Emailing - League of Women Voters of Collier County

NEW PRESIDENT'S MESSAGE

Serving as the President of the League of Women Voters of Collier County is a very humbling experience. I am proud to follow in the footsteps of the presidents before me and look forward to continued leadership collaboration with Paula Scherwin and Beth VanDamme, along with the Board of Directors.

In these unexpected times when issues not previously viewed as partisan are now considered partisan, every member’s input is important.

This Fall, the LWVCC will be undertaking a strategic planning process. Our last strategic plan lapsed more than a year ago, but our work continued. As is tradition, the LWVCC will align with the goals and objectives of the LWVFL, that just recently completed their strategic planning process.

The input stage of the strategic planning process will target membership, Board of Directors, and community leaders. As we start the process, I ask you to think of these two questions: What is the most important thing the LWVCC does, and what do we do that no one else does?

I know the task ahead is mighty, but never more important than now. Thank you for joining me on this journey. We stand together steeped in history, looking to forging our way ahead.

Thanks for your support of the LWVCC.

Teresa Stohs
President, LWVCC

The Communications Team recently began a video series titled “Civics Unplugged” posted on all of LWVCC’s social media sites. The goal of these short reels is to educate viewers on the basics of national and local civics, such as Branches of Government, Voting Rights, Constitutional Amendments, City Council, and more.

We will be posting these 1-minute videos approximately once a week on Facebook, Instagram, X, TikTok, and YouTube. As always, the more “clicks” on the postings we get, the more engagement we will see in our community! So please make sure you check-in to our social media to view, like, comment, and share our reels.

VIEW THE VIDEOS

LIPMAN BACKPACK VOLUNTEERS NEEDED

August 9 @ 9:00-12:00

Volunteer to help and enjoy a fun-filled morning at the 15th Lipman Family Farm Annual Backpack Event on August 9th from 9am to 12pm at the Immokalee High School Football Field. Interact with the families of our community sharing important information on voting and on issues that are important to the League. Contact Tina Palmese to volunteer.

SCAM ALERT!!!

Several committee chairs recently received an email purportedly from Paula Schwerin 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 Paula's name, but the email address is NOT Paula's email. The same problem occurred earlier this year with messages that claimed to be from Diane Moore. If you receive an email from Paula or any League member that you suspect may be a scam, please call or email the sender to confirm that it is a valid email using the contact information you can find in our website Member Directory; do not reply to the suspect message. Please forward any scam message that purports to come from someone in the League to techteam@lwvcolliercounty.org.

NO LEAGUE LEADER WILL EVER ASK YOU BY EMAIL OR TEXT TO PURCHASE GIFT CARDS IN AID OF A PROJECT.

UPCOMING EVENTS

August 9 @ 9:00-12:00

Lipman Backpack Giveaway

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.

Board Meeting (if needed)

September 3 @ 9:30-12:00

Zoom

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.

SUPPORT THE THE LEAGUE

JOIN

DONATE

About Us

Resources

About This Site

Take Action