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FEBRUARY 2024 LUNCHEON & GENERAL MEETING
February 5 @ 11:30-1:30
Tiburon Golf Club

Beyond Roe:
Reproductive Rights in Florida

presented by

Amy Weintraub
Reproductive Rights Program Director for Progress Florida

Amy Weintraub will offer reflections on the state of reproductive freedom in our state, including how abortion care has changed in our post-Roe world. She will offer suggestions on how Collier advocates can get more deeply plugged into the movement to defend abortion access.

MORE INFORMATION & REGISTRATION

Registration and payment must be made online
by February 1 @ 3:00 PM
Walk-ins will be seated in order of arrival on a space available basis
Late registration/walk in price will be strictly enforced

Help build our League and educate the general public! Our most effective method of membership recruitment is the General Meeting! Invite a guest to our next General Meeting and support LWVCC!

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In line with the League’s strategic plan, the LWVCC is co-sponsoring Reduce the Rancor: a Free Community Forum on Civility to be held on Feb. 7 from 3-5 pm at the Naples United Church of Christ at 5200 Crayton Road. We are looking for 6 volunteers to help out during the forum— 2 to man our information table, and 4 to greet people and collect questions from the audience. Volunteers are asked to attend an orientation either on February 2 at 2, or on February 7 at 1:30 at the same location.

VOLUNTEER

CELEBRATING MARTIN LUTHER KING DAY

Twenty enthusiastic LWVCC members marched in the City of Naples’ Martin Luther King Jr. Day parade on January 15. Mick Moore and Gary Bromley drove the “Blue LWVCC jeep” while the other participants carried banners and signs quoting many of Mr. Kings inspiring messages! Some of the favorite quotes were:

Darkness cannot drive out darkness; only light can do that.
Hate cannot drive out hate; only love can do that.
The ultimate measure of a man is not where he stands in moments of comfort and convenience, but where he stands at times of challenge and controversy.
We shall overcome because the arc of the moral universe is long, but it bends toward justice

Following the parade, Tina Palmese coordinated volunteers in Cambier Park at the voter registration table as well as informational flyer distribution.

CANVASSING BOARD VOLUNTEERS NEEDED
FOR PRESIDENTIAL PREFERENCE PRIMARY +
NAPLES MUNICIPAL ELECTION

Volunteer to observe the Collier County Canvassing Board for the March 19 Presidential Preference primary + Naples Municipal election! The Canvassing Board conducts the Logic and Accuracy test of the voting machines, reviews Vote-by-Mail and provisional ballots, and certifies the official results of the election. Dates are pending for the review of vote by mail and provisional ballots but the Logic and Accuracy Test of the voting machines will take place on February 21 at 9am. The test will take place at the Supervisor of Elections buildings, 3750 Enterprise Avenue, Naples 34104.

VOLUNTEER

You’ll receive background information on observing this important and interesting task. When dates are set for the Canvassing Board reviews of ballots and certification of the election results, more volunteer opportunities will be posted.

SPRING 2024 BOOK CLUB

The theme for the Spring 2024 LWVCC Book Club discussion is "Banned Books".

Please join the Book Club and learn more on our web page.

The next meeting is planned for Thursday March 14 at 4 p.m. in the Park Shore area.

For information, review the advocacy at the New York Public Library or the American Library Association.

Please forward your book suggestions to Patricia Rodilosso by January 26.

CELEBRATE THE LEAGUE:
NON-PARTISAN, NO NONSENSE NEWS

Have you purchased your tickets for the February 22nd event? Only a few tickets remaining.

PURCHASE TICKETS

Just a taste of what’s to come at the Silent Auction. Take a peek!

Naples Airport photo

Total Naples Airport Experience—Get a bird’s eye view of Naples aboard a 4-seater Sling airplane, after a private tour of Naples Airport.

Panther photo

VIP Panther Encounter and Behind-the-Scenes Tour at the Naples Zoo—Behind the scenes golf cart tour for 4. Front row seats for Primate Expedition Cruise, hand feeding giraffes, tour of zoo’s animal hospital, and a private Panther Encounter.

