MANDEVILLE PICAYUNE

Newspaper February 21, 2018 | Times-Picayune, The (New Orleans, LA)

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SRWC

The Slidell Republican Women’s Club (SRWC) members will hear from several candidates for positions on the Slidell City Council at a luncheon on Feb. 22, at Pinewood Country Club. Doors will open at 11:30 a.m. and the meeting will start promptly at noon. Voters within the city limits of Slidell will select city councilmen by district and at-large in the election scheduled for March 24. Early voting for that particular election will be March 10-17. The SRWC has invited all Republican Slidell city council candidates to participate. SRWC functions are open to the public as well as SRWC members; but all attendees – SRWC members, guests, speakers and members of the public and the media -- must RSVP. For all those attending, the cost of the meal is $23 per person. This includes all SRWC members, guests, the speakers, their aides, and any members of the public. Please make reservations as early as possible, but no later than Feb. 20, to SRWC Hospitality Chair Betty Hooper, at bettysuew@bellsouth.net. Those interested in joining the Slidell Republican Women’s Club can contact SRWC Membership Chair, Michele Duvic, at 504.439.2660 or by email at micheleduvic@aol.com.

SRWC presents leadership, volunteer awards to community

Newspaper July 25, 2018 | Times-Picayune, The (New Orleans, LA)

Page: H08 | Section: MANDEVILLE PICAYUNE

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Tiffany Parker, president of the Slidell Republican Women’s Club (SRWC), presided over the organization’s 2018 Annual Awards Night during which scholarship, leadership and volunteer awards were presented. During the evening dinner held at Pinewood Country Club, the following awards were presented:

The SRWC awarded a scholarship through the Pearl Williams/Cecelia Drennan Memorial Scholarship Program. This annual award goes to a high school senior girl from one of the Slidell/Pearl River-area public or private high schools, who meets the extensive scholarship and community service criteria. Serving on this year’s scholarship committee were SRWC members Charlene Stein, Dee Webb and Michelle Duvic.

The 2018 SRWC scholarship recipient was Sarah Surla, of Slidell, a recent graduate of Pearl River High School. She plans on attending the University of Mississippi in Hattiesburg, MS, and majoring in Nursing. Her future plans include becoming a Pediatric Nurse Practitioner. Surla is the daughter of Allen and Diane Surla.

This year’s SRWC Pearl Williams Superior Leadership Award was presented to S. Michele Blanchard, a native of Pearl River and current resident of Slidell. An attorney in practice in this area since 2003, Blanchard also currently serves as the St. Tammany Parish Council representative for District 13, where she serves as Council Chair. She also serves as Curriculum Chair of Leadership Northshore. She and husband Jake Airey, also an attorney, have two children.

The SRWC annually recognizes a Volunteer of the Year, and this year’s award went to SRWC member Karen Fandal, who has served in many capacities at the local and state level. She has several times served as president, vice president, treasurer, membership chair and newsletter chair for the local SRWC. At the state level, Fandal has served as treasurer and currently by-laws chairperson for the Louisiana Federation of Republican Women. She also serves as a certified speaker for LOPA, the Louisiana Organ Procurement Agency.

In keeping with the Education and Leadership themes for the evening, the guest speaker was Eric Dubuisson, who is one of the current JAG teachers in the St. Tammany Parish Public School System. JAG, Jobs for America’s Graduates, is a national program to help students toward high school graduation.

The Slidell Republican Women’s Club also actively supports area Republican candidates running for elected office, and helps with teen Republican groups.

Prospective new members are always welcome, and can choose to participate in any of these endeavors and others throughout the year. Full membership is $30; the Associate Membership is $20.

For more information about joining the Slidell Republican Women’s Club, contact current SRWC Membership Chair, Michele Duvic, 504-439-2660.

For more information on the organization, visit http://www.lfrw.com/SlidellSRWC, or see the club’s Facebook page at https://www.facebook.com/groups/49753766903/.

Caption:

The 2018 recipient of the Pearl Williams/Cecelia Drennan Memorial Scholarship was presented to recent Pearl River High graduate Sarah Surla at the annual Slidell Republican Women’s ClubAwards Night held recently.From left are Current SRWCcpresident Tiffany Parker, 2018 Scholarship recipient Sarah Surla, and SRWC Scholarship Chair Charlene Stein.

At the recent Slidell Republican Women’s Club Awards Night, the 2018 winner of the “Pearl Williams Superior Leadership Award” was named, S. Michele Blanchard, president of the St. Tammany Parish Council, second from left. Blanchard is joined by three former winners of the Leadership Award: from left, Karen Fandal, Peggy Seeley, current St. Tammany Parish School Board Representative, District 8, and far right, E. L. “Gene” Bellisario, current St. Tammany Parish Councilman, District 9. With the group is current SRWC president Tiffany Parker, second from right.

At the recent Slidell Republican Women’s Club Awards Night, SRWC member Karen Fandal was named the 2018 SRWC Volunteer of the Year. From left are SRWC member Peggy Seeley, Fandal, and current SRWC president Tiffany Parker.