In addition, representatives from Street Grace and Youth Spark, both organizations which battle child exploitation, will also be in attendance with opportunities for members of the Gwinnett GOP to get involved in these worthy causes.

The meeting begins at 7:30 PM at the Gwinnett County Republican Party headquarters, 46 South Clayton Street in Lawrenceville. The County Committee will also consider any business brought before it. Those members of the County Committee desiring to vote must register prior to 7:30 PM, however you do not need to be a member of the County Committee to attend the meeting.

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Doors open at 7:45 for breakfast and networking — you’re welcome to come early and talk politics. We’ll start the program at 8:30, and have you out and about by 10. Our breakfasts are at 550 Trackside, 550 North Clayton Street in Lawrenceville. This month’s breakfast is sponsored by Charlotte Nash.

You can RSVP for the breakfast on Facebook here.

Featured Speakers

Mark Rountree is the president of Landmark Communications. His firm has helped elect many Republican candidates to office, and he is considered one of the top GOP strategists in Georgia.


Chandler Epp is the past Vice-Chairman of the Georgia Association of College Republicans. After graduating from Georgia Tech, he became a public relations strategist for The DeMoss Group. He volunteered for the Georgia for Mitt Romney and several other campaigns.


Charlie Harper is the editor of the political blog Peach Pundit and a past candidate for political office. He also writes a syndicated column on politics, which appears in several Georgia newspapers.


We are working to confirm additional speakers.

Event Details and Registration

The workshop will be held on Saturday, June 8th from 10 AM until 2 PM at the Gwinnett Republican Party office, 46 South Clayton Street in Lawrenceville. Lunch will be provided. Registration for the workshop is $10, and is available for Gwinnett GOP members and non-members alike. You can register and pre-pay here.

After hearing about their problem, the Gwinnett Republican Party offered to store the leftovers in the basement of the party’s office on South Clayton Street. Volunteers moved three pickup truck loads of props, rugs and furniture into the basement. Later that month, the rest of the salvaged items were also moved into the party’s basement.

A sign and some artificial logs used in the theatre’s production of “A Christmas Carol” are among the items salvaged.

Anthony Rodriguez and Al Stilo of the theatre attended our April 6th monthly breakfast to extend their appreciation for the party’s generosity. They also offered to provide a discount to Gwinnett GOP members interested in attending performances during the 2013-2014 season. To take advantage of this offer, call the theatre’s box office at 678-226-6222.

Gwinnett GOP Chairman Rachel Little said, “Gwinnett Republicans want to be responsive to the community in which we live. We were glad we were able to help out one of our downtown Lawrenceville neighbors when they needed assistance.”

The new page was created by Heather Alvarez. She will be working with Chandler Epp and Andrés Celedón to add additional content and respond to any comments and feedback we get. So far, the page has gained more than 40 likes.

In order to get additional fans for the page, we created a Facebook ad which targets over 100,000 Spanish speakers in metro Atlanta with an interest in politics. Featuring a picture of a Mexican family holding flags, the ad copy translates to “GOP for a better future. We stand for good education, safe communities and more money in your paycheck. Join us.”

Thanks to everyone on the Communications Committee, headed up by Jon Richards. Look for more efforts to spread the Republican message to the community from this group, including a June education workshop on communications and messaging to be held at the Gwinnett GOP office.

Congressman Broun represents the Dacula area of Gwinnett in Congress, where he was first elected in 2007 to replace the late Charlie Norwood. His district came to include part of Gwinnett following the 2010 redistricting. Earlier this year, he announced his candidacy for the Senate seat being vacated by Saxby Chambliss.

Michael McNeely is the Chairman of the Georgia Black Republicans Council, and has served in several other positions within the GOP, including First Vice-Chair of the Douglas County Republican Party. He is currently the Deputy Vice-Chair of the Georgia Department of Juvenile Justice.

We get underway at 7:45 AM with networking and breakfast, and the program begins at 8:30. The buffet breakfast is $8, or you can order coffee and juice for $2. We will be taking donations of canned food, paper products and household products to benefit the Quinn House, which provides services to the homeless in Lawrenceville.

This month’s breakfast is sponsored by Congressman Paul Broun. RSVP on Facebook here.

