WCRW Newsletter May 2008
Upcoming Meetings and Events
May Luncheon
5 May 2008, 12:00 Noon
Rickenbackers Restaurant
Albatross Gallery – 2nd Floor (elevator available)
4282 South 1640 West
(South of the Ogden Airport - enter the parking lot from 4400 South in Riverdale)
$13.00/person
We will be honored to have First Lady Mary Kay Huntsman speak to us. Her topic will be the various aspects of the welfare and safety of children.
Be certain to RSVP to your caller, or respond to this e-mail by Wednesday, 30 Apr. Final count must be given to the restaurant by Thursday, 1 May. Cancellations made after Thursday, and no shows, will be billed to the individual
More Upcoming Meetings and Events
8 May - Weber County Lincoln Day Dinner, WSU Ballroom, 6:00 pm (Note: We have reserved two tables of 8 for Republican Women. If you want to attend please let Pat know, 801-399-4749 and you can pay your $25 at the door. So far I have reservations for Pat Iannone, Dixie Finch, Lorna Salisbury (3), Suzanne and Max Ferre, Lael Gibby, and Joe and Floy Murray. See invitation below)
10 May - Utah GOP Nominating Convention 8:00AM Utah Valley State College, Orem.
The Weber County Republican Party
Invites You To Our
Lincoln Day/Patriotic Dinner
May 8, Thursday, 2008
6:00 PM
Weber State University, Ballroom B
Beautiful Buffet Dinner
With
Joshua Romney
Special Guest Speaker
During the evening you will have an opportunity to have pictures taken with officials from our
county, state and national congressional delegations
Tables will be: Ronald Reagan $1,500; John McCain $1,000; (8 seats to a table)
Couples: $75; Individuals: $50.
For More Information/Tickets Contact
Suzanne Ellison Ferre 801 745-3098, suzhvl@hotmail.com
Matt Bell:801 725-8771,mattbell@xmission.com
Christie Moore, 801 510-6634, chrisim001@aol.com
See note above on reserved tables for WCRW
MEMBERSHIP RAZZLE DAZZLE
Bring a guest to WCRW and you will have the opportunity to win a piece of jewelry. If your guest joins WCRW, you each will receive a piece of jewelry.
How fun is that?
Lisa Galvez, Membership V.P.
Reminder: We have brand new Pink Elephant pins.
FYI
We were given Orrin Hatch bags to sell at the recent Weber County nominating convention. We were selling them for 5 cents in the beginning until we got the idea to tell people that they were a fund raiser for our club and then we would ask for 5 cents or more. People gave us quarters, dollars, 5 dollars for our club. We made about 50 dollars just on the bags and over 50 dollars on jewelry. WOW!!!
Lael Gibby, 4th Vice President
Support our Troops!
Weber County Republican Women had the privilege of listening to Vickie McCall’s experiences of her visit to Iraq. She was so moved at what she witnessed at the hospitals that she asked what she might possibly do to help. The hospital administration expressed that the men and women come in from the field with nothing, even their back packs are left behind. They said it would be wonderful if she could help provide comfortable clothing for them to put on during their stay or when it was time to be discharged from the hospital. Vickie’s efforts have created overwhelming and generous support from the community.
What started as an idea of sending a few cases of clothing items, erupted into thousands of dollars of support and willing hands with no vehicle to plug into. A committee was formed and the decision was made to partner with a volunteer organization in Germany who is at the moment five years ahead of where we would be starting. After much communication and travel, Vickie's assessment (with details in hand) was that the Landstuhl Care Project fit her goals, was extremely lean in it's operating expenses and being an already 'well oiled machine', would ultimately put more in the hands of the service members from the battlefield at a much quicker pace. You can learn more about the project:www.landstuhlhospitalcareproject.org/.
To date there are 25-30 individuals and organizations involved to see this local effort off the ground, with another 20 or so on standby for more information. There is a firm commitment from FED EX to transport shipments from here to the East coast (Landstuhl pick up point) with talks of potentially taking on shipment of all Landstuhl east coast hub supplies to the field hospitals for distribution at no cost. THIS IS INCREDIBLE.
WCRW members can still be involved. The Utah Republican Party has taken an interest in the project and will be collecting sweats at the Convention May 10.
