LWV Arlington & Alexandria City Newsletters - 2024

LWV Arlington & Alexandria City Newsletters - 2024

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2024 Newsletters

 

3rd July New leadership in LWV-US and our local league.

19th June. Take a moment to learn about Juneteenth.

5th June. Please remember to sign up for the Annual Meeting on Saturday, 15 June, 2:00 – 4:30 pm at Walter Reed Community Center located at 2909 16th Street S., Arlington. The Annual Meeting events include adopting a local program for the ensuing year, electing officers and directors, and adopting a budget and other business as needed.

15th May  It’s time for the Annual Meeting! On Saturday, 15 June, 2:00 – 4:30pm at Walter Reed Community Center located at 2909 16th Street S., Arlington. The Annual Meeting events include adopting a local program for the ensuing year, electing officers and directors, and adopting a budget and other business as needed.

1st May The  LWVUS National Convention is just around the corner! The Convention will be a hybrid event held from 27-30 June 2024 at the Washington Hilton.

17th April Alexandria mayoral candidate community interview and post-legislative 2024 session wrap up

3rd April LWVAAC congratulates our own member Anna Weber. Anna was selected as one of 2024 Leadership Center for Excellence’s list of 40 Under 40.

20th March Remember to celebrate Women’s History Month with us by signing up for the LWVAAC Tour of the Belmont-Paul House on Saturday, 30 March, at 10:00am. This will be followed by a lunch at Uno’s Pizza.

Want to get inspired? HBO/MAX is showing Iron Jawed Angels this month HBO/MAX Iron Jawed Angels; check it out!

6th March We’ve got a few important volunteer opportunities below for you to check out. Please do! I also want to bring your attention to another project that’s in the works: Communications. We are in the process of assembling a team that will cover our newsletter, our press releases, our time-sensitive emails outside of the newsletter, our webpage, and our social media (mainly Facebook and Instagram; possibly X/Twitter). Do you have ideas? We want to hear them!

21th February LWVAAC had a 10-member delegation in Richmond for 2024 League Day! Anticipate a post-legislative public event late March/early April.Anticipate an Alexandria Mayoral public event mid-April (more information coming!).

Annual Meeting – Saturday, 15 June 1:00pm – 3:00pm (likely at Walter Reed). Mark your calendars for our Annual Meeting! More information will be forthcoming.

7th February Don Gurney, Kathy Matusiak, and Lori Lataillade – along with scores of volunteers – have finally completed their winter high school voter registration drive. This is a monumental effort; and, if you’ve been a part of this work, you know how rewarding it is.

We’ve also completed our annual Program Meeting and our Day of Action at Walter Reed this past weekend. More information will be coming on the results of the Program Meeting in subsequent newsletters. Our Day of Action was a great event and we drew in a couple new members and some potential partners. 

17th January Check out SUFFS The Musical. We need volunteers for High School Voter Registration which runs though Feburary 1.  February 4 is our Annual Program Meeting and our Day of Action 2024, which is open to the public.

3rd January Happy New Year! This is a big year coming up! As we begin this challenging year together, let’s hold on to committing ourselves to simply do the next step. The next voter to register, the next public comment on Ranked Choice Voting, the next contact with an elected representative, the next idea to offer, the next opportunity to encourage our neighbors to vote…the next step forward. Bit by bit and step by step we will meet this coming year by focusing on the next task
immediately before us. There will be a lot of noise and overwhelm around us this year; take breaks and rest when you need to and remember to keep your eyes on the next step.