LWVMC 2009-2010 CALENDAR

Board Meetings are usually the first Wednesday of every month.
Unit Council Meetings are the first Thursday of every month.
Units usually meet in the second week of every month. See list.
Resource Committees usually meet on either the third or fourth week of the month.

Paul Peck Institute for American Culture and Civic Engagement

Jefferson Cafe

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www.montgomerycollege.edu/Departments/americanculture/

For information on committee meetings call the LWVMC Office, 301-984-9585.

SEPTEMBER 2009 (Units: League ABCs & 90 Years) - Voter Registration Month

2 Wed LWVMC Board Meeting, 9:45 am, Commission for Women, Rockville

3 Thur Unit Council, 10:15 am, LWVMC office

7 Mon Labor Day – Office Closed

8-14 Tues-Mon Units: League ABCs & 90 Years

16 Wed LWVMC Recorders Workshop, 10:00 am, LWVMC Office

17 Thur Constitution Day – “The Census and the U.S. Constitution”; 5:00 pm – 6:30 pm

Ceremonial Court Room, U of Md School of Law, 500 W Baltimore St, Balt. 21201

21 Mon Brown Bag Supper – Kensington Library, 6:00 pm - 8:00 pm

Topic: Update on Gang Activity

30 Wed LWVMC Board Meeting *** NOTE – Different from regular schedule ***

OCTOBER 2009 (Units: Land Use/Growth Policy) - Voter Education Month

1 Thur Unit Council, 10:15 am, LWVMC office

5 Mon Fall Luncheon, Normandie Farm, Potomac, 11:45 am – 1:30 pm

Speaker: David O. Stewart, Author and former columnist for the ABA Journal

Topic: The Supreme Court and the Independence of the Judiciary

8-14 Thur-Wed Units: Land Use/Growth Policy

12 Mon Columbus Day – Office Closed

12 Mon LWVMD Fall Workshop: Fundraising Best Practices for Local League Presidents;

and Using and Enhancing LWVMD and Local League Web-Sites

24 Sat United Nations Day

24 Sat NCA Event

26 Mon Brown Bag Supper – Wheaton Library, 6:00 pm – 8:00 pm

Topic: Transit Update/Corridor Cities Transitway

NOVEMBER 2009 (Units: Campaign Finance - Consensus)

3 Tues LWVMC Discussion Leaders Workshop, at Connie Tonat’s home, 10am-12noon

4 Wed LWVMC Board Meeting, 9:45 am, Commission for Women, Rockville

5 Thur Unit Council, 10:15 am, LWVMC office

9-12 Mon-Thur Units: Campaign Finance – Consensus

11 Wed Veterans Day – Office OPEN

14 Sat LWVMD Advocacy Course in Annapolis

14 Sat LWVMD Fall Fundraising Event

16 Mon Brown Bag Luncheon – Twinbrook Library, 12:00 noon – 2:00 pm

Topic: Rain Gardens

26-27 Thur-Fri Thanksgiving – Office Closed

DECEMBER 2009 (Units: Latin America)

1 Tues Legislative Supper, 5:00 pm

2 Wed LWVMC Board Meeting, 9:45 am, Commission for Women, Rockville

3 Thur Unit Council, 10:15 am, LWVMC office

6 Sun LWVMC Fundraiser at AFI Theatre, Silver Spring, 3:00 pm

8-14 Tues-Mon Units: Latin America

14 Mon Committee for Montgomery Breakfast, 7:00 am

15 Tues Bill of Rights Day

25-31 Fri-Thur Winter Break – Office Closed

JANUARY 2010 (Program Planning)

1 Fri New Year’s Day – Office Closed

6 Wed LWVMC Board Meeting, 9:45 am, Commission for Women, Rockville

11 Mon Program Planning – Evening

12 Tues Program Planning – Day

13 Wed MD General Assembly convenes

18 Mon Martin Luther King, Jr. Day – Office Closed

25 Mon Program Planning (snow date) - Evening

26 Tues Program Planning (snow date) – Day

30 Sat LWVMD Winter Workshop: (Snow date February 6)

31 Sun Women’s Legislative Briefing, 12:30 pm – 5:30 pm, University of MD, Shady

Grove Campus, Building II, 9630 Gudelsky Dr, Rockville

FEBRUARY 2010 (Units: LWVMD Administration of Justice) - Youth Voter Month

1 Mon LWVMD Board meeting

3 Wed LWVMC Board Meeting, 9:45 am, Commission for Women, Rockville

4 Thur Unit Council, 10:15 am, LWVMC office

5 Fri NCA Board Meeting, 10:30 am - 12:30 pm

5 Fri State Board Letter deadline

6 Sat Snow Date for LWVMD Winter Workshop

8-11 Mon-Thur Units: LWVMD Administration of Justice

14 Sun Anniversary of the Founding of League of Women Voters – Happy 90^th!

15 Mon Presidents’ Day – Office Closed

22 Mon Brown Bag Luncheon – Library TBD, 12 noon – 2:00 pm; Historic Preservation

25 Thur LWVMD Legislative Day (League members lobby their delegation in Annapolis)

MARCH 2010 (Units: Unit Choice/Field Trips) - Women’s History Month

3 Wed LWVMC Board Meeting, 9:45 am, Commission for Women, Rockville

4 Thur Unit Council, 10:15 am, LWVMC office

8 Mon International Women’s Day

8-11 Mon-Thur Units: Unit Choice/Field Trips

12 Fri LWVNCA Fundraiser - Capitol Steps

15-21 Mon-Sun LWVUS Sunshine Week

16 Tue LWVMD Voter Service Workshop

22 Mon Brown Bag Luncheon – Library TBD, 12 noon - 2:00 pm; Legislative Update

31 Wed LWVMC Board Meeting *** NOTE – Different from regular schedule ***

APRIL 2010 (Units: Mental Health & Children)

1 Thur Unit Council, 10:15 am, LWVMC office

6 Tues LWVMD Lobby Day on Capitol Hill

7 Wed World Health Day

8-14 Thur-Wed Units: Mental Health & Children

12 Mon MD General Assembly adjourns

19-25 Mon-Sun National Volunteer Week

24 Sat LWVMD Spring Fundraising Event

26 Mon Brown Bag Supper – Library TBD, 6:00 pm – 8:00 pm

MAY 2010 (Units: Gang Activities - Consensus)

1 Sat Law Day

5 Wed LWVMC Board Meeting, 9:45 am, Commission for Women, Rockville

6 Thur Unit Council, 10:15 am, LWVMC office

8 Sat NCA Annual Meeting, 9:30 am - 2:00 pm

10-13 Mon-Thur Units: Gang Activities - Consensus

18 Tues LWVMC Annual Meeting – Pot Luck Dinner at Cedar Lane Unitarian Church

22 Sat LWVMD Council – Harford County

24 Mon Brown Bag Supper – Library TBD, 6:00 pm – 8:00 pm

31 Mon Memorial Day – Office Closed

JUNE 2010 (Units: Early Voting/New Voting System)

2 Wed LWVMC Board Meeting, 9:45 am, Commission for Women, Rockville

3 Thur Unit Council, 10:15 am, LWVMC office

8-14 Tues-Mon Units: Early Voting/New Voting System

11-15 Fri-Tues LWVUS Convention 2010 – Atlanta, GA

TBD Wed LWVMC New Board/Old Board Retreat

22 Tues Deadline to Change Party Affiliation

JULY 2010

4 Sun Independence Day

5 Mon Federal Holiday – Office Closed