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Remembering....League member Janet Ruth Humble February
8, 1950 - April 9, 2009
A donation will be given in her
memory at State Convention
to the League of Woman
Voters of
Massachusetts.
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 LEAGUE OF WOMEN VOTERS OF
WESTWOOD/WALPOLE |
THE BULLETIN Volume 69, Issue
9
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May
2009
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Dear
Katherine ,
May
is a very busy month for our League with plans to
make for Annual Meeting on Tuesday June 9th and
many events to attend during the month.
In
Walpole, on May 16, the Westwood/Walpole League
will participate in Walpole Day.
League members will march with our banner proudly
held by its new
pole.
Those who cannot march will ride in Norman Eykel's
antique 4 x 4 military vehicle.
After
the parade, League members will staff a both
inviting fair guests to learn more about the
League of Women Voters.
Interested in
participating? Call Marcia Hirshberg at
781-326-8784. For more information see inside this
Bulletin, and check out our website at Westwood/Walpole and Walpole's
website at Town of
Walpole
In Westwood on Memorial Day,
Monday March 25, League members will march
again. Interested in participating? Call
Marcia. Children are welcome and may ride in
an antique car. More information is available in
this Bulletin and on our Webster, Westwood/Walpole
The
League of Women Voters of Massachusetts is holding
its Convention on May 29 and 30 at the Boston
Newton Marriott. So close and so easy to get
to it invites attending. There are very
interesting speakers and workshops planned.
Read the material inside this bulletin for more
information or go to lwv.org.
Finally, on
Sunday May 31 from 1-5 at First Parish on Nahatan
Street, the WestwoodWalpole LWV Green Committee
proudly announces "Greening Your Lifestyle."
This fair is for all of us trying to make our
environment safer inside and outside our
homes. Come to First Parish and listen to
speakers and vendors as they share with us the
many ways we can "green" our lives. It is
free, and children are welcome. A special art
class on mural painting just for the children will
be offered by Patty Stewart. More information
later in this Bulletin and on our website Westwood/Walpole
Sincerely,
Jane
Nash
Bulletin
Editor
Westwood/Walpole
LWV
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WESTWOOD/WALPOLE
STEERING COMMITTEE
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The steering committee
administers the business of the local
league. It exists to serve its members by holding
meetings and events which inform its members and
those of its local community about important
political issues. It promotes and
lobbies on those issues upon which it has
positions.
Member involvement and support
is critical to sustain the vitality and strength
of any league. No steering committee or league
board can function long without member involvement
in and committment to the local league.
Get
involved and learn more about what is happening in
your league by attending a steering committee
meeting. Your attendance and input is
always welcome!
If you are Interested in
attending a steering committee meeting, please
contact Marcia
Hirshberg.
Westwood/Walpole Steering
Committee
Pictured from left
to right
Virginia Fettig, Patty Stewart,
Greg Agnew, Marcia Hirshberg, Phoebe Joseph,
Jane Nash, Judy Barrington.
not pictured:
Nancy
Farrisback
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Westwood Candidate
Forum Recap
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Over 60 people attended the candidate
forum on May 19, at the First Parish Hall in
Westwood. Erin Pastuszinsky moderated the
event organized by Cindy Buckley. The
two-year assessor and the planning board were the
only two contested races.
Cindy
Buckley thanks all those who helped with the event
and all those who took time from their busy
schedules to attend. The event may be view
on David
Atkins blog.
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SAVE THIS DATE-- MAY
16, 2009 FOR WALPOLE DAY
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 Date:
May 16, 2009
Time: Noon to 6
pm
Place: Walpole, MA
THE WESTWOOD
WALPOLE LWV WILL PARTICIPATE.
INTERESTED? CALL MARCIA HIRSHBERG AT
781-326-8784.
League members will
march proudly holding our banner supported by its
new pole
Those who have difficulty walking the
parade route and children are invited to ride in
Norman Eykel's Antique 6 x 6 army
truck.
Schedule--Parade
Route
12:00 noon Nostalgic Parade
through Downtown
Parade route:
Starts at
Morgan Field -Down School St.-
East St.- Main
St. - Common St.-
School St. - Morgan
Field
Schedule--Events
1:00 --p.m.
*Kiddie rides, food court, face painting,
games
for kids and grow ups, animals to pet,
manicures
& massages, karate
demonstrations,
great housewares and artwork to
buy, etc.
*The Boyden 2nd & 3rd Grade
Mini-Concert
*The Walpole Teen Band
Showcase
4:00 p.m.
*Old-Fashioned Street Dance to include:
Music
featuring
"Stan Martin & the Honkeytonk
Heroes"
*Grillin' & Smokin'
Barbeque
~~Reminder:
Please be sure to park in a legal
spot.
For
further information, please feel free to
contact Aicha Kelley
@ aicha_kelley@yahoo.com
or (508) 668-0820. ~Thank you
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WESTWOOD
MEMORIAL DAY PARADE |
The
Westwood/Walpole League members will be marching
in the Memorial Day Parade on May 25, 2009
The Parade will
leave from the Westwood Town
Hall.
Interested in participating?
