The Voter February 2020 Celebrate Valentines Day and League’s Birthday on Feb 14! Last Chance for Tickets - Feb 9th on Eventbrite In This Issue Page Our 100th Birthday Party 100th Birthday Party Info 1 It’s a In the Units 2 Gala High Tea New Members; Donor Thanks 2 Friday, February 14 President’s Message 3 In Memoriam: Jack Cameron 3 at the Olive Branch Tea Room League Calendar 4 in Freighthouse Square, Tacoma News You Can Use 5‐6 Help Wanted 7 Tickets must be purchased in advance. Member Spotlight 8 Puyallup Homelessness Forum 8 Climate Change Acon 9 Board Mtg. Notes Dec & Jan 10 Suffrage DVD ; Observer Rpts 11 February Partner Calendar 12 No tickets sales on party day. Tickets are $40 and include the High Tea, tax and tip. They are available on Event Brite thru February 9. hps://www.eventbrite.com/e/league‐of‐women‐voters‐ 100th‐birthday‐celebraon‐ckets‐85049129235 Empowering Voters - Defending Democracy 253-272-1495 ● [email protected] ● www.tacomapiercelwv.org February 2020 page In the Units February Unit Meengs: Watch “The Public”, a film about libraries and homeless‐ ness. Guaranteed to entertain you as well as provoke thoughts about what is right in this world. Be sure to schedule in an extra half hour for this unit meeng. What’s Coming in the March Units? March units are Unit Choice or Pink Tea. Watch next month’s Voter for the calendar of events and plans for your unit meeng. East Pierce and Tacoma Units have set dates for their Pink Tea Community Outreach Events. The East Pierce Tea will be on Saturday, March 14 from 10 AM to Noon at their regular meeng place in the Puyallup Library. The Tacoma Unit will hold their Tea on Saturday, April 18, in coopera‐ on with Tacoma’s Asia Pacific Cultural Center. Where and When Do Pierce County Units Meet? Below are the mes and locaons of our 5 monthly Unit Meengs. They meet from September thru May in the locaons noted below with a break at year‐end for our Annual Program Planning meeng. Except for “Member Choice” events, all Units have parallel programming each month. League Members are welcome to parcipate with any of our Units. Virtual Unit Meeng Tacoma Unit East Pierce Unit Merrill Gardens Unit Gig Harbor‐ Meet with us from your home Key Peninsula Unit or wherever you get your wifi connecon nd nd rd rd 2nd Wednesday 2 Thursday 2 Saturday 3 Thursday 3 Saturday 6:30—8:30 pm 1:00‐3:00 10:00‐Noon 1:00‐3:00 10:30‐12:30 hps://zoom.us/ N. Tacoma Police Sub‐ Puyallup Library Theater at Merrill Herons Key staon 324 S. Meridian Gardens 4340 Borgen Blvd. j/5999586476 th 5140 N. 26 St. 7290 Rosemount Cir Gig Harbor North Contact: North Tacoma Alison McCaffree Contact: Contact: Contact: Contact: alison.mccaffree Dorothy McBride Paula Eismann Pat Olney Charlene Franz @stanfordalumni.org [email protected] peismann60@ [email protected] csff[email protected] comcast.net Welcome New Members Meleney Albert & Mara Kilbourn We’re so Glad to have you with us! And Thank you to Our January Donors! Donna Ewing Jean Gillmer Christie Perkins Rita Robison Jackie Skaught John Winskill Neighborhood Council of Northeast Tacoma Associated Ministries The work of our League is made possible by the Generosity of our Donors Fe A February Message from the President ‐ Cynthia Stewart It’s now here and official! The League of Women Voters is 100 years old this month, on Valennes Day. If you haven’t reserved your cket for our local League celebra‐ on, be sure to do so now HERE. The event promises to be fun and engaging as well as delicious. We will also have local celebraons when Puyallup and Tacoma Units invite other organizaons in their areas to join in their Pink Teas in March and April. February is also the month we celebrate Presidents’ Day in honor of Presidents Washington and Lincoln, two naonal heroes. How can we contribute to creang the new heroes in our own day? For starters we can connue to hold candidate forums where voters can hear what the candidates stand for and we can sponsor get‐out‐the‐vote efforts. That was one of our members’ highest priories at the December Program Planning meeng. And on March 10 we will hold our very first Washington State Presidenal Primary. Who will be on the ballot? Donald Trump, Republican, and Democrats Michael Bennet, Joe Biden, Michael Bloomberg, Cory Booker, Pete Bugieg, John Delaney, Tulsi Gabbard, Amy Klobuchar, Deval Patrick, Bernie Sanders, Tom Steyer, Elizabeth War‐ ren and Andrew Yang. You’ll noce that at least one of these people has pulled out of the race, but