VOTE!

“When I think of the many who struggled, suffered, fought and died for our right to vote, I’m motivated all the more to have my voice be heard. My Grandma Minnie picketed for women’s suffrage as an immigrant teenage girl in New York. She voted for the first time after the 19th Amendment took effect in 1920 and never…”  These are the opening lines of an article written by Jack Levine.  – Continue reading here: 

Dear GRAND Friends,

If you’ve followed this newsletter, you already know how much I care about protecting our democracy. And I know I’m talking to voters. GRAND readers show up. So with the midterms around the corner, I’ll skip the pep talk and offer a few things worth having handy, for you or to pass along. Vote.org will confirm your registration in about a minute. And if you’re still sorting out the candidates and ballot measures, the League of Women Voters is a good non-partisan place to start. The people we elect will shape what we pay in taxes, how we get our health care, and what our grandkids learn in school. So if you know a grandparent who’s on the fence about voting this year, you might share the line that works on me every time: Do it for your grandkids!