NEXT MEETING: WEDNESDAY, February 14, 2018 Featured Program: CD8 Candidates Forum

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1 Arrowhead Republican Women ON TARGET February 2018 Editor: Lezlee Alexander NEXT MEETING: WEDNESDAY, February 14, 2018 Featured Program: CD8 Candidates Forum Briarwood Country Club 135th Avenue & Meeker Blvd - Sun City West, AZ. Registration 10:45a.m.; Lunch / Meeting Begins at 11:30am $20.00 includes lunch menu choices listed below Reservation Deadline: 5pm Sunday, February 11. Event is for adults only - no children. Please make your check payable to ARW, before arriving; if cash, exact amount preferred; NO CREDIT CARDS. Any member cancelling beyond the deadline is expected to pay. Reservation must be received by Sunday, February 11. If you aren t contacted by an ARW luncheon representative for your lunch order, please arwlunchrsvp@gmail.com or contact Lezlee Alexander at Menu Choices: Pork Tenderloin w/ Cherry Sauce, Roasted Red Potatoes, Corn O brien w/ House Salad to start OR Buttermilk Fried Chicken Salad (mixed greens, thinly sliced green apple, glazed pecans, bleu cheese crumbles, tossed in a honey Dijon dressing topped with all white buttermilk fried chicken breast tenders) with Fruit Cup to start Dessert: Chocolate Mousse Above served with assorted rolls & butter, coffee, hot or iced tea

2 Happy February ARW Friends, From the President As of this writing, we are 3-1/2 weeks into the new year. Have you kept your New Year s resolutions? Maybe you are like me and don t make resolutions because I end up slipping and falling. I try to just do the best I can throughout the year by being a better and more caring person like all of us Republicans. Thank goodness Congress passed the CR for a short period of time! I believe Schumer looks like a total failure. I talked to someone the other day and he said President Trump will get his wall, eliminate the current visa program and end chain migration. Let s continue to put pressure on Congress so this comes to fruition! We have so many great things coming up in the next few months. At our February meeting, we will host a candidate s forum for the CD 8 Congressional district. I hope you plan on attending as this will be very informative and give you a chance to meet the candidates. In May, we will host a Fashion Show and we are so excited about this event! Tracy, our 3 rd Vice President, will have more information for you in her post. Invite all your friends! It is going to be a great shopping experience for everyone! June 2, we are planning our candidate s forum for all candidates running for state and federal offices. We have postponed the Membership Tea to a later date - we will keep you informed. I happened to run across this article on Presidential trivia and thought it would be fun and informative to share for President s month. George Washington was the only American president to be unanimously elected. John F. Kennedy was the first president to hold a press conference on television. Theodore Roosevelt was the first president to call his residence in Washington the White House. Prior to his term, it had been called the Executive Mansion or the President s House. Lyndon B. Johnson was the first American president to name an African American to his cabinet. Harry S. Truman s mother, a Confederate sympathizer, refused to sleep in Lincoln s bed during a White House visit. George H.W. Bush is distantly related to Presidents Franklin Pierce, Abraham Lincoln, Theodore Roosevelt, Gerald Ford, Benedict Arnold, Marilyn Monroe and Winston Churchill. Ulysses S. Grant was the first president to run against a women candidate, Virginia Woodhull, the nominee of the Equal Rights Party in Zachary Taylor received his nomination for presidency late because he refused all postage due correspondences. Thomas Jefferson wrote his own epitaph never mentioning that he served as President. His epitaph read Author of the Declaration of American Independence, Author of the Statute of Virginia for Religious Freedom and the Father of the University of Virginia. Abraham Lincoln was a man of perseverance. Before Lincoln s election as the 16 th president of the United States, he failed as a business man, storekeeper, and farmer. He also failed in his first attempt to obtain political office when he sought the office of speaker, in his first attempt to go to Congress, when he sought the appointment to the US Land Office, when he ran for the US Senate and when friends sought for him the nomination for the vice-presidency in Herbert Hoover approved The Star-Spangled Banner as the national anthem. Happy Valentine s Day Everyone! Arlene Goldblatt

