Douglas County Republican Women

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Volume 25 Issue 12 December 2020

Well, here I am starting to write my note to OUR NEXT MEETING everyone and am so disappointed, like every- one else, that the results of our November 3, Wed Dec 2 2020 2020 election are not finalized yet! However, Valley Christian we need to continue our resolve to get the Fellowship Church results finalized and help in any way we can. 1681 Lucerne St., Our December 2, 2020 meeting is going to be a Minden 89423 fun event. Lots of games, prizes, Christmas cookies and finger sandwiches and , of course, our "white elephant" gift exchange. Sign In: 11:00 am Please bring a gift, value $5.00, and join in the fun. Linda has many Cost $10.00 games planned for us and Bryon Waite will be playing the music . Reservation deadline: Wishing everyone a very "Happy Thanksgiving" and looking for- ward to our meeting. Nov 27 , 2020 Please keep our members who are under the weather in your Reservations: thoughts and prayers. Linda Colavechio Be well and stay safe, Brenda 775 782-5338 [email protected] Without Reservation: COST $15.00

MENU Celebrating 100 years anni- versary of Women’s suffra- No lunch served, gettes. Thank you Virginia there will be light for an excellent talk. refreshments PENDING SCHEDULED SPEAKERS (SUBJECT TO CHANGE )

DECEMBER 2ND

CHRISTMAS PROGRAM

Music, games, prizes. A fun way to start your Holiday season.

JANUARY 6TH

Mr. John Eppolito

Mr. Eppolito is a resident of Incline Village and president of “Protect Children”.

FEBRUARY 3RD

Work in Progress

[ DECEMBER CHRISTMAS PROGRAM

With everyone having to restrict their entertainment over this Holiday Sea- son the Executive committee has opt to have more of a “Party” gathering this meeting. We promise to have the shortest “business meeting” on rec- ord. Also thanks to our president Brenda Robertson, no one will go home empty handed. There will be silent auction baskets to bid on, Christmas goodies to nibble and games to play ...with a grand prize worth winning! So please plan on attending, we really want you to join us.

PLEASE NOTE TIME CHANGE

Annual Christmas Tree Decorating at Minden Museum

November 30th @ 9am This years theme: “HONORING OUR FIREFIGHTERS”

ALL ARE WELCOME

POST 2020 – WHERE REPUBLICANS

GO FROM HERE

With recounts and run-offs pending, the 2020 election is in the home stretch. Most of the votes are counted, and the liberal me- dia has already named its preferred candidate, Joe Biden, the president-elect.

But the 2020 election is not over—far from it. President Trump has not yet conceded, nor should he until the legal process runs its course. In Georgia, voting irregularities and potential fraud have been discovered, raising questions about Biden’s presumed victory in the Peach State. For example, more than 2,600 ballots in Floyd County were recently found uncounted, and they are likely to help President Trump narrow his 14,000-vote deficit to Biden.

To ensure accuracy, fairness, and transparency in America’s electoral process, the Trump campaign should leave no stone un- turned in Georgia or elsewhere. We certainly won’t: The Committee to Defend the President recently invested more than $100,000 in the Georgia recount effort, simply to ensure that all legal votes are properly counted. Despite Biden and his media allies putting pressure on the Trump campaign to concede, Americans won’t know the final outcome until the elec- tors’ December 14th meeting—and there is nothing wrong with that.

Look at it this way: 70 percent of Republicans believe that the 2020 election was not conducted fairly or freely. Why would Presi- dent Trump abandon his voters to prematurely admit defeat? No matter the final outcome, the Republican coalition is stronger than ever. President Trump received more than 72 million votes in the 2020 election, the most for a sitting president in U.S. his- tory.

In 2008, Barack Obama received fewer than 70 million votes. In 2012, then-President Obama picked up fewer than 66 million. And the Obama campaign was universally praised (by the liberal media, that is) for putting together the most diverse coalition ever. President Trump just smashed the Obama totals, adding to his minority support in the process. Over the course of four years, President Trump became even more popular among African-Americans, Asian-Americans, and Hispanics. In Florida, 55 percent of Cuban-Americans voted for President Trump, in addition to 30 percent of Puerto Ricans and 48 percent of “other Lati- nos.” That is diversity.

