Kathleen Stein to receive UU Social Action Award
We will recognize the important contributions of Kathleen Stein, President of the St. Lawrence County Unit of the League of Women Voters (LWV). The League does not support or oppose candidates or parties. Rather, it encourages the informed and active participation of citizens in government, works to increase understanding of major public policy issues, and influences public policy through education and advocacy.
The Rachel Somers Grant Social Action Award, created in 1990, is presented annually to someone who volunteers in grassroots efforts to make ours a more humane and just community.
Ms. Stein was instrumental in reviving the local unit of LWV in 2009 and has continued to provide energetic leadership at local, state and national levels. She serves on the LWV NYS State Board as a Director at Large with a Rural Affairs brief since June of 2021, helping to ensure that rural Leagues have a voice at the state level. Currently she is helping to organize a national Rural Affairs Caucus. She also serves on the LWV state Agriculture, Energy and the Environment Committee, which successfully proposed that LWV NYS adopt a Climate Crisis Resolution in 2021.
This year’s award will be presented during worship on Sunday, June 19, 2022 (10:30 a.m.) The public is warmly invited to join us in celebrating the contributions of Kathleen Stein.