Gloria Froerer, Community Relations Chair
President’s Corner
WELCOME NEW MEMBERS! Twelve women have joined WCRW since January 2008. Laurie Allen, Judy Allred, Evelyn Combe, Meghan Froerer, Rebecca Froerer, Lise Gibby, Carol Harley, Wilma Reaser, Penny Stark, Kristina Wilcox, Marilyn Woodbury and Sharon Zini. We have a total of 67 members. This is awesome! Thank you members for sharing with your friends and neighbors the benefits of being a WCRW member.
Republican Women are the grassroots of the Republican Party. It is our tireless efforts working phone banks, going door to door, etc., which have produced Republican victories in the past and will continue to produce them in the future.
As we begin a busy campaign season, remember how valuable your skills are to candidates. Get acquainted, volunteer to help, you will make a difference, and keep track of your campaign hours.
Our May meeting will be wonderful, with First Lady Mary Kay Huntsman. I am looking forward to hearing from her as I’m sure you are too.
We will not meet during the summer, but will e-mail you from time to time as important issues come up.
Have a wonderful summer!
See you May 5
Warmest regards,
Pat
Counting Campaign Hours
The National Federation of Republican Women Campaign Award Program is an effective tool to demonstrate the power of Republican Federated women at the local, state and national level. This award is given for “Political Campaign” time spent. Local clubs tally their campaign hours; report them to the State Federation who is then eligible for awards at the 2009 NFRW Convention.
Just recently we had the opportunity to participate in our precinct caucuses and at the County Convention. The time spent in these efforts, including your travel time, should be reported on our monthly Campaign Volunteer Hours report. As the election year approaches, many of us will have opportunities to become involved in campaign activities. It is important that we know what can be reported so our club and State Federation can be recognized for the contributions of our members.
There are 18 activities that qualify as “Political Campaign” time spent. They are outlined in the NFRW Policy for Counting Volunteer Hours. I would encourage you to pick up a copy of these qualifying activities at the sign in table, and report your efforts on our Campaign Volunteer Hours report.
Submitted by : Joan Blanchard, Volunteer Coordinator
WCRW Board Information
President Pat Iannone 1st Vice President Suzanne Ellison Ferre
2nd Vice President Cheryl Madson 3rd Vice President Lisa Galvez 4th Vice President Lael Gibby
Secretary Machel Maycock
Treasurer Donna Stevenson
Newsletter Dixie Finch Chaplain Lorna Salisbury
Parliamentarian Jordanna Galvez
Community Relations Gloria Froerer
Legislative/Political Jan Zogmaister
Caller & Reservations Donna Nelson
Volunteer Coordinator Joan Blanchard Historian Gaye Creager
Tuesday, April 29, 2008
Monday, March 31, 2008
WCRW Newsletter
April 2008
Upcoming Meetings and Events
April Luncheon
7 April 2008, 12:00 Noon
Rickenbackers Restaurant
Albatross Gallery – 2nd Floor (elevator available)
4282 South 1640 West
(South of the Ogden Airport - enter the parking lot from 4400 South in Riverdale)
$13.00/person
We will be honored to have Congressman Rob Bishop speak to us. Congressman Bishop will speak on the upcoming national election and answer questions on other issues. We are excited to have Congressman Bishop and invite all interested persons to contact 2008 President,
Pat Iannone, 399-4749 for information and reservations.
Be certain to RSVP to your caller, or respond to this e-mail by Wednesday, 2 Apr. Final count must be given to the restaurant by Thursday, 3 Apr. Cancellations made after Thursday, and no shows, will be billed to the individual
More Upcoming Meetings and Events
12 April - Weber County GOP Nominating Convention 9am Orion Junior High School
5 May - WCRW Luncheon Rickenbackers, Speaker, First Lady Mary Kay Huntsman
8 May - Weber County Lincoln Day Dinner, WSU Ballroom, 6:00 pm (See invitation below)
12 May - Utah GOP Nominating Convention 8:30am Utah Valley University
The Weber County Republican Party
Invites You To Our
Lincoln Day/Patriotic Dinner
May 8, Thursday, 2008
6:00 PM
Weber State University, Ballroom B
Beautiful Buffet Dinner
With
Joshua Romney
Special Guest Speaker
During the evening you will have an opportunity to have pictures taken with officials from our
county, state and national congressional delegations
Tables will be: Ronald Reagan $1,500; John McCain $1,000; (8 seats to a table)
Couples: $75; Individuals: $50.
