Benton County Republican Women (BCRW) - an enthusiastic group of inspired activist women working to promote an informed electorate through political education. We support Republican Candidates to achieve public office and educate members with exciting speakers and group discussions. We promote young civil activism by supporting scholarship for young Republicans and train campaign volunteers. We are part of the National Federation of Republican Women and the Arkansas Federation of Republican Women.
Meeting Time and Place:
BCRW meets every third Tuesday for lunch at 12 p.m. Speakers are selected from prominent community members. Come and be entertained and informed. Support your community! Lunch / networking followed by a program or topic of discussion. Please invite guests to meetings.
Tuesday, February 16th Meeting - being held at the Golden Corral Restaurant located at 2605 Pleasant Crossing, Exit 81, Hwy 540 Rogers, AR, 72758. Please bring a guest. Buffet lunch which includes drink and gratuity is $8.99 or $7.99 for Seniors, or by the pound for smaller portions.
February’s meeting will feature a County Judge Candidate Forum. Please bring your questions for the candidates!
SAVE THE DATE:
Sarah Palin will be coming to Central Arkansas on February 16 for a fundraiser. The event will be at Verizon Arena in North Little Rock at 6:00 that evening. Details forthcoming but it appears the dinner is $175 a plate, $35 for the speech alone and will raise money for the Republican Party of Arkansas.
The RPBC Committee Meeting for February is delayed until March 2nd, at 6 p.m. This meeting will be the Filing for the Committee, Committee Delegates, Public Office and County Convention Delegate Filing.
Lincoln Day Dinner: April 16th at the Clarion Hotel and Conv. Center , 211 SE Walton Blvd, Bentonville. Asa Hutchinson will be the guest speaker. More information to follow regarding ticket information to follow.
NFRW Spring Board Meeting, Thu Mar 11 – Sat Mar 13, 2010 at the Renaissance Convention Center Hotel, Oklahoma City, OK
AFRW celebrates 55th anniversary in Little Rock June 18, 2010. There will be a tribute banquet that Friday night.
News and Events:
The Christmas Luncheon and White Elephant Auction was a success and a fine time was had by all. Thanks go out to Tricia Green, President of the Arkansas Federation of Republican Women, our guest speaker. Special thanks to all the Republican Women’s groups for putting it on and to the Siloam Springs Republican Women’s group for organizing the White Elephant Auction. Thanks also to Barbara Tillman for all her efforts in arranging the site.
Christmas Luncheon - Tricia Green, President AFRW
The Girl Scouts from Benton County School of the Arts were sponsored by the Benton County Republican Women in the Bentonville Christmas Parade. The float, created by Chris Nogy, features “Whoville - How the Grinch Stole Christmas”. The Girls were dressed in their warm PJs with their hairdos from Whoville…. the cold and the Grinch atop the float coming out of the chimney did not stop their Christmas cheer as they sang “Welcome Christmas Wahoo Foray” and “He’s a Mean One, Mr. Grinch”.
Girl Scouts sponsored by Benton County Republican Women
At the August meeting, Marjorie Wolfe gave an update for the Program Committee. The Single Parent Scholarship Program has awarded $3.5 million in scholarships over the past 25 yrs. She introduced guest speaker Xue Lee, who is a nationalized citizen from Laos and a recipient of a scholarship. Ms. Lee spoke about her background and her pursuit of the American dream.
Xue Lee, Scholarship Recipient and College Graduate
June 6th is June Pelphrey’s birthday. She is a Charter Member of the Benton County Republican Women founded in 1964 and served as President from 1976-1978 and again from 1987-1988. Congratulations June!
Celebrating June's Birthday
Rogers High School graduate received the Benton County Republican Women - Doris Holke Memorial Scholarship. Applicants were asked to write a brief essay on “Why I Am a Republican”. Edward Wheeley will be in the ROTC program at the University of Arkansas and majoring in International Relations. Click HERE to read Edward’s essay.
Edward Wheeley - Scholarship Recipient
April 15th T.E.A. Party was a huge success with a 500+ person turnout. We had community speakers that inspired and raised interest in defeating the Socialist tax-and-spend agenda of the current administration.
Our workload as Republican women has tripled in just the last three months. We must reach down in the depths of our soul and find the energy to fight this battle. We must prevail, we must replace those in Washington that continually show weakness and deference to the likes of Hugo Chavez, Fidel and Raul Castro, and other world despots, dictators and America haters! We must also replace those elected officials who constantly condescend to those of us who will not stand for the shameful behavior from those duly sworn to defend our Constitution.
Officers 2009 - 2010:
(L to R) Terri Allen, Susan Johnston Tracy Sewell, Marjorie Wolfe, Vicki Smith, Bettye Platt not present
President: Susan Johnston
1st Vice President: Marjorie Wolfe
2nd Vice President: Tracy Sewell
Corresponding Secretary: Vicki Smith
Recording Secretary: Terri Allen
Treasurer: Bettye Platt
Links:
Arkansas Federation of Republican Women
National Federation of Republican Women
Republican Party of Benton County
Contact Email:
info@bentoncountyrepublicanwomen.org
Permanent Mailing Address:
Republican Party of Benton County
Attn: Benton County Republican Women
PO Box 1678,
Bentonville, AR 72712-1678
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