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Repu b l i can Wo men

Inside this issue:

President’s Message 3

Field Trips/Events! 4

September Meeting

Recap

5

Community Service 7

Leadership 8

Political Education &

Political Action

9

Wreaths Across

America

10

Notes on America 11

About PVRW/AzFRW/

NFRW/Application

12

Member Application 13

Save the Date: Our

Meeting Schedule

14

Volume 14, Issue 8 October 2014

With Loralee DeSanto as Editor, in 2013 Named the Best Club Newsletter by the National Federation of Republican Women!

There are many important propositions appearing on the ballot in November and we've got a couple of experts coming to our October meeting to talk about two of them.

One of our most favorite congressmen, Rep. David Schweikert, will join us to talk about the importance of Proposition

We’ve Got Some Propositions to Learn About!

11:00 a.m. Social

11:30 a.m. Program/

Lunch

Grayhawk Golf Club:

8620 East Thompson Peak

Parkway, The Fairway

House, Scottsdale

On the Menu:

Chicken Pot Pie

Chocolate Grand Teton

Praline with Raspberry

Sauce

Coffee/Iced Tea/Wine

The cost of the luncheon is $25. Checks are preferred but credit cards are accepted. To

make a reservation for our luncheon, contact Edith Stock by email:

pvrwlunch@gmail.com, or call her at 480.298.7818 (cell). Please note that reserva-

tions are REQUIRED. And a reservation MADE is a reservation PAID!

Join Us On October 15th!

122, the Arizona State Sovereignty Amendment.

Christina Sandefur, Senior Attorney for Goldwater Institute, will discuss Propo-sition 303, the Arizona Terminal Pa-tients' Right to Try Referendum.

Also on tap in October is part two of our Fisher House program. In September we heard Peg Cottle talk about her experi-ences with Fisher House as a result of her son, a U.S. Marine, having his legs blown off by an IED explosion in Iraq. Peg will be here once again to talk a little bit more about the importance of Fisher House to our military men and women. See page two for more infor-mation on Peg Cottle and our Fisher House fundraising efforts.

Rep. David

Schwiekert, AZ CD6 Christina Sandefur,

Senior Attorney,

Goldwater Institute

At our September meeting,

Jeff DeWit, Republican

candidate for State Treasur-

er, photo bombs Linda

Stacey, Peg Cottle, Joan

Lang, and Linda Rizzo. For

more on what happened at

our September meeting,

please turn to page 5.

Page 2

Our October meeting will be jam-packed with activities. In addition to Rep. David Schweikert and Christina Sandefur, Senior Attorney, Goldwater Institute, educating us about two important state propositions, just like in September, we’ll continue to raise money for Fisher House. Here’s a run down of what’s going on.

Fisher House: Each November, Palo Verde Republican Women recognize and honor our veter-ans in some way. This year we are raising money for the new Fisher House to be built in the Fort Huachuca-Tucson area. One of our members, Peg Cottle, has a son who lost both his legs in Iraq from an IED explosive. During his hospitalization and rehabilitation, she was able to stay at a Fisher House in California for over three months at no expense. As you can imagine, she is grateful to have had the opportunity to be with her son during his recovery. The story has a happy ending--her son is fully recovered now, has two prostheses, is married and he and his wife are expecting their first child. Peg will give us part two of her presentation about the in-spired work of Fisher House.

Mark Brnovich, Republican Candidate For State Attorney General, To Perform Auctioneering Duties As We Look to Raise Additional Funds For Fisher House: Among other fundraising efforts to benefit the new Fisher House,

Palo Verde Republican Women is auc-tioning off two original paintings. The first, of a Cardinal (bird) named Fitzger-ald (get it?!?!?) was auctioned off with Jeff DeWit, Republican candidate for State Treasurer, acting as auctioneer, in September—see more on page X). Peg's other son, Matt, who is autistic, is an accomplished artist and donated two of his paintings. The second of Matt’s paintings will be auctioned off on Octo-ber 15th by Mark Brnovich, Republican candidate for State Attorney General. All proceeds to go to Fisher House.

