2005 ANNUAL MEETING AND BETTY HILL
FORUM ON INTERNATIONAL AFFAIRS
It was Friday the 13th, but the League of Women
Voters of Weston made the most of the clear, sunny (but cool) May
day, never-the-less! The Three Bears Restaurant made
excellent arrangements for all three activities--Annual Meeting,
in-between socializing, and the Betty Hill Forum on International
Affairs.
The Sixth
Annual Betty Hill International Forum was addressed by Dennis
Walto, Associate Vice-President, Leadership Giving, at Save the
Children. Mr. Walto stood in for the suddenly ill,
advertised guest speaker, 'ROYA HAKAKIAN'. We
hope she is better soon!
Mr. Walto
discussed his start in community organizing (in the Gary Hart for
President Campaign). With "Save the Children" since 2000, he
has spent much of the past years in places abroad and is scheduled
to go back to Africa in the Fall. He addressed the issues of
making a difference in foreign communities and helping others take
action to save their lives. Without building the
underpinnings of meaningful, longterm relief thru self-help and
building a community structure, all the world-wide donations and
generousity will wash away in the next disaster.
Photos of the
2005 Annual Meeting and Betty Hill Forum below...
BUSINESS
The Board for 2005-2006;
Publications & Communications team; recalling what the
League has accomplished (Pat's address); and last but not
least, Betty Hill Forum originator gets some tea!
The
League of Women Voters of Weston, Connecticut Board,
2005-2006: business meeting first, including
election of officers - to contact, click here...
Left to right (rear): Nancy
McCormick (Sec'y), Lucy Bowden (Voter Service), Terry Hulley
(Publications), Nanette Missett (Voter Service); front row
- Laura Smits (Vice-President), Barbara Rowland (Speak Up
Coordinator), Pat Heifetz (President), Kay Clarke
(Member-at-Large) and Lois Miller (Special Projects). Full Board list here.
SOCIAL
ON
THE WAY TO LUNCH...
Hardy LWV members (check out crowd
in background) proceed to crudités...or just chat!
LUNCH AND LECTURE
DENNIS
WALTO (speaker at Sixth Betty Hill Forum on International
Affairs)
With the last bits of strawberry
shortcake and alert Weston Leaguers (and MANY guests NOT from
League), a most entertaining and informative speaker, Associate
Vice-President, Leadership Giving, Save the Children, Mr.Dennis
Walto, described reports from Save the Children activities in
the tsunami-stricken regions, Basra (Southern Iraq) and the
Sudan.