For More Information/Tickets Contact
Suzanne Ellison Ferre 801 745-3098, suzhvl@hotmail.com
Matt Bell:801 725-8771,mattbell@xmission.com
Christie Moore, 801 510-6634, chrisim001@aol.com
MEMBERSHIP RAZZLE DAZZLE
Bring a guest to WCRW and you will have the opportunity to win a piece of jewelry. If your guest joins WCRW, you each will receive a piece of jewelry.
How fun is that?
Lisa Galvez, Membership V.P.
Reminder: We have brand new Pink Elephant pins.
Support our Troops!
Weber County Republican Women had the privilege of listening to Vickie McCall’s experiences of her visit to Iraq. She was so moved at what she witnessed at the hospitals that she asked what she might possibly do to help. The hospital administration expressed that the men and women come in from the field with nothing, even their back packs are left behind. They said it would be wonderful if she could help provide comfortable clothing for them to put on during their stay or when it was time to be discharged from the hospital.
So Vickie is on a quest to gather sweats for the soldiers and ship them to the hospitals. We have volunteered to help and have already had a wonderful response.
It would be fabulous if you could purchase sweats, sizes large, Xlarge, and XXlarge and bring them to the next couple of meetings OR deliver them to someone that would be going to the meeting OR deliver them to:
Century 21 Gage Froerer’s real estate office at
2641 Washington Blvd.
Ogden, UT
(Main entrance is in the rear off the parking lot)
Vickie prefers you put the personal effort into purchasing the sweats yourself and delivering them to us, BUT if that is not possible, we are collecting money also and will purchase the sweats for you.
Also, if any of you are involved in other organizations that would be interested in getting involved, please invite them to join us!
Gloria Froerer, Community Relations Chair (801) 941-4345
(Additional information: Others from Hill AFB and surrounding businesses are also participating in this wonderful project.)
Let’s keep up our part!!
President’s Corner
President’s Message
Bylaws are the law or rule governing the internal affairs of an organization. WFRW, UFRW and NFRW all operate within a framework of Bylaws, and the WFRW Bylaws must be in compliance with the NFRW. At the 2007 NFRW Convention in Palm Springs the Delegates approved a Bylaws amendment regarding membership status, so therefore a WFRW Bylaws change is required. The following amendments were presented at the WFRW meeting March 3, and will be voted on at the April 7 meeting.
ARTICLE III - POLICIES
1. The Club shall not endorse nor promote any individual candidate for public office prior to nomination by the appropriate body.
2. The Club shall, if there is a primary election hear invite from each candidate for office to speak at a meeting so members will have the opportunity to decide which candidate will best represent the Republican philosophy.
Section 3 - Termination and Renewal of Membership
Termination
A member whose dues remain unpaid for two (2) years shall be notified by the Treasurer that she shall be dropped from membership if her dues remain unpaid.
Renewal
A member shall be reinstated upon payment of the current Club dues.
Section 4 - Suspension or Expulsion from Membership
1. A member who fails to support the Republican Candidates.
2. Advocates a split ticket by supporting a candidate on an opposition ticket.
3. Failure to support the Bylaws of the National, State and Weber County Women’s Club.
Any member who fails to support Republican candidates, who advocates a split ticket, or supports a candidate running on an opposing ticket shall be expelled from membership.
Any member who fails to support the Bylaws of the National Federation of Republican Women, the Utah Federation of Republican Women and/or Weber County Republican Women shall be suspended or expelled from membership.
See you April 7
Warmest regards,
Pat
From UFRW President Darcy Kruitbosch
March 15, 2008
On this day in 1973, Lt. Commander John McCain was released from a North Vietnamese prison.
The missile that shot down his fighter-bomber broke both arms and a leg, and he nearly drowned after parachuting into a lake. He was then bayoneted and beaten. McCain refused his captors' demands that he divulge military information in return for medical treatment. Despite being tortured, McCain also refused offers from the communists to free him ahead of other servicemen who had been imprisoned longer.
President Richard Nixon welcomed McCain home, after five and a half years of captivity, much of that time in solitary confinement.
