MCFRW

Rock Creek Women's Republican Club

The objectives of the RCWRC are:

• Foster loyalty to the Republican Party
• Promote the ideals of the Republican Party
• Encourage growth through political education
• Assist in the election of Republican candidate.

Our strength lies in our ability to attract excellent and "hard to get" speakers.

Full membership in the Club is open to any woman who is registered as a Republican and believes in the principles of the Republican Party. Benefits include voting rights in RCRWC, participation in the MFRW and the National Federation of Republican Women (NFRW) and receipt of their respective publications.

PRESIDENT’S MESSAGE

Several members attended the MFRW Spring BOD Meeting, Solomon’s Island, MD, during the weekend of April 11 and 12.

Rock Creek WRC and Legislative District 16 combined for two tables at the Annual Lincoln Day Dinner on April 21, at the Marriott Conference Center, North Bethesda, with Guest Speaker The Honorable Elaine L. Chao, Secretary of Labor.

I am continuing to make the rounds at the meetings of other clubs. This month I attended Olney WRC luncheon meeting, where Dr. Steve Hudson, Congressional District 8 Candidate, stopped by; and Potomac WRC brunch meeting, with Guest Speaker The Honorable James F. Shalleck.

This is Rock Creek WRC’s last newsletter before the summer break. We’ll resume our meetings and newsletters in September.

Rock Creek WRC has had some excellent speakers at our luncheon meetings at Kenwood Golf and Country Club as follows:

January – The Honorable Howard A. Denis, Staff Director House District of Columbia Subcommittee, former State Senator; February – Greg Pierce, The Washington Times Editor of “Inside Politics”; March – The Honorable James F. Shalleck, Maryland Campaign Manager for Presidential Candidate John McCain; April – Patt Parker, President of the Maryland Federation of Republican Women, spoke at our General Meeting about her candidacy for delegate-at-large to the Republican National Convention in September; our Guest Speaker during lunch was Michelle Powers Keegan, Director of Development for Ford’s Theater.

During the summer Rock Creek WRC will continue volunteering in many different capacities to help get all our Republican candidates elected.

Ruth Melson


IN MEMORIAM

Dr. Rafael Siguenza, husband of Rock Creek WRC Associate Member, The Honorable Lynn Siguenza, passed away on Thursday, April 3. Dr. Siguenza and his family have been very active and done much for the Republican Party. Our thoughts and prayers continue for Honorable Siguenza and family at this difficult time.