Come Celebrate the Holidays With Arrowhead Republican Women!! Briarwood Country Club — Wednesday, December 11, 2013 135th Avenue & Meeker Blvd - Sun City West, AZ. Registration – 10:45a.m. ; Lunch served at 11:15am December Bountiful Beautiful Brunch & BINGO - $25.00 We will enjoy the Chef’s Special Brunch: Fruit Salad Bagels Scrambled Eggs Bacon Home Fried Potatoes with Onions Chicken Picatta Veggie tray (tomato, onion and cucumbers) cookies for dessert Beverages: Regular, Decaf Coffee; Orange Juice, Hot Tea, Water Please make your check payable to ARW, before arriving: NO CREDIT CARDS . Any member canceling beyond the deadline is expected to pay. Reservations must be received by the Friday prior to meeting. Please make it your responsibility to respond to ARW email [email protected]or contact Lezlee Alexander at [email protected], phone 602-354-5224 if you wish to attend. Submitted by Bev Bair, ARW Newsletter Editor [email protected] -- phone: 623.255.5352 DECEMBER, 2013 NEWSLETTER ARW is an organization of Republican Women of various races, ages and creeds who believe in the Republican philosophy of smaller government, less taxation and more personal freedom. Note: Thank you for adhering to Briarwood’s dress code of NO JEANS . Reservation Deadline: noon on Friday before the luncheon. Event is for adults only - no children. FOOD! FRIENDS! SOCIALIZE! BINGO!
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Come Celebrate the Holidays
With Arrowhead Republican Women!!
Briarwood Country Club — Wednesday, December 11, 2013 135th Avenue & Meeker Blvd - Sun City West, AZ.
Registration – 10:45a.m. ; Lunch served at 11:15am
December Bountiful Beautiful Brunch & BINGO - $25.00
We will enjoy the Chef’s Special Brunch:
Fruit Salad Bagels
Scrambled Eggs Bacon
Home Fried Potatoes with Onions Chicken Picatta
Veggie tray (tomato, onion and cucumbers) cookies for dessert
Beverages: Regular, Decaf Coffee; Orange Juice, Hot Tea, Water
Please make your check payable to ARW, before arriving: NO CREDIT CARDS. Any member canceling beyond the deadline
is expected to pay. Reservations must be received by the Friday prior to meeting. Please make it your responsibility to
I am a registered Republican in the State of Arizona____________________
PRINT NAME AS REGISTERED_________________________________________________________
DUES: Yearly - $30.00 Full Membership
Associate Member - $10.00 (No voting rights), Men who are registered Republicans may be an associate member. Women
who hold active membership in another Arizona club or who are registered Republicans in another state may be an associate
member.
Name of AZ Club_________________________________City ___________________________________
RENEWAL_______ NEW MEMBER_______ ASSOCIATE______
MEETINGS ARE HELD THE SECOND WEDNESDAY OF THE MONTH. THE MONTHLY NEWSLETTER WILL KEEP YOU INFORMED.
Please return form and check (payable to ARW, Lezlee Alexander, 4345 W Sandra Circle, Glendale, 85308,
602-354-5224
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AMERICA’S DECLINE UNDER OBAMA ISN’T DUE TO MISTAKE By: 3RD Vice President, Jan Martinson
America’s decline under Obama is not a mistake, ignorance or incom-petence at the hands of a community organizer. It’s a purposeful brilliant plan hatched by Obama and his cohorts to destroy capitalism, American ex-ceptionalism, Judeo-Christian values, and the American Dream. ObamaCare is the well-planned program to appear magnanimous to
all by Marxists who have finally been able to come out of the shadows with
Obama and crew. Make no mistake to what is happening before your eyes;
strong Communist ideologues who despise America in every manner are in
positions of power and have long awaited their self-professed destiny to de-
stroy this Nation. Those placed in positions of great and far-reaching influ-
ence at the highest echelons of our government have promoted an illusion to
the people, but in reality, behind the curtain, they have deviated from their purpose to transform Amer-
ica into a broken Country incapable of exerting much positive influence any longer in the world.
ObamaCare is but one platform by which they intend to accomplish their goal. America is being neutered
in our Churches, our Schools, our Nation’s military, economy, culture, heritage and values. All of these
happenings are no accident, but part of the orchestrated agenda to create America into a country it was
never intended to become by those who despise the foundations of this once great respected Nation.
Obama has also given himself unilateral authority over elections, by establishing the “Presidential
Commission of Election Administration”, which gives him the power to appoint nine individuals to ad-
dress voting problems . He who controls the election system controls the outcome. Obama has just na-
tionalized our election system by Executive Order. I wonder who of the distinguished individuals, whom
the President will pick will be? Maybe Eric Holder, Jesse Jackson, George Soros, U.N.Workers, just to
name a few?
