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SILICON VALLEY  REPUBLICAN WOMEN, FEDERATED NEWSLETTER

December 2004

________________________________________________________________________      President: Laura Ann Riffle  263-0990 - 1st V.P & Program: Doris Whitney 997-0581  -  2nd V.P. Alice Story (408) 733-3248

Shirley. Harvey Newsletter Editor (408) 253-1591

 

MEETING INFORMATION

All SVRWF Luncheons and Dinner Meetings are held at Ramada Inn, Silicon Valley 1217 Wildwood Ave. Sunnyvale.  Luncheons - Social 11:30 a.m., Lunch 12:00 noon.   $16.00.

Call Louise Kenney 739-4724, or Alice Wilson

733-6352, or Laura Riffle 263-0990 for reservations.  Dinner Meetings     Social 6:30, Dinner 7:00 P.M. $ 20.00

 

                                                                                             


 

MARK YOUR CALENDAR

 

Dec. 2        SVRWF Installation of Officers – Ramada Silicon Valley Luncheon choices:  Ham with peaches and pineapple or Chicken Cordon Bleu.  (Don’t forget, we collect our annual Christmas remembrance for our waiters)

                  (See page 6 below for gift suggestions)

 

                  Bring your Tally sheet for Volunteer hours.  (See page 5 below)

 

Dec. 7        Pearl Harbor Day

 

Dec. 9        Board Meeting at the Ramada Silicon Valley RSVP to Laura Rifflee at (408) 263-0990

 

Jan. 1        HAPPY NEW YEAR!!

 

 

 

 

PRESIDENTS LETTER

 

Our November meeting was our annual “Tribute for Our Veterans”.  Our speaker, Cheri, was terrific but the heart-felt remembrances from our members had everyone choking back tears.

 

Who will ever forget November 2, 2004?  Our beloved President, George W. Bush, received the first majority vote since 1988 and therefore a mandate to pursue his conservative Republican agenda.  He’ll have support in doing so because of the seats Republicans picked up in both the House of Representatives and the Senate.  In spite of a blatantly adversarial media, the American people have spoken loudly in support of the War on Terror and out brave and courageous troops.  In short… WE WON!

 
SILICON VALLEY REPUBLICAN WOMEN, FEDERATED NEWSLETTER – December 2004

 

A reminder…the See’s Candy fundraiser is in full swing.  Please get your checks into Jane Reed.

 

Another reminder… Please bring food, money or gifts to the meeting for the Sunnyvale Community Christmas Center.  Thanks in advance for your generosity.

 

Valley Republican Women Federated

 

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NORTHERN DIVISION FALL CONFERENCE

CHICO CALIFORNIA NOV. 18 – 20

 

 

MEMBERSHIP

 

Please renew your membership for 2005 by January 10, 2005. – SVRWF dues are:

 

                        Member                      $ 25.00

                        Associate                    $ 15.00

                        Patron             $ 40.00

 

Patron Member pays her dues of $ 25.00 – extra is gratuity to the Club.

Associate Members may be counted as Active Voting Member in one club only:  she may be an Associate Member of one or more Clubs.  To be eligible for such membership, it is a prerequisite that she already be a full voting Member of a Unit Club.  Any males, including spouses, may be Associate Members also.

Make your check payable to SVRWF and mail to our new Membership Chairperson:

 

Marie Dominguez – Gasson

P.O Box 4048

500 El Camino Real

Santa Clara, CA. 95053

 

We can all help our Unit grow by inviting any prospective members to our luncheon meeting.  I have enjoyed working with you this past year.

 

                        Alice Story

 

 

TREASURER

 

To speed up check in at the Luncheons it would help if each Member would pay by check.  It will make accounting easier and eliminate the need to bring an unknown amount of change.  Please have your

check already written prior to coming to the

luncheon.

 

 

Of course cash is always welcome, but try to have the $ 16.00 correct change.

 

Thank you for your patience at our November meeting.

 

                        Carol Greenleaf

                             Treasurer

 

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PROGRAM

 

December 2, 2004 will be an enjoyable Christmas program with installation of 2005 Officers.  There will be a speaker with the program.

 

            Doris Witney

            Program Chairman

 

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Come Join Us

December 16 As We

Celebrate The Holidays!

 

The Republican Central Committee

Invites You To Join Us

 

Date:   Thursday December 16th

 

Time:  7:00pm

 

Place:  Ramada Inn – Sunnyvale

1217 Wildwood Ave.

Sunnyvale CA 94089

 

Price:   $ 30.00 Single 

 

Please Send Checks To:

Santa Clara County Republican Party

522 N Monroe Ave.

San Jose CA 95128

(408) 246-6600

 

For More Info Contact:  Jack Davis

Days:  (408) 213-2263    Eves:  (408) 445-5354

 

 

 

 

 

 
SILICON VALLEY REPUBLICAN WOMEN, FEDERATED NEWSLETTER – December 2004

 

NEWSLETTER NEWS

 

Since “The Election” ,  January 2005 brings us a New Year filled with the anticipation of great progress for our Country, our State and for ourselves.

 

Beginning with January 2005 Laura Riffle will be SVRWF Newsletter Editor. 

 

With lots and lots of help from my husband, Jim and many other contributors along the way, it has been my pleasure to be able to serve SVRWF as Newsletter Editor for nearly 8 years.

 

Laura will have SVRWF and my personal pledge to assistance when and when she asks.

 

Thank you all again.

 

Shirley Harvey

 

 

NORTHERN DIVISION FALL CONFERENCE REPORT

BY ALICE J. WILSON

 

     On November 18th, Doris Whitney, Shirley Harvey, my husband, W. L. "Bud" Wilson and I journeyed to Chico.  That afternoon, Doris, Shirley and I attended the Executive Board meeting.  The following two days, Region II Director Barbara Maggi and the members of Glen County RWF, Chico RWF, Orville RWF and Paradise-Magalia RWF did a wonderful job hosting the Conference.

