Greetings, LWV members and friends!
Welcome to our quarterly newsletter. We hope this will be an easy way for you to stay up-to-date with our very busy League. Over the summer our board members have been learning how to take care of League business, and we head into the election cycle in great shape.
As you all know, there are no off years in Democracy! At the local level, we are ramping up our fall voter registration events. We will be on high school and college campuses and at community events around the county. We are an official partner for National Voter Registration Day (Sept. 19) and will host six events. If you are a VDR and would like to help at one of these events, please contact our Director of Voter Services, Karen Darby.
Our high school voter registration/voter education program is off to a great start. Five schools have already contacted our Civics Education Coordinator, Helen Cordes, to schedule our First Vote program!
As always, we are participating in and distributing the Voters Guide. This fall the Voters Guide will only be available online. You can find it atvote411.org.
These efforts are only possible because we have such a devoted group of volunteers. If you are not yet involved as a volunteer, we would love to talk with you about possible ways in which you can help advance the League’s mission. Even an hour a week makes a huge difference. Please read on through the newsletter to see how you can be involved.
As a voter registration enthusiast, I will be out and about registering voters this fall. I hope to connect with a good many of you as I make my way through the county. In the meantime, I welcome your comments, suggestions, and inquiries! You can always reach me at President@LWVwilco.org.
My very best to all of you!
Felicia Miyakawa
President, LWV Williamson County