Hilton Head Island, SC Branch
Welcome to the AAUW Hilton Head, SC, Branch Website!
The Hilton Head Branch began as a satellite of the Beaufort branch in 1979. It came into it's own in 1986. Members are drawn from the area "South of the Broad" which stretches from Hilton Head Island to Sun City. Our focus is to support education and equity for women and girls.
Meetings are held monthly from the Fall through May. The meeting location will vary based upon the type of meeting and to accommodate our wide membership. Yearly, we do have a fundraiser to raise funds for our annual Mature Women's Scholarships as well as to donate to the AAUW Educational Foundation and local community organizations.
In addition to our regular meetings, we have several special interest groups. We also encourage branch participation in our state organization, especially the Legislative Day in February and annual meetings. We also join with other local organizations, including the League of Women Voters to sponsor joint meetings.
For membership information, please contact our Membership Vice-President, Sandy Stern at aestern1@yahoo.com or (843)342-4834.
View our latest newsletter is on the site for information about current meetings and interest group information:
January/February 2010 HHI Newsletter
November 2009 HHI Newsletter
September 2009 HHI Newsletter
Current Officers & Committee Chairs
| President | Mary Ellen Harkins | maryellenharkins@hotmail.com |
| Program | Pat Batten | ptbatten@aol.com |
| Membership | Sandy Stern | aestern1@yahoo.com |
| Secretary | Kathleen Boggs | |
| Treasurer | Lois Schuhrke | schuhrke@hargray.com |
| Goodwill | Mary Lou Hiatt | |
| Hospitality | Gisele Denton | |
| Newsletter | Gisele Denton | giseled@msn.com |
| Public Policy | Pat Batten | ptbatten@aol.com |
| Publicity | Katherine Rieth | Krieth1@gmail.com |
| Scholarship | Mary Lou Hiatt Donna Bafundo |
neilhiatt@cs.com dbafundo@hargray.com |
| Immediate Past President | Ronni Silett | |
| Trips & Treks | Pat McGuire | |
| Fashion Show & Scholarship Luncheon | Gigi Harris | |
| Book Group | Pat Batten |
Hilton Head Island Branch 2010 Scholarship Program
In our efforts to advance the learning and career development needs of women, the Hilton Head branch of AAUW is pleased to present its 2010 scholarship offerings. Three individual scholarships of $500, $1000 and $1500 will be awarded.
The eligible applicant is a mature woman, age 25 or older, who lives in Beaufort County, SC (south of the Broad River). The applicant must have an earned high school diploma or GED and be registered or have plans to register in a full or part-time program of study at an accredited 2 or 4 year college, university, vocational or technical school.
The application process is simple. Carefully review the eligibility requirements, print a copy of the application (from the links below), be certain to include the required inclusions of no more than five pages, and submit a completed and signed application by the designated deadline.
If you should have questions or need assistance with the application process, contact the Scholarship Chair at 13 Old Fort Lane, Hilton Head Island, SC 29926 or email: dbafundo@hargray.com.
: :MS WORD Application
: :PDF Application