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November 2012 Volume 12, No. 10 2010-2011 NFRW Diamond Award

2010-2011 TFRW John Goodwin Tower Award of Excellence

TFRW Winning Web of the Week, 2012

A Word From Our President - Irene Kerr

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Oops! The 2012 election season has come and gone. It was

long and arduous and finally disappointing. Republican

Women worked hard to elect Mitt Romney and Paul Ryan. It

seems it was not meant to be. I am sad. There is good news,

however. All Republican candidates in Montgomery County

were elected or re-elected. Several Republican candidates in

our surrounding counties were elected or re-elected to local

and national level offices. Texas remains a Red state. But our

work goes on. In two years time, Republican Women will be

working to help elect our local Republicans to of-

fice. Redistricting of local office boundaries is not yet settled

in the court and there may be some interesting decisions to

come down from the judge. We shall wait and see.

Our December meeting will be one of celebration of our ac-

complishments and for the coming season of Christ-

mas. NSRW has invited our local elected officials so that we

can honor them and thank them for their service. We will ac-

knowledge the work of several NSRW members who worked

so diligently during the 2012 election season as county GOP

headquarters volunteers, precinct workers, telephone callers,

poll workers and Election Central workers. All performed

their duties with good cheer, gained new skills and will proba-

bly be called again in 2014. Thank you, ladies!

A resident of Bentwater dropped by during our October

meeting and made a generous donation of $1000 to

NSRW. Charles Seligman is the generous donor and our

neighbor. THANK YOU, Mr. Seligman! NSRW is very

grateful for the confidence you have placed in NSRW.

Lastly, we thank the judges, Claudia Laird and Jennifer

Robin, for the very fine Election Watch event. The table deco-

rations were great. We had a good crowd to come but all were

disappointed as they watched the returns on TV. Also, we

thank the catering staff of Bentwater for their fine work. The

food was good and their part in table decorations added to the

party atmosphere. Thank you Bentwater and Thank you Clau-

dia and Jennifer! Y'all done good.

The December 2012 meeting will be my last meeting as

President. I have served in this position twice and I want to

say Thanks to all of you for the support you have given me. It

is and was a distinct privilege to serve you. From now on, I

will be sitting in the audience. One favor, please! Vote in

every election from now on. Vote Republican.

TFRW Information

Interesting tidbits of news from Texas Federation of Republi-

can Women:

Total club contributions by 80 TFRW clubs to local and

statewide candidates was $512,636!

VP Legislation Besa Martin: Texas Successful in November

Elections - The Texas House in 2008 had 76 Republicans as

Members. This time around we held to 95 Republicans in the

Texas House. Way to go Ladies! We kept the Texas Senate

at 19 Republicans and plan to make headway in 2014 in the

Senate.

The Education Committee met in Austin November 9 to be-

gin crafting a policy statement. The current topics are Re-

store Local Control of Schools, restructure the STAAR Test

or use alternative tests that already exist, encourage Voca-

tional Education, implement classical education, remove per-

forming school districts from bureaucracy reporting, assure

that schools receiving voucher money are accountable, and

improving the school finance system.

We Appreciate Our Young Republicans!

NSRW members Jody

Hostetler, left, and Karen

Darcy Pawlak, right, at-

tended the Montgomery

County Young Republi-

cans fundraiser recently to

present a $50 check from

NSRW to the group in

support of their work.

Young Republicans in

photo are Landon Estay,

John Thompson, Cory Reed and Brian Dawson.

Welcome Surprise

NSRW has received a very generous donation from a Bentwater resi-

dent. Charles R. Seligman popped in during the October NSRW meet-

ing and donated $1,000 to the organization. He said he hopes his dona-

tion will inspire others to contribute to the group.

NSRW appreciates the generosity of Mr. Seligman and his support

of the political work of the members and associates.

Thank you, Mr. Seligman!!!