Call Marcia Hirshberg at 781-326-5784
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| SAVE THIS DATE: LWVM
CONVENTION |
 Date:
Friday, May 29 and Saturday, May 30,
2009
Place: Boston Newton
Marriott
May 29 & 30, 2009 | Boston
Newton Marriott, Newton
Early Registration ends
May 11, 2009
Late Registration ends May 27,
2009
Visit: LWVM
for further information and registration
forms
Featured
Speakers
Pat Walrath, Former State
Representative
Elaine Ullian, President &
CEO Boston Medical Center
Nancy Turnbull,
Harvard School of Public Health
Workshops
Friday
Workshops
1. Membership Successes
Reaching out to the community to attract new
members is important league work. This workshop
will discuss the ways some local leagues have
increased membership and participation in their
local chapters. This workshop is for any league
member who wants to help their local league
increase membership.
2. Election Day
Registration
An opportunity to discuss concerns
about Election Day Registration, how it has worked
in other states, and how it would be implemented
in Massachusetts.
Lead by Pam Wilmot, Executive
Director of Common Cause Massachusetts
3.
"Why Massachusetts Health Care Reform Is Failing
and What to Put In Its Place"
This workshop
will include a look at what services are actually
provided and to whom; what the costs are to
individuals, family doctors, small hospitals, and
the Commonwealth; and what better plan could
replace it.
Speaker: Dr. Pat Berger Downs,
Co-chair of Mass-Care and Member,
House of
Delegates, Massachusetts Medical Society and
Member of Massachusetts Medical Society's Task
Force on Health Reform
Moderator: Judy Deutsch,
LWVMA healthcare specialist and chair, Mass-Care's
legislative committee
4. Budget Information
and Member Input on the Future of LWVMA
The
current economic situation has not spared the
League of Women Voters.
Come learn more about
our current fiscal situation and help answer the
questions:
Is the League of Women Voters a
relevant organization among civic organizations in
today's non-profit world? Is it relevant on Beacon
Hill and in your community?
Meet incoming
LWVMA Board members and let them know what you
think the LWV of Massachusetts should be doing to
support local Leagues and to be relevant
throughout the Commonwealth. Ask questions, think
out loud, all ideas welcome.
Saturday
Workshops
1. League Tech
A roundtable
discussion of various technical aspects of the
League. Join us to learn about the LWVUS
Membership Database, setting up a League Website,
using MKTix to accept online payments, electronic
Bulletins and even Treasurer duties.
2. How
to Run a "How to Run for Office"
Training
Massachusetts had fewer contested
races statewide than any other in the country in
the 2008 election. A strong democracy depends on
having choices on the ballot. This is a "train the
trainer" workshop for local Leagues to encourage
and train those who are thinking about running for
office or those who may work in a candidate's
campaign, and an opportunity to gather ideas on
how to encourage more people to run for office at
all levels.
3. Leadership
Presented by
Carol Reimers, LWVUS Board of Directors and former
LWVMA Board of Directors
4. Budget
Information and Member Input on the Future of
LWVMA
The current economic situation has not
spared the League of Women Voters.
Come learn
more about our current fiscal situation and help
answer the questions:
Is the League of Women
Voters a relevant organization among civic
organizations in today's non-profit world? Is it
relevant on Beacon Hill and in your community?
Meet incoming LWVMA Board members and let them
know what you think the LWV of Massachusetts
should be doing to support local Leagues and to be
relevant throughout the Commonwealth.
Ask
questions, think out loud, all ideas are
welcome
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SAVE THIS DATE May 31,
2009
Greening Your
Lifestyle Energy Fair
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 Greening Your Lifestyle--Energy
Fair
Learn
how to decrease your use of energy:
In your
home & in your house of worship
Sponsored
by:
The League of Women Voters
of Westwood/Walpole
1:00pm - "Home Safe Home:
safer alternatives to household
chemicals"
1:30pm - Water
Conservation at home
Main
speaker - Dan Ruben 2:00pm - "Green
your lifestyle"
2:00pm - Art
activity: "responsible for the earth" ages 4 - 9
3:00pm - "Deeper
home energy reduction"
3:30pm - "The
role of faith-based organizations in the green
revolution"
3:30pm - "Solar
energy (roof panels &
photo-voltaics)
4:00pm - Hosting
home energy parties & carbon-neutral
bldgs
Exhibitors: Poirier energy star
appliances; green bldg additions & renovations
**; electric city car & scooter; Westwood
environmental action committee; clean water
action; Dedham-Westwood water district; Neponset
River Watershed; and more
**bring your
utility bills for free energy
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Annual Meeting--Tuesday, June
9th
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The Westwood/Walpole League of Women Voters
Cordially invites you
to
Annual
Meeting
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Date: Tuesday, June 9, 2009
Time: 6:00 - 6:30
pm Gathering Time
6:30 - 7:30 pm Business Meeting
7:30 - 8:30 pm Dessert/ Speaker
Place:
Apollo Restaurant, 615 Washington Street,
Norwood
Speaker: MassHighway
Commissioner, Luisa Paiewonsky
Topic:
"The Importance of Transportation to Our
Environment
and to Our Economy."
