Fort Wayne AAUW branch
Last Updated November 1, 2007; comments to aauw.indiana@yahoo.com

~FORT WAYNE Indiana branch~
The Fort Wayne AAUW Trust was established in 1979 when the Branch received a bequest from the estate of R. Hazel Miller. An additional bequest in 1989 from the estate of Letha Falls was added to the capital account. In 1998, a generous donation was given to the Trust in memory of Anne K. Waterfield.

The AAUW Trust purposes include:

  1. Encouraging education among members of the AAUW and the community.
  2. Funding appropriate studies and projects in keeping with the objectives of AAUW.
  3. Promoting standards of excellence in public school education and in higher education.
  4. Cooperating with other persons, organizations, trusts, or foundations whose purposes and activities are similar to those of the Trust.

The following grants were given in the spring of 2007:

  1. Children's Autism Center $1,500 - Developmental training materials
  2. Embassy Theater Foundation, Inc. $1,000 - "Learn-it Live", Children's Educational Presentation
  3. Fox Island Alliance, $2,000 - "Up Close With Native Animals", program at Fox Island
  4. Turnstone Center for Disabled Children and Adults, $1,500 - Childcare Tuition Assistance
  5. Girl Scouts of Limberlost Council, Inc. $2,000 - Mega Blockbuster Training program
  6. Community Outreach, Fort Wayne Branch AAUW $750.00 - Materials & Supplies/Transitions childcare
  7. AAUW Communications, $2,500 - Printing & Mailing Costs of Fort Branch
Total Grants 7, Total Value: $11,250