We Need Your Help!

The WKU College Republicans and College Democrats would like to announce their first annual Thanksgiving Food Drive. We will be collecting non-perishable food items to benefit needy families this holiday season. Donations can be dropped off in the Political Science Department, which is located on the third floor of Grise Hall, or you can contact us and we can pick up donations from your department on campus. The food drive will run from Monday, November 10^th through Friday, November 21^st. Donations will benefit the Barren River Area Safe Space and St. Vincent de Paul Food Pantry. Please do what you can to make this holiday season a little bit brighter for those in need.

If you have any questions please contact Dr. Joel Turner at joel.turner@wku.edu or 745-2728.

Parents Weekend

This weekend is parents weekend and Focus on Western and several other big events revolving around the First Home Football Game in the new Stadium against Murray State. 

We will be helping sticker people before the game for Mitch McConnell and Brett Guthrie. We will need at least 12 people to help out. If you can help please email me at Shane.noem263@wku.edu or call me at 513-969-4810. 

Thanks,

Shane Noem

First meeting fun!!!

55 people were in attendance Tuesday night as we met for our first meeting of 2008. State Sen. and 2nd district Congressional Candidate Brett Guthrie was our guest speaker. He addressed the current election and the college republicans involvement in the races. We also heard from RPK representative Tres Watson on the GOTV effort and the 72 hour push. Monday we are making our way up to Owensboro for the Red White and Blue festival. We will be working with the Daviess county party helping out with the speeches. We will be busy in the coming weeks. Keep posted by watching this blog and your email for updates.

SAN

WKU CR's help with the Republican State Convention

On Saturday Andrew Denney, Sara Miller, John Whitaker, and Shane Noem helped Mitch McConnell for Senate, Guthrie for Congress, Northup for Congress and McCain for president for their efforts with stickers and registration. Of the countless dignitaries that spoke, the more prominent ones included Secretary of State Trey Grayson, Senator Jim Bunning, Congressman Geoff Davis, State Senator Brett Guthrie, State Senate President David Williams, RNC Chairman Mike Duncan, Former White House Deputy Political adviser to the President Scott Jennings, and many others. There was a large ruckus created when Ron Paul supporters tried to make points of orders on the convention floor for various reasons. This eventually led to RPK Chairman Steve Robertson to remove the microphones from the floor and throw several people out of the convention. An unprecedented event for sure.

Western Students Meet McCain

As John McCain came to Nashville for a town hall meeting, so did the WKU College Republicans. Sara Miller, Jon Moore, Nicole Aho, Shane Noem, and Derek Noem were privileged to hear Senator McCain respond to audience members questions, and shake the Senators hand. Senator McCain has challenged Senator Obama, the presumptive Democratic nominee, to a series of forums similar to the one witnessed last Monday.

John McCain Town Hall Meeting

From Shane:

These are the details of John McCain coming to Nashville on June 2nd. I will be there, let me know if you plan on going, we can all carpool if you live in Bowling Green.

http://www.johnmccain.com/Informing/Calendar/Detail.aspx?guid=31657b55-d2b2-47d9-b203-e2c309583739

What: Town Hall Meeting, Nashville, TN

When: June 2, 2008

Where: 116 Fifth Avenue North
Nashville, TN 37219

John McCain returns to Tennessee for a Town Hall Meeting on Monday, June 2nd in Nashville. The doors open at 12:30pm.

You do not need a confirmation nor reply from campaign staff to attend the event.

Tennessee Town Hall Meeting
Doors open at 12:30pm
Ryman Auditorium
116 Fifth Avenue North
Nashville, TN 37219

Kentucky Republican Convention

On June 7th, we have been asked directly by the Republican Party of Kentucky to help run the Kentucky Republican Convention. We will be registering delegates, showing people where to go, passing out stickers for candidates and helping the RPK with anything they need help with.

This is WKU CR's time to shine!

We really need a lot of help on this one, so If you are within driving distance of Bowling Green, please consider coming in town for the weekend. I can find a place for you to stay if you would like.