3 From the First Vice President - Programming CONGRESSIONAL DISTRICT 8 CANDIDATES FORUM This special program will be a candidate s forum for those running for the congressional seat vacated by Trent Franks. I know you will want to hear what each candidate has to say! It s a great opportunity to get to know those who want to represent you in Congress. Those candidates participating are: Phil Lovas, Debbie Lesko, Bob Stump, Steve Montenegro, Clair Van Steenwyk, Chad Adams, and Richard Mack. Our meeting starts promptly at 11:30 a.m. Doors open for check-in 10:45 a.m. Reservations are mandatory. You must be a registered Republican to attend. Plan to come early. Questions for the candidates? Send questions to me prior to the meeting. It s your time to be an active participant in the electoral process. Looking forward to seeing you on the 14 th. Barbara Melkin Arrowhead RW Calendar of Events Friday Saturday, February 9-10, 2018 AzFRW Winter Meeting, Radisson Suites Tucson registration form at back of newsletter, ARW reimburses cost of early registration to attend! Wednesday, February 14, 2018 ARW meeting, CD8 candidates forum Wednesday, February 21, 2018 ARW Membership luncheon Wednesday, March 14, 2018 ARW meeting Wednesday, April 11, 2018 ARW meeting Saturday, May 5, 2018 ARW Fundraiser event NO Wednesday meeting! Saturday, June 2, 2018 ARW Candidates Forum From Membership Arrowhead Republican Women membership continues to grow! Current members 110. Associate members 17. Stay tuned for news of the upcoming Membership Tea, designed to build friendships, introduce new members to our organization, and is a great time to bring prospective members to introduce them to the group! Isn t it NICE to be able to freely chat politics with like-minded folks?

4 Welcome New Members! MEMBERS Velorie Bukosky Kathie Greenwood Carolyn Madison Susan Osborn Mary Williams From the 3 rd Vice President Get excited, ladies! Calle Rose is coming to ARW to showcase their beautiful garments and accessories in our Silver Celebration Fashion Show, on May 5 th! Wait - there's more! If you like something you see during the show or in the portable store that is being brought to us, we get to shop! That's right - SHOP! Flyers with more information will be available at the February meeting and tickets available in March. Mark your calendars, invite your friends and celebrate Cinco De Mayo the ARW way - shopping! Tracy Livingston, M.Ed. From the Treasurer Donna Stawicki Hi Ladies! Just wanted to introduce myself. My name is Donna Stawicki and I m the new treasurer for I ve lived in AZ for 38 years and I m proud to be a lifelong Republican. I worked over 2 years for the State of Arizona in several different agencies. During my time with the State, all of my positions were in accounting and budgeting. I look forward to serving in this position and working with the members of the Executive Committee.

5 AzFRW Legislative Committee Update The second regular session of Arizona s 53 rd Legislature officially opened on January 8. The last day on which bills may be introduced in the Senate, without obtaining special permission to do so at a later time, is January 29 and the House deadline is February 2. As of January 26, more than 955 bills and resolutions have been filed. To view a list of bills, to track legislation, or to obtain information, go to Azleg.gov/bills. Three Regular Session bills have received special public attention thus far and include a renewed legislative effort to remove Arizona from participation in the Electoral College and, instead, automatically award all 11 of Arizona s electoral votes to the winner of the national popular vote regardless of which candidate was chosen by Arizona voters; effectively legalizing possession of marijuana in Arizona of an amount that is less than 1 ounce; limiting State and county political party use of proxies to only two proxies per person; a new criminal law requiring all private transfers of firearms - including loaning a gun to a friend or bequeathing a gun to a relative - to be conducted through a federal firearms licensee (failure to comply would be a felony). A House Continuing Resolution has been introduced to eliminate AZ voters from electing their party nominee for U. S. Senate. Instead, Republican State House and Senate members would meet to nominate 2 Republican candidates for the office, Democrat legislators would do the same, and then AZ voters would choose from among those chosen 4 candidates in the November general election. In addition to the start of the Legislature s regular session, Arizona Governor Doug Ducey called a special session of the Legislature to run concurrently with the regular session and which will focus on the current opioid crisis. The special session convened on January 22, hearings began Jan 23 and the Governor s proposed legislative package limiting opioid prescriptions to five days, restricting the amount of pain medication which can be prescribed for many individuals, and earmarking $10 million for treatment for those battling addiction but who are unable to afford treatment costs was passed by the legislature on January 25. Rae Chornenky AzFRW Legislative Committee Chair Republican Legislative District 22 Chairman Arizona Republican Party Executive Committee Member-at-Large, CD 8 From the Committees Americanism Bonnie Hochberg Lincoln on Reverence for the Laws On January 27, 1838, when he was almost twenty-nine years old, Abraham Lincoln delivered an address before the Young Men s Lyceum in Springfield, Illinois, entitled The Perpetuation of Our Political Institutions. In his speech he argued that liberty could not survive

