President's Message

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Welcome to the Fernley Republican Women’s (FRW) website.  The FRW was created by women for women but welcomes both women and men into our organization.  All may attend our meetings.

The FRW was founded in 2005 and received its charter from the National Federation of Republican Women (NFRW) on January 1, 2006.   We now have over 16 years of operational experience.
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The year 2022 presented an exciting challenge for FRW along with the entire Republican party.  Demographics were changing as many minorities are recognizing the Democrat Party no longer represents their values.  The FRW plans included holding forums and political debates with candidates working to garner your support in our elections.  Members and guests had a chance to hear their ideas and platforms in order to make the important decision as to who would receive their vote.   They were given the opportunity to ask questions and hear directly from the candidates in their own words. 

We will have a variety of interesting and informative guests in 2023. Non-members are welcome to attend our meetings and events.  We hope you will join us.

Jonell Maple, President
jonellmaple@gmail.com

Literacy Committee

The Fernley Republican Women (FRW) is committed to fostering literacy in the community and promoting Americanism in the schools.  Each September, we participate in the National Federation of Republican Women’s Literacy Month by sponsoring literacy projects.

On September 21, 2022 Peggy Gray presented "The Best Dictionary for Students" to each third grade student at Cottonwood Elementary School.  Accompanied by staff, they talked about literacy in three of the five classrooms. 

Four books were also presented to the school library:
  • Veterans: Heroes in our Neighborhood by Valerie Pfundstein
  • Counting on Katherine: How Katherine Johnson Saved Apollo 13 by Helaine Becker
  • Mae Among the Stars by Roda Ahmed
  • Pocahontas and the Strangers by Clyde Robert Bulla
Pictured below are (left to right) Mrs. Bunyard and Mrs. Elson's classes and Peggy Gray and Ms. Jurich. 

On the same day, books were donated to Bow Wow Books, an organization that teamed up with the Fernley Library.  Bow Wow Reading Dogs are nonjudgmental certified therapy dogs who listen to children reading aloud.  The dogs' handlers have been educated on how to help readers learn to read.

Americanism Committee

​The Fernley Republican Women (FRW) is committed to fostering Americanism and Literacy in the local schools. To that end, on September 14, 2022 pocket constitutions were delivered by Americanism chair Judy Williams, Pam Duckering and Peggy Gray to Fernley Intermediate School and Silver Stage Middle School for distribution to each 5th grade student in preparation for national Constitution Day.  Candace McCarthy delivered the constitutions to 5th grade students at Yerington Intermediate School.

The club is sponsoring an essay contest for fifth grade students at Fernley Intermediate School (FIS), Silver Stage Middle School (SSMS), and Yerington Intermediate School (YIS). Essays are to be 400-500 words long and will be judged on content, spelling, punctuation, and grammar.  Winners will receive a $50 Amazon gift card for 1st place, a $30 Amazon gift card for 2nd place, and a $20 gift certificate to a local business for 3rd place.
 
The topic is to be determined and the entry forms to be delivered in late October or early November with awards presented prior to the fall break.

Executive Committee - 2022

President - Jonell Maple
1st Vice President - Lorrie Olson
2nd Vice President - Candace McCarthy
Secretary - Carol Franich
Treasurer - Peggy Gray
Immediate Past President - Anita Trone (not pictured)

Also shown in picture below is Nevada Third District Court Judge Leon Aberasturi who installed our new 2022 officers.

Armed Forces/Homeland Security

Fernley Republican Women also collect "wish list" items for the Veterans Guest House in Reno.  Items include fresh fruits and vegetables, food staples, personal care products, socks and gloves and money.  The Veterans Guest House provides family members a free place to stay while the veterans are receiving medical care in a Reno hospital.

Scholarship Committee

The Fernley Republican Women (FRW) is pleased to announce it has awarded two $1,000 scholarships.
 
One scholarship was presented to Mia Willis on Silver Stage High School’s Senior Awards Night, May 25, 2022.  Mia will be attending Western Nevada College for her Associate of Arts degree, then attending a university to major in Early Childhood Education and minor in special education with the goal of becoming a kindergarten teacher.  She graduated high school magna cum laude with high honors as well as an honors diploma and was accepted into the National Honors Society program while working full time.
 
The second scholarship was presented to Ashley Reger on Fernley High School’s Senior Awards Night, June 1, 2022.  Ashley will be attending the University of Nevada, Reno to earn a bachelor’s degree in nursing.  Her goal is to then further her education to become a nurse practitioner.  Ashley maintained a 3.98 GPA and became a member of the National Honors Society while also committing to multiple high school and community organizations. 

FRW President Jonell Maple and Scholarship Committee Chair Peggy Gray are pictured below with the two scholarship winners.  Jonell is on the left and Peggy is on the right in both photos. Silver Stage High School winner Mia Willis is in the photo on the left and Fernley High School winner Ashley Reger is in the photo on the right.       ​
This website is paid for by the Fernley Republican Women and not by any candidate or candidate's campaign committee.​