Beyond 2020, Republicans need to take a page out of the Trump playbook. Gone are the days of establishment politics, exercised by Republicans In Name Only who are all too eager to compromise with left-wing Democrats. Gone are the days of political cor- rectness, when Republicans were crucified by a biased media and played along with it. Gone are the days of flip-flopping, when Republicans campaigned on issues like border security but governed as open-borders advocates.

President Trump showed Republicans the way: Don’t make excuses for high taxes, burdensome regulations, runaway healthcare costs, globalist trade deals, illegal immigration, and other issues long accepted as the status quo. Don’t apologize for contrived scandals, propagated by Democrats with an axe to grind or liberal activists masquerading as “journalists.” Always speak your mind—from the heart, to the people. The Trump rally is the blueprint for Republicans to message traditional conservatism to the masses, not like politicians, but as fellow Americans.

Which brings up the last point: Be proud of America. There is a reason why slogans like “America First” or “Make America Great Again” resonate with tens of millions of Americans—because tens of millions of Americans love this country. Regardless of skin color, those Americans are ready to support political leaders who believe in common-sense principles, such as free speech or law and order. When Democrats resort to anti-Americanism, as they increasingly do, the Republican Party needs to position itself as the party of the people. Whether President Trump wins or loses in the weeks to come, the future is bright for Republicans. Our party is in a better place than it was a decade ago—but only if we learn the right lessons.

Ted Harvey serves as chairman of the pro-Trump Committee to Defend the President. NvFRW LEADERSHIP TRAINING Douglas County Republication Women 2020 Board Now is the time to start thinking about the EXECUTIVE OFFICERS NvFRW Leadership Training event in Janu- President: Brenda Robertson ary. We are penciled in for Jan. 6th at the 1st Vice President: Linda Colavechio Nevada Room (Governors Manson) in Car- 2nd Vice President Mo Karas son City. It’s an all day event, lunch includ- Secretary: Debbie Cutshaw ed. Any interested members are invited to Treasurer: Maxine Rodowiz attend this free event. We don’t have any details yet of what, if any, restrictions there APPOINTED OFFICERS will be, But we will keep you informed as Chaplin: Virginia Starrett the date gets closer . Historian: Ellie Lindberg Parliamentarian:

STANDING COMMITIEES Hallowween Advertising: Julie Moore

“Safe Streets” Event Auditing: Linda Colavechio Americanism: Virginia Starrett Had a great time helping to Boutique: Gloria Darrington give out the many prizes. Budget/Finance: By Laws: Campaign Activities: Janet Freixas Caring for America: Nancy Kjeldergaard Corresponding Secretary: Legislature: Newsletter: Linda Colavechio Publicity: Joyce Holstein Ways & Means: Nancy Kjeldergaard

SPECIAL COMMITTEES Achievement awards: Janet Freixas Boys & Girls Club: Brenda Robertson SUNSHINE ALERT MELP/Barbara Bush Literacy Program: Ellie Lindberg Please keep our members in your prayers Nominating Committee: PEM: Nancy Kjeldergaard Patty Smith has been diagnosed with a fractured Photographer: Linda Colavechio thoracic vertebrae, Maxine Rodowiz has not been Sergeant at Arms: Janet Freixas feeling well and Pastor Leo, of the Valley Christian Sunshine: Jean Tomlinson Fellowship Church, who has been diagnosed with Coronavirus i

Please let Jean Tomlinson know if a group member is ill.

Start planning now!

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DONATION HOURS REPORT

If you are donating time working for the elections please send your current hours to our Campaign Chair NANCY KJEILDERGAARD, nancy@kjeldergaard, This covers the period July 1, 2019 thru June 30, 2021. MEMBERSHIP REPORT

Hard to believe we are almost at the end of 2020 with December right around the corner. I hope you will be celebrating Christmas with us at the next DCRW Meeting December 2nd. It would be the perfect meeting to bring a friend. Linda Colavechio and her team have a fun party planned for all.

December brings us to the close of membership’s first quarter of 2021. If you haven’t renewed, please make plans to do so on December 2nd. Currently, we have 28 full members and 14 associates. We ended 2020 with 50 full members and 46 associates. 2020 numbers were adjusted; we applied new members who joined in September/October to first quarter 2021. You can see we have a bit of a hill to climb in order to exceed last year’s numbers. So, if you have yet to renew, please consider dropping my membership table December 2nd, pick up a clipboard, complete the application and provide payment in either cash or check.

