We are very excited about the plans for our Fall Board of Directors Meeting & Conference October 24 to 26 at the Double Tree Hotel by Hilton in Bakersfield. Please note the correct phone number for the Double Tree Hotel is 661-323-7111. The one listed in the Call to Conference is incorrect. Conference Chair Shirley Mark and her committee have been working hard to make sure this is the most exciting and informative meeting of the year! The “Call to Conference” should be in your mail box. I just received mine today!
We have an action packed weekend planned to help you get energized and empowered to educate the voters in your communities and GOTV so we will have victory on November 4. We have a few exciting additions to add to our line up of presenters. We are very excited to announce that Congressman & Republican Majority Leader Kevin McCarthy will be speaking at our Saturday Banquet in Bakersfield on October 25th. You don’t want to miss the opportunity to hear his inspirational presentation! We are thrilled that Dolores Chavez-Harmes, CFRW Latino Engagement Chair and member of the NFRW Community Engagement Committee will share exciting information from the NFRW Community Engagement Committee. Gaylon Kastner will also invite Club Presidents to share some of their own membership success stories at the Saturday session. What helps one club helps us all!
Our luncheon speaker, Joseph Brocato, will be speaking about American Exceptionalism. We are so honored that he will be bringing some very special guests, two WWII Veterans that participated in two of the major battles, Leo Dumouchelle parachuted into Normandy on D-Day and Benedict Bellefeuille landed and fought on Iwo Jima. We are so fortunate they will be able to attend. “They are literally part of a dying breed the likes of which we are unlikely to see again in our lifetime.” Joseph Brocato We can learn so much from their sacrifices and patriotism. We are very pleased that Brad Maaske of “Real Talk” on local HMJ am 580 will be speaking to us about “Government in Property Rights & Real Estate” on Sunday morning. You also don’t want to miss a lively presentation on“How to Woo the Media” also on Sunday morning with Trish Lester. We have invited some informative candidates for Sunday and we will keep you up to date with additional speakers in the weekly Capitol Update.
We had some exciting news from NFRW pertaining to the NFRW Achievement Awards. Three bonus points will be awarded under Community Relations if a club “established a scholarship to benefit a needful Republican Women in your region”. Clubs who do not have their own scholarships could earn these points by donating to our CFRW scholarship or division/county federated scholarships.* This is especially important for smaller clubs that do not have funds for their own scholarship. *Please note that these 3 bonus points are totally separate from the points available for donations to the various NFRW scholarships.
Speaking about Student Scholarships, don’t forget the Scholarship Contest launched by Neel Kashkari to encourage California students to use their creativity and have the opportunity to participate in the political process. Go to www.neelkashkari.com/scholarship for details.
Please keep all of our members in the Napa area in your thoughts and prayers. They are all OK but will have lots of cleaning up to do. When something like the Napa earthquake happens we understand how we are also a sisterhood. We care about each other!
God Bless You & God Bless America
Thank you for all you do,
Roseann
Working Together To Make A Difference
SAVE THE DATES:
CFRW Fall Board of Directors Meeting/Conference in Bakersfield, October 24-26, 2014
CFRW Winter Board of Directors Meeting/Conference in Modesto, January 30 & 31, 2015
CFRW Board of Directors Meeting/Student Advocacy in Sacramento, April 20 & 21, 2015
CFRW Biennial Convention, Irvine, October 16-18 , 2015
TIME TO CALL THE GOVERNOR!
Early this morning the legislature ended their 2014 session with some last minute amendments and bills rushed through to Governor Brown before their deadline. Luckily one bill we were watching bit the dust, SB 53 (DeLeon, D) which would have required purchase permits for all ammunition. It also looks like SB 33 (Wolk, D) is all but dead, which would have removed the voter approval requirement for the creation of expensive Infrastructure Financing Districts. But that is where the good news stops. The Democrats pushed through job killing bills and tax increases that will be harmful for many Californians. Please start calling the Governor, email him, tweet him, because these bills must be stopped!
AB 1522 (Gonzales, D): The good news is that this bill was amended to less of a burden on California employers. The bad news is it is still an unnecessary mandate for employers that will drive even more businesses out of the state and employers will be forced to pass that burden onto consumers. AB 1522 now requires that California employers provide three paid sick leave days to all their employees.
SB 270 (Padilla, D): This narrowly passed bill now bans all plastic bags from grocers and retailers throughout California. Not only a ban, but a tax on Californians, who will now be charged 10 cents to use a paper bag or reusable bag. This will put thousands of plastic bag manufacturer workers out of work in California. This is useless legislation and must be stopped!
SB 1077 (DeSaulnier, D): The recently amended "Road Usage Fees" bill (from "Mileage Based Fees," same function, different name) passed through the legislature and is waiting for Governor Brown's signature. This bill creates a pilot program for the California Transportation Commission to begin to tax California automobile users by the number of miles they drive per day. The tax revenue from gas taxes just isn't the same in California since everyone and their mother drives a hybrid, so the Democrats have gotten creative on how they can take our money. This bill unfairly targets rural drivers who have to drive further for basic necessities and blue collar Californians who commute everyday.
CONTACT GOVERNOR BROWN NOW AND ASK HIM TO VETO THESE BILLS!
Phone: (916) 445-2841
Fax: (916) 558-3160
Mail: Governor Jerry Brown
c/o State Capitol, Suite 1173
Sacramento, CA 95814
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