SILICON VALLEY REPUBLICAN WOMEN FEDERATED
NEWSLETTER
“A Diamond Achievement Award Club”
May 2007
President: Ellen Longworth (408)354-0419 ~ 1st V.P & Program: Carol
Greenleaf (408)867-5680 ~
2nd V.P/Membership: Laura Riffle (408)263-0990 ~ Treasurer: Naomi Blais ~
Secretary: Gloria Estes
Newsletter Editor: Eve Bretzke ~ Website:
www.svrwf.org
THIS
MONTH’S MEETING INFORMATION
All SVRWF Luncheons and Dinner Meetings are held at the Ramada Inn,
Silicon Valley located at 1217 Wildwood Ave. Sunnyvale, California.
Luncheon Meetings: Social 11:30 AM., Lunch 12:00 PM, Cost $18.00.
Dinner Meetings: Social 6:30 PM, Dinner 7:00 PM, Cost $24.00
Our next luncheon meeting is May 3rd, 2007.
Menu Choices: Dijon Pork Chops – Chops Broiled in Dijon Mustard
Or California Chicken – Breast of Chicken with Avocado, Jack Cheese
and Salsa
Call Alice Wilson (408) 733-6352 for reservations.
Our
guest speaker this month will be Pat Dando.
Her
topic will be “Business and Politics of the Chamber of Commerce of Santa
Clara County”.
Pat Dando is a 30 year
resident and has a distinguished record of public service throughout San
Jose and the state. Serving as the current President and CEO of the San
Jose Chamber of Commerce, Pat Dando endorsed Gov. Schwarzenegger for
re-election and supported the 2006 bond measure to rebuild California’s
infrastructure. She has also served as Director of Local Government Affairs
for the Governor addressing issues such as public safety, flooding,
transportation, housing, health care, and economic development. Mrs. Dando
spent nearly a decade on the San Jose City Council, elected in 1995 and
re-elected in 2000. In 2003 she was appointed Vice Mayor for the City of
San Jose, a position she held until 2005. Prior to service on City Council,
Pat was Senior Policy Advisor to San Jose Mayor Tom McEnery and Assistant to
the Executive Director of the San Jose Redevelopment Agency focusing on
transportation issues. Her community work includes roles as president and
board member of several organizations and serving on multiple boards
including Good Samaritan Hospital and Santa Clara University of Fellows.
Let’s all welcome Pat Dando to our meeting May 3rd and listen to
her speak about the Chamber of Commerce. Bring a friend!
PRESIDENTS MESSAGE
And now the rest
of the story. Our speaker Dr. Joseph McNamara stood and talked to us for
three quarters of an hour. He told Carol Greenfield an I that only six months
ago he had a malignant mole removed from his leg. It was serious enough that
they took a large section from the calf of his leg. The doctor thinks he got
it all. He feels he is doing well! It was a pleasure for me to see him
again after so many years. In 1986 I invited him to come to a community
meeting in Almaden Valley to talk about crime in San Jose. He was such a good
speaker then and he gave us a good talk at our luncheon. He was so right when
he said our country is in denial! The enemy we’re facing plans to kill us
all.
Having written
all of this, I thank God that thanks to our brave men and women in the armed
forces all of us are able to live so well, feeling free, able to believe in
democracy and carry on our way of life. I just wish our country could be
united as we were in WWII. Everyone was happy they could help defeating our
enemies. I hope and pray everyday that the hate and political destroying of
people will stop.
Our guest
speaker is Pat Dando for May 3rd. She has been active in the
Republican Party for quite a few years. At present she is with the Chamber of
Commerce in Santa Clara County. I am looking forward to hearing her.
Eleanor Patten
and I are going to attend the Advocacy Workshop in Sacramento. Maybe after I
give a report on how interesting it is to be there you’ll decide to go next
year. I do hope all of you will be at our next meeting. Remember that we
Republican Women have lots of power and we surely need to use it in times like
these.
Remember to mark
your calendars for our June 6th evening program. George Marotta
and his partner will give a presentation on the “30 Most Famous Women of the
World”. This will be a dinner meeting at the Ramada in Sunnyvale. We have
heard Mr. Marotta speak on World Economics recently, we are happy to have him
return and enlighten us some more. Come, bring a friend and enjoy an
outstanding evening.
Ellen Longworth,
President, SVRWF
May
3 Regular Luncheon Meeting, 11:30 AM Social, 12 Noon Luncheon,
Ramada Inn
Silicon Valley, Sunnyvale
May
10 Board Meeting at the home of Louise Kinney, 1478 Enderby Way,
Sunnyvale, (408)739-4724
Sept.
27-30 NFRW Biennial Convention, Palm Springs, September 27-30, 2007
Oct.
19-21 CFRW Biennial Convention, Crowned Plaza, Foster City October 19 –
21, 2007
Nov.
17-18 CFRW – Northern Division Conference, Monterey November 17-18, 2007
SILICON
VALLEY REPUBLICAN WOMEN FEDERATED NEWSLETTER – MAY 2007
LEGISLATION
California
Update from CRWF
AB
279, Huff (R-60) would make it a crime for people to protest at funerals of
military personnel.
Existing law makes it a crime for a person to disturb, obstruct, detain, or
interfere with any person carrying or accompanying human remains to a cemetery
or funeral establishment, or engaged in a funeral service or an interment.
SB
752--
This bill proposes that all children born in California be given a 500 dollar
savings account to be redeemed when they turn 18. Existing law establishes
various programs to provide financial assistance to California children and
their families. This bill would enact the California Kids Investment and
Development Savings (KIDS) Account Act that would create in the State Treasury
an investment account for every child born in California each year beginning
on or after January 1, 2008, and would provide for a one-time deposit by the
state to each account in the amount of $500 at the child's birth, as provided.
This bill is currently in the Senate committee on revenue and taxation.
Please call and write these committee members and let them know that you do
not support this piece of legislation.
AB
107 --
This bill would ensure that companies who receive state contracts only hire
employees legally allowed to work in the state of California. The State
Contract Act authorizes the Department of General Services, or any other
department with authority to enter into
