WCRC meeting – June 2012

This meeting was a little different from most others, as the guests of honor weren’t politicians but instead were two young people who would someday like to go into the medical field. Meet the winners of the inaugural Wicomico County Republican Club scholarship.

The 2012 WCRC Scholarship winners pose with club president Larry Dodd.

Jonathan Hurst (left) is a Parkside High School graduate who will be attending James Madison University in the fall with the eventual goal of being a physical therapist.

Next to Jonathan in the center is Kiersten Baker, a Salisbury Christian School graduate who will be attending St. Mary’s College in the fall to work on a biology/pre-med degree. On the right is WCRC president Larry Dodd.

It was nice to see the parents of both these teens in attendance to receive their awards. I’m sure I was in many of Mrs. Baker’s photos, which may not have necessarily been a good thing. I made sure to move out of the way before Sean Fahey took this one for the WCRC Facebook page, where I collected it from.

As for the actual club business, once we cleared out the usual Lord’s Prayer, Pledge of Allegiance, minutes, and treasurer’s report, Dave Parker commented in his Central Committee report that we sent up our nominees to replace Michelle Wright while the Democrats have apparently made no progress on their pending vacancies. He also stressed that we need to get out and vote this year because Democrats may be demoralized. We will also need volunteers to staff our headquarters and locations for 4 x 8 yard signs.

Bonnie Luna gave a report on the local Mitt Romney campaign, suggesting that “we can – and should – win Maryland for Romney.” Key initial items of business were to find out the interest in campaign materials so they can be ordered, but Bonnie also revealed that Andy Harris will be putting out Romney/Harris signs in the near future.

Jackie Wellfonder, representing the Dan Bongino campaign, noted that the coordinated campaigns have secured a table location on the boardwalk to attract would-be voters – as always, volunteers will be needed.

Woody Willing gave a Board of Elections report, telling us that the state is expecting a “huge, huge turnout” in November. He was less pleased with the fact the state is allowing candidates to be poll watchers, though.

We also received reviews on how things went with the Salisbury Festival and the Delmarva Chicken Festival, a report I gave.

But there were some important upcoming events where the club’s role was discussed, such as the Farm and Home Show, the WCRC Crab Feast on August 25, and, most importantly, the search for a headquarters location. All these are sure to be topics of discussion next month, particularly as we have more information on several of them.

As one observer put it, the meeting was nice and short because, unlike politicians, our scholarship winners weren’t given to a lot of talking. We adjourned while it was still light outside, which doesn’t happen often.

We’ll see if that occurs again July 23, when we next meet.

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