Cost:
$25 per
person
Guests are most welcome
Contact: Jane
Nash 781-769-1185 |
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| RSVP by May
19th |
Westwood/Walpole Annual Meeting Response
Card
I will
attend.
Name_______________________________________________
-please
check meal
choice:
Baked Chicken
Breast
Baked New England
Scrod
Special Diet
Requirements__________________________________________________
Check
enclosed for
Meal: How many ___ x $25.00
=________________
Dues: Single
$50______________
Family
$75______________
Total of check enclosed:
$_______________________
I cannot attend
but I enclose a check for my dues:
Single
$50____
Family $75____
If dues are
paid by
annual meeting, the dues for a single
member is $50
for a is family $75.
If
dues are paid after
annual meeting, the dues for a single member
will be $55 and for family
$80.
Contact: Jane Nash
781-769-1185
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Annual Meeting Speaker --
Commission Paiewonsky
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Luisa M.
PaiewonskyCommissioner
Massachusetts Highway
Department
Luisa Paiewonsky has
served as Commissioner of the Massachusetts
Highway Department (MassHighway) since 2005. She
was re-appointed to the position by Governor Deval
Patrick in June 2007. As Commissioner, she
oversees MassHighway's combined annual capital and
operating budget of $1 billion, manages 1,850
employees and has purview over 9,500 lane miles of
roadway and more than 2,800 bridges.
Her
main emphasis areas are highway and employee
safety, context sensitive design, and preservation
of bridges and the Interstate Highway System. She
has spearheaded major initiatives aimed at
streamlining the design and construction of roads
and bridges across the state, and implemented
safety and risk management programs to reduce the
number of injuries and fatalities on Massachusetts
roads.
Paiewonsky has spent her entire
career in public service. Following a three-year
tour in the US Peace Corps, she joined MassHighway
in 1989 and has worked in a variety of staff and
management roles. Prior to her appointment as
Commissioner, she served Assistant Secretary of
the Executive Office of Transportation, Deputy
Commissioner of MassHighway, Director of the
Bureau of Transportation Planning and Development,
and Manager of the Public-Private Development
Unit. She is the Immediate Past President of the
Boston Chapter of the Women's Transportation
Seminar ("WTS"), and is active in the American
Association of State Highway and Transportation
Officials and the Transportation Research Board,
where she has served on numerous panels and
committees.
She holds a Master's degree in
City Planning degree from Boston University
Bachelor's Degree from Mount Holyoke
College.
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| MEMBERSHIP--We are a
league of 100 members |
Hurrah! we
have reached our goal of 100 members.
This is truly a historic
moment for our league. I cannot remember
when we have had this many members
before.
Please welcome our newest
members.
Ann Marie Bielenin, Pat Krusko,
Amy & Lyle Coghlin, Anita Silvey, Jason Lee,
and
Ellen & Duncan McFarland
But we
cannot relax. Lets keep our numbers at
100. Keep those new names
coming.
Marcia
The
Steering Committee commends Marcia for all her
work on membership this year. Her efforts
have exceeded all
expectations.
Thank
you, Marcia
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SUPPORT YOUR LEAGUE &
HELP IT GROW!!
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HELP OUR LEAGUE GROW
Our League is now 100 members strong as of
May 2009 and growing.
Marcia
is making an extraordinary effort to bring in new
members.
As the membership chair of both
our local league and the LWVM, Marcia knows the
importance of numbers to keep our League viable at
the local as well as state and national levels.
Remember we lobby, and it is important
that we represent a large number of men and
women.
You
can help spread the word and increase our
membership by:
- Telling your friends and
neighbors about the League.
- Handing out our Membership
Brochure
- Inviting people to League
meetings
AND BY---
Purchasing items that advertise our League
like our shirts & mugs.
Shirts are
$10 each or two for $5.00
Mugs are $5.00
each
Interested in
purchasing a shirt or mug! Contact Greg Agnew at
Agnew.g.j@comcast.net
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MARK YOUR
CALENDARS!
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May
16 -
Walpole Day our league will participate, Walpole,
noon to 6 p.m.
25 - Westwood Memorial
Day Parade. League members will
participate
29 & 30 - LWVM
Convention, Newton Marriott.
For more information read the Bulletin and go to
LWVMA
and lwvwestwoodwalpole
websites
31-Greening Your Lifestyle
Energy Fair
at First
Parish-United Church, 340 Clapboardtree Street,
Westwood, from 1-5pm.
June
Annual
Meeting, Tuesday, June 9th, 2009 at the Apollo
Restaurant on Washington Street in Norwood. Cost
will be $25 per person. Gathering time 6 to 6:30
pm, Business meeting 6:30 to 7:30 pm, Dinner and
speaker 7:30 to 9 pm. Times approximate and are
subject to change.
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This
is your newsletter. Twelve of you sent me emails
with your appreciation of the new format.
But
I am still looking for advice on improvements and
or ideas on what you would like to see
include.
Sincerely,
Jane
Nash
Bulletin
Editor
Westwood/Walpole LWV
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