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LFRW News
04/29/2010 3:59pm
To LFRW Members and Friends:
It is springtime and it is Magnolia Time!
Please read the attached flyer about the LFRW Magnolia Club. We welcome your enrollment as well as your club members’ enrollment, friends, associate members, corporate sponsors and even ELECTED OFFICIALS! The Magnolia Club is open to the PUBLIC!
Also attached is a Magnolia Club Enrollment Form (2pages). Please make copies of this to have available at your meetings and events. Also, it is very simple for you to e-mail a personal note to your friends and colleagues, etc. and attach the enrollment form for them. (Saves on the postage and mailing too!)
Soon we will have a tri-fold Magnolia Club brochure for your use also.
Remember, we have several events coming up and Magnolia Members get discounts or FREE admission all year long (i.e. Day at the Legislature in May and the Governor’s Birthday Party in June!). Something to really think about!
If you have any questions, please contact PAT CABRAL, MAGNOLIA CLUB CHAIR. All of her contact information is included on the attachments.
Thank you.
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04/29/2010 1:00pm
THE RED JACKETS ARE COMING !
LFRW'S Day at the Legislature
The 2010 Session of the Legislature has convened and the Louisiana Federation of Republican Women, (LFRW) has set Thursday, May 20 for the LFRW Day at the Legislature. We have been working to make sure this year's day at the legislature will offer an exciting and different experience for our members.
We plan a complimentary continental breakfast for you when you arrive. This year it will be in the Rotunda of the Capitol. Registration will begin at 8 AM and continue until 10 AM. There you will receive an informational packet and a pin that will stand out on the red jacket or blouse you are encouraged to wear. For those of you needing a PAR guide to the Louisiana Legislature, our Legislative Chair, Rachel Chapellie, has arranged to get some at a very special price.
At 8:30 am and another at 9 a.m., an informative guided tour of the Capitol will begin for those of you who have never visited our historic State House. Others may begin to attend various House and Senate Committee meetings. The Committees’ schedules and agendas will be in your packet. You may choose any you wish to visit. Those taking the tour may go to the Committee Rooms when the tour is over.
From 12:00 to 1:30pm we will break for lunch. This year we will have lunch together at the new Capitol ParkWelcome Center on River Road, a short walking distance from the Capitol. We will meet in the Rotunda to walk together - our RED JACKETS BLAZING - to the Welcome Center.
Representative Jane Smith, Chair of the Republican House Delegation, will speak to us on the Legislative session and the fiscal challenges Louisiana faces during this period of economic recession.
At 2:00 p.m. the House will convene. You may attend the session, or take the time to visit the outstanding Louisiana State Museum across from the Capitol. There is FREE ADMISSION for our LFRW attendees. At 3:30pm we will have a Tour of the Governor’s Mansion.
Special thanks go to Michelle Pichon, an LFRW member and assistant to State Senator Jack Donahue, to June Peay of the Republican Delegation and Ramona Talley for working to make this day an exceptional treat! And without the hard work of our dedicated Legislative Committee, your voices would not have been heard throughout this session. Thanks go to Rachel Chapellie, Dolores Westbrook, Joyce LaCour, the Honorable Kay Katz, Denise Aiello, and all the Legislative Chairs of LFRW Clubs around the state for their important service!
Argiro
PLEASE NOTIFY ALL OF YOUR MEMBERS
THIS IS OPEN TO THE PUBLIC - BUT RESERVATIONS ARE REQUIRED!!!
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04/29/2010 12:06pm
Louisiana will be well represented in Washington at the 2nd Annual GOP Women’s Summit on May 13, 2010. Several LFRW members will attend. Each was nominated by her Congressmen, Senator David Vitter, the LaGOP, or the RNC.
LFRW members include President Argiro Morgan, Region 1 Vice President Lynn Skidmore, LFRW Recording Secretary Kathleen Robert, Parliamentarian Linda Forman, Club Presidents Alice Munger, Carol Earnest, Gisela Chevalier, Ponchatoula Councilwoman Jeannemarie Pierson, RW of Baton Rouge member Barbara Thomas, Esq., LA National Committeewoman Ruth Ulrich, and Suzanne Haik Terrell, Esq., Founder of the RNC’s ProjectGoPink. What a delegation!
