President's Message

This election year is now in full-swing . . . just check out the Calendar of Events and you’ll see that there is something to participate in every week! 

All of our Assemblies are behind us with the exception of the Assemblies on April 13^th along with the State Centennial Dinner and the State Assembly on April 14^th.  Now is the time to get behind the candidate(s) of your choice and help them in their campaigns by contributing your time, talents, and treasure as you’re able to do.  Remember . . .  Republican women are the backbone of the Republican Party and it is up to each and every one of us to pitch in and do our part to help bring a Republican victory in November! 

Tanne Blackburn, Marolyn and Deb Scheffel, Karla Dimond, and I had a great time at the CFRW Convention in Colorado Springs!  It was a wonderful learning experience and a chance to meet Republican women from all over the State.  Unfortunately, Tanne and I were not able to attend the entire Convention since we were at the 18^th Judicial Assembly prior to driving down so we did miss some of the activities.  The dinner was great and we were able to meet and talk to the keynote speaker, former Senator John Andrews from the Centennial Institute. 

The Day at the Legislature was a huge success and we were honored to have four of our legislators join us . . . Senators Mark Scheffel and Ted Harvey and Representatives Carole Murray and Chris Holbert.  Douglas Co. Treasurer Diane Holbert also joined us so we had a great turnout with them and all of our DCRW members who attended.   The weather even held out so we could get our picture taken on the steps of the Capitol!  Thanks to all of you who attended!

Your Board is currently planning our evening event which will be held in August and I hope all of you will be able to support this special night out.

The 2012 Membership Directory is at the printer’s along with an updated tri-fold brochure so we’ll be looking forward to being able to hand them out to all our members in the near future.

Again, we are Republicans and we have to keep working on helping our candidates this election year!  We must work diligently to keep (and increase) the majority in our Colorado House and win the majority in the Colorado Senate.  Additionally, we have to help Congressman Mike Coffman keep his 6^th CD seat in the U.S. House of Representatives and get behind our new Congressman Cory Gardner in the 4^th CD.     AND WE MUST MAKE BARACK OBAMA  A ONE-TERM PRESIDENT!!

If you need more information, please give me a call and I’ll let you know where you can volunteer and/or direct you to your chosen candidate.     Remember the old saying, “If it is to be, it is up to me.”

Yours in Liberty and Freedom,

Marsha Haeflein

President

I am honored to be your new President and will do the very best I can to help DCRW maintain its status as one of the best Republican Womens Clubs in Colorado!  We have had wonderful women on the Board in the past and it continues with the new Board that was just elected . . . dedicated women who want the very best for our County, State, and Country.  With their help and the dedicated efforts of so many of our members, I know our Club will continue to flourish because of everyone’s continued contributions.  Thanks to all of you!
As we start out this election year, we can all agree that this is the most critical election of our lifetime.  What we do to elect good Republicans to office will determine the direction our Country will take for many years to come.  It is imperative that all of us work hard for our candidates with our time, talents, and financial support as much as we’re able to do.  We know that the Democrats are expecting a war chest of ONE BILLION DOLLARS to enable them to keep control of the U.S. Senate and the White House.  We cannot let this happen for the sake of our beloved Country.  Remember the old saying, “If it is to be, it’s up to me.”  That is never more  true than in this election!
The first thing that I would encourage you to do is to attend your precinct Caucus on February 7th.  If you do not know where it is, you can go to our County GOP website to find where your precinct is meeting:  www.dcgop.org  If you have the time and energy to become a Precinct Committee Person (PCP), by all means run for that position!  We need a lot of boots on the ground to be successful this year.  If you are a PCP, you’ll be a part of the DCGOP Central Committee and will be an important part of the Get Out The Vote (GOTV) effort.   At your Caucus meeting, you can also be elected as a Delegate to the various assemblies to vote for whom you want to represent us in the Primary.  The most contested offices we have in Douglas County will be the County Commissioner’s District 2 race, the 18th Judicial District Attorney’s race and, for some of you, Colorado House District 39.  Become informed and get behind your candidate for these offices and help them get on the Primary ballot!  To help you in your choices, we’ll be having the District Attorney Candidate Forum at our February meeting and the Commissioner Candidate Forum at our March meeting so be sure to come and get involved!  
After the Caucus and the various Assemblies, we’ll know who will be in the Primary so you can then pick your candidate and lend your full support to that person by becoming an active participant in their campaign by making phone calls, walking precincts, helping with mailings, or contributing financially.  Please remember though, that if your original candidate did not make it through the Primary cycle, it is incumbent upon all of us to get behind the candidate who has been selected to assure a Republican victory in November.
If you still have questions on how to become involved, speak to any of the current or past DCRW officers or someone you trust for guidance in finding ways to help.  In addition to attending our monthly meetings, there are a number of public forums being held around the County to help you vet the candidates.  It is imperative that all of us become knowledgeable on the issues and the candidates so we can then help educate our Democrat and Unaffiliated friends on why it is so important to elect Republicans to office!
This sounds like I’m preaching, right?  Well, I want to impress upon all of you the importance of becoming INVOLVED and ACTIVE in this crucial election year.  Our PARTICIPATION will make sure that our Country takes the right direction because right now we’ve gone off- course dramatically.  Remember that we’re a part of the National Federation of Republican Women . . . 78,000+  strong . . . and our voices must be heard!  We have no option other than to get involved for the sake of our Country!

Yours in Liberty,

Marsha Haeflein