MELBOURNE AREA FEDERATED REPUBLICAN WOMEN
PO Box 410143
Melbourne, FL 32941-0143
(321) 727-1212

 

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Media Releases Posted October 7, 2011

 

MEDIA Release

Melbourne Area Federated Republican Women

For Immediate Release Contact: Beth Young 321-223-5921 Headline: Republican Women Leaders Attend State Meeting September 22 - 23 Orlando Florida Several Republican Women Leaders from Brevard County attended the Florida Federation of Republican Women Convention in Orlando recently. President Beth Young and Board members of the Melbourne Area Federated Republican Women Barbara Davis, Judy Rybikowsky, Grace Boyd, Tammy Sandberg, Terri Nieves, Heidi Bibey, Charlotte Atkins, Joanne Corby, Patti Warner and Marlene Frye attended. Those attending also participated in the Presidency 5 straw poll and heard from nine presidential candidates. Over 3500 Republican delegates participated in the straw poll. Founded in 1950 the Melbourne Area Federated Republican Women are members of the Florida Federation of Republican Women and the National Federation of Republican Women. The grassroots organization works to promote the principles and objectives of the Republican party, elect Republican candidates, inform the public through political education and activity and increase the effectiveness of women in the cause of good government. For information on joining the Melbourne Area Federated Republican Women, please call 321-727-1212 and the website: www.melbournegopwomen.org.

 

 

MEDIA Release

Melbourne Area Federated Republican Women

For Immediate Release Contact: Beth Young 321-223-5921 Headline: Local Republican Leaders Attend National Republican Event Beth Young, President and Barbara Davis, Treasurer, of the Melbourne Area Federated Republican Women, attended the 36th biennial convention of the National Federation of Republican Women in Kansas City from September 29th - October 2nd. Over 1,000 Republican women leaders from across the nation gathered to participate in leadership training seminars, and political and policy workshops. They heard from presidential candidates Herman Cain, Newt Gingrich and Rick Santorum, and Arizona Governor Jan Brewer, and Wisconsin Governor Scott Walker and Governor Luis Fortunato of Puerto Rico. In the NFRW Presidential straw poll, Cain received 48.9 percent with Rick Perry a distant second and Mitt Romney placing third. Founded in 1938 the NFRW has thousands of active members in local clubs across the nation and in several U.S. territories, making it one of the largest women's political organizations in the country. The grassroots organization works to promote the principles and objectives of the Republican party, elect Republican candidates, inform the public through political education and activity and increase the effectiveness of women in the cause of good government. For information on joining the Melbourne Area Federated Republican Women, please call 321-727-1212 and visit the website: www. melbournegopwomen.org.

 

Article posted on floridatoday.com, September 22, 2011

 

 

 

 

Letter posted January 29, 2011

 

 

 

Scott Ellis "Goodbye Roast"....November 2010 MAFRW Luncheon

 

 

 

 

 

Melbourne Area Federated Republican Women members Marlene Frye, Beth Young, and Joanne Corby
recently passed out dictionaries to third grade science students at West Melbourne Elementary School of Science.

 

 

