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September 2009
Calendar
September 10-13 NFRW Convention
September 13-14 FFRW Convention
Thursday, September 17 RWC of Lakeland Luncheon
Tuesday, September 22 RWC of Lakeland Evening Meeting
Thursday, October 1 RWC of Lakeland Board Meeting
Wednesday, October 7 Republican Club of Lakeland Meeting
Thursday, October 15 RWC of Lakeland Luncheon
Thursday, October 22 Polk Co Republican Executive Committee Meeting
Tuesday, October 27 RWC of Lakeland Evening Meeting
Saturday, October 31 Halloween
Luncheon Menu
Roast Beef and Swiss on Rye w/ Fruit Cup OR Garden salad
w/ chicken (no onions)
Contact Michelle Robare
816-2151 [email protected]
For reservations
$16 per person
Please make your reservation by
September 14th
Trimming our Sails!
The next meeting will be one of the most important meetings we’ve had in years for the RWCofL! You’ll be redefining what is important as we make our plans for the next few years. What do YOU think we should be doing? What do YOU think is most important? This is your opportunity to help us set our goals and trim our sails to get to our destination. Start by writing down what YOU think is important for us to do. Is one of those objectives more important than the others? We’ll all discuss that. So be ready to talk a lot, and share your ideas. Once we decide on our goals, we’ll begin to re-evaluate how we spend our efforts, time and money - much like the Visioning Process that Mike Herr from Polk County Government talked about at our last meeting. This is your club and should reflect your vision of success. And what better time to look at the “big picture” as we ready for the election of new officers and a new term?
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Letter from the President Dena Stebbins DeCamp
2009 Christmas Party
DATE CHANGE!
Mark Your Calendars!!
Get out your calendars, it’s time to make a date change. Our original Christmas party date was scheduled up against the Lakeland Christmas parade. We know that all of our elected officials like to participate in that event so we immediately called the Yacht Club to change the date! So, please put the Lakeland Christmas Parade on your calendar for December 3 and come out and support all of our Republican candidates. Then, on the following Tuesday evening, December 8, save the date for the Republican Clubs of Lakeland Christmas party. Remember, this is a joint party for both clubs so everyone will be there and you won’t want to miss it!! We will also be including the Young Republicans and the Southeastern Republicans for this evening of fine dining at the Yacht Club as well! Michelle, 2nd Vice President
We certainly have been busy this summer! We are attending the NFRW and FFRW conventions the weekend before our luncheon. We’re looking forward to the opportunity of hearing some wonderful speakers, including our RNC Chairman Michael Steele. At our luncheon last month, I announced a new Caring for America project for the local schools. We can buy a backpack and fill it with all the necessary school items for the school year for only $20 per backpack. We are asking all of our members to contribute to this worthy cause. This year, especially, there are so many needy families, if we can help in some small way, it will be greatly appreciated. I have already delivered
backpacks to Jesse Keen Elementary, Dixieland Elementary and Medulla Elementary schools. Please help us with this project by donating $20 for each backpack. I want to thank Ann Wolfe and Betty Rust for their hard work decorating the tables for Marco Rubio’s luncheon, put on by the Lakeland Republican Club. There were 190 people present for the event and I heard many compliments on the patriotic decorations they worked so hard on. We have moved the Republican Rally and Tea Party to March of next year. We felt Halloween night was not going to work out and the event would be too close to the Tea Party being put on for Sept. 12. I’ll keep you posted on a future date. Hope to see all of you at our luncheon on September 17, we have a special program for you. Dena, President
Michelle’s Memo
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Donate a Book
It’s easy! $20 covers the cost of a book and shipping for the lending libraries set up by The Republicans Women’s Club of Lakeland, Federated.
It’s our project to help parents read to their children. Cards will be available soon for you to fill out. We’ll buy the book for you, and put your name in the inside cover.
Lending Libraries
Republican Women pin in crystal rhinestones. We still have many available! Be sure to tell your friends!
Approx. 3.5” wide. $40
Stuff for Sale!!
Contact Dena for info! 863-644-1110
4"x4" Magnet - $5
4"x4" Magnet - $5
Education Disbursement
This month, please welcome Polk Life & Learning and Luster All Training as they visit us to receive their checks from our education
fund!
Caring for America
Backpacks We started a Caring for America program. For $20 we can buy a backpack and fill it for a needy student. Mail contributions to our P.O. Box or give them to Dena or Sissy.
This is a great way for us to continue our support for education and assist needy children in these difficult financial times.
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In case you missed it - Marco Rubio spoke at the Republican Club of Lakeland meeting on September 2nd. Some of our ladies were lucky enough to have their pictures taken with him! Left - Marco Rubio and Dena Stebbins DeCamp. Above - Roxie (future member), Marco Rubio, Ann Wolfe and Betty Rust.
August Small Business of the Month
Joy Morse Insurance Agency, Inc. 5727 US Highway 98 South
863/647-2915 www.joymorse.biz
Twenty three years ago, Joy Morse was the Acting Director of Nursing for Seven Critical Care Units at the University of Texas in Galveston. In 1986, she moved from Texas to Florida and had the courage and foresight to take a different career path and on September 1, 1987, she opened the doors of Joy Morse Insurance Agency, Inc. as a State Farm Agent. With a full team of licensed associates and a combined experience of over 50 years, Joy’s office helps their customers with over 90 insurance and financial products. In
April, 2008, Joy and her associates moved into their newly transformed building at 5727 US Highway 98 South in Lakeland. The Joy Morse Insurance Agency strives to offer exceptional customer service in a warm hometown atmosphere. Joy and her team of licensed associates care about every client and work diligently to connect the dots to make insurance and financial services easy for every client to understand. Joy is proud of her accomplishments of succeeding in a male dominated field, building a profitable insurance agency, having many loyal clients, and having an awesome group of associates to work with. Joy is presently a Board member of the Imperial Associates of Insurance and Financial Advisors and Vice President of Programs for ABWA Hollingsworth Chapter. Joy offers her help in the community through organizations that she is a member of in addition to volunteering at Philip O’Brien Elementary School. When Joy is not busy finding new customers or helping on-board clients, she can be found cheering for her sons, Ryan and Jake, as they play baseball for Lakeland City Baseball and Rawlings AAU Teams. The Lakeland Area Chamber of Commerce would like to congratulate Joy Morse Insurance Agency, Inc. as the Small Business of the Month for August.
