Come to Tuskegee for Convention 2005

Alabama Leaguers will gather at the Kellogg Conference Center on the beautiful and historic Tuskegee campus the weekend of April 30-May 1 to participate in the 2005 biennial state convention which begins at 10 a.m., Saturday April 30.

Convention attendees will participate in workshops on Saturday afternoon on issues important to many citizens of the state. One workshop will focus on the recurring dilemma of Medicaid funding and will be conducted by Commissioner Carol Herrmann. Other workshop topics include the status of Alabama compliance with the Help America Vote Act, efforts to reform the Alabama Department of Environmental Management and A Training the Trainers session that will feature the Legislative Study consensus and other issues of interest to local Leagues.

The registration deadline is April 22. Call your local League president, a local board member or see the LWVAL web site (www.lwval.org) for a registration form, information on hotel reservations and driving directions. Delegate or not, you can attend the full convention or any one or all of the Saturday events which include a morning plenary session, Saturday lunch, Saturday afternoon workshops and evening banquet.

This Voter includes more convention details. Hope to see you in Tuskegee.

Becky & Jean