The work of the League is done by
Volunteers

We welcome new members to join any of our League efforts at any time. Find opportunities to volunteer below. You will be warmly welcomed.

Help us welcome new citizens!

Naturalization Ceremonies

• Date: About once a month
• Time: varies
• Place: varies

Naturalization Ceremonies are a very exciting way to participate as a member of the League of Women Voters. You will greet new citizens, welcome them to our country and help them register to vote.

If a specific date does not work for you, worry not! LWVBN attends naturalization ceremonies to welcome our new U.S. citizens every month, so the opportunities to take part are many.

Contact Deborah Shiffner via the League office or sign up with our Google Form.

College Liaison

College liaisons meet with and build relationships with student affairs staff and student leaders at local colleges and universities.

They offer voting services, among which can be registration/information tabling, training student leaders to register fellow students to vote, hosting citizen advocacy sessions with clubs and in classrooms, and finding League volunteers to support the mission.

We can put you in touch with other liaisons so you can find out “how they do it” if you wish. We meet about four times a year via zoom to share and plan. Right now Canisius University and Daemen University are in need of liaisons. Please get in touch with Barbara Gunderson via the League Office or by filling in this Google form.

Become a Library Champ

Adopt a Local Library

• Year-round: Stock election materials year-round,
• Autumn: create a special voting display in September and break it down again after the November election day
• Place: the library of your choice in Erie or Niagara County

Library champs assume responsibility for making sure the branches they serve have up-to-date voting materials all year long.

They arrange with library staff to reserve display space in September/October or October to put up a Get Out the Vote display. They work with other library champs to get materials for displays and share display ideas. There is a budget for display materials.

Libraries in Erie County that still need champs are: Angola, Collins, North Collins, Lake Shore, and the library on wheels. Libraries in Niagara County that still need champs are: Barker, Wilson, Ransomville, and Youngstown.

The library champs are eager to welcome new champs and give them all the support they need. Please get in touch with Ann Zawicki, GOTV Committee Chair via the League Office or by filling in our Google form

Candidate Forums

• Date: 6-8 weeks before each election date
• Roles Needed:
  • Moderators
  • Timekeepers
  • Ushers
• Note: We have developed a training PowerPoint as a resource to help anyone feel comfortable in the roles needed

Please consider joining us in this important voter education effort. The League has well-earned respect for our fair and civil events that give citizens an opportunity to hear directly from candidates about the issues that matter to voters. Contact Terri Parks if you’d like to learn more or, better still, are willing to volunteer.

Join a Committee

• Board of Directors: 2nd Monday at 4:00 p.m.
  (no meeting in December or June)
  League Office and Skype (hybrid)
• Discussion Group: Check the Calendar
• Diversity, Equity and Inclusion (DEI) Committee: 2nd Monday at 7:00 p.m.
• Get Out the Vote (GOtV) Subcommitteee: Check the Calendar
• Great Decisions: 1st Thursday at 10:00 a.m.
  (no meeting in January or February)

Always check the calendar for the most up-to-the-minute information on times and locations for all meetings (especially in inclement weather!)

Listed above are the committees that meet regularly, but there are many that meet irregularly and there are other ways to serve. Keep reading to check out our