Civic Health in Tumultuous Times:
Why It Matters and How to Contribute
At our annual Lively Issues Luncheon, we honored two new 50-year members, Priscilla Thain (who was unable to attend) and Sybil Better. President Sue Jennik presented their bios and awarded Sybil her certificate.
Beth Fulks presented the Outstanding Voter Service Award to Tana Elias, Director of the Madison Public Library. Read the award here.
Previous Outstanding Voter Service Awardees
Brook Soltvedt presented the Defender of Democracy Award to Earnestine Moss.
Previous Defenders of Democracy
Watch the video below. Note that there was an error in the script used in honoring Priscilla Thane. Her name was mistakenly given as Phyliss. We apologize to Priscilla for the error.
Our keynote speaker Mary Beth Collins, Executive Director of the UW-Madison Center for Community and Non-Profit Studies, spoke to Civic Health in Tumultuous Times: Why It Matters and How to Contribute. You can view her slide deck here. Collins also provided a Civic Health Habits worksheet.
Watch video of her presentation below.
As guests assembled, they were invited to jot down on small Post-It notes, the ways in which they contribute to the civic health of their community. The notes were stuck to a small box at each table and later collated on a poster.
The registration table
Presentation of honors and awards