Member News!
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FFRW Nominating Committee News Our Nominating Committee has reported back with the revised Slate of Officers for the coming two year term.
They are: President, Cindy Graves First VP, Ana Gomez-Mallada Second VP, Diane McKechnie Third VP, Patricia Magee Secretary, Judy O'Donnell Treasurer, Suzie Loving The Nominating Committee reconvened when Carolyn Booth, who had been selected for the slate position of 2nd VP was forced to withdraw her name for personal reasons. Many thanks again to our Nominating Committee. Please take a moment to email them and thank them for their hard work.
Heartfelt Contributions...
Presentation of the check to PACE Center for Girls
Presentation of American flags to PACE Center for Girls from the Woodmen of the World
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Thank you for your loyalty and extra support! In addition to our regular membership dues of $35 annually, the following individuals support the club
as Saints ($100 annually) and Angels ($50 annually)
Faye Beyer Sissy Long Black
Dena Stebbins DeCamp Brandi Dunn Mary Grader
Victoria Meares Mary Olson Betty Rust Paul Senft
Kelli Stargel Jennifer Vermillera Mary Zimmerman
Cicely Anderson Jan Barlow Carol Berry
Susan Brafford Ann Lucille Bravato Katherine Chappell
Alicia Clayton Isabel Cumming
Carol Davis Irma Dietert
Paula Dockery June Domery
Sarah (Bette) Elam
Marsha Faux Linda Ivell
Elizabeth Jacobs Shirley Johnson
Violet Karakitsoo Divina Lajeunesse Margaret Lofton
Linda Logan Maria Mahoney
Kim McKeel Yvonne McShay
Joy Morse Cathy Phillips
Sara (Sally) Putnam Judith Roberts
Cindy Ross Hazel Sellers
Fran Umstadter Lisa Weathersbee Shirley Whitney
Ann Wolfe
ANGELS SAINTS
September Birthdays!
9/6 Irma Dietert
9/10 Alice Schuldt
9/13 Betty Rust
9/17 Lauretta Newman
9/20 Sissy Long Black
9/23 Jan Barlow
9/26 Marsha Faux-Shields
9/26 Judith Roberts
9/27 Shannon Chancey
9/27 Paul Senft
Florida Federated Republican Women are “The Life of the Party” Proudly Celebrating 59 Years of Republican Leadership
Use
ful W
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tes Republican Women’s Club of Lakeland
www.lakelandrepublicanwomen.com
Florida Federation of Republican Women www.ffrw.net
National Federation of Republican Women www.nfrw.org
Republican Party of Florida www.rpof.org
Republican National Committee www.gop.com
Nominating Committee News!! The Nominating Committee will be presenting the nominees for the board during the October meeting and there will be a
vote at the November meeting.
You don’t want to miss it!
Welcome to our newest members…
Paula Dimbath enjoyed a birthday 4/19!
Joy Topkin enjoyed a birthday 5/4!
Janice Warren will enjoy a birthday 11/24!
Eileen Regan enjoyed a birthday 6/10!
Carol Lampone enjoyed a birthday 8/28!
Tracy Garcia enjoyed a birthday 4/15!
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Republican Women’s Club of Lakeland Federated P. O. Box 7123 Lakeland, FL 33807-7123
2008/9 Officers
President: Dena Stebbins DeCamp, 644-1110, [email protected]
1st Vice President: Linda Ivell, cell, 602-9866, 648-4879, [email protected] 2nd Vice President - Membership: Michelle Ro-bare, 370-9172, [email protected] 3rd Vice President—Newsletter: Kim Jones, 712-3367, [email protected] Recording Secretary: Terry Mann, 858-1260,[email protected] Corresponding Secretary: Rose Spurlock, 644-5217 Treasurer: Sissy Long Black, 698-4080 Assistant Treasurer: Kay Cobb, 858-4751 Committee Chairs
Achievement Awards: Lou McCraney, 644-3496 Americanism: Sissy Long Black, 698-4080 Auditing: Barbara Morgan, 984-9667
Bylaws: Sissy Long Black, 698-4080 Caring for America & Literacy: Lou McCraney, 644-3496 Campaigns: Kay Cobb, 858-4751 Fashion Show: Michelle Robare, 370-9172 and Dena DeCamp, 644-1110 Co-Chairs Fundraising: Lou McCraney, 644-3496 Hospitality and Protocol: Grace DiMotta, 648-0968 Legislative: Kelli Stargel, 686-6565 Membership: Michelle Robare, 370-9172 Newsletter & Website: Kim Jones, 712-3367 Parliamentarian: Sissy Long Black, 698-4080 Program: Linda Ivell, 602-9866 Public Relations: Linda Ivell, 602-9866 Scholarships: Marsha Faux, 534-4750, Linda Ivell,
602-9866 Sunshine & Social: Betty Rust, 619-8744 Telephone: Lucille Bravato, 816-9411 Volunteer Hours: Dena DeCamp, 644-1110
Republican Women’s Club of Lakeland, Federated Officers & Committee Chairs
Next Meeting
THURSDAY
September 17th
The Club at Eaglebrooke
RSVP by September 14th