Please help me welcome & be on the lookout for our four new members who joined DCRW at our November meeting.  Barbara Back  Beverly Luke  Kari Noomen  Priscilla Wilson

There is nothing like making our new members feel welcome. It helps reinforce that the decision they made to join our club was the right one!!!

Merry Christmas to all,

Mo Karas 2nd Vice President - Membership

We wish to thank Eileen Cohen for her continuous support of our Auctions. Each month she has been providing us with great items. Web Sites of Interest:

Douglas County Republican Women ww.dcrwnevada.com Nevada Federation of Republican Women www.nvfrw.org www.nevadagop.org Douglas County Republi- can Central Committee www.douglasgop.org Republican National Committee www.rnc.org The Federalist: www.federalist.com Heritage Foundation: December Birthdays www.heritage.org

Barbara Geibel Left Coast Report: Ann Grant www.newsmax.com Maureen Karas Pacific Justice Institute: www.pacificjustice.org Irene Koch Nevada Governor: Gwen Marsh ww.gov.nv.gov Chris Ritger Grassroots: Sherese Settelmeyer www.grassroots.com Danny Tartanian

Trent Tholen And any one we missed! CALENDAR OF EVENTS Mark your Calendars

Dec. 2 DCRW General Meeting Dec. 9 Sierra Nevada General Meeting Dec. 10 DCRCC General Meeting Dec. 25 Christmas

Jan. 2 DCRW General Meeting Jan. 6 NvFRW Training Meeting Jan. 9 Sierra Nevada General Meeting Jan. 10 DCRCC General Meeting

Feb. 3 DCRW General Meeting Feb. 10 Sierra Nevada General Meeting Feb. 11 DCRCC General Meeting

A special Thank you to: for the yummy contributions last month. LET THEM HEAR FROM YOU Federal Offices

PRESIDENT VICE PRESIDENT Donald J Trump Michael R. Pence The White House The White House 1600 Pennsylvania Ave. NW 1600 Pennsylvania Ave. Washington D.C. 20500 Washington D.C. 20500 (202) 456-1414 (202)456-1414 [email protected] [email protected]

U.S. Senators U.S. Senator

Catherine Cortez Masto (D) (D) 204 Russell Senate Office Building G12 Dirksen Senate Office Building Washington D.C. 20510 Washington D.C. (202) 224-3542 (202) 225-6244 Or State Senator 400 South Virginia Street Suite 902 James Settelmeyer (Senate District 17) Reno, Nevada 89501 % (775) 686-5750 401 South Carson Street Room 2160 Carson City, Nevada 89701 U.S. Representatives (775) 450-6114

Mark Amodei (2nd Congressional District) [email protected]

104 Cannon House Office Building State Assembly Washington D.D. 20515 (Assembly District 39 (202) 225-6155 % Or Legislative Building Room 3105 5310 Kietzke Lane Suite 103 401 South Carson Street Reno, Nevada 89511(775)686-5760 Carson City Nv. 89701 www.amodei.house.gov (775) 684-8843 [email protected] [email protected] PLEASE SUPPORT OUR

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By joining Douglas County Republican Women (DCRW) you automatically have membership in 3 clubs, DCRW, the Nevada Federation of Republican Women & the National Federation of Republican Women.

Membership provides monthly club meetings featuring keynote speakers, email notification of community & political events and monthly newsletters from all three clubs. Republican Women are all about education, action and getting our candidates elected.

Profits from fundraising go toward providing scholarships to selected seniors from Douglas, George Whittell and Aspire Academy High Schools, the local Boys & Girls Club and Honor Flight, an organization sending our Veterans to see their war memorials in Washington DC.

Our only requirement is that you are a registered Republican. Thank you for your interest in joining Douglas County Republican Women.

ANNUAL MEMBERSHIP DUES

Women who do not belong to another Republican women’s club will join as a “Full Member”. Full Members of another Republican women’s club, spouses of members & men may join as “Associate Members”. Dues are for a calendar year, January through December. Renewals begin in October for the following year.

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