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Union County Spring Fling

The Union County Republican Committee cordially invites you to their

SPRING FLING
April 16, 2011

with the keynote speaker

Pennsylvania Supreme Court Justice J. Michael Eakin


6:00 p.m. Social Time with Cash Bar
6:30 p.m. Buffet Dinner

La Primavera Restaurant
2593 Old Turnpike Road (Rt. 45 West)
Lewisburg, PA 17837

Tickets are $35 per person.
All proceeds benefit the Union County Republican Committee.
R.S.V.P. before April 8, 2010

For tickets send checks payable to “Union County Republican Committee” to
UCRC, P.O. Box 588, Lewisburg, PA 17837
For more information: 570-568-1217

www.JoinTheRepublicans.com

School Vouchers: It’s your choice! / Town Hall Meeting

On Tuesday, April 5th the Union County Republican Committee is hosting a town hall about school choice.  Our guests are Sen. Anthony Williams (D-Phila.) and representatives from the Commonwealth Foundation discussing Senate Bill 1.  SB1 is a bi-partisan bill to expand educational opportunities to students throughout Pennsylvania. School%20Vouchers%20full[1]

Herman Cain to Keynote 2011 PA Leadership Conference!

Herman Cain, likely Presidential candidate, radio talk show host and former CEO of Godfather’s Pizza will deliver the Keynote Address at the 2011 Pennsylvania Leadership Conference on Saturday, April 9th at 9:30 A.M.

Raised in Atlanta, Georgia by poor parents who survived by faith and hard work, Mr. Cain graduated from Morehouse College.  After earning his Master’s Degree, he went to work for the Department of the Navy, the Coca Cola Company, and then Pillsbury’s Burger King Division.  He took over Godfather’s Pizza as it teetered on the edge of bankruptcy.  Mr.

Cain returned the company to profitability and then sold it to a management team.  He is currently a talk show host on WSB-AM/FM in Atlanta, Georgia and has formed a Presidential Exploratory Committee.

The 2011 Pennsylvania Leadership Conference will be held April 8th and 9th at the Radisson Penn Harris Convention Center in Camp Hill (Harrisburg), Pennsylvania.

Fox News Analyst and Pulitzer Prize winning columnist Dr. Charles Krauthammer is the conference’s featured dinner speaker.  Also addressing the conference will be U.S. Senator Pat Toomey; Lt. Governor James Cawley; former Virginia Governor James Gilmore, now President of the Free Congress Foundation; Rose Tennent of the Quinn & Rose Program; John Gizzi of Human Events, John Fund of the Wall Street Journal, Tim Phillips of Americans for Prosperity and state senate Appropriations Committee Chairman Jake Corman.

The Pennsylvania Leadership Conference is the premiere annual gathering each year of conservative activists from across the commonwealth.  Known as “Pennsylvania’s CPAC,” the Pennsylvania Leadership Conference will also feature four interactive panel presentations, workshops, and over 40 exhibitors.

School Choice Town Hall

The Union County Republican Committee will host a Town Hall meeting March 22 at the Lewisburg Area High School, 815 Market Street, Lewisburg, at 7 pm.

The topic is: School Vouchers; It’s Your Choice

Guest speaker is Senator Anthony Williams, Democrat, 8th District, Philadelphia.  The Commonwealth Foundation will present their research findings, in support of Senator Williams current bill SB1, the Opportunity Scholarship Act.

Senator Anthony Williams, a lifelong resident of West Philadelphia, is serving his 4th term in the PA Senate. He is currently the minority whip. He, along with Senator Jeff Piccola, Republican, 15th district (Dauphin and York Counties), authored SB 1 to provide educational options for students imprisoned in failing public schools.

In the first two years, the failing school districts will be addressed. In year three, vouchers for low income students will expand to include all PA public school districts. These vouchers will allow the parent to use the voucher to send their children to the school of their choice, public or private.

The Commonwealth Foundation is a non-profit independent research and educational foundation. Its mission is to effectively demonstrate the social benefits of individual liberty, free enterprise, and a limited and accountable government so that key decision makers in PA will embrace these principles.

For further information, contact Yvonne Morgan, UCRC Chairman at 490-6252

Clouse Family Benefits

Clouse Family Fund and events to help the Perry County Family who lost 7 children in a house fire.

Clouse Family Fund:

A fund has been set up to help the family. Contributions can be made to the Clouse Family Fund, care of the Church of the Living Christ of Loysville, P.O. Box 180, Loysville, Pa., 17047.

Chicken barbecue:

There will be a chicken barbecue from 9 a.m. to 6 p.m. this Saturday at St. Paul’s Lutheran Church, only a few hundred yards down the road from the Clouses’ farm.

The supply of chicken is unlimited. There also will be a bake sale of goods donated by local Amish churches. And there will be an opportunity to donate.

I did call the Church to confirm this.

Radio Auction:

BOB 94.9 will be hosting an on-air auction on Monday, March 14th from 5am-7pm, to benefit the Clouse Family, who recently lost 7 of their 8 children when their Perry County home caught fire.

Every hour, a different item will be auctioned off to the highest bidder, with all proceeds benefiting the Clouse Family Fund. The auction items will include various signed memorabilia and VIP experiences from some of the biggest stars in country music, including: Keith Urban, Toby Keith, Kenny Chesney, Shania Twain, and many more. www.bob949.com.

Related News Stories:

http://www.fox43.com/news/wpmt-amnews-perryco-fatal-fire,0,3362155.story

http://www.pennlive.com/midstate/index.ssf/2011/03/technology_rallies_a_nation_to.html

http://www.wgal.com/news/27128851/detail.html

http://www.fox43.com/news/wpmt-leave-your-condolences-for-the-clouse-family-20110310,0,1386591.story