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LWVCDC Annual Meeting Marple Library - June 11
Our 2025 LWVCDC Annual Meeting is Wednesday, June 11 from 4:30 PM to 7:00 PM at the Marple Library 2599 Sproul Road, Broomall, PA 19008. This is a FREE Member ONLY event. The purpose of the Annual Meeting is to conduct the important business of our League of Women Voters and to celebrate our mission to Empower Voters and Defend Democracy.
We especially hope to see many of the 20 new members we have added since the beginning of the year. This is one of only two in-person meetings we have during the year.
During the business portion of our meeting we will be electing the 2025-2026 Board of Directors, adopting our 2025-2026 Budget and Local Program plus sharing reports from our committees about our volunteer efforts throughout our communities.
The League will present its annual Outstanding Community Service Award to Rosemarie Halt for her dedication to the work of establishing a public health department in Delaware County.
We will email a digital version of the 2025 Annual Meeting Booklet prior to the meeting to all those that register. Food will be provided at no cost but donations at the door will be appreciated.
Special Note from the Development Committee: They'll have Boscov's Friends Helping Friends coupons for sale day, Tuesday, Oct. 22, at the annual meeting. Plan to buy a few for your own friends and family or to sell at your church or synagogue. They are $5 each, all of which goes to LWVCDC, and a great deal for holiday or back-to-school shoppers—25% off everything in the store. It's never too early to help raise money for LWVCDC!
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We Lobby: Harrisburg, May 5
| | Here is the entire LWV turnout of more than 50 LWV members from around the state who went to Harrisburg for Lobby Day, May 5. Executive Director Amy Widestrom is in the center in the red jacket and LWVPA President Susan Gobreski is next to her in the pink jacket. LWVCDC President Anne Mosakowski is next to Susan. Eight went from Delaware County. | | We Demonstrate: Workers Rights Rally, May 3 | | LWVCDC President Roberta Winters in her Ruth Bader Ginsberg robe with a sign quoting RBG. The "We Stand Strong Rally: Solidarity with Our Workers" was May 3. | |  | LWVCDC President Anne Mosakowski and Vice President Cathy Yungmann staffing the table at the "Stand Tall" rally in Glen Providence Park. | | | |
Rise for Freedom
There's still time to catch up with LWVUS' "Rise for Freedom" two-hour training sessions to learn how to resist peacefully but vocally, organize rallies and fight for democracy. The last one is June 5.
This is a call for everyone interested in learning how to mobilize in this fraught moment. Sign up HERE.
FYI: Every action the League takes is based on its positions—Impact on Issues. This 190-page document is searchable by clicking on the relevant topic in the table of contents.
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President Anne Mosakowski's Message:
Our Oath to Democracy from the National League of Women Voters!
“The mission of the League of Women Voters is to Empower Voters and Defend our Democracy;” For over a century, the heart and soul of our work has been centering voters' voices in democracy. We’ve participated in many of our nation’s most pivotal voting rights battles, from women’s suffrage to the Equal Rights Amendment to the passage of the National Voter Registration Act (NVRA) and the Help America Vote Act (HAVA). As democracy turns another corner, we are strengthening our campaign: Women Defend Democracy.
“We will faithfully execute our civic responsibility as nonpartisan advocates;"
LWV is proudly a nonpartisan organization. And we’re focused on issues that matter to communities. We believe in a strong democracy by and for all people. We stand for the rights and representation of all voters, no matter their political party—not to mention their race, gender, primary language, and more.
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| | | We March: Radnor Memorial Day Parade, May 26 | | This group of LWVCDC and LWV Radnor members marched in the Radnor Memorial Day Parade carrying these signs to loud applause and cheers. | |
... And We'll March Again
The third annual celebration of Pride in Delaware County will begin with a Pride Parade on Saturday, June 7 at 12:00 PM to 2:00 PM on State Street in Media, PA. This parade will celebrate and promote the rights and equality of the whole LGBTQQIA+ community, in accordance with the League of Women Voters Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion (DEI) Policy.
If you'd like to join us on what promises to be a beautiful day for marching, sign up HERE.
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Fourth Annual Delaware County Sustainability Conference:
The League of Women Voters of Delaware County will have a voter information and environmental resources exhibit table on Saturday, June 14 from 10:00 AM to 2:15 PM at the Delaware County Sustainability Conference being held at the Lazaretto Ballroom, 99 Wanamaker Ave, Essington, PA.
To attend the June 14 in-person event or sign up for online presentations, June 9-13, register HERE.
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No Kings Rally: Delaware County Courthouse
Also on Saturday, June 14, the League of Women Voters is coming together in partnership with democracy-focused organizations to rally against the increasing authoritarian excesses and corruption within our government at the national level.
In Delaware County this NO KINGS rally is a national day of peaceful action and mass mobilization from Noon to 1:00 PM in front of the Delaware County Courthouse, 201 W. Front Street, Media.
Recruit friends and family—the more of us, the more powerful we are: just show up.
