2011 Accomplishments

• Our “New Directions for Women” TV show is in its 18^th year.  We produced 14 shows this year, number 219 was completed in December.
• Promote our goals using literature and personal contact at the League of Women Voters Annual Meeting, Morristown’s Festival on the Green, and Madison’s Bottle Hill day.
• We marched in the Morristown St Patrick’s Day Parade
• Attended the Governor’s Conference
• Lobbing in Trenton   Support Funding of  Women’s Heath
• Co-sponsor of a production of “Words of Choice”
• Attended the NOW National Conference
• Anti-Wal-Mart Rally in June
• Participated in the “Stop the Machine” /  Occupy DC rally in Washington DC
• Petition (written and on line) to members of the House of Representatives. (written petition delivered to Rodney Frelinghuysen) to encourage them to co-sponsor the  Campus Safety Act  (HR 2016)
• Move the Money Conference
• 2011 Essay Contest
• March for Peace Equality Newark April 4^th
• Women’s Healthcare Rally in Plainfield March 22^nd (planed parenthood)
• Host the NOW-NJ state board meeting.
• Establish our Facebook page
• Established our Twitter feed (currently 265 subscribers)
• Participated in the Garden State Equality Walk.
• Gift wrapping fund raiser
• Garage sale fund raiser

2012 Goals

1. Connect with the members at large (by phone or mail) in Morris, Sussex and Warren and get them to affiliate.  Remind members with expired or expiring membership to renew.   Target: 1^st Quarter 2012
2. Set up “Members Corner*” on web site and newsletter.  Target: Ten listings on line by Feb.
3. Continue our education effort.  Target: Two articles per newsletter cycle.   At least one social media post per week.
4. Organize a viewing of “MissRepresentation.”  Target: Presentation by April 2012.
5. Active involvement with the effort against Human Trafficking  Target: participate with HTA or similar organizations by October 2012
6. Essay contest by May.
7. Organize 3 programs (speaker, film, etc.)  in lieu business meetings during the 2012.
8. Improve fundraising to break even for the 2012.
9. Continue TV Show Production.  Expand promotion of the YouTube site.

*”Members Corner” will be a section of the newsletter and a new page on the web site that will categorize books, movies, news articles, etc. that are of interest to members.  Entries in this section can include a short review by the member.  This section is open to all members.