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Oktoberfest Fundraiser coming up

Yes, we are aware that Oktoberfest is not historically in October.  But, we've decided to be different.  It is an excuse to have sausages and kraut, listen to music and raise money for our scholarship funds.  

In lieu of your presence, feel free to send presents (hopefully in the form of cash for the scholarship fund)                                   

Girls Build PDX

                                                                                                                                                                 Sarah Heidler, of AWA had the opportunity to spend the day at Girls Build Summer camp.

John Mayer of Greendrop Garage planned and executed the workshop.                              

They checked oil

Super simple.  The girls spend 15 minutes inside one car, 15 minutes on the outside.  One Geo Metro and one Toyota Prius were present to provide two very different cars

We talked about tires, inflation and wear

We checked the air filter

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                    GIRLS BUILD

RUMMAGE RUMMAGE RUMMAGE SALE

Saturday May 7th 2016 was the AWA Annual Plant and Rummage Sale in the parking lot of Hawthorne Auto Clinic

The weather was FANTASTIC this year 

There was lots of really great rummage

We goofed around

We goofed around some more.


We had lots of fun with the neighbors and made some new friends.


The turn out was less this year than last due to the construction on Hawthorne Blvd, but it was fun and we did raise money for scholarships.


Next year we'll do it again- so don't miss it.

 

So, maybe Sarah goofed around the most. (those are mink ear muffs by the way)

Oktoberfest photos

This yearly fundraiser was held on October 17th 2015 at Everett Street Autoworks.  Our community came together with music and food to help raise funds for scholarships for automotive students.

Paint party pictures

August 22, 2015 Members gathered to paint our 'dexterity' boxes and enjoy good food and drink while catching up with friends and associates. The gathering was held at Margaret Ragan's home in Beavercreek, Oregon.

Plant and Rummage Sale

Annual Plant and Rummage Sale  ! ! ! ! !

Girl Scout Girlfest! 2014

Girl Scouts biggest celebration of the year, GirlFest!  was held Saturday November 15th, 2014 at the Portland Expo Center.  Among the activities were– learning to ride a skateboard, examine fingerprints, get in the Freight liner used in the last Transformers movie control a robot and of course the Association of Women in Automotive Dexterity Challenge.  The day ended with a concert from American Idol finalist, Glee guest star and international recording artist Jessica Sanchez.

Oktoberfest 2014

PCC Spring Scholarship Awards

On Wednesday March 19th, 2014, as part of the PCC Automotive Program, AWA members attended the Pizza Party, the day that the program awards scholarships and recognizes those students that have completed the program.  Margaret of Tylers Automotive and Sarah of Tom Dwyer were on hand at PCC to help present two AWA scholarships to students Aleksander Kurkov and Jorge Ricardo Parra-Duarte.
AWA also presented the college with two checks to help replenish the fund so we can continue to offer these scholarships.
Afterwards, we all had pizza.

Sarah says "keep up the good work"

Kim Kittinger says "horray for scholarship money"

Russ Jones with Aleksander Kurkov

 

Russ Jones with Jorge Ricardo Parra-Duarte.

 

GirlFest 2013

The Girlscout GirlFest was held at the Portland Expo Center on November 2, 2013.  It is a day-long celebration featuring hands-on activities and experiences for girls to learn, explore and enjoy.  You didn't have to be a Girl Scout to attend, but the Girl Scouts could work towards earning badges while at the event. 


Our booth- a car for the car care workshops and dexterity boxes.

Tonia Haney (Event Chairperson) , Shayla Wilson, and Janet Gallegos  at our booth.

These boxes are for the dexterity test. Each box contained 3 bolts and 6 nuts. The test is to blindly put together the 3 nuts that fit the 3 bolts.  All ages could give it a try, and we timed those who wanted to compete for the best time. 


Janet is timing a girl who wanted to beat the best time.

very focused

Tah-Dah!

 

As they completed the nut bolt combination, they would put it on top of the box

Some of the younger/ shorter girls had a hard time reaching into the boxes, so they just closed their eyes to give it a try.




For the older girls...
Tonia lead the car care workshop for Girl Scout Cadettes. She brought along a drill they could use to loosen the bolts of the air filter housing.

Giving girls the opportunity to use real tools on a real car can be very empowering. 

The Cadettes took turns with the drill, loosening the air filter housing.



Janet Gallegos, Tonia Haney, Cameron, Shayla Wilson, Margaret Ragan.

Shayla took some time to try hoolah hooping at a near by booth.










Cameron Won! Best time: 21 Seconds
We imagine Cameron was dragged to this event for girls - but didn't regret it after he won the prize. He tried and tried until he had the fastest time at the dexterity test.

