Dear GHC family,

‘Thanks’ is the theme for this month’s letter! Thank you GHC members! Thanks to the participation of your clubs, we had a full house for the March General Meeting, we honored 25 of our club presidents or their representatives, and Nuts ‘N Bolts was a sold-out success! Through our donation drive for the Houston Food Bank, we were able to donate 391 pounds of food and necessities! You stepped up to the call where there was a need, as Republican women always do!

Thanks to the planning committee and speakers at Nuts and Bolts! Weren’t the speakers wonderful? We hope you learned a lot and left inspired. Their efforts are appreciated!

Thanks to all your county parties for hosting fabulous Lincoln-Reagan dinners this year. It is a lot of work, but worth it to bring us all together as things re-open and we start looking towards the 2022 election. A special shout out goes to GHC’s Chaplain, Ann Lee, for receiving the Lifetime Achievement Award at Harris County’s Lincoln-Reagan dinner, presented by Governor Greg Abbott and HCRP Chair and GHC immediate past President, Cindy Siegel. We were all moved by the presentation to this legendary Republican Woman, whom we call friend!

Thank you to those who made the ultimate sacrifice and serve our country! For our May 18th General Meeting, we will pay tribute to our military and host Republican Party of Texas Chairman, Lt. Col. Allen West [retired], as our keynote speaker. I invite each Club President to bring an active military member or veteran as your guest to the meeting.

Thank you club presidents! It was great to honor you, and acknowledge the hard work and dedication it takes to serve our clubs. I will be working with Club Liaison, Pearl Maggio, to schedule a couple of luncheons with you over the summer. I look forward to resuming these luncheons after the shut downs of last year, and am looking forward to discuss your club activities and concerns.

Don’t forget to mark your calendars for our 60th Diamond Anniversary luncheon, which is scheduled for April 1, 2022. We are very excited about this event which will be held at Minute Maid Park! We hope each club will attend and participate as we celebrate 60 years of GHC! Your event Chair, Dana Khan, and the committee have been hard at work already to plan our ‘Diamond’ celebration. If you’d like to help, please contact Dana or any committee member. It will take all of us working together to make this a success.

Thanks to all of you for persevering through difficult times. We have much work to do in light of the current administration’s actions. It’s time to roll up our sleeves to keep fighting for our country and candidates! God bless Texas and the USA!

Warm Regards,
Sophia Mafrige
GHCFRW President
2020-2021

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The Greater Houston Council of Federated Republican Women does not condone racism by any manner, or by any person. We are a diverse, multi-county organization. It is up to members of the local county parties, and their executive committees, to take action if they deem necessary. Meanwhile, we will continue to work for our Republican causes and candidates.

Sophia Mafrige
GHCFRW President
Posted on June 5, 2020

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