JANUARY MEETING

Our January meeting was held on Tuesday, January 30th. It was very well attended, especially for a frigid night in January. We were honored by the presence of Lou Marcoccia, Jesse Garcia and Lou Gallo, who are all candidates for Brookhaven Republican Chairman. Each one addressed the membership about their vision for our Party. All three spoke of the need for us to come together as a Pary and stand behind whoever is chosen as the next Brookhaven Republican Party Chairman. We ask this of all the candidates. Once a Chairman is chosen, let us support that individual and work together to achieve our common, and most important objective; to win elections!

Thank you to Arlien Cohen and Joe Callari for informative talk on the duties and responsibilities of being a committee person.

We welcomed two new members at the meeting; Julia Wilson and Bill Faulk.

The most emotional moment of the meeting was when Paul McCoy read a letter we received from his son Matt thanking the Club for the packages sent to his unit for the Holidays. We wish Matt and all of our troops serving our country all the best and they are all in our prayers. If you wish to donate to our Soldier Fund you may send a check made out to Mid-Brookhaven Republican Club, note "Soldier Fund" on the check and mail to PO Box 91, Selden, NY 11784.

WINE TASTING AFTERNOON

A group of approximately forty people made up of elected officials, committee people and Republican supporters gathered at the home of Julia Wilson on Sunday, January 28th for a little wine tasting, good food and conversation. Hosted by Bill Faulk, the event was a huge success and a good time was had by all.

THANK YOU GENE

As you may already know, Gene Gerrard has decided to resign his position as Brookhaven Town Republican Leader. Although saddened to see him leave, we wish him all the best. His dedication and service to the town of Brookhaven for over fifty years is remarkable and greatly appreciated. When our party needed a leader, Gene unselfishly answered the call. We at Mid-Brookhaven Republican Club were proud to have him as our leader. He knows he has an open invitation to attend our meetings, and hope he will do so. Thank you Gene.