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NEXT MEETING: WEDNESDAY, January 10, 2018
Featured Speaker:
Jonathan Lines, State GOP Chair Briarwood Country Club
135th Avenue & Meeker Blvd - Sun City West, AZ.
Registration – 10:45a.m.; Lunch / Meeting Begins at 11:30am
$20.00 includes lunch menu choices listed below
Reservation Deadline: 5pm Sunday, January 7. Event is for adults only - no children. Please
make your check payable to ARW, before arriving; if cash, exact amount preferred; NO CREDIT
CARDS. Any member cancelling beyond the deadline is expected to pay. Reservation must be received
by Sunday, January 7. If you aren’t contacted by an ARW luncheon representative for your lunch
order, please email [email protected] or contact Lezlee Alexander at 602-354-5224. NOTE:
Briarwood has RESCINDED their “no jeans” policy!
Menu Choices:
Oriental Chicken Stir Fry with House Salad to start
OR
Cobb Salad (bacon bits, shredded cheese, diced turkey, & chopped hard cooked egg over
mixed greens) with Fruit Cup to start
Dessert: Chocolate Cake w/ Raspberry Filling
Above served with assorted rolls & butter, coffee, hot or iced tea
Arrowhead Republican Women
ON TARGET
January 2018 Editor: Lezlee Alexander – [email protected]
From the President Happy New Year, ARW Friends!
Here we are again - another year has passed and what a year it has been!
I would like to thank each of you for your confidence and support this past
year as I served as your President and I look forward to my second term
and another great year.
Many thanks to those who served on the Executive Committee this past
year! Each of you were so supportive and did a fantastic job! Your service
and dedication were greatly appreciated. A special shout out to Jan
Martinson, Marilyn Sage and Jacky Oh who have served in their capacities for many, many
years.
A special welcome to our newly elected members of the Executive Board: Bonnie Hochberg,
Tracy Livingston, Carol Jones, Donna Stawicki, Lezlee Alexander, Judi Bourd and Esther
Pratt. I look forward to working with each of you and I am sure we will have a successful
year!
Wow! I am so proud of you, our members, for your generosity in contributing to the families
of our troops. We raised $1200! Barbara Melkin and I purchased three $400 gift cards at
Walmart that will be given to three families in need at Luke AFB. I am sure they will be
forever grateful. Our members contributed their time and energy resulting in our club
producing hundreds of Christmas cards for the troops overseas. Thank you all so much!
The AzFRW Winter Meeting is February 9th and 10th in Tucson. I urge you to attend. These
meetings are so informative and feature great speakers. It is a wonderful way to make new
friends across our great state. Plan to go with a friend and share a room. Remember, ARW
reimburses you for the early registration fee. What a good deal! Special entertainment will
be “The Lone Stranger Hilarity Rides Again” at the Gaslight Theater. I have attended several
and the performances are fantastic. You will die laughing! Please find a registration form
attached.
I know we as Republicans have been disillusioned at times this past year with all the
negative press, the loss of a couple of elections in Virginia and New Jersey, and the slow
progress by the Congress. However, we need to stay positive as 2018 is going to be a very
strategic year. We have some important elections in our state and we cannot let them fall to
the Democrats. Let us all make the extra effort to support our candidates and do whatever
we can to elect them. This is one of the most important goals of our club.
On a positive note, Congress just passed the tax bill!! WOW! What a huge accomplishment
for the Trump presidency. This is a major legislative victory for President Trump. YAY!!!
May each of you have a Happy, Healthy and Prosperous New Year with many blessings.
