In 2019-20, we planned to distribute $65,000 from the Wildflower Fund (Wildflower Run registrations, corporate sponsorships, and individual donations) in support of education and equity for women and girls. Due to the Covid-19 virus, some of our programming (such as Tech Trek and the Young Women Leaders’ Conference) was cancelled. Unused funds were rolled into the subsequent year’s funding . Funds raised were allocated to the following:

Provide scholarships to high school girls graduating from Morgan Hill Unified School District (MHUSD) schools.

Provide “Lauren Jenkins Healthcare Profession Scholarships” to college students from the Morgan Hill area who are pursuing a degree in a healthcare profession.

Provide supplemental Keeping In Touch (KIT) grants to previous scholarship recipients to support them as they continue in their field of study.

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.

Due to Covid-19, the conference was cancelled and our selected participant, Crystal Vazquez, was unable to attend.

Provide funding and mentorship for local teens to host an annual, all-day Young Women Leaders Conference.

Due to Covid-19, the conference had to be cancelled. However, since the theme of this year’s conference was climate change, we held two climate change video competitions, one for middle school students and one for high school students. Prizes were awarded to the following video competition winners:

Young Women Leaders Climate Change Video Competition Winners

High School Video Competition

Provide Community Action Grants to local non-profit organizations for projects whose goals are consistent with AAUW’s mission.

Sponsor a local speech competition as part of Speech Trek, a state-wide AAUW program.

First, second, and third place winners each received cash prizes. Our first place winner also went on to place fourth in the state contest.

2020 Speech Trek winners. L-R: Danielle Chaisson (3rd), Diya Khandra (2nd), Gelasia Tiwana (1st)

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.

Unfortunately, Tech Trek was cancelled because of Covid-19. We instead held a one day STEM Virtual Program just for the Morgan Hill Tech Trek girls.

Sponsor two Morgan Hill women’s participation in the Leadership Morgan Hill class of 2020.

Underwrite national AAUW priorities. These include graduate fellowships for women, community action grants, pioneering research, public policy advocacy, legal advocacy, and leadership programs.

The $75,000 “Morgan Hill Wildflower Run Research and Projects Grant Endowment” (#4403) was established in 2014 and funding was completed with proceeds from the Wildflower Run in 2019. It now provides funding annually for 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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