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MELBOURNE AREA FEDERATED REPUBLICAN WOMEN
PO Box 410143
Melbourne, FL 32941-0143
(321) 727-1212
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MAFRW Honor The Military Fundraiser Dinner
November 12, 2011
On November 12, 2011, The Melbourne Area Federated Republican Women celebrated their 44th anniversary with a tribute to the men and women of the United States military.
A silent auction and live auction were held and funds raised were distributed to MAFRW's Caring For America Projects. Here are some photos from the evening's events.
As guests arrived they stopped to look at two displays in the hallway outside the banquet room.
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Select pages from the printed program.
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The U.S. Naval Sea Cadets Corps Presentation of Colors:
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After the Presentation of Colors MAFRW Americanism Chairman Liz Oros led the Pledge of Allegiance, then guests spent some time socializing before dinner and browsing the silent auction tables. Here were some of the many items up for bidding.
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Brevard County Tax Collector Lisa Cullen and her husband Robert |
LEFT TO RIGHT: Dale Young, Col. Mike McCalister, KrisAnne Hall, Chris Hall,and MAFRW Past President Barbara Davis. |
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Guests browsing the auction tables. |
Liz Oros (right) and her sister Annette |
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LEFT TO RIGHT: Linda McKnight, Virginia Nelson, MAFRW Chaplain Patti Warner, Jeff Warner, Jeff Rogers, and Carlie Rogers |
Former Brevard County Clerk of Courts Scott Ellis (left) with Col. Susan Neugebauer and her husband Hans. |
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| MAFRW Corresponding Secretary Tammy Sandberg and her husband David |
MAFRW President Beth Young led the live auction. Winning bidders would be going out to dinner with Brevard County Tax Collector Lisa Cullen at Pineda Crossing in Melbourne; Eighteenth Judicial Circuit Court of Florida Public Defender James Russo at Rockledge Country Club; and candidate for Florida Senate Col. Mike McCalister.
For the last dining opportunity, breakfast at McDonald's with Scott Ellis, the overhead screen showed a picture of a cartoon farm while the theme song for the television show Green Acres was played, a humorous reference to Scott's relocation to a farm in West Viriginia. MAFRW hosted a "goodbye roast" for Scott in November 2010, to commemorate his new career venture as a farmer.
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Following the live auction, MAFRW Past President Barbara Davis introduced the guest speaker, KrisAnne Hall. KrisAnne, a Constitutional attorney and former state prosecutor, gave a very moving presentation on the importance of safeguarding our American heritage and Constitutional rights. After the program MAFRW presented KrisAnne with a plaque in appreciation for her tireless devotion to promoting these ideals and values.
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MAFRW member Judy Gillespie led a tribute to Colonel Susan Neugebauer for her distinguished career of military service.
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| LEFT TO RIGHT: Beth Young, Judy Gillespie, and Col. Neugebauer. |