We look forward to a report and photos from our representatives at the Summit.
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04/24/2010 8:21pm
LFRW events were the bookends at the Southern Republican Leadership Conference. Our Board Meeting was first on the Agenda, and our Pink Tea for Republican Women its final gathering.
Fifteen dozen pink roses adorned round tables covered by pink tablecloths made available for the event by Jo Ann Plessala of the Republican Women of Southeast Louisiana. The room was magnificent, featuring an entire wall of glass overlooking the Mississippi River.
In addition to the delicious confections prepared by the Hilton staff, Senator David Vitter sent 200 pink French pastries for the event. I wish all of you could have enjoyed them.
Many women from other states came to our afternoon soiree. The President of the Arkansas Republican Women, Tricia Greene and the President of the Mississippi Federation of Republican Women, Mary Wry, were among our guests. The Pink Tea contributed to making LFRW better known to women from around the nation.
Having two prominent guests at our Tea was a very special honor. Jan Larimer of the RNC spoke to our guests on the important role Republican women played in GOP victories in the governor’s races in New Jersey and Virginia and the Senate race in Massachusetts. Without the decided shift in the women’s vote in those three states, our candidates would not have emerged victorious. Republican Women Make a Difference has been an LFRW motto for years. This time our LFRW slogan has become the catchphrase of the nation!
What a greeting we had from our NFRW President Sue Lynch! Her plans for the next two years for our NFRW are exciting. They will engage many more women, and truly all Republican Women Will Make a Difference in 2010 as we take back Congress and in 2012 as we regain the Presidency. Watch us go!
LFRW was also indeed fortunate to have the beautiful music of the internationally acclaimed harpist, Rachel van Voorhees, add to the splendor of our elegant, magnificent event.
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04/20/2010 11:27pm
The LFRW Spring Board Meeting was the first event on the calendar of the Southern Republican Leadership Conference. Held at 3 P.M. in the Kabacoff Room of the Hilton Riverside in New Orleans, LFRW had to maintain a waiting list of members who wished to attend. After the Invocation and the Pledge of Allegiance, NFRW’s youngest Regent, Victoria Barbier, the granddaughter of LFRW member Betty Corbeille, sang the National Anthem. Her voice resonates with beauty as is her spirit. What a way to begin an LFRW Board Meeting, highlighting the ever-youthful vitality of our Republican Party.
Liz Cheney was unable to be with us because of air transportation difficulties; however, Republican National Committee Co-Chairman Jan Larimer was able to join us. LFRW members were especially honored to have NFRW President Sue Lynch speak to them about many of the initiatives the National Federation has launched for 2110.
One of the highlights of the Spring Board Meeting was the announcement of the LFRW Excellence in Teaching Award winner for 2010, Christopher Totaro. Christopher was nominated by the Republican Women’s Club of Jefferson Parish. He was introduced by LFRW Literacy Chair, Betty Corbeille, and presented with a plaque and a cash award. Mr. Totaro teaches Civics and History at Haynes Academy for Advanced Studies in Metairie.
Regional Vice Presidents reported on the achievements of LFRW clubs in their respective regions. Other reports included updates on the Magnolia Club, the Liberty Day Constitutional Project, Membership Incentives, the Mamie Eisenhower Library Project, the Armed Forces Committee, the Legislative Committee and Power Pac. What a gift LFRW has in Leadership! Our Chairmen are truly a powerhouse of Republican women activists.
Two reports were made available on the outstanding NFRW Board Meeting held in Oklahoma City, on March 12 -13; LFRW President Argiro Morgan’s summation and Linda Vinsanau’s report on the success of the Fundraising efforts achieved in Oklahoma City. Look for these written reports in the Members Only Section of our website.
Plans are underway for LFRW’s Fall Board Meeting in Sulphur, Louisiana in September.
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