Stuttering King Bakery Goody Bas-ket 50/50 Raffle: At our October meeting you will have an opportunity to win a basket full of mouth-watering and delectable baked goods—if you buy 50/50 raffle tickets. According to www.StutteringKingBakery.com,"In 2012, Matt and his mother, Peg, launched Stuttering King Bakery. Oper-ating out of the Cottles' home kitchen, they specialize in muffins, brownies, blondies, bars, cookies, and scones, specifically for event and business ca-tering in the Phoenix metro valley. Matt handcrafts each pastry with high quali-ty, natural, and locally-sourced ingredi-ents." All proceeds go to Fisher House.

Fisher House Part Two: Peg Cottle, Stuttering King Bakery Plus Mark Brnovich!

Mark Brnovich,

Republican candidate for

State Attorney General,

and his lovely wife

and adorable daughters!

This painting, entitled “Pears” will be auctioned off at our October meeting. Proceeds go to Fisher House. Mark Brnovich, Republican candidate for State Attorney General, has agreed to be our honorary auctioneer. Thanks Mark!

October Meeting (cont.)

Some of Matt Cottle's scrump-tious goodies, right out of the oven! Are you hungry yet? At our September meeting: Peg Cottle, and her son

Matt, with Matt’s basket of yummy baked goods.

George P. Bush, grandson of HW, Rick Perry, he was awe-

some and Ted Cruz, he was fabulous!

Our AzFRW State Meting will be here in Phoenix on October

24-25 at the Crown Plaza Hotel in Phoenix. I hope many of

you will think about attending. It's good to go to at least one

of our meetings just to see what goes on! We usually share

hotel rooms and really bond with each

other, however, having the meeting in

Phoenix allows you to stay in your own

comfy bed should you choose, but still

attend the meetings and other activities.

Go to our AzFRW website for particulars

and to register.

We are working hard on our Awards pro-

gram for NFRW. Hopefully the State guide-

lines will be on the website soon. We want

to achieve the highest awards again...and

we will!

Remember, your service is needed at the campaign offices

of all of our candidates. Make sure to get out to one or two

and help get our side over the finish line....our Country, our

Constitution and our very lives depend on it!

Sweet nickers await.....off to the barn!

Joan

Thoughts From The Saddle… by Joan Lang, Palo Verde Republican Women President

Page 3 President’s Message

I cannot believe that we are with-

in about three weeks until the

Election of our lifetime! My good-

ness, time has flown bye...it all

seems like a giant blur, Fast &

Furious, Benghazi, the IRS scan-

dal, Syria, Iraq, Afghanistan and

so much

more...makes my brain hurt! We must

spend these last weeks helping to

make sure we put as many Republi-

cans into office as we can. If we can-

not give our time, give money, it's

amazing what a few dollars can do for

a campaign! We need to help Wendy

Rogers, Gabby Saucido Mercer and

Martha McSally win, as well as all of

our incumbent congressmen!

Jan Stephenson, Linda Gomez and I attended the NFRW

Board meeting in Dallas last month. We had lots of fun, met

some amazing Republican women and got to hear from

Help The Fisher House Foundation

Associate member Son Hee Williamson crocheted this ab-

solutely gorgeous patriotic Afghan blanket. At each

meeting through November we will be selling raffle tick-

ets: 3 for $10 or 1

for $5. We intend

to donate at least

$1,000 to The

Fisher House. The

raffle for this

amazing Afghan.

Eileen Fisher (left)

and Joan Lang

(right) pose with

Son Hee’s

Afhgan.

Joan Lang and conservative rock star Ted

Cruz at the NFRW Board Meeting held in

Dallas, Texas.

You make a living by what you

earn; you make a life by what you give. Winston Churchill

(A reminder to give what you can to Fisher House!!!)

Page 4 Oh, The Places We Go And The Things That We Do!

Rep. David Schweikert (AZ CD6) along with

Palo Verde RW, Liz Alcorn and Scottsdale

City Councilman Guy Phillips co-sponsored a

candidate breakfast on September 25. Here

are a few scenes from the event.

On Saturday, September 13,

a group of Palo Verde RW

ladies spent the day at Repub-

lican candidate for governor,

Doug Ducey’s campaign head-

quarters. Palo Verde RW

member and wife of the candi-

date, Angela Ducey, joined us.