Arlene Goldblatt
From the First Vice President - Programming
Thank you to all who contributed to the Christmas card campaign! There must have been a couple of hundred cards sent to our troops overseas. Because of your generosity at this Christmas season, three families whose spouses are overseas received a $400 Walmart gift card. Yes, we collected a total of $1,200 to help those families at Luke! A special thank you to our own Debbie Lee, President and Founder of America’s Mighty Warriors, for helping with this project. I want to thank
Alex Melusky and his associate Gordon Brown for an outstanding program. Be sure to join us for our luncheon Wednesday, January 10, 2018. Our guest speaker is GOP State Chairman Jonathan Lines. Jonathan was raised in Yuma, AZ. He has been a strong defender of the United States Constitution. His belief in a high moral standard, work ethic and commitment to excellence made him a natural born leader. This is never more evident than in his involvement in business, community and family. He is married to Rosalie and has 11 children - 8 boys and 3 girls. This is an important time for our state and for Republicans. I know you won’t want to miss this program! Be sure to RSVP ASAP. FEBRUARY 14, 2018: This special program will be a candidate’s forum for those running for the congressional seat vacated by Trent Franks. Early ballots are out January 31st. Please wait to vote until all candidates speak at this February 14th meeting. I am sure you will want to hear what each candidate has to say. Details regarding this meeting will be sent, so be watching and checking your emails. Thank you so much, ARW, for all you do!
Arrowhead RW Calendar of Events
Wednesday, January 10, 2018 – ARW meeting, speaker State GOP Chair Jonathan
Lines
Friday – Saturday, February 9-10, 2018 – AzFRW Winter Meeting, Radisson Suites
Tucson – registration form at back of newsletter, ARW reimburses cost of early
registration to attend!
Wednesday, February 14, 2018 – ARW meeting, CD8 candidates’ forum
Wednesday, February 21, 2018 – ARW Membership luncheon
Wednesday, March 14, 2018 – ARW meeting
Wednesday, April 11, 2018 – ARW meeting
Saturday, May 5, 2018 – ARW Fundraiser event – NO Wednesday meeting!
Saturday, June 2, 2018 – ARW Candidates Forum
Barbara Melkin
From the Second Vice President - Membership Happy 25th Anniversary to Arrowhead Republican Women! Our club was
formed in 1993 and it has continued to grow since then, educating and
encouraging Republican women to run for public office. Throughout our 25
years, we are proud of our members who have been elected and have
served Arizona in public office.
ARW’s silver anniversary will be celebrated at our annual membership
luncheon on Wednesday, February 21st. Please stay tuned for more
exciting information and a formal invitation.
You are the lifeblood of our organization. Your participation and volunteerism help us grow
and thrive. Due to your efforts and commitment, ARW is an award winning club. Please
encourage your friends and family members to attend our luncheon meetings as guests.
They may attend two meetings, hear our renowned speakers, and look forward to joining
ARW. Republican women who are members of one of our many clubs throughout the U.S.
are welcome to join ARW as associate members.
Happy New Year! May it be healthy, prosperous, and a Republican majority.
Bonnie Hochberg
From the 3rd Vice President
Ladies, it is time to dust off that bag you no longer need, desire, or fits your lifestyle! Get ready for our Saturday, May 5th Silver Celebration Fashion Show and Handbag Trade! Information will follow at our January meeting. Tickets will be $35.00 for the fashion show. Tickets for the Handbag Trade will be $10.00 and a gently loved bag to donate. It will be a crowd pleaser!
Tracy Livingston, M.Ed.
Welcome New Members & Associates!
MEMBERS ASSOCIATES
Linda Bunney Robyn Cushman
Gaye Martin Jeff DeWit
Judy Monachino Pat Kaufman
Ana Toma Jeanette Schwarzbach
Dianna Soe Myint
Ben Toma
Ruby White
From the Region VII Director Hello Ladies of Arrowhead Republican Women,
It’s a real privilege and a pleasure to start the new year as your Region
VII Director! This promises to be a historic year for Republicans,
particularly Republican women!
Lezlee has asked for some information about me so here goes: I’ve been
a lifelong Republican, having grown up with a mostly Republican family.
As a young person, I worked on the Goldwater campaign and was an
active member of Young Republicans. After being away from active politics for a long time, a friend of
mine introduced me to Arizona Republican Women. I joined Central Republican Women’s Club in
Phoenix and have since become active again, serving as Newsletter chairman, 2nd Vice President
and President of CRWC, Newsletter chairman and Bylaws chairman of Central Republican Women
of Phoenix, the Nominating committees of both clubs and on the AzFRW Nominating committee.
