On Feb 14, the local League will be holding a Birthday Party at the Third Street Market. The community is invited to join LWV members at 4:30 p.m. for birthday cake (pick your own beverage from the menu). The celebration will also have a program to present information about a traveling exhibit coming to Nemeth Art Center during May, some local League history and the beginnings of League of Women Voters. Please RSVP to the birthday celebration invitation by calling 218 732 9226.
Looking to the future on the threshold of the next 100 years, League is excited that dedicated members across Hubbard County continue to steadily attract significant numbers of volunteers, who share League’s commitment to Making Democracy Work. LWV is a citizens’ organization that has fought since 1920 to improve our government and engage all citizens in the decisions that impact their lives. LWV operates at national, state and local levels through more than 700 state and local Leagues in all 50 states as well as in Washington, D.C., the Virgin Islands and Hong Kong.
LWV was founded by Carrie Chapman Catt in 1920, just six months before the 19th Amendment to the U.S. Constitution was ratified, giving all American women the right to vote after a 72-year fight for women’s suffrage. From the beginning, League has been a non partisan, grassroots organization whose leaders believed that citizens should play a critical role in advocacy for the issues that affect their lives. In order to support that role, the local League has sponsored numerous educational programs on local issues as well as candidate forums. For more information, please look at our website (http://lwvparkrapidsarea.blogspot.com/) or email lwvparkrapids@lwvmn.org.