We spent the day doing what-

ever was needed by the cam-

paign to help ensure that Doug

Ducey will become Arizona’s

next governor!

Headline

Page 5 Scenes from Our September Meeting

In September, Cochise County Sheriff Mark Dannels was one of two guest speakers. Never afraid to speak the truth, Dan-

nels said that border security CANNOT be blended with immigration policy. He also said that the news media must start

reporting the facts. The situation has gotten so much worse, and our own American citizens living near the border are

afraid to leave home, or to go out in their yards at night. This cannot stand! But will our government stand with Sheriff

Dannels and do what needs to be done? So far, it seems like the answer is an emphatic “no.” We also were honored to

have Peg Cottle and her youngest son Matt join us. Peg shared her experiences with Fisher House as a result of her oldest

son, a U.S. Marine, having his legs blown off by an IED explosion in Iraq. Because of Fisher House her son has two new

legs, and is recently married and now has a child! Her son Matt brought two goody baskets from his company, Stuttering

King Bakery, which were raffled off and one original painting of a red cardinal which was auctioned off. Jeff DeWitt,

Republican candidate for State Treasurer, was our auctioneer. The painting went to Cheryl Pelletier for $425. In

November, we will present Fisher House all that we’ve raised over the last year.

A special thanks to Anita Rodriguez for taking most of these wonderful photos!

Page 6 Scenes from Our September Meeting (cont.)

Page 7 Community Outreach

Everything We Do Isn’t Always About Politics Karen Garrett/Caring for America Chair

As we reported last month, the Palo Verde RW board has approved support for Family Promise, a nonprofit family homeless shelter. On October 2nd, the club provided din-ner for 8 families, for a total of 29 adults and children. Ka-ren Garrett, Joan Lang and Cheryl Pelletier were on hand to help prepare and serve pizza because that’s what these families requested! In addition, we provided fruit, salad, fried chicken, mac and cheese, plus dessert.

If you were not able to join us for our pizza dinner, we have another event to tell you about. On October 19th, we will provide twelve dozen donuts to accompany Rep. David Schweikert’s (AZ CD6) donated coffee at Family Promise’s annual "Cardboard City" fundraiser. At this event, sup-porting corporate and individual donors, as well as host churches, spend the night at Scottsdale Stadium. Partici-pants build cardboard shelters to create a city so that attendees can experience the plight of the homeless.

For more information on Family Promise please go to their website: http://familypromiseaz.org/. For more infor-mation and or/to volunteer to help, please contact Karen at azgarrett@gmail.com.

The Vista del Camino Food Bank Always Needs Your Help!

The holidays are coming. Please consider donating food items associated with Thanksgiving/Christmas:

Holiday Food Needs:

Stuffing, canned cranberries, mashed potatoes (in box), gravy packets,

canned green beans, etc.

Other Needs:

Juice boxes, apple sauce, peanut butter, crackers, mac and cheese

boxes, canned goods, pasta, and cereal.

Leadership

Many of us think of a leader as one individual who leads a group. Leadership can mean different things to different

individuals such as community leaders, political leaders, and leaders of campaign groups. Leadership is actually indi-

viduals who are collectively represented in an organization. These individuals share a clear vision and share that vision

with others. These individuals provide the information, knowledge, and methods to achieve the group’s vision. Most

important is these individuals will balance any conflicting interest of all members.

John Quincy Adams stated if your actions inspire others to dream more, learn more, do more and become more, you

are a leader. So then what makes a leader?

This means if you disagree with a fellow member on an issue try to keep the focus on the ‘big picture’. No two people

are exactly alike and there will be differences. The old adage of ‘you are only as strong as your weakest link’ holds

true. Keep in mind there is a common cause that brought you all together.

Winning elections is a team effort. As part of one of the largest and most influential women’s political organizations in

the United States you need to work together to promote the objectives, policies and principles of the Republican Par-

ty. Inform the public through political education and activity. Think about increasing the effectiveness of people for

better government. Help to foster loyalty to the Party by promoting the principles and its candidates. Show support

for Republican policies and objectives. Get involved and work for the election of Republican candidates. Together we

can be strong leaders.

