October 2013

October 2013
BOARD OF DIRECTORS
President
Barbara Breuer
1st V.P.
Ann Martin
2nd V.P.
Hon. Heidi Shafer
3rd V.P.
Elaine Ervin
Recording Secretary
Marti Miller
Corresponding Secretary
Nelda Hamer
Treasurer
Sheila Mashburn
Assistant Treasurer
Libba Beasley
Advisor, Past President
Debbie Stamson
By-Laws
Vacant
Candidate Hours/Volunteers
Janet Armour
Caring for America
Cindy Grennan
Chaplain
Jean Britt
Email /Facebook/
Membership
Shirley Henderson
Finance
Pat Allmond
Historian
Louise Taylor
Media
Nancy Boatright
Membership
Jean Sibley
SCRP Liaison
Vacant
Meeting Arrangements
Artie Brown
Newsletter Editor
Pam Hathaway
Parliamentarian
Vacant
Special Events
Jean Drumwright
Voter Registration
Vacant
Telephone Chairman
Janet Wicks
SCRWC OCTOBER GENERAL MEETING
TUESDAY October 8, 2013 11:00 am
Germantown Country Club
1780 Kimbrough Rd Germantown, TN
For Lunch Reservations, please call Artie Brown (901)754-6209
**Reservation Deadline is Wednesday October 2, 2013**
Program: Shelby County Mayor Mark Luttrell
Please join SCRWC in hosting Shelby County Mayor Mark
Luttrell. In August 2010, Mr. Luttrell was elected Shelby County
Mayor. Since then, he has successfully led initiatives in economic development by creating the Economic Development
Growth Engine (EDGE) for Memphis and Shelby County Mayor
Luttrell desires to assist Shelby County in becoming one of the
most effective and efficient governments in the nation. He has
received several community service awards: the Bobby Dunavant Public Servant
Award presented by the Rotary Club Memphis East, the Whitney M. Young Award
presented by the Chickasaw Council-Boy Scouts of America, the Highest Effort
Award in Government presented by Sigma Alpha Epsilon, and the Seven Seals
Award presented by the National Guard and Reserve for Leadership In addition to
being a Leadership Memphis graduate, Mayor Mark Luttrell is a distinguished
recipient of the Outstanding Alumni Award of the University of Memphis, College of
Arts and Sciences. He and his wife, Pat, have three children: Lynnette, Mark, and
Margaret and six grandchildren.
The Nominating Committee’s Recommendation For The 2014 SCRWC Officers
and 2014 Nominating Committee:
President: Joyce Avery; 1st Vice-President: Nancy Boatright;
2nd Vice-President: Barbara Brewer; 3rd Vice-President: Marti Miller;
Recording Secretary: Pat Allmond; Treasurer: Louise Taylor;
Assistant Treasurer: Donna Howard; Corresponding Secretary: Lyn Windsor
Nominating Committee for 2014: Barbara Breuer, Nelda Hamer, Artie Brown,
Nancy Boatright, Jean Drumwright
Alternates: Debbie Stamson and Pat Allmond
CARING FOR AMERICA — BRING PEANUT BUTTER FOR MID SOUTH FOOD BANK
As part of our Caring for America “Peanuts for Elephants” Project, at this month’s
meeting we will be collecting jars of peanut butter to be donated to the Mid South Food
Bank for those in need in our community. Please support this worthy cause and help
feed those in need.
Barbara’s Outlook –
If you attended the fashion show at the Racquet Club on September 10, you know it was the
best ever! Someone commented as he was leaving, "You really know how to throw a party!"
We can never thank Elaine Ervin enough for all the time, effort, organization, work, effort,
and work that she expended for this event! (Did I mention work?) Think of it: she printed the
invitations, the tickets, all required lists, name tags, and who knows what else. She pulled together the
program booklet, which was full of great stuff, including ads. She shopped, she drove, she sold lots of tickets, she
personally visited elected officials and judges to invite them to be models and to attend. She made arrangements
with the stores, coordinated with models, and I don't even know what else was required. She went without sleep and
remained calm and sweet throughout the whole process. And, on top of all that, she (actually her car) had a flat tire
on the way to the Racquet Club!
When I walked into the room at the Racquet Club, I could not believe how awesome the decorations
were. Sandy Crawford has a wonderful gift. The black and white theme, punctuated with pink/rose flowers, small
white flowers, black & white spirals and shiny glitter, in tall crystal vases sitting on black and white runners brought
to mind Art Deco at its best. The runners were of assorted black and white fabrics and the balloons floating in the air
all around the room were zebra themed, tied with black & white bows. It was so beautiful, as agreed upon by the
many compliments we heard. Sandy wasn't in the room, but she received loud applause when named as the talent
and power behind the decorations.
Jean Drumwright, volunteer extraordinaire, worked with Elaine on mailing invitations, organizing tables, and
whatever else was required. There were others who assisted in various ways, including check-in at the event and other
necessary chores. I can't even imagine all the details involved in this event, and I probably left out someone who
should be mentioned. It isn't intentional, believe me. I am so grateful for all that was done.
My personal thanks to everyone who worked so hard to make Shelby County Republican Women's Club look
really good and created all kinds of goodwill for us!
We owe Chico's and Jos. A. Bank so much gratitude for the beautiful clothes. The fashions were every bit as
elegant as the ambiance. And we send great thanks to the models; they were great! We saw the fun side of our
elected officials, candidates, and judges. Now we can put faces to the names on the ballot.
I saw several of you there, and you were beautiful also! There were some who bought tickets and couldn't
attend. Thank you for your support, each and every one!
Barbara
Jean Sibley 10/2
October Birthdays
Pat Allmond 10/24
Hon. Steve McManus 10/16
Artie Brown 10/18
Clarice Cox 10/25
Sheila Mashburn 10/22
Hon. Jayne Creson 10/27
Hon. Chris Thomas 10/23
Barbara Dodge 10/31
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Get Well Wishes to: Hon. Curtis S. Person
Sympathies To : Maida Pearson Smith in the loss of her husband,
Marshall Smith
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Tennessee Federation of Republican women
29th Biennial Convention — “Keeping TN Red!”
October 18-19, 2013 Meadowview Conference Resort & Convention Center
$150 Registration if Paid by October 4, 2013
Please see Barbara Breuer for information and registration forms.
Our State Elected Officials:
Governor: Bill Haslam (615)741-2001 (2014)
State Senators
District 31: Brian Kelsey (2014)
District 32: Mark Norris (2016)
(615)741-3036
(615)741-1967
State Representatives
District 83: Mark White (2014)
(615)741-4415
District 96: Steve McManus (2014)
(615)741-1920
District 95: Curry Todd (2014)
(615)741-1866
District 97: Jim Coley (2014)
(615)741-8201
CALENDAR OF UPCOMING EVENTS
Thursday October 3 — SCGOP Steering Committee
Tuesday October 8 — SCRWC General Meeting
October 18-19 —TFRW Convention
Monday October 21 — SCRWC Board Meeting
Newsletter News
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