NOVEMBER 2023 BOOK CLUB
November 9 @ 4:00
The Fall 2023 LWVCC Book Club Meeting will be held on Thursday November 9 @ 4pm. The location will be the lovely Park Shore Tower Clubhouse. (Parking details to follow.)
We will be discussing The Undocumented Americans by Karla Cornejo Villavicencio, which was a National Book Award finalist for Nonfiction in 2020.
Book Club Leader Patricia Rodilosso will circulate discussion questions to registrants in advance.
|  JOIN THE POSTCARD PARTYNovember 14 @ 1:00-4:00
Altavilla Trattoria
Never sent postcards to returning citizens before? Tired of writing postcards alone? Join fellow League members for an afternoon to send postcards about restoration of voting rights to returning citizens. Log in to register.
|  | The Tech Team maintains a Document Library on the LWVCC website including Standard Operating Procedures (SOPs) that assist the Team in keeping the website and useful tools up to date.
Another SOP that can be very useful to members, especially committee Chairs and sub-committee Chairs is SOP#11: Event Planning Checklist. This includes the approval process to hold an event and a checklist of equipment and supplies you may need for a successful event, including the location of those items (for example, the LWVCC tent, banner, clipboards, etc.).
The SOPs are located on the website under Member Resources/Document Library/Administration/SOPs. If you can any questions about any of these documents, please contact a member of the Tech Team.
| 2022-23 COLLIER COUNTY COMMUNITY ASSESSMENT
Learn more about Collier County! The Collier Community Foundation’s 2022-2023 Assessment, supported by the Richard M. Schulze Family Foundation, is now available online.
Updated from the 2017-2018 Assessment, it highlights the county’s strengths, needs and remaining gaps. It is an excellent resource document for organizations such as the League, as our committees continue efforts to maintain and improve the quality of life in Collier County. Based on the report, the top four community priorities are: 1) controlling housing costs, 2) the environment, 3) managing growth and development, 4) bringing better paying jobs to the area. The next priorities are: 5) public education and workforce training, 6) mental health services, 7) access to health and dental care, 8) childcare for young children and summer/after school programs for youth.
READ THE ASSSESSMENT EXECUTIVE SUMMARY
READ THE FULL ASSESSMENT REPORT
| NEW SOCIAL POLICY SUBCOMMITTEES FORMED
The Social Policy Committee has formed three subcommittees: Reproductive Health, Gun Violence Prevention and Affordable Housing. We are looking for volunteers to join these groups. You can either email Janet Hoffman and Betty Schwartz or sign up by logging into the LWVCC website, choosing Member Resources, then List of Committees. Next, scroll down to the Social Policy Committee box, click the arrow for subcommittees and click on the subcommittee(s) you wish to join.
The next Reproductive Health subcommittee will be meeting at Cathy Hackney’s home on Thursday, November 9 at 3:30 PM. Please refer to the website calendar for the address, or email Janet. This subcommittee will meet regularly on the second Thursday of the month.
The next Gun Violence Prevention meeting will be on Zoom on Thursday November 16th at 4pm. A regular date and time for this subcommittee will be chosen then.
The next Affordable Housing meeting will also be on Zoom and will be announced soon.
| SAVING LIVES: NAB VOLUNTEERS NEEDED!
The Neighborhood Accountability Board program (NAB) is one of the most effective diversionary programs in our area for youth who have been arrested for a low-level crime. It helps keep kids out of the justice system which harms their future. The NAB program would allow youth to be able to obtain a higher education, become employed, find housing, and become a successful adult, while an arrest would make this difficult. Youth should not have to suffer the rest of their lives for one mistake that they made.
NAB volunteers and a case worker participate in each NAB conference with the youth and youth’s parent or guardian to address the harm they have done to the victim, their families, and the community. Upon successful completion of each case plan, the arrest record is expunged.
The current program, which is in Lee County, is at risk due to a shortage of volunteers for Bonita Springs and Estero. A minimum of two volunteers is needed for each NAB conference. Nora Donato-Hitchcock, Youth Services Program Manager in Lee County, has offered to provide a 3-hour training in Bonita Springs if at least 5 people will commit to attend in person. She would offer the training at the end of December or early January. Volunteers are not required to attend a set number of NAB conferences per year and there is no need to commit to conferences North of Bonita Springs and Estero. Carpooling could be used for transportation to the training and to conferences.
Please let Janet Hoffman (239-206-0300). Thanks so much for considering a way to help youth lead successful lives. |   It is not too late to sign the petitions!
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UPCOMING EVENTS |
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November 9 @ 4:00-5:30
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Book Club
The Undocumented Americans
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November 14 @ 1:00-4:00
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Returning Citizens Postcard Party
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November 15 @ 3:30-5:30
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Welcome Back Meet & Greet
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December 6 @ 5:00-6:00
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Deciphering the National Popular Vote
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December 11 @ 11:30-1:30
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December Luncheon & General Meeting
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February 22, 2024
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Celebrate the League
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| ONLINE REIMBURSEMENT FORM IS NOW AVAILABLE
Board members, committee chairs, and others who need to submit reimbursement requests can now do so via our Submit Online Forms page. | UPCOMING COMMITTEE MEETINGS
Because LWVCC committee meetings are for members and their invited guests unless stated otherwise,
members should log in to the website to register
to get the Zoom links for committee meetings and other events. | Environmental Affairs Committee Meeting
November 9 @ 10:00-12:00
Collier Community Foundation
Guest Speaker: Monica McKenzie from the Rookery Bay Rising Tide Explorers program will talk about Rookery Bay’s programs and her ornithology experiences, including banding songbirds, monitoring shorebird nesting and research |
Gun Violence Prevention Subcommittee Meeting
November 16 @ 4:00-5:00
ZOOM |
Juvenile Justice Committee Meeting
December 1 @ 10:00-12:00
Finemark Bank | Board Meeting
December 5 @ 9:30-12:00
Moorings Park Conference Room
| Education Committee Meeting
December 13 @ 12:00-1:30
North Naples Government Center Meeting Room | MISSED AN ISSUE OF THE VOTER?
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