Convention
Convention was a great success. Watch for updates!
Maxine Barkan and LWVUS President Mary Wilson celebrate 90 years!
90th Birthday Celebration for Maxine Barkin and League of Women Voters
Maxine Barkin’s 90th birthday was celebrated along with the 90th Anniversary of the League of Women Voters’ convention. Mary Wilson, LWV-US President, attended the celebration, and both she and Maxine cut the birthday cake at the celebration at the League of Women Voters of Texas biennial convention dinner on Saturday, April 24th at the San Marcos Convention Center.
Maxine said, “I am proud to share a birthday with the League of Women Voters, not only because of our combined longevity, but also because of the League’s long history of promoting good government with high standards and integrity.”
2010 LWV-TX Convention Workbook
Business Sponsorship
LWV Texas State Convention was held at the Embassy Suites/Convention Center in San Marcos on April 23-25, 2010. Thank you to the following businesses that committed to sponsorships of the event:
- Brookshire Brothers
- Butler Manufacturing
- Fast Kopy Printing
- Frances Emory, LWV-San Marcos member
- Frost Bank
- HEB
- Pecan Plantation MHP
- Prime Outlet Mall
- San Marcos Auto Outlet
- San Marcos Baptist Academy
- San Marcos Convention & Visitors Bureau
- Texas State University - San Marcos
11th Annual Environmental Awareness Awards
Environmental Awareness Award recipients were honored at the EAA luncheon, Saturday April 24, 2010, at LWV-TX State Convention in San Marcos. Dr. Al Amendariz, EPA Regional Administrator for Region 6, was the keynote speaker.
Winners of local League Awards at Convention
- Community Partnership Award -For joining with other organizations or entities in your community to make a difference.
LWV-Corpus Christi Area reached out to many community groups for their Forums, Women’s History Month, Earth Day, and sororities and groups within their Universities to celebrate Women’s Equality Day in August and responded to a request from the Hispanic Chamber that the LWV President be a member of the Census 2010 Committee.
LWV-Denton is working with the Emeritus Program a division of Achievement and Lifelong Learning at the University of North Texas. The idea was to present a candidates forum with the class writing the questions and the League organizing and running the Forum.
- Pathfinder Award -Finding new and different ways to do the work of the League.
LWV-Lubbock County used not one but two new and different ways to do the work of the League this year. They held three hour-long Forums that were streamed live on-line and then posted to the station and League web sites so that they were available through early voting and election day. They also posted a short “Don’t Wait…Vote!” video for YouTube. The video was posted to YouTube a week prior to the start of early voting and LWV-TX put the video on their home page.
LWV-Marshall/Harrison County held Red Nose Day 2009 at the Marshall Christmas Parade.This was the fourth year that they distributed red Rudolph noses to housand of parade participants with the slogan VOTING IS A BRIGHT IDEA.
- Nuance Award -For doing a different “take” on an already existing event or procedure.
LWV-Dallas printed and distributed self standing counter signs with a pocket for voter registration cards and useful year-round voting information. They titled their very handsome sign…Look to the League for Voting Information. They not only provided these to Texas Voter Registration Act designated agencies, but all around Dallas.
LWV-Marshall/Harrison County doubled their distribution of Voters Guides by designing a colorful display box to hold the Guides. Their newspaper would list where the boxes were and the location of the boxes was announced on the local radio station.
- Membership Award -For increasing your membership by doing something specific which resulted in new members.
LWV-Corpus Christi Area found three ways to increase their membership. They offered dinner meetings with speakers representing hotly debated topics in the community, they organized a Candidates Waffle Breakfast (a bit of a play on words, do candidates waffle?) and gave out live plants if you joined the League at their Earth Day table. Each of these events resulted in new members.
50 Year Leagues Honored
- Austin Area - 1919
- Houston Area - 1920
- San Antonio Area - 1930
- Dallas - 1938
- Midland - 1940
- Tarrant County - 1942
- Corpus Christi Area - 1945
- Wichita Falls - 1948
- Amarillo - 1950
- Lubbock County - 1951
- Tyler/Smith County - 1952
- Victoria - 1955
- Irving - 1959
50 Year Members Honored
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Silent and Live Auction
Thank you to everyone that helped make our Silent and Live Auction events a great success!