NFRW Extends Deadline on Summer Internships To involve more young women in the political process and to provide educational opportunities, the National Fed-eration of Republican Women offers summer internships to female undergraduate college students. The Dorothy Andrews Kabis Internship is named after former National Federation of Republican Women President Dorothy Andrews Kabis who served from 1963-1967 and was later appointed Treasurer of the United States by President Richard Nixon. Each year the program offers three young women the opportunity to spend part of the summer in our nation’s capitol working in the headquarters of the country’s foremost women’s political organization. Applicants must be U.S. citizens, undergraduate college students age 21 and over, having completed high school but not yet graduated from college. Applicants should have a general knowledge of government and a keen interest in politics and skills adaptable to a busy office. The internship provides housing in the D.C. metropolitan area and round-trip airfare. A small monetary allowance is given. Interns must pay for meals, daily travel to and from the office and any tourism. Applicants must submit required documents to their State Federation president by January 6, 2014. Each State may now submit as many applications as it chooses to NFRW by February 1, 2014. For State president ad-dresses, please go to www.nfrw.org/contact.htm or contact the NFRW at 703-548-9688. The application may be found at www.nfrw.org.
Thanksgiving is a particularly American holiday. The word evokes images of football, family reunions, roasted turkey with stuffing, pumpkin pie and, of course, the Pilgrims and Wampanoag, the acknowledged founders of the feast. But was it always so?
As with Native traditions in America, celebrations - complete with merrymaking and feasting - in England and throughout Europe after a successful crop are as ancient as the harvest-time itself. In 1621, when their labors were re-warded with a bountiful harvest after a year of sickness and scarcity, the Pilgrims gave thanks to God and celebrated His bounty in the Harvest Home tradition with feasting and sport (recreation). To these people of strong Christian faith, this was not merely a revel; it was also a joyous outpouring of gratitude.
In a letter from “E.W.” (Edward Winslow) to a friend in England, he says: “And God be praised, we had a good increase…. Our harvest being gotten in, our governor sent four men on fowling that so we might after a special manner rejoice together….” Winslow continues, “These things I thought good to let you understand… that you might on our behalf give God thanks who hath dealt so favourably with us.”
In 1622, without his approval, Winslow’s letter was printed in a pamphlet that historians commonly call Mourt’s Relation. This published description of the First Thanksgiving was lost during the Colonial period. It was redis-covered in Philadelphia around 1820. Antiquarian Alexander Young included the entire text in his Chronicles of the Pil-grim Fathers (1841). Reverend Young saw a similarity between his contemporary American Thanksgiving and the 1621 Harvest Feast. In the footnotes that accompanied Winslow’s letter, Young writes, “This was the first Thanksgiving, the harvest festival of New England. On this occasion they no doubt feasted on the wild turkey as well as venison.”
The American Thanksgiving also has its origin in the faith practices of Puritan New England, where strict Calvin-ist doctrine sanctioned only the Sabbath, fast days and thanksgivings as religious holidays or “holy days.” To the Puri-tans, a true “thanksgiving” was a day of prayer and pious humiliation, thanking God for His special Providence. Auspi-cious events, such as the sudden ending of war, drought or pestilence, might inspire a thanksgiving proclamation. It was like having an extra Sabbath during the week. Fasts and thanksgivings never fell on a Sunday. In the early 1600s, they were not annual events. Simultaneously instituted in Plymouth, Connecticut and Massachusetts, Thanksgiving be-came a regular event by the middle of the 17th century and it was proclaimed each autumn by the individual Colonies.
The Continental Congress proclaimed the first national Thanksgiving in 1777. A somber event, it specifically recommended “that servile labor and such recreations (although at other times innocent) may be unbecoming the pur-pose of this appointment [and should] be omitted on so solemn an occasion.”
Presidents Washington, Adams and Monroe proclaimed national Thanksgivings, but the custom fell out of use by 1815, after which the celebration of the holiday was limited to individual state observances. By the 1850s, almost every state and territory celebrated Thanksgiving.
Many people felt that this family holiday should be a national celebration, especially Sarah Josepha Hale, the influential editor of the popular women’s magazine Godey’s Lady’s Book. In 1827, she began a campaign to reinstate the holiday after the model of the first Presidents. She publicly petitioned several Presidents to make it an annual event. Sarah Josepha Hale’s efforts finally succeeded in 1863, when she was able to convince President Lincoln that a national Thanksgiving might serve to unite a war-torn country. The President declared two national Thanksgivings that year, one for August 6 celebrating the victory at Gettysburg and a second for the last Thursday in November.
Neither Lincoln nor his successors, however, made the holiday a fixed annual event. A President still had to pro-claim Thanksgiving each year, and the last Thursday in November became the customary date. In a controversial move, Franklin Delano Roosevelt lengthened the Christmas shopping season by declaring Thanksgiving for the next-to-the-last Thursday in November. Two years later, in 1941, Congress responded by permanently establishing the holiday as the fourth Thursday in the month.
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The Caring for America team would like to thank all of you who participated in the “My Nail
Friends” project. It was heart-warming for us to realize you understood first and foremost the reasons
for this project. It is not just to color the nails of the residents of Grandview, but to show them we care,
to let them tell their stories to someone who will listen, among other things. God bless each of you who
helped! Who knows? Perhaps someday we will be in their shoes and wish someone would be there for
us, too! If you would like to bring more nail polish, emery boards, please feel free to bring them in De-
cember. THANK YOU!
Our next project for JANUARY will be “Pets for Vets”. This is a local or-
ganization headed by Emily Sabo. This group will obtain, train and provide dogs
for the men and women returning from combat in the war. As many of you re-
alize, many of our soldiers suffer with PTSD, as well as many other debilitating
injuries. We are in the process of obtaining a dog and training it for a demon-
stration in January. Emily will be our guest speaker, and will provide a Power
Point presentation to explain “Pets for Vets” and answer your questions. In the
meantime, please ask SANTA for gift cards from Pet Smart or Petco when you
do your Xmas shopping. In January, for those who prefer, you will be given a
list of suggested supplies needed for the dogs.
By Jan Buchkowski, Chairman
A few photos from last month’s meeting:
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Arrowhead Republican Women
Club Meeting Minutes
Briarwood Country Club—November 13, 2013 Call to Order: President Bonnie Hochberg called the meeting to order at 11:30 A.M. Invocation and Pledge of allegiance: Chaplain Gayle Salter gave the Invocation and Senator Russell Pearce led the Pledge of Allegiance to the United States of America. Introduction of Official Guests: President Bonnie introduced State Legislative Representative’s Debbie Le-sko, Phil Lovas and David Livingston and Salt River Project Board member Jean McGrath. Treasurer’s Report: Treasurer Marilyn Sage reported a 9/30/2013 bank balance of 10,983.77, an October income of $3092.00, October expenses of $1979.17 and an October 31, 2013 ending balance of $12.096.60. Membership: 1st VP Lezlee Alexander reported a November membership of 136, 119 members and 17 assoc. members. The 5 new members in October included associate member Representative Livingston. At check-in there were 24 applications for the membership drawing. Prizes for the most guests went to Betty Sherry and Clela Wanamaker. Ways & Means: 3rd VP Jan Martinson reported $791.00 in jewelry sales at the AzFRW Convention in Pres-cott. She will have new items in December. There will be an ARW Candidate Forum in 2014 and, The SCW Republican Club will have Candidate Forum on Saturday 3/15/14. Candidates were each 2 minutes to speak. Representative’s Debbie Lesko, David Livingston and Phil Lovas, and Sandra Dowling, candidate for the Maricopa County Board of Supervisors. Lunch was served. Speaker: 2nd VP Judy Blackburn introduced Senator Russell Pearce speaking about the ’Sellout of America’. Caring for America: Chair Jan Buchowski thanked members for their nail contributions and briefly reported on her 2014 project, Pets for Vets. 50/50: The drawing was won by Gayle Salter and Rose Pereda who each received $43.00. Election and Installation of 2014 Officers: The following members were voted upon and elected to office for 2014: President – Bonnie Hochberg 1st Vice President – Peggy Moore 2nd Vice President – Arlene Goldblatt 3rd Vice President –Nancy Margaritis Secretary – Barbara Melkin(in Barbara’s absence, Gayle Salter stood in for her) Treasurer – Marilyn Sage Member At Large – Jan Martinson Member At Large – Jan Boydston Member At Large – Lezlee Alexander —(nominated from the floor to fill a vacancy in the slate of officers). Region 7 Director Jan Hermsmeyer installed the officers. The meeting was adjourned at 2:00 P. M.
Approved__/s/ Gayle Salter_____________ Page 10
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Sun City West Republican Club- President Jan Martinson 623--546-3753 or [email protected]; meetings first Saturday of each month, 8 AM-10AM, Quail Room of the Foundation Building, 14465 RH Johnson Blvd. Sun City Grand Republican Interest Group - Meets fourth Saturday of each month, 9AM, Chaparral Ctr.. Pima Rm. Their email is [email protected]. Contact President Dick Mayfield -
