All of the affinity groups are going strong. The Criminal Justice, Health Care, and Responsible Journalism discussion groups have written proposals for our convention Program of Work business in June. Your local delegates will have an opportunity to vote yea or nay on these statewide projects. Much more information will be coming soon on the convention, which is Thursday through Monday, June 24-28. Head to the LWVWA website and register now.
Some of the affinity groups meet monthly and some every two or three months. The most important thing you need to know is that joining one is not a permanent commitment. They are like book clubs, where you can come and go depending on your schedule. The very best thing is that you have emails for members whom you can contact with questions anytime. If you have a topic of interest to you and would like to start a new affinity group, email me, lbenson [at] lwvw.org (Linda Benson) and I’ll help you get started. It will be fun to actually meet in person one day, maybe at the State Council in 2022? It could be an in-person celebration of all the accomplishments that Leagues throughout the state have achieved.
Here’s the list of current affinity groups and contact persons:
- Criminal Justice: Deb Carstens, dcarstens [at] lwvwa.org
- Gun Safety: Pat Griffith, pgriffith [at] lwvwa.org
- Health Care: Kim Abbey, kabbey [at] lwvwa.org
- Membership Development: Linda Benson, lbenson [at] lwvw.org
- Observer Corps: Linda Benson, lbenson [at] lwvw.org
- Public Bank: Ruth Fruland, rfruland [at] lwvwa.org, and Stoney Bird, sbird [at] lwvwa.org
- Responsible Journalism: DeeAnne Finken, dfinken [at] comcast.net
- Treasurers: Myra Howrey, edfundtreasurer [at] lwvwa.org
- Webmaster/Communication: Deloris Irwin, deloreslwv [at] gmail.com
