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Date: 10/31/2023
Subject: November 2023 Newsletter
From: LWV Seminole County

November 2023 Newsletter

President's Message

A few weeks ago, Valerie Schulz and I were able to attend an LWVUS program entitled Power the South that was held in Orlando. (See link below for the slides from the presentations)

It focused on relationship organizing – that to our friends and family we are trusted messengers. We can bring true and accurate information about voting and elections to our communities and empower them to act. This is how to create a people power movement which is the foundation of democracy. When people are active in their communities and informed about the issues, they then show up and express themselves through the power of their vote.

We are about to enter the November 2024 election cycle. Here are the dates for 2024:

Presidential Preference Primary Election: March 19
Primary Election: August 20
General Election: November 5

Now is the time to get prepared. Know the facts. Share your information with friends and families. Invite them to join us at the League in the work of empowering voters and defending democracy. There is no other more patriotic work than that.

Cathy Swerdlow

lwvseminole@gmail.com

POWER THE SOUTH SLIDES

Thank you to all our League members who came out to the Legislative Delegation Meeting on Monday, October 30. Abby Sanchez, Kristine Kraus and Autumn Garick were there as members of the SCPS Board. Lynn Dictor was representing SemDems and Linda Coffin was representing Moms Demand Action. Valerie Schulz addressed the delegation on behalf of Floridians for National Popular Vote. Robin Dehlinger addressed the delegation as a concerned constituent regarding issues in education. Cathy Swerdlow officially represented the League speaking to our legislative priorities, particularly regarding voting rights and gun violence prevention. Also in attendance were: Deb Carswell, Anna-Marie Cote, Donna Gray, Leslie Grubl and Katie Murphy.

Monday, November 6 at 7 pm join on Zoom to hear a presentation from Dr. Frank Catalanotto, President and Founder of Floridians for Dental Access. Floridians for Dental Access (FLDA) is a bipartisan coalition of organizations and individuals working to solve Florida’s oral health crisis. The organization strongly supports evidence-based best practices in modern dentistry and dental hygiene that increase patient health, improve affordability and safely expand access to care through choice and workforce solutions.

Dr. Frank Catalanotto, DMD, is the former dean and currently is a professor in the department of community dentistry and behavioral science at the University of Florida College of Dentistry.

RSVP HERE FOR THE ZOOM LINK

Pictured above is Paula Koehler, Community Programs Administrator of the Office of Health Promotion and Education.

If you missed the tour of the Health Department, read about the tour and view the PowerPoint presentation HERE

Lidia Galeas Giron, Case Worker, is pictured here bringing in lots of items to our Hot Topics on October 26^th!

Kelly Welch (Right), Manager of Seminole County Community Health Services shared the work the department is doing to address the issues identified in the 2022 Health Assessment. Find more information HERE.

Joining us at the Hot Topics in October were Megan Weeks (left) and Madeline Lee (right) of the National Alliance on Mental Illness. They shared with us the work that NAMI does in support of people experiencing a mental illness either personally or within the family. NAMI offers education, support and referrals . Visit their website to learn more.

NAMI GREATER ORLANDO

Update from our Tour of the Health Department!

Thank you for bringing awareness to the need for clothes for sexual assault victims seen at the Victim Service Center (VSC) here. Your question was the impetus to expand our collaboration with the VSC! I got in touch with folks at their main office in Orlando to learn more about the items that would be helpful. We are now receiving donations of new clothes, blankets, slippers, snacks, beverages (water, soda, ginger ale). We will regularly take the items to VSC offices. Please feel free to share the call for donations with the League! (Information about how we will do this will be coming!)

Also, during our visit we heard about two of the maternal-child health projects the Department was working on. They have now been launched...

Delivering a Doula Difference, facilitates training for women who want to serve as doulas in Orange, Osceola, Lake and/or Seminole counties.

Cradle Seminole: Every Baby, Every Day, a nurse home visiting program, will provide care for pregnant moms and their babies based on qualifying criteria such as moms’ young age or multiple small children in the home

Julia Horensten, Heather Haskett, and Claudia Tejada were our guides for the tour.

NEW HOME FOR OUR LEAGUE PROPERTY

Cathy Swerdlow and Deana Schott could still smile after moving our League property from one storage unit to another! Thank you to Fred Schott for his photographic skills and assistance in the move!

It's a little smaller unit but everything fits in, and it will cost us less each month! Thanks to Pat Southward for her donation of a shelving unit and storage cabinet. It really helped with the reorganization.

Halloween Gathering for Voter Services

From Ruth Bader Ginsburg to the Mad-Hatter, we all had fun and it wasn't too spooky!

SAVE THE DATE

Our Holiday Party will be held at the home of

Fred and Deana Schott

December 10, 2023

2pm to 4 pm

More details to follow!

Handicap Accessible home & parking

Did you miss a program last month?

Check out our video archives on Facebook!

The State of Women’s Reproductive Health in Florida

Oviedo City Mayoral Debate

FaceBook

VOTER SERVICES

Let’s start a FB “liking team”

If you are active on Social Media - please like and share the posts made on our Social Media pages.

Our survey indicated that most of us use Facebook! Be sure you are following our page and liking our posts!

https://www.facebook.com/LWVSeminoleCo

Welcome New Members

We're glad you're here!!

September/October 2023

Gisele Agnelli

Lisa & Michael Brodsky

Ann Burnham

Rachel Knowles

Shelia Scott, Associate Member

Sandra Sheppard

Thank you for your continued support!

September/October 2023

Single Membership -

Karen Henry

Family Membership -

Lindy & Bill Freeman

Community Information

The November meeting of the Sanford -Lake Mary Kiwanis will feature keynote speaker Chris Ham, Executive Director of the Rescue Outreach Mission (the only homeless shelter in Seminole County). The meeting will be held on Thursday, November 2nd at the Chianti's Event Center in Sanford (685 Towne Center Blvd, Sanford, FL 32771).

Please arrive between 6-6:15pm so all dinner orders can be placed before the meeting starts at 6:30pm. Each person is responsible for his or her own order. There is no cost to attend the event.

Make a Difference in an SCPS Student's Life

Become a DIVIDEND!

SCPS DIVIDEND

Two programs seeking volunteers at Goldsboro Elementary in Sanford

Nanas and Papas and Friends- see flyer below

RAP, Reading Acceleration Program is a program for tutoring first graders in reading. Nov 9th there is a training for anyone interested in this program. The training will be held at Goldsboro Elementary Magnet School, 1300 20th Street, from 9:15 to 10:30 AM.

For more information about either of these programs contact Rebekah Richey

Teach-In is a perfect opportunity for parents, business leaders, and community members to let students know we care about them. Teach-In highlights the importance of bringing together teachers, school staff, parents, students and communities in a unified effort to build great public schools.

Help shape and build the future. Step into a classroom to share great information with our students and teachers. Talk about your job or career. Have you traveled? Do you have a cool hobby? Open a door to a new life experience for our students.

Teach-In for the 2023-2024 school year will take place on November 14, 2023!