Colonel Arthur DeRuve on November 6

The Republican Club of the Palm Beaches is honored to be joined on November 6 by Colonel Arthur DeRuve for a Veterans’ Day Tribute to our troops.

Colonel DeRuve was commissioned as a second lieutenant and served for two years with the 2nd Armored Division as a Cold War soldier in Germany. He continued to serve in the Army’s active reserve for an additional 28 years, including 11 years as a military liaison officer for West Point. He is a graduate of the Army’s Artillery & Guided Missile School, the Command & General Staff College, and the Army War College.

WHEN: Wednesday, November 6, 2013

WHERE: Bear Lakes Country Club, 1901 Village Boulevard, WPB 33409

TIME: 11:30 (Doors Open) Noon (Program Begins)

COST: $20 Members / $25 Guests

RSVP: 561.832.0695 | info@gopclubpb.org |

Call or e-mail by Noon, November 4.
We expect exceptional turnout!

BEAR LAKES COUNTRY CLUB
1901 Village Blvd.
West Palm Beach, FL 33409
(Valet Parking)

Members / $20 Guests / $25
(Join/Renew your membership through December 2013)
Pay at the door | RSVP “No-Shows” will be invoiced.

Please respect Club rules:
Cell Phones Silenced
Business Casual Attire
Please No Jeans

October Lunch Features House Speaker Will Weatherford

Speaker of The Florida House of Representatives, Will Weatherford, will be the star luncheon speaker at The Republican Club of the Palm Beaches.

Lobster Fest 2013

Join us for Lobster Fest 2013. Use the [PRINT] link (upper right) to print the form and send it (along with a check) to the address noted.

Apply Now for the 2013 Anne Roberts Memorial Scholarship

The Republican Club of the Palm Beaches’ Scholarship was named after a long-standing and active member of our Club, Anne Roberts.

The 2009 recipient, Nicole Vega, from Berean Christian High School, aspired to be a civil engineer. After much mentoring by several Club members, Nicole has changed her studies to major in Communications with a minor in Political Science at Palm Beach State College.

In 2010, one scholarship was awarded to Cindy Morris, mother of 5, in her final year with 3.7 GPA at Palm Beach Atlantic College School of Education with endorsements in special education and English and a second language.

The second 2010 scholarship was awarded to James Shackelford, majoring in accounting at Florida Atlantic University. With his passion for politics, he is active in student government and volunteered for Allen West and Marco Rubio campaigns. After receiving his masters in Finance, James plans to attend law school.

In 2011, there were four scholarships awarded. John Clark attending Florida State University, Jason Ferrara attending University of Alabama, Shirley Schaff attending Northwood University and Kimberly Twoey attending Palm Beach Atlantic University.

In 2012, there were 5 scholarships awarded: James Schackelford in his 3rd year at Florida Atlantic University and Daniel Kozell entering Florida State University. We continued to follow John Clark, Jason Ferrara and Shirley Schaff.

The Anne Roberts Memorial Scholarship is available to any Republican undergraduate or graduate student seeking to further their education. Students must have a GPA of 3.0 or above and plan to attend an accredited college. Applicants must be Palm Beach County residents and registered (or pre-registered under 18 yrs. of age) Republicans. Current members may refer applicants for this scholarship. The deadline for this application is April 30.The winner will receive $500 to be sent to the school they will attend. Award will be presented at the monthly luncheon May 22, 2013.

RCPB Scholarship application 2013

PBCGOP Chair Ira Sabin Featured at February Meeting

FEATURED SPEAKER:

Newly-Elected Chairman of the PB Republican Party, Ira Sabin
Chairman Sabin WILL CHART THE COURSE for Palm Beach County Republicans, sharing his insight on the future of the Republican Party in general; and will propose the many opportunities that exist to make a difference for our state and our nation for 2014.

 
RSVP by February 25
via email: info@gopclubpb.org   or phone: (561) 832-0695 (leave message)
Join/Renew your membership through December 2013
Please respect Bear Lakes Club Rules: 
Cell Phones Silenced / Business Casual Attire (No Jeans Please)
 
**NOTE** CHANGE OF DATE…MONDAY MARCH 18. Mark your calendar.
Speaker: Former Senator George Lemieux

January Meeting – Economic Update

Join RCPB for an Economic Update through the Lens of the Generational Cycle

King’s Academy Choir at Bear Lakes

Join us for our end of year gathering.

Early Voting Starts this Saturday

Victory HQ Grand Opening

Join the PBRC for the Grand Opening of the Victory Headquarters for Romney with special guests Congressman Allen West and candidate Adam Hasner.

Ellyn Bogdanoff highlights June Lunch

The June meeting at Bear Lakes featured Senator Ellyn Bogdanoff.

Ellyn currently represents the Palm Beach and Broward coastal district 25, that has been busted up in the new redistricting scheme. The new district 34 contains a shorter piece of coastline and some heavily Democrat inland areas (including King’s Point), and the Republican nominee will face another sitting Senator, Maria Sachs. Senate redistricting went through several iterations, and ultimately the Florida Supreme Court forced the change that turned a reasonably safe Republican district to a D+9 uphill challenge.

One of the Supreme Court Justices that is on the ballot for retention this year, Barbara Pariente, a proponent of the changes, ended up at a table with Ellyn at an event earlier in the year and the Senator had some amusing remarks about how that went.

Ellyn talked about the race and the advantages she brings over Maria Sachs, in spite of the deficit in party registration. If you remember the effective 2010 campaign she ran against Carl Domino in the primary and Kelly Skidmore in the general – both with a margin of 16% or more, she will be a formidable competitor.

The Senator then gave a short legislative update, and took a few questions. One controversial bill with which she was closely associated involved the expansion of casino gambling in the state. The bill, called it the “largest expansion of gambling in Florida History” by much of the media, was ultimately withdrawn. Ellyn cast it in a different light, expaining that it was about tourism and an expansion of the convention business in the state, by building a set of resorts in which gambling was only one factor. The Orlando area (the guy with the glove and three fingers), was not too keen on the idea of building a convention magnet in the Miami area that would compete with them, and that was the backdrop against which it was decided. Given the new Senate President is not a supporter, she did not think the bill would come up again in the next session.

Also at the meeting were candidates Tami Donnally (H86), Fran Hancock (State Committeewoman) and Cindy Tindell (State Committeewoman), and a surrogate for Pat Rooney (H85).

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