LWV Kent making Outreach impacts, learn more at March 7 All Member Meeting, 7 p.m. | |
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ALL MEMBER MEETING
Thursday, March 7, 7 p.m.
Kent Social Services
1066 S. Water St., Kent
With the able leadership of Rhonda Richardson and the outreach committee, we are beginning to build significant partnerships.
Come, hear what we’re learning through our growing engagement with diverse community groups.
Come, discover exciting opportunities for participation. We will also have a redistricting update. Our usual table of snacks and beverages will be offered.
Come! Bring a friend!
MAP to Kent Social Services
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Voting resources available for Primary | |
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The Voters Guide publication, a round up of candidate and issues information for Portage County, may be new to some but it's been a core public service of LWV Kent for more than 50 years. Two ways to get your ballot information:
Click here: vote411.org
An online resource powered by Leagues across the nation, which allows voters to see their ballot information; content entered by candidates.
Click here: Voters Guide
A downloadable, printable format with Portage County voting information gathered by LWV Kent and LWV of Northern Portage; content entered by candidates.
Share these resources with family and friends.
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We're back....with tech help for members' social media, next session on Thursday, March 7, before All Member Meeting | |
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We can’t emphasize enough the importance of member participation in the petition-signing process! One way to help from your phone or laptop is to use your Facebook page to promote petition-signing locations. LWV Kent TECHLab is a great way to find out more about social media and how to use it to support the effort.
The next TECHLab will be Thursday, April 1, 6 p.m. before the All Member Meeting at Kent Social Services.
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BRING ENERGY TO THE PETITION CAMPAIGN! Adding Farm Market, KSU, Election Day locations | |
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Below are the links to the weekly sites with days and times. Click the links to sign up. Consider volunteering weekly. There are still slots to fill! Please help spread the word about the petition locations to your social circles, social media and email.
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Hobbs Hall
Wednesdays through May 29
4 p.m.-6:30 p.m.
Sign up here.
United Church of Christ
Mon/Sat through May 27
10 a.m.-12:30 p.m.
Sign up here.
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Brimfield Bread Oven
Fri/Sat through May 30
10 a.m.-noon
Noon- 2 p.m.
Sign up here.
Haymaker Farm Market (outside)
Hobbs Hall until March 30
Sat Farm Market Summer location Apr 6
Sign up here.
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Volunteer to collect signatures, Thursday, March 14, at KSU event
Kent Leaguers will be collecting signatures Thursday, March 14, outside the KSU Kiva before and after the speech by David Hogg, a survivor of the 2018 Parkland shooting, co-founder of "March for Our Lives" and president of "Leaders We Deserve."
To volunteer, contact Anne Reid at areid@kent.edu or Iris Meltzer at iris.meltzer@gmail.com. Time frames would be from 3 to 7 pm. This event is being sponsored by the student-led May 4 Task Force.
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If you are new to petition-signature collecting, you must be trained on the specific requirements for gathering valid signatures. You can sign up for online training sessions March 5, 12, 26 (as well as addiitonal dates) here. If you don’t want to wait, you can listen to this recording, view these slides, and then take this online quiz.
Once you’ve been trained and have petitions, carry them with you and as you meet with friends and family, ask them to sign your petition(s).
Have questions or an idea for a location to collect signatures? Email Iris Meltzer. You also can download a tool kit here from Citizens Not Politicians for more information. Need to know more about the proposed amendment? Click here.
Need an image to share on your social media with the weekly petition locations?
Click here.
Here's another opportunity to join the petition campaign...click here to learn more and sign up.
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Moving to a new time! Book Club on third Wednesday starting this month, March | |
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Meetings are now the third Wednesday of the month, 1:30 p.m., at Hudson Grande Senior Living, 5400 Darrow Road, Hudson. All are welcome to join. Email Jane Preston Rose for details about the meetings.
March 20 - Wild Girls: How the Outdoors Shaped the Women Who Challenged a Nation by Tiya Miles
April 17 - American Nations: A History of the Eleven Rival Regional Cultures of North America by Colin Woodard
May 15 - American Nations: A History of the Eleven Rival Regional Cultures of North America by Colin Woodard
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Consider being a poll worker for the March 19
primary election
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We urge you to consider being a poll worker for the March 19 primary election. To be a poll worker, you must live and be a registered voter in Portage County, have reliable transportation, attend a training class and be available to work on Election Day from 5:45 a.m. through the close of polls at 7:30 p.m. Help is urgently needed! To learn more, click here.
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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. | |
Women's History Project Woman of the Year Awards Luncheon March 22, 2024
Among those to be honored is Jackie Derrow, a member of the League of Women Voters of the Akron Area. The luncheon runs from noon to 1:30 pm at the St. George's Fellowship Center, 3204 Ridgewood Road, Fairlawn. Tickets are on sale now: https://bit.ly/WHP2024Tix
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SAVE THE DATE . . . All events are free except where noted
Mar 7 | Thursday | 6 p.m. | TECHLab | Kent Social Services, 1066 S. Water St., Kent.
Mar 7 | Thursday | 7 p.m. | All Member Meeting | Kent Social Services, 1066 S. Water St., Kent
Mar 20 | Wednesday | 1:30 p.m. | LWV Kent Book Club | Click here to email for details
Apr 1 | Monday | 6 p.m. | TECHLab | Kent Social Services, 1066 S. Water St., Kent.
Apr 1 | Monday | 7 p.m. | All Member Meeting, Local Positions & Priorities | Kent Social Services, 1066 S. Water St., Kent
Apr 17 | Wednesday | 1:30 p.m. | LWV Kent Book Club | Click here to email for details.
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