About WFRW
 

Ladies --- do you know of a group or organization in your area that provides support to our active or retired military?  If so, please send contact information, and a one-sentence description of the support or service provided by the organization, to Sally Taylor at taylor3darmy@msn.com.  Sally is 2013-14 Chair of the WFRW Armed Services Committee and has been appointed as 2014 Chair of the NFRW Armed Services Committee.

Thanks to Newsletter Editor Lisa Benegas and her staff of volunteers for the Spring 2014 edition of the Washington Republican Woman.  Click Here to see the newsletter in color.

Candid photos from our February 10 WFRW Day at the Capitol can be found on page 7 of the newsletter.  My personal favorite is the one of Rep. Susan Fagan chatting with Eileen Sobjack (former WFRW PResident and current NFRW Secretary).  Which photo is your favorite/If you would like to help the WFRW save funds by viewing the newsletter electronically and no longer receiving a paper copy in the US Mail, please contact WFRW Membership Secretary Sharon Hanek.  Thanks.

the WFRW's Annual Day at the Capitol is set for Monday, February 10, 2014.  Click here for a copy of the reservation / lunch order form. Click here for more information about the Day.
		Congratulations to former WFRW President Eileen Sobjack, newly elected Secretary of the NFRW for 2014-2015. Click here for more info about Eileen. Click here for the 2014-2015 NFRW Slate PLAN OF ACTION (2 pages, .6MB) Click here for the 2014-2015 NFRW Slate PRESENTATION (14 pages, 3MB)

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WFRW President is meeting with clubs across the state.
		Have you invited her to visit you? Earlier this year WFRW President Roxanne Husmann visited the Chelan Douglas Republican Women and the clubs in South King County, South Kitsap, Bainbridge Island, the Evergreen RW, and the Yakima Republican Women. She has visits scheduled in January and February.  But there are openings on her calendar...so give her a call or send her an emailIf you would like Roxanne to visit your club to talk about our future as Republican Women, send her an email to extend your invitation.  Please be sure to include details on when and where your club meets and the possible dates for her visit February 3 = Thurston County Women's Republican Club board.
Newly elected officers of the Yakima Republican Women with WFRW President Roxanne Husmann.  From left to right:  Treasurer, Emma Fischbeck; Secretary, Lea Welch; 2nd Vice President, Sherry Buehler; 1st Vice President, Tammy Winter; President, Charlene Upton; WFRW President, Roxanne Husmann

 

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WFRW Website Photo Album recently updated

Thanks to the photographic skills of our WFRW members and friends, we have been able to add some additional images to our online Photo Album -- click here.
 

GETTING INTO OFFICE IS AVAILABLE

The Municipal Research and Services Center has published their recently revised Getting into Office: Being Elected or Appointed into Office in Washington Counties, Cities, Towns and Special Districts.  If you know someone who might be interested in an elected or appointed office, this is an excellent document for them to read.
 

Many of the over 140 members of the WFRW from across the state who participated in the WFRW's annual Day At The Capitol joined members Secretary of State Kim Wyman, Senator Barbara Bailey and Representative Jan Angel for a group photo on the steps of the Capitol Rotunda.  Everyone was pleased that Senator Michael Baumgartner, Representative Mark Hargrove and Representative Hans Zeiger, who also met with the WFRW ladies earlier in the morning, were able to stay for this photo. 

Attention all Club Officers: the mailing address for the WFRW has changed to:

2359 Monument Place
East Wenatchee, WA  98802

Please check out our new format for the WFRW Calendar of events and club meetings at http://www.wfrw.org/calendar_grid.htm .  To have your meeting or event added to this calendar, please send the information you would like posted to the WFRW Webmaster.

WFRW deadlines and upcoming NFRW events will continue to be posted on the list of important dates at http://www.wfrw.org/calendar_deadlines.htm.
 

WFRW is a grassroots organization with over 30 statewide Republican women's clubs, each contained in one of the eleven districts in the state.

Members come together as a collective force to advance the influence of women through political access and participation. We strengthen the Republican Party by recruiting, training and electing candidates, advocating the Party's philosophy and initiatives, and empowering women of all ages, ethnicities and backgrounds in the political process.

-- Our Mission Statement --

As a pro-active political force in Washington state, our mission is to unite and empower women with an informed voice of influence.

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Washington Federation of Republican Women.
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East Wenatchee, WA  98802
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