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President's Message
Dear Members, Well, I have almost finished my first three months of my tenure as President. My Board makes it easy; that’s for sure, but because we are such an active club, they keep me busy, too. But first, for those who couldn’t attend our March luncheon either in person or via Zoom, let me tell you a bit about myself. I grew up in Eastern Oregon, went to school at OIT for Computer Science, spent 23 years leading teams building and maintaining computer systems for telecommunications before retiring at age 41. I have been married to RJ for 33+ years. He and I built a winery in Gaston starting in 2007. In 2016, I ran for House Representative in District 29. Unfortunately, I did not win against the incumbent but I met the wonderful ladies of the Beaverton Hillsboro Republican Women club and joined shortly thereafter. In 2018, I became 1st VP, a title that stuck for 3 years until this year. Last year, in May I took over as Executive Director of the Forest Grove/Chamber of Commerce, a job I absolutely love. In January, for our first meeting of the year, we were honored to have the Washington County GOP Chair, Alexander Flores, come speak to us about his vision for the county. He emphasized communication as the key to success in getting conservatives elected. We also finalized our Essay contest winner to speak at the February meeting. February, we got our motors running by supporting the efforts of the Communities for Sensible Schools to find conservative candidates to run for school board positions. We invited those candidates to our February meeting along with Bruce Starr, a consultant for Communities for Sensitive Schools. Shortly following the meeting, our own member, Jeanette Schade, became a candidate for the Beaverton School Board. Also, in the February meeting, we had our Essay winner with her Mother. Congratulations, Sarah! The audit team completed the financial audit with no negative findings and the By-laws team completed their review and edits. The Red Shoe book club met for the first time in a year and lastly, the Activist Committee of one sent out several calls to Action for bad bills, redistricting, and campaigning for school board commissions. Busy month! In March, we had our first face-to-face luncheon in a year. Our leading topics were Legislation by Jeff Stone and Jeanette Schade discussing her school board platform. It was a great meeting and luncheon, and we were joined by several ladies over Zoom. Not to be outdone by February, we had an awards action and planning meeting. The Activist chair along with several other ladies taught a second class on written and verbal testimony. Many hours of campaign support have been provided and almost all of the open school board seats have conservative candidates running. So I can truly say, we have hit 2021 running and with a State Board meeting, District meeting and two conventions to look forward to, there is no slowing down. Sincerely, Juanita Now available for sale: Count Your Blessings and Your Votes by Gary WilhelmsInterested in purchasing BHRW items with our logo? Click hereMembers! Awards program: Explanation, Forms
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MEMBERSHIP MEETINGS and OTHER BHRW EVENTSOur usual monthly membership meetings are on the third Thursday of the month from 11:00 AM to 1:00 PM.
BHRW 11:00 AM April 15 Membership Luncheon will be at:
Bethany Public House 4840 Nw Bethany Blvd Speaker: Jeffry Reynolds, from Oregon Republican Party's Captive Audience Masks required; bring your name tag RSVP by noon, April 13 and order here: Recent Events
March 18 Membership Lunch Meeting. After a year of Zooms, the March meeting was a hybrid Zoom and in-person at Bethany House. Jeff Stone Executive Director of the Oregon Association of Nurseries is a Federal and State lobbyist. He spoke about upcoming legislative issues and emphasized the importance of having your voice heard.
BHRW member, Jeanette Shade, spoke about her candidacy for the Beaverton School Board. She engaged the group in a discussion of school curricula and the current state of public education in Oregon
BHRW's March Red Shoe Book Club discussed Count Your Blessings and Your Votes, by Gary Wilhelms and they were joined again by the author.
For other past events, please go to More/Newsletter tab on this website
Other Upcoming Events:BHRW Red Shoe Book Club usually meets monthly on the 4th Monday at 11:00 am at Café Murrayhill in Beaverton, 14500 SW Murray Scholls Dr #103, Beaverton, OR 97007. The next unperson meetings will be Monday April 26 at 11:00 AM. The book will be Grateful American A Journey From Self to Service by Gary Sinise. Please RSVP to Alison 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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