My business career has been mainly in various phases of the airline industry with Pan Am, TWA and
Continental Airlines and then management with various travel agencies and ultimately owner of my
own. I am currently an independent travel consultant with an agency in Scottsdale.
Among my many interests and hobbies are beadwork and jewelry making, various other arts and
crafts, reading, history, Arizona history and traveling around the state, hiking, and of course
Republican politics. I try to keep up on the issues and use that knowledge to recruit others to our
cause.
I’m very excited to get to know all of you better and I just know that we are going to have a great
2018 – after all, it will be what we make of it! Happy New Year!
Ruby White
Central Republican Women of Phoenix
Region VII Director
Caring For America Committee Happy New Year, ARW members! A brief update on Caring for America. Thank you so much for your generous donations of 188 pairs of socks for our Veterans! They were hand-delivered by Ginny Shick and me to some of these homeless vets at the annual bowling event December 17 in Sun City West. To see in the eyes of these men and women, the gratitude in receiving such a simple gift, truly gets one in the holiday spirit. Know that because of YOU their feet will be toasty warm for a while!
STAND-DOWN ARIZONA crept up on us early! If you are interested, contact me at the January 10 ARW meeting.
Arizona State Fairgrounds, Veterans Memorial Coliseum
Thurs. Jan. 25 and Friday Jan 26th - both days open at 7:00 a,m,
Note: Due to the additional services, clothing and shoes will NO LONGER BE AVAILABLE at the Standdown!!!
Peaches (Jan) Buchkowski Chair
ELECTION NEWS FROM AROUND THE COUNTY,
THE STATE AND THE NATION There is much for which we as active Arizona Republicans need to prepare in the coming weeks and months. All Maricopa County precinct committeemen will meet on January 13, 2018 for the Maricopa County Republican Committee (“MCRC”) Mandatory Meeting. Five Members-at-Large to serve
on the MCRC Executive Board will be elected and amendments to the MCRC Bylaws along with proposed resolutions will be voted upon. Elected State Committeemen from each county and Legislative District will meet on January 27, 2018 for the Arizona Republican Party Mandatory Meeting at which new State 1st Vice Chairman, 2nd Vice Chairman, 3rd Vice Chairman, Assistant Secretary, Assistant Treasurer, Sergeant-at-Arms, and Assistant Sergeant-at-Arms will be elected. Amendments to the State Party bylaws will be voted upon along with resolutions which have been submitted. Of great importance is the special election which will be held in our own Congressional District 8 to fill the vacancy left by Trent Franks’ resignation. Most of us as members of Arrowhead Republican Women reside within CD 8 and this election is special to us. We will go to the polls for the primary election on February 27 and our general election will take place on April 24. Stay tuned for updates on candidate information and candidate forums which you can attend. Arizona Republican Party Chairman Lines, at the December 16 State Executive Committee meeting, reported that he was recently invited to meet at the White House with President Donald Trump and Vice President Mike Pence for the reason that Arizona is recognized by the President and the RNC for our uniqueness as the earliest State in the country to have its ground team organized in preparation for the 2018 elections. Both the White House and the RNC are carefully focused on AZ GOP strategy since the Democrats have targeted the AZ Senate seat being vacated by Jeff Flake and Arizona State legislative races with their plan to spend additional $15 million in Arizona 2018 races. Democrats seek to flip the AZ Legislature and win the majority, thus blocking the success of Republican goals and Governor Ducey’s agenda. The RNC’s “Victory Operation” in Arizona has already hired five regional staff directors across the State and opened several satellite Republican Party offices. While our Republican voter registration efforts in Arizona are outpacing Democrats 55 to 1, we are strengthening our efforts because the Independent voter registration totals are close to matching those of Republicans. Nationally, the White House and the RNC are moving to get campaign workers on the ground all over the country – deploying thousands of new staffers. One focal point is countering the Democrats’ intent to take control of the U. S. House of Representatives and renew impeachment proceedings against President Trump. Arrowhead Republican Women are now being called upon to join forces with our Party leadership to do all that we can to inform, to recruit, to organize, and to get out the vote. Rae Chornenky Republican Legislative District 22 Chairman Arizona Republican Party Executive Committee Member-at-Large, CD 8
Legislative Update
Merry Christmas and Happy New Year to my fellow ARW members! There
is a lot happening this year.