Son and grandson of admirals, John McCain graduated from the U.S. Naval Academy in 1958. In 1967, a massive fire broke out on the deck of his aircraft carrier. As bombs and jet fuel exploded nearby, McCain was injured trying to rescue a fellow pilot. One hundred and thirty-four men died in the inferno.
In 1982, McCain was elected to the first of two terms in the U.S. House of Representatives. In 1986, he won the first of four terms in the U.S. Senate.
President McCain -- what a terrific campaign slogan that would be! It sounds great and brings to mind the horrors of the Democrat alternative.
President McCain
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WCRW Board Information
President Pat Iannone
1st Vice President Suzanne Ellison Ferre
2nd Vice President Cheryl Madson
3rd Vice President Lisa Galvez
4th Vice President Lael Gibby
Secretary Machel Maycock
Treasurer Donna Stevenson
Newsletter Dixie Finch
Chaplain Lorna Salisbury
Parliamentarian Jordanna Galvez
Community Relations Gloria Froerer
Legislative/Political Jan Zogmaister
Caller & Reservations Donna Nelson
Volunteer Coordinator Joan Blanchard Historian Gaye Creager
Wednesday, February 27, 2008
WCRW Newsletter March 2008
WCRW Newsletter
March 2008
Upcoming Meetings and Events
March Luncheon
3 March 2008, 12:00 Noon
Rickenbackers Restaurant
Albatross Gallery – 2nd Floor (elevator available)
4282 South 1640 West
(South of the Ogden Airport - enter the parking lot from 4400 South in Riverdale)
$13.00/person
Our March speaker will be Beverly Davis of Weber County, Immediate Past President of the National Federation of Republican Women. Beverly was elected at the NFRW 33nd Biennial Convention in Nashville and served in the position 2006 and 2007. As President of NFRW she was required to live in Alexandria, Virginia where she served as a hands-on Executive, managing the many programs of NFRW. She will tell us all about NFRW and her wonderful experiences as President.
Be certain to RSVP to your caller, or respond to this e-mail by Wednesday, 27 Feb. Final count must be given to the restaurant by Thursday, 28 Feb. Cancellations made after Thursday, and no shows, will be billed to the individual
MEMBERSHIP RAZZLE DAZZLE
Bring a guest to WCRW and you will have the opportunity to win a piece of jewelry. If your guest joins WCRW, you each will receive a piece of jewelry.
How fun is that?
March 2008
Upcoming Meetings and Events
March Luncheon
3 March 2008, 12:00 Noon
Rickenbackers Restaurant
Albatross Gallery – 2nd Floor (elevator available)
4282 South 1640 West
(South of the Ogden Airport - enter the parking lot from 4400 South in Riverdale)
$13.00/person
Our March speaker will be Beverly Davis of Weber County, Immediate Past President of the National Federation of Republican Women. Beverly was elected at the NFRW 33nd Biennial Convention in Nashville and served in the position 2006 and 2007. As President of NFRW she was required to live in Alexandria, Virginia where she served as a hands-on Executive, managing the many programs of NFRW. She will tell us all about NFRW and her wonderful experiences as President.
Be certain to RSVP to your caller, or respond to this e-mail by Wednesday, 27 Feb. Final count must be given to the restaurant by Thursday, 28 Feb. Cancellations made after Thursday, and no shows, will be billed to the individual
MEMBERSHIP RAZZLE DAZZLE
Bring a guest to WCRW and you will have the opportunity to win a piece of jewelry. If your guest joins WCRW, you each will receive a piece of jewelry.
How fun is that?
Lisa Galvez, Membership V.P.
Reminder: We have brand new Pink Elephant pins. They are really cute – I bought one last month!
Support our Troops!
Weber County Republican Women had the privilege of listening to Vickie McCall’s experiences of her visit to Iraq. She was so moved at what she witnessed at the hospitals that she asked what she might possibly do to help. The hospital administration expressed that the men and women come in from the field with nothing, even their back packs are left behind. They said it would be wonderful if she could help provide comfortable clothing for them to put on during their stay or when it was time to be discharged from the hospital.
So Vickie is on a quest to gather sweats for the soldiers and ship them to the hospitals. We have volunteered to help and have already had a wonderful response.
