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Click here to download: Program Year Timeline – Condensed Version.
Note: This timeline is shown below.

CONDENSED Program Year Timeline (9/1 – 8/31)
AAUW La Crosse Branch
Fiscal year runs: 7/1 – 6/30

Note: Submission deadline for The Current newsletter: the 20th of each month

September

• Initial General Membership Meeting & Social
• Schedule of monthly Board of Directors meetings set
• New Membership Directory distributed
• Committees and study groups begin meeting
• Internships begin
• District 4 meets
• Approved budget printed in The Current
• Branch sponsors table at Pride in the Park

October

• YWCA La Crosse Tribute to Outstanding Women
• Scholarship and Grants Committee (SGC) begins work
• Recruitment campaign for new members

November

• Self-Sufficiency Program Locally Grown Scholarship Breakfast
• Scholarship applications sent to area educational institutions, posted on branch website

December

• Nominating Committee begins recruiting officers for the following year
• Art Fair on the Green revenue is finalized

January

• NCCWSL scholarship information released
• Name Grant nominations open
• Joan Koonmen Memorial Scholarship nominees sought
• La Crosse Community Foundation (LCF) notifies of funds available for scholarships
• Art Fair Artists’ Chairs determine if past artists will return; a venue is selected
• Internships for Spring Semester posted
• District 4 meets

February

• Recruitment continues for appointed board members
• Slate of officers published in The Current
• Board approves expenditures for grants and scholarships
• SGC meets to select grant recipients and finalize scholarship review process
• Volunteers for the Art Fair Committee recruited

March

• General membership meeting with AAUW Winona Branch
• International Women’s Day (March 8)
• Women’s History Month activities
• SGC’s scholarship recommendations reviewed by Independent Selection Committee;LCF notified of scholarship recipients
• Membership recruitment continues

April

• General membership meeting includes annual business meeting and announcement of grant recipients
• AAUW-Wisconsin Conference
• Jurying for new Art Fair artists

May

• Scholarship Reception replaces general membership meeting
• Solicitation of donations for Art Fair Scholarship Fund begins
• Recruitment of non Art Fair Committee volunteers
• Membership renewal for members joining before 9/1/2022*

June

• No general membership meeting
• BOD transition meeting
• Branch sponsors table at Juneteenth National Independence Day (June 19)
• Summer issue of newsletter published
• Recruitment continues for non Art Fair Committee members to work at the Fair
• For those joining prior to 9/1/2022, membership dues to be paid by June 30*

July

• No general membership meeting
• New officers assume responsibilities
• VP-Program begins planning for the coming year
• Art Fair on the Green, last Saturday
• Committee chairs submit budget requests for coming yearAugust
• No general membership meeting
• Membership Directory updated
• RSVP e-mailing list revised
• Items for first newsletter of program year due the 20th
• Internships for Fall Semester posted
• BOD approves budget for the coming program year*Membership Note:
  Members who joined after 9/1/2022 have a renewal date corresponding to the month they joined.2/17/24 JPE