Volume 55, Number 6 TFRW Region Dallas III Downtown Republican Womenʼs Club Newsletter Senatorial June, District at our July, 2015, meeting

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1 Volume 55, Number 6 TFRW Region Dallas III Downtown Republican Womenʼs Club Newsletter Senatorial June, District Volume 55, Number 7 July, 2015 DDRWC meets the second Tuesday of every month at 6:30 pm at GOP HQ, N. Central Expwy, Ste. 345 Important Dates July 23, 11:00am TFRW Champion of Freedom Award Luncheon, Austin Aug. 11, 6:30pm DDRWC Meeting Sept. 8, 6:30pm DDRWC Meeting Sept NFRW Convention in Phoenix, AZ Nov. 5-7 TFRW Convention in Lubbock, TX What s Inside Pay Your Dues! DCCRW Friends Republican on Radio.. 2 Summer ideas to help Republicans Minutes Champion of Freedom Luncheon Invitation... 4 TFRW and NFRW Conventions Officers Membership Form Dallas Downtown Republican Women s Club Dallas Downtown Republican Women's Club (DDRWC) was founded in 1960 as the first nighttime Republican women's club for professional women in Dallas County. at our July, 2015, meeting The July Meeting has been Cancelled! Unfortunately, our speaker unavoidably had to cancel at the last minute, but will speak to us at another meeting. See page 2 for ideas you can try on your own this Summer to help the Republican Party prepare for the 2016 elections! See you in August! our August, 2015, meeting Susan Fischer, Deputy Regional President for TFRW Former staff member of Congressman Sam Johnson our September, 2015, meeting State Representative Jason Villalba will speak This will be a membership meeting. Bring your friends! Bring your friends! Guests are always welcome at DDRWC meetings! Political advertising paid for by Dallas Downtown Republican Women's Club, Lisa Sutter, PAC Treasurer, P.O. Box , Dallas, Tx Contributions are not federal tax deductible Political advertising as charitable paid contributions. for by Dallas Downtown Republican Women's Club, Lisa Sutter, PAC Treasurer, P.O. Box , Dallas, Tx Corporate contributions are not permitted DDRWC is a seven-time winner of the National Federation of Republican Women's prestigious Diamond Contributions are not federal tax deductible as charitable Award contributions. and a Corporate twelve-time contributions winner are not of permitted. the Texas Federation of Republican Women's John Tower page Award. 1

2 Dues are $35 for Regular Membership or $15 for Associate Members (Republican men or members of other federated Republican womenʼs clubs). from DCCRW Donʼt Forget! Do It NOW! If you have not already done so, Please Pay Your Dues for 2015! They are REALLY LATE!! Make your checks payable to Dallas Downtown Republican Womenʼs Club. A membership form is on page 6. The Friends Project DCCRW is initiating a fundraising project to assist in funding their special projects. For a donation of $100 members will be designated a Friend and will receive special recognition and an event only for Friends. More details will be forthcoming. The application is available on the DCCRW website at Republican Radio on 660AM Debbie Georgatos hosts a one hour radio show on Sunday mornings, starting at 6:00 to 8:00 p.m. The program is called "Ladies, Can We Talk?" This program is targeted to intelligent and informed women like Republican Women. The Dallas County GOP has suggested these top 10 things you can do this summer to help Republicans win in November, 2016! Meet your neighbors. Organizing a BBQ or a community picnic at a neighborhood park are great ways to meet your neighbors. Personal relationships are the best way to make meaningful relationships. Identify Republicans or independent voters in your precinct. Getting to know your neighbors is only the first step. Take the time to find out if they are conservative, liberal or persuadable. Keep it light and fun, but don t be afraid to talk about the issues of the day. ISIS, Benghazi, President Obama, the National debt, and taxes are bound to elicit interesting conversation. Become a block captain. If you are a precinct chair, find and appoint block captains to help you work your precinct. If you not a precinct chair, volunteer to be a block captain. You can find our complete list of precinct chairs at Help us identify new precinct chairs. If a nearby precinct doesn't have a precinct chair, recruit one. Just have him or her fill out our precinct chair application on our website. The Executive Committee will be appointing precinct chairs until February. Precinct Chair elections are in March. (continued on next page) Contributions are not federal tax deductible as charitable contributions. Corporate contributions are not permitted. page 2

