GET READY TO VOTE IN THE AUGUST 2024 PRIMARY
July 12 @ 12 noon
ZOOM
Sandy Parker of Sparker's Soapbox will review the state and local offices and candidates that will be on the ballot for Collier County. Voters will have a jump-start for becoming more informed voters
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WEAR A LEAGUE SHIRT!
Since early February, the LWVCC’s social media campaign to engage younger voters (“Get in Line, or Don’t Whine, VOTE”) has been viewed nearly 40,000 times, targeted at Gen Zs and Millennials in southwest Florida. We are constantly creating new posts, and the number of viewers continues to increase daily! You can follow the campaign on Instagram (#LWVCC), TikTok (lwvcolliercounty), and Facebook (lwvcolliercounty). To see the posts, view them on YouTube.
We are using themed t-shirts as giveaways for those we interview, but we also wanted to make the shirts available to members and friends. Ordering is easy; shirts, hats, or mugs will be sent directly to your home. The shirts are $15 plus tax and shipping and are available in multiple sizes for women and men.
ORDER YOUR SHIRT/HAT/MUG
Order your shirt now to support our League and the efforts to get out the vote! For questions or to join the Engaging Younger Voters subcommittee, contact Stacy Vermylen. | GUN VIOLENCE PROVENTION
SPECIAL ZOOM PRESENTATION
July 16 @ 4:00-5:00
The Gun Violence Prevention subcommittee is hosting a special presentation from the Veterans Administration of Collier. The topic is Suicide Prevention Among Veterans. Alicia Hyattee, Community Engagement & Partnerships Program Coordinator, and Brandy Terrill, Suicide Prevention Case Manager, will be presenting. This will be on Zoom on Tuesday July 16th at 4pm EST. Register to attend this important and informative program or contact Linda Scherzinger.
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KNOW YOUR BALLOT QUESTIONS
On August 14, 2024 at 2 PM by Zoom, the Education Committee will host an informative meeting for all members of LWVCC and guests on three important questions on your November ballot. A panel of experts will discuss Collier County Public Schools’ tax neutral referendum on budget flexibility and two state amendments: Question 1 on Partisan School Board Elections and Question 4 on Reproductive Rights. More information and a Zoom link to come. Questions: email Nancy Chism. | UNDERSTANDING OUR FLORIDA GOVERNMENT
Understanding Our Florida Government is a series by League ambassador Sandy Parker. 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
Collier County’s primary election ballot is set, and voters have important decisions to make in the weeks between now and Aug. 20, Election Day. In this post, Sandy Parker shows you a quick way to learn which districts you live in, breaks down the ballot and who is running, and gives you what you need to begin to get ready to vote..
| DID YOU MISS THE JUNE 19 CANDIDATE FORUM FOR
SCHOOL BOARD, PROPERTY APPRAISER, SUPERVISOR OF ELECTIONS,
& SCHOOL BOARD ?
WATCH THE CANDIDATE FORUM RECORDING | 
DID YOU KNOW THAT THE LWVCC WEBSITE IS MULTI-LINGUAL???
The LWVCC website presents in English. But when you are on the LWVCC website look below the donate/join/login buttons in the upper right corner. Click on the box that says “select language.” Logged in or not, when you select a language, all the web pages will appear in that language; however, linked documents and graphics are not be translated. There are over 125 languages to choose from, including Spanish and Haitian Creole.
This is another example of LWVCC’s efforts to reach out to our diverse community!
| NEW LWVFL OPERATIONS & PROGRAM MANAGER
Julia Cervantes has recently joined LWVFL staff as Operations & Program Manager for the League of Women Voters of Florida. She comes from the Orange County LWV. Her goal is to provide a little more cohesion among the local Leagues and with the State and National League, as well. I spoke with her this week, and Julia is excited to contribute to the mission of an impactful and necessary organization like LWV. Welcome to LWVFL, Julia!—Diane Preston Moore | RETURNING CITIZENS POSTCARD PARTIES
June 27 @ 1:00-300
July 11, 18, 25 @ 1:00-3:00
The League of Women Voters of Florida is committed to helping returning Citizens regain the right to vote after completing their sentence. The State is a founding partner in getting Amendment 4 on the ballot in 2018, which overwhelmingly passed with 64% of the Florida Electorate. The League helped reduce fees and administrative costs 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.
Now the League still needs your help! We have many more postcard to write and are also writing postcards for our local Get Out The Vote initiative. We have scheduled postcard writing parties on Thursdays: June 27, July 11, July 18 and July 25.
For those of us that have been part of this, it is truly a rewarding experience. Please come join us!
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The League has formed a partnership with Florida Weekly, a free local newspaper published once a week, to further the education of voters as part of the Get-Out-the-Vote campaign. The paper will print regular non-partisan articles, using the LWV logo, about upcoming elections, registration, voting options, and forums, culminating in a four-page Voter Guide in August for the Primary Election and again in late October for the General Election. Links to recent articles will be provided here in the LWVCC Update.
Don’t forget the key summer election |  PLASTICS POINTERS
Plastics Pointers is taking the summer off and will resume in the fall. In the meantime, you can find lots of ideas at Plastics Free July, an international movement with over 100 million participants to reduce your use of plastic during the month of July. Their website is loaded with information and their frequent Instagram posts are inspirational. You can sign up online to take the challenge and be counted in their statistics on the impact of the challenge. Or you can just go to “Resources” then “Assets” to download an Action Picker to keep track of some strategies. Happy summer, and don’t forget to keep thinking of creative ways to reduce your use of plastics! |
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UPCOMING EVENTS |
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June 22 @ 11:00
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Juneteenth Celebration
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July 12 @ 12:00-1:00
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Get Ready to Vote:
August 2024 Primary
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July 16 @ 4:00-5:00
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Suicide Prevention Among Veterans |
August 14 @ 2:00
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Know Your Ballot Questions
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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. | Reproductive Health Subcommittee Meeting
June 20 @ 4:00-5:00
Zoom | Board Meeting
August 7 @ 9:30-12:00
Zoom | MISSED AN ISSUE OF THE VOTER?
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| 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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