On January 8th, the state legislature will go back into session. If you have
ideas for new legislation, now is the time to contact your state
legislators.
I currently serve as the Senate President Pro-Tempore and Appropriations Chairman and
can be reached at [email protected] or 623-878-9761.
On February 27th, our Congressional District 8 will hold a special primary election to elect
Trent Franks replacement, since he resigned his seat.
Early voting will start at the end of January and candidates need to submit approximately
900 petition signatures by January 10th.
Voters can SIGN for ONLY ONE candidate, since there is only one seat open for CD8
(Congressional District 8).
This is true for other offices too. For example, you can sign a petition for only one U.S.
Senate candidate to replace Flake's seat, one AZ State Treasurer candidate, one state
senate candidate, and two state representative candidates.
So make sure you sign the petition for the candidate you support the most.
The winner of the Feb. 27th election will compete in a special general election on April
24th. However, CD8 is so Republican, that it is highly likely that the person that wins the
February election will serve out the rest of Trent Frank's term through the end of 2018.
Then candidates who want to replace Trent Franks beyond his current term, need to run
again in the August 28th Primary and the November 6th General election.
The Democrats are going to pour millions of dollars into our state to take over the U.S.
Senate Seat which will trickle down to other seats.
It is going to be a VERY busy year ladies. We cannot let the Democrats win. Get your
helmets on and prepare for battle.
Sincerely,
Debbie Lesko
ARW Legislative Committee Chair, former ARW 1st Vice President
Arizona State Senate, Legislative District 21
Small Business Administration’s
Office of Advocacy This year I was honored to be appointed to a position in the Trump Administration in the Small Business Administration's Office of Advocacy. The office plays a significant role in supporting America's small business community. While many small business owners exclusively think of the SBA for loan guarantees, the Office of Advocacy focuses on
regulations impacting small business. Advocacy was created by Congress to be the voice of small business. It is an independent office that represents small business before Congress, the White House, federal agencies and the federal courts. Advocacy works with federal agencies to find alternatives to proposed rules that are disproportionately burdensome to small business. Reducing the regulatory burden has been a focus of the Trump Administration and the President has issued two important executive orders on regulation. The first is for each new regulation proposed, the administration wants to take two off the books. The second is each agency must engage a task force to root out unnecessary, irrelevant, and redundant regulations. The Administration has been extremely successful in ending unnecessary regulations. Instead of taking two off the books for each new one proposed, they've actually cut 22! It's amazing to see first-hand how much unnecessary red-tape there really is! As I traveled through Arizona, I heard a number of different small business concerns. The Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act, patent reform, the overtime rule, the fiduciary rule, changes to immigration law and many other issues are on the minds of business owners and advocates. If you know of a business that has concerns about federal regulations, Advocacy has a webpage where you can offer your input about ending unnecessary regulations. You can go to www.sba.gov/advocacy to voice your opinion and continue the effort to end burdensome regulations and grow America's economy! Phil Lovas
AzFRW Members: We invite you to share your talents to help shape the future of AzFRW by volunteering to either serve on or chair one of the following committees for the 2018-2018 term.
Please indicate your area of interest and your willingness to serve by contacting me via email or phone.
Thank you! Loraine 480-577-0291 [email protected]
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Americanism (Standing) Budget (Standing) Caring for America (Special) By-Laws (Standing) Chaplain (Standing) Sergeant at Arms (Special) Financial Review (Standing) Communications Director (Special) Webmaster (Special) Historian (Appointed Officer) AzFRW Convention Committee Awards (Special) Public Relations (Standing) Scholarship (Standing)
December in Photos
Esther & Marilyn covering registration Nancy & Jacky at the jewelry table
Greetings from our political friends – SPI Diane Douglas, Sen. Lesko, Rep. Livingston – ALL ARW members!
