Republican Professional Women of St. Tammany November 2017

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1 Republican Professional Women of St. Tammany November 2017 Dates to Remember: Nov. 1, RPWST Meeting Dec. 6, Christmas Party Jan. 3, RPWST Installation Meeting Feb. 7, RPWST Meeting Mar. 7, RPWST Meeting Apr. 4, RPWST Meeting ** Dates subject to change Please join us at our next RPWST meeting on November 1 at K-Gee s, 2534 Florida Street, Mandeville, LA, when we will celebrate our veterans. Judge Ray Childress will be our guest speaker. We also will elect the 2018 RPWST board of officers. Sign-in and cocktails (cash bar) begin at 6:30 pm. The business meeting and dinner ($35 per person) will begin at 7:00 pm. Our dinner entrée choices are catfish pecan, stuffed eggplant, and chicken pasta. Please RSVP to the evite or Pam (pam@igreal.com), Barbara (barbiedollmom@gmail.com), or Samantha (samanthagoodwin1@gmail.com) by close of business Monday, October 30. Hope to see you then. Executive Board: President Pam Ferguson 1st Vice President Programs and Venues 2nd Vice Pres. - Samantha Goodwin Membership Secretary, Recording Daphne Misuraca Secretary, Corresponding Liz Didier Treasurer Barbara Phillips Standing Committees: Bylaws Joyette Rhoden Campaign - Communications Susan Strain Legislative Public Relations/Publicity Scholarship Stephanie Danielson Additional Committees: Americanism- Community Involvement- Fundraising Meeting Raffle- Military - Tracey Krieger LFRW/NFRW Awards -

2 November 2017 pg 2 Where to Find It: RPWST September Meeting minutes Pg 3 RPWST September Meeting Photos Pgs 4, 9 & 11 RPWST President s Note Pg 5 RPWST 2018 Slate of Officers Pg 6 November Election Information Pg 7 RPWST Volunteer Opportunities - Pgs 8 & 10 Legislation - Pg 12 RPWST 2018 Membership Application Pg 13 NFRW & LFRW Information Pg 14 Get The Vote Out!!!!! Early voting begins November 3rd through 11th. Election Day is November 18th. Happy Birthday!!! As we have no members with November birthdays, here are some strong November women Madam Marie Curie November 7 Margaret Mitchell November 8 Hedy Lamar November 9 Grace Kelly November 12 Condoleezza Rice November 14 Barbara and Jenna Bush November 25 You re always one decision away from a totally different life. Unknown

3 November 2017 pg 3 Republican Professional Women of St. Tammany Business Meeting Minutes, Wednesday, October 4, 2017 Home of Laurie Pennison Call to Order and Welcome: After social, President Pam Ferguson called the meeting to order. She then led the NFRW prayer and the Pledge of Allegience. Pam welcomed our guests and officials - State Central Committee and our host, Jacki Schneider, Parish Councilwoman & RPEC Member Maureen O Brien, RPEC Member Joyette Rhoden, and those candidates running for office. Pam introduced our first speaker for the evening, Rachel Adair, who presented updates on the Northshore Pregnancy Crisis Center. With her was Michael Mire, President of the Board. They both extended their appreciation for the donations brought to the meeting that night. Pam next introduced Alan Zaunbrecher, Board member for the Northshore Food Bank. Alan educated those present on the outreach programs available throught the Food Bank, not just in Covington, but throughout St. Tammany and into other surrounding parishes. He also expressed gratitude for the Food Bank donations brought to the meeting. Business Meeting and Reports: Minutes: Pam advised that the minutes were given in the RPWST September newsletter and asked if any corrections were needed. No corrections were needed thus the minutes were approved and accepted as posted. Membership: Samantha Goodwin announced that we have 46 members Treasury: Barbara Phillips gave the treasury report. A copy may be made available at a member s request. Nomination Committee: Georgian Weilbaecher gave the report of the Nomination Committee, presenting the following slate of officers for President Pam Ferguson 1st VP Samantha Goodwin 2nd VP Donna Harvin Recording Secretary Daphne Misuraca Corresponding Secretary Brenda Morton Treasurer Jackie Schneider New Business: Candidates for office were given an opportunity to address the group - Alan Zaunbrecher running for 22nd Judicial District Court, Division H and Jay Adair running for 22nd Judicial District Court, Division E. Pam announced the upcoming LFRW Fall meeting the end of this month and that our next meeting will be at K-Gees with Judge Schwartz discussing the VA Court. She thanked Susan Strain for representing our club at the NFRW Biennial meeting. Susan gave a brief report on the Biennial. Remember to look at our webpage republicanprofessionalwomenofsttammany.html and follow us on FACEBOOK President Pam Ferguson adjourned the meeting. Respectfully submitted, Susan Strain, Acting Secretary

4 November 2017 pg 4 RPWST October Meeting at Laurie Pennison s Republican Professional Women of St. Tammany Empowering women through political education and through the support of Republican candidates for better government

