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Two vacancies on the Montgomery County Republican Central Committee
If you are a registered Republican who resides in Legislative District 39, you are eligible to apply for one of these two member positions on the Central Committee. The Central Committee will interview prospective members at its next regularly scheduled meeting, Tuesday July 22 at 7:30 p.m. to be held at MCGOP party headquarters at 15833 Crabbs Branch Way, Rockville, MD 20855. The Central Committee plans at that meeting to hold an election for those two members from District 39 from amongst those qualified applicants who have applied up until the start of that meeting at 7:30 p.m. If interested, please submit a statement of your interest along with your resumé to mdmcrp@comcast.net as soon as possible and attend the meeting on Tuesday, July 22 at 7:30 p.m. with additional copies of your materials. Check back at the County GOP website often for any changes in this announcement, such as in the date or time of the meeting.
Regards,
Dan Willard, First Vice Chair
Montgomery County Republican Party
Proud to be an American Gala Fundraiser – A Great Success
June 14, 2008
Over 80 people rallied together on June 14th for this Flag Day event sponsored by the Montgomery County Federation of Republican Women, under the direction and planning expertise of Program Chairman, Roseanne Szabados. Food was delicious, service top notch, entertainment by Dolly’s GOP Trio most enjoyable, and all celebrated Flag Day by singing patriotic songs, led by vocalist Michelle Keegan.
The Gala, held at a stately Potomac home, included rousing short talks by National Committeewoman, The Honorable Joyce Lyons Tehres, by Jim Shalleck, State Chairman of the McCain campaign and heard the campaign issues of Dr. Steve Hudson, candidate for The House of Representatives Congressional 8th District. Present also were many representatives of the 9 Federation clubs, whose events and contacts are available on this web site.
 Jim Shalleck, Joyce Tehres, Dr. Hudson, Roseanne Szabados |
 MMWRC and Federation attendees |
Maryland Republican Party
Prelude To Victory
18thAnnual Red, White And Blue Dinner
June 5, 2008
With over 400 high-spirited Republicans in attendance, the 18th Annual Red, White and Blue Dinner on Thursday, June 5th was a profound success for the Maryland Republican Party. Dr. Jim Pelura, Chairman, moderated an organized, fast moving exciting program which included former U.S. Ambassador to the United Nations Commission on the Status of Women, The Honorary Ellen Sauerbrey, as guest speaker. A dynamic keynote address was given by former CIA Operative Wayne Simmons who presented a thorough overview of national security issues.
The Montgomery County Federation of Republican Women was well represented at this event, seated with National Committeewoman, Honorable Joyce Lyons Terhes; other dignitaries in attendance were former Republican Lt. Gov. Michael Steele, Honorable Louise M. Pope, National Committeeman, and Patt Parker, President, Maryland Federation of Republican Women and a Delegate-at-large to the 2008 Republican National Convention.
Patsy Dillingham, Joyce L. Terhes, Jean Roesser and Agnes Carr
OPERATION WELCOME HOME
Hotline: 410-630-1555
Web: www.owhmd.org
E-mail: operationwelcomehome@comcast.net
July 2, 2008
OWH Friends:
Thanks to
each of you for another exciting month of greeting our troops
home! We have a few notes from family members that we have posted at
the bottom of this e-newsletter.
This month,
we are scheduled to cover 8 events (actually 9 flights
total). That’s over 2,000 troops in one month. With
your help, we know we can do it!
Friday
is July 4th. What a perfect day to round up
your family, friends, and neighbors and join us at the airport to greet home
those heroes that make our freedom possible. Bring your American
flags AND enthusiasm. Information on all of the events is below.
We look
forward to seeing you at the airport to welcome home our troops. We
love seeing new faces so feel free to bring new people. Thank you
for your generosity and dedication to our troops!
Very truly
yours,
John Flynn
and Kathy Thorp
Co-Chairmen
IN
THIS ISSUE:
- July Dates at
- Thanks to some very generous
supporters
- Notes of appreciation from
troops and families
July
Dates at
Due to
security precautions, we cannot disclose exact flight times or even arrival
windows this early before the flights. Please mark your calendars
now, and remember, these times can always change so thank you for your
flexibility. The team captains are listed next to each event.
Wednesday,
July 2 @ 7:00 p.m. – Herman “Woody” Wood
Friday,
July 4 @ 1:30 p.m. – Duke and Jean Case
Saturday,
July 12 @ 1:00 pm – Bob and Arlise Cianelli
Wednesday,
July 16 @ 2:15 p.m. – Ken and Lisa Funk
Saturday,
July 19 @ 8:00 p.m. – John Flynn
Tuesday,
July 22 @ 2:45 p.m – Bill and Debby Poteet
Thursday,
July 24 @ 5:45 p.m. – Duke and Jean Case
Wednesday,
July 30 @ 12:45 p.m. – Barbara Flanagan
UPDATE -
Wednesday, July 2, at 7:00 p.m. – the troops should arrive between 7:30-9:00
p.m. Herman “Woody” Wood is the team captain. Please RSVP
by e-mailing captwood@erols.com or
calling his cell phone at (443) 632-5188. You are strongly
encouraged to check our event hotline at (410) 630-1555 for any updates on the
day of the event – definitely before heading to the airport. If you would
like to bring a contribution for the goodie bags, please consider bringing
bottled water (1/2 liter size) or single serving/pre-packaged cookies,
crackers, gra nola bars, chips, or candy.
