Tustin Sunset Market

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On May 15th TARWF had a booth at the Tustin Sunset Market. Thousands of visitors attended the event. Representing TARWF at the booth were President Sheryl Franke, 3rd VP Fundraising Becky Grimes and Recording Secretary Lana Clay.

The Sunset Market takes place the third Thursday of each month May through September. TARWF will be there, please join us. We look forward to seeing you!

Tustin Area Republican Women Federated hosted the May 2, 2025 CFRW Region 8 & 9 meeting attended by CFRW Officers, Region 8 & 9 Club Presidents, Board Members and the Honorable California Assemblywoman Diane Dixon. 

Discussion focused on the importance of and strategies for continued outreach and membership recruitment during the late spring and summer months. Clubs were also encouraged to emphasize leadership development, education & engagement of members, and getting out the vote in all elections with the ultimate goal of electing Republicans at all levels of government.

Tustin Area RWF was represented by: Sheryl Franke, Pamla Manazer, Lana Clay and Gail Rego.

TARWF was present all three days with our patriotic booth featuring voter registration materials, candidate information, TUSD School Board Candidates and our members reaching out to the community.

September 17, 2024 was a meet the TUSD Board of Trustee candidates event. 

Candidates present: Area 1 Joe Portera, Area 2 Kathy Copeland, Area 4 Mark McCallie. Maria Morgan, proprietor of Blondie's Style in Old Town Tustin hosted the event for TARWF and the candidates. The event featured lively discussion, fellowship, appetizers, beverages, shopping and fundraising. 

Representing TARWF were TARWF President Sheryl Franke, 3rd VP Pamla Manazer. Also attending from TARWF were CFRW Membership Secretary Gail Rego and CFRW Sargent at Arms Judy Levine. 

You know you are doing something right when even those who do not share your political views stop to say you have the best booth at the fair!

Thanks to TARWF Publicity Chair Becky Grimes, our member who owns her own promotional products company and designed our booth, we knock it out of the park every year.

Supervisor Don Wagner, State Senate candidate Dr.Steven Choi, OC Assessor Claude Parrish and our own Bibi Mesmer, CFRW Region 8 Director, stopped by the booth for photo opps and to help spread the word.

We provided voter registration information, candidate literature, TARWF take aways and obtained signatures on the petition to recall Gavin Newsom.

Once again, reaching local women who did not know we had our own organization made it all worth it. After chatting, they left with our QR code enhanced TARWF hand-out that takes them right to our website for more information as well as the opportunity to sign up on-line.

It may be all about growing our membership, but nobody ever said it could not be done amidst delicious snacks, friends and family enjoying a day out.

Thank you to the following individuals who helped with the TARWF Booth: Becky & Ray Grimes, Pamla Manazer, Jeanne Mangum, Sheryl Franke, Claude & Noel Parrish

Next up, Tustin Tiller Days October 4, 5 & 6