Meeting Announcement – Central MO Young Republicans

Next Meeting: Next Thursday, April 10 at 7PM at Lone Star Steakhouse and Saloon, (Alamo Room) in Columbia
(Hwy. 63 and Vandiver Drive, next to Bass Pro Shops)

Scheduled speaker: Kurt Schaefer, an attorney for Lathrop and Gage, and is former deputy director and general counsel for the Missouri Department of Natural Resources. Kurt is running for the 19th Missouri Senate District, which is Boone and Randolph Counties. He is the only Republican running for this seat. Please come and support Kurt as all ages are encouraged and welcomed to attend.

Please RSVP or send questions to zweifelmr@hotmail.com by next Wednesday at Noon. Thank you to all those who have already confirmed via e-mail or Facebook.

Young Republicans,
 
Our next meeting will be this Thursday, 20 March at Java G’s Coffee Shop.  We will have a representative from the Missouri Coalition for Lifesaving Cures and from Cures Without Cloning/Center for Bioethics and Culture for a panel discussion on Stem Cell Research.  Dinner/Social time will start at 6:30 and Dinner/Meeting will be at 7:00.
 
Our ’Are You Smarter Than a Democrat’ Trivia Night fundraiser on 29 March is coming together!  This has the potential for being a great success for the YRs, but our success will depend on all of us.  So come and have a great time and invite everyone you can.  Details are attached.
 
Our April meeting will be on Thursday, 17 April at Java G’s Coffee Shop.  Our guest speaker will be County Executive Steve Ehlmann.  Dinner/Social time will start at 6:30 and Dinner/Meeting will be at 7:00.

Also, below are some details for an event for Eric Schmitt that is tomorrow evening.  Eric is running to succeed Mike Gibbons, who is now running for Attorney General.  This is an important seat that we must retain and your support would be greatly appreciated.
 
Thanks,

Matt Ehlen
President
St. Charles Young RepublicansYoung Republicans
 
 

Schmitt for Senate

 Meet Eric Schmitt

Wednesday, March 19, 2008

5-8pm

Lucas Park Grill

1234 Washington Ave

St. Louis Mo 63103

 
Join us to support Eric Schmitt an area leader

running for State Senate (15th district)

 
Complementary food and beverages

Provided by Lucas Park Grill

Contributions of $25 are appreciated

"Putting people ahead of Politics"

Please RSVP to Melissa Payne at

 peach0990@yahoo.com or by calling 314-662-0992

(RSVP appreciated but not required to attend)

If you are unable to attend and would like to support his efforts please log on to www.schmittforsenate.com

Young Republicans,
 
 
Don't forget, our regular monthly meeting is tomorrow, 17 January at the Middendorf-Kredell branch of the St. Charles County Library.  We will be having our officer elections at this meeting.  Here are the offices availably and those who have so far expressed an interest in running for them:

President:  Matt Ehlen
Executive Vice President: Joshua Lewis
Vice President of Finance:
Executive Assistant: Shay Meinecke
 
At-large members (4):
 
 
But the nominations will be open until we officially close them before voting and all positions are open to members, so please consider becoming a member of the board if you are interested.
 
Our by-laws are attached.  They are slightly different than last year, so we will be voting on these as well at the meeting.
 
Also, if you haven't paid your 2008 dues, you can bring your $25 with you to the meeting.
 
See you tomorrow!
 
Matt Ehlen
President
St. Charles Young Republicans

Young Republicans,

I wanted to wish you all a Happy New Year (yes, a little late!).  2007 was a good year for us and I look forward to 2008 with great anticipation.

If you've been on the fence regarding becoming a member, this is the year to do it!  This is shaping up to be a very busy year.  2008 is a Presidential election year.  Currently, the nominations are wide open and even when the nominees are chosen, the general election will prove to be hard fought.  And there will be other, numerous statewide and local elections this year.  And since Missouri is considered a bell weather state and St. Charles is the most Republican county in the state, we WILL be targeted heavily by candidates heavily.  Many candidates will be looking for help.  And remember, when opportunities come about and they are limited, priority will be based on membership and involvement, so I encourage you to get involved as soon as possible.

Already there are some good ways to get involved.  First are the Lincoln Days events.  The statewide Lincoln Days is Feb. 8-10 in Springfield this year.  It's an EXTREMELY large gathering of Republicans from all over the state and I can't encourage you enough to make it if possible.  Details and registration info are attached.  Rooms need to be reserved by January 15 but can be cancelled anytime up to 6 p.m. the day of arrival, so if you are HALFWAY considering going, you should make a reservation and just cancel if you end up not being able to attend.  And the St. Charles Lincoln Days will be on Feb. 29.  Details on that will be coming soon.

Also, there will be our local conventions and our statewide convention (in Branson) with probably several delegate positions available to Young Republicans.  These will be a great chance to become involved in the process of electing our delegates to the National Republican Convention in Minnesota.

More specific to the St. Charles Young Republicans, I'm excited about this next year.  First of all, starting in February, we will be meeting at a new location!  We will be meeting at Java G's coffee shop on Old 94 in St. Charles.  They've got a nice meeting room, good food and drinks and a little playroom right next to the meeting room to keep children entertained during the meeting.

But things will officially get kicked off at our January meeting.  We will meet on January 17 at 7:00 at the Middendorf-Kredell branch of the St. Charles County Library.  We will be having our officer elections at this meeting.  There are four offices available (President, Vice President, Treasurer & Executive Assistant) and four at-large positions on the Executive Board.  These positions are open to all members in good standing, so if you would like to run let me know and I can send out anything you'd like to the membership. 

All members in good standing will be eligible to vote.  So if you haven't paid your 2008 dues, please bring them to the January meeting to ensure your participation.

Thanks and I'll see you at our next meeting!

Matt Ehlen
President

St. Charles Young Republicans

KCYR's

Hope you all enjoyed the Thanksgiving holiday. This is the time of year to celebrate and the KC Young Republicans will be holding our annnual holiday party, Thursday, December 6th, at Tom Fooleries Restaurant on the Plaza.

The party will start at 5:30PM and food will be included in the evening.

Our cause to adopt and support this year will be sending phone cards to service members overseas who are unable to join their families for the holidays. As the party approaches, further information will be provided on how to participate in this important cause.

Please email or call  with questions (816-340-4741)

Sincerely,

Michael Liss,

KCYR Secretary