Friday,
July 4th, at 1:30 p.m. – What better way to celebrate our nation’s
independence and those who keep us free! Join us on July 4th at
1:30 p.m. (plenty of time to get to fireworks and cookouts later), and welcome
our heroes home. Duke and Jean Case are the team captains. RSVP
by e-mailing dukecase@gmail.com or
by calling (410) 570-6926.
Same
information applies to each of our welcome home events:
When you
arrive at BWI airport, come to the International Flights section on the Lower Level
near Customs (this is the final gate on the lower level – just past Baggage
Claims 13-14).
Wear
something patriotic and feel free to bring signs welcoming our troops home and
thanking them for their service. Please bring handmade cards from
children to go in the goodie bags. Please consider bringing
prepackaged/single-serving snacks and ½ liter bottled water for the goodie
bags. Please do not bring homemade cookies, fresh fruit, or other
perishable food items.
You have
three options: (1) park in the hourly parking garage (cost is free for first ½
hour and $2 every ½ hour after that); if you park in the hourly parking garage,
take the top ramp (Levels 5 & 6). At the top of that ramp, go left towards
the International Terminal. The International Terminal will be at the exact
opposite side of the garage from where you enter. If you park in a space near
the exit booths on the left, that is most ideal. Right next to the exit booths,
you will see a covered walkway going to the airport. That will take you to the
International Terminal, which is where we are meeting. Once inside, go down the
escalator and join us in the lobby; (2) park in a private lot ($6.35 for daily
parking with coupon at http://www.econoparkexpress.com/ or
$6.40 for daily parking at http://www.airportfastpark.com/main/baltimore.aspx)
and take the shuttle to the International Arrivals Terminal or (3) perhaps the
easiest way is to drop off your guests at the airport (if you are carpooling)
and park nearby at the free parking lot for the light rail and ride it to the
airport - it drops you off right at the International Terminal where our event
is ($3.20 roundtrip or $1.10 roundtrip for seniors – more info and light rail
schedule at http://www.mtamaryland.com/services/lightrail/schedule/lightrail.pdf).
Thanks
to some very generous supporters
Thanks
to Verizon, who sent a representative to an event last week to hand
out prepaid phone cards to the troops.
Schools from throughout the state have
contributed “thank you” cards for our troops. We are grateful for
the hard work of the students at
Each month,
we recognize the generosity of those making large contributions and select
certain events during the month in which we use their contributions to fund the
supplies for that event. Please see below for this month’s event
sponsors:
July 4th – North
County Republican Club (
July 16th –
Members of the Bodkin Yacht Club
July 19th –
Teachers and staff at
July 30th -
Additional
sponsors will be recognized in the months ahead. Thanks to each of
these organizations and individuals for supporting the troops.
Notes
of appreciation from troops and families
In each
goodie bag, we include a note card from Operation Welcome Home letting the
soldiers know how much all of the volunteers appreciate them, what services are
available at the USO airport lounge, where they can go for a free shower to
clean up before catching their connecting flight, and we mention our e-mail
address. Please read a sample of some of the e-mails we have received
from soldiers and families.
From the
mother of a soldier (she was on the West Coast when her son traveled through
BWI)
“With all
my heart I thank you all for the job you are doing! I'm sure all these
men and women you greet are really surprised and blown away... They
aren't real sure what we all are thinking here at home all the time,
unfortunately.
You are
appreciated more than you know... thanks again for being there when we can't.”
From the
wife of a soldier
“I just
wanted to share this with you – the last newsletter for my husband’s
unit. Please note on the actual newsletter his kudos to your great
organization for all you do. Look for us to join you in the near
future. We’re still adjusting to dad being home and there’s been a flurry
of activity since he came home, but things should settle down soon and you can
look for us to participate soon. Thank you again for everything.
You guys are truly the best! Take care”
From
parents of a soldier
“My husband
and I were at the
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Montgomery County Republican Club Recognition
On Monday, March 24th, The Honorable Bill Witham, Chairman
of the Montgomery County Republican Central Committee, accepted the United States Flag that was flown over Camp Fallujah, Iraq in honor of the Mid-Montgomery Women’s Republican Club for their support of the troops during this past year in the form of many packages of food and snacks. Marine Lieutenant Colonel Timothy Leake from Camp Fallujah wrote the club that “We thank you for supporting the troops here -- what was most important to the gang and me over here was knowing that folks back there cared about us and what we are doing.”
In accepting the flag, which will be prominently displayed at the Montgomery County Republican headquarters, Central Committee Chairman Witham expressed his thanks to the club and Lt. Colonel Leake for what he called this “great honor”.
Joyce Lyons Terhes - Republican Party National Committeewoman - Bill Witham Chairman Montgomery County Central Committee and Anne Koutsoutis, Chair of the Mid Montgomery Women's Republican Club "Caring for America Committee" |
 MMWRC President Pat McMahon and other members present at flag presentation with Bill Witham |
Pat McMahon, Bill Witham and Anne Koutsoutis |
 Bill Witham and Anne Koutsoutis |
MFRW President Patt Parker with Bill Witham and Anne Koutsoutis |
 Pat McMahon, Patt Parker, Bill Witham, Anne Koutsoutis and Joyce Lyons Terhes |
Newly Elected MCFRW Officers
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Newly Elected MCFRW Officers with MCRP Central Committee chair Hon. Bill Witham |
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