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OFFICERS & DIRECTORS
PRESIDENT
Jerrie Champlin
VP-ORGANIZATION
Kristen Coppock
VP-PROGRAM
Vacant
VP-VOTERS SERVICE
Becky Waguespack
DIRECTOR, ELECTION INFORMATION
Joyce Doyle
SECRETARY
Kay Sherrill
TREASURER
Roxanna Deane
DIRECTOR, MEMBERSHIP
Anne Gulick
DIRECTOR, PUBLICITY
Vacant
DIRECTOR, YOUTH
EMPOWERMENT
Sheila Pattison
CHAIR, NOMINATING
COMITTEE
Vacant
League Leaders Needed
| | Calendar
WHEN: Saturday, Oct. 28, Noon - 5 p.m.
WHERE: Landa Annex
Main Plaza, New Braunfels 78130
WHAT: Braver Angels Workshops
WHEN: Nov. 4 and Nov. 18
See details below
WHAT: Giving Tuesday
WHEN: Tuesday, Nov. 28, all day
WHERE: online
WHEN: Saturday, Dec. 16, 11 a.m. to 1:30 p.m.
Members will receive invitation
with details and RSVP
*Members must log in to see volunteer & member events on website*
Welcome New Members!
Jan Ashcraft, Cibolo
Merri DiPasquale, Bulverde
Helen Hoffpauir, Canyon Lake
Diana Hottle, Cibolo
Beverly Jones, Schertz
Donna Keltr, Bulverde
Toni Urban, Canyon Lake
Most people join the League
because they are asked.
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| | |  | Voter Resources for the Nov. 7 Election
Find election information you need online at VOTE411.org and LWVComal.org/Voting including the who-what-where for this election, links to candidate forums for Schertz City Council Places 3, 4 & 5, and Bulverde Rural Library District Trustees, Voters Guide printable pdf in English and Spanish and more. Enter your address at VOTE411.org to pull up what is on your ballot. Printed Voters Guides covering the 14 Constitutional Amendments are available at local libraries and food banks. The LWV Comal Area and Comal County Conservation Alliance co-hosted a Town Hall Oct. 10 re: how Constitutional Amendment Propositions 6 & 14 could impact the Comal Area. For more information about Proposition 6 from the Texas Water Foundation see Generational Investment in Water and about Proposition 14 from Texans for State Parks see Keep the Future of State Parks Bright. | Pictured above left: Guest speakers Kevin Good, President of Texans for State Parks and Colin McDonald, Senior Policy Analyst with Texas Water Foundation with co-hosts LWV Comal Area President Jerrie Champlin and Comal Conservation Alliance Executive Director Ryan Spencer at the Oct. 10 Town Hall in New Braunfels. Above right: Colin McDonald discussed Constitutional Amendment Proposition 6 on the Nov. 7, 2023 ballot..
|  | | From The President
Early voting starts soon and we wrap up this fall's Get-Out-The-Vote activities at Dia de los Muertos Oct. 28. Thank you to all the members and community partners who helped us empower voters this election cycle! Thank you to our donors who participated in the BIG GIVE last month! You provide the means we need to reach voters.
Empowering Comal Area voters in 2024 will require more volunteers and more support as we strive to keep up with the increasing numbers of potential voters in Comal and Guadalupe Counties. There will be several opportunities to contribute with donations, time and effort starting with Giving Tuesday, Nov. 28. If you have questions about how you can contribute, please contact president@lwvcomal.org. Check the website Calendar and monthly newsletters for upcoming events and opportunities.
-Jerrie Champlin
| | | Pictured above left: National Voter Registration Day at Clemons High School. Above right: A Texas Critter Election voter was excited to cast her first vote ever on NVRD at New Braunfels Main Library | |
Voter Services &
Youth Empowerment
September 2023
776 contacts
58 registrations
111 volunteer hours
94 Critter Election voters
| | | Pictured top left: National Voter Registration Day at the Westside Community Center Library. Bottom left: Stuffing party to prepare packets for high school registration drives. Bottom right: NVRD at Main Plaza. | | Editor's Note: The primary mission of Braver Angels Central Texas is to introduce area residents to the process of depolarization and civil discourse so they can respectfully engage in political and public policy discussions about important issues. This mission aligns with the LWV vision of a democracy in which every person has the desire, the right, the knowledge and the confidence to participate. Braver Angels has scheduled the following two workshops in the Comal Area.
| | Families and Politics Workshop
Sat., Nov. 4, 2023, 2 to 5 p.m.
Unity of New Braunfels
408 Gruene Road
New Braunfels
Family relationships are becoming casualties of our toxic political environment. Family members are having nasty political arguments, avoiding each other, or even cutting off lifetime relationships. If you want to preserve important family bonds while still being true to your values and political beliefs, this workshop will offer you: insight into why family differences over politics are uniquely challenging; recognition of common roles that family members play in political conversations (for example, the Gladiator, the Defender, and the Sniper); strategies and skills for handling family political differences in a constructive way.
Although the focus is on family relationships, you can use learnings in this workshop with any loved one.You’ll laugh and have some fun in this workshop—it won’t be all serious. After all, we all come from quirky families. Light refreshments will be served. Before the workshop, participants may review the online eLearning module: Braver Angels Families and Politics. It only takes about 40 minutes to complete--and it's fun!
| | Skills Workshop for Bridging the Political Divide
Sat. Nov. 18, 2023, 1:30 to 4:30 p.m.
St. Francis By the Lake Episcopal Church
121 Spring Mountain
Canyon Lake
In our current polarized political environment, many people avoid or dread political conversations with friends or family members whose politics differ from their own. They worry, rightly so, that any attempts at political discussions will devolve into arguments and acrimony, and result in hurt feelings or anger. Braver Angels Skills for Bridging the Divide Workshops teach skills for having respectful conversations that clarify differences, search for common ground, and affirm the importance of the relationship. They also give participants a safe environment to practice those skills. Light refreshments will be served.
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