ANNOUNCING JUDY WINN as Leader of the High School Voter Registration Team 

Judy is taking responsibility for the Leadership of the High School Team. She co-led with Leigh Ann Tidey for several months until Leigh Ann stepped down, after which she agreed to manage the responsibilities solo. She has done a terrific job. 

Judy Winn has been in schools her entire professional life in education, first as a special education teacher in the Washington DC area and then as a teacher educator at UWM.  While at UWM, she coordinated the UWM/MPS Special Education Internship and Pre-internship Program, a collaboration between UWM with Milwaukee Public Schools (MPS)  and, later, Milwaukee Area Technical College (MATC), to meet the shortage of special education teachers in MPS.  She joined the League in 2021, wanting to take action to increase civic engagement.  Judy has served on the Police Accountability and Public Safety Taskforce, the Membership Committee and Membership Engagement Team, and the Nominations Committee.  She thoroughly enjoys being back in the schools and working with the students and staff to increase understanding and participation in the voting process.  

If you want to join this dynamic effort and work with young people, dedicated school professionals, and enthusiastic volunteers, this team is for you. Contact j.winn@lwvmilwaukee.org.

Announcing Carole Montgomery as the Co-Leader for Community Outreach

We Can Put This Over the Top!!!  

Thank you for supporting the LWVMC during 2024 and most recently the end-of-year appeal.  As of December 23, the campaign is at $9,700 just short of our $10,000 goal.  The results include $3,050 for operations and $6,650 for the endowment. 

We can put this over the top with your gift now which will still count toward the end of year campaign. 

During 2024, the League of Women Voters of Milwaukee County had over 300 voter services events and personally spoke to, educated, and distributed information to over 11,400 people. In Voter Services alone, volunteers provided over 3400 volunteer hours. 

Your support is needed in 2025 to provide resources for our volunteers to educate citizens on their voting rights and important public policy issues.  Your support will also help us provide election information and voter registration assistance and help to increase voter turnout and encourage civic engagement.    

Coffee for a Strong Democracy

Congratulations to everyone who helped make the Good Coffee for a Strong Democracy a great success! 

We sold almost 850 bags of coffee, which is a huge number and very close to our stretch goal of 900 bags. On the dollar side, we exceeded our goal of $4000 for net income from the sale with the challenge match and other donations.

Thank you to the Coffee Sales Team who promoted the coffee sale to friends, family, neighbors and colleagues. And thank you for the coffee you purchased for yourselves and as gifts to others. 

Thank you to our LWVMC membership for the coffee you purchased for yourselves and as gifts to others.

Thank you to our seven generous League members who donated toward the $1000 Challenge Match for coffee sales in October. 

Thank you to Jenny Ulbricht and East View Coffee Company for the opportunity to partner with you.  

Your coffee sale co-chairs Mary Voelker and Kathy Ulbricht could not be more pleased to have worked with all of you!

Check out the article about the coffee sale in the Winter Voter published on January 1 with details about everyone who helped make this a success.

Support Local Democracy. Support Your League.

Your support is critical to help our nonpartisan grassroots organization reach voters play a critical role in democracy. It would not be possible to empower voters and defend democracy without your support. 

Thank you! LWVMC