Tennessee Federation of Republican Women
The Iris Messenger
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Official Call to Winter Meetings
Saturday, February 20, 2021
Brentwood Country Club
5123 County Club Drive
Brentwood, Tennessee
9 a.m. CENTRAL time: Executive Committee Meeting
- TFRW Elected Officers
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TFRW Area Vice Presidents. Area VPs unable to attend are required to send a proxy in their place. The proxy must be an active member in good standing residing in the same Area as the Area VP. The proxy has both a voice and a vote. Please find a proxy form here: Official Area VP Proxy Form
10:00 a.m. CENTRAL time: Board of Directors Meeting
- Executive Committee
- Standing Committee Chairs
- Special Committee Chairs
- President's Appointees
- Federated Club Presidents from across Tennessee
- All Federated Republican Women's Club members are welcome to attend.
12:00 p.m. CENTRAL time: Lunch and Speaker
Reservations are required no later than Saturday, February 13, 2021. Please make checks payable to TFRW for $35 and mail to TFRW Treasurer Bonnie Siler, 9400 Grove View Cove, Germantown, TN 38139, bbsiler@yahoo.com. Please include any dietary requests. Attendees will be required to wear masks and to social distance. We will have limited reservations, so please RSVP as soon as you can. Deadline for reservations is Saturday, February 13, 2021.
***We have had a resignation in the office of TFRW First Vice President. According to TFRW Bylaws, Article IV, Section 6. Vacancies: "A vacancy in an elective office shall be filled by the TFRW Board of Directors at its next meeting following the vacancy. Notice of such vacancy shall be given with the Call to the meeting.”
The Nominating Committee is receiving applications from qualified members from the middle region who wish to fill this position through the remainder of 2021. The Nominating Committee will vet the applicants and will bring forth their recommendation at the February 20, 2021 TFRW Board Meeting. If you are interested in filling this position, please submit your application for consideration, by Feb 15, to Nominating Committee Chair Millie Gump, 3068 Bentwood Run Drive, Collierville, TN 38017, milgump@aol.com. Forms are: Willingness to Serve (Click Here to Download) and TFRW Ex Committee Application (Click Here to Download). Nominations from the floor will be taken as well.
***If an Area Vice President from the middle region fills the First Vice President position, then the position of Area Vice President will need to be filled at this Board Meeting as well.
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From the President's Desk
TFRW President Barbara Trautman
Dear TFRW Members,
Despite our many disappointments of the last three months, we must move forward as a Federation and focus on local and state issues and races, AND on our Federation business at hand. We can retain our great volunteer spirit until we have the big opportunity in the 2022 midterm elections to take back the House of Representatives.
For now, it will be great to see you all on February 20, 2021 at our TFRW Winter Board Meeting at Brentwood Country Club. This is the time in our Federation cycle when we organize and plan for this convention year. We train leaders, raise money, and have fun.
Our February 20 Meeting will be a full business agenda plus the election of a First Vice President and the 2021 Nominating Committee. Seven new Club Presidents will be welcomed.
We plan to incorporate a “mini” Leadership Training Workshop during this meeting. We will also be presenting activities that can be counted for the NFRW Achievement Awards which highlight your club’s successes.
We will begin the Board of Directors’ Meeting promptly at 10:00 a.m. and still have time for a special speaker at lunch.
We are looking forward to seeing you all in just a few weeks. Please make your meeting reservation promptly.
Thank you,
Barbara
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Membership Dues
Thank you to those clubs that sent Membership Reports and Dues in January!
In February, it is extremely important that all clubs send their Membership Reports and Dues payments in time for Judy Cooley and Bonnie Siler to receive them no later than February 20th. The NFRW has set a March 1 deadline for all clubs to have Membership Dues received and paid to them. Therefore, to meet the NFRW deadline, we need both the reports and payments for dues in hand by February 20th, so they can be entered into the NFRW database and paid before that March 1 deadline. TFRW does not enter memberships nor pay dues to NFRW until the correct dues amount is received from the individual clubs. Also, please keep in mind the mail service is not as expedient in some locations as in others.
Bonnie Siler, TFRW Treasurer 2020-2021
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SAVE THE DATE!
TFRW 33rd Biennial Convention
October 22-23, 2021
Cool Springs Marriott
700 Cool Springs Blvd.
Franklin, TN 37067
We might be down but we are NOT OUT! We have a lot of exciting things to look forward to.
The Tennessee Federation of Republican Women 33rd Biennial Convention is coming to Franklin, Tennessee!
Convention Chair
Linda Kollmann
615-498-1951/lindakollmann@bellsouth.net
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Ladies Day On The Hill
Unable to Have in 2021
Due to COVID and Security restrictions, the Capitol and surrounding buildings remain closed to groups. We are unable to have Ladies Day on the Hill this year.
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NFRW 41st Biennial Convention
Plan NOW To Attend!
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"Politics is a team sport." - Former Congressman Mike Rogers"
Our worth together is our greatest asset." - NFRW President Ann Schockett
Tennessee Federation of Republican Women | tnfrw.org
CONTACT: TFRW President, Barbara Trautman
bbtbabs@aol.com 901.262.6821
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