Special Events
Members’ Holiday Mix and Mingle Party
Broken Sound 2427 NW 62 nd St., Boca Raton, FL, United StatesRegistration is closed.
January Hot Topic- State of the County
Mel’s Way Bistro 3536 Via Poinciana, Lake Worth, FL, United StatesRegistration is closed. Verdenia, a certified government financial manager, began her service in 1987 as a budget analyst and was chosen as the next Palm Beach County Administrator in 2015. Palm Beach County is Florida’s third largest county and is one of four Florida counties and one of 50 counties nationally achieving the AAA bond rating, critical for financial stability. Verdenia led initiatives such as the Mandatory Inclusionary Workforce Housing Program and the Community Land Trust, re-implemented the small/minority/women business enterprise program in 2019, and the recently created Office of Diversity, Equity and Inclusion. Verdenia holds a Master of Science Degree in Public Administration, Bachelor of Science Degree in Rehabilitative Services, both from Florida State University. Most recently, Verdenia was one of 15 awarded Women Who Move the Nation by COMTO, the Conference of Minority Transportation Officials in Washington D.C.; received the Joseph C. Bova Award from The Palm Beach
Special Events Committee meeting
via ZoomHot Topic- Dress for Success: The Road to Resilience
Mel’s Way Bistro 3536 Via Poinciana, Lake Worth, FL, United StatesRegistration is closed. Joe Ann Fletcher Executive Director, Dress for Success Palm Beaches Bringing over two decades of leadership experience in nonprofit management, Joe Ann Fletcher is the Executive Director of Dress for Success Palm Beaches. She holds a master’s degree in Counseling and Staff Development and has completed all but her dissertation in her doctoral studies in Adult Education and Human Resource Development at Florida International University (FIU). Joe Ann has served on numerous nonprofit boards and in several C-level positions such as CEO of Saint Laurence Chapel Day Shelter, COO of HGH Education Foundation and as the Shelter Director for Women in Distress and Lippman Youth Center. Joe Ann enjoys volunteering in her spare time and has served two consecutive terms as president of her local AKA Sorority Alumni Chapter and recently served two consecutive terms as President of the North Broward County Chapter of The Links, Incorporated:
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via ZoomHot Topic – Tomorrow’s Newspaper
Mounts Botanical Garden 559 N. Military Trail, West Palm Beach, FL, United StatesWednesday, March 15 / 11 am to 1 pm
Hot Topic Discussion / In-Person
An Insider’s Guide to Local Political Issues & Trends
Guest Speaker: Tony Doris, Editorial Page Editor of The Palm Beach Post and published author.
Bio: Tony Doris is Editorial Page Editor for The Palm Beach Post. He writes editorials, curates the daily opinion essays and edits the letters to the editor and locally written guest columns.
Doris arrived at the Post in 2004, after many years covering business, law and real estate in Miami-Dade County. He joined the paper as an investigative reporter and later served as assistant watchdog editor, and city hall reporter covering West Palm Beach, Palm Beach Gardens, Riviera Beach and other communities.
He previously worked at the Tampa Bay Times, New Haven Register and Journal-Courier, the Tahiti Sun-Press in French Polynesia, CBS Newsradio and the Arlington (Mass.) Advocate, the latter a weekly published out of an historic house down the street from Paul Revere’s Trail.
The Post’s editorial pages focus on community issues as well as Tallahassee developments and their potential impact on Palm Beach County readers, in print and online. Doris, editorial writer Douglas Lyons and columnist Frank Cerabino are focused on our county’s and state’s growth and the trends that will determine its future and national influence, with an eye toward the 2024 elections.
Where: Mounts Botanical Garden Exhibit Hall, 559 N. Military Trail, West Palm Beach 33415
Registration Fee: $35 (includes lunch)
Tour of Garden Fee: $12
+ Lunch begins at 11:30 am. Choice of boxed lunch: Strawberry Citrus Salad or Turkey Avocado Wrap (black/white cookie included with both).
+ Program begins at noon.
+ Registrations, lunch choice, optional garden tour, and payment must be made by March 8 online at:
https://lwvpbc.org/event/hot-topic-march-2023/.
+ Walk-ins cannot be accommodated. Fee is nonrefundable.
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via ZoomAnnual Meeting 2023
Mounts Botanical Garden 559 N. Military Trail, West Palm Beach, FL, United StatesLWVPBC Annual Meeting
All members are invited to join our Annual Meeting at one of Palm Beach County’s finest jewels, Mounts Botanical Gardens. We will celebrate the achievements of the past year, plan for the next, and enjoy reconnecting with friends over lunch and an optional tour of the Gardens.
Wednesday, April 19, 2023
Mounts Botanical Garden (Hutcheson Complex Exhibit Hall)
559 N. Military Trail, West Palm Beach, FL 33415
10:00 am – 12:00 pm Annual Meeting
12:00 pm – 1:15 pm Lunch (optional- $35)
1:30 pm – 2:30 pm Guided Tour of the Gardens & Special Exhibition
• President’s State of the League Address
• Highlights of Issue Group & Committee Activities
• Financial Report
• 2023-24 Budget Presentation and Approval
• Program Adoption
• Election of Officers
If you cannot participate in person, please complete a proxy, found at lwvpbc.org.