On June 3, 2024, nearly 100 AAUW members and guests gathered at the Broadmoor Community Church Fellowship Hall to enjoy a bountiful brunch, listen to presentations from two outstanding Colorado authors, and shop the silent auction. What a great day, with all proceeds going to support the annual scholarships awarded by AAUW Colorado Springs to 4-6 junior or senior women attending Pikes Peak State College or University of Colorado, Colorado Springs!
Authors’ Day featured two amazing Colorado authors: Brook Eddy, author of the personal and business memoir Steeped: Adventures of a Tea Entrepreneur and Shelly
Read, author of the historical novel Go as a River. Both authors kept us spellbound as they shared with us about their lives, their writing processes, and their award-winning books. Both books were named to NPR’s 2023 Books We Love list, and Go as a River was chosen by the Pikes Peak Library District (PPLD) as the feature selection for All Pikes Peak Reads (APPR) 2024!
2024 Authors Day/Silent Auction Financial Recap:
Net Ticket Revenue $3,149
Net Auction Sales $5,018
Scholarship Donations $2,011
TOTAL REVENUE $10,448
Minus expenses ($2,732)
NET TOTAL EARNED: $7,716
We’d like to recognize the many merchants that were solicited by AAUW members to contribute auction items for free or at a discounted price. Please show your appreciation for their generosity by patronizing the following businesses:
Garden of the Gods Resort, Scheels, Colorado Springs Fine Arts Center, ENT Center for the Arts at UCCS, The Olive Tap, Dreams Into Designs, FestiviTea, Urban Egg & Salsa Brava, P.F. Changs, Marigold Cafe, B.J.’s Restaurant and Brewhouse, Poor Richards Downtown, Chuy’s Tex-Mex, Amanda’s Fonda, Garden of the Gods Trading Post, Crumble Cookie, JulyFive Designs, Sharon Rice (Get Up & Go Travel)