Celebrate Tech Trek

Valerie Armstrong, Tech Trek Coordinator

Please join us in our celebration of Tech Trek campers, teachers, and volunteers on Saturday, January 11th. A panel of former campers will talk about their experience at Tech Trek and discuss what they learned. In addition, there will be a slide show of camp activities from Whittier College. Since we’re celebrating education, let’s all wear our own college t-shirt or colors.

Tech Trek is a unique opportunity for seventh grade girls to experience a week of college life while participating in hands-on STEM lessons and activities. We should be proud of our branch for providing this opportunity to over 100 deserving students since 1998. This would not have been possible without the generous donations from AAUW Long Beach members.

The January 11th meeting will be our annual Tech Trek fundraiser. We hope to raise enough money to send 12 students to camp at UC Santa Barbara or Whittier College this summer. Tech Trek costs $1200 per camper. For those who would like to donate to Tech Trek, checks should be made out to: AAUW – CA SPF with Tech Trek Long Beach on the memo line. By donating to the SPF fund, your donation will be tax deductible. Checks should be mailed to Tech Trek Treasurer Linda Patten (see her address in the Yearbook).

I would like to thank our wonderful Tech Trek Committee members:
Nicole Gracie, Tech Trek Alumni Coordinator;
Linda Patten, Tech Trek Branch Treasurer;
Tobi Balma, Asst. Camp Director and Dorm Mom at Whittier College;
Anne Supple, former Tech Trek Branch Coordinator; and
Judy Willis, who has many years of experience as a committee member, not only in Long Beach, but also at the Palos Verdes Branch. We also welcome new AAUW Long Beach member Lynne Katz. I am honored to work with such a great team.

We look forward to seeing you in your college T-Shirt or colors on January 11th!

RSVP to Charlotte Joseph at: aauwlongbeach.reservations@gmail.com

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