6 without reverence for laws, a theme prompted in part by the recent murder of an abolitionist by a mob in Alton, Illinois. Let every American, every lover of liberty, every well-wisher to his posterity, swear by the blood of the Revolution, never to violate in the least particular the laws of the country, and never to tolerate their violation by others. As the Patriots of Seventy-six did to the support of the Declaration of Independence, so to the support of the Constitution and laws, let every American pledge his life, his property, and his sacred honor. Let every man remember that to violate the law is to trample on the blood of his father, and to tear the character of his own, and his children s, liberty. Let reverence for the laws be breathed by every American mother to the lisping babe that prattles on her lap. Let it be taught in schools, in seminaries, and in colleges. Let it be written in primers, spelling books, and in almanacs. Let it be preached from the pulpit, proclaimed in legislative halls, and enforced in courts of justice. And, in short, let it become the political religion of the nation; and let the old and the young, the rich and the poor, the grave and the gay, of all sexes and tongues, and colors and conditions, sacrifice unceasingly upon its altars. QUESTIONS ABOUT GOVERNMENT CONTROL Guest article Jan Martinson, Life Member ARW We are a nation of 325 million people. We have limited control over the behavior of our 535 elected representatives in Congress. We somewhat have control over the president and the vice president. But there are seven unelected people who have life and death control over our economy and here to say our lives and our life style. These seven governors of the Federal Reserve Board controls our money supply. Its governors are appointed by the president and confirmed by the Senate and serve 14 year staggered terms. They have the power to cripple an economy, as they did during the 1920s and early 1930s. Their policy threw the economy into the Great Depression. I have heard most of my life that the Great Depression was caused by a massive stock market crash. Nothing could be further from the truth! The Great Depression was caused by government failure led by the Federal Reserve, which had been established in The next government failure was the Smoot-Hawley Tariff Act, which increased U.S. tariffs by more than 50%. Those failures were compounded by President Franklin D. Roosevelt s New Deal legislation whose theory was to spend, spend, spend. They soon saw that spending more money did not work. The bottom line is that the Federal Reserve Board, the Smoot- Hawley tariffs and FDR s New Deal polices turned what would have been a two to four-year sharp downturn into a 16 year depression. Here is my question about the Federal Reserve Act of How much sense does it make for us to give seven unelected people life and death control over our economy and our very lives? I think it is time that the Federal Reserve went away and a new way of doing things, should be established!

7 January in Photos State Republican Party Chair Jonathan Lines as our featured speaker Candidates for CD8 available to members Makin friends!

