11/8	Lake Park Neighborhood Association Block party Lake Park-10th Ave. N at 11 St. N, Naples	5-7pm
11/10	Port Royal Club Town Hall meeting (with Loralee) Trinity by the Cove 553 Galleon Dr, Naples, FL	10-11am
11/13	Leadership Collier Volunteer Expo 3-6 Coastland Mall	3-6pm
11/15	Island Walk w/ Pass on Plastics 10-11am Towncenter Circle Ste #101 Naples 34119	10-11am

What do we do at these events? Wear your name badge, and we’ll have the Voter Services iPad with cell service. We ask that you bring a personal iPad, if you have one you are comfortable with, as a back-up. We chat with everyone who stops by, asking if they would like to check their voter registration and re-request a Vote-by-mail ballot (prior requests deleted at 12/31/2024 per Florida election law). We help them click on the SOE website for checking voter registration, then make the VBM request. There will also be a small flyer to do-it-yourself at home, if they want to take that. It’s fun to chat with voters and tell them all about our local League!

We’re going to try a new way for volunteers to sign up, using the Signup Genius web-based app. All you’ll need is your calendar, to see which events you are free to volunteer for and your name, email address and phone contact. To sign-up for a November VS tabling event, use this link:


When you click, you’ll see all the VS tabling events and available slots. Just click the blue “Sign up” rectangle next to the slots you’d like to volunteer for, then scroll down to the bottom of the screen and click the blue, centered “Save & Continue” button. Next, the Sign Me Up page lists your choices. Enter your email and phone number, then click the red “Sign Up Now” button. You’ll get an acknowledgement email, and Laura Hansen Reynolds, Voter Services coordinator, will get a list of volunteers with contact info. Easy-Peasy!

Questions? Contact  Laura Hansen Reynolds or call her at the phone number in the LWVCC website Member Directory.

Ready to move beyond the basics? Join us for League 101, the essential dive into how the League of Women Voters of Collier County (LWVCC) truly drives change.

This one-hour session connects you directly to the heartbeat of our organization—from our local chapter to our powerful State and National Leagues.

• What does it mean to be non-partisan and political?
  
• How do our Committees tackle today's most pressing issues?
  
• How do we balance both Education and Advocacy to achieve our mission?
  

This session is the mandatory first step for anyone interested in the LLP leadership program.

Presenters: Julie Wade, Diana Walsh, Ellen Hannan, Sarah Cass Berg, and Laura Hansen Reynolds.

Did you know that in K-12 public schools across the US, truancy/chronic absenteeism is the primary predictor of lack of academic achievement and whether a child is likely to become involved with Law Enforcement? Did you also know that recently, in the State of Florida, Collier County Public Schools (CCPS) ranked #1 best with lowest percentage of students absent 21 days or more during the 180-day school year.? The State average was more than double that of CCPS.

On Friday, November 21, 10:00 am, Dr. Rachel Dawes, CCPS Director of Safety, Security, and Student Relations will be the featured speaker at the Juvenile Justice Committee’s meeting at Finemark Bank Waterside. Dr. Dawes’ portfolio includes safety initiatives and threat assessments, as well as attendance, discipline, and alternative placements.
All members and guests are invited to this timely presentation. Space is limited. These are all sizzling topics in most American communities today.

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.