Page 8

Let’s Do What It Takes to be Strong Leaders! Nina Natoli

Clear and concise communication

of information

Positive attitude

Commitment—lead by example Stay focused on the big picture

Enthusiastic about the future Always stay calm

President Ronald Reagan, one of the greatest leaders of our time.

Political Education & Legislative Action

Here are two easy, fun ways to help two key GOP U.S. Senate candidate—Pat Roberts (Kansas) and Thom Tillis (North Carolina) win! You can call from home yourself OR better yet, invite friends over for a fun calling party. Ideally, call at least weekly for each.

1. Call Kansas Voters for Pat Roberts, GOP U.S. Senate Candidate.

What You'll Need: a computer or tablet and a phone (or a computer headset).

Here is the link to login to the system: http://pdp.i-360.com/PD//WebForms/Login.aspx Your login info: Username: 1465GUSA Password: Roberts2014 2. Call North Carolina Voters for Thom Tillis, GOP U.S. Senate Candidate. What You'll Need: a phone and paper voter call sheets and script Contact: Carrie Brown, North Carolina Deputy State Director at carrie.brown@ncgop.org or (919) 307-6155--to get voter call sheets and a calling script emailed to you. Let her know about how many calls you or your group can make. (You can return the sheets by mail so the campaign can scan them; faxing or emailing makes them unreadable to the scanner.)

Be a part of the nationwide groundswell that will take back our U.S. Senate!

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We Can Help Win Senatorial Races from Home! Paula Linker

Arizona State University will soon offer a Certificate Program, as well as lectures (open to the pub-

lic) at the new Center for Political Thought and Leadership. Individuals from the conservative move-

ment comprise some of those funding this initiative. Paula will send details as soon as they become availa-ble.

About ASU’s Center for Political Thought and Leadership: “The Center for Political Thought and

Leadership at Arizona State University seeks to train a new generation of leaders well-versed in the princi-ples of democracy. The Center’s mission is to impart a deeper understanding of the meaning of political lib-erty and economic well-being to the academic and larger public community through undergraduate educa-tion, scholarly research, and public events.” Retrieved 10/06/14: from https://diversity.asu.edu/node/580

This is from Operation Swing-State, the same volunteer

group that provided the phone system for Romney.

If you have any questions, please contact Paula Linker at

480-922-6898.

Page 10 Wreaths Across America

Do You Know What is Red and Equals 2,717,991?

Did you know that Palo Verde Re-

publican Women is just one of

many Republican Women’s clubs in

Arizona that is chartered by the Na-

tional Federation of Republican

Women? If you have a Facebook

page or Twitter account, show your

support of our state federation by joining the Arizona Federation of Republican Women Facebook group

and following them on Twitter at @AzFRW. Thank you!

We are women, we are strong, and together we will make a

difference using social networking to win in November!

Michelle Creveling

Have you ever seen 2,717,991 of anything? In pennies, it is 27,179.91 cents, just shy of 150,000 pounds. In American lives it is the number of American soldiers who gave their lives to protect this Great Country. This number only counts those who died in battle or from wounds sustained in battle … there are many more. It does not count the injured, the POWs, the families who sustained great loss. All are casualties. In the National Memorial Cemetery of Arizona there are 73,701 interments. Our goal is to remember 100 of these brave men and women. The cost of honoring one: 82 percent of the cost of two Big Macs and two Lattes, not counting tax; or 88 percent of the cost of Starbucks Vente Frappucino, Monday through Thurs-day (four days) tax not included. The laying of a wreath is small sacrifice and a prayer of gratitude for the sacrifices made by American veterans for our freedom.

Did you know that in Iraq, we have lost 4,487 men and wom-en. In Vietnam we lost 211,616 men and women; a total of 28 percent of the troops died. 1698 are still missing. America lost over a half million troops in the World wars, and over 600,000 in the Civil War. The thirteen colonies lost 25,324 troops.

Join Palo Verde Republican Women and our friends and fami-lies on December 14th at the National Memorial Cemetery of Arizona Wreaths Across America Ceremony. Buy wreaths, as many as you can afford. We need your assistance to make our goal of 100 wreaths.

