Grandview Area Republican Club

Want to know what the Fair Tax is all about?  Want to make sure the tax cheats have no way to cheat with a Fair Tax?  How about learn how everyone is taxed fairly regardless of income level?

Then attend this Fair Tax Event held in Upper Arlington.

What:                 The Fair Tax
When:                Wednesday, April 7, 2010
                             6 pm – 8 pm
Where:               MCL Cafeteria
                             3154 Kingsdale Center (between Macy’s & Jeffrey Thomas)
                             (Tremont Rd. side)
                             Upper Arlington OH 43221
Phone:               614-457-5786

Thank you to all who joined the GARC and the Cap City YRs Thursday, January 26nd for the Kasich House Party!  We had over 65 people join us including many new faces – WELCOME!

John Kasich just announced on his Twitter feed today at 1:30 PM that Ohio State Auditor Mary Taylor will be his running mate and the next LG of Ohio.  Join the GARC and Cap City YRs in celebrating! 

The GARC received the Lincoln Award for Overall Excellence and Outstanding Club of the Year by being more than your grandmother’s Republican club.  We are an active group that…

• Helps to elect Republicans
• Brings new people into the party
• Defeats local Democrats in softball games
• Bowls for charity
• Hosts the local, state, and national GOP chairmen at our events
• Throws picnics with other GOP clubs in the area and has a good time socializing, tailgating, and generally communing with likeminded individuals!

This year, we hope your New Year’s resolution is to get more involved in the GARC and make a difference in the 2010 statewide races.  We are here to help you accomplish that goal!  ACTION ITEMS:

• Read our emails
• Forward these emails to friends and ask them to subscribe
• Join our Facebook Group
• Follow us on Twitter
• Get updates from the GARC Blog
• Become a GARC officer – elections for President, Vice President, Treasurer and Secretary are February 23, 2009 at 7PM.  If you are interested in running, please email the GARC President here to request an Officer Candidate Form (this form is not an application but a way for us to make copies and disburse to club members at the February meeting so they can read about the candidates).

The GARC Christmas party was a wonderful success this year full of merriment, friends, and lots of holiday cheer.  Over 50 people made it out to the Quarry Clubhouse including the entire 10th District Court of Appeals Judges and many Municipal and Common Please Judges!

Merry Christmas and Happy Holidays!

On Tuesday, December 15th at the Franklin County Republican Party Victory Reception, the GARC was awarded the Lincoln Award for Overall Excellence and Outstanding Club of the Year 2009.

This award is the result of the hard work and dedication of all GARC members who have made the organization a vibrant, energetic, grassroots, philanthropic, social and educational club.  While we were only founded in February, the GARC has emerged onto the county political scene as a genuine force within a rising national mainstream conservative movement.

Join us in celebrating this award and the holiday season at our GARC Christmas Party this Thursday, December 17th at 7PM at the Quarry Club House on W. 5th Avenue just West of the Scioto River.

Election Analysis

Last night’s Election Analysis meeting with Dr. Herb Asher, Mark Niquette, and John Damschroder was one of the GARC’s best meetings yet!  With over 50 people in attendance, we listened to a lively panel discuss the political environment in the 2009 elections and paint a picture and pose interesting scenarios for the 2010 elections both statewide and nationally.  Thank you to our panelists and members for the great discussion and questions.

Hunger                                                 

13.3% of Ohio households struggled with hunger last year alone – and this before the big financial collapse.  Catherine Candisky with the Columbus Dispatch reports on these findings in her column entitled: “Hunger has Ohio firmly in its grip, stats show.”  Candisky reports:

To cope, families are skipping meals, eating less-diverse foods, seeking food stamps and other assistance and visiting food pantries.

Hamler-Fugitt said higher demand and limited financial support has caused pantries, like those her group serves, to stretch their supplies and lighten the bags of food they give out.

 The Mid-Ohio Foodbank states that 44% of the people they serve have had to choose between food and utilities. 29% have had to chose between food and shelter.

The GARC and the Grove City Republican Club are teaming up to “Knock Down Pins to Knock Down Hunger.”  We are having a canned food drive to benefit the Mid-Ohio Foodbank at the Grove City Lanes, a local bowling alley.  We ask that participants contribute $5 to cover the costs of the bowling and bring AT LEAST TWO Food Items from the list below:

• Boxed dry foods—such as pasta and instant potatoes
• Canned meats—such as chili and stew
• Canned fruits and vegetables

Please join us in Knocking Down Pins to Knock Down Hunger Tuesday, December 1^st at 7 PM.  Carpool leaves the Grandview Krogers on Chambers Road at 6:30 PM.

Christmas Party

Please join the GARC for our first Christmas Party on Thursday, December 17, 2009 at 7 PM at the Quarry Clubhouse and Billiard Room on W. 5^th Avenue.  Please bring yourself, some friends, and a dish or drink to share.