Please let me know if you can help on June 7th ASAP!!!

Shane

Phone Bank

The McConnell campaign is looking for volunteers to help make phone calls to encourage people to get out and vote in the upcoming Kentucky primary. Volunteers are needed for Tuesday (May 6th) and Thursday (May 8th) of this week, and Monday and Tuesday (May 12th and 13th) of next week. We will be calling each night from 5-8 PM, but even if you can only help for an hour or two it would be greatly appreciated. The calls should be relatively easy as they are going to registered Republicans and will only consist of a couple of questions. If you are able to help or have any additional questions please contact Scott Lasley at lasleywarrengop@gmail.com. Hope to see you there!

CR Meeting 4/29

Just a reminder to be sure to join us for our last meeting of the Spring Semester, which will take place tomorrow (April 29th) at 8 PM in Grise Hall room 337. Our featured speaker will be Jim DeCesare, who is currently running for a third term in the Kentucky House of Representatives. We will also have PIZZA for this meeting!!! Hope to see you there!

Warren Co. Lincoln Day Dinner

Last Saturday night we had 10 people at the Carroll Nicely Center for the annual Warren County Republican Party Lincoln Day Dinner. Guest speakers included WKU President Gary Ransdell, Judge Executive Mike Buchanon, State Senator and 2nd Congressional District Candidate Brett Guthrie, Amy Bingham (Jim DeCesare's wife), Former Deputy Political Adviser to President George W. Bush, Scott Jennings, and Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell. Our very own Dr. Scott Lasley presented the Volunteer of the year award. Andrew Denney, Jeremy Roe, Alex Gerard, Nicole Aho, and Shane Noem all helped out with Senator McConnell's campaign. Great time and GREAT food.

KFCR 2008 Conference

Andrew Denney, Jeremy Roe, and Shane Noem went to Lexington for the 2 day Kentucky Federation of College Republicans 2008 Conference. Republican students from across the commonwealth gathered on UK's campus to make friends, listen to guest speakers, and elect officers for the 2008-2009 school year. The speakers included Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell and Former Deputy Political Adviser to President George W. Bush, Scott Jennings. In addition, Shane ran for Secretary and won the post in a landslide. Hopefully we can send an even bigger delegation to next year's conference.

District Convention

Brett Guthrie, our state senator from Bowling Green who is running to fill Ron Lewis' U.S. Congressional seat, needs volunteers to help pass out yard signs, bumper stickers, etc. at the District Convention on Saturday, April 26. Every member is eligible to attend the convention. It is very important that we have a big turnout at this event. If you would like to participate please let Shane know ASAP!

Next Meeting

Be sure to join us for our last meeting of the Spring Semester, which will take place on April 29th at 8 PM in Grise Hall room 339. Our featured speaker will be Jim DeCesare. Mr. Decesare is currently running for a third term in the Kentucky House of Representatives. He has done a good job representing the interests of Bowling Green and it is important that we as an organization do what we can to facilitate his reelection. In addition, we will discuss ways in which you can stay involved with the group while you are away from WKU for the summer. We will also discuss our tentative plans for the fall semester so we can hit the ground running when everyone comes back to campus following the summer break.

KFCR and Lincoln Day Dinner

Those interested in attending KFCR or the Lincoln Day Dinner in Bowling Green should let Shane Noem know ASAP. WKU can have up to 5 delegates at the conference, plus Shane is running for a state office and would benefit greatly from the support of any members in attendance. Also, if you plan on attending the Lincoln Day Dinner, please be sure to plan to be there an hour ahead of time as the group has agreed to help distribute campaign materials in support of Sen. McConnell's reelection bid.

Special Thanks to Sec. Grayson

The College Republicans would like to send a special thanks to Kentucky Secretary of State Trey Grayson for delivering the first in what will hopefully become a series of breakfast lectures sponsored by the political science department. The lecture was both interesting and informative, and we hope to have the Secretary back to speak to the CR's in the near future.