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October 27:
Community Forum and Panel on Healthcare Issues:
Dr. Mark Green, vice chief of staff, Blount Memorial Hospital; Karrin Reineheimer, Blount Co. Health Council coordinator and health educator
September 22:
Community Forum and Panel:
New Neighbors in Appalachia:
Listening to the Experiences of Latin Americans in East TN
September 18:
Best of Blount:
Honoring League of Women Voters of Blount County
September 8:
League Recognition Celebration

Aug 7: State Primary and County General Elections
June 23:
Annual Meeting
Election of officers, budget adoption, determine issues for FY09 study, action, and voter education
April 28:
Labor Rights Meet Global Wrongs:  The Search for a Fair and Humane Immigration Policy
Retired Professor Fran Ansley, UT College of Law
April 10:
Roundtable: Woman-to-Woman: A Voter Turnout Initiative
March 24:
Selecting State and Local Judges:  Election,  Appointment, or Other Alternatives? Dr. Otis Stephens, U.T. Dept of Political Science, and Professor Penny White, U.T. College of Law and former member of the State Supreme Court, led the discussion.

 
October 2:
Slide Show sponsored by the Suffrage Coalition:
“The Legacy and Challenge of Suffrage”
5:30 pm, East Tennessee History Center
601 S. Gay St., Knoxville
See site for location.
Contact Wanda Sobieski for more info.

PAST EVENTS
Voter Registration at Maryville College
Sept. 27: noon, 4 pm, 7 pm, Cooper Athletic Center, Football Field


Voter Registration at Maryville High School
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ept. 26: 9:30am-10:40am & 1:20pm-2:30pm

Woman-to-Woman Phonathon
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Oct. 28, Oct. 30: Follow-up Phonathons
Sept. 15-16: 6pm - 9pm, Willard House, Maryville College
The total number of SV (Spoke with Voter) from both nights was 365 and the total number of LM/AM (Left Message w/ someone else & Answering Machine,
combined) was 410. Assuming everyone checked their messages or delivered
the message to the intended party, 775 women were reached -- greatly surpassing the original goal of 100!

Voter Registration at Maryville College
Aug 25-26: 8am-4:30pm, Fayerweather Hall
Aug 27: 11am-2pm, Cooper Athletic Center

Forum for State Senate and House Candidates
July 22: 7:00 pm, Blount County Public Library
Media Coverage:
 Blount Today
 The Daily Times

Voter Registration at several locations in July
NATIONAL CONVENTION
June 13-17, 2008:
48th National Convention
Reaching New Heights Together
Portland, Oregon
Convention Action and Reports

LWV-TN Spring Council
May 3, 2008:
Lebanon, TN
Topics: Ethics and open government, water concerns, mountain top removal issues, election issues, and legislative wrap-up
 

FALL 2007 ESSAY CONTEST
"What does it mean to be a good citizen"
1st place - Chelsea Patty, Heritage High School
2nd place - tied between:
Amanda Spooner, William Blount High School
Kathryn Crabtree, William Blount High School

See our Blog for more information