It would be fabulous if you could purchase sweats, sizes large, Xlarge, and XXlarge and bring them to the next couple of meetings OR deliver them to someone that would be going to the meeting OR deliver them to:
Century 21 Gage Froerer’s real estate office at
2641 Washington Blvd.
Ogden, UT
(Main entrance is in the rear off the parking lot)
Vickie prefers you put the personal effort into purchasing the sweats yourself and delivering them to us, BUT if that is not possible, we are collecting money also and will purchase the sweats for you.
Also, if any of you are involved in other organizations that would be interested in getting involved, please invite them to join us!
Gloria Froerer, Community Relations Chair (801) 941-4345
President’s Corner
President’s Message
WCRW members had a wonderful time at their February 11, Day at the Legislature. Nineteen of us rode a chartered UTA bus to the Capitol, some drove their own cars, and there were 30 of us in all. We had a very informative tour of the newly restored Capitol. It is just beautiful. The walls have been painted, and restored to their original colors; the murals in the rotunda have been repainted and are exquisite. The elevators, wow! They used to be so slow, but they are very efficient now, and have the look of the old-time elevators with the cage like doors. We had the opportunity to sit in the gallery and listen and watch a vote being taken. It was a bill sponsored by Representative Donnelson regarding the driver privilege cards. It passed. We then had a catered lunch in a meeting room with our Weber County Legislators. It was fun to visit with them in a casual, relaxed setting. They reported to us the various pieces of legislation they are sponsoring. And we were pleased to hear that the Jessica’s law bill that we are supporting has passed the House and Senate and is headed to the Governor for his signature. The Veterans Nursing Home bill has passed the house with no dissenting votes and is waiting for Senate action.
Remember to attend your Republican Caucus Meeting, March 25, 2008, 7:00 pm. Watch the newspaper for locations. County delegates and precinct officers will be selected.
Thank you for all you do to support Weber County Republican Women and the Weber County Republican party.
See you March 3
Warmest regards,
Pat
WCRW Board Information
President Pat Iannone
1st Vice President Suzanne Ellison Ferre
2nd Vice President Cheryl Madson
3rd Vice President Lisa Galvez
4th Vice President Lael Gibby
Secretary Machel Maycock
Treasurer Donna Stevenson
Newsletter Dixie Finch
Chaplain Lorna Salisbury
Parliamentarian Jordanna Galvez
Community Relations Gloria Froerer
Legislative/Political Jan Zogmaister
Caller & Reservations Donna Nelson
3rd Vice President Lisa Galvez
4th Vice President Lael Gibby
Secretary Machel Maycock
Treasurer Donna Stevenson
Newsletter Dixie Finch
Chaplain Lorna Salisbury
Parliamentarian Jordanna Galvez
Community Relations Gloria Froerer
Legislative/Political Jan Zogmaister
Caller & Reservations Donna Nelson
Volunteer Coordinator Joan Blanchard
Tuesday, February 5, 2008
WCRW Newsletter February 2008
WCRW Newsletter
February 2008
Upcoming Meetings and Events
February Luncheon
4 February 2008, 12:00 Noon
Rickenbackers Restaurant
Albatross Gallery – 2nd Floor (elevator available)
4282 South 1640 West
(South of the Ogden Airport - enter the parking lot from 4400 South in Riverdale)
$13.00/person
The speaker will be Vicki McCall. Vicki founded the Utah Defense Alliance and has headed the Federal Defense Advisory Committee on Women in the Services.
She recently returned from Iraq.
MEMBERSHIP RAZZLE DAZZLE
Bring a guest to WCRW and you will have the opportunity to win a piece of jewelry. If your guest joins WCRW, you each will receive a piece of jewelry.
How fun is that?
YOU ARE CORDIALLY INVITED TO THE
WEBER COUNTY REPUBLICAN WOMEN
DAY AT THE LEGISLATURE
MONDAY, FEBRUARY 11, 2008
11:00 AM TOUR OF CAPITOL
12:00 NOON LUNCH WITH WEBER COUNTY LEGISLATORS
RSVP FOR LUNCH COUNT
JAN 801-731-2456
PAT 801-399-4749
WE WILL CAR POOL
President’s Corner
President’s Message
At our January meeting WCRW members voted to support two issues coming before the 2008 Utah Legislature. Jessica’s Law and the Veterans Nursing Home. The following is the position paper that was mailed to Weber County, Davis County, and Box Elder County legislators.
