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Get up to date with your dues! . . . and thanks

to those who have already paid!

Like many organizations, the LWV Kent relies on membership dues and other funding sources to continue its work. If you have not renewed (or joined) yet, click here to go to the membership page on our website, where you can renew, pay online or find the address for mailing your check (which is also found below).

How much does it cost?

Here is an explanation of our membership dues structure:

Dues are tax-deductible.
League annual dues for one person are $60.
Adding a person or persons from your household is $30 each per year. The household shares printed membership materials. However, online communication goes to each person’s email.
Student dues are $5 per year.
You can pay more than $60 for an annual membership and help us expand our organization by supporting others who want to join.
You also may pay an amount that fits your budget.

Want to have an even greater impact?

After paying members’ state and national dues, the LWV Kent receives about $4 per member from a standard $60 membership. So, we must find other ways to raise funds to sustain our organization. We are asking members to consider the following options:

Pay by check so that LWV Kent benefits from your membership dollars at the local level. Make your check for new or renewing memberships payable to LWV Kent, and it mail to: G. Pytel, 4578 Creekside Dr., Kent, Ohio, 44240.
If paying online (and we realize that is a necessity for a growing number of members), please consider covering the PayPal processing cost of your membership. PayPal charges 2.2 percent and 30 cents per transaction.

Questions? Think you paid but don't see your name on the list? Email us here to find out why. If you have joined in the last several months, you are good to go!

Your ideas shape the new 2-year plan

for LWV Kent

Learn more at the All Member Meeting, Monday, Oct. 16, 7PM

The All Member Meeting on Oct. 16, 7 p.m., at Kent Social Services is your opportunity to help shape and build the next two years of the Kent League's important work.

During the August AMM, members broke into small groups to answer questions like:

Name community organizations for whom LWVK could partner to further our mission.
List events in which we do not currently participate that would further our mission.

The group's answers were gathered, tabulated and used to develop LWVK's next 2-year strategy and new committee structure. Join your fellow leaguers on Oct. 16 where you will have a chance to learn how you can be a part of the process and meet the new committee chairpeople! We will also be providing redistricting updates and League updates.

In addition to your ideas, please bring a nonperishable food item or monetary donation for Kent Social Services. MAP to Kent Social Services.

NEED HELP WITH TECHNOLOGY?

WE'VE GOT YOU COVERED!

Join the LWV Kent TECHLab Team on Monday, Oct. 16, 6 p.m., before the All Member Meeting to learn about how to use social media on your laptop or phone in a no-stress tech zone! It’s free, and no RSVP is needed! Please bring your laptop or smartphone.Thanks to Kent Social Services, 1066 S. Water St., for the meeting space. MAP to Kent Social Services.

Voter registration at KSU library; volunteers needed Tues., Oct. 10. from 9 a.m. to 9 p.m.

HELP!!! We still need people to fill slots on Tues., Oct. 10, during our voter registration drive at the Kent State University library. Your help is urgently needed! A new member? You’ll have help from experienced members, so don’t hold back. Sign up here.

Need something to do Nov. 7? Consider being

a poll worker for the general election!

The Portage County Board of Elections needs poll workers for the Nov. 7 general election. Did you know young people 17 and older can become poll workers? Click here for a training calendar, application form and an informational brochure. To be a poll worker, you must live and be a registered voter in Portage County, have reliable transportation, attend a training class, be available to work on Election Day from 5:45 a.m. through the close of polls (approximately 7:30 p.m.). Help is urgently needed!

Looking for voting information (lots of it!) for yourself or others? Head to our LWV Kent website!

Click here to go to the League of Women Voters of Kent website section on all things voting including a calendar of important dates! Click here for voter registration information (Deadline to register is Oct. 10, 2023 for Fall General Election). Click here for Voters Guide/VOTE411 info!

Next LWV Kent Book Club meeting set for Nov. 8

The next LWV Kent Book Club meetings are set for Wednesday, Nov. 8, and Wednesday, Dec. 13, at 1:30 p.m. at Hudson Grande Senior Living, 5400 Darrow

Road, Hudson. The date for monthly Book Club meetings has changed to the second Wednesday. All are welcome to join. Email Jane Preston Rose for details about the meetings.

