Next Broward Republican Party Meeting – Monday, December 3rd, 2012 – Election of Officers
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Notice to Media Original Message to Members Posted Below
### 11/21/2012 Dear Current BREC Members,
This is the official notice for the
Broward Republican Party Meeting for the
Election of Officers for the following positions: Chairman Vice-Chair Secretary Treasurer Monday, December 3rd, 7 PM SHARP
Sign in begins at 6 PM Sheraton Suites Hotel 555 NW 62nd Street Fort Lauderdale, FL 33309 (just west of Andrews Ave off of the Cypress Creek West Exit of 1-95)
Celebration for Outgoing Officers
Cake and Coffee Sincerely,
BREC Executive Board |
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Original Email from Richard DeNapoli Date: November 23, 2012
Happy Thanksgiving from the Broward Republican Party
Happy Thanksgiving!
Fellow Broward Republican Executive Committee Members and Friends:Here’s wishing you, along with your families, friends and all of the brave men and women of the United States Armed Forces, a very Happy Thanksgiving. I am very thankful to have worked together with a wonderful Broward Republican Executive Board, including our RNC Co-Chair, National Committeewoman, and State Committeewoman Sharon Day, our State Committeeman Ed Kennedy, our Vice-Chair Colleen Stolberg, our Secretary Michael De Gruccio, our Treasurer Mark McCarthy and our Executive Director Rico Petrocelli. As the Chairman of the largest Executive Committee in the great State of Florida with about 400 members, I am truly thankful and blessed for all of the hard work that our committeemembers and friends are putting forth to get Republicans elected! I’d also like to share with you below Ronald Reagan’s first Thanksgiving Proclamation from 1981. Have a Happy and Blessed Thanksgiving, Richard DeNapoli, Chairman Broward Republican Party |
RONALD REAGAN’S FIRST THANKSGIVING PROCLAMATION NOVEMBER 12, 1981
America has much for which to be thankful. The unequaled freedom enjoyed by our citizens has provided a harvest of plenty to this nation throughout its history. In keeping with America’s heritage, one day each year is set aside for giving thanks to God for all of His blessings. On this day of Thanksgiving, it is appropriate that we recall the first Thanksgiving, celebrated in the autumn of 1621. After surviving a bitter winter, the Pilgrims planted and harvested a bountiful crop. After the harvest they gathered their families together and joined in celebration and prayer with the Native Americans who had taught them so much. Clearly our forefathers were thankful not only for the material well being of their harvest but for this abundance of goodwill as well. In this spirit, Thanksgiving has become a day when Americans extend a helping hand to the less fortunate. Long before there was a government welfare program, this spirit of voluntary giving was ingrained in the American character. Americans have always understood that, truly, one must give in order to receive. This should be a day of giving as well as a day of thanks. As we celebrate Thanksgiving in 1981, we should reflect on the full meaning of this day as we enjoy the fellowship that is so much a part of the holiday festivities. Searching our hearts, we should ask what we can do as individuals to demonstrate our gratitude to God for all He has done. Such reflection can only add to the significance of this precious day of remembrance.
Let us recommit ourselves to that devotion to God and family that has played such an important role in making this a great Nation, and which will be needed as a source of strength if we are to remain a great people. Now, Therefore, I, Ronald Reagan, President of the United States of America, do hereby proclaim Thursday, November 26, 1981, as Thanksgiving Day. In witness whereof, I have here unto set my hand this twelfth day of November, in the year of our Lord nineteen hundred and eighty-one, and of the Independence of the United States of America the two hundred and sixth. Date: November 12, 1981 By: Ronald Reagan |
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Original Email Date: November 21, 2012 |
Chairman DeNapoli and Vice-Chair Stolberg Endorse Rico Petrocelli for BREC Chair
Richard DeNapoli, Chairman
Colleen Stolberg, Vice-Chair
Endorse Rico Petrocelli for BREC Chairman
As Rico Petrocelli said in his campaign announcement, the Broward GOP works as a team where no one player wins the game by himself or herself. Well, one of the most valuable players on our Broward Republican Team is Rico Petrocelli. We fully support his candidacy for Broward Republican Executive Committee (“BREC”) Chair.
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| Rico and Richard at the 2011 Holiday Party |
Rico knows what it takes to win elections. We relied on his experience as a Town Councilman from Plantation and his extensive contacts in the community to assist us in leading the Broward GOP. Rico knows how to build a team. Rico has a kind servant’s heart and will make a great leader. He knows how to energize our volunteers and build consensus around our mission of electing Republicans.
After hiring Rico with very little funds in our BREC Treasury two years ago, he immediately dove into his job, helping to build our party by getting donations wherever he could. It’s difficult to raise funds for a county party — a totally different task than raising funds for a political campaign — but Rico worked tirelessly on both fundraising and the regular business of the Broward GOP.
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| Rico helping volunteers phone bank. |
Many of our members do not realize what goes into running the Broward GOP. From setting up our monthly meetings, booking the hotel, coordinating speakers, maintaining our headquarters, making sure various bills are paid, advertising the party events, meeting with candidates, sending out emails, speaking with our almost 400 members on a regular basis … Rico has the skills, talent and experience to keep our party running smoothly from day one.
We couldn’t have had our fundraising successes over the last two years without Rico Petrocelli.
As your Executive Director:
- Rico got sponsors for a majority our monthly meetings;
- Fundraised for our first Lincoln Day Dinner with Governor Rick Scott, RNC Co-Chair Sharon Day and Congressman Allen West, netting $90,000
- Organize our Grand Old Party BBQ, which attracted over 600 guests
- Secured over 170 attendees to Presidency V, netting some $30,000 for the Republican Party of Florida and $4,000 for the BREC
- Fundraised for our second Lincoln Day in May 2012 with Keynote Speaker Attorney General Pam Bondi and Special Guests CFO Jeff Atwater and Congressman Allen West
- Collected tens of thousands of dollars throughout both years in our regular fundraising appeals
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Richard and Rico Petrocelli at the 2011 Grand Old Party BBQ
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We need to continue our fundraising successes, attract new members, improve our technology and establish an improved GOTV Program. Obama organizers had been deeply embedded in Broward for years before the 2012 election, focusing their persuasion efforts on person-to-person contact. Our Precinct Letter Project helped our members establish more personal contact with Republicans in their neighborhoods, and we know this will continue with Rico Petrocelli as your next Chairman.
We need to start campaigning for 2014 today and we have been preparing for this by examining a new and user-friendly online program. This will assist Rico in making available for every REC member to organize their precincts and gather voter information in ways like never before.
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| Rico presenting a birthday cake to RNC Co-Chair Sharon Day |
As your Chair and Vice-Chair, we have worked hard to empower you, our REC members, with precinct lists, Precinct Training Manuals, and other methods and information to help you reach out to the voters. We hope that you elect Rico Petrocelli as your next Chairman so that he can continue our Eight Point Platform and build upon the progress that we’ve made with his positive energy and enthusiasm.
As your Chair and Vice-Chair, we know that no one can do this job alone. The strength of our organization lies in its members. Our volunteers are the heart and soul of our Broward Republican Party, and without you, there would be no Broward Republican Party and no victories in any cycle. Rico has been there for us, and we hope that you’ll be there for him. We hope that you will join us in supporting Rico Petrocelli and his team as your next Chair and Board of the Republican Party of Broward County.