WEBER COUNTY REPUBLICAN WOMEN
Weber County Republican Women (WCRW) is a 67 member organization whose purpose is to organize the volunteer efforts of Republican women in our County to improve our local communities and government, promote an informed public through political education and activity, and to provide opportunities for women to learn about our government and how it works.
WCRW voted at their monthly meeting January 7, 2008 to support two issues coming before the 2008 Utah Legislative session.
JESSICA’S LAW – Modeled after Florida’s Jessica Lunsford Act, the proposed Utah version of this law sponsored by Representative Carl Wimmer, increases the penalties for actual rape of a child to 25 years to life in prison. We believe our laws are simply not protecting our children. As research shows, child sex offenders repeat their crimes, and repetition of these crimes cannot be tolerated. This law will help thwart this horrible behavior by keeping those convicted off the streets and by making these criminals truly pay for their wicked acts. Please consider this plea to keep our children safe.
VETERANS NURSING HOME – We support Representative Brad Dee’s proposal to fully fund the construction of a Veteran’s Nursing Home near the Weber County Fairgrounds. This 120-bed nursing home project, whose clientele is limited to military veterans, was originally planned to be funded with Utah funds (35%) and federal funds (65%), but the federal funds have not been forthcoming. We applaud the Utah Legislature and their efforts to fund the nursing home and not to wait for federal funds.
The 2000 Utah U.S. census revealed that Utah has over 160,000 military veterans with nearly 25% living in northern Utah. These men and women have served our country protecting our freedoms and deserve a place to receive the care they need.
The current 80 bed nursing home in Salt Lake City has a waiting list of nearly 100, and many veterans have passed away while awaiting space availability.
We ask for your support.
Respectfully,
Pat H. Iannone
WCRW President
Jan M. Zogmaister
WCRW Legislative Chair
Use this position paper to visit with your legislator about the issues. By being pro-active on these and other issues we can “put a face” on Weber County Republican Women. We are involved, and we care about our communities, our state and our nation.
We will have the opportunity to tour the beautifully restored State Capitol on February 11, 2008. Our appointment for the tour is at 11:00 am and then lunch with our Legislators at noon. Please RSVP to me, 399-4749 or Jan 731-2456.
The Utah Legislature has a wonderful web site. http://www.le.state.ut.us/. You can look up bills, locate legislators, find committee meeting schedules, email your legislator, etc. It’s very user friendly and fun.
See you February 4.
Warmest regards,
Pat
FYI: Representative Wimmer's bill is HB 256 and Representative Dee's bill is HB 129. Find them on the web site and print them out, and then you can also track their progress.
Remember to vote in the Republican Western States Primary, February 5. 7am-8pm. Watch the newspaper for polling places.
WCRW Board Information
President Pat Iannone
1st Vice President Suzanne Ellison Ferre
2nd Vice President Cheryl Madson
3rd Vice President Lisa Galvez
4th Vice President Lael Gibby
Secretary Machel Maycock
Treasurer Donna Stevenson
Newsletter Dixie Finch
Chaplain Lorna Salisbury
Parliamentarian Jordanna Galvez
Community Relations Gloria Froerer
Legislative/Political Jan Zogmaister
Caller & Reservations Donna Nelson
Volunteer Coordinator Joan Blanchard
February 2008
Upcoming Meetings and Events
February Luncheon
4 February 2008, 12:00 Noon
Rickenbackers Restaurant
Albatross Gallery – 2nd Floor (elevator available)
4282 South 1640 West
(South of the Ogden Airport - enter the parking lot from 4400 South in Riverdale)
$13.00/person
The speaker will be Vicki McCall. Vicki founded the Utah Defense Alliance and has headed the Federal Defense Advisory Committee on Women in the Services.
She recently returned from Iraq.
MEMBERSHIP RAZZLE DAZZLE
Bring a guest to WCRW and you will have the opportunity to win a piece of jewelry. If your guest joins WCRW, you each will receive a piece of jewelry.
How fun is that?
YOU ARE CORDIALLY INVITED TO THE
WEBER COUNTY REPUBLICAN WOMEN
DAY AT THE LEGISLATURE
MONDAY, FEBRUARY 11, 2008
11:00 AM TOUR OF CAPITOL
12:00 NOON LUNCH WITH WEBER COUNTY LEGISLATORS
RSVP FOR LUNCH COUNT
JAN 801-731-2456
PAT 801-399-4749
WE WILL CAR POOL
President’s Corner
President’s Message
At our January meeting WCRW members voted to support two issues coming before the 2008 Utah Legislature. Jessica’s Law and the Veterans Nursing Home. The following is the position paper that was mailed to Weber County, Davis County, and Box Elder County legislators.
