Next Program: Wednesday, March 13, 2013

Briarwood Country Club 135th Avenue & Meeker Blvd - Sun City West, AZ.

Registration – 10:45a.m. Lunch / Meeting Begins at 11:30am

Note: Thank you for adhering to Briarwood’s dress code of NO JEANS.

Reservation Deadline: noon on Friday before the luncheon. Event is for adults only - no children.

March Menu Choices - $20.00

Selection #1: Almond Crusted Chicken, AuGratin Potatoes, Green Beans Almondine, Dinner Salad Selection #2 - Chef Salad, Fruit Cup Dessert: Mint Chocolate Chip Ice Cream with Rolled Cookie Beverages: Regular, Decaf Coffee; Iced Tea; Hot Tea, Water New ARW member, Natalie Cummings, will provide us with piano selections prior to start of lunch

Please make your check payable to ARW, before arriving: NO CREDIT CARDS. Any member canceling beyond the deadline

is expected to pay. Reservations must be received by the Friday prior to meeting. Commencing February, 2013 meeting,

there will no longer be any ARW luncheon representatives calling members for luncheon reservations. Please make it

your responsibility to email arwlunchrsvp@gmail.com or contact Cindy Benson at cbenson3@cox.net,

phone 623-547-2175 if you wish to attend.

Submitted by Bev Bair, ARW Newsletter Editor ortnnvaz@cox.net -- phone: 623.255.5352

MARCH, 2013 NEWSLETTER

ARW is an organization of Republican

Women of various races, ages and

creeds who believe in the Republican

philosophy of smaller government,

less taxation and more personal

freedom.

Ken Bennett,

Secretary of State of Arizona

A Message From the wearer of the “Top Hat”……..

President Bonnie Hochberg

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Hello All,

My name is Bonnie Hochberg and I used to be a Democrat. Yes, I was a card-carrying member of the De-mocrat Party until 2008. I was raised in a stereotypical New York Jewish family (need I say more on that subject?). We didn’t talk politics at home but I knew that I had to be a Democrat, just as I knew that I had to uphold the other family traditions and beliefs, whatever they were. As a teenager, I admired and envied the Kennedys’ Camelot. It looked so glam-ourous to a high school student’s eye. When I enrolled in a local liberal arts

university in 1964, I joined the Young Democrats Club and remember standing on the quad in Brooklyn, New York for hours excitedly awaiting the arrival of then Candidate Robert F. Kennedy who was sched-uled to speak. But, I also remember being appalled by the Vietnam War Protests, outraged seeing the burnings of the U.S. flag, and hearing my classmates and acquaintances brag about their draft-dodging experiences. I didn’t quite feel that I belonged to the new hippie, free loving generation. Was something wrong with me? Why didn't I fit into this generation? When I married and was blessed with two young sons, I started to feel the pressure to choose the "right" school for my precious little ones. We were living in Los Angeles, "the land of fruits and nuts," with a school board that decided that diversity in education meant putting your little one on a bus to send him/her to a school an hour away in order to integrate. We were fortunate enough to have in our community a "magnet" school that was instituted to balance the school with faces of multiculturalism. Of course, one had to apply well in advance of enrollment and had to state the child’s ethnicity on the application and hope that one’s precious one was chosen if there weren’t too many "others" on the ap-plication list. It took two years on a waiting list to have my oldest accepted. My youngest followed be-cause he had "sibling points." Did I begin to feel that the "Democratic" process was unfair and that the liberals in education were making decisions that were not in my children’s best interest? You bet! Fur-ther down the road, my oldest son completed his college applications, listed once again as "other" under "ethnicity." Those were the days of Affirmative Action. His friend Josh Mendez timidly told Adam that he (Josh) was about to sit in Adam’s seat at the University of California Berkeley. I asked Josh why he said that and he told me, "Well, Adam had better grades than me, higher SAT scores, and more school and community service but my name is ‘Mendez’ and I got preferential acceptance because of my last name.” Equality in education? Not for my sons. Angered but still a Democrat! I kept telling myself that I wasn’t happy with those Democrats who represented us and who set forth policies that were unacceptable to me but I promised myself that I had to uphold those family tra-ditions and beliefs. Step into 2008! How could I continue? How could I betray my beliefs and values any longer? Enter Barak Hussein Obama and Hillary Clinton to the Presidential race! No way could I vote for either of them in the primary. Change parties? You bettcha. Time to put on my "big girl panties" and dance. Now to explain to dear old Mom and Dad. But some secrets are better left unshared. They didn't have to know. Now that I’m happily ensconced in the Republican Party and president of our club, I can hardly keep that secret anymore. In fact, I’ve come out to the family. My parents wonder where they went wrong raising their daughter, as they complain about their cuts in medical care and their dwindling sav-ings but I can stand proudly and proclaim to them that I am a Republican, invested in smaller govern-ment, less taxation, and more personal freedom. Now to convince my kids.