RE: Voting Recommendations on the State Constitutional Amendments and Brevard County Charter Amendments October 6, 2010….Melbourne, Florida … At the recent meeting of the Melbourne Area Federated Republican Women, a round table discussion was held among the members on the State Constitutional Amendments and the Brevard County Charter Amendments. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Vote YES…Amendment 1..Relating to repeal of Public Campaign Financing Requirement State budgets cannot afford funding costs; plus, candidates can raise funding from donations and supporters. Vote YES…on Amendment 2.. Homestead Ad Valorem Tax Credit for Deployed Military Personnel. The fiscal impact on local government would be minor. We support our military personnel and families. Vote NO…Amendment 4..Referenda required for adoption & amendment for local government comprehensive land use plans. Voters are already in control of comprehensive plans by their election of city and county officials that represent them on future developments. They have the expertise and use due diligence in making correct decisions. The amendment would cost jobs & hurt Florida ’s economy & citizen’s property rights. Vote NO…Amendment 5…Standards for Legislature to follow in Legislative Redistricting. Enactment would open much litigation & possibly go to appointed judges to redistrict & not by the people’s elected representatives. Vote NO….Amendment 6…Standards for Legislature to follow in Congressional redistricting.. Passage of Amendments 5 & 6 would increase many legal challenges for future redistricting. More often judges would be the deciders of boundaries & not the elected officials. Vote YES….Amendment 8…Revision of the class size requirements for public schools. It would be cost saving and adds more flexibility from the rigid class size limits. Monies could be better spent improving student achievement Vote YES….Referendum 1..Balancing the Federal Budget… A nonbinding referendum for an amendment to the US Constitution It would send a powerful message to the Congress to cut spending to help reduce the federal deficits. Contact: Barbara Davis, President, barbdavis@cfl.rr.com or Beth Young, Past President & Treasurer, bethanddale3@hotmail.comboth at (321)727-1212. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- BREVARD COUNTY CHARTER AMENDMENTS – Summary Vote NO… Charter Amendment requires analysis of fiscal impact of a proposed charter amendment... The charter commission has no way to fund an analysis Vote NO… Charter Amendment Requires Municipal Voter approval of Amendments affecting municipal service, function power or authority. Not clear as to how this will operate. May result in another layer of voting and become burdensome. Vote NO…Charter Amendment on Creation of citizens process for making recommendations. This is already in place in the current Charter. Vote NO…Charter Amendment for Creation of Preamble for the Brevard County Charter… Not necessary. Already in the Charter in another location. (Section 1.1). Vote NO…Charter Amendment for authority of the school board to continue to levy 0.25 mills for critical operating needs. Contact: Barbara Davis, President, barbdavis@cfl.rr.com or Beth Young, Past President & Treasurer, bethanddale3@cfl.rr.comboth at (321)727-1212.

 

 

 

Photo posted October 13, 2010
Melbourne Area Federated Republican Women President Barbara Davis recently got the opportunity to meet
Jennifer Carroll, Republican Party nominee for Lieutenant Governor.

 

The Radio Patriot
May 5, 2010
Bringing the Tea Party Express to Melbourne, Florida

 

 

I just returned from a luncheon of the Melbourne Area Federation of Republican Women of Melbourne (FL) where I was invited to speak about my experience aboard the Tea Party Express national tour. The room held approximately 90 people, mostly women, sprinkled with a few men. As I waited to be introduced, Beth Young, the gal who invited me, whispered there were many more in attendance than usual, who came today to hear about the TPX experience. I was flattered until I realized that it really wasn’t about me, it was about the Tea Party movement. They were eager to hear what Americans across the country are saying and feeling, and I was the messenger. So I kicked it off with this video produced by Rightnetwork.com.

 

 

Then I talked about the trip, about meeting Sarah and Todd Palin, the fun we had with Victoria Jackson and Jimmy Labriola, the morning we rolled into Topeka, Kansas in a downpour to a park filled with umbrella covered patriots who stood in the rain as Lloyd Marcus spontaneously climbed up on stepstool and mic-less, began singing a cappella “I’m Singing in the Rain”. How they joined in, a sea of colorful umbrellas swaying to the sound of their own voices.

 

I told them how disappointed Michiganders in Escanaba were about Bart Stupak’s failure to stand for the unborn and the people who elected him.
I told them of the travails of travel in a motorcoach with a lavatory that would only accept liquids, if you catch my drift… Hand washing undies and socks in a hotel room (that’s another story), and the long hours traveling between rally stops in cities across the country, many times without internet, Direct TV or cell phone connection. I know. It was rough.

Photo by Amy Kremer

Then I showed them this video, produced by PJTV, in which Sal Russo explained better than anyone can what the Tea Party movement is about.
(Huge thanks to Joanne Corby for her able assistance in handling the technical aspects of getting the vids downloaded and routed to the LED projector. Joanne, currently serving on the Melbourne City Council, is collecting signatures to qualify for a run for the Brevard County Clerk of Courts.)

The folks had plenty of questions about the trip, among them, “Were there any signs of violence?” Yeah, the egg-throwing incident in Searchlight, NV and the not-so-much violence but pushback from the “Yes we can” Obama-bots who picketed our rallies in Albany and Syracuse, NY. But mostly there were just lots of friendly Americans who came out to offer their support and receive our encouragement and uplift. I held up the book that’s creating quite a nasty backlash in the “leftstream media” — The Manchurian President by Aaron Klein and Brenda Elliott. And told them about it, mentioning that one of the authors will be with us on the radio show this Thursday night. Many took notes, intending to purchase it as soon as they could. I told them how the Tea Party team prayed as a group before a rally. How comedienne Victoria Jackson quoted scripture before and after she sang her trademark Tea Party song “There’s a Communist Living in the White House”.

