the trumpeter - The Virginia Federation of Republican Women

The Trumpeter
Issue VI, September 2016
THE TRUMPETER
Winchester Frederick Clarke Republican Women’s Club
2016 Officers
President - Kay
Gunter
1st Vice President - Sandra
Montgomery-Aker
2nd Vice President - Debbie Berg
Treasurer - Pam McKinley
Recording Secretary - Linda
Fenner
Corresponding Secretary - Cheryl
Dyksen
Parliamentarian - TC Schwarz
Issue VI, September 2016
Inside this Issue:
✦Message from the President
✦Program
News
✦Membership
✦National
✦State
Legislation
Legislation
✦Campaign
Activities
✦Fundraising
Committee Chairmen
Finance - TC Schwarz
National Legislation - Shirley Allison
State Legislation - Margaret Hobble
Please like our page and visit our
website
WRCRW Facebook Page
WFCRW Website
Fundraising - Cynthia Butler
Members of:
Campaign Activities - Donna Peake
(Clarke), Sue Cooper (Frederick), Kate
Obenshain (Winchester)
Virginia Federation of Republican
Women
Public Relations/Webmaster - Jane
National Federation of Republican
Women
Cimbal
Literacy - Louise Fowler
Bylaws - Sue Fleming
1
The Trumpeter
Issue VI, September 2016
PRESIDENT
Kay Gunter
I hope you all are having a great summer and
are looking forward to the
Winchester-Frederick Clarke Republican
Women’s Club Luncheons.
In September I will appoint a Nominating Committee to consider a
slate of officers for 2017. In October I will appoint a Social Committee
to make plans for our Christmas Social. If you would like to serve on
the Nominating Committee or the Social Committee, call me at (540)
837-1540.
In November we will consider the slate from the Nominating
Committee and take nominations from the floor and vote for the 2017
offices of President, First Vice President, Second Vice President,
Corresponding Secretary, and Treasurer.
We will install officers for 2017 at our Christmas Brunch will be on
December 3, 2016 at the Piccadilly Public House.
Be sure to make reservations for the September, 7, 2016 Luncheon. As
usual, we
will meet at the Holiday Inn at 333 Front Royal Pike, Winchester at
11:30 a.m.
We all have much work to do as we prepare for the election of our
Republican Candidate, Donald Trump, to be elected President on
November 8, 2016.
Thanks and Blessings,
Kay
2
The Trumpeter
Issue VI, September 2016
PROGRAM NEWS
Sandy Mongomery-Aker, 1st Vice President & Program Chairman
2016 has been an exciting year and we
have been extremely blessed with
wonderful speakers.
The September 7th luncheon meeting
is not any different and will feature Jay
Perry, Supervisory Special Agent and
coordinator of the Northwest VA
Regional Drug and Gang Task Force.
He has kindly agreed to speak on the
“Drug Epidemic in Virginia.”
Then, on October 5th Ken Cuccinelli
will speak on “Human Trafficking.”
Our final luncheon meeting that is to
be held November 2nd right before the
election and is one of our most
compelling issue, “National Security.”
The expert speaker referred to us for
this topic is Clare Lopez. She is the
Vice President for Research and
Analysis at the Center for Security
Policy, a Senior Fellow at the London
Center for Policy Research and a
member at the Board of Advisors for
the Canadian Mackenzie Institute. We
look forward to having her join us for
this meeting.
Please plan to attend these events and
bring your friends whether they are
members or not!!
3
The Trumpeter
Issue VI, September 2016
WRCRW MEETING AND LUNCHEON
RSVP with Pam McKinley, Treasurer
Monthly Luncheon Meeting
Where: The Holiday Inn(Rt. 522) Winchester
When: Wednesday, September 7, 2016 at 11:30 am
Program: Drug Epidemic in Virginia.
By Jay Perry, Supervisory Special Agent
RSVP by Friday, September 2nd NOON to
Pam McKinley 540-722-1101 or [email protected]
Cost $15.00 w/reservation $20.00 without reservation
Please choose between soup & salad OR soup & sandwich
WFCRW is required to pay for all reservations made.
Please cancel prior to the Monday before the meeting,
or mail a check to Pam McKinley - 106 Coopers Lane, Winchester VA 22602
4
The Trumpeter
Issue VI, September 2016
MEMBERSHIP NEWS
Debbie Berg, 2nd Vice President & Membership Chair
Membership Update:
Please correct the email address for member Joy Dunn in your Directory to read:
[email protected]
Membership updates or corrections? Please send to Debbie Berg at [email protected] or call
540-327-0089.
This Day In History - Notable Events in the Month of September
September 2, 1945 - President Harry Truman declared V-J Day (Victory over Japan Day) commemorating the formal Japanese surrender to the
Allies aboard the USS Missouri in Tokyo Bay.
September 3, 1783 - The Treaty of Paris was signed by John Adams, Ben Franklin and John Jay, formally ending the American Revolutionary
War between Britain and the United States.
