Please mail form and payment to: The Elmhurst League of Women Voters, PO Box 12, Elmhurst, IL 60126
YOUR INFORMATION
First name: __________________ Last name: __________________
Name of additional member in same household (household membership): __________________
Mailing address: _____________________
City: __________________ State: ___ Zip: ___________
Phone number: __________________ Alternate: __________________
Email: ____________________________
*By joining the LWV, you are agreeing to receive communication from the organization and share your contact information with fellow League members. Unless otherwise specified to our membership chair, Carol Landou (clandou [at] comcast.net), it should be assumed that all registration/renewal information will be used to publish the LWV Elmhurst’s annual directory.
MEMBERSHIP OPTIONS
__Join __Renew
__*Fulltime student membership: $35 __Individual membership: $70 (for new or renewing members) __Two-member household membership: $100 (for two members who share an address)
Please list school and level of education completed to date: ____________________________
__Supporter: $75 __Sponsor: $100 __Advocate: $150 __Benefactor: $200 __Patron: $250 __Other contribution; please indicate amount: _____
AREAS OF INTEREST
Please check off which of the following areas you’d like to learn more about as a prospective LWV Elmhurst volunteer. This is not a firm commitment to participate in a volunteer event, but it enables us to share further information with you about volunteer opportunities in the future.
__Communication __Fundraising __Voter Service and Education
Promoting networking among media outlets and other local organizations Brainstorming strategies for conducting appeals and drives Acting as greeters, pages, timers, and various other roles at Helping with PR efforts in anticipation of/as follow-up to LWV Elmhurst events Compiling mailings to members and supporters candidate forums Writing articles for The Voter or otherwise assisting the editor as needed Helping conduct follow-up and draft thank-you correspondence Working with students at mock elections *Assisting at voter registration events *All voter registrars must be current.
__Hospitality/outreach (working closely/in conjunction with membership) __Program
Touching base with new members Collaborating with Elmhurst Cool Cities Coalition to organize and promote
Taking RSVPs or giving general reminders about events program the LWV Elmhurst cosponsors with that organization
Coordinating carpools as needed Taking photos (for our website and newsletter and potential distribution to media)
Verifying directory information Tracking what appear to be popular program trends in other local Leagues
Writing invitations and thank-you notes and brainstorming possible implementation here
Assisting with set up or cleanup at events that require it
__Observer Corps (attending meetings and writing summaries for our observer reports)
College of DuPage Board of Trustees
Community Unit School District 205 Board of Education
Elmhurst City Council
Elmhurst Park District Board of Commissioners
Elmhurst Public Library Board of Trustees
Wherever needed
NOTABLE SKILLS/ANTICIPATED AVAILABILITY
Describe your interests/skills and the amount of time you anticipate being available to volunteer. (Don’t worry if you aren’t certain about a precise level of time commitment!)
HOW DID YOU HEAR ABOUT US?
__Internet search; please indicate the search engine (i.e.: Google) used: _________________________ __Facebook; please specify if it was via the LWV Elmhurst page or another Facebook page: _________________________
__Twitter; please specify the subject of the Tweet: _________________________ __Friend or existing LWV member; if possible, please specify who referred you: _________________________
__Community event; if you recall, please specify which one: _________________________ __News article; if you recall, please specify the source: _________________________
__Email; was the mailing from us or another source? _________________________ __Other; please provide any additional details that you feel may be relevant: _________________________