Jan Buchkowski, Chairman, 623-322-1273

StandDown is a military term that refers to a brief period of time for a solider to leave an active combat area, to rest and regain strength before returning to battle. The Arizona StandDown is an annual three day event that seeks to offer a hand up to former members of the U.S. Armed Forces in the Valley who now battle with homelessness and life on the streets. The event brings together the Valley's home-less and at-risk military veterans, connecting them with services ranging from: VA HealthCare, Mental Health Services, Clothing, Meals, Emergency Shelter, Transitional and Permanent Housing, ID/ Drivers Li-cense's, Court Services and Legal Aide, Showers and Haircuts and myriad other services and re-sources. The Arizona StandDown is held at the Veterans Memorial Coliseum at the Arizona State Fair-grounds on Super Bowl weekend. The Arizona StandDown’s goal is to increase the community’s awareness of the plight of the home-less American veteran, while bringing a variety of social service providers together to meet with, inform and assist veterans in reintegrating back into our communities through housing and support services. Ulti-mately, it is our hope that such events can bring forth the awareness and political/community will neces-sary to assert the on-going resources it will take to end veteran homelessness once and for all. Our ARW will be represented at the StandDown Arizona on all three days: March 7, 8 and 9th. So far, we have seven (7) members attending. We will give a report in March about our event. A sincere "Thank You" to all the members for their generous donations of 10 boxes of supplies for our Veterans! We will personally take these down to the event, as well as the cards you signed. Know that you have helped to make someone's life a little easier. ARW women are "woman of heart!" Sincerely, For more information, please visit arizonastanddown.org.

Jan (Peaches) Buchkowski, Chairman, 623-322-127

Committee Members: Ginny Shick-623-328-7054, Peggy Walmsley, 623-236-8583, Nancy Margaritis - 623-322-0108

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By Lezlee Alexander - 2nd Vice-President (Membership)

Hello, friends!

It’s time! It’s time! This is IT!! Your ARW membership runs through December 31, so it’s time for EVERY-ONE to get renewals in BEFORE MARCH 15! Our March luncheon will really be your last chance to be included in the 2013 ARW Directory of members so we can bring it to you at the April meeting. We’re at a 75% renewal rate right now. State Membership Chairman Mary Preeble recognized ARW as THE biggest “Fast Start” club with the largest club increase in first quarter (Oct 15-Jan 15) memberships compared with 2012. Thanks again to ALL for your enthusiastic participation in our Renewal Round-Up!

I had the great pleasure to introduce you to Anna Morrison last month, now part of the Membership Committee. I’d also like to welcome Natalie Cummings and Sandra Lena Johnson, two of our new members jump-ing right in. Keep these ladies in mind as we begin to plot ways to draw in more members while spreading news of a conservative platform.

“Membership” is a far-reaching term in this Committee Chairman’s book. EACH of us is actively involved in “membership” when we talk to our friends, not just about the amazing resources in ARW, but politics and the state of our country right now. We are not alone in our frustration. People are LOOKING for ARW, whether they realize it or not, as a way to connect with other conservative action-oriented folks. You merely help them realize there IS a group available to promote a conservative constitutional platform – a bright spot in an otherwise bleak time. We’re the ONLY Republican Women club in the north AND west Valley as clubs have merged. We have a HUGE pool of potential members WAITING to hear from YOU! We have tools to assist you in letting friends know about ARW. Club brochures and business cards are available at the luncheon check-in table at every meeting. The business cards are designed to let YOU put YOUR contact information on the back so YOU can share your story with others. MANY thanks to President Bonnie and others for going to LD meetings to share news about ARW! It’s easy. You’re AT the LD meeting anyhow. Take those two minutes offered, tell a bit about ARW and why you’re a member, take some brochures and business cards with you, and you’ll be amazed at the new friends you’ll make.

