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President's Message
April 2020 Dear Members, What is happening to our country? I am, like you, overwhelmed with the frightening developments on the national and local scene. I am, like you, appalled at the actions, or the lack thereof, of the Democrat officials at all levels. Think of it, Minneapolis, Seattle, Washington, D.C., Portland, their mayors and governors, all find themselves on the horns of a dilemma: do I protect my citizens or cater to the anarchists to appease the Democrat party? What would you do? To what end do these elected officials desire to undermine President Trump? Death and destruction? It seems so. It is all so wrong. What’s needed? LEADERSHIP! We need Leaders with American and Constitutional values, who understand what makes America great and are willing to fight for it. We need Leaders who will stand up against anarchy and counter the cancel culture that is tearing us apart. We need Leaders who are compassionate, fair, and just who can redefine these “either/or” demands and navigate us to a peaceful and inclusive solution. Read this message from recently re-elected Washington County Sheriff Pat Garrett: “I acknowledge that events of the past several weeks bring enormous stress to our law enforcement family and our communities of color. There's no more important time than now to reflect and support our profession and the honor and dignity it demands, and there's no more important time than now to reflect and support our communities of color and the honor and dignity they deserve. We must do both. “ BHRW can do both. Now more than ever we need Republican principles and values in our city, our county, and our state. Consider the leadership skills candidates Sen. Kim Thatcher for Oregon Secretary of State and Jeff Gudman for Oregon Treasurer bring to the table: experience, freedom, reason, limited government, and personal responsibility. These are the leaders we need. These are OUR PEOPLE and we must help get them elected. And we have more! Look at our candidates on this site: Find the ones you are passionate about and help them win by:
Republican Women are a force to reckon with! Ready, Get, Set, GO! Passionately, Melissa Members! Remember to track your volunteer campaigning hours - Click here for the formInterested in purchasing BHRW items with our logo? Click hereBHRW reimbursement form Click here
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MEMBERSHIP MEETINGS and OTHER BHRW EVENTS
Our usual monthly membership meetings are on the third Thursday of the month from 11:00 AM to 1:00 PM at: Rock Creek Country Club 5100 NW Neakahnie Ave. Portland, OR 97229 (see map) The meeting is usually $27 per person which includes lunch. FOR NOW INSIDE LUNCHES HAVE BEEN CANCELLED. We will post details of future meetings when we have them. Recent Membership Meetings
BHRW met in person on July 16 in a member's spacious, beautiful backyard. Twenty-four attendees celebrated 100 Years of Women’s Voices with speaker Cecelia Otto's entertaining and informative rendition of "History of Women’s Suffrage in Song, Stories & Fun Facts." Nicole Chaisson, Hood River, developer of the Facebook page: “My party was changed Oregon”, described the need for and exponential growth of the page. A Trump campaign entity has contacted Nicole and is seeking Secretary of State documents regarding the explained change of voter registrations. Oregon's Motor-Voter law appears suspect. Member Diane Gruber distributed a survey to help direct the efforts of the BHRW Education Committee . President Melissa Laird described the OFRW-sponsored competition "Klubs for Kim (Thatcher)". Member Dawn Phillips oversees part of Thatcher's campaign. Reedville Cafe catered the lunch.
BHRW met again via Zoom on June 18 and had another good turn out with 27 members and 7 guests. We heard several candidates including JoRae Perkins (US Senate), KimThatcher (Oregon Secretary of State), Jeff Gudman (Oregon Treasurer), and Shawne Mae (campaign manager for Ron Noble, State Representative HD24). Suni Danford, ORP Fiance Chair, spoke about ORP's Inside Scoop past and upcoming speakers and Kevin Hoar, ORP's Communications Chair, spoke of the party's activities including Recall Kate Brown (http://stoptheabuse-recallkatebrown.org FaceBook page, and plans. Members Diane Gruber and Regina Skarzinskas presented their first education pieces on the US Electoral College.
BHRW met on May 21 via Zoom. We had not met since February. We had a great turn out for our first 'virtual' meeting. Twenty-one members and 6 guests either logged into the Zoom video or called in on the phone to hear Senator Kim Thatcher and Representative Kim Wallan talk about the May elections results and plans going forward. Although we had not met since February, various members have been meeting to develop our efforts. There were reports out on a new Education Team and Philanthropy Team and on our progress in coordinating our communications. All teams welcome volunteers - contact Melissa or 2ndvicepresidentbhrw@gmail.com
Representative Wallan's legislative website Senator Thatcher's legislative website and website for Secretary of State Other Upcoming Events:Annual Garage Sale - August 20-22. This is our major fund raiser of the year. So save your items! For more info, click here
BHRW Red Shoe Book Club usually meets monthly on the 4th Monday at 10:30am at Café Murrayhill in Beaverton, 14500 SW Murray Scholls Dr #103, Beaverton, OR 97007. CANCELLED UNTIL FURTHER NOTICE. The book is Planet Earth Trumped” by Barry A. Dennis Questions? Contact alisonkett123@yahoo.com Interested in joining BHRW for a 3 hour instruction on using a firearm, followed by practice and a potluck at the Beavercreek Armory (date TBD)? Contact 2ndvicepresidentbhrw@gmail.com
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