5 November 2017 pg 5 President s Note Greetings: We are excited about this month s meeting at K.Gee s Restaurant in Mandeville. Kathy Williams (the owner) has cooked up a great menu. In recognition of National Military Family Appreciation Month, Judge Childress will speak about the VA specialty court. Also, in November & December we are participating the Mamie Eisenhower Library Project. The St. Tammany Parish School Board has helped us identify a school that needs our help. This High School is in need of biographies. Their selection is very small and limited, so, we have identified some books that will help. You can bring any of these books to our November and December meetings. We will also be accepting donations and one of our Board Members will buy books from the list below. Martin Greenfield: Measure of a Man: From Auschwitz Survivor to President s Tailor Ray Raphael: Founders: The People Who Brought You a Nation Grace Alan: Remembering the Gipper: A Biography of the Great Communicator Ronald Reagan and a Life with a Remarkable Legacy Gary Bryne: Crisis of Character: A White House Secret Service Officer Discloses His Firsthand Experience With Hillary, Bill & How they Operate Frederick Douglass: Narrative of the Life of Frederick Douglass Anne Frank: The Diary of a Young Girl Condoleezza Rice: A Memoir of my Extraordinary, Ordinary Family and Me Janann Sherman: No Place for a Woman: A Life of Senator Margaret Chase Smith Clarence Thomas: My Grandfather s Son Scott Walker: Intimidated: A Governor s Story and A Nation s Challenge Karen Watson: Being Black and Republican in the Age of Obama Also, any biography on any of the Founding Fathers or any of the Presidents. The November meeting will include a 50/50 raffle to benefit this Literacy Program. If you are reading this I appreciate your time and participation. Whoever s me to let me know that you that you read this note, will receive one free raffle ticket in the 50/50 raffle during the November meeting at K. Gee s Restaurant on November 1 st. See you all there. Respectfully Yours, Pamela Ferguson President, RPWST

6 November 2017 pg 6 RPWST 2018 Slate of Officers President 1st Vice President, Programs 2nd Vice President, Membership Recording Secretary Corresponding Secretaray Treasurer Pam Ferguson Samantha Goodwin Donna Harvin Daphne Misuraca Brenda Morton Jackie Schneider

7 November 2017 pg 7 It is every American s Duty to VOTE!!! In this past election, in St. Tammany parish, we had less than 25% voter turnout! In the run-off election we will be deciding two very important positions - State Treasurer and 77th District State Representative Don t let these positions be determined by less than 1/4th of our population. Call you friends, neighbors and family, here and across the state. Support your candidate in any way that you can. Let s get out the VOTE!!!!!

8 Volunteers Needed June 2016 pg 8 At our last meeting Councilwoman Maureen O Brien informed us about the need to educate the public about what the millage renewal for Lighting District 6 means and what it means for those living in this district. Maureen is hoping to have groups knocking on doors each weekend until the election. Several members voiced their interest in helping inform residents of the need. If you are interested in helping out please contact Pam Ferguson (pam@igreal.com) or Maureen (maureenobriennews@gmail.com).

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10 November 2017 pg 10 LOOKING TO GET MORE INVOLVED WITH RPWST?? We would love for you to participate in various positions of RPWST. Please check any position or committees you would like to participate in. Executive Board: These positions are the board members for the year. We meet approximately once a month to discuss the agenda and plan the events, speakers, etc for the year. President 1st Vice President - Programs and Venues 2nd Vice President - Membership (Prepares membership reports, recruits new members) Secretary, Recording (Keeps minutes of all meetings) Secretary, Corresponding (Sends out s, evites) Treasurer (Collects payments at meetings/events, makes deposits, makes any necessary payments, prepares accounting reports) Standing Committees: Bylaws Campaign Communications (Newsletter Legislative Public Relations/Publicity Scholarship (Assists in raising funds for our scholarship program and is the chairperson for the Scholarship Banquet.) Additional Committees: Americanism Community Involvement Fundraising Meeting Raffles Military NFRW/LFRW Awards I would like to participate in one of the areas above but would like more information regarding the position. Name: Phone number: address:

11 November 2017 pg 11 Republican Professional Women of St. Tammany More information, more fun, more Republican values

12 November 2017 pg 12 Legislative Report The Trump Administration is ready to work with Congress to achieve three immigration policy objectives to ensure safe and lawful admissions; defend the safety and security of our country; and protect American workers and taxpayers. BORDER SECURITY: Build a southern border wall and close legal loopholes that enable illegal immigration and swell the court backlog. Fund and complete construction of the southern border wall. Authorize the Department of Homeland Security to raise and collect fees from visa services and border-crossings to fund border security and enforcement activities. Ensure the safe and expeditious return of Unaccompanied Alien Children (UAC) and family units. End abuse of our asylum system by tightening standards, imposing penalties for fraud, and ensuring detention while claims are verified. Remove illegal border crossers quickly by hiring an additional 370 Immigration Judges and 1,000 ICE attorneys. Discourage illegal re-entry by enhancing penalties and expanding categories of inadmissibility. Improve expedited removal. Increase northern border security. INTERIOR ENFORCEMENT: Enforce our immigration laws and return visa overstays. Protect innocent people in sanctuary cities. Authorize and incentivize States and localities to help enforce Federal immigration laws. Strengthen law enforcement by hiring 10,000 more ICE officers and 300 Federal prosecutors. End visa overstays by establishing reforms to ensure their swift removal. Stop catch-and-release by correcting judicial actions that prevent ICE from keeping dangerous aliens in custody pending removal and expanding the criteria for expedited removal. Prevent gang members from receiving immigration benefits. Protect U.S. workers by requiring E-Verify and strengthening laws to stop employment discrimination against U.S. workers. Improve visa security by expanding State Department s authority to combat visa fraud, ensuring funding of the Visa Security Program, and expanding it to high-risk posts. MERIT-BASED IMMIGRATION SYSTEM: Establish reforms that protect American workers and promote financial success. End extended-family chain migration by limiting family-based green cards to include spouses and minor children. Establish a points-based system for green cards to protect U.S. workers and taxpayers.

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14 November 2017 pg 14 In 2016, Missouri elected a Republican governor, who is cutting regulations and welcoming investment. Six months later, Missouri has moved up nine places in the rankings of the best states to do business. This year, Virginia and New Jersey elect governors No matter where you live, you can phone from home. To sign up to phone for Ed Gillespie, contact Joe@edforvirginia.com. Click here to sign up to phone for Kim Guadagno in New Jersey.