September 9, 1776 - The United States came into existence as the Continental Congress changed the name of the new American nation from
the United Colonies.
September 11, 2001 - The worst terrorist attack in U.S. history occurred as four large passenger jets were hijacked then crashed, killing nearly
3,000 persons. Four separate teams of Mideast terrorists, operating from inside the U.S., boarded the morning flights posing as passengers,
then forcibly commandeered the aircraft. Two fully-fueled jumbo jets, American Airlines Flight 11 carrying 92 people and United Airlines Flight
175 carrying 65 people, had departed Boston for Los Angeles. Both jets were diverted by the hijackers to New York City where they were
piloted into the twin towers of the World Trade Center. The impact and subsequent fire caused both 110-story towers to collapse, killing 2,752
persons including hundreds of rescue workers and people employed in the towers. In addition, United Airlines Flight 93, which had departed
Newark for San Francisco, and American Airlines Flight 77, which had departed Dulles (Virginia) for Los Angeles, were hijacked. Flight 77 with
64 people on board was diverted to Washington, D.C., then piloted into the Pentagon building, killing everyone on board and 125 military
personnel inside the building. Flight 93 with 44 people on board was also diverted toward Washington but crashed into a field in Pennsylvania
after passengers attempted to overpower the terrorists on board.
September 11, 2012 - 2012 Benghazi attack took place, when Islamic militants attacked the American diplomatic compound in Benghazi,
Libya, killing U.S. Ambassador J. Christopher Stevens and U.S. Foreign Service Information Management Officer Sean Smith. Stevens was the
first U.S. Ambassador killed in the line of duty since 1979.
Several hours later, a second assault targeted a different compound about one mile away, killing CIA contractors Tyrone S. Woods and Glen
Doherty.[10][11] Ten others were also injured in the attacks.
September 17, 1787 - At the Constitutional Convention in Philadelphia, delegates from twelve states voted unanimously to approve the
proposed U.S. Constitution.
September 25, 1789 - The first U.S. Congress proposed 12 Amendments to the Constitution, ten of which, comprising the Bill of Rights, were
ratified.
5
The Trumpeter
Issue VI, September 2016
NATIONAL LEGISLATION
Shirley Allison - Chairman
With Congress and the President on vacation, little will transpire until after Labor Day.
However, the President continues to use his pen and influence to close down Gitmo by
releasing more prisoners. As we are all focused on the election, the world does not stop with
national security threats. Watch Turkey’s Erdogan and Putin duo dealing with NATO, ISIS,
Ukraine and Incirlik Air Base. Because of this Administration’s failures on these issues,
National Security will be very important come November’s elections. We must win! Keep
the faith.
6
The Trumpeter
Issue VI, September 2016
STATE LEGISLATION
Margaret Hobble
With the State Legislature not in session, things have been relatively quiet this summer in
the State. Not so for the National stage as the battle for who will be elected the next
President plays out.
However, we can always depend
on our Democrat Governor
to provide fireworks when things
are quiet. Last Spring, as
you remember, he signed an
Executive Order, short
circuiting the established process
of restoring rights to felons
who have completed their
sentence, made restitution
for whatever the courts said they owed (to the victims, court costs, or ?) and showed
success is trying to reenter society as a productive member. The Governor would have
reinstated all rights to all felons, regardless of their current status (some were still in
prison) or their efforts to rejoin society.
The Republicans in the State Assembly filed a suit in the State Supreme Court and were
successful in having the Executive Order nullified, overturned, and whatever else they
could do to it. The State Supreme Court, in its decision, “Although the Governor can
champion his views, he cannot do so in contravention of Law”.
As the press was quick to note, McAuliffe began throwing temper tantrums, accusing the
Supreme Court of not paying any attention to his powers. This prompted a media
firestorm with comments such as “Instead of insulting the justices ….. McAuliffe should
apologize to the voters for stepping all over their rights”. And, McAuliffe is once again
climbing into his high chair to bang his spoon and bawl”.
Unfortunately, the Governor has managed a way around the Supreme Court Decision and
is publicly bragging about having restored the rights to 1,300 felons to date, doing it one at
a time. I am sure this method is not the thorough investigation established by Governor
McDonald but rather a signature on a piece of paper for each person whose rights are
restored. That is the only way so many could be done so quickly.
Don’t hesitate to let your Republican representatives know if you disagree with what the
Governor is doing.
7
The Trumpeter
Issue VI, September 2016
CAMPAIGN ACTIVITIES
Event Description:
Plan to attend the premiere public policy event in the northern Shenandoah Valley in support of who represent
our region on a local, state and national level. The venue is an all-American political rally that celebrates the
electoral process in a fun, informal, multi-partisan setting.
Enjoy a barbecue dinner, straw poll voting, and meet and mingle with local business leaders, elected officials,
candidates and their constituents.Fundraising Activities
Click on the link to get your tickets to the event:
http://www.regionalchamber.biz/events/details/hob-nob-in-the-valley-2016-09-09-2016-2911
We want to hear from you!
