oak Ridge Branch, ORNL Federal Credit Union, ribbon-cutting, South Rutgers Avenue, Warren Gooch

Pierce to discuss suffrage, Tennessee Women Suffrage Monument during Monday meeting

Posted at 2:39 pm January 24, 2016
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Patricia “Pat” Pierce

Patricia “Pat” Pierce will speak at the Monday, January 25, meeting of the AAUW, Oak Ridge Branch, and she will discuss “suffrage and the effort to erect a Tennessee Women Suffrage Monument at Legislative Plaza in Nashville,” a press release said.

The meeting starts at 11:30 a.m. Monday at the First Presbyterian Church, Room 102, in the activities wing of the church.

Pierce has been deeply involved in the effort to have the memorial approved, the press release said. On December 15, the Tennessee Capitol Commission unanimously approved the request.

A lunch of soup, sandwiches, and cookies at a cost of $8 will be provided by The Soup Kitchen at 11:30 a.m., with the program beginning at noon. Tea and coffee will be available also. Those attending are welcome also to bring a sack lunch.  Reservations are necessary to reserve a space, however. They may be made by calling Mary Uziel at (865) 483-1043 or Marge Congdon at (865) 483-3120. Those wishing to attend were encouraged to call by Thursday, January 21. [Read more…]

Filed Under: Community, Front Page News, Meetings and Events Tagged With: AAUW, First Presbyterian Church, Oak Ridge Branch, Patricia "Pat" Pierce, suffrage, Tennessee Economic Council on Women, Tennessee Women Suffrage Monument

KPD training specialist to discuss bullying on Monday

Posted at 11:50 pm February 22, 2015
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Aubrey Maples

Aubrey Maples

Aubrey Maples, training specialist for the Safety Education Unit of the Knoxville Police Department, will speak at the Monday, February 23, luncheon meeting of the Oak Ridge Branch of AAUW (American Association of University Women) in Room 102 of the Activities Building at First Presbyterian Church, 1051 Oak Ridge Turnpike.

Maples, who is a civilian educator with the KPD Safety Education Unit, will talk about the Department’s “Take a Stand Against Bullying” Program. Also present will be Officer Lori Banks of the Safety Education Unit.

Maples received her bachelor’s degree in sociology from Wright State University in Dayton, Ohio, and is currently pursuing her master’s in applied behavioral science, with an emphasis on criminal justice and social problems, a press release said. [Read more…]

Filed Under: Community, Knoxville, Meetings and Events, Police and Fire Tagged With: AAUW, American Association of University Women, Aubrey Maples, behavioral science, bullying, criminal justice, First Presbyterian Church, Knoxville Police Department, KPD, Lori Banks, Marge Congdon, Mary Uziel, Oak Ridge Branch, Safety Education Unit, sociology, Take a Stand Against Bullying

AAUW to celebrate 60th anniversary of Eleanor Roosevelt visit

Posted at 10:19 pm February 16, 2015
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AAUW Commemorative Tea Planning

Standing from left to right are Jewell Tabor, AAUW secretary; Peggy Emmett, president (holding a history of AAUW, Oak Ridge); Barbara Walker; Mary Uziel, treasurer; and Fay Martin, vice president, membership. Seated are Sophy Littrell, and Virginia Jones, vice president, programs. (Submitted photo)

 

Note: This event has been postponed due to weather.

In 1955, the AAUW, Oak Ridge Branch, invited a nationally well-known member of AAUW to speak locally. The speaker was Eleanor Roosevelt, who gave a talk to an audience of 1,300 people in the Oak Ridge High School Auditorium on February 18, 1955.

Pictured above are branch members planning a commemorative tea to remember the anniversary of Roosevelt’s visit to Oak Ridge. [Read more…]

Filed Under: Community, Front Page News Tagged With: AAUW, commemorative tea, Eleanor Roosevelt, Oak Ridge Branch, Oak Ridge Civic Center, Oak Ridge High School

Abolitionist, women’s rights leader to be portrayed at AAUW meeting

Posted at 10:09 am September 16, 2014
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Teresa Collard and Lisa LeBleu

Elizabeth Cady Stanton, an abolitionist and women’s rights leader, will be remembered in a historical portrayal during a Monday, September 22, meeting of the Oak Ridge Branch of the AAUW.

The presentation is titled “In Her Own Voice: Elizabeth Cady Stanton Remembers.”

The AAUW will meet at 11:30 a.m. in Room 102 of the Activities Building of First United Presbyterian Church. A catered luncheon will be served at 11:30 a.m., with the program beginning at noon.

Elizabeth Cady Stanton, along with Susan B. Anthony, headed a group, which was also interested in women’s rights, that gathered 400,000 signatures on a petition to bring about the immediate passage of the 13th Amendment to the U.S. Constitution to end slavery in the United States, a press release said. [Read more…]

Filed Under: Community, Front Page News, Nonprofits Tagged With: 13th Amendment, 15th Amendment, AAUW, abolitionist, American Association of University of Women, Elizabeth Cady Stanton, First United Presbyterian Church, Lisa LeBleu, Marge Congdon, Mary Uziel, Oak Ridge Branch, right to vote, slavery, suffrage, Susan B. Anthony, Teresa Collard, U.S. Constitution, University of Tennessee, voting, Women Center, women's rights

AAUW talk to focus on legacy, challenge of women’s suffrage

Posted at 7:50 pm March 20, 2014
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Wanda Sobieski

Wanda Sobieski

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“The Legacy and the Challenge of Women’s Suffrage” will be the subject of a talk by Knoxville attorney Wanda Sobieski during a Monday meeting of the Oak Ridge Branch of AAUW, the American Association of University Women.

The meeting starts at 11:30 a.m. Monday at First Presbyterian Church, Room 102.

Sobieski—who established her law firm, Sobieski, Messer, and Associates in 1993, after having practiced law with Baker, Worthington, Crossley, Stansberry, and Woolf—was instrumental in organizing the Suffrage Coalition, which funded the statues of the three Suffragests: Lizzie Crozier Franch, Anne Dallas Dudley, and Elizabeth Avery Meriweather, which stand in Market Square in Knoxville. [Read more…]

Filed Under: Community, Front Page News Tagged With: AAUW, American Association of University Women, First Presbyterian Church, Oak Ridge Branch, Suffrage Coalition, Wanda Sobieski, women's suffrage

AAUW has holiday tea Sunday

Posted at 9:00 pm December 4, 2013
By Oak Ridge Today Staff Leave a Comment

The Oak Ridge Branch of the AAUW has its annual Holiday Tea from 3 to 5 p.m. Sunday at First Presbyterian Church.

The AAUW, or American Association of University Women, is a national organization that works to provide scholarships, fellowships, and grants to assist women in pursuit of their education and careers. The public is invited to attend.

The tea is in Room 106 at First Presbyterian Church at the corner of Oak Ridge Turnpike and Lafayette.

Filed Under: Community, Education, Front Page News, Holidays 2013 Tagged With: AAUW, American Association of University Women, fellowships, First Presbyterian Church, grants, Holiday Tea, Oak Ridge Branch, scholarships, women

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