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SAVE THE DATE -
SEPTEMBER 12
LWV Fundraiser with JIMMY TINGLE at TOWN HALL
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An Online Publication
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April 2009
Volume 88, Number 7
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CONTENTS
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*Winchester LWV Annual Meeting, May 27 “How the Millennial Generation Will Change Democracy”, Peter Levine, Director of Research, Tufts College of Citizenship and Public Service. Please bring a new member.
*WLWV Balance sheet for Fiscal Year 2009.
* League Essay Contest Winner. Nicholas Facciolo placed second in the
4th and 5th Grade category. Nicholas lives in Woburn and attends St. Mary’s
School in Winchester.
*Navigating Our WLWV Website or How to Find What You Want on the WLWV Website
*Winchester’s Planning Board Chairman Lance Grenzeback talks about his group’s priorities. “… to be effective, [the Planning Board] must continue to be pro-active and forward-thinking rather than waiting for problems to arise.”
*March 24 Book Discussion The discussion of Mary Surratt, Assassin’s Accomplice? with local author Kate Larson drew readers eager to ponder the question.
*Beacon Hill Keep abreast of doings on the Hill by going to the websites of Senator Pat Jehlen and Representative Jason Lewis
*State League convention May 29, 30 at Boston Marriott, Newton “Health Care Rx: challenges and Solutions for our State and Nation” is the broad and important topic. Speakers include former State Representative Patricia Walrath and Health Policy expert Nancy Turnbull. Registration form.
FOUR New Steering Committee Members Needed!
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*Steering Committee Members, Bulletin Committee, Calendar
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The League of Women Voters, a nonpartisan political organization,
encourages the informed and active participation of citizens in government,
works to increase understanding of major public policy issues, and influences
public policy through education and advocacy.
Click here for the HISTORY of the Winchester League
“A meeting of those interested in women’s suffrage was called by Miss Pond,
state organizer, at Madame Nowell’s, Winchester, March 20, 1888, at three o’clock....
.....but all was not white gloves and tea"....."
Site last updated June 8 2009
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