APRIL LUNCHEON & GENERAL MEETING
April 14 @ 11:30-1:30
Tiburon Golf Club
Creating a Plastic-Free Florida
through
Community Action and Advocacy
presented by
Maggie Winchester-Weiler
Conservation Program Manager
Ocean Conservancy
Maggie Winchester-Weiler is a scientist and educator specializing in conservation and physiology of marine wildlife and is the Florida Conservation Program Manager for Ocean Conservancy. Based in Miami, Maggie coordinates stakeholders, governments and youth to advocate for policies that maintain or improve the health of the ocean and locally, Biscayne Bay. Leveraging her scientific background, she informs research and public awareness campaigns to improve water quality and reduce marine debris statewide. A formal and informal educator of 9 years, she manages the youth empowerment and plastic reduction program, Plastic Free Cities, across Florida. | MORE INFORMATION & REGISTRATION
If you are bringing one or more guests, please be sure to register them when you register yourself.
Registration and payment must be made online by
Tuesday, April 8 @ 12:00 PM
Walk-ins will be seated in order of arrival on a space available basis
Late registration/walk in price will be strictly enforced
Let's Grow Together! Bring a Friend to Our General Meetings | ANNUAL MEETING
April 14 @ 10-11:30
Tiburon Golf Club
Join fellow members for LWVCC's 50th Annual Meeting at the Tiburon Golf Club, 2620 Tiburon Drive, Naples, to review the accomplishments of the past year, vote on the 2025-26 program and budget, and elect new officers and board members. Links to the Annual Meeting Packet & Addendum were sent to all members via separate email. The Adddendum has been superseded by separateTreasurer's Report and Budget Proposal documents. All are available to logged in members on the calendar page for the meeting. Please read them before the meeting.
Annual meeting registration is free and is in addition to registration for the luncheon and general meeting.
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SCAM ALERT!!!
Several committee chairs recently have received an email purportedly from Diane Moore saying something like "I am in the process of working on a project and would greatly value your assistance with it. Kindly inform me if you are free today." The sender notes Diane's name, but the email address is NOT Diane's email. If you receive an email from Diane or any League member that you suspect may be a scam, please call the sender to confirm that it is a valid email. If you find that it is a scam message, please forward it to techteam@lwvcolliercounty.org. In the meantime, we are taking steps to prevent this from happening again. | WANT TO MAKE A DIFFERENCE?
MAKE A CALL
Your fellow LWVCC members were in Tallahassee two weeks ago to meet with legislators. Of particular concern were bills affecting voter access and education. Your calls to our legislators will make a difference and we only have a few weeks to register our opinions as voters.
Study these analyses about the bills that concern us:
Visit the Florida Department of State Division of Elections to obtain information about whom to contact.
| LWVUS FILES SUIT
CHALLENGING EXECUTIVE ORDER ON VOTING
A coalition of voting rights organizations, including LWVUS, filed a lawsuit in the US District Court for the District of Columbia to challenge President Trump’s executive order on voting. The lawsuit states that the executive order unlawfully attempts to seize the power to set voter registration rules from Congress and the states and that it does so in a way that would violate federal law and the Constitution if carried out by the Election Assistance Commission (EAC).
| DO YOU WANT TO BE MORE INVOLVED?
Are you someone who is looking for new opportunities? Are you curious about the League of Women Voters of Collier County? Would you like to be more involved but are not quite sure what to do next? Are you ready to learn more and become more involved? If you answered yes to any of the above questions, we have an opportunity for you!
Starting back in 2019, some of our outstanding LWVCC members developed our very own League Leadership Program. The intent was to identify future leaders in our group and help them learn more about the history and workings of the League of Women Voters at the national, state and local levels. The program also helps individuals identify areas within our league where they might take on a leadership role and help us become a stronger organization.
Over the course of five sessions, League Leadership members gather to cover a breadth of topics that help them better understand the League of Women Voters and identify areas where they will become more involved. Our league has a continual need for educated and empowered individuals who can help our organization meet current and future needs.
If you are interested, please click on our League Leadership Application and fill out your information. We will follow up with you soon!
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DISASTER HOUSING RECOVERY PROGRAM
April 10 @ 10:30
ZOOM
The Attainable Housing Subcommittee is excited to announce that the speaker for the April 10th meeting will be former County Commissioner Penny Taylor. Ms. Taylor will Zoom with the Housing/Social Policy committee about her work with the Disaster Housing Recovery program that she manages for the Collier Community Foundation.
