We acknowledge with appreciation these persons and organizations whose most recent support of the League of Women Voters Catawba Valley has been outstanding.
Lenoir-Rhyne University for partnering with the League to extend the voting activities and awareness to their students this fall.
The Crowne Plaza Hotel in Hickory for the use of this premier corner portion of its front yard during this election season
Signs R Us and Carol Preston for their local and generous support of our efforts to promote the use of VOTE411 this election season. The billboard faces traffic heading east on I-40, between exits 123 and 125.
The Hickory Branch of the NAACP for their collaboration during these activities in 2024: The Meet the Candidate Event at Ridgeview Recreation Center and National Voter Registration at Lenoir-Rhyne University. The Branch also included League materials in more than 300 door hanger bags.
Catawba County Branch NAACP collaborated with the League during the Meet the Candidate Events at Ridgeview Recreation Center. The Branch also invited the League to their September meeting to share the features of VOTE411.
The Lutz Family for sharing the space in front of their landmark barn with VOTE411.
Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority, Incorporated® Xi Phi Omega Chapter, Hickory NC for their collaborative efforts with the League during the Catawba County School Board Forum at CVCC.
Market on Main, Duke’s Restaurant and Wine Bar was the location for our first member-guest Trivia Night, August 29, 2024. Their generosity and hospitality was exemplary.
Hickory Community Theatre promoted the use of VOTE4111 in their playbills for POTUS which played to full houses from October 20-November 24, 2023 in the Firemen’s Kitchen.
Exodus partnered with the League to offer a program that shared accurate and up-to-date North Carolina information about the voting rights of formerly incarcerated citizens.
The event was funded in part by a grant from LWV US. A second, similar event will be held on August 5, 2023, again at Ridgeview Recreation Center in Hickory.
Jeanne Lebens is the President of JML Coaching, LLC, a firm founded in 2009 that specializes in executive and leadership coaching for financial and technical professionals. Jeanne is a special friend of the League for sharing her professional expertise with us as we developed our first three year strategic plan.
The Southern Leadership for Voter Engagement (SOLVE) for awarding the League a grant to promote redistricting awareness and citizen involvement in the election process during 2022.
Artist, Beth S. Shuford has given the LWVCV this stained glass work, Sisters of Tenacity. It was created for and exhibited in the Hickory Museum of Art's Suffrage Show in 2020.
It is now on Permanent Loan from the League to the Catawba County Board of Elections for use in their office on the Government Complex in Newton.
Alan Jackson, of Jackson Creative in Hickory, NC for the development of this website—for his collaboration, rock star vision and stellar professional service.
All the past leaders and members of the Catawba Valley League are acknowledged for their initial foresight and wide community impact. Representing them is our singular Life member, Joyce Clayton whose death on July 27, 2022 is noted here.