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Roundtable to meet on Jan. 13

The next regular monthly meeting of the Bay County Republican Roundtable will be held on Tuesday, January 13, at 6:00 p.m. at the St. Andrew Bay Yacht Club, 218 Bunker’s Cove Road. The buffet is $13.00 per person, including tax and tip, and reservations are required. To make your reservation, please contact Melissa Hagan at mrsak1995@aol.com or at 774-6705. You may also simply reply to this email.
The Roundtable’s bylaws call for the election of officers at the January meeting. If you’re interested in getting involved in Republican leadership in Bay County, the Roundtable is a great place to start. This year’s officers have been fine models, and we’re grateful for their service. They are: John Salak, President; Doris Adams, 1st Vice President; Faye Register, 2nd Vice President; Melissa Hagan, Secretary; and Melissa Thompson, Treasurer. Thank you all!

Membership drive underway

The Roundtable’s 2009 membership dues are due. Dues are $30.00 annually. Please make your check payable to Bay County Republican Roundtable and mail it to our treasurer: Melissa Thompson, 136 Queens Circle, Panama City, FL 32405. Or you may simply pay your dues at the meeting on Jan. 13.
This year the Roundtable is required by its chartering body, the Republican Party of Florida (RPOF), to be re-chartered. This means we’ll have to submit our bylaws and a list of our paid members to RPOF by March for review and approval. So it’s important that we get our dues up to date as soon as possible. Thanks for your help!

The future of our Party

This Friday and Saturday, delegates from the Bay County Republican Executive Committee (BCREC) will attend the annual meeting of the Republican Party of Florida. Three delegates--the county REC Chairman, the State Committeeman and the State Committeewoman--from each of the state’s 67 counties have been called to attend the meeting, at which a new slate of state Party officers will be elected.
The disappointing presidential election results have generated great interest among Florida’s Republican activists in the state Party chairman’s race. Voting delegates from Bay County are BCREC Chairman John Salak, Bay Co. State Committeeman Jonathan Hayes and Bay Co. State Committeewoman Melissa Hagan. Also planning to attend from Bay Co. are Eric Wall, BCREC Secretary; Janice Grant, BCREC Treasurer; and Ken Ford, BCREC member representing Precinct 28.
Our representation at RPOF meetings is critical if we hope to influence the direction of the Republican Party statewide and on a national level. If you’d like to share your concerns with our delegates before they depart on Friday, please contact Teresa Eaton at 271-3773 or 832-5689 or ardentheart@bellsouth.net, and she’ll send you their contact info.