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?



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
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