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AAUW Fallbrook supports community mentoring, artistry and teamwork

FALLBROOK – American Association of University Women joined with the Scarecrew team and local artists to support the Chamber of Commerce's Harvest Faire Oct. 27and its goal of drawing attention and support to downtown businesses.

AAUW’s 2017 crows which returned are: "Frida Re-al” (Frida Kahlo) at Fallbrook Art Center and "Madame Marie Curie" in front of Rainbow Designs on Main. Madame Curie is the inspired crow by noted artist BJ Lane while "Frida” is the artistry of Gina Abdelrahman.

Curie was selected as AAUW’s first “crow because that organization funded her 1887 Nobel Prize winning research on radium. Kahlo was chosen because her impact on international and Mexican art worlds was monumental.

Though AAUW has consistently supported study in science, technology, engineering and math, referred to as STEM. The group also encourages active participation in the artistic process with community experiences to facilitate full learning.

AAUW allows young women to be exposed to career choices including jobs thought to be historically male dominated such as military, police, fire and other first responders. Mentors work with local middle and high school AVID programs.

AAUW’s crows are chosen to honor contemporary or historic women of influence; some are realistic while others are fanciful based on the artist’s impression and design. The faces are often the artist’s creation, but the rest comes from the organization’s mentors/mentees, leaders and members.

All volunteers became part of the collaborative effort with each step contributing to the final “scarecrow.” This year’s AAUW crows are "Notorious RBG” (aka Ruth Bader Ginsburg) who is acknowledged on the U.S. Supreme Court as a staunch equal rights proponent; California notable Laura Scudder, an entrepreneur/nurse/inventor who strove to achieve much after becoming a widow with small children; and “Linda Firefighter” which recognizes Linda Strader, author and one of the first female firefighters for the US Forest Service now living in nearby Arizona.

RBG is front of Caravan on Main; Laura Scudder makes her appearance at a new store, Modern Elements, on Ash just off Main, while Linda Firefighter is situated on East Alvarado at the office of Dr. Clayton Cooke.

The dental office liked the Linda Firefighter crow because one employee's son has pursued fire fighting as a member of the Young Explorers Club at Fallbrook High and through study at the Palomar Fire Academy.

 

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