   

     During the Conference, we were privileged to hear a number of interesting and informative speakers.  Jerry Maltby, Vice Chairman, Northern Region, California Republican Party was the Luncheon speaker.  Two excellent workshops:  "A Seat At The Table" (How to obtain an appointment to the CRP) was presented by Ann Duer Whitley, Director of Member Services, CRP and "A Diamond For Every Local Unit" (NFRW Achievement Awards) given by Murriel Oles, CFRW Recording Secretary and Northern Division Achievement Awards Chair.

 

     The Banquet Speaker was Joe R. Hicks, Vice President of Community Advocates, Inc.  He gave us an exciting talk on his journey during the past

 

 

 

 

twenty-eight years from far left Liberal to Conservative Republican.  He is currently writing a book on the subject and I am looking forward to reading it.

   

     Fran Peace, Chief of Staff for Wally Herger, Congressional Representative to the U. S. Congress, Second District, was our Saturday morning speaker.  She told of the work her boss and other Congressional Representatives did to contribute to the Bush-Cheney victory.  She was a charming young woman who had us laughing and crying with her stories of the wonderful volunteers she worked with during the campaign.

 

      The Spring Conference will be held in Napa March 18th and 19th of 2005.  Stella Smith, Region XI Director that she wants to see all of us at the Conference and that we should each bring ten people with us, so we need at least forty people from Region VIII for the event.

 

      The Leadership Conference will be held Saturday, January 15, 2005 at Fairfield.  All Officers and interested members should attend!!

 

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FROM THE CFRW NOVEMBER 2004 REPORT

 

CALIFORNIA GOVERNOR’S CONFERENCE ON WOMEN AND FAMILIES

 

On Tuesday December 7, 2004, the Governor’s Conference on Women and Families will be held at the Long Beach Convention Center. The conference theme is “Women as the Architects of Change—Within Ourselves, At Home, In the Workplace, In Our Communities, and Around the World”. Oprah Winfrey will be the featured speaker. Other speakers will include Queen Noor of Jordan, Jamie Lee Curtis, Linda Ellerbee, Dr. Laura Schlessinger, Gayle King, Dr. Wayne Dyer, and more. Sheryl Crow will perform a concert as well. For more information on the event, visit www.californiagovernorsconference.com.

 

For more information on the event, you can also call (650) 548-2424. You can register online for the event here.

IN THE SPIRIT OF GEORGE WASHINGTON, ON THANKSGIVING WE COUNT OUR BLESSINGS AND THANK THE GOD WHO GIVES THEM

By Dennis Mountjoy (R-Monrovia)

 
SILICON VALLEY REPUBLICAN WOMEN, FEDERATED NEWSLETTER – December 2004

 

National Federation of Republican Women - Individual and Unit Campaign Award Form

 

NFRW Policy for Counting Volunteer Hours ____________________________________________________________________________

 

The following policy details which activities can be included in your volunteer campaign hours:

 

1.     All non-paid political activities benefiting our Republican Party, candidates, and/or the

         Federation.

 

2.      Work done at home, i.e. mailings, preparing campaign posters, phone calls, etc.

 

3.      Work at and/or for a special event - but NOT if you attend as a paid guest OR if you are

         compensated for the event.

 

4.      Attendance at (and travel portal to portal) Federation Board of Directors Meetings and

   Conventions - as well as time spent in preparation for Federation meetings if you serve on a committee.

 

5.      Time in session at (and travel portal to portal) precinct/ward, county, district, or state

party conventions for delegates and alternates only.

 

6.      Time in session at (and travel portal to portal) RNC conventions for delegates and alternates only.

 

7.      Time spent as a county, state, or national party committee member or as a temporary

member, i.e. Rules Committee, Resolutions Committee, etc.

 

8.      Political work at unit meetings, i.e. getting petitions signed, doing mailings, etc. DO

   NOT COUNT TIME SPENT IN REGULAR UNIT MEETINGS.

 

9.      Traveling from event to event - but NOT for personal stops en route.

 

10.    Volunteering at any county, state or Federation headquarters.

 

11.    Volunteering for a Republican candidate for a non-partisan office, e.g. school board

         elections.

 

12.    Working as a poll watcher on Election Day - but NOT if you are paid.

 

 

13.    Involvement in a Campaign Management School, i.e. training to be a faculty member,

         teaching and organizing a campaign school, etc.

 

14.    Working on Election Day as an Election Judge or Election Clerk – but only if you turn money you are paid over to your county party or your local FRW Unit.

 

15.        Presenting political programs or speeches at local civic organizations.

 

16.        Appearing on local media for the GOP cause.

 

17.        Running for office – all time spent campaigning.

 

18.    Time of NFRW Associate Members (men and women) volunteering for the Federation or GOP, i.e. working at the HQ of the Party or a candidate, putting up signs, etc.

REPUBLICAN WOMEN INDIVIDUAL VOLUNTEER HOURS TALLY SHEET

 

NAME:_____________________________________    PHONE NUMBER:_________________________________

 

NOTE:      Keep track of your hours during the month. Including travel time.

See proceeding page for NFRW Policy for counting Volunteer hours.

                         If you have questions or need additional information call Shirley Harvey at (408) 253-1591

 

MONTH

REGISTER

PRECINCT

STATE

CLUB

CFRW

ADVOCACY

COUNTY

LEADERSHIP

MISC.

TOTAL

 

VOTERS

WORK

PARTY

ACTIVITIES

 

 

FAIR

WORKSHOP

 

 

Jan. ‘04

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Feb. ‘04

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Mar. ‘04