3 (continued from previous page) Sign up for mobile alerts. With any mobile phone, text the wordvotegop to the number to instantly register. This is also a quick and easy way for you to connect friends and neighbors who also want to get involved with the Dallas GOP. Just pass on this tip. Volunteer at Dallas GOP HQ. We need volunteers on a daily basis. You can volunteer to answer phones, enter data, stuff envelopes or countless other things. Want to work from home? Then you can help us with graphics design or our website. We can plug you in. To see all the volunteer opportunities, go to DallasGOP.org/volunteer. Volunteer to be an Election Judge, alternate Election Judge or Poll Watcher. We always need Election Judges, alternate judges and poll watchers. To work as an EJ or AEJ, just call HQ at (214) or send an to elections@dallasgop.org. To work as a poll watcher, shoot an to our Ballot Integrity Chair, Berta Montes at berta@dallasgop.org. You can also check out helpful guides for Election Judges and Poll watchers at Volunteer for the Texas GOP Convention. The State Republican Convention is in Dallas in May The Dallas County party is responsible for recruiting and organizing all the volunteers at the convention. Working the convention is a great way to see behind the scenes and develop life-long memories. To be one of the select few who get to work the convention, call Dallas GOP HQ at (214) or send an to elections@dallasgop.org. Keep your network informed. Keep your precinct or block engaged this summer by keeping them informed. Prepare a monthly newsletter or distribution list. Maybe start a Twitter account or Facebook page for your precinct. Check out our Precinct Chair Grassroots Guide. Our Precinct Chair Grassroots Guide was updated last year with great information. Learn about the election process, how the party is organized at the National, State and County levels, how to canvas, and how to organize literature drops. There is so much great information that will help you organize your precinct. Minutes of the April, 2015, Meeting Minutes Dallas Downtown Republican Women's Club June 9, 2015 Called to Order - 6:35 P.M. at Dallas County Republican Headquarters Elected Officials and/or Candidates None Guests None Members Dot Adler, Betty Dawson, Mary Silva Guest Speaker Ali Sharp, Executive Director, Dallas County Republican Party The Minutes of the April meeting were approved as published in the club's Newsletter without any corrections/additions. There were no Minutes in May because the club met with DCCRW. Treasurerʼs Report Mary Silva reported ton the clubʼs balance and contributions. Campaign Activities - Send your hours to Sandy Denton. Driving to and from this meeting counts. Newsletter - The deadline to submit information to Betty Dawson for the next Newsletter is August 1. New Business None Unfinished Business The date for bringing items for the USO has been changed to a fall meeting. The application for the NFRW Award has been completed and submitted. The club had enough points for a Silver Award. Adjournment 7:45 P.M. Contributions are not federal tax deductible as charitable contributions. Corporate contributions are not permitted. page 3

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5 Volume 55, Number 6 Dallas Downtown Republican Womenʼs Club Newsletter June, 2015 The Texas Federation of Republican Women 2015 Convention will be at the Overton Hotel in Lubbock Presidential candidate Carly Fiorina will kickoff the 38th Biennial Convention of the National Federation of Republican Women. She will speak at the gala opening reception on Friday, September 11. Ms. Fiorina, who announced her candidacy on May 5, is the former CEO of Hewlett Packard, one of the largest technology companies in the world. The National Federation of Republican Women 38th Biennial Convention will be at the JW Marriott Desert Ridge Resort and Spa Contributions are not federal tax deductible as charitable contributions. Corporate contributions are not permitted. page 5

6 DDRWC Officers President Andrea Coker VP-Programs Dot Adler VP-Campaign Activities Sandy Denton Secretary Elva Moon PAC Treasurer Mary Silva Newsletter Editor Betty Dawson Dallas Downtown Republican Womenʼs Club Membership Form Name Last First Middle Initial Spouse Address Street City ZIP (9-digit) Phone Home - Area Code/ Number Work - Area Code/ Number Occupation (Required by the Texas Ethics Commission) Fax Area Code/ Number Is DDRWC your primary club? Pct. No. Sen. Dist. Cong. Dist. Mail this form with your $35* check, payable to Dallas Downtown Republican Womenʼs Club, to Mary Silva, Treasurer 5806 Azalea Lane Dallas, TX *Annual membership dues for Associate Members (Republican men or members of other federated Republican womenʼs clubs) are $15. Contributions are not federal tax deductible as charitable contributions. Corporate contributions are not permitted. page 6