POSTPONED to July 18
The League of Women Voters of Saratoga County is rescheduling this event to July 18.
This changeis due to the Governor’s mandate that any gathering under 500 be cut in half. This event was sold out and the room is full. At this late date we are unable to survey those who may be attending. Therefore, we will move it to a future date. Watch for a future email with the new date.
We’ve worked hard to bring you quality programs and will continue after the health crisis is over. Please stay well and stay in touch through our social media, emails, and website.
Thank you for understanding.
“Service is the rent we pay for room on this earth.”
Shirley Chisholm (1924-2005)
Don’t miss out on a chance to chat with Shirley Chisholm!
She’s coming to breakfast at the Inn at Saratoga on March 14. What? You thought she was dead? Kim
Wafer brings the wise and feisty Shirley Chisholm back to life.
RSVP by March 5.
Donor Levels:
Trailblazer ($65)
Congresswoman ($100)
Educator ($150)
SOLD OUT. Sorry, there are no tickets left for this event.
Kim Wafer has had the pleasure of working with a number of theater groups in the Capital Region. Some of her favorite roles have been Ruth (Raisin in the Sun), Harriet Tubman, Sojourner Truth, Vivian Baptiste (Lesson Before Dying), Mrs. Birling (Inspector Calls), and Della (Greenwood: A Dream Destroyed) to name a few. She is honored and delighted to portray the powerful Shirley Chisholm: the first black woman to be elected to the US Congress and first African American woman to run for the Presidential Candidacy of the US.
SHIRLEY CHISHOLM (1924 - 2005)
“Tremendous amounts of talent are lost to our society just because that talent wears a skirt.”
Shirley Chisholm made history as the first African-American woman elected to Congress (1968). Through seven consecutive terms in Congress, she was a passionate advocate for minority rights and urban needs. She staffed her Congressional office entirely with women, half of whom were African-American. Her campaign slogan was “Unbought and Unbossed.”
Chisolm began her career in early childhood education, running a day care center and after retiring from Congress went back to teaching- this time at Mount Holyoke College. When she retired from Congress she remarked, “When I ran for the Congress, when I ran for president, I met more discrimination as a woman than for being black. Men are men.”
Breakfast Buffet Menu
Seasonal Whole Fresh Fruit * Fresh Fruit Salad * Fruit Preserves * Flaky Croissants * Coffee Cakes * Breakfast Breads & Assorted Muffins * NY-style Bagels & Plain and Flavored Cream Cheese & Butter * Assorted Yogurts * House Honey Granola & House Selection Cereals * Scrambled Eggs * Roasted Breakfast Potato Medley * Smoked Bacon & Pork Link Sausage * Cinnamon Swirl French Toast * Rainforest Alliance Coffees * Tazo Teas * Assorted Fresh Fruit Juices