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Date: 12/28/2023
Subject: LWVOC Newsletter & Events
From: Lisa K Adkins


Question: What does a current social media trend have to do with our upcoming January 10 HOT TOPICS?
Answer:  The reels, stories, and posts across the apps ponder "string theory," an idea about the complexity of human connections and the forces that bind people together. 
 
Helping us tie the strings together is an outstanding panel for Healthy Community = Healthy Democracy that will explore the relationship between the two and some irrefutable facts - communities that have access to quality education, healthcare, food, and housing are more likely to be active in shaping their neighborhoods.
The moderator is Sandi Vidal, vice president of community strategies and initiatives with the Central Florida Foundation and a former LWVOC co-president. Panelists include: Tracy Swanson, CEO of the Foundation for a Healthier West Orange; Freddy Morello, executive director of NAMI (National Alliance on Mental Illness) Greater Orlando; Rachel Allen, executive director of the Peace and Justice Institute; and Dr. Bahiyyah Maroon, CEO of the Polis Institute.
UPCOMING EVENTS
JAN 9, 6P
VIRTUAL New Member Orientation
JAN 10, 11AM
HOT TOPICS
JAN 23 & 24
LWVFL Lobby Days in Tallahassee
JAN 27
Annual Planning Meeting; Members Only
LWVOC, we did it!!
Thanks to your generous gifts and investment in educating voters and defending democracy we have met our 25k gift match from Phil and Jennifer Anderson at 100%!!
With 2024 right around the corner, your support enables us to reach into our community to impact our students, younger and new voters, and to get us all voter ready!
From the bottom of my heart THANK YOU for believing in the power of our democracy.
Happy Holidays! Tiffany Hughes, LWVOC President
 
And just in case you're looking for those end-of-year tax deductions, we'll gladly assist!
VOLUNTEERS NEEDED
Do you RESOLVE to get more involved?  Work the polls!  You will be provided training to become a part of our local "Adopt-a-Precinct" crew.  Contact Mary Montanus for more information:
Volunteer Opportunity: The League Treasurer is looking for help to develop a robust investment plan for the League. Need members with investment experience to help envision a plan to grow League assets through responsible investment. Plan is due to the Board in April 2024. The Treasurer will act as staff for the workgroup. Send interest to Treasurer@lwvoc.org
SHARE your leadership SKILLS
 
Tis the season to consider becoming more involved in LWVOC leadership.  The Nomination Committee would like to hear from interested individuals who might be a good fit for our Board of Directors
Contact Sandi Vidal to learn more.
Are you a great communicator...behind the screen?  If your skill set includes graphic or website design, social media management, writing for news releases, etc. then we're seeking your help.  Be a part of our Communications Team.  Email Lisa Adkins for more information.
LWVFL  Lobby Days 2024
Registration is open for the annual Florida League Lobby Days! This signature event is one of LWVFL's most impactful each year.
Please consider joining them on January 23 & 24 as they mobilize to Tallahassee and push the state forward.

Details & registration info HERE
SCHEDULE  LWVOC  for VOTER REGISTRATION at your next event!
 
Our Voter Services team can educate your attendees on how to be #voteready and help them get registered.
 
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. 
Celebration of Life for Bob Patton Set for January 12   LWVOC member Bob Patton, 87, of Orlando, passed away December 14, 2023. Bob was married for 68 years to Ann Patton, also a member and the author of our League’s history, Warriors for Democracy.
Bob was a beloved husband, father, and grandfather, as well as a retired Tulsa police officer, hazard-mitigation specialist, risk manager, asbestos inspector, and civic volunteer who garnered more than 50 local awards for his work over half a century, mostly in southwest Tulsa. Ann and Bob moved from Tulsa to Orlando in 2015. They were married for 68 years and have four children and 13 grandchildren and great grandchildren. A celebration of his life is set for 1 p.m. Friday, January 12, at the First Unitarian Church of Orlando, 1901 E. Robinson St., with a reception following.
For full obituary, please click HERE.
John Hayes
 
Share this newsletter and invite your family and social circles to JOIN the League of Women Voters of Orange County!
 
 
Learn more about our membership options by clicking images below:
 

 
Our appreciation goes out to these generous LWVOC Fund donors:
 
Scott Laurent Collection
 
Bebe's Body Boutique & Liz's Fashion Experience
 
Gordon Arkin
 
Sandra Williams
 
Karen Allen Harrison
 
Charlie Behrens
 
Sobani Warner
 
Anonymous "In Memory of Carol Davis, former LWVOC Co-President"
 
Barbara C. Knapp  "In Memory of Carol Davis, mentor extraordinaire"
 
Kay Hudson, "In thanks to Terry Gillam, my dear friend"
 

Sponsors are vital to our work to empower voters by providing timely information for the benefit of non-partisan civic engagement in our community.

To further explore how becoming a Hot Topics Sponsor can align with your business goals, please contact LWVOC Vice President, Lee Rambeau Kemp HERE

A range of sponsorship levels are available.
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