The New Member and Prospective New Member Tea was a huge success! It was a GREAT way to chat with fellow Republican Women in a casual atmosphere. Twenty attended with five of those being “new” mem-bers (joined within the past 6 months) – one connecting with us for the first time! Thanks to returning member and Member-At-Large Arlene Goldblatt for bringing a very new friend. Thanks to all of the Officers and Commit-tee Chairmen for helping everyone feel so welcome. Special thanks to President Bonnie and her Associate mem-ber husband for hosting the event!

March luncheon prize plans - we’ll have a prize at the March luncheon for Most Guests.

We’ll see you there!

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Lezlee’s always

on the lookout

for rounding up

new members!

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ARW RECEIVES 20-YEAR AWARD! Arrowhead Republican Women (ARW) was recently recognized as a member in good standing for twenty years in both the Arizona Republican Women (AzFRW) and National Federation of Republican Women (NFRW). The certificate, signed by National NFRW President, Rae Lynne Chornenky, was awarded to ARW at the winter meeting of AzFRW held February,

2013 in Yuma, Arizona.

United Nations Agenda for the Twenty first Century, Shortened to AGENDA 21

Submitted by Jan Martinson, 3rd VP

The United Nations Agenda program sounds won-

derful on face value, sustainability, social justice, equity

for the masses; however the truth contained within this

U.N. program depicts something sinister and dark. The

plan calls for government to take control of all the land

use and not leave any of the decision making in the hands

of private property owners. It is assumed by the backers

of AGENDA-21 that the people are not good stewards of

their land and the government will do a better job. Indi-

vidual rights are to be given to the Global Community, as determined by a Global governing body, not by

local elected representatives like our City Councils, Boards of Supervisors, and even State Legislators. Fur-

thermore, the contents of this U.N. program reveal that people should be rounded up off their own land

and relocated to human settlements close to employment centers and transportation hubs. Your land will

now go into what they call the Wildlands Project. Your land is to be set aside for non-humans. Meaning

that you cannot even enjoy setting a foot on it, but will be left to the wilds of nature and the animals.

Also, this agenda calls for lowering the standards of living for Americans, so people in poorer coun-

tries will have more, we will have less, which will become the new norm, and the “Redistribution of

Wealth”, will be the vehicle by which equality will be achieved. Are you ready to give up your private

property? This is just a part of the plans for a “One World Government.” We have already given up the

governing of the United States waterways, This Agenda has been in the works since 1976 and hadn’t

amounted to much until, we now have a President who believes in it whole heartily and is determined to

see it thru. If I had my way, I would see that the “United Nations” no longer remained on our soil! Most

of my information has been taken from Dr. Lyle Rapacki and Senator Judy Burges, who have gone to great

length to research AGENDA 21. There is much, much more and you will be able to hear the whole story at

our May 21st, Dinner, where Dr. Rapacki is our guest speaker.

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A Word From Debbie…….

I am extremely pleased that the Governor’s sales tax simplification plan, which I sponsored through legislation, passed the House Ways and Means Committee with unanimous support! The legislation is a result of six months of task force meetings attended by tax experts, Arizona’s small and large employers, the League of Cities and Towns, individual cities, and the Department of Revenue.

Arizona has the most complicated sales tax system in the entire na-tion. My legislation would put Arizona in line with what 46 other states al-ready do. Our current sales tax system burdens businesses with multiple layers of tax forms, multiple audits, multiple remittance locations, and multiple tax classifications. We know our system is messed up when businesses complain that California’s system is much better than ours.

My legislation will free up business capital so employers can hire more workers and concentrate on their business instead of filling out mountains of tax paperwork. HB-2657 will allow businesses to file their taxes in one on-line location, be subjected to only one audit, and replace the current complicated and fraud-ridden prime contracting tax system with one where contractors pay taxes on their materials where they purchase them, just like what is done in 46 other states. The legislation wills also double the amount of money the state shares with the cities on construction sales.

Large and small businesses alike support this legislation because they know the burden our current system places on them. In fact, I have never seen such a large coalition of support from business and em-ployer groups from across the entire state.

The Governor’s office and I are continuing to talk with the cities about their concerns. Most of the bigger cities collect their own taxes and many of the cities audit businesses themselves. They don’t want to give up control even though they know it is needed to simplify the process.

The League of Cities and Towns was a member of the six month long task force meetings. They have known for months what recommendations would be made. It is disappointing to me that instead of coming up with solutions to their concerns, some cities are now throwing around unrealistic fiscal impact numbers in an attempt to kill the legislation.

