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Q&A with AAUW New Canaan Branch: Book & Author Luncheon April 24
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Hearing from the New Canaan branch of the American Association of University Women about a bit of news (see below) presented us with a chance to ask some questions of the group. The AAUW reached out ahead of its 35th annual Book & Author Luncheon, to be held April 24 at Woodway Country Club in Darien. There, attendees will hear from four authors—Jane Green (“Tempting Fate”), Amy Rowland (“The Transcriptionist”), Peter Wolf (“My New Orleans, Gone Away”) and Cynthia Zarin (“An Enlarged Heart”)—with proceeds (it’s $65 a ticket) benefitting the group’s Educational Opportunities Fund. (Deadline for purchasing a ticket is Friday—see flier at the end of this article for more information.)
Looking at the organization’s website, we found out that five of the 34 women who founded the AAUW New Canaan Branch in 1974 remain active in the organization. In putting some questions to Book & Author Luncheon chair Vicki LeBris, we asked who they are, and also asked about the Educational Opportunities Fund.