What would you like our League to accomplish in the upcoming year? Bring your ideas to our members-only Annual Planning Meeting and share them with other members. We'll come away with a list of priorities based upon your input. We will also be voting on proposed revisions to the LWVPA investment policy. The current policy and the proposed policy appeared in the January 2023 Voter. Your League Board will provide a soup and salad luncheon beginning at noon, followed by a brainstorming session. (Be sure to click "Read More" below.)
The League of Women Voters is turning 103 on Febuary 14. Join LWVUS President, Dr. Deborah Turner, and LWVUS CEO, Virginia Kase Solomon, and your fellow League members for a “People Powered League” pep rally.
Teresa Fedor, State Board of Education elected member, presents, "Education Legislation & Status on Funding -- a.k.a. The Future of Education in Ohio". You may attend in person (no registration required) or virtually (you must register below). (Presented by LWV Toledo-Lucas County as part of their Topical Thursdays series.)
Topical Tuesdays: Please join City of Perrysburg Mayor, Tom Mackin, as he provides reflections on the past year and describes the future of Perrysburg. Mayor Mackin will be joined by some of the newer city administrators for a Q and A. Please note this program takes place in Council Chambers.(Presented in partnership with Way Public Library.)
Members-Only Monthly Call: Agenda includes info on a new Member Corner, updates on Ohio's new election law, Statehouse Day 2023, and LWVO's 2023 Biennial Convention. (Members: Zoom link will be sent to your inbox. Email lwvperrysburg [at] gmail.com if you do not receive the link. Do not share your invite with non-members.)
Topical Tuesdays: Dr. Kefa M. Otiso, Professor of Geography at Bowling Green State University, will join us for a presentation on the socioeconomic effects of toxic algal blooms. In this ongoing research, Dr. Otiso looks at the socioeconomic effects of HABs in Kenya’s Lake Victoria waters – though the research is also applicable to the Great Lakes region of North America. (Presented in partnership with Way Public Library.)
Join us for our first All-Member call of the new year. The LWV Ohio staff and board president, Iris Meltzer, will give us a 2022 wrap up and a look ahead to 2023. We look forward to seeing you there on getting your feedback on planning for a successful 2023. (Members: Zoom link will be sent to your inbox. Please do not share your invite with non-members. If you do not receive the link, please email lwvperrysburg [at] gmail.com or call 419-343-3627.)
Get a "behind the scenes" tour of the Fort Meigs Historic Site Museum -- a tour that is in conjunction with our 12/13/22 Topical Tuesdays discussion of the Historic Site. Ashley Phlipot, Executive of the Fort Meigs Historic Site, will lead the tour. Ms. Phlipot has been with the Fort for fourteen years and is fascinated by the lesser known stories of the War of 1812. (Presented in partnership with Way Public Library.)
