Emailing - League of Women Voters of Orange County

Our first Adopt-a-Precinct election of 2024 has come to a close. Thanks to all our dedicated new and experienced poll workers from our six precincts, with a special thanks to our Poll Clerk leaders. Also, thank you to our Feed Our Precincts team leaders and team members, who clearly made the long day more enjoyable. From our FOP Coordinator Anne Copenhaver: "The FOP support staff is in awe of the poll workers we support. We enjoy knowing that we might make the long hours and exacting work more enjoyable."

Moving on, we are looking forward to an energized electorate at the August 2Oth Primary and, of course, at the General Election on November 5th.

If you are interested in joining us,

please contact Mary Montanus, mcmontanus@gmail.com

Precinct volunteers shown above (top to bottom L-R):

Gina Hall, Linda Dalton, Jillian Bello, Dottie Harris, Marella Green and Ada Valentin at the Orange County Tech campus in Winter Park, Precinct #512;

Sue Gilman, Pam Linden, Toni Pollack, Alicia Homrich; in the back Alice Filteau and Barbara Lanning at the Calvary Assembly, Precinct #511;
Jacqueline Mudd - Poll Clerk, Leaguer Darlyn Jimenez, Leaguer Melinda Wright, Leaguer Charlie Behrens, Steven Ford - E-Poll at the Marks St. Senior Rec. Ctr., Precinct #505; Terry Creighton, Jeanette Lambert, Carol Hendren and Kay Hudson at Precinct #527 Winter Park High School

NOT SHOWN (but if we get pics, we'll share): Precinct #202 American Legion--Terry Osborne, Kathy Sheerin, Amanda Kalantzis and Liz Hunt;

Precinct #633 Bethel Eglise Haitienne SDA Church--Anna Alvarez Boyd, Jill Giese, Mike Singer and Eugene Stoccardo and of course, ALL of our "Feed Our Precinct" volunteers!

Learn More HERE about the Voter Services' team and its 2024 Election Year goals and plans for everyone to be #voterready

UPCOMING EVENTS

MAR 28, Politics on Tap, 5-6PM

Immigration & Identity

Rollins College

Details HERE

MAR 29 Story Telling, noon-12:30PM

Workshop for Members Only

Featuring Alice Fairfax

APR 10 Hot Topics, 11:30AM

The Unshine State: FL Sunshine Law

Winter Park Events Center

APR 13 Annual Mtg, 9:00AM

Member Business Meeting

Winter Park Comm. Ctr

NEW YouTube Playlist

Sharing League Stories

So many Leaguers have impactful life stories as well as LWVOC experiences and we want to hear about them, especially during Women's History Month! As we've learned at recent League events, stories connect us and in so doing, help all of us defend democracy.

Listen to Melva B. Ross' voter registration story HERE on our YouTube Channel. Don't forget to subscribe so that you'll receive notifications of all our video premiers.

If you're interested in learning more about story telling, join us at our upcoming MAR 29 Story Telling Workshop.

Register HERE Florida’s bright skies darkened recently as attacks on the Sunshine Law and other First Amendment rights left residents wondering what’s next on the horizon. The League of Women Voters of Orange County, in partnership with the Florida First Amendment Foundation, will shed light on the issue with Hot Topics panel discussion “The Unshine State: A Hazy Forecast for Florida’s Sunshine Law” on April 10 at the Winter Park Events Center.

Read full press release HERE.

Enjoy the RECAP of this month's Hot Topics as well as the newly uploaded video on the

YouTube Channel HERE.

SURVEY TIME: If you attended the MAR 13 Hot Topics, watched the Live Facebook feed or saw it on YouTube, we would appreciate your evaluation. Visit bit.ly/Mar13HT for a quick survey.

ATTENTION LEAGUERS! It's the most important event of the year and this time, we're doing it on a Saturday morning so that more of you can attend. Register HERE and join us as we VOTE on our upcoming 2024-25 Program, Budget, etc.

LWVOC in the COMMUNITY

Join the Rollins College Democracy Project for our acclaimed "Politics on Tap" series. The Democracy Project at Rollins College is an award-winning, non-partisan student-led initiative that strives to advance civic action through voter registration drives, Politics on Tap educational events, and community partnerships. Through the leadership of League members Terry Osborne and Pam Lindon, LWVOC collaborates with DP to support their on-campus initiatives, and the students are members of the LWVOC. The Politics on Tap series is an engaging and dynamic forum where students come together to delve into the pressing issues shaping our world today! Please show our support and join them at these upcoming programs.

MARCH 28th from 5 to 6 - Immigration and Identity
--We plan to discuss the immigration crisis which encompasses a myriad of challenges that vary across regions but share common themes of displacement, persecution, economic hardship, and lack of access to essential resources. Click for DETAILS
APRIL 18th from 5 to 6 - What’s the Climate? Click for DETAILS

Please park in the SunTrust Garage on 131 E Comstock Ave Winter Park, FL and head to Dave’s Boathouse which is located downstairs in the Cornell Campus Center at Rollins College. Parking and admission to the program are free!

SAVE THE DATE

Saturday, April 13, 2024 12:00 PM - 2:00 PM ET

After our Annual Meeting, continue the day "Leaguing" by going to the rally!
Lake Eola Park, 195 N ROSALIND Ave, Orlando, FL 32801

RALLY in Orlando with top state and national repro leaders to make history at the largest rally for reproductive freedom in Florida.

Click to learn more HERE

VOLUNTEERS NEEDED

We have SO MANY volunteer opportunities available! Members, be sure you're logged into the system and visit our site page for ALL the available openings including providing food for our Adopt-a-Precinct workers at the upcoming March primary!

Volunteering Site Page

Valentina Oviedo
Michele Stone
Morgan Stone
Lisa Grant
Karen Leaf
Robin Kotzin
Nancy Harrelson
Linda Stacy

Share this newsletter and invite your family and social circles to JOIN the League of Women Voters of Orange County!

Saudi M. Ellis gave a generous donation to the LWVOC Fund "In honor of Women’s History Month and beloved league mentors:

Nora Douglas Jackson, Carol Davis and Penny Villegas

Visit our Donor page to see the many different ways you can support the League of Women Voters of Orange County.

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.