LWV Kitsap always has taken great pride in the wonderful work
done by our members in service to the community. In the last month,
three of our members have been singled out for commendation for
their extraordinary efforts.
❈ Marge Thorne will be recognized by the State AARP with the Andrus
Award for Volunteer Service at our next meeting.
❈ Susan Daniel received the C. Keith Birkenfeld Humanitarian Award
for her efforts in founding the Dispute Resolution Center, Kitsap
Legal Services and Leadership Kitsap.
❈ Lois Curtis was named 2012 Outstanding Philanthropist by the
Bainbridge Community Foundation for her continuing financial
support for a number of environmental, civic and educational causes
over many years.
Tag Archives: Susan Daniel
Marking the Day
Carolyn Powers, Port Orchard’s only female council member, read a proclamation announcing Aug. 26 as Women’s Equality Day at the Tuesday (Aug. 10) council meeting. Leaguers Joyce Maddock and Ann Smith and Kitsap Historical Society President Susan Daniel all attended and donned hats to honor their grandmothers and the struggle for women’s right to vote.
Instituted by Rep. Bella Abzug and first established
in 1971, Women’s Equality Day commemorates the passage of the 19th
Amendment, the Woman Suffrage Amendment to the Constitution, which
gave U.S. women full voting rights 90 years ago, in 1920.
All of Kitsap’s cities and the county are issuing
proclamations this year at the request of the League. Bremerton
made its proclamation on Aug. 4, Poulsbo and Bainbridge Island are
scheduled to issue theirs on Aug. 18, and the county on Aug. 23.
The League plans to have members and supporters at all the meetings
and is inviting them to wear hats.
The League’s big Suffrage Celebration is planned for Sept. 10
from 5-8:30 p.m. at the Silverdale Beach Hotel. Cost is $25. Anyone
who wishes to attend is asked to make reservations by Sept. 3 by
sending a check for $25 payable to the League of Women Voters
Kitsap to LWVK, Box 1524, Poulsbo, WA 98370. For information
on the event call 360-697-7924.