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Delaware County Pride Festival
Get ready for the largest annual Pride celebration in Delaware County! Saturday, June 14, from 1:00 PM to 6:00 PM, 100 Garrett Road, Upper Darby, PA 19082,
in front of the Upper Darby Township Municipal Building.
Over 130 vendors will be featured, offering a diverse selection of LGBTQ+ businesses, artists, and community organizations. There will be live entertainment, dancing, cultural cuisine, and all-ages activities! For more information, click HERE
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Summer Fest Friday: June 20 in Collingdale
Visit us at the Friday Nite Summer Fest Friday, June 20, from 5:30 PM to 9:30 PM at Grace Church Parking Lot, 710 Blackstone Avenue Collingdale, PA 19023. The FREE event is sponsored by Prodigy Peacebuilders which honors Heritage Month with a joyful evening that brings together people of all backgrounds for celebration, connection, and fun. Enjoy music, entertainment, delicious food, games, celebrating diverse cultures and community service.
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We Take Action: Call Our U.S. Senators and Tell Them to Kill the Big, Beautiful Bill | | |
The horrific Fiscal 2026 tax and spending bill that passed the House by one vote is now in the U.S. Senate where they will act on it in the next 30 days.
The bill cuts Medicaid, likely causing the closing of many hospitals and nursing homes that largely depend on Medicaid and throwing 8.6 million Americans off Medicaid, leaving them without any health insurance at all.
It also cuts Medicare and will raise taxes on the middle class and poor, while extending tax cuts for the top .o1 percent and corporations. It adds $3.8 trillion to the national debt and it neuters the courts from enforcing injunctions against executive orders.
Congresswoman Mary Gay Scanlon (D., Delaware County) says the only thing that works in the moment is public pressure. Let's prove her right.
Call and write our U.S. senators, John Fetterman (Phone: (202) 224-4254) and Dave McCormick (202-224-6324) and ask them to vote against it.
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Officers and Directors Slate — 2024-2026
Officers:
President (2024-2026): Anne Mosakowski
Vice President (2025-2027): Cathy Yungmann
Treasurer (2025-2027): Rosemary Hughes
Secretary (2024-2026): Rosemary Kesling
Elected Directors:
Rosemarie Lord (2025-2027)
Rebecca Michael (2025-2027)
Gloria Rabinowitz (2025-2027)
Marguerite Wilson (2025-2027)
Marita Green (2024-2026)
Joanna Nealon (2024-2026)
Olivia Thorne (2024-2026)
Judy Wertheimer (2024-2026)
Appointed Directors:
Anne Bush (2025-2027)
Carol Butler (2025-2027)
Linda Carpenter (2025-2027)
Christine Coleman-Crosby (2024-2026)
Marilyn Gilroy (2024-2026)
Joseph Lesniak (2024-2026)
Jodine Mayberry (2024-2026)
| | Video of the Month: LWVUS CEO Celina Stewart on 'The State of Democracy' | | We Write: LWVPA Executive Director Amy Widestrom's Guest Column In Delaware County Daily Times | | |
Early Voting Badly Needed in PA
As we enter another critical election season, one that draws far less attention than presidential elections but is no less important, Pennsylvanians deserve a voting system that reflects the realities of modern life.
The League of Women Voters of Pennsylvania — founded on the belief that democracy works best when every voice is heard — calls on state lawmakers to adopt true early in-person voting.
While we have made progress with no-excuse mail voting, Pennsylvania continues to lag behind the majority of states by failing to offer voters accessible and flexible in-person voting options ahead of Election Day.
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| | Amy Widestrom, Executive Director of LWVPA | | ... And Write: Jodine Mayberry's Guest Column on the SAVE Act in the Delaware County Times | | |
The SAVE Act Doesn't Save Anything
The SAVE Act – Safeguard American Voter Eligibility – is one of those ideas that sounds good – but is really terrible.
The bill passed the U.S. House April 10 by a vote of 220 to 208 on a largely party-line vote. It is now in the Senate where it needs 60 votes to pass.
SAVE’s stated intention is to prevent noncitizens from voting in federal elections, a thing that very, very rarely happens and has never changed the outcome of a single election in modern times.
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International Relations Study Group
The June 10, 2025 discussion will be held at 12:30 PM at 6 Michele Drive, Media, 19063.
The discussion will be a review of Chapter 4 of Great Decisions titled India: Between China, the West and the Global South.
Join us for the learning and discussion.
For additional information contact Joan Hazbun jchazbun6@gmail.com, International Relations Committee Chair.
NOTE: If you need to order the Great Decisions 2025 Briefing Book you can order online CLICK HERE or contact sales at 1 (800) 477-5836.
| | | | We Report: LWVUS Report on Our Nationwide Impact on the 2024 Election | | Read the report HERE. Our own League, LWVCDC, has a very strong, active voter information and services committee that tabled at or made voter education presentations to more than 40 nursing homes, high schools, libraries and environmental events in 2024. LWVCDC's contribution to this report was huge. And it wasn't just committee members either. Many of our members volunteered at these events. Thank you to all. | | |
Anne Mosakowski
President, LWV Central Delaware County
PO Box 131,
Wallingford, PA 19086
(610) 566 5474
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