The LWVPDX Local Convention was held on Monday May 13 at Taborspace.
Click here to read the 2019 Local Convention Workbook and budget worksheets!
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Incoming President Debbie Kaye presided at the 2019 Convention -
LWVPDX Members voted on plans for 2019-20.
Celebrating and Preparing for our Future
The LWVPDX Local Convention marked the beginning of a year-long celebration of our 100th anniversary. Before the formal business meeting of the membership, members enjoyed a buffet, socialized and chatted about the decisions to be made. Then they listened to a talk by Lynn Peterson, President of our Metro Council. Our Summer edition of the Voter newsletter will include a report on President Peterson’s address.
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Metro President Lynn Peterson explained her vision for our regional Metro government
We also enjoyed a real birthday cake and symbolically lit the cardboard birthday candles on a foam cake with pledges for donations to ensure that the League begins its second century going strong.
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Incoming First Vice President Marion McNamara serves birthday cake to celebrate our “one to grow on” campaign -
Putting a candle on our symbolic cake to support our work in the year ahead
During our business meeting, we recognized our volunteers, our Life and new members, and our 2018-19 Volunteers of the Year.
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New 50-year Life Member Betty Cornelison was recognized along with Life Member Susan Gilbert. -
The League honored Betsy Pratt as one of our Volunteers of the Year. Betsy chaired both the Budget Committee and the City Government Study. Mary Hepokoski, our volunteer bookkeeper, was also recognized.
Current members approved a budget for next year and voted on proposed bylaw amendments and program proposals. New officers, directors, and committee chairs were elected.
Click on each of the following items to read detailed information about the Convention and the items upon which members voted.
At the end of the Convention, we added up the donations from members that were symbolized by the candles on our foam birthday cake. We met the matching grant and then some with total donations (including the match) of more than $9,000.
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Our symbolic cake filled with donation pledges to meet the match and fund our work for 2019-20 -
Incoming president Debbie Kaye celebrates with member Minda Seibert on the success of the “one to grow on” fundraising campaign