Santa Barbara CRA
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January 2013
Volume 3, Issue 1
BOARD OF DIRECTORS
President
Linda Foster
805-500-6690
Vice President/Programs
Carol Salzer
Treasurer
David Johannsen 964-6959
Recording Secretary
Janet Lunt
Ex Officio President
Diane Mazur
COMMITTEE BOARD
MEMBERS
Reservations
Ginger Peterson
Chaplain
Lois McNiel
Conservative Organizations
Liaison
Bill Lunt
Convention Liaison
Diane Davis
Historian
Dee Ellion
Hospitality
Ginger Peterson
Legislation/Issues
Bill Lunt
Membership
David Johannsen 964-6959
Photography
Ron Herbig
Newsletter Publisher
David Johannsen
Opportunity/Raffle Tickets
Diane Davis
Publicity
Lois McNiel
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Santa Barbara Republican Assembly
www.sbcra.com
805-500-6690
CRA Chartered 1934
General Meeting
Thursday, January 24, 5:30 p.m.
Mulligan’s Café & Bar
3500 McCaw Avenue, Santa Barbara
RSVP to: Ginger: Telephone. 805-682-8752
Time is Precious – Please call Ginger instead of waiting for her to
call you! Your RSVP’s are due by Tuesday, January 22
Meeting includes cost of dinner: $23.00
*No shows cost the club
Menu: Tri tip & Chicken, Twice-baked Potatoes, Chili Beans, Green
Salad, Bread, and Dessert
The Great California Divide
Stephen Frank
Though our speaker, Stephen Frank, is from the Bronx, New York, he graduated from the
Los Angeles City College and the University of the Redlands with a Bachelor of Science
degree – and is now living in Simi Valley.
Before our speaker’s 50-year political career and community-based work, he served in
Vietnam as a U.S. Army tank driver with the First Infantry Division from January 1968 to
August 31, 1968.
After the war he and Bob Dornan developed the POW/MIA bracelet and worked seven
full years on behalf of prisoners of war and those missing in action. He also negotiated
with the North Vietnamese, Viet Cong, Kymer Rouge and Europe and Asia on behalf of
the POW/MIA’s.
Steve’s political background includes being the founder of the National Federation of
Republican Assemblies, was Past President of the Republican California Republican
Assembly, member of the 1971 White House Conference of Youth and member of the
Youth Advisory Committee on Selective Service 1969-1971.
For over 50 years Steve was active in numerous campaigns and causes:
Richard Nixon as Governor 1962
Ronald Reagan as Governor 1966
Barry Goldwater as President 1964
Ronald Reagan as President 1976 and 1980
Our speaker also worked with numerous D.C.-based organizations from Americans for
Tax Reform, the National Rifle Association and pro-life groups.
Santa Barbara CRA
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President’s Message
Happy Birthday
President Ronald Reagan
Born February 6, 1911
Happy New Year, and
we look forward to
2013 being a year of
good health, gratitude
for the abundance we
have, and an
appreciation for the
positive values we
hold dear. Our SBRA
volunteers who serve
on our board give
their time and interest
to keep us together
as a strong
conservative club.
Our intent is to create
a forum for sharing
political views and
current events. We
hope to provide a
nice venue for
interesting and
informative guest
speakers, meeting
like-minded people,
and meet new
friends.
As we look forward in
this new year, the
board of our SBRA is
in dire need of
volunteer assistance
with a few tasks at
hand. We need your
help with newsletter
responsibilities, and
membership chairs.
We encourage
members who can
give some of your
time to maintain the
functions of our club.
We must have
volunteer support to
keep us afloat. No
one wants to see our
SBRA group dissolve,
but we do need
additional volunteers.
Please contact me, or
any board members,
with any interests you
may have to offer. We
meet once a month,
and welcome anyone
to join us at our board
meetings. We strive
to have a supportive
team, a positive
environment, and
share the
responsibilities
needed to be
accomplished…and
we actually have fun!
Please consider the
giving of your time to
the only local
conservative club this
community has to
offer. Ronald Reagan
called the CRA “the
conscience of the
Republican party”,
and each state-wide
club, or unit, is the
backbone
for the CRA to stay
strong and influential.
Our conservative
political voices need
to join together and
stay together. It is to
our own benefit to
encourage each club
to grow our
membership base,
and to be a viable
influence against the
strong liberal voice
which is permeating
our culture at this
time.
Think about it, and we
look forward to
working with you to
maintain and grow
SBRA into what we
all will be proud of for
this New Year.
Thank you, fellow
conservatives,
Linda Foster
President, SBRA
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Santa Barbara CRA
SANTA BARBARA REPUBLICAN ASSEMBLY
A LOCAL UNIT OF THE CALIFORNIA REPUBLICAN ASSEMBLY
2013 NEW MEMBERSHIP APPLICATION
(This is not a renewal application)
I understand that I must be a REGISTERED REPUBLICAN to become a member, and remain a
member, of the CRA/SBRA. I must uphold the principles and objectives of the SBRA upon
membership.
Membership is through 12/31/2013
Annual Dues
Single
$25.00
Couple
$40.00
Student
$9.00
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5290 Overpass Road, Suite 208
Santa Barbara, CA 93111
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Please check categories in which you are
interested in helping:
□ Fundraising
□ Hospitality
□ Membership Promotion
□ Newsletter Mailing
□ Voter Registration
□ Voter Guides and Endorsements
□ Election Monitoring
PLEASE VISIT OUR WEBSITE AT: www.sbcra.com