2012 NSRW OFFICERS

President

Irene Kerr 936-449-5960 1st Vice President/Programs

Karen Darcy-Pawlak 936-449-5098

2nd Vice President/Membership

Gail McKinnon 713-870-6866 3rd Vice President/Ways & Means

Sandi Curtis 936-856-7722

Recording Secretary

Dorothy Woodall 936-597-6625 Corresponding Secretary

Ann Kate 936-597-8291

Treasurer/PAC Treasurer

Pam Benson 936-449-4545 Parliamentarian

Thelma Miller 936-597-8784

COMMITTEE CHAIRMEN

Armed Forces DeWitt Lamb 936-890-2004

Awards

Dorothy Woodall 936-597-6625

By-Laws Thelma Miller 936-597-8784

Campaign Activities

Alice Sweeney 936-449-6732

Caring for America/Community Outreach Leona Frank 936-597-9293

Gay Nell Hall 936-449-9768

Caring & Concern

Sue Helterbran 936-449-6065 Chaplain

Ann Pospisil 936-856-0914

Communications Neddy Nokes 936-856-4504

Historian

Toni Sellers 936-597-5341

Hospitality Debra Marshall 936-597-7939

Legislation

Sharon O’Neil 936-597-9706

Literacy Wanda Begnaud 936-597-8202

Newsletter/Website

Ann Kate 936-597-8291

Publicity Karen Darcy-Pawlak 936-449-5098

Ann Kate 936-597-8291

Scholarship

Diane Ragsdale 936-597-8122 Special Events

Claudia Laird 281-825-1740

Jennifer Robin 936-718-1775

Yearbook Jody Hostetler 936-449-5197

MINUTES OF THE NOVEMBER 7, 2012 NSRW MEETING

Submitted by Dorothy Woodall, Recording Secretary

President, Irene Kerr, called the meeting to order at 11:05 a.m. The prayer

and pledges were given by Chaplain, Ann Pospisil. The previous minutes were

approved as presented. Pam Benson, Treasurer, presented the Treasurer’s re-

port which was accepted. Gail McKinnon, Vice-President Membership re-

ported that our dues for 2013 are now being accepted. The following elected

officials were introduced: Luine Hancock representing Senator Robert Nich-

ols; Barbara Adamick, District Clerk; J. D. Lambright, County Attorney-Elect;

Sandy Wagner, Montgomery Hospital District.

Dr. Walter Wilkerson, Montgomery County Chairman, commended all on

their participation in the election process. Montgomery County had a 66.02%

turnout of registered voters. The Republican Party received almost 80% of the

votes cast. He called on the Republican Party to form a coalition between all

groups of conservatives. He announced that Headquarters will close from No-

vember 12, 2012 thru January 7, 2013.

Karen Darcy-Pawlak, Vice-President, Programs, introduced our speaker,

Brad Bailey, Chairman of the Board, CEO and Co-Founder of the Hard Work

Clean Hands Initiative. He spoke on the immigration issues and advanced con-

servative solutions to the currently broken U.S. immigration policy. A question

and answer period followed.

The President reminded everyone to claim their yearbooks and nametags.

The meeting was adjourned at 1:00 p.m.

Woodall, Pawlak, Kate, Curtis, Benson, Kerr, McKinnon

TREASURER’S REPORT - Pam Benson, PAC Treasurer

For the Period of 10/1/2012 through 10/31/2012

Balance Forward – September 30, 2012 $ 10,095.80

Deposits

Membership Dues 60.00 Gift Table 633.00

Donation 1,000.00

Bank Credit 6.00

TOTAL Deposits 1,699.00

Balance with September Deposits $ 11,794.80

Expenditures:

BWY&CC - 2 guest meals 30.00

BWY&CC - Oct. Exec. Board Refreshments 31.56

Election Watch Event 269.46 Membership TFRW Fees 60.00

Gift Table Purchases 354.72

TOTAL Expenditures 745.74

Balance on Hand – October 31, 2012 $ 11,049.06

Surfing The Web

You can find interesting information on the

following websites:

National Federation of Republican Women -

www.nfrw.org

Republican National Committee - www.gop.com

Texas Federation of Republican Women - www.tfrw.org

Republican Party of Texas - www.texasgop.org

Montgomery County Republican Party - www.mcrp.org

Membership News - Gail McKinnon

We had a large number of members renew their member-

ships at our November general meeting. As a result, we

have 39 membership renewals, as well as 4 new member-

ships to kick-off our 2013 membership drive.

Thank you to Sandi Curtis, Pam Benson, Dorothy

Woodall, and Denise Baker for bringing in our new mem-

bers Patrice Cullum, Peggy Curtis, Claudette Williams

and Jill Wyatt.

The 2013 membership form is on our website for you to

print and either mail in or bring to the December meeting.

December 5, 2012 Meeting

North Shore Republican Women will be thanking our local elected officials for their service during the

general meeting on December 5. Hopefully many of them will be able to take time out from their busy

schedules to join us for lunch and to receive our thanks.