I told them about Lloyd Marcus and Jimmy Labroila. About how hardworking and pressured the management team were – working 24/7 from the Red Bus.
So now, let me tell you about some of the interesting people who were at today’s luncheon. Patti Warner, deacon at the 100-year-old First Baptist Church of Cocoa Village, FL. She’s the official chaplain for the Florida State Legislature and offers the prayer at the start of each session and at special occasions. Her prayer today that began our meeting was perfect for the purpose of today’s gathering. See if you don’t agree…

“Dear Lord, We thank you today for being so great. And now we come humbly with our petitions and ask you to strengthen our cause.
Your Word calls us to pray for those in authority so we ask that you compel them to do the right thing. The honest, decent thing that is good for all of the people. And where you would be mocked or our country would be demeaned, we ask that you give us victory over such as we work toward the upcoming elections. Let us not be daunted with the tasks that lie before us. Help us to be bold. Protect our brave ones who serve so willingly in our armed forces. Give them strength to endure for a better America. Keep them from harm and let us be eternally grateful for their sacrifices. And now as the child’s verse says, “Thank you for this food, soon it will be gone, help us to remember those who have none.” Bless the hands that prepared it and those who serve. As always, we implore you to bless America! Amen and Shalom.”

 

Judy Timothy of the Space Coast Patriots talked about the first three principles in Cleon Skousen’s book “The 5000 Year Leap”. She reminded us that contrary to conventional wisdom, the most powerful elected position is not the President. It is the precinct chairman, and she emphasized the importance of volunteering to fill that slot. Minnesotan-turned-Floridian Alice Kreitz is a close friend of US House Rep. Michele Bachmann, and lunches with her whenever their schedules permit. Kreitz, who is a precinct chairwoman, told of a three-night Tea Party Cruise to the Bahamas aboard the Royal Caribbean’s Monarch of the Seas, coming up next November 5-8 out of Port Canaveral. It is being organized by our local radio station — WMMB AM — formerly home to my daily talk show for several years.
Barbara Knick, a member of the Brevard 9-12 Project (“Regain control of America through informed voting”) has assembled and maintains a Florida Activists Calendar of Events. Laid off a year ago from her job, she “decided to throw my energies into keeping Floridians up to date on civic and legislative events, including Tea Party rallies”. Karen Fenske displayed some darling tiny teapot pendants, suspended from fine sterling silver chains. Some of the teapots featured Swarovski crystals, pearls or Japanese hand painted beads. (Matching dangle earrings and pearl bracelets were also available). Who could resist? I bought the necklace pictured, and as much as I would enjoy wearing it, I will lovingly gift it to my sister Nina for her upcoming birthday.

Nina and her husband John joined me at the April 14th Boston Tea Party. I suggested to Karen that these would be hot sellers at Tea Parties around the country. She’s planning on selling them at the July Tea Party Convention in Las Vegas, but you don’t have to wait. You can contact Karen at KatTheBeach@cfl.rr to get yours.
The Club’s newsletter editor told me that when Obama was elected, she felt a spiritual darkness descending over her. So she did what she always does when troubled — she wrote a prayer. Today she handed me a postcard, one side bearing the words “Our Troops and Veterans Are Our Heroes” above an image of Washington crossing the Delaware. The other side bore images of five young men currently serving in our Armed Forces, sons and grandsons of Club members. Accompanying the photos was this prayer she composed:

“Lord Jesus, thank you for our brave men and women in uniform. They are the missionaries of the 21st century. They go in harm’s way to preserve our freedom and way of life. They take your message of hope and freedom to the ones suffering and oppressed. What a wonderful Savior to use our troops to bring Your blessings and love to a world in need.”

 

 

 

 

 

Vietnam and All Veterans of Brevard Awards Presentation, March 21, 2010
Left to right: Barbara Davis, Betty Violette, and Joanne Corby

 

 

Barbara Davis, Jean Thrasher, and John Thrasher, new Republican Party of Florida Chairman
FFRW Legislative Reception in Tallahassee
March 1, 2010

 

 

 

MAFRW members attended the Brevard Republican Party Lincoln Day Dinner on February 5, 2010.

Left to right: Debbie Schofield, Marlene Frye, Judy Rybikowsky, Barbara Davis	Left to right: Debbie Schofield, Grace Boyd, Judy Rybikowsky, Barbara Davis

 

 

 

Katie Posey, wife of Congressman Bill Posey, enjoys the winter wonderland of the White House in Washington, D.C.