The deadline to purchase a wreath is November 19th. Wreaths may be purchased at the monthly lunch-eon, or mailed to Michelle Creveling, 7119 East Shea Blvd., Suite 109-103, Scottsdale, Arizona 85254. Questions? Call 480-528-4085.

About The Patriot Newsletter

The Patriot is published for PVRW club members and in-

terested friends. It is emailed in color or sent via the Unit-

ed States Postal Service in black and white. The Patriot is

distributed by the second week of each month with the

exception of July and August. If you wish to submit an

article, or provide content for this newsletter, please con-

tact Cheryl Pelletier, Editor, at:

480.406.9227 (cell) or email Cheryl at

cheryl.pelletier34@yahoo.com.

Carol Peters

October is indeed upon us already! This month we have a few notable holidays or special observances that we should remember:

Oct. 3: Yom Kippur (This is the most solemn religious fast of the Jewish year, the last ten days of penitence that began with Rosh Hashanah (the Jewish New Year) that started on Sept. 24) Oct. 13: Columbus Day Oct. 16: Boss's Day Oct. 31: Halloween

Special dates in American history for the month of Octo-ber include:

Oct. 1, 1890: Yosemite National Park was established Oct.3 , 1955: Captain Kangaroo & The Mickey Mouse Club debuted on TV Oct. 4, 1927: Carving began on Mount Rushmore Na-tional Monument Oct. 6, 1927: The Jazz Singer, the first feature-length "talking picture" opened in New York Oct. 8, 1860: A telegraph line between Los Angeles & San Francisco opened Oct. 10, 1935: George Gershwin's opera Porgy & Bess opened on Broadway Oct. 12, 1997: John Denver died in his small plane when it crashed off the coast of Monterey

Happy Birthday To Our Dear Members!

Page 11 Americanism

Notes on America

Noteworthy! With Loralee DeSanto as

editor, in 2013 The Patriot was named the best

club newsletter by the National Federation of

Republican Women.

Ronald Reagan once said: There is a flickering spark in each of us

which, if struck at just the right age, will light up the rest of our lives.

Oct. 13, 1792: The cornerstone of the White House was laid Oct. 15, 1951: I Love Lucy, starring Lucille Ball, premiered on TV Oct. 17, 1989: An earthquake hit northern California and killed more than 60 people Oct. 18, 1867: The United States took possession of Alaska from Russia Oct. 20, 1803: The U.S. Senate ratified the Louisiana Purchase Oct. 21, 1797: The Navy frigate USS Constitution (Old Ironsides) was launched in Boston Oct. 23, 1993: The Statue of Freedom returned to the top of the U.S. Capitol dome after restoration Oct. 25, 1940: Benjamin O. Davis became the first black general in the U.S. Army Oct. 27, 1904: The nation's first rapid transit subway opened in New York City Oct. 29, 1858: The first store opened in the frontier town of Denver, selling goods to gold miners Oct. 31, 1941: Work on Mount Rushmore came to an end

October 2 – Patricia Yellen

October 4 – Diana Balich October 4 – Allison Mary

October 5 – Brenda Griffin

October 6 – Sherry Gray

October 8 – Julia Brooks

October 12– Jan Stephenson

October 12 – Joyce Worrall October 13 – Nancy Jacobsen October 17 – Sheila Muehling October 19 – Chloe Kavanaugh October 20 – Kathy Littlefield

Palo Verde Republican Women (PVRW) was

chartered in January 1974 under the guidance

of Mrs. Joan Wood who became the club’s first

president. Most of the charter members had

been a part of Scottsdale Republican Women,

one of the most active groups in the state of

Arizona. The club eventually withdrew from

the National Federation of Republican Women

and member Joan Wood and others who

wished to remain in the Federation formed

PVRW. From the beginning, PVRW maintained

a reputation as a vigorous and active club, and

has remained a powerful force within the Fed-

eration to this day. We educate our members

through programs presented at our monthly

meetings (the third Wednesday of every

month—except July and August), through our

monthly newsletter (The Patriot), and by

attending AzFRW quarterly meetings.

