August 15, 2023

Dear Members,

This evening I had the distinct pleasure of conversing with Gwendolyn Saffo, our new VP. We shared aspirations of discovering new outreach opportunities to broaden the diversity of our League. We also want to find ways to collaborate and partner with other organizations. We anticipate relationship building and touching more of the issues that are important to our local community. And, you know what? The vision is already coming to fruition.

• For starters, we have a team creating a Fall Luncheon where we can gather and celebrate being Leaguers while learning from a guest speaker. It will be in late October. Watch your email and our website and Facebook page for more details.
• Speaking of new partnerships, the Matheson Museum has asked us to join them in creating an exhibit for the spring titled, “Voices and Votes”. Our League is contributing to their application for a grant that would bring a traveling exhibit to complement the local exhibit. We are putting together a committee to brainstorm ideas. Want to help? info [at] lwv-alachua.org (Contact me).
• Another roll-out is the newly formed Health Care Committee. The first meeting was on August 14th. Want to know more about their plans? Contact co-chairs info [at] lwv-alachua.org (Barbara Frentzen) and info [at] lwv-alachua.org (Kim Walsh-Childers).

There are many things that we can’t control. But we can control our actions. We can be part of the solution, and we can nudge ourselves, our community, and our natural environment to a better place. Join us. Find a way that you can help. Earn the comfort of your pillow each night.

info [at] lwv-alachua.org