Is your organization planning a panel discussion, a forum, workshop, or candidate debate? Come and learn the tips and techniques on how to make everything run smoothly, with everyone following the rules and being civil to one another.

The workshop will be held on Saturday, August 11, 2012 from 9 AM to 1 PM at the Pima County Housing Center, 801 West Congress Street (1/4 mile west of I-10).

Light refreshments will be served. Be sure to reserve so we’ll have enough materials for you. Contact 520-327-7652 or 520–3018.

More information on League of Women Voters of Greater Tucson: http://lwvgt.org/.

Coming up:

Saturday, August 18, 2012, 10 AM to Noon
Eckstrom-Columbus Library
4350 E. 22nd Street, Tucson Summer Meeting – “Ballot Security and Voter Suppression”.

The LWVGT has joined others in voter registration throughout Pima County and all over the United States. The barriers for citizens to vote have been acknowledged by many Local Leagues. This topic was brought up in a planning meeting by members who wanted to know more about any voter suppression in our community and how protected is our ballot when we vote.

We will have two speakers who will provide information on this issue:

F. Ann Rodrigues, Pima County Recorder, will tell us of the outreach efforts made by her office to secure voting rights for registered voters. Barbara Tellman, former League Vice Chair, member of the Pima County Commission on Election Integrity, will share information about voter rights and suppression.

Contact: Maxine Goodman
maxinegoodman17@yahoo.com
Media / Community Relations
League of Women voters
Of Greater Tucson
(520) 622-0905

In April, we have our minds on money and money on our minds!

It can’t be helped since April 21-28 is Money Smart Week @ the Pima County Public Library!

Money Smart Week is a nationwide financial literacy event brought to you by the Federal Reserve Bank of Chicago, the American Library Association and the Pima County Public Library.

We invite everyone to participate! Come and learn about the resources, programs, services available in Pima County. There are workshops for everyone, from children to adults and covering topics including reading credit reports, financial survival, and fair housing information. We’ll have Storytimes for the kids, Creating Duct Tape Wallets for the crafty, and Coupon Club for the thrifty!

There couldn’t be a better time to begin planning for tomorrow. Financial fitness begins here, at your library… Special thanks to our partners: Debbi Jasperson’s Coupon Club, The Credit Wise Cats, Financial Education Collaborative of Southern Arizona, Southwest Fair Housing Council, Hughes Credit Union, and the Pima County Housing Center.

Lots of events from Monday April 23 to Saturday April 28, at various branch libraries–Nanini, Flowing Wells, Woods, Valencia, Martha Cooper, Dusenberry-River, Kirk-Bear Canyon (click here for full schedule). The free workshops include info on homebuyer education/fitness, identify theft, financial literacy, duct tape wallets, coupon clubs, credit card reports.

Now that Tax Day (April 15) is past, we can all concentrate on other money/financial matters.