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| Commonwealth Connection PFRW E-Newsletter |
| The week of May 25, 2009 Newsletter Chair President Joyce Grant Debbie Taylor |
| June 1st NFRW Deadlines PFRW Council Presidents are reminded of the upcoming NFRW deadlines for awards that are presented in September at the NFRW Biennial Convention in Florida. The local Club Achievement Award form is due by June 1, 2009 to President Joyce Grant at PFRW headquarters. This award recognizes a local council's achievements for 2008-2009. Student recommendations for the National Pathfinder Scholarship and the Betty Rendel Scholarship are due to President Grant by June 1st. Complete details on these two scholarships are available on the NFRW web site at www.nfrw.org. PFRW Board Meeting The PFRW Board of Directors will meet on Saturday, June 20 at PFRW Headquarters on North Second Street in Harrisburg. The Executive Committee will meet from 10 a.m. until 11 a.m. with the full board meeting from 11 a.m. until 2 p.m. Lunch will be served at noon. Board Members are asked to RSVP by June 15, 2009 to PFRW Headquarters, 806 N Second Street, Harrisburg, PA, 17102. Cost for the lunch is $10. All Directors and Committee reports are due by June 17th. These reports may be emailed to pfrw@verizon.net or sent via regular mail to PFRW Headquarters. Anne B. Anstine Scholarship Award PFRW Executive Committee and Board Members are invited to attend the ninth annual Anne B. Anstine Memorial |
| Scholarship Award Dinner on Thursday, June 4 at the Gettysburg National Military Museum and Visitors Center, 1195 Baltimore Pike, Gettysburg, PA. Reception 5:30 PM, Dinner 6:30 PM. The cost is $50 per person. The Recipient of the Award is Ms. Caroline Vail, Easton, Pennsylvania. Please RSVP by May 28, 2009 to Angel P. Wechter, PFRW Anne B. Anstine Memorial Scholarship Chair at 215-677-0155 or email AW118@aol.com PA Taxpayer Protest Set Recently State Representative Daryl Metcalfe of Butler County stated with just over a month to go until the state budget deadline there remains only two options to close the estimated $3 billion and growing Rendell budget deficit: Cut the size of state government or as a spokeswoman for the House Appropriations Chairman informed the Associated Press raise PA's Personal Income Tax to 4.07 percent or $3.1 billion. "There were nearly 36,00 fewer jobs created between 2004 and 2005 after Governor Ed Rendell increased PA's personal income tax from 2.8 percent to the current level of 3.08 percent in 2003," Mr. Metcalfe said. "The only way for us to stop this $3.1 billion tax increase is with your help," he added. Grassroots Republicans are urged to meet at the PA State Capitol in Harrisburg for a taxpayers' protest on June 9th from 9 a.m. until 4:30 p.m. For complete details please go to www.RepMetcalfe.com. |