President's Message

Thank you's and Judge's Night - February 2010

Thanks to everyone who attended and supported our recent Lincoln Day Dinner. It was a huge success, thanks in part to a sold out crowd, a wonderful speaker in Dana Perino and all of you who are ready and hungry to get involved. The room was full of great Republican Candidates, and we thank you all for supporting this club. The main reason we do fundraising is to help you!!! Thanks to Jerry Patterson for taking lead as our Distinguished Master of Ceremonies. Constable Bill Bailey had many of us in tears with his remarks and invocation. He also did a great job in the Live Auction (thanks Dad... you were GREAT!).

Dana Perino reminded us all that WE are the party of Hope and Change in 2010. She did a great job of painting a picture of what it was like working with President George W. Bush, #43 as they called him. It was clear the admiration that she still has for the President when she said ”If he asked me to go lie down in the middle of the highway, I would but I know he would never ask.” THANK YOU DANA!!! Thanks to Debbie Roan and Lilian Norman-Keeney, our two LDD Chairs, for a job well done. You ladies had it fine tuned to perfection. Congratulations also goes out to Debbie Roan for her much deserved award as BARW’s Woman of the Year. Former recipient Ruby Cubley did a beautiful job in her introduction of Debbie. It didn’t take many of us long to figure out who Ruby was describing when she talked about the determination and the “get it done” attitude of this year’s winner. As always Debbie was humbled and left us with a speech and a challenge to get involved and do more than we have before!!!

Tammy Berrier also receives big kudos for her beautiful work in organizing our auction. We throw items and gift cards at Tammy every year, and most of them in the last few days and she puts them together and makes it the smash that it is! Thanks ladies!!! Our next meeting will NOT be at Bailey’s American Grille but will be a Judge's Forum at Bay Oaks Country Club on Thursday night, February 25th, from 6 p.m. - 9 p.m. Judges, if you have not already contacted Lilian, telling her you will be there... please do so right away at NormanKeeney@sbcglobal.net.

We are excited to tell you that for our March 24th meeting, back at Bailey’s American Grille, we have scheduled Senatorial Candidate Roger Williams to speak to us so please mark your calendars for that exciting meeting. Don’t forget: Early Voting starts February 16 and goes to February 26th, with Election Day on March 2nd. Get your friends and family out for the vote! This is too important of a year to sit on the sidelines, thinking your vote doesn’t matter. Just look how important every vote was in Massachusetts!!!!

Rae Sinor

Happy New Year and Welcome - January 2010

Well I have worried and fretted long enough. I shall just sit down and pen this note, from my heart. It usually works out best in the long run! Happy New Year and welcome members to a new and exciting year in BARW!!! We have much to do and not a whole heck of a lot of time to do it... so what say we just get busy!

I am hoping to see you ALL at our first meeting at Baileys American Grille on Jan. 27. (Do not forget to RSVP!) Let's all get used to doing this please! Go to barw.rsvp@gmail.com and just tell us who you are and how many are coming and hit send! It's that easy!

The biggest thing on our agenda is our fundraiser, the Lincoln Day Dinner. Thanks to Debbie Roan and Lilian Norman-Keeney for chairing the event this year.

You should have all received an invitation either by email or in the mail. Either way, we want you there and to bring a friend or three!

If you have not received notification yet, consider yourself invited and please mark your calendars for Saturday, February 6th. It will be at Lakewood Yacht Club in Seabrook. Get your check and RSVP in ASAP.

We also need your auction items right away — either some items to include in a basket... or an entire basket! Your choice, but get them in quickly. You may call Tammy Barrier, who has once again agreed to Chair the auction. Our Keynote Speaker is Dana Perino, former White House Press Secretary for George W. Bush and a FoxNews contributor. She is dynamite and we expect a full house, so get your reservations in ASAP.

For February, our aim is to have a Candidates night for Judges at Bay Oaks Country Club. The date we are working on is Thursday, February 25th, so be looking for more information to be coming on that.

To say we do not have a busy year ahead of us would be an understatement. There is much to do and the question is "Who will step forward and do it?" Well I for one say... BARW! We have been there in the past, and I have no doubt, together we can and will make a real difference in the future. It will take each of us, doing what we can, when we can, as often as we can. This is not a year to sit, content on the sidelines!

It is the year to be involved. If you have any questions at all in how to do that, PLEASE come and ask me or any of our Board members!

If you are new, or sitting on the sidelines just biting at the bit to do SOMETHING, come and talk to us and we will put you to work!

God Bless this great nation and the men and women who got us to this day... and in the words of Abraham Lincoln:

“Don't interfere with anything in the Constitution. That must be maintained, for it is the only safeguard of our liberties.”

“Sir, my concern is not whether God is on our side; my greatest concern is to be on God's side, for God is always right.”

“The probability that we may fail in the struggle ought not to deter us from the support of a cause we believe to be just.”

“We the people are the rightful masters of both Congress and the courts, not to overthrow the Constitution but to overthrow the men who pervert the Constitution.”

Rae Sinor

Thank You - December 2009

I have had the great fortune to serve as your President this past year and want to thank each and every one of you for your support and for your commitment to our club. Many of you served as officers or committee chairs and carried a great deal of weight. Some were always willing and said "yes" whenever I asked for help. A few of you stepped up and took on responsibilities of meeting, greeting and making welcome our new members. Some very new members showed such enthusiasm that it sparked some of the older members into helping again. There were the long standing experts that knew how to handle our finances and bylaws. There were those that offered a gentle reminder so I wouldn't forget when something was important to be reported. When someone was late to show up, I always had a gracious lady standing by to fill-in wherever needed. Some took on jobs foreign to them, accepted criticism and worked hard to do a great job. A couple of women answered their phones and e-mails even when they knew it was me again for the umpteenth time. Some offered advice, some strong opinions, some encouragement and some a stronger friendship. It goes without saying that being President just means that you have the luxury of seeing a group of women pull together for the greater good of the club and for the Republican Party. Thank you seems so meager a word for all that you have done this year. So, for the privilege and honor of serving you, I say God Bless you and I love you all.

Gaye Neely Wylie

End of the year is quickly approaching, but not the end of our work - October 2009

The end of the year is quickly approaching, but not the end of our work. The Egg Nog Party, the new officers, the Lincoln Day dinner are all waiting and hoping for your involvement. Take this opportunity to decide to be a part of the activities that help sustain our club.

If you are ask to serve in any way, take a positive attitude and say YES to help. If you are not sure how to get the job done, we will guide you. If you don't know if you have enough time to do a big job, agree to do something small. If you are afraid you might not be able to do something right, just ask someone with experience. If we want BARW to be a successful club, we can invite new members, raise money to be used to support our candidates, participate in the fundraiser, volunteer to organize a voter registration day, sign up to work the polls, put a sign in your yard, sign a petition, make sure you children have their voter's registration with a current address and ready to vote, send a copy of the amendments to be voted on in November to 20 people and remind them how important this vote is and just do anything that helps.

Our job is never over and there is no end to our desire to do the right thing for the right reason. Remember, "There is no limit to what can be accomplished if you don't care who gets the credit"- Ronald Reagan.

Gaye Neely Wylie