Your Weekly Denver League Update | Program Briefing
Tuesday, April 19, 5:30 PM
You must register to attend this briefing.
Commander Kimberly Bowser and Lt. Michele Folmar of the Denver Police Department (DPD) will be our briefing presenters. Kim Bowser is the newly appointed Commander of District 6 – Denver’s downtown and crime hot spot. She was formerly the Director of Training for the DPD. Lt. Folmar is the new Director of Training, replacing Commander Bowser. The two will discuss the initiatives that DPD has undertaken to focus department resources on crime hotspots and on the improvements in training undertaken since the George Floyd protests in June 2020.
Barbara Allen Ford, Director, Program
|  | The Bulb Sale is Open for Business
The 30th annual LWV Denver Bulb Sale starts NOW! This sale funds our office rent and helps support our staff expenses.
Ways to Order
1. NEW THIS YEAR -- Please click HERE to see our automated storefront where either members or non-members can purchase bulbs using a credit card or PayPal. This site works just like any other catalog website. You can also make donations to Beautify Denver or LWV Denver using the automated storefront.
2. You can download and print the Bulb Sale Order Form and Bulb Photos, fill out the form and mail it (as you did last year).
Bulb Sale Order Form 2022
Bulb Photos 2022
Please mail the form and check for the total amount to:
League of Women Voters of Denver
1980 Dahlia Street
Denver, CO 80220
3. If you would like a packet with bulb photos, order forms, and instructions that you can distribute, please contact Marty Sloven. A limited number of packets are available.
All orders are due June 10, 2022
Marty Soven, Chair, Bulb Sale
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Voter Service -- Registration Training Sessions
Any member can provide voter registration, but you must be trained. We have scheduled one additional voter registration training session in May:
- Tuesday, May 3 6:30-8:30pm
For the Zoom link please contact Anne Duncan
| Save the Date: Annual Meeting Saturday May 14, 2022, 9:00 - 11:30
Please plan to attend the LWV Denver's annual meeting on Saturday, May 14 at 9:00 AM via zoom. Our speaker will be Dr. Dawn Davenport, Vice President, Child & Family Services at Mental Health Center of Denver. Dr. Davenport has worked for the Mental Health Center of Denver for over a decade. She oversees Child & Family Services and is located at Dahlia Campus for Health & Well-Being. Child & Family Services has been the focus of Dawn’s work during her time at the Mental Health Center of Denver. She has held the role of psychologist, program manager for home-based services and, most recently, the director of clinical services.
“I’m passionate and motivated to provide children and families with the best services we possibly can as an organization,”
Pam Hovik and Marge Fisch - Co-directors
| LWV Denver Annual Meeting - Proposed Budget
To see the proposed budget for 2022-2023, please go HERE | LWVUS National Convention in Denver June 23-26
Greetings League members.
You are formally invited to the 55th League of Women Voters National Convention.
This year, our Convention will be a fully hybrid experience, with both combined and unique experiences for in-person and virtual attendees. All information related to Convention, including registration and hotel bookings, can be found atlwv.org/convention.
League members are invited to attend Convention as voting delegates or as observers. Check out the registration tab atlwv.org/conventionto learn more. Registration is open until June 6.
Convention is a League experience unlike any other, where League members come together to network, learn, and chart the course for the next biennium. We hope you will join us in Denver or online in June!
| Information from Previous Events | Program Briefing
Denver's Nationally Recognized STAR and Co-Responder Programs
April 5, 2022
Denver has been nationally recognized for innovations in behavioral health that boost the effectiveness of community policing in Denver with the addition of public health strategies. Chris Richardson, LCSW, Mental Health Center of Denver, and Carleigh Sailon, LCSW, were instrumental in the design, development, and management of the Co-responder and STAR programs in Denver. A recording of the meeting can be seen HERE
Barbara Ford, Program Chair
| Program Briefing -- Health and Employment Issues
for Non-binary And Transgender People
March 15, 2022
If you had trouble accessing the meeting on March 15, the slide deck for this very informative presentation can be viewed HERE. Ariel DeFazio and Marvyn Allen provided In-depth information on Colorado and Federal statutes that affect trans and non-binary people. A recording of the briefing is available https://youtu.be/qmFf07h0ZcY
Elsie Haley, Chair, Non-binary task force | Program Briefing - Suncor Oil Refinery
February 15, 2022
Representative Alex Valdez, Chair of the Colorado House Energy and Environment Committee, and Rebecca Curry, the Colorado Policy Counsel with EarthJustice, presented a very informative briefing on details of air and water quality, the major emitters, and the needed legislation. Look on our website for Becca Curry's slide deck and the YouTube recording can be viewed HERE
Barbara Allen Ford, Director of Program | January 18 Program Briefing - Access to Reproductive Healthcare
Please view the slides prepared by Karen Middleton, President, Cobalt. A YouTube Video is available now.
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| Office Hours
Monday through Thursday 10:00 to 2:00 p.m.
| Office Update
Fran Coleman is recovering from knee replacement surgery. The office duties are being shared by members of the executive committee in her absence for a few weeks following surgery. Please contact Pam Hovik if you need help.
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