Please join us for the next meeting of the Miami Young Republicans on Tuesday, May 25 at the Sports Exchange, which is located at 45 Miracle Mile in Coral Gables.  As usual we'll start with the social hour at 6:30 pm and the meeting itself at 7:30 pm.  This meeting promises to be a dynamic one --- our two guests will be State Representatives J.C. Planas and Esteban "Steve" Bovo.  They will be sharing behind the scenes insights from the 2010 state legislative session --- discussing the bills, the successes, the challenges, and what the media may have missed!  You're invited to chat with the representatives and enjoy unparalleled access to them.

Many other city, county, and state candidates are expected to attend as well.  Find out about how you can get involved in campaigns and help the Young Republicans make a difference!

Another upcoming event you might find of interest  --- Friday, May 28 former first lady Laura Bush and her daughter Jenna Bush Hager will be at the Books & Books in Coral Gables signing copies of the new book Spoken from the Heart.  Tickets are required for the event.   For more information, visit http://www.booksandbooks.com/LauraJenna_Bush. 

The Florida Federation of Young Republicans (of which we are a member organization) has our annual convention June 11-12 in Melbourne, FL at the Crowne Plaza Oceanfront Resort.  Friday the 11th is mainly registration, some board meetings and socializing, the crux of the meeting will be Saturday the 12th.  The most recent meeting featured Marco Rubio, Senator George Lemieux, Lt. Gov Jeff Kottkamp, speaker of the house designate Dean Cannon, and even some guy named Charlie Crist.  This meeting is expected to have as many if not more high-level candidates.  We're planning carpools up to the event, so please let us know at the meeting if you're interested in attending.  

Also, the meeting will feature FFYR elections --- our own club chairman Kevin Cerino is running for secretary!  If you are interested in being one of our handful of DELEGATES, please contact me ASAP as we have a very limited number of positions.   You don't have to be a delegate to attend, but if you do want a voice in those elections there's some paperwork we need to submit pretty shortly.

Our Facebook group now has its 300th member... the 300th person to join was Juanky Robaina, a candidate for State Representative in district 117.   Are you in the group?  Go to FB and search Miami Young Republicans to join us, as it's the best way to stay up on events,

Last bit of news --- please check out www.miamiyoungrepublicans.com --- especially the link to our club store, which includes a link to our online store featuring merchandise with the NEW Miami YRs logo (thanks to special projects & outreach director Sarah Gerber for the great work here!)

Hope to see you all Tuesday night.  We expect a lively discussion and standing room only for the meeting!