Program speaker Alex Meluskey of Contract with America’s Veterans & special speaker Gordon Brown
Supporting our troops with cards & financial assistance – thanks, Debbie Lee of AMW & Luke AFB! THANK YOU, MEMBERS!
Arrowhead Republican Women
CLUB MEETING MINUTES
Briarwood Country Club
December 2, 2017
Call to order: President Arlene Goldblatt called the meeting to order at 11:30A.M.
Invocation & Pledge: Chaplain Gayle Salter gave the invocation. Guest Speaker Alex
Meluskey and Vietnam Veteran Gordon Brown led the Pledge of Allegiance to the Flag of the
United States of America.
Introductions: President Arlene Goldblatt introduced and welcomed our guests and
Dignitaries - Senator Debbie Lesko; Diane Douglas - AZ Superintendent of Public Education;
Rae Chornenky - LD22 Chairman, AzFRW Parliamentarian and past President of NFRW;
Representative David Livingston; Tracy Livingston - Candidate for Superintendent of Public
Instruction; Representative Ben Toma and his wife Ana; Nicholas Tutora - Candidate for US
Senate; Robyn Cushman - President Central Republican Women of Phoenix and 3rd VP
Elect AzFRW.
Minutes: The minutes of the November 8, 2017 meeting were approved as printed.
Treasurer: Marilyn Sage reported an ending bank balance as of October 31, 2017
$12,819.98; Income $3,266.53; Expenses $3,161.92; total balance as of November 30, 2017
$12,924.59.
1st Vice President: Barbara Melkin thanked Members for bringing in signed Christmas cards to be sent to our overseas troops. Envelopes were on each table for cash donations to buy Walmart gift cards for three Arizona adopted families whose loved ones are overseas serving our country.
Lunch
Speakers:
Superintendent of Schools: Diane Douglas - Common Core is gone, emphasis in schools
to make students great citizens.
Candidate for US Senate: Nicholas Tutora - a pharmacist not a career politician running for
office to stay true to American veterans.
Senator: Debbie Lesko reported that the US Senate passed the new Tax Bill to the benefit
of all Americans.
Arizona House of Representatives: David Livingston, LD 22 Representative, is running for
Republican State Senator, the seat being vacated by Judy Burges who is retiring. He is
Appropriations Chair and Chair of Banking and Insurance charged with negotiating budget.
3rd VP AzFRW ELECT: Robyn Cushman announced next AzFRW meeting February 9 and
10 in Tucson is posted to AzFRW Group Page.
1st Vice President: Barbara Melkin introduced our guest speaker radio talk show host Alex
Meluskey who spoke about his commitment to veterans and their families by creating CAV -
Contract with America’s Veterans. Alex introduced Vietnam Veteran Gordon Brown who
spoke about hyperbaric oxygen therapy.
Adjourn: 1:32 P.M.
Jacky Ohligschlaeger Approved ________________________ Date____
Secretary
Reprint of November 13, 2017 newsletter information:
Show Us the Money!!!!
I decided we should make it easier for people to connect the people and corporations who give money to the candidates and the vendors with whom they spend it. We began public testing of our program called SeeTheMoney.com. It’s been exciting to hear the overwhelmingly positive reaction to the site and I’d like to invite you to participate in its testing phase. The days of digging through reams of paper filings are over. The dynamic website empowers users to review campaign spending in a 21st century platform. In this day and age of Google and Amazon we should be able to search, sort and analyze information pain free. It’s my hope you check out the new site and give us some feedback as we continue to clean up bugs and make improvements in advance of its formal launch in early 2018.
ACHIEVEMENT AWARDS
Each one of you has contributed hours, on a volunteer basis, to our Republican cause.
Attached is a simple tally sheet where you can write in those hours, starting from July 2015
through June 2017 (you can estimate for April, May and June). We know it’s often difficult to
go back to the past, but just try to recall events you’ve supported, committees you’ve worked
on, etc. and approximate when they occurred. Do the best you can!