PVRW Officers Joan Lang

President wandjlang@gmail.com

Roberta Heine 1st Vice President, Programs

bertagreg@cox.net

Loralee DeSanto 2nd Vice President, Membership

loralee8122@cox.net

Jan Stephenson 3rd Vice President, Club Outreach

stephensonaz@cox.net

Sherry Gray Treasurer/Budget

sbgray9999@yahoo.com

Edith Stock Assistant Treasurer/Reservatoins

eulachris1893@gmail.com

Linda Stacey Secretary

llstacey@yahoo.com

Americanism/Chaplain Carol Peters

Arrangements/Hospitality Nancy Pryor

Award Hours Nina Natoli

Bylaws Eileen Fiedler

Caring for America Karen Garrett

Education Open

Fundraising/Jewelry Sales Dee Mancini

Community Service Jan Stephenson

Gold Mine Marjorie Collins

Laura Bush Colleen Goodrich

Patriot Editor Cheryl Pelletier

Parliamentarian Michelle Creveling

Patriot Assistant Editors Marjorie Collins

Roberta Heine

Political Ed./Legislation Paula Linker

Publicity Marcia Thompson

Roster Linda Stacey

Voter Registration Anita Rodriguez

Webmaster Cheryl Pelletier

2014 Palo Verde Republican Women Committee Chairs

Palo Verde Republican Women (PVRW) is a member of the

Arizona Federation of Republican Women (AzFRW) and the

National Federation of Republican Women (NFRW).

Annual PVRW dues are: $30 for Active Members; $25 for

Associate and Pachyderm Members.

http://www.nfrw.org/

https://azfrw.com/

About Palo Verde

Republican Women

Page 12 A Proud Member Of NFRW: Palo Verde Republican Women

Please register me as:

Palo Verde RW Membership App./Membership Renewal Form

Membership Year: January 1—December 31, 2015

Active: Open to any woman who is currently registered as a Republican in the State of Arizona and not a mem-

ber of any other Federated Club. Includes full voting rights and the opportunity to hold office, membership in

AzFRW and NFRW. ($30)

Associate: Open to any woman who is currently registered as a Republican in the State of Arizona but holds Ac-

tive membership in another club in Arizona, or who is registered as a Republican in another state. Associate mem-

bers may not vote or hold office. ($25)

Pachyderm: Open to any man who is registered as a Republican in the State of Arizona and who supports the

objectives of the Club. Men’s associate/auxiliary members cannot vote or hold office. ($25)

Check here to add your spouse as a Pachyderm.

Spouse’s Name: ________________________________________________________

Check here to confirm that you are not currently an Active Member of any other Federated Club.

Check should be made to PVRW

Check Number: __________________

Date: __________________________

Mail completed form and check to:

Palo Verde Republican Women

Loralee DeSanto

8122 E. Clinton Street

Scottsdale, AZ 85260-6566

Accounting/Finance/Budget Computer Skills Programs

Americanism/Chaplain Fundraising Publicity/PR

Arrangements/Hospitality Gold Mine (selling raffle tickets) Reservations/Communications

By-Laws/Parliamentary Membership Voter Registration

Campaign Activities Patriot Newsletter Youth/Scholarship

Community Service Political Education Other: ______________________________

Please share with us how you would like to get involved with PVRW:

Name: Home Phone:

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PVRW Sponsor: Email:

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Day)

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dress to PVRW, AzFRW and NFRW.

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Palo Verde Republican Women: Women Having Fun While Advancing the Conservative Cause.

February 19 Zach Taylor, Retired

Border Patrol Agent

March 19 Common Core Forum,

with Moderator Terri Gilberg, KFYI Radio

Personality

April 16 Dr. Carl Goldberg to

Speak on the Religion of Islam

May 21 Republican Gubernatorial

Candidate Forum.

June 18 Republican Secretary of

State and Treasurer Candidate Forum

Save the Dates! 2014 Program/Luncheon Schedule:

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Palo Verde Republican Women

September 17 Sheriff

Mark Dannels, Cochise County,

Arizona

October 15 Peg, Matt

Cottle and Fisher House, Rep.

David Schweikert (Prop. 122) and

Christina Sandefur, Goldewater

Institute (Prop. 303)

November 19 A Salute

to Fisher House

December 17 Our

Christmas Party

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