With the closing of the Annual Meeting in May, another League year is nearly complete. Thanks to everyone who participated in the meeting! I continue to be inspired by all of you – our members, our partners – who so passionately believe in the power of a democratic process that can work for all people.
Our LWVBC Secretary, Molly Saunders, is working to finalize the detailed Annual Meeting minutes. In the meantime, I’m pleased to report that members voted to approve our 2021-22 budget and bylaws change regarding Team leadership and meeting requirements (see below for details). Members also voted in a new leadership slate, and we honored and celebrated key community and elected official partners and members (see Debby Vink’s Membership article below).
While LWVBC members affirmed our 2021-22 Program at a special meeting in February 2021, we Annual Meeting conveners failed to call the Program to a vote at the Annual Meeting. Whoops! Thanks to Deborah Hayes and Louisa Young for catching the misstep. Please watch your email for a link to a poll so we can take an online vote for this step in League process.
Also at the Annual Meeting, we heard from Anne Bryan, Fund Development, who reminded us how important it is for League to continue establishing a “culture of giving”, and the many opportunities we have to contribute not only our time and talents, but also our dollars to ensure we continue to have positive impact in our community. Just one example of this giving-culture in practice, is that we raised more than $500 in suggested donations for the Annual Meeting…which came with a chance to win some nice door prizes. Every little bit helps, and thanks to all who contributed. If you were not able to catch the Annual Meeting on May 15, the video is here
LWV Colorado Convention took place on May 21-22 and seven LWVBC members served as delegates to that meeting: myself, Susan Saunders, Molly Saunders, Gaythia Weis, Mary Anne Davitt, Hannah Rain Crowe and Lydia Linke. Others from LWVBC joined the meeting as non-delegate participants. The LWVCO budget and leadership slate passed, as well as a bylaws change. Please join the June 26 Membership Coffee to hear a report on these decisions and other elements of the state Convention.
It is common for several Teams to take a summer break in June/July. This is the case for the Money in Politics Team, and the Social Policy Team is putting its meetings on hold as well. However, for other Teams like Voter Service, it’s time to ramp-up our activities…including summer voter registration drives which can take place in-person again! If you are interested in helping out, attend a voter registration drive training. Please register here. If all of the slots are full, please email mandy at mandynuku@lwvbc.org to be on a list for a future training.
The Voter newsletter also takes a break for the month of July. Please keep checking your emails, mailbox and the lwvbc.org website events calendar for upcoming events, advocacy, volunteer and leadership opportunities. In the meantime, have a safe, healthy summer and thanks for all you to keep League relevant, resilient and ready to act!
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