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about NFRW Convention
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The NFRW 35th Biennial Convention will be held in Florida this fall.
Each club is encouraged to send a delegate and an alternate
to the Convention. The delegates will be electing the NFRW's officers for 2010-2011,
they will be voting on bylaws changes and on resolutions, and
there will be a vote on increasing the NFRW's dues by $2 per member (from the
current $8 to $10 per year).
In addition to WFRW President Eileen Sobjack, eight at-large delegates and alternates
will represent the WFRW. At the spring meeting of the WFRW Board of
Directors, the following were elected as Delegates:
- King District: Cecilia
MacLaren, Bellevue
- North Central District:
Shirley Schreiber, Chelan-Douglas
- North Puget Sound District:
Mary Jane Aurdal, South Whidbey
- Northwest District:
Patti Wieland, Whatcom
- Peninsula District: BarbaraAnn Stier,
North Kitsap
- Snohomish District: JoyceAnn
Damon, Snohomish
- South Puget Sound
District: Sally Taylor, Lakewood
- Southeast District: Judy
Needles, Walla Walla
Alternates may attend the convention and
workshops and will take the place of delegates should one of them need to leave
the convention floor. The following were elected as at-large Alternates:
- North Central District:
Fredi Simpson, Chelan-Douglas
- Snohomish: Roxanne Husmann, Evergreen
(UNABLE TO ATTEND)
- North Puget Sound District:
Debbie Cunningham, South Whidbey
- North Puget Sound District: Sandi
Peterson, North Whidbey
For more information about the Convention, about
speakers and workshops, about how to register, etc., please
click here.
Letter from WFRW President
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click here to see the new letter from WFRW President Eileen Sobjack
Article from WFRW
2nd President
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click here to see the
article from WFRW 2nd President Mary Jane Aurdal on Who Are You...and...What Do You Do.
2009 Membership Brochure available
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click here for
the newly revised WFRW membership brochure reflecting President Eileen Sobjack's
goals for WFRW. You can print these on your personal computer.
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Kristi's Book Picks |
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Ed Nixon: A Brother's Perspective
In my last book review I mentioned my penchant for memoirs. I just love to read them! And it’s probably no coincidence the next book to cross my path was just that – a memoir. This time I read
The Nixons: A Family Portrait wherein President Richard Nixon’s youngest brother, Ed Nixon, recalls his famous brother’s presidency and his own travels to all 50 states and beyond! This memoir is beautifully penned by Ed Nixon and co-authored by Karen Olson. Karen Olson shares her memories on the Republican National Conventions of 1968 and 1972 and the special visit she received from Richard Nixon to her Seattle home when she was 13-years-old! Together, Ed and Karen have woven a timeless story that reads along as one of the best stories you’ve read.
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We have all heard a plethora of stories about life during the Great Depression. This memoir captures the spirit that grew into Americans who lived during this timeframe. Richard Nixon was no different – he was solidified in his Quaker roots, a large and close family life, and family business where every member participated. Losing two brothers to TB was tragic and one of the most touching portions from Dick’s childhood is the story Ed recalls about the mixer brothers Dick and Harold buy for their mother’s birthday. Harold looses his battle with TB the same day as his mother’s birthday and Dick gives his mother the mixer.
The lessons learned from family life are interspersed all throughout The Nixons. The influence of Dick’s father transcend into his political ideology and the successes that Dick had in reaching the highest political office in the country. His own father expressed great frustration with the expansion of government and was concerned social and economic programs would erode self-reliance and require the government’s continued assistance. Ed recalls hearing his father’s influence in Dick’s first inauguration speech regarding the continued worry of big government and Americans not taking care of their own general welfare.
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