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Informing, Educating, Empowering Women to become a Positive Part of the Political Process Republican Women of Greater North Texas June 2016 www.rwgnt.org Volume 041 Issue 46 June Meeting: Meet the Mayors Meet the Mayors is back! By popular demand, RWGNT presents our biennial meeting where you can meet Mayors from all over North Texas. These men and women Inside this issue: are very proud of the cities they represent and love the opportunity to meet you and tell you why their city is the best one in which to live, June Meeting: Meet the 1 work, and play. This meeting is always fun and full of good spirited Mayors competition, so bring a friend and join us! Caring for America President’s Pen 2 Date: Tuesday, June 14 Cookbook Info Time: Membership 3 11:00 am- Sign in/Registration Directories 11:30 am- Buffet lunch is served Campaign Hours Condolences 12:00 pm- Business meeting Patron Sponsor Info Place: Stonebriar Country Social Media Club 5050 Country Club Dr. State Convention Report 4 Frisco, Texas 75034 Election Update 5 Cost: $25/person RSVP: Reserve your spot here: RSVP Convention Pics 6 Wild West Family & Friends\ 7 Event Breakfast C.H.A.T. Caring For America At our June meeting, we will be collecting toothbrushes and toothpaste Birthdays 10 for the Assistant League of Collin County. Our goal is to get enough of Coming Events these items to be able to give to each of the students they serve. When I was told how excited the kids were when they received their very BRWGNT Board/Committees own toothbrush and didn't have to share with all the family members, I knew this was a much needed project for us! Sandy Simpson -Caring for America Chairman Republican Women of Greater North Texas www.rwgnt.org President’s Pen Election, election, convention, election, oh and another election! No one can claim they have not had the opportunity to voice their opinions this spring. And as always, RWGNT is right in the middle of it all. I’ve seen our ladies hard at work at the polls and have received multiple phone calls, emails, and text messages reminding me to vote. It makes me positively giddy to see so many women involved in the political process. At convention, we had 17 full member delegates and our very own Deanna Kuykendall and Jean McIver represented us on the Rules Committee and National Nominations Committee, respectively. Deanna was also elected by her caucus to attend the National GOP Convention in July as an Alternate Delegate. Congratulations, Deanna! But it wasn’t all meetings and caucuses; we also enjoyed the many receptions hosted by elected officials and organizations. The highlight for me was watching three of our members being honored at the TFRW Tribute to Women Luncheon. Cindy Asche, Gail Entrekin, and Jean McIver are passionate, hardworking, loyal women who are richly deserving of this award. Thank you, Ladies, for all that you do! This however, is just the beginning! Yes, we still have one more run-off, but then its lock arms, join forces, all-hands-on-deck, to defeat the Dems and the liberal policies that are stripping away our freedoms, strangling our economy and hamstringing our military. Ladies, we must #UniteToWin2016! Thank you for the honor of serving you, Glynis Chester It’s finally here -- and it’s fabulous!! Cooking Right in Red Hot Texas Just in time for summer … you can buy your Cookbook(s) at our June 14th meeting (before or after the meeting). REMEMBER to bring your money (cash, check or CC) – Cookbooks are $20.00 per book. You’ll want one for yourself and more to give as gifts. Start enjoying over 475 recipes this summer – recipes Laura Bush’s Texas Sheet Cake -- or Dan Patrick’s Favorite Shrimp Dip – or Pam Little’s Red, White and Blue Salad. Gail Entrekin, Cookbook Committee Chair RWGNT Reporter is published and distributed monthly. Submit articles, photos, and ideas to Shannon Kilburn [email protected] 2 Republican Women of Greater North Texas www.rwgnt.org Membership 2016 Directories Available NOW I am thrilled to report that as of May 18th we The RWGNT directory has been updated for 2016! have 135 full members (94% retention rate of As a club member, you are entitled to a copy of 2015 membership), 94 Associate members our directory and may pick yours up at our June and 8 Patron members. We are sizzling hot!! 14th meeting. Thank you, Elaine Stedman for your outstanding work! If you need to have your A big warm welcome to our newest members: membership directory mailed to you, please Stephanie Caudill, Nancy Neason, Candice contact Elaine Stedman. There will be a $3 Nelson, Gina O’Briant and Ann Marie Voegeli. postage fee for mailing. If you are uncertain of your membership status, please contact Membership Chairman Gail Entrekin. Campaign Volunteer Hours We know that many, many hours have been spent this quarter