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Date: 6/9/2024
Subject: EVOTER - June 2024 Updates!
From: LWV of Williamsburg Area


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eVOTER

Newsletter of the League of Women Voters of Williamsburg Area (Virginia)
June 09, 2024 - Vol. 5, No. 11
JUNE 13th - ANNUAL MEETING
Annual Meeting
June 13 (Thursday) + Panel + Refreshments!
This is our local League's annual meeting where members elect candidates to our Board of Directors, approve the upcoming budget, vote on bylaw changes, and review local League positions and programs. We need a quorum to conduct business. Your attendance matters!
The short business meeting is followed by presentations from our guest panel:
Dianna Moorman, the James City County Director of Elections and General Registrar; Lauren Zuravnsky from Hampton Roads Sanitation District will talk about the Sustainable Water Initiative for Tomorrow (SWIFT) Research Center; and Chad Stewart from the Virginia Education Association with a focus on state budget and K-12 research.
WELCOME MEMBERS
Members
Thank you renewing members! And a Special Welcome to new members! Names with asterisks gave an extra amount above basic dues!
Leslie Bowie, Mary Ann Brendel, Sally Fisk and Cynthia Frezek, **Rhona Flehinger & Jerry Sanderson, **Deborah Kennedy, **Victoria Kessler, Rochelle Kithcart, **Priscilla Peterson, Maryann & Jim Simpson
OUR 2024 SCHOLARSHIPS
Class of 2025 scholarships collage
Congratulations Hannah, Maesyn and Emily.
On Sunday (June 2) LWV of Williamsburg Area board members participated in the Williamsburg Community Foundation Scholarship Awards Ceremony held at Lafayette High School.
League members Laura Tripp and Denise Koch presented $1,500 Scholarships to three WJCC public high school graduating seniors: Hannah Neff (Warhill) who will study Criminology at the University of New Mexico; Maesyn Albert (Jamestown) who will study International Public Policy at Virginia Tech; and Emily Reynolds (Lafayette) who plans to major in Government at William & Mary.
And we received some thank you notes from our winning seniors!
CELEBRATE JUNETEENTH
Juneteenth
Juneteenth Freedom Fest - June 15, 1-5 p.m.
Freedom Park - 5537 Centerville Road
Join the NAACP and James City County at America’s First Free Black Settlement in honor of Juneteenth! Enjoy live music, readings and performances as well as a presentation on the history of the Juneteenth holiday. Delicious food from local vendors.

Juneteenth Freedom Celebration - June 19, 1-9 p.m.
Williamsburg Community Bldg,401 N. Boundary Street
Features live music and entertainment, free food and food vendors, children’s entertainment, a Freedom Marketplace, a Black Authors Circle, and so much more.
UPDATES FROM DEI TEAM
Pride Month
Our hard working DEI committee reminds you June is Pride Month! And DEI is:
  • At our Voter Services table on Juneteenth at Freedom Park (June 15)
  • Collaborating with Voter Services and the YJCW NAACP at a Community Baby Shower at Old Towne Medical (July 17)
  • Planning a voter registration table with REV UP Virginia and our Voter Services group at Hampton University during Disability Voting Rights Week (September 9-13)
  • Investigating a Young Voters Engagement event in Fall 2024
Join in with your ideas and energy! Contact Us
RALLY JUNE 23 FOR WOMEN'S RIGHTS
Pro-choice march
On Sunday, June 23, at 4:00 pm, the Williamsburg JCC Indivisible will host a Rally for Women’s Rights to mark the second anniversary of the U.S. Supreme Court’s Dodds decision which overturned Roe v Wade, thus ending the constitutional right to abortion. Come and show support for women and reproductive healthcare. Bring your own sign or borrow one from Indivisible.
(photo credits: photographer Lorie Shaull. Pro-choice demonstrators outside U.S. Supreme Court in 1989)
JULY 25th - BOOK GROUP
Read with us
July 25 | 4:30 PM | Member's Home
Discuss with us the: Age of Revolutions: Progress and Backlash From 1600 to the Present by Fareed Zakaria
Check out the NY Times book review Here.
This title is about 383 pages and WRL library owns 2 copies.
MAIL YOUR POSTCARDS
Reclaim Our Vote
If you are writing Reclaim Our Vote non-partisan postcards to Virginia voters, remember to pop them in the mail!
Mail Virginia Congressional Primary no latter than June 10
VOTING UPDATES
Help at the Polls
This new year, 2024, is a presidential election year and will be super busy for voter services! Help us out! It’s necessary and fun. We need you!
OBSERVER CORPS
Observer Corps
WJCC School Board
JCC Electoral Board
LWVUS BRIEFINGS
Did you know that LWVUS holds regular policy, advocacy, and litigation briefings for League members? Watch them live or view the recordings later. You can view the recordings and slides from past webinars.

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P O Box 1086
Williamsburg, VA 23187-1086
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