Happy New Year, LWVSC Members!
I just read an article that recommended we should "Always Be Resolving". You don’t have to make resolutions only on January 1; every day we can all try new things and start positive habits and behaviors. Some will stick, some won’t. For the ones that don’t, we can try again tomorrow. No reason to declare failure, just keep trying! I hope one resolution you think about often is how you can help the LWVSC fulfill its mission. Every day there will be a new opportunity for you!
Meetings and events coming up this month include:
Mon, Jan 16: Martin Luther King, Jr. Day.
There are lots of events, so google it and find the one that
works for you.
Tues, Jan 17: Natural Resources Committee by Zoom
Weds, Jan 18: Education Committee Meeting
Thurs, Jan 19: Lagoon Straight Talk in Titusville
Sun, Jan 22: March at City Hall, Orlando, for
anniversary of Roe v. Wade decision
(see our Facebook page for info)
Mon, Jan 23: Statewide Natural Resources Committee by Zoom
Weds, Jan 25: Sustainability Committee Meeting by Zoom
Weds, Feb 8: Voter Services Committee Meeting by Zoom
(We’ll be making plans for the year,
please attend and share ideas!)
Sat, Feb 25: Bunco Party fundraiser at Wickham Park.
Contact Suzanne with ideas about person/business you can ask
for a donation. We are coordinating so we don’t have several
people asking the same prospective donor.
I encourage everyone to attend any meeting they are able to, just to stay informed about what we are doing and provide input if you have any. Most of our committee meetings are by Zoom, so easier to attend. You don’t have to join a committee to attend a meeting. Check on the website calendar for details of these and other events.
Looking forward to 2023, we have no major elections!! Yay!! But we need to plan and prepare because 2024 is going to be a doozy, and we need to keep improving our efforts to protect American democracy. It appears that Education is going to be the focus of politics in Florida for the time being, so I encourage everyone to attend those meetings and School Board meetings wherever possible, to show our interest in how our schools are being run. Local School Boards are the height of local politics, especially now that this institution is being so regularly and strongly attacked.
We now have regular monthly meetings, alternating between an evening meeting and a Saturday afternoon meeting, to try to accommodate as many members and the public as we can. Our next is Saturday, Feb. 11 at Suntree Library, where we’ll be focusing on education. The March meeting will be a big one: Supervisor of Elections Tim Bobanic will attend our meeting at the Iron Oak Post in downtown Melbourne on Thursday, March 9. There will be open social time from 5-6, with the meeting starting promptly at 6 and ending by 8. Monthly meetings are open to anyone, so please invite a friend, a spouse, a neighbor, a family member.
Our April meeting will be our Annual Meeting, so just members are allowed to attend that meeting. It will be in person at the Cocoa Women's Club on Saturday, April 15 at 10:30 a.m. Everyone should try to attend. We will elect officers and board members for the 2022-2023, vote on bylaws changes, and have an opportunity to meet members we haven’t seen in a while as well as newer members. Please try to attend.
I was out of town around Thanksgiving, so let me now say that I am so grateful to the many members who have stepped up to improve our Chapter and take action on our Mission, Value and Vision Statements:
MISSION: Empowering voters. Defending democracy.
VISION: We envision a democracy where every person has the desire, the right, the knowledge and the confidence to participate.
VALUE: We believe in the power of women to create a more perfect democracy.
Please look for opportunities to help us do these things however works for you. Attend a LWVSC meeting. Attend a local government meeting (and if you do, use the form on our website to write a brief report about what occurred). Donate items or money if you are able. If we all do what’s in our power, there is no limit to the great things we can accomplish!
Suzanne Taylor
President
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