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March is National Women’s History Month, and the 2023 theme is “Celebrating Women Who Tell Our Stories.”

Much of the national focus is on recognizing women who have been active in media and storytelling, but I think we all are storytellers. We can use Women’s History Month as an opportunity to reflect on the role the LWVCC plays in our own individual stories and consider the story we are telling our community about the League. The LWVCC has grown in size and scope since our founding in 1975, and our nearly 300 members use their skills and knowledge to support the work of our active committees and teams.

You can read about the great work of our committees and teams below, but the most effective way to tell the story of our League is to extend an invitation to experience what we do first-hand. Why not ask a friend or a neighbor to join you at our March 13th General Meeting? Or to join the March 20th Transparency Tour at the Supervisor of Elections Office, coordinated by Voter Services? Or to learn about the pressing problem with plastic at the Wine & Wisdom on March 21st? Getting others involved in our work helps keep the League’s story alive.

And for our members, we are close to winding down our fiscal year 2023-24. On April 10 at Tiburon Golf Club, we will hold our Annual Meeting at 10 a.m., followed immediately by our April General Meeting at 11:30 a.m.. More information about registration will be available in mid-March. So in March, we celebrate all of the women involved in the League of Women Voters and thank you for making the League a part of your story!

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The Education Committee hosted the February General Meeting and invited Ms. Kelley Lichter to be our speaker. Over 80 members and guests attended the meeting, the highest attendance since pre-Covid.

While our speaker choice was controversial for some, our members were respectful and their written questions submitted were thoughtful, at times provocative, and always civil. Ms. Lichter's comments mirrored many of her campaign positions and the School Board actions since her election as Board Chair. The Education Committee thanks our league members for the great attendance at this meeting.

In April, at our LWVCC Annual Meeting, Dr. Kamela Patton will be honored for her outstanding dedication and service to the Collier County Public Schools over 12 years. President Diane Moore will present the award.

The Education Committee has grown to over 25 active members who follow school board meetings, pending state and federal legislation, and plan education and advocacy initiatives for the coming year. Our priorities include support for all public schools, and we aim to promote understanding of public schools as a public good to ALL Collier residents. In addition, the Education Committee has added a subcommittee on Higher Education to address the challenges facing higher education.