B A R W Bay Area Republican Women

www.barw.org

MARCH, 2020

VOLUME 52, ISSUE 3

Voice of the President

Beverly Ferguson-Cooper, M.Ed. BARW President

Barw.pres2020@gmail.com 432-664-5833

Inside This Issue

President’s Message 1

February Recap Photos 2

Chaplain Note 3

Campaign Activities 4

Lincoln Day Dinner 5-7

Membership Application 8

Upcoming Events 9

2020 Officers 10

Helpful Links 11

Edited By: Shannon Fox

As everyone knows, our nation is on hold. President Trump is doing everything in his power to conquer the COVID 19. Many major events have been cancelled or postponed with concern for the safety and health of our nation. Bay Area Republican Women have had to cancel our events due to social distancing recommendations. Please continue to practice standard hygiene. I never knew how challenging it would be to keep my hands out of my FACE. Be Prayerful

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A note from our Chaplain:

“I will lift up mine eyes to the hills; from whence cometh my help? “My help cometh even from the Lord, who hath made heaven and earth... “The Lord shall preserve thy going out, and thy coming in, from this time forth for evermore...”

From Psalm 121

To have our world in crisis with widespread panic, fear, uncertainty...I personally get very anxious reading and hearing the news. In these uncertain times we must turn our minds and hearts to God. I know Our Lord has this whole world in his hands. Therefore, “...fear not...” Isaiah 41:10 reads simply, “Fear not, because I am with you...” The Lord is always with us–in good times and bad, in happy times and sad. And the assurance of His omnipresence should buoy all of our spirits.

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Scriptures to turn to when... You are sad, -- John 14 You have sinned, -- Psalm 51 You are facing danger, -- Psalm 91 People have failed you, -- Psalm 27 It feels as though God is far from you, -- Psalm 139 Your faith needs stimulation, -- Hebrews 11 You are alone and scared, -- Psalm 23 You are worried, -- Matthew 8:19-34 You are hurt and critical, -- 1 Corinthians 13 You wonder about Christianity, -- 2 Corinthians 5:15-18 You feel like an outcast, -- Romans 8:31-39 You are seeking peace, -- Matthew 11:25-30 It feels as if the world is bigger than God, -- Psalm 90 You need Christ like insurance, -- Romans 8:1-30 You are leaving home for a trip, -- Psalm 121 You are praying for yourself, -- Psalm 87 You require courage for a task, -- Joshua 1 Inflation's and investments are hogging your thoughts, -- Mark 10:17-31 You are depressed, -- Psalm 27 Your bank account is empty, -- Psalm 37 You lose faith in mankind, --1 Corinthians 13 It looks like people are unfriendly, -- John 15 You are losing hope, -- Psalm 126 You feel the world is small compared to you, -- Psalm 19 You want to carry fruit, -- John 15 Paul's secret for happiness, -- Colossians 3:12-17 With big opportunity/ discovery, -- Isaiah 55 To get along with other people, -- Romans 12 For dealing with fear, call -- Psalm 47 For security, call -- Psalm 121:3 For assurance, call -- Mark 8:35 For reassurance, call --Psalm 145:18

Judge Holly Williamson

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Voting Stats: STATEWIDE (Texas) – updated D – votes cast – 2,076,046 R – votes cast – 2,008,385 THEY OUT VOTED us by roughly 68K Harris (Houston) – registered voters 2,385,906 D – 321,903 votes cast 13.49% turnout R – 192,985 votes cast 8.09% turnout THEY OUT VOTED us by roughly 129k people Ft. Bend (West of Houston) – registered voters 456,128 D – 69,540 votes cast 15.25% turnout R – 57,212 votes cast 12.54% turnout THEY OUT VOTED us by roughly 12K people Montgomery (North of Houston) – registered voters 347,703 D – 25,487 votes cast 7.33% turnout R – 64,138 votes cast 18.45% turnout Galveston (South of Houston) – registered voters 218,067 D – 22,044 votes cast 10.11% turnout R – 28,250 votes cast 12.95% turnout

Campaign

Activities

Hello BARW, Well the Primary Election is over – on to the run-off. If your candidate won outright, congratulations, if he/she made the runoff press on, if your candidate lost take some time, get over it and get behind the winning candidate. Having said all that, the overall numbers are not good. Only 25.2% of registered voters in Texas voted. According to the Quorum Report, by the numbers: how Democrat and Republican Voters stacked up in competitive Republican held Texas House districts around the state, on average GOP voting was up 24% from 2018 and Democrat voting was up 112%. Remember 2018 was the “Beto effect” year and they are up from there. See the stats for Harris and the surrounding counties (and it was the same all over the state). So, while getting voters registered is important, getting them to the polls is more important! Food for thought as we go forward. Debbie Guitian Roan BARW Campaign Activities Chair

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Lincoln Day Dinner

April 25, 2020

It’s that time of year again, our Annual BARW Lincoln Day Dinner. The Dinner is set for April 25th at Bay Oaks Country Club. Our Keynote speaker is Investigative Reporter, John Solomon. John has done some of the most in depth reporting on the Russia Collusion Hoax, the Quid pro quo impeachment hoax and corruption at the DOJ. A copy of the Invite and reply card are included in this newsletter. Please share it with all whom you think may be interested in attending and start getting your table together. Get your reservations in early. This is going to be a fabulous event and you won’t want to miss it. We do not yet have an Auction Chair, but it is still time to get your auction items together. For anyone thinking about stepping up to be the Chair, Fay Picard has again volunteered to handle all the paper work. This means that the Chair would only need to collect the items, make sure they are esthetically pleasing to the eye, set up the day of the Dinner and coordinate with Fay. Trust me if you follow Fay’s instructions being chair is easy peasy! We also need plenty of helpers on this committee for set up, close out and check out. I look forward to hearing from many of you wanting to take up this very important job. Debbie Guitian Roan BARW LDD Chair

Remember, the LDD is our only fundraiser and the Auction is where we raise most of our money.

Janis Bailey Estela Campbell Renee Ditta Beverly Ferguson-Cooper Elizabeth Ford Gloria Gendi Cindy Kuenneke Betsy Lake K. Natalie Ong Barbara Porter Richard Risinger Sandra Saunders Joseph Spence Patti Stockman Kimberly Swenson Shannon Trochesset Carol Wroten

Upcoming Events & Important Dates

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BARW has canceled our monthly meeting and our program for the month of March due to CDC recommendation about coronavirus concerns. As previously planned, we were going to spotlight primary winners; and they were going to highlight their key areas of concern and tell us why we should vote for them. Although disappointed, we still hope to be able to spotlight primary winners at a future meeting. Will keep everyone posted as things develop. Thank you for your understanding and continued support of BARW. Carolyn Carolyn Hopkins

2020 Officers

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