PRESIDENT’S LETTER

 We have had a few of big developments this past month.   First, SVRWF now has its own website; the address is www.SVRWF.org.  Doug Wilson, son of Alice Wilson, has generously donated the first year and all of the work setting it up.  We are very pleased with the look and of course we are now technologically in the 21^st century, just as a Silicon Valley group should be. Doug would like input on the website.  You may contact him at DAGWILSOND@yahoo.com .   Please be sure to let him know how much we appreciate all of his work on our behalf.

 The next bit of information is that the Santa Clara Republican Central Committee has endorsed Able Maldanado for the California State Senate.  Currently Mr. Maldanado is a state Assemblyman.  They do not usually endorse until after the primary, but have made an exception because he is a strong candidate and they believe we need to give him a head start on his well-financed Democrat opponent.  By the time you get this newsletter Mr. Maldanado will have spoken at our Region VIII meeting April 17^th.

 The third development this month is that Duf Sundheim sent out a letter to tell us that we will still be getting bounty for registering voters, so on that note I would like to ask that you think about signing up to register voters for SVRWF at the Sunnyvale Art and Wine Festival on June 7^th and 8^th. We will be taking sign-ups at our May meeting.

 Laura Riffle

President

Silicon Valley Republican Women Federated

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 SPEAKER NEWS

 On May 1, we will have a most interesting speaker who will be managing Assemblyman Abel Maldonado’s campaign for state senate.  Brandon M. Gesicki is the Political Director of the Monterey County Republican Party and President of Mainstream GOP Consulting specializing in Public Relations and Marketing.  Mr. Gesicki is a very experienced GOP campaigner, and will elect Able Maldonado to fill the senate seat vacated by Senator Bruce McPherson.

 Our June 5 SVRWF Dinner Meeting will be a chance for our members, associates and husbands who cannot attend luncheons to attend a regular meeting.  Our speaker, Vice Mayor Tim Risch, will provide us with timely information on the local issues.  Vice Mayor Risch is dealing with the development taking place in Sunnyvale, crime on the local level, and funding on the local level.  Bring your questions.

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MEMBERSHIP   MAY 2003

This month we have a new member who has joined our Club!

Please welcome Shirley Heine.  Also  joining  this  month we have 3 new Associate Members:

                     Norma L. Shilling

                     Herbert Simpson       

                     Joseph Mehrten

To date we have

           58 Regular Members

           29 Associate Members

Total  87  Members

My personal thanks to all who have renewed and joined our Club.

Membership is still open to everyone and for those members who have not renewed I hope to hear from you.

 To Renew:  Make Checks Payable to S.V.R.W.F. 

Regular Membership   $ 25.00  

Patron                            $ 40.00

    Associate                       $ 15.00

   Send checks to: 

Barbara Ferguson

505 Inverness Way

Sunnyvale, CA 94087

(408) 739-0795

Thank You.

Barbara Ferguson

Membership Chairman

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   BRIDGE NEWS

 SVRWF thanks all the pairs who participated in the 2002 - 2003 Bridge Marathon.

This  season has been a "Good Deal" of fun, a "Good Deal" for making friends and a "Good Deal" for SVRWF fund - raising.

The "End of Season" celebrations are all set.  Special thanks to Helen White for making arrangements at the Forum.

The following is a Calendar of upcoming events:

 May 1st.   ALL GAMES  PLAYED AND SCORES ARE DUE INTO  JANE.

May 10^th  Couples party.  RSVP 245-2429. Tell Jane your choice of bringing either a dessert or hor d’ oeuvre to share.  Please bring $ 1 each for evening prizes. Reed’s address is 1515 Ashcroft Way, Sunnyvale.

May 16^th   Check made out and sent to Jane Reed for $ 17 for reservation to Day Groups I & II luncheon and bridge at  The Forum. 245-2429.  Indicate with your check your choice of lunch.  1.  Chicken Salad with fruit, or 2.  Chicken Cacciatore.  The $ 17 includes Lunch, Tax, and Tip.  Please bring $ 1 for day prize.

May 22^nd  9:30 A.M. Bridge and Luncheon at The Forum

USEFUL WEBSITES!

Doug Wilson has asked officers of the club to send him their e-mail addresses so he can add that information to the  SVRWF website.  In addition, he would like ideas from members as to what they would like to see on the website.  Send suggestions to dagwilsond@yahoo.com.

Other websites you can view are: 

1.      National Federation:    www.nfrw.org

2.      California Federation:  www.cfrw.org

3.      Northern Division of CFRW: www.cfrwnortherndivision.org

4.      Silicon Valley RWF:  www.svrwf.org 

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SVRWF  FOUNDERS  DAY

 Happy 42th Birthday S.V.R.W.F. !  Silicon Valley Republican Women Federated (formerly Sunnyvale Republican Women Federated) was granted their Charter on May 17, 1961 after being organized on April 27, 1961.  There were 18 Charter Members.

 They organized because they had a deep concern for good  government.  Meetings were first held in their homes.  As they grew they met in the Friendship Room of the Pioneer Investment and Savings Bank in downtown Sunnyvale, then to Sunnyvale Parks Activity Rooms for Coffee and Donuts.  Luncheons were "Special Occasions" - currently we have a "Special Occasion" each Month.

Through the years, the Club has been recognized with many awards for its activities - among them:  Silver, Gold, and Diamond plus Membership, Americanism, Club Achievement, Community service, and etc.  Although SVRWF does not now have any Charter Members, 10 of the Presidents are currently active members.

Many thanks to all whose dedicated work and  spirit have made SVRWF a strong Federated Club for 40 years.

The entire  list of President’s Follows:

       1961-62    Mrs. Louis Schmidt (Colleen)

       1963-64    Mrs. Jerry Wozniak (Margaret)

       1965         Mrs. R. J. Johnson (Zelma)

       1966         Mrs. D. A. Christensen (Nancy)

       1967         Mrs. John Miller (Mary)

       1968-69    Mrs. W. Therien (Winifred)

       1970         Mrs. Larry Dassow (Ann)

     * 1971-72   Mrs. John Mark (Dorothy)

       1973-74    Mrs. Lysle Brown (Ruth)

     * 1975        Mrs. Richard Dick (Charlotte)

       1976-77    Mrs. Malcolm Hill (Nanette)

       1978-79    Mrs. Richard Griffiths (Nancy)

     * 1980-81   Mrs. Arthur Card (Norma)

     * 1982-83   Mrs. William Reed (Jane)

       1984-85    Mrs. Nick Evans (Charlotte)

     * 1986-87   Mrs. W. C. Barr (Jo Ann)

        1988         Mrs. Shirley Lewis

        1989-90   Mrs. Ralph Miller (Sue)

     * 1991-92   Mrs. Miguel Hernandez (Rosemary)

     * 1993        Mrs. Laurie Jedynak & (Mrs. Bud Wilson)

* 1994       Mrs. Bud Wilson (Alice)

     * 1995-96   Mrs. Charley Prevost (Flinda)

     * 1997-98   Mrs. Bud Wilson (Alice)

     * 1999-00   Mrs. Jim Harvey (Shirley)

     * 2001-02   Mrs. Bud Wilson (Alice)

     * 2003        Mrs. Ed. Riffle (Laura)