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Date: 7/6/2023
Subject: LWVOC Newsletter & Events for Members
From: Lisa K Adkins


Want to make your voice heard?  SIGN the petitions!  VOLUNTEER to collect signatures!  SPREAD the word through your social contacts!
  •  An amendment to limit government interference with abortion-- The coalition "Floridians Protecting Freedom" has launched a citizen-led ballot initiative campaign to give women the right to seek abortions up to viability.  Learn how to become a Reproductive Freedom volunteer here.
  • The East Central Florida region is made up of Brevard, Glades, Indian River, Martin, Okeechobee, Orange, Osceola, Seminole, St. Lucie & Volusia Counties. We are gearing up for the next wave of volunteer organizing and we need your help.  Contact admin@lwvswfl.com,  the regional organizer with answers to these questions and for more info: 
    1. How much time each week do you have available for volunteering?
    2. Where are you located?
    3. Is there a HUB in your area?
    4. What type of volunteer efforts are you looking for? (Event canvassing, sorting/curing petitions, setting up a HUB, hosting a petition party)
Statewide call to action: The League of Women Voters supports the Florida Right to Clean Water campaign, a citizens' initiative to amend the Florida Constitution with the right to clean and healthy waters. If our current laws were working, then we wouldn’t have manatees dying in record numbers, 80% of our 1000 springs impaired, and harmful blue-green algae and red tide in greater frequency and duration. A constitutional right takes precedence over legislation that permits pollution, restricts fertilizer bans, and allows radioactive materials to be used in our roads. Create a legacy for the future of our waters
 
The Right to Clean Water! In support of establishing our basic right to clean and healthy water, LWVOC has committed to helping get the citizen initiative on the 2024 ballot. 
 
Learn how YOU can become an active volunteer here:  https://www.floridarighttocleanwater.org/resources
Upcoming Events 
 
 
JULY Committee Meetings
Get involved with LWVOC committees.
Visit the Events calendar for a listing of their meeting times/places.
Many are now convenient ZOOM calls.
JULY 18, Virtual New Member Orientation
6:30 PM, Zoom Event
ALL WELCOME
*Members, be sure you are logged into the system to register.
COMMUNITY INVOLVEMENT
BRAND LIKE A BOSS--If you missed the LWVOC sponsored workshop a few months ago with Stephanie Coueignoux, the Emmy Award winning journalist, she has two upcoming opportunities (*these are not League sponsored): 
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Superhero Buildings: Our Secret Weapon to Save the Planet
Buildings account for 40%+ of energy use in Florida. It is imperative that the energy use of these buildings be significantly reduced as part of the strategy to achieve a healthy planet.  More INFO 
Moderator:
George Waldenberger, WFTV Meterologist
Panelists:
Ashley P. Van Stone, City of Orlando Sustainability Project Manager
Philip Fairey, Florida Solar Energy Center (FSEC), UCF
Lisa Pearcy, CEO, 15 Lightyears
Philip Donovan, Little Architects; designed the sole FL Green Public school in Osceola County
Climate First Bank is our Platinum Sponsor. The bank will be supporting LWVOC Hot Topics events for 2023. Climate First Bank is the world's first FDIC-insured community bank founded to combat the climate crisis. Climate First Bank offers a complete, full-service portfolio of simple and easy-to-use traditional banking products designed to do good for people and the planet.  Please follow this link to learn more: climatefirstbank.com
WELCOME new Hot Topics Bronze Sponsors, Voting Voices--Michele Levy, Laurie and Rick Wack, Charley Williams and Lyn and David Berelsman
 
Learn more about becoming a sponsor HERE
Floyd Martin

Kay Newlon

Temia Hayes
 
This could be you!
 
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