Meetings -- 2nd Monday of each month
Next Meeting - August 11, 2008 -- More information to follow
No meeting in July - Summer Vacation
 
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June 23, 2008 Candidate Forum
(Please note the change of date due to the
upcoming July 15 Primary)
District 1 County Commission Candidate
Forum  at GJAC
Sponsored by the Greater Gwinnett Republican Women -- Conference room A  -  7 p.m.

Photos from Forum on June 23, 2008 at GJAC
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1. Peg Murray, Moderator for the Forum, welcomes everyone to the GGRW Forum and introduces the GGRW Executive committee and candidates. She explains the format to the audience:  each candidate will have three minutes each for a brief biography…experience, education, political history. Candidates will have three minutes to answer each question. Each will have one minute of rebuttal.   2. Shirley Fanning Lasseter, Carol Hassel and Bruce LeVell   3. Shirley Fanning Lasseter, former Mayor of Duluth, presents her resume and states why she is running  4. Carol Hassell, former City Council member of Suwanee, addresses the group and gives her reasons for running for this office.
 


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5. Bruce LeVell, business man from Duluth, presents his most interesting background and his reasons for running.  6. Tegwen Beaudreau addresses the candidates and asks for questions from audience following the forum.  7. Brandon Doty asks the first question of the candidates. He and many others are very concerned about the crime that appears to be moving into the Pleasant Hill area of Gwinnett County.  Adrienne Ellis, Treasurer, on left and Jennifer Doty, Vice President, on right.
 
Tegwen Beaudreau -- Questioner
Adrienne Ellis – Time Keeper
Bettye Chambers – Webmaster/Photos
Peg Murray – Moderator
Publicity - Jennifer Doty
 

Questions for the Candidate Forum on June 23
Each candidate was furnished these questions in advance:

1.    Illegal immigration is a serious issue to most of your constituents.  How as a commissioner, will you help abate this problem?

2.    What are the two most important issues you can impact as a District commissioner?

3.    What is your stand on zoning, re-zoning, and the land use plan as they relate to growth in the county?

4.    What is your plan to influence the tax issues in the county including property, storm water, and Splost?

 

 

Gwinnett Justice & Administration Center
75 Langley Drive, Lawrenceville, GA  30045
770.822.8000

  • Take I-85 North to Hwy. 316 (splits to the right).
  • Exit Hwy. 316 at Hwy. 120 (Duluth-Lawrenceville exit) and go right approximately 1.5 miles.
  • Turn right at the 6th light (Langley Drive).
  • Go approximately .5 miles and the complex will be on your right.  Interactive Direction Map to GJAC

 


June 9, 2008 - 7 p.m. at GJAC
 Conference room B
Special guest speaker
Linda Herren - GA National
Committeewoman to the RNC
 

Linda updated us on the convention process and the upcoming National Convention in Minneapolis Sept. 1 - 4  She also brought news from behind the scenes of the National Convention and the RNC . This was followed by an extensive Q & A session.
 

Above: Linda addresses the group of Greater Gwinnett Republican Women and answers
many questions about the RNC, the upcoming National GOP Convention and the convention voting process which will take place in Minneapolis on September 1 - 4, 2008. She distributed her American Flag pins which she had given out at the recent GA GOP Convention. She also gave out little plastic soldiers and asked that we keep it on our desks or computers and remember to say a little prayer each day for our brave military men and women who are fighting against terrorism to protect our freedoms.
 
Learn more about Linda by visiting her website: www.lindaherren.net  Linda is an Associate member of our GGRW Club and lives in DeKalb County. She was awarded the prestigious Pioneer Award at the GA GOP State Convention in Columbus.
   
 

District 3
Commissioner Mike Beaudreau 
of Lawrenceville  who is running for re-election, addressed  the group and presented his plan for Gwinnett. Click here to visit Mike's website and view his re-election announcement.

Mike represents a district that includes the cities of Snellville, Dacula and Grayson, along with portions of Lilburn, Loganville, Lawrenceville, and Stone Mountain. His term runs until December 31, 2008.

On April 28th, Mike qualified for reelection to the District 3 post, and will appear on the ballot for the July 15th Republican Primary Election. He noted that in 2004, voters had asked him to change things in Gwinnett, and that after thinking hard about his first years in office, he felt he had unfinished business.


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Photo 1: Mike addresses the group and presents his plan followed by a Q & A. He was asked MANY questions.  Photo 2: Mike with his campaign manager, Buzz Brockway who is a former Chairman of the Gwinnett GOP. Mikes labels himself as the Commissioner who Listens!


May 5 - Candidate Forum
Commission Chairmen Candidates
Charles Bannister
 Lorraine Green
Glenn Pirkle
GJAC - Conference Room C.
 7 p.m. - See Flyer

This one is expected to draw a full house.  Invite your Republican friends, neighbors, and fellow workers.  Come and listen to both of these candidates as they tell us there plans for Gwinnett County if elected.
 

