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Date: 11/15/2025
Subject: MID MONTH UPDATE - November 15, 2025
From: League of Women Voters of Larimer County


November 15, 2025
In This Issue
  • Announcements!
  • Upcoming Events
  • Other Things You Should Know
  • Volunteer Now!
  • Welcome New Members!
 
ANNOUNCEMENTS
 
Act Now - Holiday Gift Card Project

League members can support immigrant families in our communities this holiday season with a donation of funds that will be used to purchase Target and WalMart gift cards.  Just log in as a member on our website, click on the DONATE button, enter your donation amount, and note in the comment section under "Contribution Details" that your donation is for the Gift Card Project”  The partners receiving the cards – El Suena (Latino Dream) and La Familia – will distribute the gift cards to families in need.  Our goal is $3,000!  Deadline for donations is Monday, November 24.

Contact Trish Warner if you have questions!
Is it Time for your Renewal?
 
The rolling renewal system continues! Please watch for a reminder email from LWVUS with details on how to renew your membership. Dues are on a pay-what-you-want scale starting at $20, with a recommended amount of $75.  If you wish to make a donation to our local League, do this on a second page of the process. We appreciate prompt renewals. 
 
 If you have questions, please contact Ann Keith or Liinda Mahan.
Are You Changing Your Email Address?

If you have changed your email address, please remember to enter your new email address in your account in the LWVUS Member Portal: portal.lwv.org. Once you enter your new email address into your account, it will be downloaded into ClubExpress. However, email address changes entered in ClubExpress will not upload to the LWVUS Member Portal. 
County Ballot Issue 1B Passes!

A Larimer County ballot measure supported by the League of Women Voters of Larimer County has passed! The measure asked voters for a .25% sales tax increase, the equivalent of 25 cents on every $100 spent. The tax does not apply to food, gas, diapers, or prescription drugs. The proceeds will help families pay for child care, boost pay for child care workers. You can find our advocacy letter here.
 
UPCOMING EVENTS
 
The Colorado Open Records Act
Tuesday, November 18
4:30 – 5:30 p.m. via Zoom

Jeffrey Roberts, Executive Director of the Colorado Freedom of Information Coalition, will share insights on the Colorado Open Records Act - what it means for transparency, how it protects public access to information, and why it's essential to an informed democracy. The event is sponsored by the News Access and Literacy Task Force, is free and open to the public.
 
Please register here for a Zoom link to the meeting.
South Larimer Discussion Group
Wednesday, November 19
7:00 – 8:30 p.m. via Zoom

On Wednesday, November 19, the South Larimer Discussion Group will host Meg Dunn, President of the Fort Collins Historical Society and Vice President of the Board of Historical Larimer County. The focus of the discussion will be the history of the Ku Klux Klan in northern Colorado in the 1920's.

This discussion is open to the public. Please register here for a link to the Zoom meeting.
In League with Kindred Spirits (Unite & Rise 8.5)
Tuesday, December 2
4:30 – 6:00 p.m.
Verboten Brewery, Loveland

‘Twas 23 nights before Christmas, when all through the League, not a single member dared miss, the Kindred Spirits Happy Hour intrigue. Well, that is not exactly how the poem goes, but it got you in the holiday spirit, didn’t it?   

Come one, come all!  Ring in December by putting on your Santa cap and donning your reindeer antlers to mix and mingle with Leaguers and fellow kindred spirits for our third Solidarity Happy Hour.  The agenda is wide open. Bring a friend!  Register ahead through the League calendar so we can save enough seats and get ready to meet some new faces and say "hi" to old friends. 
Voter Girl Event a Huge Success!

Fifty-four Girl Scouts attended our annual Voter Girl Project event this past Saturday, November 8th  at Front Range Community College.  The Girl Scouts earned badges in citizenship in 4 workshops -  Daisies (K-1st), Brownies (2nd-3rd), Juniors (4th-5th), and Cadettes (6th, 7th ,8th). Thirty-eight troop leaders and parents stayed for a presentation on the beginnings of the voter suffrage movement and the League of Women Voters. 

None of this was possible without the help of 27 wonderful  volunteers.  They say it takes a village. This was our village:
 
Managers/Coordinators
Linda Thomas – Coordinator
Carol Gertsch – Co-coordinator
Betty Marshall – Floor Manager
Trish Warner – Polling Center Manager
Voter Girl – Marcella  Kenner (Poudre High School student)
Suffragist – Pat Burger
Peg Lapoint – Refreshment Table
Photographer/Computer IT – Jim Thomas

Teachers/Assistants 
Heather Sulgrove, Jane Gidlewski, Pat Horner – Daisies
Janet Schultz, Judy Weaver, (Susie Poulton)  – Brownies
Tamie Stadnick, Beth DeHaven, Sue Taigman – Juniors
Becky Peters, Susan Leopold – Cadettes

Support Volunteers
Adult Check-ins/LWV table - Betsy Perna, Sharon Smith 
Girl Scout check-ins/Polling Center/Monitors - Barb Applegate, Mary Bledsoe, Christine Lehmann, Jamie Durner
Polling Center - Jane Hamburger, Mary Carraher, Susie Poulton

Thank you to all for helping with this wonderful event!

Linda Thomas and Carol Gertsch
  Looking Ahead...
Volunteer Opportunities!

Log into the website and take a look at those areas looking for volunteers on our Volunteer page. In addition to those noted, we are currently in need of individuals who would like to become the editor/publisher of either League Lines or Mid-Month Update.
 
Please contact Kathy Maher or Julie Stackhouse for more information.
Unite and Rise 8.5
 
On November 7, the Unite & Rise 8.5 team joined CSU’s chapter of AAUP and interested student groups to promote freedom of speech, hand out Constitutions, register attendees to vote and encourage them to sign the “Commit to Democracy” pledge.  From left to right: Mary Bledsoe, Beth DeHaven, Christine Lehmann, Pam Franzen and two CSU students.  Interested in helping the Unite & Rise team promote Democracy, constitutional rights and voting access between now and the 2026 mid-terms?  Contact Janet Schultz.
Welcome to our New Members!

Contact information for these individuals can be found after logging into our website and selecting "Member Resources." 
 
Diane Cohn
Christy Coughlin
Shelly Gerding
Linda Griego
Jonathan Lotz
Ann Lujan
Susan Megna
Kari Riley
Nina Romontio
Jane Slauson
Kathryn (Katya) Sweeney
Barbara Tomanek
Julianna Woolums
 
More information on the following individuals can be found by clicking on their name.
  Looking Ahead...
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