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
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