 


April 14, 2008 - 7 p.m.
Meeting at GJAC in Lawrenceville

Guest Speakers: Senator Renee Unterman and
Rep. Donna Sheldon gave us a wrap-up of the
2008 GA Senate and House sessions--
the Good and the Bad

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Senator Renee Unterman (left) goes through a list of major bills that passed and did not pass in the 2008 GA Senate. She was disappointed that major bills on Transportation did not pass. Right: Rep. Donna Sheldon updates us with highlights from the GA House.  Both (center) go through a list of legislation that affected and benefited Gwinnett County. Both answered many questions about conflicts in House, Senate and Governor's office. They also listened to many comments by GGRW members.

Both ladies are members of GGRW and represent us well in the GA House and Senate.


See Flyer
 

Sen. Renee Unterman
Senator District 45

Rep. Donna Sheldon
House District 105
Gwinnett Justice & Administration Center
75 Langley Drive, Lawrenceville, GA  30045
770.822.8000
  • Take I-85 North to Hwy. 316 (splits to the right).
  • Exit Hwy. 316 at Hwy. 120 (Duluth-Lawrenceville exit) and go right approximately 1.5 miles.
  • Turn right at the 6th light (Langley Drive).
  • Go approximately .5 miles and the complex will be on your right.  Interactive Direction Map to GJAC

       


 December 10, 2007
GGRW Christmas Dinner Meeting at Dominick's
on the Square in Lawrenceville
 
Sue Everhart, Chairman of the GA GOP, was a special guest at our December 10 meeting. Sue is the first woman EVER to be elected Chairman of the GA GOP!  Val Betz, Immediate Past President of the GA Federation of RW, was also a special guest and installed  the incoming new officers of GGRW for 2008 - 2009. Suzi Voyles, incoming 2nd Vice President of GFRW and North Fulton RWC President, was also a special guest for our dinner.


 Click here to view photo page of this event.
   


December 2007

Message from the GGRW President

Christmas Dinner Meeting

We will be having our annual Christmas dinner on Monday, December 10 at 7pm. at Dominick's on the Square in downtown Lawrenceville. Please RSVP with me by December 1 if you would like to come.  Dinner will be paid for on your own.  We will also
be doing a white elephant gift exchange, so bring a gift that is wrapped and is priced between 5-10 dollars.  We will also install the new officers.  Congrats to the following
ladies who will be leading our club next year.  I have enjoyed serving as your president
for the last 2 years.
 
President:  Barb Davis
Vice President: Jennifer Doty
Recording Sec.: Peg Murray
Corresponding Sec.: Bettye Chambers
Treasurer:  Adrienne Ellis
 

Tegwen Beaudreau, GGRW President
teggie22@hotmail.com
770-466-3504
 

Dominicks on the square in downtown Lawrenceville.

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Dominick's of Lawrenceville
197 West Crogan Street
Lawrenceville, Georgia 30045
T: 770-277-8477
F: 770-277-8402
E: domnxtoo@dominickslittleitaly.com 

4January meeting will be at the new home of Rosanna Szabo in Lawrenceville - 2nd Monday -- details later.

 
 

  • Feb. 12  --  Boardroom on the 2nd floor of GJAC at 7:30 p.m.
  • Mar. 12  --  Conference Room C at GJAC at 7 p.m. -
                      speakers Seth Weathers and Brandon Doty
  • April 9    --  Conference Room C at GJAC at 7 p.m. -
                           Speaker: Solicitor General Rosanna Szabo      - Website
  • May 14   --   Peg Murray's House - 7 p.m. covered dish supper - see below
  • June 11  --   GJAC in Conference Room C at 7 p.m. - Speaker: Rep. Melvin Everson
  • July         --  No Meeting - summer vacation
  • Aug. 13   --   Regular Meeting -- Peg Murray's House - see below
  • Sept. 10  --   Regular Meeting -- 7 p.m. - Speaker Commissioner Lorraine Green
                            O'Charley's at 830 Lawrenceville-Suwanee Road near 120. Across the
                            street from theater and Home Depot - See photos below
  • Oct. 8      --  Regular Meeting - O'Charley's at 830 Lawrenceville-Suwanee Road
                             near 120. Across the street from theater and Home Depot.
                             View hoto page
  • Nov. 12   --  7 p.m. at the home of Barbara Davis -  561 Waterstone Drive
                             Lawrenceville, 30045 -- 678-985-1421   kbarbavis@yahoo.com
                               - See more below.
  • Dec. 10  -- 7. p.m.

    The GGRW December meeting will be at Dominicks on the square in downtown Lawrenceville.

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    Dominick's of Lawrenceville
    197 West Crogan Street
    Lawrenceville, Georgia 30045
    T: 770-277-8477
    F: 770-277-8402
    E: domnxtoo@dominickslittleitaly.com 
  • January 14, 2008 at the home of Rosanna Szabo (see above)  7 p.m.

     
 

 


Senator Renee Unterman Receives Award from
     Georgia Gerontology Society

      Award by GA Municipal Association


9/05/06
Our Sen. Renee Unterman was presented an award
by the Georgia Municipal Association at the Buford City Commission Monthly Meeting for being a  "Champion to Georgia Cities".
 
 
 
 


GGRW Members at  Road to Victory
August 19, 2006

GREW members at Road To Victory Event: Susan Pech,
Heather Redden, Joan Zellner, and Peg Murray. Bettye
Chambers of this group was taking the photo.
View more photos of this event.
 

 
 
 

 


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