AAUW FUND

The AAUW Fund Named Gift Honoree Award was presented to a very special person at the April 13 Annual Branch Meeting.  This person has been a board member for many years.  She has served with commitment and care as our Branch secretary.  Her attitude is always positive and helpful. Besides being a board member, she is a willing volunteer on many other projects and activities including the Math and Science Conference.   The Morning Book Club and Mystery Mavens are part of her participation as well.

Her volunteer work over the years is and has been amazing. It includes the National Charity League, Meals on Wheels, Florence Crittenton and the Muckenthaller as well as Las Madrinas, The Assistance League, and Girl Scouts.  She has served on the vestry boards of both St. Stevens and St. Matthias as well is a library volunteer who organizes donations for their auctions.

You might wonder what she does in her spare time?  Because while doing all this good work she also had an amazing career in the educational field. She holds a bachelors and a master’s degree from USC. Her 45-year career included teaching, working as project director and assistant and acting principal at Suva Intermediate in Montebello Unified School District.  Even before becoming a member of AAUW, she actively encouraged her students to come to the Greater Whittier Area Math Day and she attended with them.

Two must be her lucky number as she has two daughters and two grandchildren. Traveling and spending time with her two grandchildren who call her MiMi are high points in her life!!

  Her congenial manner and her work ethic make her a stellar member of our organization.  Congratulations to our branch secretary and Named Gift Honoree this year – Mandy Knight!