Upper Cape Cod BPW Bulletin
April 2010
President's Letter I sincerely wish to thank Sylvia Connor for stepping in and serving in my capacity as President during the March Dinner meeting as I was unable to attend. The comments which I have received were that your speaker for the evening was very interesting and informative and that everyone present enjoyed the evening. It does not seem possible that twenty four months have passed since I have served as your President and that this is to be my last President’s Letter. I feel that we as UCC/BPW members have accomplished a great deal during this time. We have re organized two locals into one and have presented many excellent programs, our speakers have always been very interesting. We, as a local, continue to support our Upper Cape food pantries, the Emerson House, Carriage House, award a Scholarship, and sponsor a Live Dress a Doll in conjunction with the Salvation Army. We have welcomed new members during this time as hopefully we continue to grow. ABSOLUTELY none of this would have been accomplished with out each and every one of you and my thanks goes out to one and all. Our April meeting is also our Annual Mmeeting when we will be electing the 2010-2011 Officers and have our Silent Auction. This is always a fun evening so come casual and enjoy!!! Betty Member Updates Our new membership directory is missing the last two members. Please add Beverly Wall-Cedrone and Priscilla Young to your copy. Remember... Bring items for our food pantry donation. Please bring canned and packaged foods to our next meeting. We are still donating to all the Upper Cape food pantries on a rotating basis.	Cranberry District Meeting On March 10, 2010 I attended the Cranberry District Meeting which was held at Uno’s Restaurant in Hyannis, MA. Discussion was held as to the Cranberry District Annual Meeting and it was established that the meeting is to be held on April 11, 2010 at Alberto’s Restaurant in Hyannis, MA. The cost for this meeting is to be $30.00 and a speaker will be presented as a portion of the program for the day. All three locals were represented and discussion was held as to ways in which we may be encouraged to grow our membership and bring awareness to the fact that women DO continue to earn less than their male counterparts in the workplace. The nominating committee will be presenting the 2010 slate to be voted on at the Annual Meeting. Marsha Stout has volunteered to serve as acting Cranberry District Treasurer until the annual election of Officers for 2010-2011, as she is currently a signer on the accounts. Responsibilities are as follows with regards to the April 11, 2010 Annual Meeting: Lower Cape - Registration Mid Cape - Program Upper Cape - Elections The next District Meeting is to be a phone conference at a time to be announced by District Director Amy Kates. Betty A. Moffitt President, UCC/BPW Equal Pay Day - April 20, 2010 When the Equal pay act was passed in 1963, on average, full-time working Women were paid 59 cents for every dollar paid to men. Over the past 47 years the situation has improved for women. In 2008 the ratio of women’s and men’s median annual earning for full-time year round workers was 77.1, down from 77.8 in 2007. This means that annual gender wage gap for full-time year-round workers is 22.9 percent. Progress in closing the gender earnings gap has slowed considerably since the early 1990’s. One year after college graduation women earn only 80 percent of what men earn. This continues to be an ongoing issue as we Strife to reach EQUALITY for ALL WOMEN.

Upper Cape Cod BPW Bulletin

April 2010

President's Letter

I sincerely wish to thank Sylvia Connor for stepping in and serving in my capacity as President during the March Dinner meeting as I was unable to attend. The comments which I have received were that your speaker for the evening was very interesting and informative and that everyone present enjoyed the evening.

It does not seem possible that twenty four months have passed since I have served as your President and that this is to be my last President’s Letter. I feel that we as UCC/BPW members have accomplished a great deal during this time. We have re organized two locals into one and have presented many excellent programs, our speakers have always been very interesting. We, as a local, continue to support our Upper Cape food pantries, the Emerson House, Carriage House, award a Scholarship, and sponsor a Live Dress a Doll in conjunction with the Salvation Army. We have welcomed new members during this time as hopefully we continue to grow. ABSOLUTELY none of this would have been accomplished with out each and every one of you and my thanks goes out to one and all.

Our April meeting is also our Annual Mmeeting when we will be electing the 2010-2011 Officers and have our Silent Auction. This is always a fun evening so come casual and enjoy!!!

Betty

Member Updates

Our new membership directory is missing the last two members. Please add Beverly Wall-Cedrone and Priscilla Young to your copy.

Remember...
Bring items for our food pantry donation.
Please bring canned and packaged foods to our next meeting. We are still donating to all the Upper Cape food pantries on a rotating basis.

Cranberry District Meeting

On March 10, 2010 I attended the Cranberry District Meeting which was held at Uno’s Restaurant in Hyannis, MA. Discussion was held as to the Cranberry District Annual Meeting and it was established that the meeting is to be held on April 11, 2010 at Alberto’s Restaurant in Hyannis, MA. The cost for this meeting is to be $30.00 and a speaker will be presented as a portion of the program for the day.

All three locals were represented and discussion was held as to ways in which we may be encouraged to grow our membership and bring awareness to the fact that women DO continue to earn less than their male counterparts in the workplace.

The nominating committee will be presenting the 2010 slate to be voted on at the Annual Meeting. Marsha Stout has volunteered to serve as acting Cranberry District Treasurer until the annual election of Officers for 2010-2011, as she is currently a signer on the accounts.

Responsibilities are as follows with regards to the April 11, 2010 Annual Meeting:
Lower Cape - Registration
Mid Cape - Program
Upper Cape - Elections

The next District Meeting is to be a phone conference at a time to be announced by District Director Amy Kates.

