| September 27, 2010 | ||
| 6:45 pm | to | 8:45 pm |
September General Meeting, 6:45pm at the Preston Ridge Campus of Collin College, 9700 Wade Blvd Frisco, Texas, Founders Hall, Shawnee Room F148.
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Patty Jantho, President of the Plano/Collin County Chapter of the League of Women Voters, was the featured speaker at our August 16th meeting. Ms. Jantho gave a spirited history of the 70-plus year battle waged by courageous women to earn the right to vote with the ratification of the 19th amendment to the Constitution 90 years ago. The League of Women Voters was also founded in 1920. The League is committed to works that safeguard democracy and lead to civic improvement. Its mission as a non-partisan political organization is to encourage the informed and active participation of citizens in government. To learn more about the League, to donate to their cause or to join, please visit www.lwvcollin.org.
| August 16, 2010 | ||
| 6:45 pm | to | 9:00 pm |
Patty Janthro from the League of Women Voters will be speaking at the meeting. The topic is celebrating both the 90th anniversary of the founding of the League and the passage of the 19th Amendment to the U.S.. Constitution that gained women the right to vote–both in 1920.
6:45pm at the Preston Ridge Campus of Collin College, 9700 Wade Blvd Frisco, Texas, Founders Hall, Shawnee Room F148.
Note this is the 3rd rather than the 4th Monday of the month.
We had a great program last night presented by Kelly Hart, Executive Director of Planned Parenthood North Texas. She spoke about the new health care reform bill and its potential to affect women’s heath issues. With only 45 minutes to discuss this huge bill and the changes it’s bringing, she didn’t get into too much detail, but left us some resources for more information:
Center for Public Policy Priorities (CPPP), which has for more than twenty years been a nonpartisan, nonprofit policy institute committed to improving public policies to better the economic and social conditions of low- and moderate-income Texans through independent research, policy analysis and development, public education, advocacy, coalition-building and technical assistance.
Kaiser Family Foundation (KFF), a non-profit, private operating foundation focusing on the major health care issues facing the U.S., as well as the U.S. role in global health policy. Unlike grant-making foundations, Kaiser develops and runs its own research and communications programs, sometimes in partnership with other non-profit research organizations or major media companies. KFF is a leader in health policy and communications.
| July 26, 2010 | ||
| 6:45 pm | to | 9:00 pm |
The program will be presented by Kelly Hart, Executive Director of Planned Parenthood of North Texas, speaking on health care reform and women’s health issues. We also will get a report on the state convention in Corpus Christi.
Gather at 6:46. Call to order at 7:00.
Collin College – Founder’s Hall Room F148
9700 Wade Blvd., Frisco, TX
If you missed last night’s candidates’ forum, you can read all about it in the Dallas Morning News article by Theodore Kim.
Dr. Jeff Dodds, Clinical Director and Staff Psychologist at the Dallas VA Medical Center was the featured speaker at the May meeting of the TDWCC. Dr. Dodds gave a very informative presentation regarding the VA’s programs and services available to our veterans. He outlined the symptoms and some of the therapies involved with Post Traumatic Stress Disorder, which is one of the most prevalent disorders diagnosed after service in the Iraq and Afghanistan conflicts. He also discussed the problems related to traumatic brain injury and ways to diagnose and treat what many call the signature injury of our current battles. Also outlined were the numerous social problems occurring amongst the ranks of our returning vets and their families, including homelessness, divorce and infidelity, financial issues, unemployment, anger, and avoidance. Dr. Dodds spent a good deal of time answering numerous questions from those in attendance.
| May 24, 2010 | ||
| 6:45 pm | to | 9:00 pm |
For our May General Meeting on Monday, May 24th, Dr. Jeff Dodds will be speaking about the VA services and programs available for veterans with a particular emphasis on what is in place for those returning from Iraq and Afghanistan.
Dr. Dodds is Clinical Director and Staff Psychologist at the Dallas VA Medical Center as well as Assistant Professor in the Department of Psychiatry at UT Southwestern Medical School.
| April 26, 2010 | ||
| 6:45 pm | to | 9:00 pm |
TDWCC’s April general meeting will feature special guest speaker Andrea White. Andrea White is an author, blogger, community activist, and passionate supporter of her husband Bill White, Democratic Candidate for Governor of Texas. (Preston Ridge Campus of Collin College, 9700 Wade Blvd Frisco, Texas, Founders Hall, Shawnee Room F148.)
Andrea White: author, blogger, community activist, and Passionate Supporter of her husband Bill White, Democratic Candidate for Governor of Texas
Andrea White wears many hats–wife, mother, author, friend, blogger, education and community activist, and P.S., which is short for Passionate Supporter. The initials, P.S., continue to take on new meaning for Andrea, most recently asking others to Please Support her husband, Bill, as he Pursues State office as Governor of Texas.
Andrea and Bill have been married for 25 years and have three children, a son freshly graduated from Wake Forest now working on his dad’s campaign, a daughter majoring in Energy Studies at Rice University, and a high school-aged son who is a basketball player applying to colleges.
While Andrea always knew it was a possibility that Bill would enter Politics Someday, she said there was no way to prepare for the reality of it. After some initial apprehension, Andrea quickly learned that she actually enjoyed most of the things she feared. She describes her Political Spouse role as a truly unique and wonderful volunteer job where she has been able to focus on her passion for education, literacy, and keeping kids in school.
When Andrea is not working hard making sure that kids are reading, she’s writing books for them. While in her mid-40s, Andrea embarked on a new career as a writer, something she had thought about since childhood. Her four books have all been published during the six years Bill was Mayor of Houston. The books include her journal of public life, P.S. Passionate Supporter and Political Spouse as well as three young-adult historical fiction titles (Surviving Antarctica, Window Boy and Radiant Girl). Andrea won a Golden Spur award for her first book, Surviving Antarctica, and it was selected for the Texas Bluebonnet List. She hopes to publish her latest book Windows on the World, Book One of the UPcity Chronicles soon.
Before Andrea was a published author and a P.S., she practiced law and was one of the first female partners at a major Texas law firm. She received both her undergraduate and law degrees from the University of Texas.
Andrea invites visitors to her blog at http://passionatesupporter.com.
TDWCC continued its mission to educate with an informative program from “green Realtor” Bob McCranie. Using his own home as an example, Bob explained the steps he took to reduce his energy usage by 40%. Beginning with an energy audit to identify areas of waste, he outlined numerous ways to go green, save cash and decrease energy consumption. From major purchases such as new HVAC systems and fuel efficient cars to smaller endeavors including collecting rainwater, composting and replacing light bulbs, Bob was able to chart your potential savings. To learn more about being energy conscious, check out the City of Plano’s Live Green Expo being held on April 17th from 9 a.m. to 7 p.m. at the Plano Centre. Bob will be an exhibitor at this annual event along with many other experts in the field of sustainable living.