working on campaigning and working at the polls. Please be sure to report all of those many hours for this quarter. Your time spent working at the polls is reportable only if you did not get paid or if you were paid, you donated the money to the Republican Party. Time can easily be reported on our website right now. You do not have to wait until the end of June to submit your time. Quickly and easily report your time HERE. Extending deep and heartfelt sympathy to Janet Hannam and her family on the loss of her beloved husband, David Hannam. Are You A Patron Member? We thank our Patron Members for their additional support with exclusive benefits and Are you on social media? event opportunities throughout the year. Both Full and Associate Members can be a RWGNT Patron Click on the icons above to follow us! for only $100 per year. Contact Shannon Kilburn for more info. Summer event info coming soon! 3 Republican Women of Greater North Texas www.rwgnt.org 2016 RPT Convention Report The Republican Party of Texas held its 2016 State Convention at the Kay Bailey Hutchinson Convention Center in Dallas on May 12-14th. This Convention is the largest political convention in the free world. At the Convention over 8,000 Delegates passed a Platform, voted on Party Rules, and selected 155 Delegates and Alternates to the Republican National Convention, to be held in Cleveland in July. In addition, the Delegates chose the State Party Chairman and Vice Chair, two members of the State Republican Executive Committee from each Senate District, and elected the Texas Republican National Committeeman and Committeewomen. For the first time at a State Convention, Delegates were able to vote on each plank of the platform separately, using an optical scan system. The Delegates voted on a 266-plank platform, all of which passed. The assembled Delegates heard from a variety of speakers, including Governor Greg Abbott, Lt. Governor Dan Patrick, Attorney General Ken Paxton and other statewide officials. Senator John Cornyn addressed the Convention on Friday, and Senator Ted Cruz was the Keynote Speaker on Saturday. Senator Jeff Sessions of Alabama spoke to the crowd on Saturday as a representative of Presidential Candidate Donald Trump. At the Gala on Friday, Senator Tim Scott of South Carolina and political commentator Dinesh D’Souza addressed a crowd of over 1000. Many elected officials held receptions, and all of us in attendance reached our exercise quotas with a lot of walking. State Chairman Tom Mechler was re-elected, as was Vice Chair Amy Clark. For the two RNC Committee positions, the races were so close that we had a secret ballot vote on the floor of the Convention. Both Committeeman Robin Armstrong and Committeewoman Toni Anne Dashiell were re-elected. As some of you are aware, I not only serve as your Executive Director, but also served as the Republican Party of Texas Coordinator for the 2016 Convention. It was very heartening to see hundreds of hours of planning come to fruition, and to see thousands of delegates, alternates and guests participate in the political process. Thank you to all who could attend. I am already working on the 2018 Convention, to be held most likely in San Antonio or Houston. If you have any comments or feedback on the 2016 Convention, please contact me and let me know your thoughts at [email protected]. As a final note on the Convention, if you ever need to place 27,000 chairs or reserve 7,000 hotel room-nights, please feel free to contact me. Neal Katz Executive Director, Collin County GOP 4 Congratulations to our very own member and treasurer, Pam Little, who was elected to Fairview Town Council Place 4!! We are so very proud of you, Pam!!! RWGNT wants to send another special Shout Out to our very own Cindy Asche (Place 4), Terri Green (Place 2), & Shona Huffman (Place 2) who are in the runoff election for Frisco City Council! We are SO incredibly proud of you ladies and all of the hard work you have put into your campaigns!! You all are an inspiration to so many! Election Dates for the Frisco City Council Runoff are: Early Voting—June 6-14 and Election Day—June 18. There is still work to be done for these ladies and we’re certain they could use your help! Contact them directly (click on a name to direct you to their website and contact info) to see how you can support them! (We KNOW you could all use some volunteer hours!) *RWGNT cannot endorse candidates, but we do encourage you to do your research and VOTE! 5 A glimpse at the fun we had at Convention… 6 Republican Women of Greater North Texas www.rwgnt.org Wild West Family & Friends Event You, your family and friends are invited to take a step back in time with us for a Storybook Evening to experience a bit of history and the old west come to life! We’ll be servin’ up some good grub at the Wild West Taco Bar with all the fixins.