Up Art and Design Gallery

Private Art Gallery Tour and Reception with the Artist—Up Art Design Gallery Private Tour for us to 20 with artist John Carroll Long & reception hosted by Stacy Vermylen.

Wine Collectors Delight—Enjoy a Bergin etched and hand-painted beautiful bottle while waiting for the perfect time to open this 1.5-liter bottle of 2016 Aperture Cellars Red wine by acclaimed wine maker Jesse Katz.

WE DID IT!

There are now more than enough vetted petitions for the “Amendment to Limit Government Interference with Abortion” to qualify for the November ballot. The petition collection also passed the other criteria of collecting at least 8% of the number the number of ballots that were cast in the last presidential election in 14 US Congressional Districts. We surpassed that with seventeen districts. The next step is the Florida Supreme Court’s review of the amendment. The amendment will be examined for clarity and having a single topic. The Supreme Court review will be on February 7 at 9:00 AM.

The starting time will be announced. Floridians Protecting Freedom (FPF) is confident the amendment petition will be approved. Assuming it is approved, the next priority will be educating the Florida public about why this amendment is needed (great harm has already occurred with a 15 week ban to women with pregnancy complications) and getting out the vote for the amendment in November. FPF will be collecting funds for these educational and get out the vote activities as ballot initiatives are expensive. Look to the LWVCC Update for further news on this issue.

FLORIDIANS PROTECTING FREEDOM

DONATE TO THE CELEBRATE THE LEAGUE
CORK PULL

We are looking for 15 more bottles of wine to be donated for our Cork Pull as part of our silent auction at this year’s Celebrate the League to be held February 22. Guests will purchase a ticket for $20 and then have the opportunity to pull a numbered cork which will correspond with a numbered bottle of wine. You can bring your bottle to the February 5 Luncheon & General Meeting.

We ask that all donated wine have a retail value of $20 or more. Questions? Contact Teresa Stohs at 913-271-6023

NEW FEATURE: PLASTICS POINTERS

Do you know the most common items found at beach clean ups? They include plastic bags, beverage bottles, lids, straws, cutlery, and Styrofoam takeout containers, cups and plates. Except for bottles, these items are very difficult to recycle. Pick one item and see how much you can reduce your use! Then next month, choose another item. Reducing your use of plastic can be daunting—it’s ok to go one step at a time!

Look for more Plastics Pointers in upcoming issues of the LWVCC Update,

UPCOMING EVENTS

February 1 @ 5:00-8:30	Naples City Candidate Forum
February 5 @ 11:30-1:30	February Luncheon & General Meeting
February 7 @ 3:00-5:00	Reduce the Rancor
February 15 @ 5:00-7:00	Book Talk--John Lewis: In Search of the Beloved Community
February 21 @ 4:00-5:00	Plastics 101
February 22	Celebrate the League Non-Partisan, No-Nonsense News
February 28 @ 11:00-12:00	League 101
March 14 @ 4:00-5:30	Spring 2024 Book Club
March 15 @ 9:00-10:30	New Member Coffee

Visit the LWVCC Calendar for event details

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

Check our Event Calendar for meeting locations and more information.

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.

Juvenile Justice Committee Meeting
January 26 @ 10:00-12:00
Finemark Bank, Waterside
Hemlal Kafle, CCPS, will speak about the rights of homeless and foster kids to receive a consistent, high quality education.

Board Meeting

February 7 @ 9:30-12:00

Moorings Park Conference Room

Environmental Affairs Committee Meeting

February 8 @ 10:00-12:00

Collier Community Foundation

Gene Wordehoff and Nanette Rivers will talk about "Water Quality in Collier County"

Plastics Task Force Meeting

February 8 @3:30-4:30

Zoom

Education Committee Meeting

February 14 @ 12:00-1:30

North Naples Government Center Meeting Room

Gun Violence Preventtion Subcommittee Meeting

February 20 @ 4:00-5:00

Zoom

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