Arizona is constantly working to bring high-wage employers into our state. In fact, it is common for cities to support legislation that will help lure businesses into their cities, but may lower revenues to the state. Let’s not lose these employers by maintaining the status quo.

I look forward to continued work with the Governor, the business community, and the cities to get this done. It is the right thing to do.

State Representative Debbie Lesko, Legislative District 21

Peoria, Sun City, Youngtown, El Mirage, and Surprise

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Arrowhead Republican Women Club Meeting Minutes

Briarwood Country Club February 13, 2013

Call to Order: President Bonnie Hochberg called the meeting to order at 11:30 A.M.

The Invocation and Pledge of Allegiance were given by Chaplain Gayle Salter.

President Hochberg greeted and members introduced their guests.

Minutes: The minutes were approved as printed.

Treasurer’s Report: Treasurer Marilyn Sage reported an income of $2234.00, expenses of $2878.89, for a loss of $644.89, leaving a balance of $8895.56.

Programs: 1st Vice President Judy Blackburn has scheduled the following speakers for the balance of the year:

March – Secretary of State, Ken Bennett April – Governor Jan Brewer May – LD22 Representative Phil Lovas September – Lisa Benson, Consulting LLC. October – Senator Judy Burges November – Former Senator & President of the Senate, Russell Pearce Membership: 2nd Vice President Lezlee Alexander reported a current 2013 membership of 84 active mem-bers and 13 associate members. She welcomes an assistant, Anna Morrison. Members were urged to sign up and bring potential members to the Membership Tea this month. Barbara Neider won the new mem-ber prize and Jan Boydston brought the most guests and was awarded a prize.

Ways & Means: 3rd Vice President Jan Martinson reported that she and Arlene Goldblatt sold $612.00 worth of jewelry at the AzFRW Winter meeting in Yuma.

She also reported a fund raising dinner on May 21, 2013, 5pm in the ballroom at BCC. A single ticket will be $35.00 or $65.00 a couple. The speaker will be Dr. Lyle Rapacki. He will speak of the Progress of a One World Government and agenda 21, the taking over of our waterways by the United Nations.

Caring for America: Chair Jan Buchkowski spoke about the Arizona Stand Down, March 8-10 at the Veter-ans Coliseum, 19th Ave & McDowell and the need for volunteers. She also directed pull tabs to Peggy Walmsley.

Lunch was served. 50/50: Mary Yavelek won $71.00. Parliamentarian Jan Hermsmeyer gave a review of the AzFRW Winter Meeting in Yuma.

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Minutes Continued……

Speaker: Jose Borrajero, State Precinct Committeeman, Secretary of LD15, Communications Director for the Arizona Latino Republican Association (ALRA) and founder and current leader of a statewide network of concerned citizens whose mission is to promote conservative legislation using citizen input.

President Hochberg announced the $500 cash prize AzFRW raffle, to raise funds for the NFRW 2015 Con-vention in Phoenix.

The meeting was adjourned at 1:45 P.M.

Gayle Salter

Secretary

APRIL 26 & 27...NFRW Region 3 Meeting will be held in Albuquerque , NM;

registration form will be available soon and will be sent out in An email ‘blast’ to

all members. NM Governor Suzanna Martinez now confirmed! April 5 will be

early cutoff for this meeting.

MAY 17-18... AzFRW Summer State Meeting in Phoenix. We will elect

our Delegates & Alternates for NFRW Convention in KY and holding Nominating

Committee interviews. This is a close-by State meeting; let’s make a great at-

tempt to get as many ARW members to attend as possible.

Sept. 20-23...NFRW Convention in Louisville, KY. See y’all there!

BE SURE TO ORDER ONE OF OUR CLASSY-

LOOKING MAGNETIC RED ELEPHANT

NAMETAGS?

Measurements of this nametag are: 3 3/4" by 2 3/4";

nametags have magnetic backs, $10.00 each

Simply email or phone ARW Treasurer, Marilyn Sage, at

MARED1252@msn.com or 623-975-1792.

Photos From our February, 2013 meeting with guest speaker, Mr. Borrajero — the 2012 Grassroots

Activist of the Year

County Republican Party: 623-977-4532

State Republican Party: 602– 957-7770

If you ever are concerned about or want to know the details of any par-

ticular bill you can find out at Thomas.loc.gov and get the information.