We will also be entertained by a group of singers from Montgomery

High School. The Madrigals are under the direction of Heather Orr. This 26 member en-

semble dresses in Renaissance attire and performs and competes at several events and festi-

vals throughout Texas. The Montgomery Madrigals is a select ensemble chosen from the

Varsity Chorale and is the premiere performing arts ensemble at the high school. They are

most known for their Holiday Renaissance Madrigal Dinner which they present each De-

cember.

Officers for NSRW will be installed during this meeting by Judge Claudia Laird. Tak-

ing the oath of office will be Sharon O’Neil, president; Sandi Curtis, 1st Vice President/Programs; Gail McKinnon, 2nd Vice

President/Membership; Lynell Soltys, 3rd Vice President/Ways & Means; and Dorothy Woodall, Recording Secretary.

The meeting will be at Bentwater Country Club. Sign-in starts at 10:45 a.m. with the meeting beginning at 11:00

a.m. Lunch is served at approximately 11:30 a.m., with the program at noon. Meetings last until approximately 1:00

p.m. Lunch is optional, but reservations must be made by calling 936-597-6219 by noon on Monday, December 3.

HELP!!! North Shore Republican Women organization is in need of a

Treasurer for 2013. Pam Benson cannot continue with the job

due to health reasons. If anyone has experience with account-

ing, a CPA, banking or a knack for

numbers and/or preparing reports, we

desperately need your help. I know it's

a very time consuming job and

so we're thinking maybe it should be a

Treasurer's Committee. If we can get a

couple of people that are willing to

accept this position, they can work in-

dependently on one task and then the Committee could meet

once a month to share the information they need from each

other.

Thanks for any help you can offer.

-Sharon O’Neil

Save the date!

TFRW 2013 Biennial Convention

October 17 - 19, 2013

Location is the Grand Hyatt Hotel on the Riverwalk in

downtown San Antonio.

Theme: TFRW Shines…Deep in the Heart of Texas

Volunteer Forms are available on the TFRW website, Con-

vention News Corner. For additional volunteer information

please contact Dee Momone at deemomone@att.net

Notice: Montgomery County Republican Party Headquar-

ters will be closed from November 12 to January 7, 2013. TFRW Legislative Day

Texas Federation of Republican Women has sched-

uled Legislative Day in Austin for Thursday, April 18.

This is a chance to meet with our legislators in the

capitol and give them our concerns and feedback

about issues. Keep it on your calendar. It’s also fun!

Political advertising paid for by North Shore Republican Women, PAC, Pam Benson, Treasurer, 336 Bentwood Drive, Montgomery, TX 77356.

Contributions are not federal tax deductible as charitable contributions. Corporate Contributions Are Not Permitted.

Upcoming

December 5 - Montgomery High School Madrigal Singers, installation of officers, and NSRW honors our elected officials.

December 19 - NSRW Board Meeting, 9:00 a.m., home of Irene Kerr

April 18, 2013 - Texas Federation of Republican Women Legislative Day in Austin

Caring for America

Clubs in the Texas Federation of Republican

Women serve their communities in a variety of

ways that are not necessarily political. Those projects fall

under the heading of "Caring for America," and thousands

of volunteer hours every quarter are dedicated to these pro-

jects. The official Caring for America project for 2012-2014 is

the Wounded Warrior Project, and NSRW contributes to

this cause, as well as several other local organizations..

Leona Frank is NSRW’s Caring for America chairman.

Ways & Means - Sandi Curtis

GIFT TABLE (available at

each general meeting) -

We have special, patriotic,

Christmas ornaments and nice

Christmas presents. New

members can become Republi-

can Fashionistas with the

"bling" t-shirt, scarf, cap and

variety of jewelry. Remember

the men with ties, caps, tie-

tacks, pens, cuff links, etc.

Message From TFRW President

November 7, 2012

We have awakened today to many disap-

pointing results, especially the national

election, but we have victories as well that

we must be proud of in this election cy-

cle! Thanks to each of you for every effort that was made

on behalf of Romney-Ryan as well as our statewide and

local candidates. You deserve great credit for all that you

accomplished. During this time, Jim McGrath of Houston

has provided much information that was placed on the

TFRW website about the Romney-Ryan campaign. He

sent a note about the "bold acts" made by TFRW to get the

country turned around and said that he would address that

more adequately at a later time.

We are a phenomenal group and I am proud of our organi-

zation and what we accomplished in these many

months. Continue to "Focus on the Outcome -Imagine

Our Impact" as we move forward with goals in mind and

work to be done. TFRW is always there to take on the

next challenge, and we will!

Best wishes,

Carolyn Hodges

TFRW President

Happy Thanksgiving!