Our Annual Meeting - an excellent ending and beginning
The Annual Meeting last Tuesday was a quality gathering, starting with the major rainstorms that helped to reduce the temperature and clear the air. We were able to meet out on Maryann's wonderful screened-in porch with breezes and fans for a very pleasant evening. The quality pizza was enhanced by quality salads and desserts and sides. We do seem to do a quality job of sharing quality foods from our kitchens.
Nancy Levin, Director of the CH-UH Public Libraries was our guest speaker, talking to us about the process of book ban requests, and talked about some proposed Ohio legislation that would bring external controls and penalties to library administrators. The library board passed a resolution last year in support of the freedom to read, and advocates having conversations with people who are requesting an item to be banned to find the reason behind the request and seek a resolution. Remarkably, she came for dinner and stayed for part of the business meeting! Nancy Levin is a member of League with the Shaker Chapter.
Betsy Tracy talked about the findings thus far from our chapter's survey (which is included further down in this newsletter if you have not yet submitted your information. We've heard from 20% of our members.) She, Janice, Judith and Khaliah are planning programs for new (and newly active) members to better explain the ways of League. Betsy also talked about LWV Ohio's effort to send postcards to everyone in Ohio whose ballot petition information does not match their voter registration information. Betsy has postcards, address labels and suggested postcard texts and, just from the annual meeting gathering she has distributed 310 postcards! Our Chapter's goal was 600 but we just might do more. You are welcome to join the Postcards in the Park Party on July 21st if you want to write postcards with a group (and get some refreshments, and yard signs. Scroll down for details.
The budget and nominating committee proposals were approved as proposed.
Our Leadership Committee for 2024-2025 includes the following new members:
Voter Services Co-Chair - Janice Foster (moving from Membership and Leadership Development
Treasurer - Brenda Bagby
Recording Secretary Co-Chair - Robin Koslin
Nominating Committee - Ellen Eoff
Nominating Committee - Kathryn Ellis
Nominating Committee Chair - Eef Kolkman
And with major thanks to the following members who are stepping down from Leadership:
Rosemarie Fairman who helped lead Voter Services, Khaliah Fisher who was our Treasurer, and Char Morris who was our co-secretary; and to
Eefje Kolkman who led the nominating committee, and to Carol Spackey and Blanche Valancy who diligently contacted all of our members to see who might want to be more involved in their League.
See below for links to the Nominating Committee and Budget Reports, and to the bottom of the email for the complete list of our Chapter Leadership Team.
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