Date: 4/10/2025
Subject: Weekly Update - April 10, 2025
From: League of Women Voters of Denver
April Briefing
Join us for an active discussion on "What We Can Do Now" with representatives from local advocacy and civil rights organizations, including Common Cause, Colorado Center on Law and Policy, the ACLU and the LWV Colorado. They will share the approaches they are taking and we will share among ourselves ideas for advocacy and action for Leaguers.
Let's emphasize the value of community, gather the encouragement that comes from sharing ideas, and confirm we are not alone or isolated!
| Join Us Here Before the Briefing!
More information and registration here.
| Annual Meeting is Coming!
Review the Budget
In the business portion of the Annual Meeting you will be asked to review and approve the operating budget for the Denver League for Fiscal Year 2025-26. You can review the proposed budget here.
Nominate a Leaguer
Use this Nomination Form to send award nominations to Membership Chair Cassie Bishop via email at cassandrabish@gmail.com by Friday, April 18. Here are some recent awardees to inspire you.
| 2019 – Gordon Butz
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2019 – Joan Friend and Marge Fisch |
2022 – Lila Connelly and Octavia Davis |
| 2020 – Carla and Frank Bennett |
2020 – Andrea Mitchell and Anne Duncan |
2023 – Lisa Haddox and Shirley White |
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2021 – Cindy Sestrich and Pearlanne Zelarney
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2021 – Steven Coddington and Chris Humphries |
2024 – Fran Coleman and Wanda Lenox |
| 2022 – Carolyn Engelken
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2022 – Kathy Yates and Elsie Haley |
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| 2023 – Sue Stark and Barbara Allen Ford |
2023 – Anne Duncan |
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| 2024 – Diane Young |
2024.– Susan Stark |
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Board Elections
As we look at the upcoming election that members will vote on at the annual meeting, there is both some excellent news and some important roles that remain unfilled at this late date. We are delighted that we have recruited (mostly Cassie Bishop’s work) three excellent new candidates for the Board: Anais Salcido, Mariam Boricius, and Mary Jefferson. We are thinking they will bring new energy and ideas to this Board.
At the same time, Marty Sloven has decided that 30 years on the Board is sufficient for her; so we need to find a Secretary to take and report the minutes of the Board meetings. If any member of the League is interested in this position or any of the other positions listed as vacant below, please contact Frank Bennett at 303-757-2930 or at FrankBennett65@gmail.com.
Nominations for a Two-Year Term:
Co-Director of Program: Anais Salcido
Co-Director of Communications: Pearlanne Zelarney
Co-Director of Communications: Vacant
Co-Chair of Voter Service: Lisa Haddox
Co-Chair of Voter Service: Mariam Boricius
Secretary: Vacant
Treasurer: Heather Shulman
Membership: Mary Jefferson
Unit Organization: Vacant
Technology Coordinator: Vacant
Board Members Continuing for Another Year:
Director of Organization: Jeanette Scotland
Co-Director of Program: Sue Stark
Chair of Development: Bobbie Heisterkamp
Member-at-Large: Chris Humphries
Retiring Board Members:
Cassandra Bishop, Marty Sloven, Bobbie Heisterkamp, Frank Bennett
Register Today!
So that we can plan for food and handouts, please register for Annual Meeting here.
| Activities Ahead!
| Tuesday, April 15, 5:30 p.m. |
April Briefing: What Can We Do Now: How to Stay Civically Engaged in Difficult Times |
Montview Blvd. Presbyterian Church |
Tuesday, April 15, 4:45 p.m.
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New Member (All member) Welcome |
Montview Blvd. Presbyterian Church |
| Saturday, May 10, 2025, 8:45 - 11:30 a.m. |
Annual Meeting |
Montview Blvd. Presbyterian Church |
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