Since 1960 over $1 million has been raised by AAUW Atlanta Bookfair, an all-volunteer not-for-profit event and distributed as scholarships and programs for girls and women. Your books never to go a landfill!
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Because of your book donations, your patronage at the AAUW Atlanta Bookfair and because of the thousands of hours worked year-round by our volunteers, we want to say, “Thank you.”
In 2012:
- Thank you from two graduate students who each received a $3,000 scholarship for the 2012-13 academic year. One student is pursuing her Master of Arts in Teaching at Reinhardt College, Alpharetta campus and the second is working on her Masters of Business Administration at Georgia State University, Alpharetta campus.
- Thank you from an Agnes Scott College student who received a stipend of $1,000 to attend the National Conference for College Women Student Leaders (organized by national AAUW) at the University of Maryland.
- Thank you from Aparna Rallabandi, who used her $2,500 scholarship in the 2011-12 year to complete her Masters in Business Administration in May 2012.
In 2011:
- Thank you from two female students at Reinhardt College, Alpharetta Campus and/or Georgia State University, North Campus each of whom received a $2,500 scholarship for the 2011-2012 academic school year.
- Thank you from the students and faculty at FA Elementary school for the $300 donation which was used to purchase one First Lego League (FLL) robot kit and is used in the charter school’s FLL and junior FLL after-school programs.
- Thank you from the graduate student at Reinhardt College, Alpharetta Campus who received $500 at attend AAUW’s National Conference for College Women Student Leaders Program.
- Thank you from Agnes Scott GEMS-Generating Excellence in Math & Science-for a grant which was used for students to meet and visit with women working in math and science with the Federal Reserve an Georgia Bureau of Investigation. http://www.agnesscott.edu/academics/undergraduate/gems
In 2010:
- Thank you from Agnes Scott GEMS – Generating Excellence in Math & Science – for a grant to be used for students to meet and visit with women working in math and science with the Federal Reserve and Georgia Bureau of Investigation. http://www.agnesscott.edu/academics/undergraduate/gems
- Thank you from two graduate students who each received a $2500 scholarship for the 2010-2011 academic year. Klaretta Young used the funds to complete her Masters in Education at Reinhardt College, Alpharetta Campus and Schnell Mason used the funds to complete her Masters in Business Administration at Georgia State University, Alpharetta Campus.
- Thank you from Judy Khan, majoring in Math and Science Education for Middle Schoollers at Georgia State University for the 2010 Esther Davis scholarship.
- Thank you from the Friends of Georgia Archives for the donation of books that remained unsold at the conclusion of the 2009 Bookfair. http://www.fogah.org/
- Thank you from Veronica T. Clemons, majoring in computer science for a scholarship at Georgia State University.
- Thank you from Atlanta Day Shelter for Women and Children for a grant to our Job Placement Program. http://www.atlantadayshelter.org/
- Thank you from Ilona Carol Prisacaru, majoring in nursing for a scholarship at Georgia State University.
- Thank you from the Ben Marion Institute for Social Justice for a grant to sponsor workshops for teens and their parents on preventing teen dating abuse. http://www.benmarioninstitute.org/
- Thank you from Shawna Floyd, majoring in English for a scholarship at Agnes Scott College.
- Thank you from Refugee Family Services for a challenge grant for the Teen Leadership Program. http://www.refugeefamilyservices.org/
- Thank you from Amy Rocamora, majoring in history for a scholarship at Georgia State University.
- Thank you from the Whole Planet Foundation for a donation to the microcredit program. http://www.wholeplanetfoundation.org/
- Thank you from Jennifer Sission, majoring in industrial engineering for a scholarship at Georgia Tech.
- Thank you from the Girl Scouts for providing financial support for the S.T.E.M (Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics) program at Southern Polytechnic State University.
- Thank you from Kathleen Thompson, majoring in nursing for the scholarship to Emory University.
In 2009:
- Thank you from two MBA students at the North Fulton campus of Georgia State University’s J. Mack Robinson College of Business for the $2500 scholarships they each received.
- Thank you from Schnell Mason who used her $2500 scholarship to help fund her first year in the Masters of Business Administration program at Georgia State University, Alpharetta Campus.
- Thank you from Rachel Zudekoff, a student at Georgia College and State University, who received a grant to attend the 2009 National Conference of College Women Student Leaders.
- Thank you from Jordon Castell and Onyinye Edeh, students at Agnes Scott College, who received grants to attend the 2009 National Conference of College Women Student Leaders.
- Thank you from Jasmine Brandon, Savannah College of Art & Design, for a grant to attend the 2009 National Conference of College Women and Student Leaders.
- Thank you from the Juvenile Justice Fund for a grant.
- Thank you from Angela’s House for a grant.
- Thank you from the Synchronicity Performance Group for a grant.
- Thank you from The Bridge, Refugee Family Services for a grant.
- Thank you from a Circle of Friends: Celebrating Life, Inc., for a grant.
- Thank you from Recording Books for the Blind and Dyslexic for a grant.
In 2008:
- Thank you from Jennie Mary Marucci for the scholarship that helped her earn a Bachelor of Architecture from Southern Polytechnic State University.
- Thank you from
eight women from KSU, SPSU, North Metro Tech and Chattahoochee Tech who received scholarships in 2008.
- Thank you from Jessica Robinson and Shirali Parikh, MBA students at the North Fulton campus of Georgia State University’s J. Mack Robinson College of Business for the scholarships they received.
- Thank you from Georgia State University for a grant to support a project by GSU’s Leadership Academy for Women: “Women & Money: A Relationship Workshop” which was held April 11, 2008.
- Thank you from Brittney Little of Agnes Scott College, Laura Stiltz of Georgia Institute of Technology, Brittany Waller of Savannah College of Art and Design and Allison Youngblood of Georgia State University for grants to attend the 2008 National Conference of College Women and Student Leaders.
- Thank you from Agnes Scott College for a grant to be used for scholarships to Summer Science Camp for Girls.
- Thank you from the Prejudice Consortium for a grant to be used in support of the Power Over Prejudice Summit.
- Thank you from The Center for Positive Aging for a grant to support the program Positive Aging LifeStyles (PALS)
- Thank you from the Dover Training Institute for a grant.
- Thank you from CHOICES: a teen pregnancy prevention program for general support.
- Thank you from Praise Mountain Christian Academy for a grant in support of summer program of field trips, learning and writing for children and women.
- Thank you from Women’s Watch Afrika, Inc., for a grant to continue work in health care services for women who have suffered from female genital cutting.
- Thank you from Georgia State University to support the Women & Money: A Relationship Workshop.
- Thank you from Suado Hassan and Hazhal Amedi for a grant supporting their participation in the AAUW/Refugee Family Services Young Leadership Fellows Program. Suado Hassan was designated a 2009-2010 Gates Millennium Scholar.
- Thank you from Lorri M Bowers, a student majoring in Sociology/Gerontology for a scholarship to Georgia State University.
- Thank you from Tracy Kirkpatrick, majoring in Women’s Studies for a scholarship to Georgia State University.
- Thank you from Karen R. Mangum, majoring in Architecture for a scholarship to Georgia Institute of Technology.
- Thank you from Robin M. Cermak, majoring in Spanish for a scholarship to Georgia State University.
- Thank you from Yvette-Anne N’Jie, majoring in Sociology for a scholarship to Agnes Scott College.
- Thank you from Cassandra Lang, majoring in Construction Management for a scholarship to Southern Polytechnic.
