THE VOTER - MAY 2023
Published by the NW Maricopa County League of Women Voters |  |
NWMC SOCIAL GATHERING
Saturday, June 24, 2023 from 1-4pm
NWMC will host a social gathering of LWVNWMC members and guests. The Dessert and Coffee Social will be held at Arizona Traditions in the RETREAT SOCIAL HALL organized by Cathy Noga. Watch your June Newsletter for more details.
NWMC REVISED BOARD MEETING SCHEDULE
Monday, August 7, 2023 at 3:00pm
Future Board Meetings will be the first Monday of each month, 3-4:30 pm starting in August 2023. (No Board meetings in June or July). Board Meetings will be on Zoom.
ARCHIVES COMMITTEE MEETING
The committee has finished its work for now and all boxes of materials kept by NWMC have been labeled and stored in the storage unit. Contact Cathy Noga with questions or inquiries
NWMC BOOK CLUB
Monday June 19 at 3pm. See article below.
Contact Susie Bowman if you need a link for this Zoom meeting.
VOTER SERVICE MEETING
Wednesday, May 24 at by Zoom
Focus on Youth Voting and Civic Engagement. See flyer in this newsletter for more details. All interested members encouraged to attend this committee meeting chaired by Bonnie Jackson. | NWMC ANNUAL MEETING HELD APRIL 29, 2023
 Speaker, Sherry Aguilar, gave a most interesting and engaging presentation. She was presented with a personalized vase and flowers and joined us for lunch. The business meeting, presided over by Acting President, Judy Moor, included reminders of our nonpartisan and DEI policies. Judy introduced the current board and thanked them for their service to NWMC. She then gave a brief summary of the end of year report that was contained in the special mailing to all members.
Motions were made, seconded and approved unanimously for the recommended revised bylaws, proposed budget, and proposed program. A motion was made and passed to accept the election of co-presidents and treasurer and two elected board members.
We enjoyed video messages from our new co-presidents who were unable to attend in person—Karen Devine and Bonnie Saunders and welcomed our new Treasurer, Leslie Eaton. The two new elected Board members were Bonnie Jackson and Cathy Noga.
The YOU MAKE A DIFFERENCE award was presented to Tina Mollica by Susan Penner, Chair with appreciation and flowers. We enjoyed festive table decorations and lunch overseen by Hospitality Chair, Betty Mulcahy. Secretary Kathy Long will create a summary for our records. Linda Napier reported that the meeting was successful and that the technology worked!
2023 Annual Meeting Photos
| LWVNWMC Voter Service Zoom Meeting
Wednesday, May 24, 2023, 6-7:30 pm
Registration Required
REGISTER HERE
 Voter Service is embarking on a very exciting new project to encourage the Gen Z (18-29) vote that has been increasing since 2018. Young people have many issues they care deeply about, and they want to see change!
Gail Digate will join us. She has led a very successful program for her League in Northern Arizona, and she will share her experience and suggestions for what she has found to work best. This is a vital project with a variety of responsibilities needed to get it implemented. Bonnie Jackson, Chair
JOIN US AND BRING YOUR ENTHUSIASM FOR GETTING INVOLVED TO MAKE THIS PROJECT A SUCCESS!
NWMC BOOK CLUB
Submitted by Bonnie Saunders
We had a VERY lively discussion on the first three parts of the book about James Baker III, The Man Who Ran Washington by Peter Baker and Susan Glasser -- focused on Baker's roles during the Reagan Administration. We came up with more than a dozen really appropriate adjectives to describe him and his character! We focused mostly on his role as George H.W. Bush's Secretary of State at the end of the Cold War. The book is quite long (more than 500 pages), so read what you can and come to discuss Baker's role in the end of the Cold War. If you want to hear the adjectives, you'll need to come to the June meeting!! If you want to come only to listen, that's fine also!
The next meeting we will discuss the rest of the book. NOTE NEW TIME OF OUR NEXT BOOK CLUB ON JUNE 19, 2023 OF 3PM.
The next meeting after June will be on Monday, September 18th at 3:00 p.m. on zoom. We will discuss Lady Justice: Women, the Law, and the Battle to Save America by Dahlia Lithwick. More on that later but just a heads up on the book and the date of the first fall discussion.
Read lots of books this summer and come in September with some good books that you think we should read and discuss.
| NWMC NEEDS YOU TO SERVE AS A NWMC REPRESENTATIVE ON THE STATE BOARD
 We need a member to volunteer to serve on the LWVAZ Board of Directors for the next two years (2023-2025) to represent our league. This is a voting position and requires attendance at LWVAZ monthly board meetings. Currently all meetings are held by Zoom. There is an expectation that the person in this position will serve on a state standing or ad hoc committee. This is a wonderful opportunity to increase your knowledge about the state League and how it operates for the benefit of all the local leagues. Please contact Bonnie Saunders or Karen Devine if you are interested.
| GETTING TO KNOW THE NWMCLWV WEBSITE
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Look for this and more on our NWMC LWV Website
View old newsletters and eblasts under “News” - “Emails”
See photos of past events under “About Us” - “Photo Albums”
Find voting information and more under “Voting” menu
Read the Bylaws and Annual Meeting Minutes under “Member Resources” - “Documents”
| ORDER A NAME BADGE USING THE NWMC WEBSITE
Order your personalized LWV of Northwest Maricopa Co membership badge and wear it proudly at each event. The badge is 4 inches long and attaches with a magnet. It has your name and LWV NW Maricopa County.
The badge costs $20.00. Payment must be accompanied by this order form. Be sure to write your name THE WAY YOU WANT IT TO APPEAR ON YOUR BADGE! When this form and payment is received your order will be placed. Please allow 4-6 weeks to receive your badge which will be mailed to you.
- Log in to website
- Select Member Resources – Documents - Forms
- Select Name Badge Order Form & click the green arrow to download the document
- Submit this order form below, along with your payment and send to:
Susie Bowman, Membership Chair, 16501 N El Mirage Rd. #240, Surprise AZ, 85378
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