News Corner
PACKED MCGOP CONVENTION
Hundreds of people packed the MCGOP 2024 Spring Convention at the Doubletree in Gaithersburg, MD. There was a CD6 Candidate Forum and an Accountability Panel. Dr. Sebastian Gorka was the Special Guest Speaker. Former ICE Director Tom Homan was the Luncheon Speaker. Along with local and federal candidates, all the Montgomery County women’s clubs joined in the festivities: The Montgomery County Federation of Republican Women, Chevy Chase Women’s Republican Club, Potomac Women’s Republican Club, Rural Women’s Republican Club and Upper Montgomery Republican Women’s Club.
VOLUNTEERS WELCOMED
New GOP volunteers were welcomed last week at MCGOP Headquarters. Many stayed for the speakers and the work of the Central Committee and were also treated to snacks from our hospitality volunteers. If you can volunteer, fill out the link toward the end of this newsletter.
HONORING OUR POLICE - BACK THE BLUE
NEXT EVENT IS APRIL 30 IN GERMANTOWN
by Susan Baker
The first Back the Blue (BTB) event of 2024 was held on Tuesday, April 16, 2024. Being my first one, I learned that all the Republican Women’s Clubs (Chevy Chase, Potomac, Rural, and Upper County) and the MCGOP Republican Central Committee have actually been involved in this effort supporting our police for the past five years. I arrived at Police District 4 with several others and helped them set up, bringing food, drinks, snacks and signs of support for the police.
Officers and staff came and went. Some stayed a bit, and we mingled and talked with them with happy spirits all around. I had an especially good conversation with three officers with whom I shared my experiences taking the MC Police Citizens’ Academy. They all said how pleased they were that I had attended, enjoyed, and learned so much about the work they do, and that I am an alumna of the Academy (I had my badge on). I shared an exciting conversation with one of the officers about community household security, the available systems, and the physical aspects. I learned a lot. I goofed and ate a cookie, and the Officer I was talking with said that it was OK that I had eaten their cookie… "It is a good thing" … as he patted his belly.