[LWV] League of Women Voters®
of the Park Forest Area

Calendar of Events

We sponsor meetings and events for the public and League members

DateTimePlaceDescription
Wednesday, July 27, 2011 9:45AM Myrtle Martin's yard
225 Berry
Park Forest, IL 60466		 Annual Summer Breakfast. Bring food to share Speaker will be Ed Paisel, Executive Director of South Suburban Mayors and Managers Assn.
Wednesday, September 14, 2011 630-830PM Park Forest Library
Lakewood Blvd.
Park Forest, IL 60466		 Annual Kick Off. Potluck Opening Meeting - Deputy Governor Cristal Thomas will be our guest speaker on Illinois fiscal issues
Saturday, September 17, 2011 10AM-Noon Park Forest Village Hall
Victory Drive
Park Forest, IL 60466		 First Presentation on Current Study. Joint meeting with other leagues providing initial presentation on LWVUS Role of The Federal Government in Education Study. This meeting will focus on Core Standards and Assessments; speaker will be Jill Liapis of the South Cook Intermediate Service Center
Saturday, October 22, 2011 10AM-Noon Palos Heights Library
12501 South 71st St (one block east of Harlem)
Palos Heights, IL		 Second Presentation on Current Study. Joint presentation with other leagues on LWVUS Role of Federal Government in Education Study. This presentation will focus on equity and funding issues, speaker is Ralph Matire, a noted statewide expert on the issue(s).
Saturday, November 5, 2011 10AM to 3 PM Homewood Library
17917 Dixie Highway
Homewood, IL		 Multi League Consensus Meeting - Ntl Education Study. You must be a member to attend this one. Issues will be discussed prior to individual League consensus meetings. Bring a sack lunch.
Wednesday, December 14, 2011 7PM Park Forest Library
400 Lakewood Blvd.
Park Forest, IL		 Health Care Reform. Speaker will be Jillian Phillips, Chicagoland Organizer for the Campaign for Better Health Care
Thursday, January 5, 2012   Tall Grass Arts Association Gallery League Social. Fund raiser formerly known as Cocktail Party
Sunday, January 22, 2012 2PM Park Forest Public Library
400 Lakewood Blvd.
Park Forest, IL		 National Program Planning. Annual program review
Wednesday, February 22, 2012 7PM Park Forest Public Library
400 Lakewood Blvd.
Park Forest, IL		 Update on Fair Housing Efforts. Guest speaker John Petruszak, Executive Director, South Suburban Fair Housing Center, will give an update on fair housing efforts in the south suburbs.
Friday, February 24, 2012 700PM Richton Park Community Center
4445 Sauk Trail
Richton park, IL		 Candidate Forum 38th IL Rep and 19th Senate District. Meet and hear the candidates for Illinois House and Senate seats for the district.
Wednesday, February 29, 2012 7PM Homewood Library
17917 Dixie Highway
Homewood, IL		 Candidate Forum IL 15th District State Senate. Meet and hear the candidates for Illinois Senate seat for the district.
Saturday, March 3, 2012 1PM Lincoln Mall
First Level
Cicero at Lincoln Highway (Route 30)
Mattison, IL		 Candidate Forum US Congress 2nd District (IL). Meet and hear the candidates for US House seat for the district.
Wednesday, March 21, 2012 7PM Park Forest Library
Ringerering Room
400 Lakewood Blvd.
Park Forest, IL		 Achievements and Challenges of Area Villages:. Village Presidents and Managers of Park Forest, Richton Park, and University Park have been invited to speak.
Wednesday, April 11, 2012 7PM Park Forest Library
Ringerering Room
400 Lakewood Blvd.
Park Forest, IL		 Privatization of Government Services. Members of our league (perhaps with the help of members of LWVHF and/or Palos Area) will present information on this subject, currently the topic of a national study.
Saturday, April 21, 2012 10am Homewood Library
17917 Dixie Highway
Homewood, IL 60430		 LWVUS Privatization Study Consensus Meeting. We will meet with other south suburban leagues for presentations on the issue of privatization of government services, followed by each league holding our own consensus meetings.
Wednesday, May 9, 2012 7PM Park Forest Public Library
Ringering Room
400 lakewood Blvd.
Park Forest, IL 60466		 Global Climate Change. Guest speaker Rich Treptow, Sauk-Calumet Sierra Club, will provide information on the issues related to climate change.
Friday, June 1, 2012-Saturday, June 30, 2012   Park Forest locations date and time TBD Annual House Tour. Details to follow
Saturday, June 16, 2012   TBD LWVPFA Annual meeting.
Wednesday, July 25, 2012 10AM TBD Annual Summer Breakfast.

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