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The Utah Log Cabin Republican’s welcome delegates, guests, and friends to the Utah State Republican Convention with a party, a soiree, an event not to be missed.  Come join, mingle, carouse with the candidates, their staff’s, and get the final low down on Saturday’s events.

When: May 7, 2010  @  6:30 to 10 pm

Where: Salt Lake Art Center,  110 West Temple. Located in the Salt Palace complex just North of the Visitor Center and adjacent to Abravenal Hall.  This is a tryly wonderful, multi-level space currently hosting many post-modern sculptures you won’t want to miss.

Attire: Festive casual. No flip flops please.

Appetizers, finger food, soft drinks, cocktails (cash bar)

Cost: $15 per person
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This is a special invitation to all Log Cabin members, friends, and allies. Utah LCR along with the College Republicans on the U of U campus are hosting a special Senate Candidate Town Hall meeting this Wednesday, April 21st. We have already confirmed that six of the eight candidates will be there to answer questions and share their ideas with Republican State Delegates. We have 300 seats to fill and expect around 200 state delegates so there is plenty of room for all of you and your partners, friends, and guests to join with us.

If you are a state delegate it is critically important for you to attend as the candidates really want to meet each of you and find out where you stand on the issues affecting all of us every day, both GLBT issues and all issues in general. Even if you’re not a state delegate we still need you there to show these candidates who their constituents are, and how many of us that support GLBT issues will be voting in November.

The meeting will start at 7:00pm in the Saltair room in the Olpin Student Union Building. This room is in the northwest corner on the main floor past the main ballroom. Just follow the signs or ask at the main reception desk for directions. We have put together a very informative program with questions each candidate will need to respond to. After each group of questions all of you will be able to vote on weather the candidate did answer the question or not. This way the candidates will know immediately weather they answered or just skirted the issue right then, and that all the state delegate in attendance will know, too.

We have also invited all of the media and they need to see which candidates can actually answer these questions and where they really stand. Not all of our questions are GLBT related, but they are all relevant to what is happening in our daily lives such as health care, budget deficits, immigration, and more. If you really want to know where these Senate candidates stand then BE THERE! If there is a specific questions that you really want an answer to, please reply to this email with the question so we can get it included if possible.

Our next monthly meeting will be held Tuesday, April 6^th at 7:00pm in The Salt Lake City Library in the lower level.

We would like every state delegate that can attend to be there to discuss our position on issues that we want to ask the candidates.  We will be putting together a list of questions for our town hall meeting later in April – TBA.

The Idaho State Republican Party together with the Blaine County Republicans are hosting an event to GET REPUBLICANS ELECTED IN 2010-2012.

PLEASE JOIN US FOR THIS EVENT

EVENT INFORMATION:

• June 18th 2010
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• AT 5:00 PM a VIP reception will take River Run Lodge
• At 6:30 the Main event will start at the River Run Lodge
• The dress will be Sun Valley business casual

Special Room rates and Golf Pkg are being put together by Sun Valley Company

Please Contact
Anabel Manchester -State Republican Party  amanchester@idgop.org 208-343- 6405
Debbie O’Neill – Blaine County Republican Party  Debyoneill@aol.com 208-578-2233

The Log Cabin Republicans regular monthly meeting is scheduled for:

Date: Tuesday, December 8, 2009
Time: 7:00PM
Where: Salt Lake City Public Library on Library Square (400 South & 200 East)
Room: Conference Room D Lower Level

The main activity for this meeting is to review how the reception went, and to plan for a Christmas party/social. We will also be discussing how things are progressing on the two bills we will be pushing, as well as how best to work with the legislature during the session in January. We also need to coordinate our delegate program so it is successful.  Lots to discuss.

We’ll see you all there!

PRESS RELEASE

Saturday, November 14, 2009

The Utah Log Cabin Republicans are pleased to announce that Governor and Mrs. Herbert have invited our group to the Governor’s mansion for an informal reception to allow the Governor and First Lady the opportunity to get to know the leaders of the Utah LCR organization as well as many of the leaders within the LGBT community. This will be the second time that Utah LCR has been invited to the mansion. Former Governor Jon Huntsman also hosted an informal reception for Utah LCR in July, 2008. The reception will be held Monday evening, November 16, 2009 at 7:00pm.

Utah Log Cabin Republicans is the local chapter of the National Log Cabin Republicans representing the conservative members of Utah’s Gay, Lesbian, Bisexual and Transgender community. The Log Cabin Republicans believe in limited government, fiscal responsibility, individual liberty and support the basic fundamental principles of the Republican party. There are over 20,000 members of Log Cabin nationwide, with offices in Washington, D.C. and chapters throughout the U.S.

More information can be found on the national website: www.logcabin.org and on the Utah LCR website: www.logcabinutah.org or by contacting Melvin Nimer – President, Utah LCR at 801-613-8359 or ut@logcabin.org.

Cleve Jones, Grand Marshall of the Utah Pride Festival announced a call for a march on Washington, scheduled for October 11, 2009.  Cleve Jones is a long time gay rights activist who had a chance meeting with Harvey Milk on Castro Street and 18th Street that involved him in working along side openly gay political leader Harvey Milk. Jones is the founder of the NAMES project.

In the spirit of Harvey Milk Jones said, “We seek nothing more and nothing less than equal protection in all matters governed by civil law in all 50 states,”   Jones brought a message to Mormon leader and specifically the prophet with regards to theri role in supporting Prop 8, which overturned legal same-sex marriage in California.

“I’ve got a message for The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. I’ve got two words from California … I’ve got two words for the prophet … Thank you. Thank you for uniting us. Thank you for galvanizing us.”

There is the first Utah LGBT Health Fair for  community at Huntsman Cancer institute on May 16th from 11-2 PM see details below.

Also there is Pride on June 6th and June 7th.  Parade on June the 7th at 10am.  We will have a booth and need volunteers to take shift manning it.

The first Utah LGBT Health Fair, the Hunstman Cancer Institute is reaching out to the LGBT community so please come and support this effort and there will be screening, speakers, testings and refreshments.  There will be FREE parking and NO entrance fees.

Where: Huntsman Cancer Institute, 2000 Circle of Hope, Salt Lake City, UT 84112 (head east on 100 South and continue past the University of Utah Hospital)

When: Saturday, May 16, 2009 from 11:00 a.m. to 2:00 p.m.

Come learn about health issues and services for the LGBT community.

Activities include:

• Information booths
• Health screening
• Demonstrations
• Speakers
• Light refreshments

Organizations involved include:

• the Utah AIDS Foundation
• Utah Pride Center, PFLAG
• American Cancer Society
• TransAction
• VOAUtah
• Salt Lake Valley Health Department
• Planned Parenthood of Utah
• Ogden OUTreach Resource
• Huntsman Cancer Institute
• Jones Waldo
• Lesbian Gay Bisexual and Transgendered (LGBT) Resource Center @ the University of Utah
• Endmethnow.org
• Clinic 1A at the University of Utah
• Cornerstone Counseling
• University of Utah Department of Radiology
• Salt Lake Police Department
• IJ and Jeanne Wagner Jewish Community Center
• Pride in your Community
• Health Policy Project
• Lumen Episcopal/Lutheran Campus Ministry
• Club Tri-Angles
• JAM
• Gastronomy
• South Valley Unitarian Universalist Society
• University of Utah Counseling Center
• Affirmation SLC
• Silverado Hospice and others

For more information call the Huntsman Cancer Information Service at 1-888-424-2100 or e-mail patient.education@hci.utah.edu