These are the types of hours you can include in the ARW, AzFRW and NFRW columns:
Committee work (hours in meetings, preparing for meetings, doing committee projects,
etc.);
Attendance at State or National Federation meetings or conventions (include travel,
portal to portal)
Volunteering at any Republican or Federation headquarters (local, county, State,
National)
Preparing an article for the Newsletter, or an e-blast
Participation in any forum sponsored by the Federation or the Republican Party
Many of you worked directly in support of electing Republicans to local, State and Federal
offices during the past two years. All of those hours should be entered in the AzGOP,
Precinct/Ward and Campaign columns. Again, just do your best to determine where your
hours go. They will all roll up to the higher level “Campaign Awards” tally. Examples of these
hours are:
Non-Paid campaign activities (like volunteering for a candidate, getting petitions signed
Work done at home on mailings, making posters, making phone calls, computer work etc.
Time in session (and travel portal to portal) at Arizona Republican Party Convention,
Maricopa County Statutory Meeting, and Republican National Committee Convention
Time spent as a Precinct Committeeman and/or Precinct Captain
Working as a non-paid poll watcher on Election Day
Use the Community column for hours spent supporting activities like Caring for America
committees and projects.
Please use the attached form. A handwritten submittal is all that is required.
Arrowhead Republican Women 2018 Executive Committee
President Arlene Goldblatt 623-583-7738
1st Vice President (Programs) Barbara Melkin 623-249-5085
2nd Vice President (Membership) Bonnie Hochberg 310-666-0842
3rd Vice President (Ways & Means) Tracy Livingston 623-572-7450
Secretary Carol Jones 623-934-9059
Treasurer Donna Stawicki 623-455-8850
Member at Large Lezlee Alexander 602-354-5224
Member at Large Judi Bourd 623-433-9449 [email protected]
Member at Large Esther Pratt 623-330-0059 [email protected]
Parliamentarian Jan Hermsmeyer 602-908-4065
Arrowhead Republican Women
Membership Application 2018
Name of Applicant Birth Month
Home Address (Number, Street, Apt. Number, City, State, Zip
E-mail Address (for monthly newsletters/communication) Phone Number
Registered Republican? Yes No LD? 21 22 Name As Appears on Voter Registration Other LD Referred By: PC? Yes No
$30 Full Membership: Open to any Woman who is a registered Republican in the
state of Arizona and who does not hold membership in another Republican Women’s club.
Membership includes full voting rights, the opportunity to hold office, and membership in
AzFRW and NFRW. Membership period is calendar year January 1 through December 31.
$10Associate Membership: Men who are registered Republicans in the state of Arizona
or Women who hold Full Membership in another Arizona club or who are registered
Republicans in another state. Membership includes all communications but no voting rights.
Membership period is calendar year January 1 through December 31.
If Associate, name of AZ Club of Full Membership: ________________________
Please return form & check (payable to “ARW”) to Arlene Goldblatt, 15000 N. 88th
Ave., Peoria, AZ 85381, Phone 623-583-7738. Volunteer opportunities on reverse.
FOR ARW: Date dues were paid_______________Check #__________Cash________
Volunteer Opportunities Accounting: Able to assist with annual audits.
Americanism: Provide the club with Americanism information, notify of community opportunities.
Armed Services: Notify the club of opportunities to support our military and veterans.
Awards: Monitor the Achievement Awards requirements for the club.
Bylaws: Keep club bylaws current and in conformity with State & National Bylaws.
Campaign Activities: Report on and encourage political activism in our community.
Caring for America: Identify & promote ways the club may support our community.
Fundraising: Assist the 3rd Vice President with club fundraising activities.
Hospitality/Greeter: Welcome meeting attendees & assist them to seats as needed.
Legislation: Inform members of current legislation & urge member contact with legislators.
Literacy: Encourage literacy efforts for youth & adults in the community.
Membership: Assist the 2nd Vice President with membership promotion & retention projects.
Newsletter: Assist the monthly creation of the club newsletter. Must be computer proficient.
Publicity: Participate in ways to inform members of the most current news.
Scholarships: Promote AzFRW & NFRW scholarships in the community.
Scrapbook/Photography: Take photos of club activities & create a way to display them.
Telephone: Contact members without computer access to notify of monthly meetings.
Youth Projects: Create ways to support & encourage the next generation of voters.
Other:
