SVRWF June 2014 Newsletter

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S I M I V A L L E Y R E P U B L I C A N W O M E N F E D E R A T E D

those who served and th

who sll are serving rat

than Macys Memorial

Sale. At least I hope

Unfortunately, it proba

took the on-going war

Afghanistan and preventaMy Dad, Marn Frank Guzzi

Army Air CorpsJune 1, 1929 March 17, 2000

Greengs!

I am wring this

on Memorial Day

and thinking about my dad

who fought in WWII. I

believe this year morepeople are thinking of

those who lost their lives

ghng for this country,

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Simi Valley Republican

Women FederatedJ U N E 2 0 1 4V O L U M E 5 1 , I S S U E 6

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serves as a member of the

Board of Visitors of Pepperdine

University of Law. In 1980, he

joined the Reagan Administra-

on, Washington, D.C., where

he served all eight years,

including as a senior execuve

at the Commerce Department

and as General Counsel to the

U.S. Consumer Product Safety

Commission. He is a member of

the Board of Directors of the

American Conservave Union,

the Publisher of the California

Polical Review, an online

magazine on California polics

and news, and is a top selli

blogger on the inuen

California polics webs

www.ashreport.org.

Deadline for reservaons i

June 12LOCATION: Wood RanchCountry Club, 301 Wood RanParkwayContact Sarah West [email protected] make your reservaon

Check-in: 11:30 a.m.

James V. Lacy is the author of

Taxifornia: How Liberals are

Bankrupng California. He

idenes and examines the true

causes of Californias decline.

Congressman Darrell Issa (R-CA)

wrote: Taxifornia is a

cauonary tale of what can and

will happen to America if

Washington follows the lead of

what Sacramento has done in

the past decade. Issa

emphacally added Lacys

Taxifornia is our call to acon!

Lacy is admied to pracce law

in California and in D.C., and

June 20, 2014 LuncheonAuthor James V. Lacy

Former Reagan Administration General

SVRWF 2014

Calendar of

Events

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June 3rd

Primary

Election

Information

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SVRWF

Future,

Rep. HQs &

Oktoberfest

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Membership,

New

Members &

Bring a

Friend

6-7

Caring for

America &

Thank You

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Presidents

Message

continued

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SVRWF

Officers &

Contact Info.

10

Government

Contact Info.

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Thank You,

Member

Spotlight, CALegislation &

Pictures

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Be Prepared & Cancellation Policy for Luncheons

1. Please come with yourchecks made out toSVRWF.

2. Cancellations after June

12th (deadline) or no-

shows will be charged

the luncheon cost and

sent an invoice.

3. Write a separate check

for lunch and a separate

check for membership.

Checks are made

SVRWF. The luncheo

check is $20 and th

membership check

$25.
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March 2014

2014 Simi ValleyRepublican WomenBoard Meetings, 2nd Weds of everymonth, at Simi Valley Town CenterCommunity Room: 6/11; 9/10;10/8; 11/12 & 12/10

Luncheons at Wood Ranch CountryClub: 6/20; September & 11/21

Evening Meetings: 6/5-Chop ShopRestaurant & October

Statewide Direct Primary ElectionJune 3

Open Campaign Headquarters-July

Ventura County FairAug 2

Moorpark Street FairOct 4

OktoberfestOct 11

Election DayNov 4

Holiday PartyDec 12

New Member BBQs6/28 & 9/27

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Democracy is worth dying for, because it's the most deeplyhonorable form of government ever devised by man.

Ronald Reagan

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Information ~ Primary Election ~ June 3rd, 2014Information ~ Primary Election ~ June 3rd, 2014Information ~ Primary Election ~ June 3rd, 2014

Our by-laws indicate we cannot endorse Republicans if there is more

than one Republican candidate running. The following candidates are

the only Republicans running, therefore we can list them here.

Greg Conlon - TreasurerTed Gaines - Insurance Commissioner

Scott Wilk - State Assembly 38th District

Peter Foy - Ventura County Supervisor

The California Federation Republican Women take the following position

on Propositions 41& 42.

Prop 41 - Oppose

Amend the Veterans' Bond Act of 2008 to reduce the amount of authorized bonds from $900 million to$300 million. Enact the Veterans Housing and Homeless Prevention Bond Act of 2014 to authorize $600

million in bonds to provide multifamily housing, such as apartment complexes, to low-income veterans and

supportive housing for homeless veterans. Our vets need a hand up, not a hand out, and this Prop is just

a temporary fix, not a real solution. Our vets would benefit from a vibrant economy, jobs, and tax credits

to businesses that hire vets would be a better place to start. This prop takes from one large set of veter-

ans and gives to a much smaller set. There are approximately 1,900,000 vets in California who could use

the existing CalVet program to procure loans for houses, farms, and property. This Prop would take mon-

ey from the 2008 CalVet bond and use it to build multi-purpose, low income housing for 1% of the vet

population, homeless vets. There are already federal programs in place for our homeless vets, who would

be better served with jobs and programs that help them get back on their feet. This prop is creating yet

another bureaucracy and a tax liability for Californian's to shoulder the burden. The new act would leave

$300,000,000 in the CalVet Loan program for the purchases of homes and farms. The remainder of the

$600,000,000 bond would take care of the approximately 19,000 homeless veterans in California. There

should be a better way than to take from 99% to support 1%. Our vets deserve better, more creative op-

tions.

Prop 42 - Support

Prop 42 is called the California Compliance of Local Agencies with Public Records Act. It would require that

all local agencies comply with the California Public Records Act (CPRA) and the Brown Act. A good question

would be: why werent localities already complying with these important transparency acts? Prop 42

would guarantee a private citizens right to open public records and to attend public meetings. This could

save the state millions of dollars by eliminating the requirement that the state reimburse local agencies for

compliance with these laws. Now the local agencies must comply with these transparency laws and will be

incentivized to keep costs down since the state will no longer reimburse costs. In an increasingly paperless

world, most local agencies should make their records available online to keep costs low and transparency

high.


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Growing the SVRWF & Finding the Next Generation of Leaders

By Leah Schwochert

As all of you know, it is imperative for all organizations to maintain their headcount or grow in order to be healthyand vibrant and avoid becoming stale and ineffective. This is no different for our club. We need to continuallylook for ways to bring new members into the club and for ways to keep our current members engaged and excited.New members are important to us because they:

Help fulfill our objectives as stated in our by-laws:

1. To promote a wider knowledge of the principles and policies of the Republican Party;2. To foster loyalty to the Republican Party and to promote its principles and candidates in all elec-

tions including nonpartisan elections;

3. To promote an informed public through political education and activity;

4. To increase the effectiveness of women in the cause of good government;

5. To encourage active citizenship;

6. To influence legislation in accordance with CFRW objectives;

7. To cooperate with the Republican National Committee and the State and County Central Commit-tees for the election of Republican nominees.

Allow for additional volunteers to work towards our mission (sometimes we are just tired);

Provide for an influx of new, fresh ideas on current practices and systems (pushes us out of our com-fort zone);

Provide for brand new ideas we never thought of (a burst of energy); and

Allow for us to begin the process of training the next generation of leaders (we need to keep our fun-nel full for board members, especially positions which require prior board experience).

So what does this really mean to each of us? It means we must consider ourselves SVRWF recruiters. Good re-cruiters cast a wide net: Republicans, friends, family, neighbors, church members, women who are dissatisfiedwith the current administration. Invite them to our meetings, to work campaign headquarters, or one of our other

events. I will share a little trick I used to do. If I had just interviewed a great candidate, I would write them athank you letter instead of waiting for them to write me a thank you letter! Ask me or one of the other boardmembers to write a note thanking them for coming to our event! Lets make them feel special. If you get feed-back about how we need to offer something differently to make us more attractive to new members (time, day ofthe week for meetings, different speakers, different events, etc.) let me or a board member know.

The last bullet on the list above is critical. We need to have more women in our hopper or funnel ready totake on leadership roles when the opportunity presents itself. It is great to promote from within and have womenwho know our club, our values and can hit the street running. It is up to each of us to be the best recruiter for notonly our club but for the Republican Party. I am counting on you and the Republican Party is counting on you.When women work, we win! You have all summer to be recruiters, lets go get more women!!!

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Republican Rally

We need sponsors for our Republican RallyOktoberfest-style! It will be held October11th at the beautiful Eden Gardens. Thereare two sponsorship levels: Gold andSilver. Please see the SVRWF Website

(www.svrwf.com) for a Sponsorship Flyerand additional details. If you know of any-one who owns their own business or is justa great Republican and would like to makea donation in the form of a sponsorship,please contact either Jan Adams or LeahSchwochert today!

Sponsorship

LevelsGold Level $1000

Logo & name on bannerHighest visibility on all promomaterial

VIP tableTwo tickets$100 valueTwo beer/wine tickets

Silver Level - $500Placement on bannerPlacement on all marketing

material

VIP tableTwo beer/wine tickets

Almost here again!

Join the stampede! Help get conservative candidates elected.Once again we will have our headquarters in the Sycamore plaza,Sycamore and Cochran across from Target. Currently we are col-lecting names for volunteering. If you wish to volunteer, please

call Leah at 805-587-5321. As soon as we are ready to begin set-

ting up (probably sometime early July), we will give you a call!
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Membership ChairsJacqueline Andrews

&Carol Mann

~Post Office Box 630055Simi Valley, CA 93063

When Republican Women Work

Together

We Get Things Done!Membership payments can be sent to the post office

box listed to the left or contact

[email protected]

$25 Standard Membership

$50 Gold Membership

$5 Student & Associate Membership

SVRWF Newsletter is free via email; for printed newsletter

sent via USPS, there is a $10 yearly charge to members.

Membership Information

Membership Update

We are going to hit you with the cold hard facts:In 2013 we had 136 paid members.

Today we only have 86Delinquent members 502014 New Members 12

*dues are due January 1 and are considered delinquent aer March 31. Whatishappening?Didweforgettopayourdues?Ifso,wecertainlywouldappreciateyourpaymentassoonaspossible.Ourmembershipissoveryimportanttogettingourmessageouttothecommunityandhelpingourcandidateswinelections.Ifyouareunsureifyouhavemadeapayment,pleasecontactJaciAndrewsat522-2244.

Asacourtesy,wehavecontinuedtosendluncheonannouncementsandnewsletterstothosewhoarenotcurrentwiththeirmembershipdues.Thiswillbestoppinginthecomingmonths.Please dont let this happen! Renewyourmembership today! Bepart of theRepublicanStampedeinNovember!

Coming together is the beginning.

Keeping together is progress.

Working together is success.Henry Ford
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The Caring for America with Love committee is now forming and deter-mining where and when to meet. We would love to have you join us, ifyou have an interest in our non-profit organizations and ideas for the fu-ture. We especially need to plan our contribution for Literacy month in

September. Last year we contributed to a new library at White Oak Ele-mentary. We also gave some books to the Boys and Girls Club. Pleasesave any unneeded books, for children or adults, and we will find a good

use for them.

The Boys and Girls Club can always use more art supplies, especiallymarkers, and 8 1/2 by 11 paper for art or schoolwork. Unneeded paint

brushes would be very welcome also. They are updating the entire build-ing and have many things on their wish list. This year, our donation from

the Garden Tour will go toward their garden.

For The Troops appreciate small items such as snacks, personal items,pocketbook or puzzle books, batteries, even a small jar of peanut but-ter. The recent rise of postal rates really cut the number of packages

they can ship monthly. Our $200 monthly donation really helps.

Call Marti Meister at (805) 532 2385 or E-mail at [email protected].

Caring for America with Love ~ Marti Meister, Chair

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One of our 2014 new members, Marti Meister, has taken

on the Chair position for Caring for America. Thank youMarti! Within a couple weeks, Marti has already formed acommittee and visited our two charities, The Boys & GirlsClub and For the Troops. And a big Thank You to PamCampeau as she did double duty as First VP Programs

and Chair, Caring for America for 5 months. Thank you both! Looks likewe have another Wonder Woman among us! We look forward to yourmany contributions in this very important position.


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SVRWF 2014 Presidents Message

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deaths at the VA hospitals

to get people to focus on

the true meaning of the

day.

It had to be easier in

a way for my dad and his

generation to fight the

enemy. After all, the

Germans were taking over

Europe and the Japanese

had bombed Pearl Harbor.

Clearly, there was a winner

and the war ended. But

who is our enemy today?

Whom shall we fear? Is it:A) Radical Islam; B) Russia;

C) China with cyber -

terrorism & holding our

debt; D) Iran; E) or is

American apathy, the media

and the infringement on our

rights (latest being our

thoughts)? There are many

enemies knocking at ourdoor more than this list.

Which enemy do we chose

to tackle first? Who will

lead us into battle? How do

we mobilize? How to

conquer?

Strategies,

organizing, leading are all

part of the game plan. June

3rd is fast upon us. We

must participate. We must

Join The Stampede and

begin the fight to right our

country. Please vote.

Encourage your family,

friends, and neighbors to

vote. Come to meeting,

volunteer at campaign

headquarters, attend a

candidate event! Simplyput stay involved or get

back involved.

As the Memorial Day ends

and the BBQs are over and

the dishes are washed let us

remember those that have

died and those that have

sacrificed so much for the

freedom we have. May God

bless them, their families

and the United States of

America.

Cheers,

Leah

E D U C A T E E N T H U S I A S M E N G A G E

Junes Luncheon Menu atWood Ranch Country Club is as follows:

Chicken Alfredo Pasta, made with gluten free penne pasta,

Alfredo sauce, grilled chicken and sundried tomatoes.RSVP: To Sarah West, [email protected] by June 12th.

See page one for reservaon and cancelaon policy.Thank You!


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[email protected]

LINKS & OTHER INFORMATION

www.cfrw.orgwww.nfrw.org

www.vcyr.org(Ventura Co. Young Republicans)www.cagop.org

2014 Simi Valley Republican Women Federated Officers

President, Leah Schwochert

1st VP-Programs, Pam Campeau

2nd VP-Ways & Means, Jackie Burditt

3rd VP-Membership, Carol Mann & Jacqueline Andrews

4th VP Legislation, Sue Waggoner

Treasurer, Elva Cooper

Recording Secretary, Ann Duran

Corresponding Secretary, JanetAdams

Parliamentarian, Elaine Freeman

Dont miss any correspondence! SVRWF has new contact addresses

[email protected] for Leah [email protected] for Jaci and Carol

[email protected] for Sarah [email protected] for general quesons

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Your Government Contact Information

Get out and Vote! Read about all candidates using the internet, newspapers, flyers,

etc. Call their office! If you dont have a computer or get the newspaper go to the

local library and utilize their computers and newspapers.

The U. S. Senate, House of Representative and

CA State Assembly & Senate Representatives

State Assembly (District 38) U.S. Senator Diane FeinsteinDEM

Assembly Member Scott Wilk-REP http://www.feinstein.senate.gov

http://www.arc.asm.ca.gov/member/AD38/ 202-224-3841

(661) 286-1565

State Assembly (District 44) U.S. Senator Barbara BoxerDEM

Assembly Member Jeff Gorell-REP http://www.boxer.senate.gov

http://arc.asm.ca.gov/member/AD44/ 202-224-3553

805-482-1904

State Senate (District 27) U. S. House of Representatives

Senator Fran Pavley-DEM Buck McKeon-REP

http://sd27.senate.ca.gov/ (25th District)

(818) 876-3352 http://mckeon.house.gov/contact/

(661) 254-2111

You can view pending Assembly Bills and Senate Bills at: http://www.leginfo.ca.gov

Also, you can get government contact information at our Simi Valley Republican

Women Federated web page under the links tab.

http://www.republicanwomenofsimivalley. org/Links.html

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Member Spot LightVirginia

MonteroQuestion: Who is your hero andwhy?Answer: Ronald Reagan andJimmy Stewart, who personified thebest of American character. Theyreached heights of fame and

success, yet always remained stableand humble.Question: What would we findsurprising about you?Answer: That I was a big winneron NAME THAT TUNE in 1975,winning a Mediterranean cruise, aweek in Acapulco, a car, aspeedboat, a grandfather clock, on

one of those brand new inventionscalled a microwave.Question: If you could beanybody famous, past orpresent, who would you be?Answer: Queen Isabella of

Spain, who succeeded indriving the Muslims from Spain,and funded the discovery of theNew World.Question: What is your mosttreasured possession?Answer: My lifetime cache ofphotographs.

Question: What is your secretvice?Answer: Butter, salt and sugar.Question: What are youproudest of?Answer: Raising children who are

intelligent, resourceful, courageousand good.Question: If you could retireand start a second career, whatwould you do?Answer: I did retire. I thenreturned to my original career as aperforming artist and have beenblessed with work.

AHUGE THANK YOU to Annette Cramerfor stepping up and taking over the Poll Captainrole! She jumped in and re-organized and filledup our shifts! Annette and I learned a lot in a

short time and learned from our mistakes. Unfortunately,no one in the club wanted to be inspectors so we out-

sourced those two positions and will forfeit those funds.On the bright side, we have husbands and wives volun-

teering to be clerks - biggest thank yous! Annette isgoing to stay on for the November elections and re-workthe shift times again and try to get inspectors from ourclub! Bottom line: we kept the polls and did not have togive the poll to the Newbury Park Democrat Club - theywere ready to swoop in and snatch it up. Annette is myWonder Woman! Can you take your lasso of truth and

put it around a politician I have one or two in mind


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P A G E 1 4May Luncheon 2014Author Lauren Spivack


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P A G E 1 5May Luncheon 2014Other Events

Our own, Pam Campeau, being sworn inas an alternate to the Republican

Central committee in Ventura County!

Past President, Nancy Woord, with Ron

Nehring who is running for Lt. Gov.

(this is not an endorsement)

President Leah Schwochert

presenting the bedazzled

shovel to Jackie Burditt

for her outstanding leadership

while working the

SVRWF Garden Tour.

Hospitality ladies, Sarah

West and Annee Cramer

busy, busy, busy!

Sally Grant and Pam Campeau

look beauful in their Spring

colors!

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