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WELCOME TO OUR WEBSITE
This website is intended to provide information concerning our local
League and community, as well as links to the state and national
Leagues. Inside our site, you will also find invaluable sources of
information at the local, state, and national levels.
The League of Women Voters is a nonpartisan political organization
of men and women, encouraging informed and active participation in government
and influences public policy through education and advocacy.
The League of Women Voters is a nonprofit membership organization
functioning on local, county, state and national levels.
We hope that you will click on the various pages to learn more
about the League of Women Voters of the Greater Red Bank Area (LWV-GRBA) and what we are doing!
Summary of the 2010-2011 Activities
August - meeting of new board to plan for the coming year; Monmouth County ILO
Observer Corps Training Session
September - Voter Registration at Tinton Falls Community Day at the Monmouth Mall;
meeting on VOTESMART; attended LWVNJ Fall Workshops
October - Capitol Steps fundraiser; arranged for League and voter information/registration
at Brookdale Community College; moderated at candidates' forums
December - created and sent out SurveyMonkey gathering members' interest info
January - meeting on Program Planning for LWVNJ 2011 - 2013
February - breakfast with the board (cancelled due to weather)
March - breakfast with the board
April - ILO hydrofracking forum; Running and Winning workshop; LWVNJ convention
May - Get Out the VOTE project with high school graduates; LWV-GRBA annual meeting
June - ILO annual meeting
Throughout the year we also continued our Internship for Democracy program at Middletown High School North;
provided moderators at various candidates meetings, continued to distribute The Spotlight
by email instead of direct mail, and updated this website frequently.
LWV-GRBA membership is open to men and women of voting age.
Through membership you will receive information and opportunities to:
- share your opinions and make your voice heard as an advocate
for change and community problem solving
- get more involved and stay informed about issues and government,
and about decisions that directly affect you and your community
- sharpen your skills in leadership, communications, lobbying,
networking, public speaking and more
- receive The Spotlight, (our local newsletter), The National
Voter and the NJ VOTER to keep you up-to-date on the issues and
activities in which the League is involved at all levels
- inspire others to actively participate in the democratic process
- become as active as you can/wish. Complete our Member Survey
(click on MEMBERSHIP for more information)
The League of women Voters of the Greater Red Bank Area does not endorse the contents of
any websites to which it links; such Internet addresses contain information not posted by the League
and are included to provide convenient access to additional information. The League does not endorse
or control these external Internet addresses nor guarantee the accuracy of such addresses.
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Acknowledgment: The Greater Red Bank Area League of Women Voters would like to express its sincere appreciation to
David Ayllon for his help in originally setting up this website.
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