8 Arrowhead Republican Women CLUB MEETING MINUTES January 10, 2018 Briarwood Country Club Call to Order: President Arlene Goldblatt called the meeting to order at 11:30 A.M. Invocation & Pledge: Chaplain Gayle Salter gave the invocation. Guest Speaker Jonathan Lines led the Pledge of Allegiance to the Flag of the United States of America. Introductions: President Arlene Goldblatt welcomed and introduced guests and dignitaries- Debbie Lesko, Congressional District 8 candidate; Phil Lovas, Congressional District 8 candidate; Tracy Livingston, Candidate Superintendent of Public Instruction; Jonathan Lines, GOP Chairman; Rae Chornenky, LD 22 Chairman, Past President National Federation of Republican Women and Parliamentarian AzFRW; Mary Williams, Immediate Past President of AzFRW; Robyn Cushman, 3 rd Vice President, AzFRW; Ruby White, Region VII Director; Mary Baumbach, Past 3rd VP AzFRW; and guests Velorie Bukosky, Kathie Greenwood, Jean Hacker, Carol Klein, Judie Krauklis. Treasurer: Donna Stawicki reported on the financial activities. The report will be filed. 1 st Vice President: Barbara Melkin thanked members for generous contributions at Christmas. We were able to provide 3 gift cards in the amount of $400 each to three families at Luke AFB. Barbara also announced that our February meeting will be a Candidates Forum on February nd Vice President: Bonnie Hochberg has resigned. President Arlene Goldblatt announced that we have 104 members 20 of which are new. (During the meeting we received three renewals and three more new members.) 3 rd Vice President: Tracy Livingston is absent due to illness. President Arlene announced that we will hold a fashion show on May 5 th. District 22: Rae Chornenky spoke regarding issues of concern to voters in LD 22. Candidates: Debbie Lesko and Phil Lovas, candidates for Congressional District 8 were each given 5 minutes to speak on their candidacy. Lunch Speaker: Jonathan Lines, State Chairman was introduced by Barbara Melkin. He gave an interesting and informative talk regarding current issues and the time he has recently spent in Washington D.C. Committees: Jan Hermsmeyer, Chairman of the Budget Committee presented the proposed budget for She answered questions from the floor. A motion was made, seconded and passed to adopt the budget as presented.

9 Jan Martinson, Chairman of the Financial Review Committee, announced that the Financial Review has taken place and all is in order. Jan Buchkowski, Chairman of Caring for American announced continuing projects for the coming year. Nail Friends is now in its 5 th year. Homeless Vets received 188 pair of socks from our Club. We will continue to support Stand Down on January 25 and 26 in Phoenix. AzFRW 3 rd Vice President Robyn Cushman reminded us of the AzFRW meeting in Tucson February 10. Region VII Director, Ruby White brought greetings and told the members she looks forward to knowing them better. The opportunity drawing awarded 4 prizes of $30 each. The meeting adjourned at 1:30 p.m. Carol Jones, Recording Secretary Please mark your calendars for June 23rd for our event at Scottsdale Gun Club. Please see the attached info. We are also looking for items for our live and silent auction and sponsors for our event. If you are unable to attend you can purchase tickets for us to give to a Veteran or Gold Star Family Member. Our keynote speaker Navy SEAL Leif Babin was with my son Marc when he died. The last time Marc stood in the line of fire he saved Leif. Leif is married to Jenna Lee who was at FOX news and they named their first baby after Marc. He is the co-author with Jocko Willink of the book Extreme Ownership. If you haven't read this National Best seller it is available on our website americasmightywarrior.org, along with several books that I am a contributing author in. Live your Life Worthy of Their Sacrifices! Debbie Lee Thank you to all who contributed for the 3 families at Luke Air Force base who had loved ones deployed over Christmas. I was able to deliver the gift cards to the Family Readiness Officer at Luke and they were so grateful for the overwhelming support and love that you shared. I am blessed to be part of such an amazing group of patriots who love our Veterans and Gold Star Families.

