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November 15, 2019

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LEADERSHIP INSTITUTE ANNOUNCES TRAINING DATES
Marion Frank, one of the speakers at October's Hot Topic told us about training for candidates and others interested working on campaigns hosted by the Leadership Institute.  The date, January 31, 2020, has just been announced. The cost is $50 and the link for registration and information is:
https://www.leadershipinstitute.org/Training/school.cfm?ID=46805.  
COOL TOPIC---CLIMATE CHANGE
The Environmental Issues Group, held Cool Topics on a Hot Issue: Climate Change, on October 5, 2019. The goal was to raise awareness and provide education regarding climate change. Three expert speakers...Read More
LWVPBC THANKED FOR HELPING
CREATE COUNTYWIDE LIBRARY SYSTEM
OCTOBER HOT TOPIC PRODUCED
POLITICAL CONSENSUS
 

Marsha Vinson
 
Democrat, President/CEO of Ruth's List Florida, Pam Goodman, and PBC Republican Executive Committee Member/Candidate Recruitment Chair Marion Frank, recruited us to help find potential candidates. Read More
CALLING ALL CHAIRS
WE NEED YOUR IDEAS AND ENTHUSIASM
Please send us your ideas ways our committees and Issue Groups can work together.  We want to:
  • Reach diverse groups and get them involved.  (Think language translations and speaker diversity)
  • Use social media more effectively
  • Register, Educate, and get people to the polls
Send ideas to Christene Campbell-Gabor at Christene.lwvpbc@gmail.com or Nancy Cohen at nancyecohen@icloud.com
WELCOME NEW MEMBERS, NOVEMBER 2019
Susan Bell, Boca Raton; Marsha Berger, Delray Beach; John Boden, Highland Beach;  Martha Bouis, Delray Beach; Marcia Braff, Boca Raton; Cicely Douglas, Boynton Beach; Harriet Epstein, Lake Worth;
Mara Fudin, Delray Beach; Ingrid Johnson, West Palm Beach; David Kraker, Delray Beach; Geri Lutzker, Boca Raton; Jeanne McConnell, Boynton Beach; Eric Meyers, Atlantis; Morris Miller, Palm Beach Gardens; Sindi Miller, Palm Beach Gardens; Dilcia Phillips, Boca Raton; 
Katherine Priegues, Palm Beach Gardens; Chelsea Reed, Palm Beach Gardens;  Liz Reynolds, Boynton Beach; Corinna Balderramos Robinson, Boca Raton; Antonio Salgado, Lake Worth; Linda Smithe, Jupiter;
Marjorie Sullivan, Boca Raton; Francine Taylor, Boca Raton;
Adrienne Tendrich, Boynton Beach.

 
Contact information for our new members is available online at lwvpbc.org in the Members’ Directory.
ATTENTION SNOWBIRDS & OTHERS:  NEXT LEAGUE ORIENTATION IS FEBRUARY 8, 2020
 
Snowbirds, this is your opportunity to attend a New Member Orientation.  New Members and others interested in the League are invited to attend.  It is only 85 days away so mark your calendar!  All the Issue Group Chairs will be present and you will learn everything possible about the League of Women Voters.
It will be held at Palm Beach State College in Lake Worth from 9 a.m.-12:30 p.m.
To register:  dkostrub@aol.com or 561-852-0496.
HEALTHCARE COMMITTEE ANNOUNCES A NEW PROJECT
The Healthcare committee and Emergency Info Plan LLC is excited to announce that we are promoting a program (EIP) to members of the League, organizations, and businesses. This will help their members and employees be better prepared for ... Read More
ONE MORE INFORMATIONAL MEETING TO BE HELD AT COMPASS FOR EMERGENCY INFO PLAN

How to prepare for an emergency, save your life and manage life’s transitions.

 The Healthcare Committee in partnership with Emergency Info Plan is hosting two meetings for league members and their friends at the Compass community Center.
Register December 10, 2019, 10:30 AM to 12:30 PM

Today families often live states apart. Learn how to be better prepared for emergencies. Use your iPhone to alert 911 and important contacts. Provide first responders with medical info at the scene. Determine what documents are important to have on hand at a moment’s notice and show healthcare surrogates how to access them no matter where they are. Attendees receive a complimentary iPhone Stickers to show bystanders how to alert 911 and contacts and show First Responders how to access medical info at the scene. Plus a list of important documents and information you will need to assemble and make available for a life transition.

Our speaker - John Pastore knows first-hand how important it is to be prepared, while traveling, received a call from his neighbor that 911 was trying to gain access to their home. Had he been notified earlier, when she called 911 first responders might have gained access sooner and been able to save her life. 