Annual Oktoberfest Event

        

4th Annual Fundraiser for local automotive student scholarships

Saturday October 12, 2013

3pm – 6pm

   Food Drink Live Music Silent Auction Raffle FUN!

Hosted by: Sherwood Auto Repair
9965 SW Tualatin-Sherwood Highway Tualatin, OR 97062
Suggested Donation $20 per person
$10 students ,12 & Under FREE!

Sponsored by : The Northwest Automotive Trades Association

For more information contact Sarah 513-470-6264 or email awapdx@gmail.com

Annual Plant and Rummage Sale. New and Improved with LIVE MUSIC

January 2013 Holiday Party

• Hosted by Vince & Becky Vierck at their home in Brush Prairie, WA on
Saturday, January 5, 2013, a great time was had by all.........

OKTOBERFEST SUCCESS 2012

The Association of Women in Automotive holds this annual event to raise scholarship funds for automotive students. On October 6 this event was held at Sherwood Auto Repair in Tualatin, Oregon. Entertainment was provided by Sawtale Ridge Band. Ninkasi Brewing provided the beverage. ReBorn Automotive provided the brats & buns.

Great fun was had by all- thanks to everybody for making another great event.

September 26, 2012 Meeting Minutes

AWA MEETING MINUTES SEPTEMBER 26, 2012

Welcome Members/Visitors:

Margaret Ragan, (AWA President), Vic's Auto Center;  Phyllis Theimann , Heckmann and Thiemann Motors; Sarah Heidler (AWA Secretary) , Tom Dwyer Automotive; JZ, Metro Car Care and PCC Student;  Norma Holcombe, Sherwood Auto Repair; June Boone, retired Hawthorne Auto Clinic; Cara Margold,(awaVice President)  Mackin’s Auto Body; Kathy Garbe – Retired Esquire Motors, Terica Devoreh-Spratt (AWA Treasurer), Hawthorne Auto Clinic; Liz Dally , Owner Hawthorne Auto Clinic   Betty Kindel, retired Technician and Educator;  Katie Grace, PCC Student and Tigard SUV and Automotive

Preview Previous Meeting Minutes:
No minutes were taken last meeting: Secretary and Co-secretary were not present.

NEAT Donation:
Northwest Education Automotive Training (NEAT) has a sum of money to donate to AWA because they are dissolving   Because AWA is not yet an official non profit, NEAT will directly donate to the AWA scholarship fund at PCC.  Should those funds to into the restricted or endowed portion of the fund?  Discussion followed and it was unanimously agreed that the funds should go into the endowed fund so that the fund can be closer to vested status.  

Picture Board - June
It is done and will be at the Oktoberfest event.

Oktoberfest updated- Carra & Norma
Oktoberfest will be held October 6, 2012 3pm –6pm
AT: Sherwood Auto Repair
9965 SW Tualatin-Sherwood Rd
Tualatin OR 97062

Discussion of responsibilities followed and it was decided that Sarah is responsible for Kraut, June will bring a veggie platter, beans, potato salad, crock pots and serving utensils.  Phyllis will provide chairs, tables and table cloths.   Norma and Margaret will go get those items.  Phyllis will also provide bottles of water.  Liz will bring some wine, Betty will bring 4 -2Liter bottles of soda.  Kathy will make some sandwich wraps, Norma will bring pretzels.  Margaret will bring a few more tables and cutlery   Cara will pick up the sausages and plates and napkins from reborn Auto.  Polly has both her food and alcohol servers license and will be present for the event, Katy Grace will make a bid form for the silent auction, Carra will get the ice and tub for the keg that has been graciously donated by Ninkasi Brewing.  Carra will also rent a tap.  
* We have some silent auction items but are looking for more.  Members who have procured silent auction items are responsible for their display.
* We will meet at Sherwood Auto to start setting up at 1pm

New Business: 
Phyills volunteered to help further with establishment of AWA as an official non profit organization.

March 2012 Meeting Minutes

AWA MEETING MINUTES MARCH 2012

Welcome Members/Visitors:

Margaret Ragan, (AWA President), Tigard SUV and Automotive;  Norma Holcombe, Sherwood Auto Repair; Terica Devoreh-Spratt (AWA Treasurer), Hawthorne Auto Clinic,;Becky Vierck, Reborn Automotive,  ; Katie Grace, PCC Student and Tigard SUV and Automotive;  Cara Margold,(awaVice President)  Mackin’s Auto Body ; Sarah Heidler (AWA Secretary) , Tom Dwyer Automotive;  Kathy Garbe – Retired, ;June Boone, retired Hawthorne Auto Clinic; Liz Dally , owner  Hawthorne Auto Clinic

OLD BUSINESS

Discussion of responsibilities of board members

·         It was decided that the president should arrange meetings and create the agenda.