Ms. Taylor is a former Naples City Council member and former County Commissioner. She has been a long-time proponent of attainable housing both in the Carver-River Park neighborhood and countywide. Penny has been involved with Disaster Housing Recovery since 2022 and focuses her efforts on elevating homes in the Everglades City area and other low-lying areas in eastern Collier County.
If you have any questions, please contact Susan Golden 239-404-9904 or Ray Kalich at 216-410-2697.
| CELEBRATE EARTH DAY 2025
April 12 @ 10:00-3:00
Conservancy of Southwest Florida
Celebrate Earth Day with the League at the Conservancy of Southwest Florida. We will have a table showing the activities of Voter Services, Environmental Affairs and the Plastics Task Force. I am looking for volunteers to help at our table. It’s a fun day and a great way to meet other League members. Please sign up for an hour or more!
For questions, please contact Lynn Martin.
The festival includes a variety of vendors and environmental exhibitors showcasing fun, educational and entertaining family activities, experiences and resources. Enjoy local entertainment, keynote lectures, conservation speakers and children’s presentations. Eat, play and learn while experiencing the Conservancy Nature Center buildings, electric boat rides and nature trails.
| COLLIER COUNTY VACANCY
The Collier County Library Advisory Board has a vacancy for a resident of Commission District 3. The five-member Library Advisory Board advises the County Commissioners on the policies, operations and proposed budget for the County Library System. Members serve a four-year term and are appointed by the Board of County Commissioners. Members must be registered to vote in Collier County. Library Board meetings are generally held on the third Wednesday of each month at 10:30am and are open to the public.
No deadline has been established for applying. | RETURNING CITIZENS POSTCARD WRITING PARTY
April 10 @ 1:00-3:00
Altavilla Pizza & Trattoria
We are once again organizing postcard writing parties for Returning Citizens. The League of Women Voters of Florida continues its effort to help Returning Citizens regain the right to vote after completing their sentence. The State League is a founding member in getting the 2018 Amendment on the ballot which overwhelmingly passed with 64% of the Florida Electorate. The League helped reduce 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 to work pro bono for those in need.
Now we again need your help as LWVCC assists LWVFL in mailing postcards. Our goal is to do 500 per month. We will host monthly writing parties the next of which is April 10. In the past few years we have written and provided the postage over 15,000 cards!
For those of us that have been a part of this, it is truly a rewarding experience. |  |
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UPCOMING EVENTS |
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| April 12 @ 10:00-3:00 |
Earth Day Celebration
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| April 14 @ 10:00-11:30 |
Annual Meeting
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| April 14 @ 11:30-1:30 |
Luncheon & General Meeting |
| April 23 |
Board Member &
Committee Chairs Orientation
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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. | Social Policy Committee Meeting
March 27 @ 10:00-11:30
Moorings Park Building O Social Room
Our special guest speaker is Amanda Brunson, the Associate Executive Director of the Florida Healthy Start Coalition of SWFL, established over 30 years ago to address the serious problems of infant mortality, premature births, low birth weights and to remove barriers to prenatal and early childhood health care.
| Plastics Task Force Meeting
April 3 @ 3:30-5:00
Zoom | Environmental Affairs Committee Meeting
April 10 @ 10:00-11:30
Collier Community Foundation
| Attainable Housing Subommittee Meeting
April 10 @ 13:00-12:00
Zoom
The speaker will be former County Commissioner Penny Taylor, who will inform the subcommittee about her work with the Disaster Housing Recovery program that she manages for the Collier Community Foundation. | Development & Outreach Committee Meeting
April 11 @ 10:00-11:30
Zoom
| Gun Violence Prevention Subcommittee Meeting
April 16 @ 10:00-11:30
Zoom
Attorneys from Shelter for Abused Women & Children will do a presentation about gun violence as it relates to domestic violence.
| Education Committee Meeting
April 16 @ 12:00-1:30 NOTE UNUSUAL TIME
Collier Community Founcation | DEI Committee Meeting
April 16 @ 2:00-3:00
Zoom
| Board Meeting
May 7 @ 9:30-12:00
Moorings Park Clubhouse
| 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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