PFRW Commonwealth Connection 07.07.2014

Republicans on the Hunt for Women Ready to Run for Office

There has never been a better time to be a woman looking to make a difference in the public sector than today. More doors are open to us than ever before, yet women are woefully underrepresented at nearly every level of elected office.

A recent study found only 40 percent of women feel they are qualified to serve as an elected official, while more than 60 percent of men consider themselves somewhat qualified to very qualified to serve in office. But the same study also found that when a woman or a man is asked to run for office, an equal 70 percent say they will consider putting their name on the ballot.

So we need to do a better job of asking, and then, when women say (continue reading)

SUN Area Council of Republican Women welcomed the 2014 Loretta M. Sprenkle Memorial Essay Contest winners to its May meeting held in Lewisburg.

SUN Area Council of Republican Women welcomed the 2014 Loretta M. Sprenkle Memorial Essay Contest winners to its May meeting held in Lewisburg. The winners presented their essays and received their awards in front of club members, family and friends.

This year’s senior high winner is Jenna Jurasich of Mount Carmel High School who wrote on, “Why did the founders choose a republic over a democracy?”

Junior High winner Noah Stamm, a home schooled student from New Columbia, wrote on the topic, “My American Hero.”

The Loretta M. Sprenkle Memorial Essay Contest honors the contribution of Loretta Sprenkle (click to read more)

The SUN Area Council of Republican Women hosted a booth for children to send greetings to our veterans and troops in honor of Armed Forces Day

SUNACRW encourages you to support our troops and veteran on Armed Forces Day.

Saturday, May 17, 2014 is Armed Forces Day.

President Harry S. Truman led the effort to establish a single holiday for citizens to come together and thank our military members for their patriotic service in support of our country. On August 31, 1949, Secretary of Defense Louis Johnson announced the creation of an Armed Forces Day to replace separate Army, Navy, Marine Corps and Air Force Days. The single day celebration stemmed from the unification of the Armed Forces under the Department of Defense.

The SUN Area Council of Republican Women will host a booth at the Middlecreek Valley Antique Association’s Spring 2014 show. Please stop by where children may color a picture for our troops and veterans. Adults may also write a note of thanks and encouragement.

In the past SUNACRW has delivered pictures from children and notes from adults to our veterans in hospitals and also sent words and pictures of encouragement to our troops oversees. They are so appreciative that are thinking about their sacrifices for our freedom.

We hope you can stop by Friday night, May 16, 2014; Saturday all day, May 17, 2014; or Sunday, May 17, 2014.