Lake Michigan League of Women Voters

Still Time to Register for 2011 Annual Meeting

lakemichiganleaguer — Thu, 06 Oct 2011 14:37:23 +0000

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Asian Carp
walk in the woods
the Millenium Reserve Initiative
Sewer Overflows
State of the Lake
Beaubien Woods
a Trolley Ride
Lake Calumet

Don’t miss out on the excitement at the Lake Michigan League’s Annual Meeting October 21-22. Register today! The deadline for registration is Monday, October 17.

The discounted hotel rate has been extended. Call the Oak Lawn Hilton at 1-800-315-1058 and ask for the “League of Women Voters” block rate.

Help Keep Pharmaceuticals Out of the Lake!

lakemichiganleaguer — Tue, 04 Oct 2011 16:16:21 +0000

Properly dispose of your unused and unneeded drugs. The next National Prescription Drug Take Back Day is Saturday, October 27, from 10 am – 2 pm. Find a drop-off location near you.

Registration Open for 2011 Annual Meeting

lakemichiganleaguer — Tue, 13 Sep 2011 01:20:08 +0000

All League members and friends are invited to the Lake Michigan LWV Annual Meeting on Friday, October 21 and Saturday, October 22, 2011. It will be held at the Hilton Oak Lawn in Oak Lawn, Illinois. The hotel is conveniently located near I-294, southwest of Chicago.

Our annual business meeting is the reason for getting together, but we also have many educational activities and knowledgeable speakers planned. Please join us as we become better informed advocates for Lake Michigan.

“Toxic to Treasures” Trolley Tour of the Lake Calumet area
Todd Main, Deputy Director, Illinois Department of Natural Resources, will be our keynote speaker at dinner Friday night, speaking on Invasive Species and the Millennium Reserve System
Discussion of How to be an Effective Advocate
Debra Shore, Commissioner, Metropolitan Water Reclamation District, will discuss sewer overflows in Cook County, IL
Judy Beck, Lake Michigan Manager, US EPA, will report on the State of Lake Michigan
Walking Tour of Beaubien Woods, beneficiary of Great Lakes Restoration Initiative funding.

Even if you cannot attend all of these exciting events, please join us for those that work with your schedule! The registration form lists several meal plan options.

Additional information about the event is available on the 2011 Annual Meeting Materials page. The registration deadline is October 10, 2011. Registrants are responsible for their own hotel reservations.

Lake Michigan Leaguers Make a Big Splash at Great Lakes Lobby Day!

lakemichiganleaguer — Fri, 01 Apr 2011 22:36:26 +0000

Be inspired by our LMLWV members who attended Great Lakes Lobby Days this March in D.C. First of all, become informed at the Great Lakes Restoration website.

Near the bottom of the page, go to “Find a Project.” You will see an amazing amount of projects – some probably in your neighborhood. Your legislators in Washington, D.C., are possibly unaware that there are even projects going on in your district! Let them know! Feel free to educate them about the history of GLRI, such as, it was started in 2004 by President Bush. Hopefully, at least $300 million will be budgeted this year to continue the projects, and more in the future.

Our LMLW members who went were quite pleased to take the concerns we share with the Healing Our Waters Coalition regarding Lake Michigan’s issues to Congress:

*Support Great Lakes Restoration Initiative Funding

* Pass Great Lakes restoration legislation

* Ask the Army Corps of Engineers to expedite its study of the Chicago Waterway System in its Great Lakes-Mississippi River Interbasin Study (GLMRIS)

If you’d like to educate yourself to better educate your legislators, click on any of the links at the Healthy Lakes Healthy Lives website.

Welcome!

lakemichiganleaguer — Mon, 02 Mar 2009 20:46:53 +0000

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