Mission: The Valley Women’s Club is dedicated to community action, awareness and leadership in environmental, educational, social, and political concerns that affect the health and welfare of the San Lorenzo Valley and our community.
Mission: The Valley Women’s Club is dedicated to community action, awareness and leadership in environmental, educational, social, and political concerns that affect the health and welfare of the San Lorenzo Valley and our community.
Education CommitteeThe Education Committee provides scholarships for SVLHS graduates attending Cabrillo College. We also work on various education issues in SLV. Events Yard Sale for scholarship funds: June EDUCATION NEWS Summer 2009 Scotts Valley Courses on Cabrillo Chopping Block Having worked hard for many years to bring a Cabrillo College Campus to, or close to, the SLV, we are concerned about this recent news. A meeting was held recently by Cabrillo’s President, Brian King, to inform the Scotts Valley Center’s Community Advisory Committee of Cabrillo’s proposed budget cuts and their impacts on the SV Center. Mary Hammer and Donna Ziel, both members of the Advisory Committee and members of the VWC Board, were among those in attendance. Overall, Cabrillo needs to cut $5 million from next year’s budget. At the Cabrillo Governing Board’s meeting in March, the board voted to: A recent analysis of the enrollment patterns of students attending the Scotts Valley Center shows: King explained that one reason the board is considering substantially reducing course offerings at the Scotts Valley campus is because two-thirds of students also take classes in Aptos. A discussion followed the presentation in which members of the Committee expressed appreciation for Cabrillo’s effort to keep the Center open and asked to be kept informed of updates or changes to the plans as reported. Overall, King says his recommendations are in keeping with preserving the college’s mission to focus on basic skills training and career education. Trustees first voted on the proposed cuts March 9th with final budget approval expected in June. In more encouraging news, the Governing Board voted in May to sign a 3-year lease for the Scotts Valley Center. VWC Gives Backpacks Full of Goodies to Valley Kindergartners Under the superb leadership of the Education Committee’s Dusty Gilpin, the Valley Women’s Club handed out Activity Bags to more than 180 kids who are about to start Kindergarten. Inspired by requests from local kindergarten teachers, the bags were loaded with things like books, crayons, glue sticks, scissors and a library card application, all aimed at making sure parents work on the skills children need to be a success at San Lorenzo Valley Elementary and Boulder Creek Elementary. Also included were 25 children who will be home-schooled. The VWC is grateful to the Carol Anicka Mihalik Foundation for its support of this program. Community Television of Santa Cruz County is broadcasting coverage of UCSC's annual Expanding Your Horizons Conference for girls in grades 8 to 12 Participants in the conference, held on Saturday, May 16, spent the day on Science Hill with women faculty, graduate students, and professionals whose careers involve science, technology, engineering, or math. Read More and see airtimes>
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