Betty A. Moffitt
President, UCC/BPW

Equal Pay Day - April 20, 2010

When the Equal pay act was passed in 1963, on average, full-time working Women were paid 59 cents for every dollar paid to men. Over the past 47 years the situation has improved for women. In 2008 the ratio of women’s and men’s median annual earning for full-time year round workers was 77.1, down from 77.8 in 2007. This means that annual gender wage gap for full-time year-round workers is 22.9 percent. Progress in closing the gender earnings gap has slowed considerably since the early 1990’s. One year after college graduation women earn only 80 percent of what men earn. This continues to be an ongoing issue as we Strife to reach EQUALITY for ALL WOMEN.

BPW/MA Winter Board
March 13, 2010 Your President attended the State Winter Board which was held at the University of MA Medical School in Worcester, MA. The meeting was called to order by State President V.J. Harnett, there were twenty four registered members in attendance. President Harnett has suggested many changes for the 2010-2011 year in order to have our State meetings be less formal and more welcoming to all. President Harnett would like to offer programs that stress value and education as the focus of our meetings and thus increase attendance at State gatherings. Treasurer Caroline Coscia stated that the total of $2,385.00 had been collected towards the Foundation licensing fee, due to the fact that the State fee which covers all of the locals has been reduced to $50.00, the 47 members plus one local who had paid the amount of $40.00 each towards the original fee will be receiving a check as their refunded payment.	The 2010-2011 proposed budget was brought for discussion to be voted on at the State Convention in May. Our program for the day was presented by Caroline Coscia, the topic was the upcoming United States Census. Caroline presented a very interesting and informative program as she encouraged all to fill in this form and remit it as she outlined the many benefits which towns and cities receive according to the census returns. State Nomination Chair Patricia Stowell announced that there will not be interviews held for the upcoming State Officer positions, however a candidates forum will continue to be held. The entire day was very informative, productive and upbeat, I encourage as many members as are able to make an earnest attempt to attend the BPW/MA State Convention on May 15, 2010. Betty A. Moffitt President UCC/BPW

BPW/MA Winter Board

March 13, 2010
Your President attended the State Winter Board which was held at the University of MA Medical School in Worcester, MA. The meeting was called to order by State President V.J. Harnett, there were twenty four registered members in attendance.

President Harnett has suggested many changes for the 2010-2011 year in order to have our State meetings be less formal and more welcoming to all. President Harnett would like to offer programs that stress value and education as the focus of our meetings and thus increase attendance at State gatherings.

Treasurer Caroline Coscia stated that the total of $2,385.00 had been collected towards the Foundation licensing fee, due to the fact that the State fee which covers all of the locals has been reduced to $50.00, the 47 members plus one local who had paid the amount of $40.00 each towards the original fee will be receiving a check as their refunded payment.

The 2010-2011 proposed budget was brought for discussion to be voted on at the State Convention in May.

Our program for the day was presented by Caroline Coscia, the topic was the upcoming United States Census. Caroline presented a very interesting and informative program as she encouraged all to fill in this form and remit it as she outlined the many benefits which towns and cities receive according to the census returns.

State Nomination Chair Patricia Stowell announced that there will not be interviews held for the upcoming State Officer positions, however a candidates forum will continue to be held.

The entire day was very informative, productive and upbeat, I encourage as many members as are able to make an earnest attempt to attend the BPW/MA State Convention on May 15, 2010.

Betty A. Moffitt
President UCC/BPW

2009-2010 Meeting Dates

Board Meetings	Dinner Meetings	Program
June 3, 2009
August 3, 2009
September 2, 2009	September 16, 2009	Kelley Perry, "The Pink Collar Worker"
October 7, 2008	October 21, 2009	Women of Achievement, Alberto's Ristorante, Hyannis, MA. In conjunction with Cranberry District.
November 4, 2009	November 18, 2009	Arlene Kirsch of "We Can," Yarmouth Port, on Strategic Volunteering to mentor women in the Cape communities
December 2, 2009	December 16, 2009	Holiday Social
January 6, 2010	January 20, 2010	Mindy Todd of the Cape and The Islands NPR Radio station at Woods Hole on her career and current news coverage.
February 3, 2010	February 17, 2010	Jen Kano - "Water, Vegetables and Google"
March 3, 2010	March 17, 2010	Michael Talbot, Talbot Ecological Land Care, Mashpee: Ecological Ideas for Your Cape Cod Landscape
April 7, 2010	April 21, 2010	Annual Meeting/Silent Auction
May 5, 2010	May 19, 2010	Installation/Scholarship

Board Meetings

Dinner Meetings

Program

June 3, 2009

August 3, 2009

September 2, 2009

September 16, 2009

Kelley Perry, "The Pink Collar Worker"

October 7, 2008

October 21, 2009

Women of Achievement, Alberto's Ristorante, Hyannis, MA. In conjunction with Cranberry District.

November 4, 2009

November 18, 2009

Arlene Kirsch of "We Can," Yarmouth Port, on Strategic Volunteering to mentor women in the Cape communities

December 2, 2009

December 16, 2009

Holiday Social

January 6, 2010

January 20, 2010

Mindy Todd of the Cape and The Islands NPR Radio station at Woods Hole on her career and current news coverage.

February 3, 2010

February 17, 2010

Jen Kano - "Water, Vegetables and Google"

March 3, 2010

March 17, 2010

Michael Talbot, Talbot Ecological Land Care, Mashpee: Ecological Ideas for Your Cape Cod Landscape

April 7, 2010

April 21, 2010

Annual Meeting/Silent Auction

May 5, 2010

May 19, 2010

Installation/Scholarship

President's Letter

Cranberry District Meeting

BPW/MA Winter Board

April Upper Cape Cod Meeting Annual Meeting/Silent Auction

2009-2010 Meeting Dates

April Upper Cape Cod Meeting
Annual Meeting/Silent Auction