ELECTION SEASON IS ALMOST HERE
The LWVPBC initiative to let everyone know that we are the place to go for reliable voter information and resources for the 2020 Election is under way.  We need your ideas on how you and your issue groups can work together to provide information and promote:
  • Election-related Hot and Cool Topics
  • Speakers Bureau presentations
  • Voter Guide
  • Vote 411
  • Candidate forums
  • NEWS 
  • Social media
  • Civics Education in the schools and communities
 Please contact us with your ideas and information on how you can help promote this effort to educate people and get them out to vote in 2020. 
Christene Campbell-Gabor  christene.lwvpbc@gmail.com
Nancy Cohen                        nancyecohen1@icloud.com

PROPOSED EDUCATION FUND BYLAW CHANGES VOTE DEC. 7, 2019 COOL TOPIC/GENERAL MEMBERSHIP MEETING

The proposed changes are in red.  To see the full text of the current Ed Fund Bylaws,... Read more

LEAGUE OF WOMEN VOTERS PALM BEACH COUNTY EDUCATION FUND, INC. BYLAWS Established _______________, 2019

ARTICLE 1

Name and Purpose

Sec.2Purpose. This nonprofit corporation is incorporated as a public foundation dedicated to strengthening knowledge of and involvement in representative government and public education. It shall provide reliable non-partisan information on elections, and public policy issues, and civic education to a more diverse PBC population through innovative educational approaches.

ARTICLE III

Officers

Sec.1 Enumeration and Election of Officers. The Officers of the Education Fund shall be a president, a vice-presidentand a secretary, and a treasurer. They shall be elected by the LWVPBC Board of Directors and shall hold office until their successors have been elected and qualified. The LWVPBC President is an ex-officio member of the Education Fund Board.

ARTICLE V 

Financial Administration

See. 5. Budget Committee. The budget shall be prepared by a committee that shall be appointed for the purpose at least four months in advance of the Annual Meeting. The treasurer shall be, ex-officio, a member of the budget committee, but shall not be eligible to serve as chair. The budget committee shall consist of the same members as the budget committee for the LWVPBC.  A Budget Committee member shall be appointed for the purpose of maintaining a permanent record of all monies controlled by the Education Fund.

PLEASE FILL OUT A PROXY FORM IF YOU WISH TO VOTE BUT CANNOT ATTEND THE MEETING.  DOWNLOAD PROXY FORM...HERE

UPCOMING LEGISLATIVE DELEGATION
HEARINGS AND WORKSHOPS

FINAL PUBLIC HEARING

PUBLIC HEARING
Tuesday, December 3, 2019,  Palm Beach State College, Loxahatchee Groves Campus, 15845 Southern Boulevard, Loxahatchee

FINAL WORKSHOP

JOINT MEETING WITH THE PALM BEACH COUNTY LEAGUE OF CITIES
Tuesday, December 3, 2019 11:00 am – 12:30 pm Palm Beach State College
Loxahatchee Groves Campus,15845 Southern Boulevard, Loxahatchee

*This schedule is subject to change.*

Anyone interested in addressing the Legislative Delegation at a Public Hearing should call the Delegation Office at 561-355-3452  or email vnowlan@pbcgov.org.

REMEMBER, IF YOU PLAN TO SPEAK AS A LEAGUE MEMBER,
KEN THOMAS MUST APPROVE!

NEWS CORRECTION
In the last News issue, two Observer Corps reports were linked to Boynton Beach.  One should have referred to Delray Beach.

LWVPBC NEEDS YOUR HELP

Please share your skills and experience. There is a need for help in the following areas:

CELEBRATION OPPORTUNITIES

On May 6, 2020, our League will be hosting a gala luncheon to highlight the 100th birthday of the League. Want to be part of the fun? Of course you do! 

We are looking for 20 volunteers to assist with last-minute items: setting centerpieces on tables, passing out materials, working with the speaker on signing and selling of books, welcoming attendees in lobby.

Interested? Of course you are!  Please send your name to Cecily Feldman at feldmanc@comcast.net.  Get in on the fun and excitement. 

The NEWS needs you!

Please consider joining this crucial part of the League & get the NEWS first.  We can always use your help.  Please contact Debra Chandler at dachandler55@gmail.com or (561) 254-4441 if you are interested or have questions.

Our Media Team Needs You!

Do you enjoy taking pictures and shooting video?  There is a media volunteer position available. We live stream every Hot and Cool Topic and need a second media person to make sure we are there 100% of the time.  Equipment and training is provided. Email KenHorkavy@gmail.com for details.

NEWS EDITORIAL VOLUNTEERS
Debra Chandler, Managing Editor
Ken Horkavy, IT, Karen Corbin, Susan Feinberg, Cecily Feldman, Carol Hershey, MaryJane Range, Harvey Rosenfeld, Faith Schulman, Emily Rosen, Marsha Vinson, and Rita Wachs
 
Please send your feedback or questions to News@lwvpbc.org
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