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| JLNS Heads to Sacramento with "There Ought To Be A Law" Ideas |
23 November 2009
Last Wednesday, Junior League of Napa-Sonoma held a Community Forum where leaders
were engaged in sharing community needs and trends that are challenging our children and
families. The Forum was part of the League’s “There Ought To Be A Law” outreach, which is
spearheaded by JLNS’ State Public Affairs Committee.
The State Public Affairs Committee (SPAC) is comprised of 16 California Junior Leagues,
representing over 11,000 women and almost $1,000,000 in community funding. SPAC
engages in project-driven advocacy and often sponsors bills that focus on Education, Family
Support, Health or Violence Prevention. League members serving as SPAC delegates are
not paid lobbyists, but rather non-partisan, trained volunteers in the legislative process, from
securing a bill’s author to testifying before our legislators.
Honored guests included Honorable Arnold Rosenfield, Sonoma County Superior Court
Judge, Nick Honey, Division Director of Sonoma County’s Family, Youth and Children’s
Services, Gary Lieberstein, Napa County District Attorney, Diana Gomez, Sonoma County
Assistant District Attorney and Eunice Valentine, Executive Director of the Volunteer Center
of Sonoma County (see photo).
Ideas sparked after input from our distinguished panel and included possible
legislation surrounding elder care, media literacy and mandatory community service. SPAC
will continue to investigate these issues and prepare to take comprehensive legislative
answers to Sacramento in early 2010.
“The members of the Junior League of Napa-Sonoma were very interested to learn first
hand about the state of affairs in our community.” said Paula Pang, JLNS President. “Not
only will the information help us to craft legislation, but also to develop programs and
services that meet the needs of the people around us.”
SPAC welcomes additional “There Ought To Be A Law” submissions from the community.
Information forms can be found at www.jlns.org under In Action – SPAC.
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