FEBRUARY 2025 LUNCHEON & GENERAL MEETING
February 3 @ 11:30-1:30
Tiburon Golf Club
Housing Matters
presented by
Michael Puchalla
Executive Director/CEO
The Housing Alliance
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Tuesday, January 28 @ 12:00 PM
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We are deeply saddened by the recent passing of Catherine E. Hackney, Ph.D., due to pancreatic cancer on December 28, 2024. A graduate of Kent State University, she obtained her master’s degree from Cleveland State University and her doctoral degree from Georgia State University. She is survived by her loving husband, James R. Hackney, along with many family members.
Cathy was 1st Vice President of LWVCC, Co-Chair of the Reproductive Health Committee, and a key member of the Education and DEI committees. Cathy had a genius for organizing events and inspiring collaborative action. Her intelligence and sense of humor pervaded her work.
To know Cathy was to experience love in action. Cathy’s compassion and sparkling
personality touched those who knew her, from family members to colleagues to health care and service providers. Throughout her career as school principal, professor, and higher education administrator, she exemplified the exceptional leadership that she wrote about and taught. We will miss her unique ability to generate collaborative discussions, to recognize multiple viewpoints, and to nourish collective action.
A memorial service for Cathy will be held in Spring 2025. Contributions in her memory may be made to the Catherine E. Hackney Endowed Scholarship Fund, and sent to the Greater Naples AAUW Foundation, PO Box 9742, Naples Florida, 34101 or through the AAUW Foundation webpage. All donors should click on the yellow “donate” button and enter “Hackney Fund” in the notes section of the donation form that next opens.
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Big changes are coming soon! As part of the LWVUS structural transformation, the process of joining and renewing memberships will change in 2025. Beginning in February, a new software platform called ChapterSpot will be up and running. Members will be getting information from LWVUS in January about signing in to the new software.
If you are up for renewal prior to January 31, please renew promptly so that we can benefit fully from the support of your local league.
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WALKING TOUR OF ST. MATTHERW'S HOUSE
The Social Justice Committee has planned a tour of St. Matthew’s House, 2001 Airport-Pulling Rd on Friday, January 31 at 10:45 AM. St. Matthew’s fills many needs in our community, providing food, temporary housing, job training, rehabilitation for substance abuse and more. The tour will be approximately one hour. Those who are interested may stay for lunch at Lulu’s Kitchen, 2125 Airport-Pulling Rd. S. The restaurant is part of St. Matthew’s social enterprise model. It allows St. Matthew’s to be self-sustaining by earning revenue to offset their overhead costs.
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CELEBRATE MARTIN LUTHER KING DAY
January 20 @ 8:30-12:00
On January 20, our LWVCC will again participate in the MLK Parade in downtown Naples. Opportunities for volunteers include Marching in the parade with signs provided and tabling at Cambier Park following the parade. Organization begins at 8:30 am concludes at noon. Contact Cynthia Cromwell to participate. |  ONE WEEK TO GO
Book Club
January 23 @ 3:00-4:30
Did you notice that most of the campaigning took place this year in battleground states? Did you begin to wonder if your vote matters less, since our state is seen as overwhelmingly ‘Red”? Would you be surprised that voters and politicians of both major parties have questioned the current system over the years, even since the earliest elections in our nation’s history, and that in 1969 the United States House of Representatives actually voted to abolish the Electoral College, and the Senate came close to making that happen?
Join fellow League members on Thursday, January 23, at 3 p.m. to discuss this easy-to-read book. Come and share what you learned and what surprised you, and how your viewpoint may or may not have changed. Come to listen and learn, even if you didn’t read it. The discussion will be facilitated by Linda Denning.
For more information contact Ida Margolis.
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Please join us at the home of Sara Werder on January 24th, 9:00-10:30 AM for an opportunity to meet fellow members, connect with the Board and LWVCC leadership, and explore volunteer opportunities. Address and parking info will be sent when you RSVP. Please register at the LWVCC website on the Event Calendar page. This is a member and guest only event, so you must log in to register.
| COMMUNICATION WITH A DIFFERENT LENS
February 14 @ 9:30-11:30
Finemark Bank
How do we converse with those who think differently from us? How do we not react strongly to a different viewpoint? How do we support our democracy if we don’t talk with our neighbor?
Come to FineMark Bank, 800 Laurel Oak Drive from 9:30-11:30 AM on Friday, February 14, 2025, to learn about speaking with differently minded folks. The workshop is sponsored by the Social Policy and the Juvenile Justice Committees. Janet Hoffman, co-chair of the Social Policy Committee, will lead the workshop. Registration is necessary to help us determine the quantity of refreshments needed and for the interactive part of the workshop.
REGISTER
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SCENES FROM PAUL ARSENAULT'S PRESENTATION ON HIS 50 YEARS IN COLLIER COUNTY
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HELP CELEBRATE THE LEAGUE
WITH A CORK PULL
While stocking up for holidays parties, buy an extra bottle or two, to donate to the Celebrate the League Cork Pull. We ask that bottles have a value of $20 or more. We will be collecting at our January & February monthly luncheons, or we can arrange a pickup or a drop off. Gayle Repetto is coordinating our Cork Pull this year. You can reach her with any questions.
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UPCOMING EVENTS |
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January 20 @ 8:00-12:00
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Martin Luther King Day Parade
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| January 23 @ 11:00-5:00 |
Airboat Tour of the Everglades
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January 24 @ 9:00-10:30
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New Member Coffee
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January 31 @ 10:45-12:00
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St. Matthew's House Tour
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February 3 @ 11:30-1:30
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Luncheon & General Meeting
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February 14 @ 9:30 AM-11:30
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Communication with a Different Lens
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February 18 @ 10:00-12:00
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SoE Transparency Tour
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February 27
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2025 Celebrate the League
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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. | Juvenile Justice Committee Juvenile Detention Center Visit
January 22 @ 10:00-11:30
Collier County Sheriff's Office, Government Complex
| Book Club
January 23 @ 3:00-4:30
The Vineyards, 5588 Hammock Isles Drive, Naples
| Board Meeting
February 5 @ 9:30-12:00
Moorings Park Clubhouse
| Plastics Task Force Meeting
February 6 @ 3:30-5:00
Zoom | Education Committee Meeting
February 12 @ 2:00-3:30
Collier Community Foundation
| Environmental Affairs Committee Meeting
February 13 @ 10:00-12:00
Collier Community Foundation
| Development & Outreach Committee Meeting
February 14 @ 10:00-11:30
Zoom
| DEI Committee Meeting
February 19 @ 2:00-3:00
Zoom
| Affordable Housing Subcommittee Meeting
February 20 @10:30-12:00
Moorings Park Building O Social Room
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| Empowering Voters. Defending Democracy.
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