For National Political Briefing as well as other information, log onto

National Federation of Republican Women’s web site:

Other Arizona Republican Party meetings:

Legislative District 22 - Contact: www.azld4gop.org or Eric Morganl egmorgan99@gmail.com. Republican General meeting held every third Monday, at 6:30 PM, Westbrook Village Community Center, Peoria, 85382.

Legislative District 21 - Meets every 3rd Thursday at 7pm Plaza Del Rio Community Center, 13215 N. 94th Dr., Peoria 85381. Contact Lisa Gray 623-322-5101, lisa@lisagray.com, www.ld9.org. Legislative District 12 - Meets 2nd Monday of mo., 6pm social, Wigwam, 300 W. Wigwam Blvd, Litchfield Park 85340. Contact Rhonda King 623-640-3742, rhondaking08@gmail.com.

Sun City West Republican Club- President Ray Spitzer 623-334-2325 or r.spitzer@cox.net- 1st Saturday of each month, 8 AM-10AM, Quail Room of the Foundation Building, 14465 RH Johnson Blvd. Sun City Grand Republican Interest Group - Meets fourth Saturday of each month, 9AM, Chaparral Ctr.. Pima Rm. Their email is scg.republicans@grandgop.com. Contact President Dick Mayfield -

rk.mayfield@cox.net

Sun City Republican Club - Meets the 3rd Monday of each month at 7pm, Sundial Recreation Center,

14810 N. 103rd Ave. Contact Lisa Gray, 623.322.5101, lisa@lisagray.com www.SunCityGOPClub.com.

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For the latest Arizona Federation of Republican Women (AzFRW) Information, award forms, information club newsletters, event photos,

candidate profiles:

www.maricopaGOP.org

www.AZGOP.org

www.Thomas.loc.gov

Web site Wisdom & Meeting Opportunities

www.nfrw.org

www.AzFRW.com

Arrowhead Republican Women 623-546-3753 www.arrowheadrw.weebly.com www.arrowheadrw.weebly.com

Web site Wisdom & Meeting Opportunities

Arrowhead Republican Women 623-546-3753 www.arrowheadrw.weebly.com

2013 ARW EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE:

President Bonnie Hochberg 623-547-6776 Wigglesbee1@yahoo.com

1st V.P. Judy Blackburn (Programs) 623.544.4348 jblackburn10@cox.net

2nd V.P. Lezlee Alexander (Membership 602.354.5224 garthandlee@cox.net

3rd V.P. Jan Martinson (Ways & Means) 623.546.3753 jlmart15102@aol.com

Secretary Gayle Salter 623.975-0353 dancer2129@cox.net

Treasurer Marilyn Sage 623.975-1792 MARED1252@msn.com

Mem./Lrg. Bev Bair 623.255.5352 ortnnvaz@cox.net

Mem./Lrg. Peggy Moore 623-546.7822 dickpegmoore@cox.net

Mem./Lrg. Arlene Goldblatt 623-583-7738 amgold60@yahoo.com

ARW COMMITTEE CHAIRS

Achievement Awards Jan Hermsmeyer 623.584.6309 janyh@aol.com

Americanism Debbie Lesko 623-878-9761 Debbie@debbielesko.com

ARW Auditor Pat Lutes 623.584.7326 32651.pl@gmail.com

Budget Committee Jan Hermsmeyer 623.584.6309 janyh@aol.com

Bylaws Committee Jan Hermsmeyer 623.584.6309 janyh@aol.com

Campaign 2013—Off Election Year — position not required

Caring For America Jan Buchkowski 623-322-1273 azhotbabe@yahoo.com

Chaplain Gayle Salter 623.975.0353 dancer2129@cox.net

Correspd. Secretary Shirley McFerran 623.322.9336 shirleymaz@cox.net

50/50 Drawing Nancy Margaritas 623.322.0108 gmargaritis@cox.net

Historian/Photos Dora Sextro 623.214.3959 norbdora@cox.net

Legislation Debbie Lesko 623.878.9761 Debbie@debbielesko.com

Luncheons/ Judi Bourd 623.433.9449 zadie3@aol.com

Reservations Cindy Benson 623.547.2175 cbenson3@cox.net

Newsletter Editor Bev Bair 623.255.5352 ortnnvaz@cox.net

Parliamentarian Jan Hermsmeyer 623.584.6309 janyh@aol.com

Maricopa RW Publicity Frosty Taylor 928.684.1221 frostytaylor@cox.net Publicity Local Papers Bev Bair 623.255.5352 ortnnvaz@cox.net

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