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Index
- Photos
Attendees, please
send your convention snaps to jjohnson@lwval.org
for inclusion here. We love formal, informal, or silly photos just the
same. They will be posted in this LWVAL Members' area of our website.
(Please do ask the subject if posting on the LWVAL website is ok!)
Thanks!
LWVAL Convention Highlights - an Overview
League
delegates and members learned about all things League at the 2007 LWVAL
Convention. Yes, we took care of business. The League delegates
approved the program, bylaws, and budget, and elected the officers and
directors that will guide our state League for the next two years.
In the 2007-09 biennium, LWVAL will be under the strong leadership of
President Mary Lynn Bates,
1st Vice President Scarlett Gaddy, Secretary Yvonne Brakefield,
Treasurer Ginnie Bennett, and Directors Judy Jones, Sarah McDonald,
Anne Permaloff, Leonette Slay, Charlotte Ward, and Ruth L. Wright. The
incoming Nominating Committee will assure that the League continues to
have good leadership through the 2009-2011 biennium - Nancy Ekberg,
chair, Jeanne Lacey, and Sandy Robinson (2 others to be chosen from the
board.)
Convention is not just about the business conducted in
plenary sessions, though! We also...
- Followed the life
and times of League Lobbyist Sue Flood in Montgomery.
Also, learned about our League education and advocacy
efforts and the many ways in which they are having a visible, positive
impact in the state's capitol.
- Mined for League
treasure on the Internet and entered the brave new world of
blogging, communicating, and collaborating via the Internet. (Scarlett
Gaddy and Jean Johnson)
- Strolled the "Program
Path" with Charlotte Ward who gave us a refresher course in the most
fundamental of League processes. Our stepping stones? Unbiased issue
research and study, League and public education, grassroots
position-taking, and finally, vigorous advocy based on this strong
foundation.
- Learned
from AL Arise Exec. Dir. Kimble Forrister about a bill in the AL
legislature that would remove sales tax on food and from keynote
speaker U.S.
Congressman Artur Davis about the comprehensive federal
immigration bill. These
bills are both important legislation that, if passed,
would dramatically impact the
lives of the most vulnerable in our state. (Kimble Forrister also
received the League's 2007 Jane Katz Memorial Award "in recognition of
outstanding service to the fundamental principles of freedom and
democracy in their work with the Alabama Legislature to improve the
lives of low-income Alabamians.")
- Recognized
the invaluable contributions of Anne Permaloff to the LWVAL.
Anne received the 2007 Joyce Woodworth Award "In
recognition of her contributions to League program over many years and
her valuable guidance to the League of Women Voters of Alabama."
- Were treated to
wine and cheese and yummy lasagna and wonderful rum
cake (secret's in the sauce) and so much more by the LWV of Greater
Tuscaloosa. They hosted both a dinner and a reception where Leaguers
had the opportunity to renew old friendships and make many new ones. We
networked, exchanged ideas and told many a joke and story.
Thank you, LWVGT, for
your very warm and friendly hospitality!
OK,
let's not get carried away! Too late - but you get the idea. It was an
informative, fun, and successful convention.
THANK YOU
to our outgoing LWVAL Board (many of whom will continue in
2007-09!) President Sandy Robinson (2006-07), 1st Vice President
Scarlett Gaddy, Secretary Yvonne Brakefield, Treasurer Virginia
(Ginnie) Bennett, Directors Mary Lynn Bates, Barbara Caddell, Nancy
Ekberg, Judy Jones (2006-07), Jeanne Lacey, Barbara Nichols, Charlotte
Ward, and Ruth L. Wright. The League has raised visibility,
contributed significantly to citizen education and become a stronger
voice for change under your leadership.
THANK
YOU to Sandy Robinson, Ginnie Bennett, Yvonne
Brakefield, Sue Flood, Ruth Wright, Charlotte Ward, Scarlett Gaddy, and
Jean Johnson of the state League, to Kathryn Byrd and husband Gene and
all the members of the LWVGT, and to our speakers Kimble Forrister and
U.S.
Congressman Artur Davis for a most successful LWVAL convention!
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As promised at
convention, here are the documents promised to be posted on this web
site:
To be contributed
by Local Leagues
Presidents, please send or arrange for the sending of the following...
- Current
Board list with names, addresses, phone, email, and
portfollio to Jean Johnson at jjohnson@lwval.org.
- Current
membership list of those who have/use email to
Jean at jjohnson@lwval.org.
Include names and email addresses.
- Current
membership list of those who do not
have/use email. Include names and addresses to Charlotte
Ward at w_cutis@bellsouth.net.
- Local
League Web Editor(s) contact information.
Need one one or more members of your League who are willing (or willing
to consider) to update your Local League web site as needed. Time
required initially 4-6 hours, then approx. 1 hour per month.
Send
contact info. of interested members to Jean at jjohnson@lwval.org.
Note: Jean, Scarlett Gaddy (sbgaddy@yahoo.com),
and/or Yvonne Brakefield (ybrakefield@lwval.org)
will come to your League for a hands-on training session. Programming
knowledge is not required!)
- Other
Need: Please establish a phone tree or "buddy list"for your Local League
to
be sure that those members who do not have/use email will be notified
of Action Alerts and other important, time-sensitive information. There
are many passionate, dependable Leaguers among these members. We do not
want to leave them out of our advocacy arsenal!
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Attention
Convention Attendees...
If there
are other Convention materials that should be included here, please
contact Jean at jjohnson@lwval.org
or 205 870-3063 so that edits can be made ASAP! Thanks!
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