SUPER SATURDAY MAY 18
Join League members and Floridians Protecting Freedom (FPF) this Super Saturday, May 18th, to learn how to reach out to voters already in your network about Amendment 4.
You will learn about FPF’s new relational organizing app, Reach, which will help you move voters to action for Yes on 4 in your community to build power! Together, we can limit government interference with abortion and end the 6-week abortion ban in our state!
Register on the League webpage for the next Reproductive Health ZOOM meeting, June 20 at 4PM.
| NAPLES PRIDEFEST
Saturday, June 8, 2024
11:00 a.m. - 5:00 p.m.
Cambier Park
Please join our LWVCC members at the Naples PrideFest on June 8th! We will share membership information and educational flyers supporting voting, conservation, elections and diversity!
For more information contact Cynthia Cromwell.
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June 5 @ 5:00-6:00
ZOOM
No one wants the candidate who loses the popular vote to become President of the United States, which is entirely possible with the current statewide “winner take all” system. In 2006, the National Popular Vote Interstate Compact was introduced. It’s an elegant solution to ensure that the candidate with the most votes in all 50 states wins the presidency. Learn how this works without a constitutional amendment. The LWVFL is offering the opportunity for Floridians for the National Popular vote to do several presentations during the next year, sponsored and promoted by the LWVFL, to “spread the word” and educate League members and other Floridians about NPV.
Join us June 5 from 5:00 -6:00 p.m. (ET). The League is welcoming anyone interested to attend, so invite your friends and colleagues to sign themselves up too!
REGISTER for NPV ZOOM
| LWVCC NEEDS REPRESENTATION AT THE LWVFL COUNCIL
June 1 @ 9:00-12:00
ZOOM
LWVFL Council is scheduled for Saturday, June 1st. This will be a virtual meeting, so no travel is necessary. During Council, the State League’s budget is approved and a slate of directors is elected. LWVCC is proud that one of our members, Cynthia Cave, has been nominated to the slate of directors, and another member, Diana Walsh, served on the LWVFL Nominating Committee.
LWVCC is allowed 12 delegates attend Council, and we would like to field a full complement of delegates. The cost is $25 to register, and the LWVCC will reimburse that cost. Information about the schedule of events will be forthcoming.
If you would like to serve as a delegate to Council, please contact Diane Moore after you have registered.
| UNDERSTANDING OUR FLORIDA GOVERNMENT
Understanding Our Florida Government is a series by League ambassador Sandy Parker that will appear in the LWVCC Update in the coming months. Sandy is the founder and publisher of Sparker's Soapbox, whose mission is to encourage and facilitate informed voting in Collier County. Learn more at sparkers-soapbox.com.
Informed voters know the basics of their state and local governments, and Sparker's Soapbox Primers are a great way to get up-to-speed quickly. In this Primer, you’ll learn about the plural executive structure of the Florida executive branch, which reflects a reconstruction-era concern about a single person having too much power.
| RETURNING CITIZENS POSTCARD PARTIES
May 23 @ 1:00-300
The League of Women Voters of Florida is committed to helping Returning Citizens regain the right to vote after completing their sentence. The State League is a founding partner in getting Amendment 4 on the ballot in 2018, which overwhelmingly passed with more than 64% of the Florida Electorate, and the League helped reduce the fees and administrative costs that returning citizens were required to pay. Cecile Scoon, LWVFL Co-President, established a state program to identify and educate returning citizens of their rights and developed training for attorneys to work pro bono for those in need.
Our League is assisting LWVFL in mailing postcards to returning citizens with the information they need to be eligible to vote. This year we have completed 1500 card mainly through our postcard writing parties, a big Thank You to all who participated!
We are now prepared write and mail many more postcards and again need your help. We’ve scheduled more postcard writing parties on Thursdays, please see our Event Calendar to register. Should you have any questions, please feel free to contact Tina Palmese.
For those of us that have been part of this, it is truly a rewarding experience!
| CIVIL CITATION CONVERSATION ON
WGCU RADIO GULF COAST LIFE
In early May, LWVCC Juvenile Justice Chair Libbie Bramson and Caren Langevin, Juvenile Resource Center Supervisor, Collier County Sheriff’s Office spoke about Civil Citation with Mike Kiniry, host of WGCU’s Gulf Coast Life.
