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Date: 12/25/2025
Subject: LWVOC Newsletter & Events
From: Lisa K Adkins


This Christmas, we’re grateful for a community that believes in fairness, understanding, and caring for one another. Wishing you a joyful and peaceful holiday from the League of Women Voters of Orange County. 🎄🤍
Besides celebrating the season, we also looked back at our 2025 journey of advocacy.  Take time to view our short video filled with a year's worth of memories HERE on YouTube. 
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Looking forward to 2026
Calling all NEW members as well as Leaguers who would like a "refresher" course on League advocacy opportunities.  Join the Virtual New Member Orientation on JAN 7, 6pm. Log into the system and REGISTER HERE.
 
This is also a great time to invite your social circle to join you for this Zoom event.  Introduce them to the League via this easy to attend virtual event.
Save the date: Honoring Dr. King's legacy of Unity, Equality and Hope on Jan 17 from 1p-4p
Join League members, schools, marching bands, civic organizations and community leaders in celebration of Dr King's dream and spirit of the Eatonville community as we march in the 49th annual MLK Parade. Sign ups will be on the League Volunteer page.  More information to follow.
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? Our panel will discuss these questions and more.
 
The moderator is Charley Williams, a former president of the League of Women Voters of Orange County. Panelists include Judith Smelser, president and general manager of Central Florida Public Media (formerly WMFE); Bob Shaw, a retired editor for the Orlando Sentinel who serves on the board of directors for the Florida First Amendment Foundation, and Greg Herbert, a Greenberg Traurig attorney who specializes in media law.
 
 
SAVE THE DATE!!
 
We'll be discussing League options for advocacy in 2026.  Add your VOICE to these important conversations.
 
The League of Women Voters of Orange County offers multiple ways to $upport our non-profit. We have many choices to fit your giving preferences such as "planned giving" as well as our "Giving Society".  Explore these and more on our Giving page HERE ...especially before the end of the month as contributions are tax deductible! Contact Lee Rambeau Kemp. if you have questions.

THANK YOU to all of this week's generous donors:
 
Barbara Lanning Sue & Marty Crean
 
Anonymous
 
Lisa Trent

Alexandra Yadav
 
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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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