THANK YOU – THANK YOU – THANK YOU!

On behalf of the entire Gwinnett GOP 2013-2015 Executive Committee, I would like to thank all who attended the County Convention March 9th! Your well wishes, your enthusiasm, your dedication and your commitment to our vision, our mission and our Party were overwhelming and we are humbled by your support.

On a personal note, my sincere thank you to the outgoing 2011-2013 Executive Board members. Your hard work and achievements during the last election cycle do not go unnoticed and we appreciate the opportunity to follow your footsteps.

If you missed our bi-monthly meeting last Thursday evening, you missed a lot! We had a standing room only crowd and the level of enthusiasm and energy in the room was tremendous. It’s clear folks are ready to get to work.

Of particular note, with the legislative session ending in a few short days, The Gwinnett GOP took a bold step towards reaffirming our belief that the Right to Keep and Bear Arms is a natural right and not a privilege granted by the Legislature and passed a resolution urging the Georgia General Assembly to take up, debate and vote upon House Bill 512 the “Safe Carry Act of 2013.”

This resolution was hand delivered to the members of the Gwinnett legislative delegation, the Lieutenant Governor, the Governor and Sue Everhart, Chairman of the Georgia GOP. This swift and decisive action sent a message to the State of Georgia that the members of the Gwinnett GOP are watching and are engaged in the actions under the Gold Dome and that, as a Party, we will stand firm on our principles and will speak out on matters of importance to us.

We also began the process of organizing the many committees that will make the Gwinnett GOP run more smoothly and efficiently. I encourage you all to think about where you can contribute to our Party and make the commitment to sign up and show up. Look for details and opportunities to sign up over the coming weeks.

Finally, I’d like to encourage you to make plans to attend the KCarl Smith Outreach Training “Turning Values into Conservative Votes” this Saturday at the Fulton GOP office in Sandy Springs. This will be a great opportunity to learn some new strategies without compromising our Republican principles.

As always feel free to contact me, or any member of the Executive Board, with questions, ideas, concerns and especially to volunteer your time to get to work!

Have a great week!

Rachel

A RESOLUTION

Relative to the passage of House Bill 512, Safe Carry Act of 2013 (“HB 512″)

WHEREAS, The Georgia General Assembly supports and defends the Constitution of the United States and the Constitution of the State of Georgia;

WHEREAS, The Constitution of the United States and the Constitution of the State of Georgia codify that the Right to Keep and Bear Arms is a natural right and not a privilege granted by the Legislature; and

WHEREAS, The Georgia House of Representatives has done their legislative duty by reviewing, debating and passing House Bill 512 to remove some of the current restrictions upon law-abiding citizens, and which addresses many of the issues faced by Georgia’s citizens in their daily lives and routines.

NOW, THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED, by the Gwinnett County Republican Party that with many of Georgia’s Firearms Laws being unconstitutional and in need of remedy, we call upon the Senate of the State of Georgia, and the Governor of the State of Georgia to take up their responsibility to the law-abiding citizens of the State of Georgia and review, debate and vote upon House Bill 512;

BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED, that the overwhelming support of HB 512 in the Georgia House deserves a floor vote from the Senate post haste and that this bill not be pushed into the next calendar year before a floor vote occurs; and

FURTHER RESOLVED, that the Secretary of the Gwinnett County Republican Party is hereby authorized and directed to transfer a copy of this Resolution to the Gwinnett Republican House and Senate Delegations, The Honorable Casey Cagle Lieutenant Governor of the State of Georgia, The Honorable Nathan Deal Governor of the State of Georgia and the Chairman of the Georgia Republican Party.

Respectfully Submitted:

By: ________________________________________
Name: Debbie Whelchel
Title: Secretary, Gwinnett County Republican Party

Chairman: Rachel Little
First Vice-Chair: Rich Carithers
Second Vice-Chair: Mary Adamski
Secretary: Debbie Whelchel
Treasurer: Brittany Marmol
Rep. at Large 1: Joe Wilson
Rep. at Large 2: Gloria Tow
School District 1 Manager: Heather Alvarez
School District 2 Manager: Dennis Keye
School District 3 Manager: Jef Fincher
School District 4 Manager: John Cook
School District 5 Manager: Joe Newton