2018-2019 Wildflower Fund Recipients
In 2018-19, we distributed $51,000 from the Wildflower Fund (Wildflower Run registrations, corporate sponsorships, and individual donations) in support of education and equity for women and girls. Funds raised were allocated to the following:
Provide scholarships to high school girls graduating from Morgan Hill Unified School District (MHUSD) schools.
Some of our 2019 scholarship recipients helping at the Wildflower Run. Front Row L-R: Ariana Berumen, Anita Alvarez, Shannon Mortela. Back Row, L-R: MHUSD Superintendent Steve Betando, Sandra Saldana, Katlyn Lemieux, Sruchi Patel, Linh Am, Mayor Rich Constantine
| Name | High School | College | Major or Field of Study |
| Linh An | Ann Sobrato High School | ||
| Shirley Antonio Arriaga | Live Oak High School | Biomedical Engineering | |
| Alyssa Gonzales | Live Oak High School | CSU San Diego | Biology |
| Lindsey Hillesland | Live Oak High School | University of British Columbia | Political Science |
| Katelyn Lemieux | Ann Sobrato High School | ||
| Julie Muzzi | Live Oak High School | Cal Poly San Luis Obispo | Agriculture/Business |
| Tiffany Nguyen | Ann Sobrato High School | University of Rochester | Biology |
| Sruchi Patel | Ann Sobrato High School | UCLA | Film / TV |
| Sandra Zamora Saldana | Central High School | Gavilan College | Photography |
Provide “Re-Entry Scholarships” to local women reentering college after a gap in their education.
| Name | College | Major or Field of Study |
| Kim Benjamin | San Jose State | Communication Studies |
| Rishelle Zertuche | Gavilan College | Nursing |
Provide “Lauren Jenkins Healthcare Profession Scholarships” to college students from Morgan Hill who are pursuing a degree in a healthcare profession.
| Name | College | Major or Field of Study |
| Kaleasha Acevedo | Gavilan College | Nursing |
| Marisol Cervantes | CSU Stanislaus | Nursing |
| Izamary Ibanez | Gavilan College | Nursing |
| Morgan Kissinger | CSU Monterey Bay | Marriage/Family Therapy |
| Xuan-Uyen Nguyen | CSU Long Beach | Neonatal Nursing |
Provide supplemental Keeping In Touch (KIT) grants to previous scholarship recipients to support them as they continue in their field of study.
| Name | College | Major or Field of Study |
| Jordyne Atkins | West Valley College | Administrative Justice |
| Anita Alvarez | CSU Monterey Bay | Psychology |
| Lindsay Baker | Gavilan College | Allied Health |
| Ariana Berumen | UC Berkeley | Sociology |
| Lyssa Fuentes | CSU Monterey Bay | Pre-Law |
| Raya Kavosh | UC San Diego | Data and Cognitive Science |
| Shelby McDonald | California Baptist University | Psychology |
| Shannon Mortela | CSU Monterey Bay | Sociology |
| Arabella Williams | Cabrillo Collegy | Psychology |
| Lifen Shi | Cal Poly San Luis Obispo | Biomedical Engineering |
Sponsor a college student from Morgan Hill to participate in NCCWSL (National Conference for College Women Student Leaders), an annual national leadership conference for college women.
Funding includes travel expenses plus conference registration.
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Janet Orozco | Occidental College | Critical Theory & Social Justice |
Provide funding and mentorship for local teens to host an annual, all-day Future Women Leaders Conference, open to local middle and high school students.
2019 Margie Snively Future Women Leaders Conference
Provide Community Action Grants to local non-profit organizations for projects whose goals are consistent with AAUW’s mission.
| Community Solutions | Creative Powerful Women art therapy program for women who are victims of domestic violence |
| Learning and Loving Education Center | Textbooks for ESL students |
| Discovery Counseling Center | Bold Journey (youth mentoring) for MHUSD elementary school students |
| BookSmart Community Advantage | Stop the Summer Slump program, providing books to Title I students at local elementary schools |
| South Valley Science and Engineering Fair | |
| Future Women Leaders Conference | |
| San Martin Gwinn School | Uniforms and referees for middle school athletics |
Support Girls Engaged in Math and Science (GEMS), a STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering, and Math) after-school enrichment program.
GEMS is sponsored by AAUW Morgan Hill and consists of monthly field trips, lectures, and other programs. GEMS is free and open to all girls in the Morgan Hill Unified School District in grades 8 through 12.
Sponsor a local speech competition as part of Speech Trek, a state-wide AAUW program.
2019 Speech Trek winners. L-R: Sabrina Bohnsack, Diya Khandra, Sofia Ruster
| Sofia Rustor (1st) | Oakwood School |
| Diya Khandra (2nd) | Ann Sobrato High School |
| Sabrina Bohnsack (3rd) | Ann Sobrato High School |
Provide scholarships to send MHUSD Middle School students to Tech Trek, an AAUW-sponsored one week math and science summer camp at Stanford University for middle school girls.
2019 Tech Trek campers helping at the Wildflower Run
| Jaci Bolton | Charter School of Morgan Hill |
| Rachel Fox | Martin Murphy Middle School |
| Stella Gaudy | Martin Murphy Middle School |
| Susan Kirchhoff | Britton Middle School |
| Veronica Orozco | San Martin/Gwinn Environmental Science Academy |
| Samantha Pelts | Martin Murphy Middle School |
| Roma Shah | Martin Murphy Middle School |
| Claire Tomasco | Britton Middle School |
| Sofia Dombrowsky(Alt #1) | Charter School of Morgan Hill |
| Sofia Barreras (Alt #2) | Britton Middle School |
Provide an additional lump sum grant to the Tech Trek camp at Stanford University.
Uses may include extra capital needs such as technology upgrades or additional enrichment such as more field trips.
Sponsor branch participation in the Leadership Morgan Hill class of 2019.
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Elizabeth Mandel | AAUW Morgan Hill branch member |
Underwrite national AAUW priorities. These include graduate fellowships for women, community action grants, pioneering research, public policy advocacy, legal advocacy, and leadership programs.
Add to our “Morgan Hill Wildflower Run Research and Projects Grant Endowment.”
This $75,000 endowment was established in 2014, to be funded by proceeds from the Wildflower Run. With its completion this year, the endowment will support community action and career development grants.
Another branch endowment, the $100,000 Blaine/Cate Endowment for Graduate Fellowships (#1802) was completed in 2001. It funds an annual graduate or postgraduate fellowship.
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Louise Ly | UC Berkeley | Ph.D., Gender/sexuality, race/ethnicity, immigration, and family |
Racialized Intimacy: Gendered Relations among Intermarried Asian Americans and Whites |
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