Both Congresswoman Comstock Republican candidate and LuAnn Bennett Democratic
candidate for Virginia’s 10th District seat in the United States House of Representatives have
been invited to the Hob Nob in the Valley and are expected to attend. We are offering Chamber
members the opportunity to submit questions about issues of concern to you that both
candidates will be asked to address. The deadline for submittal is Friday, August 26. At the event questions will not be taken from the floor, but will be submitted in advance through
this form and presented to the candidates from the podium by the Hob Nob in the Valley
committee chair. Questions will be vetted in advance by the Hob Nob in the Valley committee
and will be used at their discretion. All questions may not be used depending upon the number
of questions submitted.
Click on the link to submit your questions.
http://www.regionalchamber.biz/hob-nob-in-the-valley
8
The Trumpeter
Issue VI, September 2016
FUNDRAISING
Cynthia Butler - Chairman
We are so excited that our Boots & BBQ annual fundraiser this year was a
huge success! We had a sold out crowd and were so disappointed that we had to
turn people away. The evening was a fun filled event with door prizes, wonderful
silent auction items, raffle of
a limo to wineries, best boots
contest and more! We had
officials attending and even
speaker who was a friend of
guest speakers Alice Butler
campaign and Corey Stewart
many local delegates and
had an impromptu guest
Donald Trump! Our featured
Short – Women for Trump
– VA Rep for Trump and
running for Governor of VA,
speakers and everyone
the event this year. The
page article about the event
the hosts. I want to thank
were absolutely amazing
agreed they really added to
Winchester Star had a front
and mentioned our club as
everyone who worked so
diligently on this event and all who participated to make it such a success. We
surpassed our goal of earnings this year and hopefully
this will be a sign of the times to
come!!!
9
The Trumpeter
Issue VI, September 2016
From the Desk of Ellen Nau, President
Virginia Federation of Republican Women
August 22, 2016
Dear VFRW Friend,
I’m at my desk today writing you because our organization depends on sponsorships and contributions to fund
our programs. Will you help?
Virginia Federation of Republican Women is a statewide organization that is its own entity with ties to the RPV.
We are part of the National Federation of Republican Women and we are made up of over 60 local clubs
across Virginia. By joining together, we are able to multiply our efforts, bring in speakers, and offer training to
our members. Additionally part of our mission is to help us run the best possible Republican candidates,
support our Republican elected officials at all levels, and to especially encourage Women Candidates. The
dues collected by local clubs are passed in part through us for NFRW dues and we keep only four dollars per
member. I’m sure you will agree that is too little without supplementing! Will you help?
This fall we are planning a nice fund-raising event we’re calling “Vino and Victory 2016” to be held on October
23rd, 2016, from 2pm to 5pm, at the Morais Vineyard, 11409 Marsh Rd, Bealeton, VA 22712. The sponsorship
levels are
•
Presidential - $2500 donation – may bring 10 attendees and highest recognition on our website and
special recognition at the event, and in our newsletters through 2016.
•
Senatorial - $1000 donation – 8 attendees and special recognition on our website and at the event.
•
Congressional - $500 donation – 4 attendees and be recognized on both our website and at the event.
•
Virginian - $250 donation – 3 attendees and receive recognition.
•
Local - $100 donation – 2 attendees and receive recognition.
Regular tickets for the event are priced at $45 (prices go to $60 after October 10th). The event features special
invited guests from the National Campaign. Speakers will include the special guests as well as our candidates
in this year’s Congressional races and next year’s State-wide races. Our menu will be include assorted hors
D’oeuvres and of course the Morais Vineyard’s Portuguese style Virginia Wine!
Will you help?
Sincerely,
Ellen Nau
VFRW President
10
The Trumpeter
Issue VI, September 2016
Vino and Victory2016
Will you help? If the answer is Yes!, please complete the following and mail back to us or reply
online.
Sponsor Levels
_______$2500 Presidential (10 attendees)
_______$1000 Senatorial Sponsor ( 8 attendees)
_______$500 Congressional Sponsor (4 attendees)
_______$250 Virginian Sponsor (3 attendees)
_______$100 Local Sponsor (2 attendees)
_____Sorry I will not be able to attend. / Please list all attendees for nametags and catering
counts.
I prefer to purchase tickets.
______(number) @ $45 = $_______Total enclosed.
Make all checks payable to VFRW and mail to
Dolores Switzer, VFRW Treasurer
7285 Jordantown Road
Vinton, VA 24179.
You may also respond online at www.vfrw.org
Your Name _________________________________ Other attendees __________________________
______________________________________
______________________________________
______________________________________
______________________________________
______________________________________
______________________________________
______________________________________
______________________________________
Your Address___________________________________________
__________________________________________________ City_________________________
State__________Zip_________ Phone _______________Email__________________________
Please direct questions to Louise Shickle, VFRW Finance Chair, [email protected] or 540-539-6545
11