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Date: 12/11/2025
Subject: LWVOC Newsletter & Events
From: Lisa K Adkins


Strap on your shopping shoes because TODAY IS THE DAY! Shop for a cause!
Our annual Holiday “Sip ‘N Shop” on Park Avenue, Winter Park starts at noon! This year’s participants are: J. McLaughlin, Scott Laurent Collection, Ten Thousand Villages, Tuni’s and Writer’s Block Bookstore. League volunteers will be on hand to greet you and serve refreshments. Participating stores will donate a percentage of their afternoon proceeds to LWVOC. You will be supporting your favorite local merchants and the League’s ongoing voter registration and education projects throughout Orange County.
YES, we know some of you are a bit behind on your holiday tasks, but we've made it easy to mark another one off your list and join us for some holiday fun!
Reserve your seat HERE at our DEC 17 Annual Holiday Party. 
Where: The Woman's Club of Winter Park, 419 S. Interlachen, WP
When: 6:00-9:00PM, Weds. Dec. 17
Includes: Live jazz, wine, buffet dinner, festive "fun"
Cost:  $40 Members/Guests   $15 Student Members
*If you have specific diet requests, there is space on the registration for your requirements.
 
Throwback Thursday (is that still a thing?) as we remember previous years enjoying our holiday events.  Shown TOP l-r: Leaguers enjoying themselves after successfully launching Sip & Shop in 2022 (Lee R. Kemp, Pat Grierson, Sue Gilman, Karen Estrin, Barbara Lanning); last year celebrating "Warriors for Democracy" awards for Sister Anne, Mary Dipboye, Kathy Schmitz, Theo Webster, for Anna Eskamani, Adrienne Katz-Katz  Shown BOTTOM l-r: Michele Levy, Sandra Powers, Ann Hellmuth performing their holiday skit from 2013; Tiffany Israel in 2022 teaching us selfie techniques!

In Appreciation
That's a WRAP for our final AAP (Adopt-a-Precinct) team of 2025. Our steadfast team returned to our precinct at the CP Presbyterian Church to see the Orlando District 3 Election Runoff to its conclusion. Many thanks to all our 2025 Adopt-a-Precinct and Feed Our Precinct teams. Onward to 2026 and beyond!
Pictured L to R - Karen Willis. Gina Hall, Alice Filteau, Kathy Sheerin, Melinda Wright, Dottie Harris and Anne Packham
Recognizing this week's generous donors:
 
Kathleen Scambis
 
Sandi Vidal
 
Juli Simon
 
Visit our Donate page to see the many ways that you can $upport LWVOC.
 
Thank you to our 2025 Hot Topics Sponsors!  Their support keeps our program the hottest ticket in town! Shown below l-r: Visionary Sponsors - Phil and Jennifer Anderson; Silver Sponsors - Lyn and David Berelsman; Bronze Sponsors - The Honorable Cynthia Mackinnon, Alex Mackinnon (shown with Fund Dev. Chair Lee Rambeau Kemp); Voting Voices - Michele Levy, Charley Williams, Caroline Emmons-Shramm, Rick and Laurie Wack; The Kindred Three - Sue Foreman, Lee Rambeau Kemp, Joan Irwin
Hot Topics Sponsorship
Consider sponsoring the Hot Topics program, one of the best public affairs forums in Central Florida. Sponsorship is an outstanding way to get your business or name in front of hundreds of civically engaged professionals for one year, while supporting the League's mission. To further explore how sponsoring Hot Topics can align with your business or personal goals, please contact Lee Rambeau Kemp

Are you ready for 2026?
Leaguers, plan to join us as we make our voices heard at the capitol. Secure your spot today for 2026 Lobby Days. LWVFL hotel rates are valid through Dec. 20, 2025. Registrations done after Dec. 20 will be booked at the hotel's rate, pending room availability. And while you're at it, don't forget to sign-up today for the upcoming 2026 Lobby Days Bootcamp trainings. Register HERE.
Muzzled: A Siege on Speech
HOT TOPICS, January 14
Free speech doesn’t feel as free anymore. The news media are becoming shackled by a lack of funding, direct attacks from public officials and a loss of support from the business community. How do you battle an aversion or indifference to news, a persistent belief in false narratives and general distrust? Is there anything we can do in Orange County to counteract these threats? The answer is yes, and we’re going to outline what is happening locally with free speech and a free press, and how we can fix some of these problems.

Sponsors are vital to our work to empower voters by providing timely information for the benefit of non-partisan civic engagement in our community and we have a range of sponsorship levels available. To further explore how to become a sponsor, please contact LWVOC Vice President and Fund Development Chair Lee Rambeau Kemp HERE

Also, check out our NEW Fund Development Committee page if you'd like to become more involved in our efforts.
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