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Media Releases 2011 September 29 - Ballot Issue 2 Referendum is Focus Of 2011 LWVCA High School Mock Elections
For the fourth year, the League of Women Voters Cuyahoga Area project, Engaging a New Generation of Voters: Mock Elections for High School Students, will be held for some 1,400 eleventh and twelfth grade students in four Cuyahoga County high schools during October: Brecksville High, Fairview High, Parma Senior High, and Brush High.
Read more... September 17 - LWV Announces Candidate Forums for November 8, 2011 General Election
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July 3 - League Announces Good Citizen Scholars
The Bay Village Chapter of the League of Women Voters Cuyahoga Area has named two 2011 Bay High School graduates as outstanding “Good Citizens” of the school and community. Bridget Doughty and Michael Sorge were awarded a $1,000 college scholarship each at the recent Kiwanis Awards Night. Bridget and Michael were selected for their superior qualities of character, scholarship and leadership.
Read more... May 5 - Greater Cleveland Healthcare Leader Speaks at League Event
Healthcare community leader Janice G. Murphy, RN, BSN, MSN, FACHE, President of Fairview and Lakewood Hospitals, is the featured speaker at the League of Women Voters’ “First Thursdays” meeting series. Titled “Simply Wonderful Women” her talk is set for Thursday, May 5, 2011, 7:00 pm to 9:00 pm, at West Shore Unitarian Universalist Church, the Chapel Meeting Room, 20401 Hilliard Blvd., Rocky River Ohio. The public is invited to attend free of charge.
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April 16 - League of Women Voters Honors Lynda Mayer
The League of Women Voters Cuyahoga Area has named Shaker Heights resident Lynda B. Mayer as its “2011 Leaguer of the Year” in recognition of her outstanding efforts as an advocate for good government. A celebratory luncheon and League benefit are set for Saturday, April 16, 2011, 11 a.m. to 2 p.m., at the Cleveland Skating Club, 2500 Kemper Road, Shaker Heights, OH 44120. The event includes a cash bar, luncheon, live and silent auctions, raffles, and entertainment by DJ Ray Carr. Proceeds benefit the League’s advocacy and education programs. Reservation deadline is April 6. Visit our Events page or call 216 978-0244, for more information.
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April 7 - Natural History Museum CEO Evalyn Gates Headlines League Event
Evalyn Gates, Ph.D., Executive Director and CEO of The Cleveland Museum of Natural History, is the featured speaker at the League of Women Voters’ public meeting series titled Women Who Know Their Place. Her talk, “Portal to the Universe,” is set for Thursday, April 7, 2011, 7 to 9 pm, at Trinity Commons at Trinity Cathedral, 2230 Euclid Avenue, Cleveland. The public is invited to attend, free of charge, with free parking for attendees behind the Cathedral off Prospect Avenue.
Read more... March 16 - Wind Energy Expert Speaks at League Meeting
Dr. Lorry Wagner, President of the Lake Erie Energy Development Corporation (LEEDCo.org,) will discuss Lake Erie’s pilot project wind farm at the League of Women Voters Cuyahoga Area’s upcoming public meeting. The event is set for Wednesday, March 16, 2011, 7:00 pm to 8:30 pm, at the Cleveland Heights Library, 2345 Lee Road, Cleveland Heights, Ohio 44118. Dr. Wagner’s talk is titled Offshore Wind Energy in Lake Erie. The public is invited to learn about the Northern Ohio regional initiative and the scope of both the pilot and subsequent projects – the anticipated first offshore, freshwater wind farm in North America.
Read more... March 3 - Famed British Soprano Headlines League Event
Internationally-renowned British Soprano Jane Eaglen is the featured speaker at the League of Women Voters “First Thursdays” series now in its eighth season. The event is set for Thursday, March 3, 2011, 7:00 pm to 9:00 pm, at Trinity Commons at Trinity Cathedral, 2230 Euclid Avenue. Her talk is titled, A Helmeted Woman Saving the World: A Life in Opera. The public is invited to attend free of charge, with free parking behind the Cathedral off Prospect Ave.
Read more... February 22 - 25 - League’s Youth In Government project begins in Fairview Park
The Fairview Park Chapter of the League of Women Voters Cuyahoga Area begins its annual Youth in Government Project starting Tuesday, February 22 through Friday, February 25, 2011. Initiated in the year 2000, it is a four-day program for high school government students to learn about local government and the election process.
Read more... February 24 - League Holds Public Meeting On Health Care Reform
The public is invited to an informational meeting on Health Care Reform sponsored by the Fairview Park and Lakewood Chapters of the League of Women Voters Cuyahoga Area. It is set for Thursday, February 24, 2011, 6:30 pm to 8:30 pm, at the Fairview Park Library, 21255 Lorain Road. Guest speaker is Gary Benjamin, Northeast Ohio Advocacy Coordinator of the Universal Health Care Action Network (Uhcanohio.org). His talk is titled, “Health Care Reform: What’s In It For You?”
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