WEBER COUNTY REPUBLICAN WOMEN
Weber County Republican Women (WCRW) is a 67 member organization whose purpose is to organize the volunteer efforts of Republican women in our County to improve our local communities and government, promote an informed public through political education and activity, and to provide opportunities for women to learn about our government and how it works.
WCRW voted at their monthly meeting January 7, 2008 to support two issues coming before the 2008 Utah Legislative session.
JESSICA’S LAW – Modeled after Florida’s Jessica Lunsford Act, the proposed Utah version of this law sponsored by Representative Carl Wimmer, increases the penalties for actual rape of a child to 25 years to life in prison. We believe our laws are simply not protecting our children. As research shows, child sex offenders repeat their crimes, and repetition of these crimes cannot be tolerated. This law will help thwart this horrible behavior by keeping those convicted off the streets and by making these criminals truly pay for their wicked acts. Please consider this plea to keep our children safe.
VETERANS NURSING HOME – We support Representative Brad Dee’s proposal to fully fund the construction of a Veteran’s Nursing Home near the Weber County Fairgrounds. This 120-bed nursing home project, whose clientele is limited to military veterans, was originally planned to be funded with Utah funds (35%) and federal funds (65%), but the federal funds have not been forthcoming. We applaud the Utah Legislature and their efforts to fund the nursing home and not to wait for federal funds.
The 2000 Utah U.S. census revealed that Utah has over 160,000 military veterans with nearly 25% living in northern Utah. These men and women have served our country protecting our freedoms and deserve a place to receive the care they need.
The current 80 bed nursing home in Salt Lake City has a waiting list of nearly 100, and many veterans have passed away while awaiting space availability.
We ask for your support.
Respectfully,
Pat H. Iannone
WCRW President
Jan M. Zogmaister
WCRW Legislative Chair
Use this position paper to visit with your legislator about the issues. By being pro-active on these and other issues we can “put a face” on Weber County Republican Women. We are involved, and we care about our communities, our state and our nation.
We will have the opportunity to tour the beautifully restored State Capitol on February 11, 2008. Our appointment for the tour is at 11:00 am and then lunch with our Legislators at noon. Please RSVP to me, 399-4749 or Jan 731-2456.
The Utah Legislature has a wonderful web site. http://www.le.state.ut.us/. You can look up bills, locate legislators, find committee meeting schedules, email your legislator, etc. It’s very user friendly and fun.
See you February 4.
Warmest regards,
Pat
FYI: Representative Wimmer's bill is HB 256 and Representative Dee's bill is HB 129. Find them on the web site and print them out, and then you can also track their progress.
Remember to vote in the Republican Western States Primary, February 5. 7am-8pm. Watch the newspaper for polling places.
WCRW Board Information
President Pat Iannone
1st Vice President Suzanne Ellison Ferre
2nd Vice President Cheryl Madson
3rd Vice President Lisa Galvez
4th Vice President Lael Gibby
Secretary Machel Maycock
Treasurer Donna Stevenson
Newsletter Dixie Finch
Chaplain Lorna Salisbury
Parliamentarian Jordanna Galvez
Community Relations Gloria Froerer
Legislative/Political Jan Zogmaister
Caller & Reservations Donna Nelson
Volunteer Coordinator Joan Blanchard
Saturday, January 5, 2008
WCRW Newsletter - January 2008
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Upcoming Meetings and Events
The NFRW Spring Board of Directors Meeting is scheduled March 12-15, 2008, at the Marriott Crystal Gateway in Arlington, Va.
Rickenbacker’s Restaurant
Brad Dee, State Representative, will speak on the upcoming legislative session and some expected bills.
