 |  | | Happy THANKS for giving! We appreciate your support of the League of Women Voters of Orange County with your membership, your subscription to this newsletter, your attendance at our events and your monetary gifts. Your participation has not gone unnoticed in our community. (Be sure to keep scrolling to see our upcoming events and volunteer happenings!) We have a tremendous opportunity as a generous $25,000 challenge grant from local supporters has been issued. Each dollar that you give between now and December 31, 2023, will be matched dollar for dollar. Your gift today will help us get accurate information to voters AND encourage everyone to get to the polls.
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You can even make a corporate match or an LWVOC membership gift for a special person in your life and that gift will also count towards meeting the challenge grant. The League of Women Voters is committed to defending democracy – but we cannot do it without your help. See your gift go twice as far to ensure every voter’s voice is heard. Contact us at lwvoc.org/donate or P.O. Box 1901, Winter Park, Fl 32790. |  |  | | DEC 8, LWVOC Sip & Shop
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| | | | A team that we are so THANKFUL for....
NOV 16 at Wekiva High School, the Voter Services team presented to 232 students over six class periods. Volunteers included lower L-R: Denise Burton, Shan Rose, Toni Pollock, Mary-Ann Coffey; lower right photo L to R: Bobby Sena, Linda Roberts, Betty Saulpaugh, Government teacher Eric McCall, Heidi Gonzales Vanega from the SOE, Wes Hodge, Melinda Wright, and Melva Bentley Wright. Top photos of various volunteers and students. |  | Very THANKFUL for this team that keeps us informed!
The DEIA Committee has a goal of informing and educating our members about our history. We encourage everyone to honor the memory of Arthur Henry by attending the following two events surrounding the dedication of an historic marker for Mr. Henry. who was one of 319 lynching victims in Florida. We hope our League will be a visible presence at the ceremonies as we stand in solidarity with the African American community.
Dec 5 from 5-6:30PM at the Shiloh Baptist Church, 604 W. Jackson St, Orlando
Stories of resilience and recovery by Henry family members who fled the racist terrorism of their family birthplace after the lynching.
Dec 6 from 10A-12P at the Wells' Built Museum complex, 511 W South St, Orlando
Dedication ceremony including remarks by Senator Geraldine Thompson, representatives of the Equal Justice Initiative and members of the Henry Family.
For more information about Arthur Henry, read article HERE. by Valada Flewellyn, an author, poet, story teller, and Leaguer.
Spectrum News 13 also highlighted the journey to bring forward Arthur Murray's legacy: Read HERE. | | THANKFUL for our Hot Topics team who does so much to educate the community and to all the COMMITTEES who provide us with the current news and information about our advocacy topics. | |
November HOT TOPICS, AI and Elections is now viewable on our YouTube Channel. Visit this LINK and enjoy watching at your leisure. Read the full RECAP HERE. | | And a big THANK YOU to our community sponsors of Hot Topics! | Climate First Bank is our Platinum Sponsor. The bank has supported LWVOC Hot Topics events for 2023. Climate First Bank is the world's first FDIC-insured community bank founded to combat the climate crisis. Climate First Bank offers a complete, full-service portfolio of simple and easy-to-use traditional banking products designed to do good for people and the planet. Please follow this link to learn more: climatefirstbank.com | | We are THANKFUL for these teams who empower voters!
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INVITE us to SPEAK to your group. Our Speaker's Bureau team can discuss voting, our issue advocacies, League history/policy, local government and more. Click Speaker Request Form | | | | And a round of THANKFUL applause to our Membership and Fund Development teams who do so much for our members and donors! |  | | Cecilia Bonifay
James Moyer
Elizabeth Kelly
Click Join Now to learn about our Membership levels including Student Memberships which are FREE |  | For generous donations to LWVOC Fund:
Kathy Sheerin in thanks "to the democracy warriors of the Voter Services Committee"
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