·         Anybody who wishes to have an item officially added to the agenda for a meeting should submit requests to Margaret for addition.

·         The secretary is responsible for official thank you’s.  Carra will send a thank you to WIT for not charging us for participating in the Career Fair this year and to PTOA for their generous support. 

Women in Trades Fair 

·         We will be participating on Friday May 18^th and Saturday May 19^th 

·         Becky has the give away items and June has tire gauges for the information booth.

Plant and Rummage sale at Hawthorne Auto Clinic – May12th

·         The sale will be 9-3 Sat May 12^th  

·         Flats of plants available for shops at discounted prices.

·         Volunteers are lined up, we will get there at 7 and set up by 9

·         Anybody who has anything to donate can bring it Hawthorne Auto Clinic evening of the 11^th (before the shop closes- call Hawthorne Auto to confirm)  or the morning of the 12^th.

·         Becky will put together flyers for the event.

Treasure report

·         There is currently $1356.23 in the bank account.  From the October fest we made 619.00 and then we’ve had ptoa and dues.

·         Dues collected from 9 people.

·         Our last money we sent to the scholarship was in July-we will submit money to the endowed fund at PCC.

Nonprofit status

·         Margaret will check further into official non-profit status.

NEW BUSINESS

Meeting space

·         We need another meeting space, because it cannot be held at ReBorn Auto every month. 

·         One idea is the Lucky Labb, and the other is the to ask women in trades if they have a meeting space.

Out reach to high schools for car care

·         Several people shared stories of clients who did not very good things to their cars, from simple lack of understanding. 

·         It was proposed that we do need to continue with our goal to provide education, and perhaps High Schools would be a good place to do that.
Several people volunteered to contact their local schools to see if there would be a forum for such involvement. 

Margret now has a gavel

February 2012 Meeting Minutes

AWA MEETING MINUTES FEBRUARY 2012

Welcome Members/Visitors:
Margaret Ragan, (AWA President), Tigard SUV and Automotive; Rebecca Chipres, Clark College Student and Broadway Kia ; Sarah Heidler (AWA Secretary) , Tom Dwyer Automotive;  Liz Dally , owner  Hawthorne Auto Clinic,  Terica Devoreh-Spratt (AWA Treasurer), Hawthorne Auto Clinic,  Tonia Haney,  Clark College , I-Car and Les Schwabb,  Katie Grace, PCC Student and Tigard SUV and Automotive;  Janet Gallegos Serratos, Kadels Autobody and   PCC Student ; JZ, Metro Car Care and PCC Student:  Dana Withrow, Macs Radiator

PTOA Report 

Terrica represented AWA at the Portland Triumph Owners Association Awards Banquet on February 25, 2012.   The PTOA board elected AWA to be the recipient of their yearly donation to an automotive related organization.  Terrica reported that the people were friendly and enthusiastic and the food was excellent.  The gift is much appreciated and it will go into our general fund for scholarships.  We are thrilled to create this affiliation and will add them to our list for inclusion in future events.  Sarah is charged with making contact and including photos for them to see who we are.

 Treasure Report:

Checking account total is $1,252.23 after adding the PTO donation of $272.60

 WIT Fair:

Tonia Haney of Clark College has graciously accepted the responsibility of heading up our presentation at the 2012 Women in Trades Fair, which is May 17th, 18th and 19th.
May 17th is for middle school girls, and we will not be present
May 18thTonia will do a presentation geared toward high school girls.
May 19th is for women of all ages and we will have a booth for that day.
We took down volunteers for those days, and we need at least one more Volunteer for Friday May 18th to help Tonia.
Other things that need prepaired:  The "who we are" display board needs updated.
We should consider a game/ prizes and gather current information pamphlets for our table.

Plant Sale/Rummage Sale:

The Annual Plant and Rummage sale will be Saturday May 12th, in the parking lot of Hawthorne Auto clinic.
Margaret will create a flyer for the plant sale and purchase some plants as she has done in years past.
Start saving your good, lightly used items for the sale.

 New Items/ Open Discussion:

* College/High school Outreach- should we have more involvement at these levels?  What would/should that involvement look like?
* Dipstick 101- we use to have a basic car care class we gave, but the numbers of people who want to take that class have dwindled over the years to the point where it's not worth us doing.  Many of us feel there is still a need for it, but what should it look like now, how should it be updated and where is our audience, what is the need?
*Ms. Betty Kindle is healing from a broken leg and therefor is not in attendance at the meeting.  She has been nominated for a Golden Alumni Award at PCC.  Congratulations to her, she deserves it. 

Next Meeting:

March 28th, 2012                6:30 pm- Join us!