Calendar of Events

League of Women Voters^®
of the Park Forest Area

We sponsor meetings and events for the public and League members

Date	Time	Place	Description
Saturday, July 24, 2010	9 am	225 Berry Park Forest, IL 60466	Annual Summer Breakfast. Speaker: Jennifer Bertino-Tarrant, EdD, Regional Superintendent, Will County Regional Office of Education As Will County Regional Superintendent, Jennifer Bertino-Tarrant is the only elected educator in the county, acting as an official advisor and assistant to school officials and teachers, carrying out the advice of the State Superintendent of Education. Bring a dish to share, a chair, and a friend or two!
Saturday, August 7, 2010	12 pm	622 Old Forge Lane University Park, IL 60484	Board of Directors training and board meeting. Board training will be held from 12 to 1:30 pm. The new board will hold its first meeting at 1:30 pm; members are welcome to attend.
Friday, August 13, 2010	12 pm (Exhibit area opens at 9 am)	Tinley Park Holiday Inn Hotel and Convention Center 18501 S. Harlem Avenue Tinley Park, IL 60477	Women Together Luncheon (Abby Foundation). Featured Speaker: Mary Ann Ahern Mary Ann Ahern joined NBC5 News in March 1989 and was named political reporter in 2006. Over the years she first gained recognition for covering the religion beat. From her many trips with Pope John Paul II, to following Cardinal Joseph Bernardin's final years, to the selection of Cardinal Francis George, Ahern is recognized for breaking many stories related to the Roman Catholic church. In 1991, she was the first reporter to disclose the priest sex abuse crisis that led to the Archdiocese eventually opening its files and creating a lay review board, a model other cities followed. Ahern has covered everyday events from elections to snowstorms, from City Hall to Wrigley Field, from Princess Diana's visit to Chicago to the White House. The cost will be $30. Make checks payable to the Abby Foundation. Please call Judy Lohr at 708-747-1308 to make a reservation by July 27, and mail check to her at 313 Sangamon, Park Forest, IL 60466.
Wednesday, September 15, 2010	6:30 pm	33 Monee Road Park Forest, IL 60466	2010-2011 Kick-Off Pot Luck. Please plan to attend our Potluck kick-off meeting at the home of Marge Freidman-Scherr. Our guest speaker will be Dr. Blondean Davis. Bring a dish to share and a friend. If you are interested in the League, please feel free to join us at the event!
Monday, September 20, 2010	7 pm	622 Old Forge Lane University Park, IL 60484	LWVPFA Board Meeting. All members and prospective members are welcome.
October 2010	TBA	Park Forest, IL 60466	Film Screening. Join us for a film screening and discussion of Iron-Jawed Angels. Alice Paul (played by Academy Award-winner Hilary Swank) and the women of the 1918 Women's Suffrage movement fight for the right to vote and run for office. Sacrificing their health, marriages, and the limited amount of freedom they had, women were imprisoned and force fed after picketing and hunger-striking against war-time president, Woodrow Wilson, but survived to see the results of their efforts. Iron Jawed Angels is an important history lesson told in a fresh, and blazing fashion. Two thumbs up! (Roger Ebert and Richard Roeper) The public is encouraged to attend this FREE film screening.
Monday, October 18, 2010	7 pm	622 Old Forge Lane University Park, IL 60484	LWVPFA Board Meeting. All members and prospective members are welcome.
November 2010	TBA	Park Forest, IL 60466	Observer Corps Training. Join the League in one of its most important functions, taking notes and reporting on public meetings in our area. This is a training opportunity for civic leadership within the League.
Monday, November 15, 2010	7 pm	622 Old Forge Lane University Park, IL 60484	LWVPFA Board Meeting. All members and prospective members are welcome.
Monday, December 13, 2010	6:30 pm	622 Old Forge Lane University Park, IL 60484	Holiday Get Together. Bring a friend who is interested in the League, and some holiday food to share!
Thursday, January 6, 2011	7 pm	Park Forest, IL 60466	Cocktail Party. This annual event also includes a silent auction, and is a fundraiser for the League.
Monday, January 17, 2011	7 pm	622 Old Forge Lane University Park, IL 60484	LWVPFA Board Meeting. All members and prospective members are welcome.
February 2011	TBA	Rich Township	New Member Reception. All members and prospective members are welcome.
Monday, February 21, 2011	7 pm	622 Old Forge Lane University Park, IL 60484	LWVPFA Board Meeting. All members and prospective members are welcome.
Monday, March 21, 2011	7 pm	622 Old Forge Lane University Park, IL 60484	LWVPFA Board Meeting. All members and prospective members are welcome.
Saturday, March 26, 2011		University Park, IL 60484	Black and White Gala. Honoring the University Park Woman of the Year. Festive attire is black and white.
Monday, April 18, 2011	7 pm	622 Old Forge Lane University Park, IL 60484	LWVPFA Board Meeting. All members and prospective members are welcome.
Monday, May 16, 2011	7 pm	622 Old Forge Lane University Park, IL 60484	LWVPFA Board Meeting. All members and prospective members are welcome.
Saturday, June 25, 2011	12-2:30 pm	TBA.	Annual Meeting. This is the annual business meeting of the League of Women Voters of the Park Forest Area.

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