Presidents Message
The Weber County Republican Women 2008-2009 Officers and Committee Chairs are organized and ready to serve you the members. We look forward to a productive, interesting, active, and fun two years. Your officers and committee chairs are:
President Pat Iannone 801-399-4749 phiannone@relia.net
1st VP Communications Suzanne Ferre 801-745-3098 suzhvl@hotmail.com
2nd VP Programs Cheryl Madson 801-399-8122 cmadson@co.weber.ut.us
3rd VP Membership Lisa Galvez 801-392-8591 lisa@zevlag.com
4th VP Fundraising Lael Gibby 801-627-2932 laelgibby@hotmail.com
Secretary Machel Maycock 801-399-8673 mmaycock@co.weber.us
Treasurer Donna Stevenson 801-476-3365 leodonnastevenson@Gmail.com
Parliamentarian Jordana Galvez 801-392-8591
Newsletter Dixie Finch 801-479-8196 dhfinch@relia.net
Chaplain Lorna Salisbury 801-393-6326
Legislative/Political Chair Jan Zogmaister 801-731-2456 jmzog@comcast.net
Community Relations Chair Gloria Froerer 801-745-0505 glofro@msn.com
Caller & Reservations Chair Donna Nelson 801-393-1724 dahnah38@earthlink.net
Volunteer Coordinator Chair Joan Blanchard 801-475-0372 jcblanchard1940@msn.com
It is our goal to uphold the objective of Weber County Republican Women as stated in the Bylaws:
1. Promote an informed public through political education and activity.
2. Increase the effectiveness of women in the cause of good government.
3. Foster loyalty to the Republican Party.
4. Promote the principals and candidates of the Republican Party in all elections.
5. Support and work for the election of Republican Party nominees.
Thank you for the opportunity to serve you. See you January 7th.
Pat
Churchgoers should be politics-doers
By Kirk Jowers
Published: December 17, 2007
Beyond a new gym membership and vowing to lose 15 pounds, consider another New Year's resolution: political participation.
Not only is political involvement easier than giving up chocolate, there has never been a more exciting year to play a role in the American democratic process. We are in the middle of perhaps the most dramatic presidential race in recent history. The issues are momentous and the stakes are high. For the first time in decades there is no heir apparent. Political fortunes change daily. An increasingly electrifying race offers candidates who are as diverse as they are interesting — the first woman, black or Mormon president.
In Utah, the governor, attorney general, state auditor, state treasurer, 15 state senators, 75 state representatives, three U.S. representatives and many municipal officers will be campaigning for office.
Why make political participation a resolution? If recent history is our guide, most of us will not participate except to vote, and many will not even do that. According to the International Institute for Democracy and Electoral Assistance, the United States, with an average voter turnout of just 48.3 percent since 1945, ranks 139th out of 172 countries (two behind Burma/Myanmar and just ahead of Mexico). Talk about irony. The nation that pioneered democracy is bringing up the rear when it comes to democratic participation.
Studies, theories and apologies abound for why we are failing. One reason is most pertinent to Utah and suggests that confusion rather than laziness or apathy may be a cause: the official ban on political activities by churches. Too often, religious adherents wrongly construe that ban as an impediment to their own political participation. The source of confusion — no surprise here — is the tax code. Churches operate under section 501(c)(3) of the Internal Revenue Code, which states that they must not "participate in, or intervene in ... any political campaign on behalf of (or in opposition to) any candidate for public office." Notably, the restriction is on the churches, not the congregants, a cultural distinction many miss. Thus, although a church may not use its resources for partisan ends, its members are free to immerse themselves in the political process.
Fortunately, many churches have begun to encourage their parishioners to get involved in democracy.
Political involvement can be inconvenient. It requires sacrifices of time and resources that might otherwise be devoted to leisure or other pursuits. Perhaps that is why the late LDS apostle Neal A. Maxwell observed, "Democracy is not meant for the naive, apathetic or the lethargic." Beyond voting, we can volunteer for or contribute to a candidate, party or cause of our choice, become a delegate or even run for office.
Vote and support whomever you choose — Democrat, Republican, Independent or otherwise — but participate!
Being an active church member does not require us to sacrifice our free speech rights, nor does it absolve us from our responsibility as a citizen to be active and engaged in the political process. Neither America nor Utah can afford to have any segment of the population unrepresented in electing and influencing leaders. Al Smith, the governor of New York who faced discrimination as a Catholic in his 1928 presidential bid, had it right when he said, "All the ills of democracy can be cured by more democracy."
Kirk Jowers is the director of the University of Utah's Hinckley Institute of Politics and a partner in the Washington, D.C., law firm of Caplin & Drysdale.
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