10 ACHIEVEMENT AWARDS Each one of you has contributed hours, on a volunteer basis, to our Republican cause. Attached is a simple tally sheet where you can write in those hours, starting from July 2015 through June 2017 (you can estimate for April, May and June). We know it s often difficult to go back to the past, but just try to recall events you ve supported, committees you ve worked on, etc. and approximate when they occurred. Do the best you can! These are the types of hours you can include in the ARW, AzFRW and NFRW columns: Committee work (hours in meetings, preparing for meetings, doing committee projects, etc.); Attendance at State or National Federation meetings or conventions (include travel, portal to portal) Volunteering at any Republican or Federation headquarters (local, county, State, National) Preparing an article for the Newsletter, or an e-blast Participation in any forum sponsored by the Federation or the Republican Party Many of you worked directly in support of electing Republicans to local, State and Federal offices during the past two years. All of those hours should be entered in the AzGOP, Precinct/Ward and Campaign columns. Again, just do your best to determine where your hours go. They will all roll up to the higher level Campaign Awards tally. Examples of these hours are: Non-Paid campaign activities (like volunteering for a candidate, getting petitions signed Work done at home on mailings, making posters, making phone calls, computer work etc. Time in session (and travel portal to portal) at Arizona Republican Party Convention, Maricopa County Statutory Meeting, and Republican National Committee Convention Time spent as a Precinct Committeeman and/or Precinct Captain Working as a non-paid poll watcher on Election Day Use the Community column for hours spent supporting activities like Caring for America committees and projects. Please use the attached form. A handwritten submittal is all that is required.

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14 Arrowhead Republican Women 2018 Executive Committee President Arlene Goldblatt st Vice President (Programs) Barbara Melkin nd Vice President (Membership) OPEN 3 rd Vice President (Ways & Means) Tracy Livingston votetracylivingston@gmail.com Secretary Carol Jones mcjones1@cox.net Treasurer Donna Stawicki dbstawicki2@gmail.com Member at Large Lezlee Alexander garthandlee@cox.net Member at Large Judi Bourd zadie3@aol.com Member at Large Esther Pratt ecpratt@beavancharities.com Parliamentarian Jan Hermsmeyer janyh@aol.com

15 Arrowhead Republican Women Membership Application 2018 Name of Applicant Birth Month Home Address (Number, Street, Apt. Number, City, State, Zip Address (for monthly newsletters/communication) Phone Number Registered Republican? Yes No LD? Name As Appears on Voter Registration Other LD Referred By: PC? Yes No $30 Full Membership: Open to any Woman who is a registered Republican in the state of Arizona and who does not hold membership in another Republican Women s club. Membership includes full voting rights, the opportunity to hold office, and membership in AzFRW and NFRW. Membership period is calendar year January 1 through December 31. $10Associate Membership: Men who are registered Republicans in the state of Arizona or Women who hold Full Membership in another Arizona club or who are registered Republicans in another state. Membership includes all communications but no voting rights. Membership period is calendar year January 1 through December 31. If Associate, name of AZ Club of Full Membership: Please return form & check (payable to ARW ) to Arlene Goldblatt, N. 88 th Ave., Peoria, AZ 85381, Phone Volunteer opportunities on reverse. FOR ARW: Date dues were paid Check # Cash

16 Accounting: Able to assist with annual audits. Volunteer Opportunities Americanism: Provide the club with Americanism information, notify of community opportunities. Armed Services: Notify the club of opportunities to support our military and veterans. Awards: Monitor the Achievement Awards requirements for the club. Bylaws: Keep club bylaws current and in conformity with State & National Bylaws. Campaign Activities: Report on and encourage political activism in our community. Caring for America: Identify & promote ways the club may support our community. Fundraising: Assist the 3 rd Vice President with club fundraising activities. Hospitality/Greeter: Welcome meeting attendees & assist them to seats as needed. Legislation: Inform members of current legislation & urge member contact with legislators. Literacy: Encourage literacy efforts for youth & adults in the community. Membership: Assist the 2 nd Vice President with membership promotion & retention projects. Newsletter: Assist the monthly creation of the club newsletter. Must be computer proficient. Publicity: Participate in ways to inform members of the most current news. Scholarships: Promote AzFRW & NFRW scholarships in the community. Scrapbook/Photography: Take photos of club activities & create a way to display them. Telephone: Contact members without computer access to notify of monthly meetings. Youth Projects: Create ways to support & encourage the next generation of voters. Other: