The Fremont Area AAUW Foundation for Local Scholarships is a 501(c)(3) charitable entity that allows the Fremont Branch to collect tax deductible donations necessary to fund our mission of providing meaningful educational opportunities to achieve gender equity.
What We Fund:
1. Ohlone College Scholarships – we award three or more scholarships annually to outstanding continuing first-year students and transfer students who will pursue their education at four-year universities. We raise money for this important community service through various activities, with the results shown in Scholarship Contributions. Scholarships are awarded once every year in the spring, and help cover tuition expenses and registration fees for AAUW’s annual National Conference for College Women Student Leaders.
Continuing Students: Two $750 scholarships will be awarded to first-year students with any major.
Transfer Students:One $4,000 scholarship will be awarded to a second-year student with any major who plans to transfer to a four-year university.
If you wish to apply for a scholarship, please contact Ohlone College Foundation.
2. Mother-Daughter STEM Discovery Day is an annual hands-on event for elementary school girls and their female guardians. The goal is to reach our girls early and keep them interested in science, technology engineering and math.
3. Tech Trek is a week-long residential STEM summer camp for middle school girls held at premier universities located in northern California. We sponsor 5-10 girls a year at $1,200 each.
4. Speech Trek contest is AAUW California’s signature high school program. The contests begin at the branch level and the finalists advance to the state finals. The top three winners are awarded cash scholarships.
5. Pathways to Law mission statement is to advance education, leadership, and career pathways for women and girls in the area of law and public policy.
Five Ways to Donate:
1. Mail a check payable to: Fremont Area AAUW Foundation for Local Scholarships, P.O. Box 8254, Fremont, CA 94538.
2. Use Paypal “Donate” button on this website: Donors don’t need a PayPal account. We incur a processing fee, but get the funds almost immediately.
3. With credit card on PayPal website: We incur a processing fee, but get the funds almost immediately. Contact Phie Dai at phiekdai@yahoo.com for any questions.
4. PayPal Giving Page: This link goes directly to our Giving Page and you must have a PayPal account. Donations made by the 15th of the month will be received by us around the 25th of that month. Otherwise, payment will be received the following month. There is no fee incurred for funds donated this way.
5. Corporate Matching: If applicable, check with your employer for their policies on matching donations to charities (dollars and/or volunteer time). Many companies use a third party to handle these donations. For example, Intel uses www.Benevity.com to process the matching requests of its employees. Don’t wait until the end of the year to make these donations! Sometimes the corporations’ allotted funds will be gone towards the end of the year.
The Foundation’s Employee Identification Number (EIN) is: 94-3231306.
Please contact our President Kathy Garfinkle with any questions regarding our donation programs.
Foundation Board Members:
Kathy Garfinkle – President
Randy Fewel – Secretary
Bonnie Kellogg – Chief Financial Officer
Sowjanya Vutukur – Programs Officer
Judy Wolf – Development Officer
For general information contact : aauwfremontbranch@gmail.com