2025-2026
Note: In person Branch meetings are held at the
Fruitdale Grange, 1440 Parkdale Drive, Grants Pass, OR 97527
The public is invited to attend.
September 20, 2025, Welcome Back Brunch, 10:00 am
Program: Options’ Freedom House with guest speaker Alicia Hansen
Potluck Brunch
October 18, 2025, 10:00 am, Branch Meeting
Program: Building Bridges, Not Barriers: The Intentional Approach to School Library Book Selection with Eva Pieper, GPSD Librarian and Trisha Evans, GPSD Director of Secondary Education
Program Part 2: We will celebrate our RCC scholarship recipients and hear from an AAUW National Fellowship Award Recipient, Dr. Carla Macal.
November 15, 2025, 10:00 am, Branch Meeting
Program: What It Was Like Volunteering in Ukraine with Tom Satterthwaite
December 6, 2025, 10:00 am, Holiday Brunch at All Care, 1701 NE 7th St.
Our annual holiday brunch for AAUW Grants Pass Branch members
January 17, 2026, 10:00 am, Branch Meeting
Program: Civics and Whey They Matter with GPHS history teacher Lois MacMillan
February 21, 2026, 10:00 am, Branch Meeting
Program: Pouring With Purpose: Women Shaping the Future of Wine with Del Rio Vineyard’s Jolee Wallace
March 7, 2026, Girls Rock!
Girls Rock! provides a fun-filled event for girls ages 9-13, who with their parents or another adult, participate in activities that foster communication and explore the fields of science, engineering, math and technology. Check back in February 2026 for event and registration information.
March 21, 2026, 10:00 am, Branch Meeting
Program: Investing in the Future with Redwood Education Foundation’s Director Quinn Collins Pehrson
April 18, 2026, 10:00 am, Branch Meeting
Program: Grit and the Power of “YET” with Jennifer Vetter, Firefighter with the Williams & Illinois Valley Fire Department
April 24-25, 2026, AAUW Oregon Annual Meeting
The annual meeting will take place this year over Zoom. Watch for a link in an email.
May 16, 2025, 10:00 am, Branch Meeting & Brunch
Program: Native American Matriarchies with Marie Bat’el
Annual AAUW GP Branch Business Meeting & Potluck Brunch