Nov. 8 - Empress of the Nile: The Daredevil Archeologist Who Saved Egypt’s Ancient Temples from Destruction by Lynne Olson

Dec. 13 - The Chancellor: The Remarkable Odyssey of Angela Merkel by Kati Martin

Voters Guide for Nov. 7 General Election now available

Portage County election information is now available on VOTE411.org or you can download the print version here. Share with family and friends.

Thank you to Nena and her committee!

Welcome new members!

Kelly Hambly

Marcia Harding

Tricia Perduk

Carli Toth

Official LWV Ohio election information

on Issue 1 now available online and printed

To read what the League of Women Voters of Ohio has to say about Issue 1 (reproductive rights), click here to download the official document.

LWV Kent now has printed cards. Need some? Email Jill Hazelton or call or text her at 330-687-7119.

Need to know the latest about the redistricting campaign? Head to Citizens Not Politicians

Have you heard? The redistricting amendment petition language has been approved and we'll be on the move soon to gather signatures across Ohio with our coalition. To keep up with Citizens Not Politicians, the official campaign organization, head here for their website, Facebook page and Instagram account.

SAVE THE DATE!

Our Annual Holiday Brunch is scheduled for Saturday, Dec. 2, 2023, 9 a.m. at Laziza in Kent. Catherine Turcer, executive director of Common Cause Ohio, who has been a significant leader in the redistricting campaign, will be our speaker.

Support our LWV Kent Bee-A-Voter Spelling Bee

team with a financial contribution

We have fielded a three-person team to take on the top spellers in the area at the first Adult Spelling Bee by ACCESS, the shelter for women and children in downtown Akron. The fundraising event is Saturday, Oct. 14, 6:30 p.m. at House 330 (formerly The Tangiers).

Thank you to our team: Barb “The Walking Dictionary” Tittle; Alberta “The Spelling Sorceress” Bowman; and Katie “The Word Wonder” Bowman. We will be head-to-head with the League of Women Voters of Akron for a chance at orthography glory and to aid a great cause!

You can help by donating any amount to our team here. Please select a “Hive” member to credit under the “Transaction Options.” Doing so helps track donations for our team. Thanks so much!

School Board School is now in session!

Oct. 11, 7 p.m. webinar

Whether you're hosting a forum for school board candidates, considering a run yourself or interested in attending a forum to learn more about who the candidates are, the League of Women Voters of Ohio’s School Board School is the place to learn more about what members do and what questions to ask. THe webinar kicks off at 7 p.m. on Oct. 11 online. To register, click here.

Kent Lions Club Carnation Day set for Oct. 27 & 28

The Kent Lions Club is selling carnations to raise money for sight and hearing conservation (such as eye exams, glasses, surgeries and pilot dogs) and for eye research. The cost is $15 per dozen. Click here to download the order form. Return the completed form with payment to Jane Gwinn, 184 Shaw Drive, Kent, OH 44240. Orders must be received by Friday Oct. 20.

Businesses and schools may pick up their flower orders on Friday, Oct. 27. Residents may do so on Saturday, Oct. 28. The Kent Lions Club has been a staunch supporter of LWV Kent Face2Face election forums! Thanks, Lions!

Portage County NAACP Freedom Fund scholarship fundraiser event set for Oct. 14

The Portage County NAACP Education Committee will hold its annual Freedom Fund event on Saturday, Oct. 14, at the NEW Center at the Northeast Ohio Medical University (NEOMED). Check-in starts at 11:30 a.m. The program runs from noon to 2 p.m. To pay online, click here. See the flyer for more information about the event. NAACP Portage County regularly partners with LWV Kent.

Read the latest from the LWV Kent Observer Corps. Click here. Interested in an outreach activity that puts you in the rooms where it happens? Click here.

SAVE THE DATE...All events are free except where noted

Nov 8 | Wednesday | 1:30 p.m. | LWV Kent Book Club | Click here to email for details. The date for monthly Book Club meetings has changed to the second Wednesday.

Dec 13 | Wednesday | 1:30 p.m. | LWV Kent Book Club | Click here to email for details. The date for monthly Book Club meetings has changed to the second Wednesday.