Civil Citation is an alternative to arrest for common youth misbehaviors (misdemeanors). It is an opportunity for kids up to 18 years to avoid formal arrest and a criminal record that can have negative consequences for the rest of their life. The Citation typically involves apologizing to the victim, performing community service for a specific number of weeks, and attending counseling. Collier County is one of the State leaders in implementing this program. The completion rate in Colllier County has consistently been 90 to 95%, and the recidivism rate between 4 to 5%.
For more information and the broadcast recording go to Gulf Coast Life. | MISSED THE COUNTY COMMISSIONER CANDIDATE FORUMS?
An article describing the May 8 candidate forums for County Commission Districts 3 and 5 has been posted to our website with links to the forum recordings.
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LWVCC GIFT MEMBERSHIPS ARE NOW AVAILABLE
Looking for the perfect Mother’s Day or Father’s Day gift? Look no further. This year, give the gift of knowledge, and help build a stronger democracy. Give the Gift of Empowerment, Give an LWVCC gift membership.
A gift membership to the LWVCC is perfect for:
- Friends and family who value their right to vote.
- Young adults who are just starting their voting journey.
- Anyone who wants to stay informed about local and national issues.
By supporting the LWVCC, you are not just giving a gift, you are investing in a stronger democracy. Your contribution helps the LWVCC continue their vital work of educating voters and defending democracy.
BUY A GIFT MEMBERSHIP (LOGIN REQUIRED)
At any time you can go to the LWVCC website Member Resources menu to locate gift memberships.
Please contact the Membership Team for any questions about our gift memberships.
(All gift memberships are non-refundable and non-transferable. Gift memberships not activated by December 31, 2024, will be considered a donation to the LWVCC.) |  PLASTICS POINTERS
Grocery stores are full of plastic. Shop mindfully! Buy meat or fish from the counter wrapped in paper. When possible, buy loose produce. For example, buy corn with husks--not husked on a Styrofoam tray covered with plastic wrap, or frozen in a plastic bag. The tray, wrap and bag are very difficult to recycle! Buy lettuce loose (best option) or in a plastic “clamshell” (may be recyclable), not a soft bag (unlikely to be recycled). Buy eggs in paperboard (not a clamshell or styrofoam), yogurt in a glass jar, and coffee filters in paperboard (plastic bags). Rice comes in paperboard boxes (best option), rigid plastic containers (probably recyclable), or plastic bags (worst choice). You get the idea! |
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UPCOMING EVENTS |
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June 1 @ 9:00-5:00
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LWVFL Council
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June 8 @ 11:-5:00
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Naples Pridefest
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June 15 @ 11:00
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Juneteenth Celebration
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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
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. | DEI Committee Meeting
May 15 @ 3:00-4:00
Zoom | Housing Subcommittee Meeting
May 16 @ 10:30-12:00
Moorings Park Building O Social Room
| Plastics Task Force Meeting
May 23 @ 10:00-12:30
1590 Galleon Drive, Naples NOTE NEW LOCATION
| Board Meeting
June 5 @ 9:30-12:00
Zoom | Education Committee Meeting
June 5 @ 2:00-:3:30 NOTE UNUSUAL TIME
Zoom
Jill Lewis-Spector, who serves as the co-chair of the LWVFL Education Action Team and also as LWVFL first vice-president and chair of the Sarasota LWV education committee, will speak with us on how a coalition of community groups supporting public education united to work together in Sarasota. This meeting will be another in our series exploring how we might join with others in Collier County to promote Education as a Public Good. | Gun Violence Prevention Subcommittee Meeting
June 18 @ 4:00-5:00
Zoom | Reproductive Health Subcommittee Meeting
June 20 @ 4:00-5:00
Zoom | MISSED AN ISSUE OF THE VOTER?
NEED TO CATCH UP ON THE NEWS?
Check out our updated News & Newsletters page, which has all our latest news and links to current and back issues of The Voter and The LWVCC Update.
| Empowering Voters. Defending Democracy.
The League of Women Voters is a nonpartisan political organization that encourages informed and active participation in Government. We influence public policy through education and advocacy. Our goal is to empower citizens to take an active role in shaping better communities worldwide. The League of Women Voters of Collier County does not support or endorse any candidate or political party.
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