League of Women Voters of Schenectady County


	League of Women Voters^® of Schenectady County

The Way To Get Involved

Serving the people of The City of Schenectady, Niskayuna, Glenville, and Rotterdam, NY

Mission Statement: The League of Women Voters is a non-partisan political organization. We encourage the informed and active participation of citizens in government. We work to increase the understanding of major public policy issues and influence public policy through education and advocacy.

"WHO'S WHO" - Schenectady County Governmental and Political Information	Information on Federal, State, and Local Elected Representatives, Government, Courts, and Schools
Action and Advocacy	Reports from the Environment, Observer Corps, Judicial, Voter Service, Health Care, Working Group on Girls, Housing, and Consolidation/Shared Services Study,.
Calendar of Events	We sponsor meetings and events for the public and League members
Elections and Voter Information	Links to local Board of Elections, Government Services and Information: Who is on the ballot in the next election? How to register to vote? ...and more
Join the League	Why and how can you join our grassroots organization?
Local Program 2009-2010	The Local Program Positions for the LWV Schenectady County as well as the LWVNYS Positions in Brief 2005-2007.
LWV National Public Policy Positions 2008-2010	National Public Policy Positions 2008-2010
State LWV Links and Archive of Schenectady County LWV Bulletins	A link to past Bulletins of the Schenectady League of Women Voters.
Contact Us	...for more information.

Community Outreach

In an effort to better serve our community, we are reaching out to other organizations that might be interested in attending our programs, panel discussions and forums. If you or your organization are interested in receiving monthly updates of our program offerings, please contact Gwynne DeLong/Community Outreach at communityor@lwvschenectady.org. All are welcome.
Speaker's Bureau The League is putting together a Speaker's Bureau: a list of members who would be willing to speak on topics the League has studied or has an interest in. This list would be distributed to other community organizations, schools and groups who would have an interest in one or more of the topics available. If you are willing to share your knowledge and expertise with the community, please let us know. You can email or call me at communityor@lwvschenectady.org.
Program Information We are working on ways to share news of our programs with more of our community. At present I have reached out to a few groups who are willing to receive monthly emails from us listing upcoming League sponsored events. If you are affiliated with any groups who might like to get this kind of news via email, please email me at communityor@lwvschenectady.org.

Schenectady LWV Sunshine Week Observance: YOUR RIGHT TO KNOW

New York's Freedom of Information and Open Meetings Laws
The Schenectady County League of Women Voters will sponsor: a Forum on Open Government Wednesday, March 10, 2010, from 7-9 PM, in the Board Room of the Daily Gazette Building 2345 Maxon Road Extension, Schenectady.
Speakers:

Robert Freeman, Executive Director of the Committee on Open Government, NY Department of State
Judy Patrick, Daily Gazette Managing Editor.

The primary focus of the program is to acquaint citizens with the ways that FOIL can be used to gain access to important decisions made by New York State and local government agencies. The discussion will also provide information about the Open Meetings Law which is concerned with the conduct of meetings before public bodies, the right to attend these meetings, and what legally constitutes an Executive Session. There will be a one hour presentation, followed by a question and answer period. There is ample parking in their well lit lot at the front of the building. All are welcome.

New LWV Program: Medical Orders for Life Sustaining Treatment

Date: Wednesday March 31, 2010
Time: 7 to 9 PM
Place: The Community Hospice of Schenectady County, 1411 Union Street
Program: Discussion about Medical Orders for Life Sustaining Treatment (MOLST). Presenters will be Benita Zahn and Dr. Paul Heasley from Community Hospice.

SAVE THESE DATES:

Wednesday, April 7, 7-9 pm. The Health Needs of Schenectady County McChesney Room of the Central Library Presented by Health Care speakers From Ellis Hometown Health and The County Health Department
Wednesday, May 12 Working Group on Girls Community Forum

League of Women Voters of Schenectady County
P.O. Box 9135
Schenectady, NY 12309
(518) 393-0477
[email the league]

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