LWVCC Annual Dinner

Each year, LWVCC holds an annual dinner in May to honor the Alice A. Walker award recipient and the local students selected to attend the Students Inside Albany conference. We share our League's highlights for the past year and what we hope to accomplish in the coming year. And last but not least, we enjoy good food and company.

This event is open to the public. We invite you to join us.

Cortland High School junior Nyla James and LWVCC President Kim Cameron talk about the importance of civic engagement.

Cortland High School junior Nyla James talks about her experience at the 2026 Students Inside Albany conference.

Marathon High School senior Delaney Reilly talks about her experience at the 2026 Students Inside Albany conference.

Sheila Cohen, SIA chairperson, congratulates students Delaney Reilly and Nyla James.

Kelly Tobin, Executive Director of the YWCA, nominated Mary Ellen Bloodgood for the Alice A. Walker award, and introduced her at the LWVCC Annual Dinner.

2026 Alice A. Walker award recipient Mary Ellen Bloodgood (center) with past recipients Sara Earl (2019), Sheila Cohen (2013), Vivian Bosch (2024), and Andrea Rankin (2025)

Guests at the LWVCC Annual Dinner listen as Kelly Tobin speaks about Mary Ellen Bloodgood.

Mary Ellen Bloodgood, this year's recipient of the Alice A. Walker award talks about the importance of community service and "l'dor vador", a Hebrew expression meaning "from generation to generation."