since they already signed up for our State Primary, their names stay on our ballots. Should our League work on geng out the vote during for this February vote? Or shall we reserve that effort unl the August Primary elecon? That is what the Board will be deciding at its next meeng. In the meanme, if you would like to help plan how we can work on this, please contact Noel Hagens, [email protected], or Marty Webb, [email protected]. Speaking of the Board, if you are interested in being considered for a Board posion, please contact Nancy Pear‐ son, Nominang Commiee Chair, [email protected]. Nancy can tell you what the Nominang Commiee is seeking and how you might fit in. Thank you for what you do each and every month, and especially for what we will all be doing in this elecon In Memoriam ‐ Jack Cameron September 22, 1931 to November 25, 2019 Jack Cameron was an Honorary member of the League of Women Voters of Tacoma‐ Pierce County. He and his wife Marie supported League for over 50 years before she died in 2015. Jack died in November 2019. A very close couple since they married in 1958, Jack and Marie were inseparable. They hosted many pares and traveled exten‐ sively together. Jack was the head of the Washington State Public Pension Commission, created in 1963 to advise the Legislature on benefits and funding policy. He once noted that he did not have previous experience in that field but learned quickly. He put that learning to use in planning invest‐ ments for himself and Marie. One of those investments was bequeathed to the League as a very generous endow‐ ment which connues to benefit our League today. Jack took an early rerement and was happy to do so. He was the chief cook for the family when Marie was working as a land use planner for Thurston County. When she rered as well, they volunteered for Amtrak, staffing the Olympia train staon to assist travelers. They also volunteered for the Red Cross, helping people find their friends and relaves during and aer disasters and teaching classes. Jack also volunteered for HeartStrides, an organizaon that offers therapy through working with horses. Jack is survived by son Allan and his wife Laurie, who can receive condolences at 3839 Prestwick Lane SE, Olympia, February 2020 page 3 League Calendar January - February - March 2020 Thurs, Jan 30 5:00—9 pm MANY FACES: Understanding the Reality Pierce College, Puyallup of Homelessness ‐ A Free Public Forum Get more informaon and Register Sponsored by LWVT-PC on Page 8 February 2020 Thurs, Feb 6 No Book Group this Month Join Us Thur, March 5th, Same me, Same place Sat, Feb 8 10‐noon East Pierce Unit Meeng Puyallup Library, 324 S. Meridian Tues, Feb 11 Tacoma Schools Bond Issue Elecon Wed, Feb 12 6:30‐8 pm Virtual Unit Meeng. See In the Units on page 2 Thurs, Feb 13 1:00—3 pm Tacoma Unit Meeng N. Tacoma Police Substaon League of Women Voters GALA100th Birthday Party & High Tea Friday Olive Branch Café Feb. 14 Freighthouse Square, Tacoma Get your Ticket by Feb. 9 1:30‐4 pm hps://www.eventbrite.com/e/league‐of‐ women‐voters‐100th‐birthday‐celebraon‐ ckets‐85049129235 Sat, Feb 15 10:30‐12:30 Gig Harbor Unit Meeng Herons Key—Gig Harbor North Wed, Feb 19 2‐4:30 pm Board Meeng LWV Office Thurs, Feb 20 1‐3 pm Merrill Gardens Unit Meeng Merrill Gardens Theater, N.Tacoma March 2020 (tentave) Thurs, Feb 5 2:30—4 pm Book Discussion Group: University Place Library Tailspin by Steven Brill 3609 Market Pl. West, UP Tues, Mar 10 Washington’s First Presidenal Primary Elecon— Wed. Mar 11 6:30—8 pm Virtual Unit Meeng. See In the Units on page 2 Thurs, Mar 12 1 ‐ 3 PM Tacoma Unit Meeng N. Tacoma Police Substaon Sat, Mar 14 10– noon East Pierce Unit PINK TEA with guests from Puyallup Library, 324 S. Meridian Puyallup AAUW Wed, Mar 18 2‐4:30 pm Board Meeng LWV Office Thurs, Mar 19 1—3 Merrill Gardens Unit Meeng Merrill Gardens Theater, N.Tacoma Sat, Mar 21 10:30‐12:30 Gig Harbor Unit Meeng Herons Key February 2020 page 4 News You Can Use 2020 - A Year of Almost non-Stop Elections Feb 11 Tacoma School Bond Election (see Help Wanted on page 7) March 10 Presidential Primary March 25 Pierce Conservation District (see News You Can Use on page 6) August Local Primary & Special Election November 3 National, State & Local Offices including the Office of President GO - Vote: a Get Out the Vote Campaign A result of a groundswell of enthusiasm unleashed at our December Program Planning Meeng, a Get Out the Vote commiee is already deep into planning for the year ahead.