Programs and Events

 Schedule of Programs and Events

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While AAUW Middletown’s yearly program theme varies, the one constant is that we create our programs and events according to the mission, vision, and values of AAUW.  For a more complete understanding of those guiding principles, please see AAUW’s Strategic Plan.

For the latest information and more details about events, please see the current issue of our award-winning Newsletter.

Join us for these upcoming events:

Monday, December 9, 2024, 7pm:  Branch Meeting, Middletown High School Community Room, 601 North Breiel Blvd, Middletown

  • Speaker:  Beth Gully, Author and Ambigram Artist
  • Topic:  “Turning the Holidays Upside Down”
  • Copies of her books will be available to purchase

Monday, January 13, 2025, 7pm:  Branch Meeting, Middletown High School Community Room, 601 North Breiel Blvd, Middletown

  • Speaker:  John Burke and Jessie Long, Miami University-Middletown
  • Topic:  Artificial Intelligence:  Benefits and Challenges

Monday, February 10, 2025, 7pm:  Branch Meeting, Middletown High School Community Room, 601 North Breiel Blvd, Middletown

  • Speaker:  Kathy Stockman, Prevention Educator
  • Topic:  Women Helping Women:  Healthy Relationships
  • Maintaining healthy relationships in the workplace

Monday March 10, 2025, 7pm:  Branch Meeting, Middletown High School Community Room, 601 North Breiel Blvd, Middletown

  • Speaker:  Elizabeth Slamka, Mayor of Middletown
  • Topic:  Meet Elizabeth Slamka, Middletown’s 1st Latina Mayor
  • Challenges of the job and plans for the city

And review the events we’ve enjoyed so far:

Thursday, September 5-Sunday, September 9, 2024 and Saturday, September 15-Sunday, September 16, 2024:  Annual Used Book Sale, 2204 Central Avenue, Middletown

  • Thursday, September 5, 2024:  4pm-8pm, $5 pre-sale,; Friday, September 6, 2024:  10am-6pm; Saturday, September 7, 2024:  10am-4pm; Sunday, September 8, 2024:  12noon-4pm, $8 bag sale (bag provided); Saturday, September 14, 2024:  10am-4pm, $4 bag sale (bag provided); Sunday, September 15, 2024:  12noon-4pm, $4 bag sale (bag provided)
  • All items individually priced.  Cash ONLY!
  • Fundraiser for College Scholarships!
  • Promote Literacy!
  • Recycle!

Monday, September 9, 2024, 6pm, Middletown High School Community Room, 601 N. Breiel Blvd., Middletown

  • Pot Luck Supper
  • BeWise Campers
  • Review of our scholarship funding

Thursday, September 19, 2024, 5pm, Special Event “Meet at the Farm,” Garver Family Farm Market, 6716 Hamilton-Lebanon Road (SR 63), Monroe

  • Join AAUW friends for an early dinner, shoppjng at the farm market, wine tasting
  • Visit with owners Mike and Susie Garver and Alayne Garver Taylor

Saturday, September 28, 2024, 10am-3pm, AAUW Ohio Annual Fall Conference, All Saints Lutheran Church, Worthington, Ohio

  • Theme:  “Let Us Get Together”
  • All members are welcome to attend

Tuesday, October 15, 2024, 7pm, Branch Meeting, MidPointe Library Community Room, 125 S. Broad Street, Middletown

  • Speakers:  Adam Wanter and Cari Hillman
  • Topic:  “Middletown’s MidPointe Library: Past, Present, and Future”
  • Information on the current library levy on the November ballot

Saturday, October 19, 2024, 1-3pm, Special Event “Butler County Warbirds,” Middletown Regional Airport, 2351 Wedekind Drive, Middletown

  • Tour exhibit and learn more about the Women Airforce Service Pilots of World War II

Monday, November 4, 2024, 7pm: Branch Meeting, Middletown High School Community Room, 601 North Breiel Blvd, Middletown

  • Speaker:  Dani McClain, Award-Winning Advocacy Journalist
  • Topic:  Book, We Live for the We: The Political Power of Black Motherhood
  • Copies of the book will be available for purchase at the meeting

Fridays and Saturdays, November 9 & 10 AND 15 & 16, 2024, 9am-4pm each day, PLUS Sunday, November 17, 2024, 12noon-4pm:   Annual Holiday Bazaar, 2204 Central Avenue, Middletown

  • Donations of new/gently used holiday items currently accepted Tuesdays, Thursdays, and Saturdays, 10-11:30am, Tuesday, October 8-Thursday, October 26.  Items must be clean and In good condition/repair.
  • Some ideas:  items that can be regifted, new candles, lotions, socks, scarves, gloves, hats, purses, jewelry; decorations – trees, wreaths, centerpieces; lights, if they work; holiday dishes, trays, etc.; linens – placemats, tablecloths, napkins, towels, pillows, winter bed linen; greeting/holiday cards, stationery, gift bags, wrapping paper, ribbon; holiday books, games, puzzles, toys; handcrafted items – whatever your specialty
  • Proceeds from the sale are used to support the program and mission of the branch which includes local scholarships and the National AAUW Greatest Needs Fund.