GCRW

June Meeting 2022
2022-06-02 18:00 - 20:00 (America/Chicago) | Cottonwood Creek Church in Allen, 1015 Sam Rayburn Tollway, Allen, 75013
June is National Law Enforcement Month – join GCRW as we hear from Sheriff Jim Skinner.
Sheriff Jim Skinner is responsible for the Collin County Sheriff’s Office, comprised of 557 personnel, and a Detention Center which houses over 1,100 people. The office of the Sheriff provides law enforcement services across Collin County.
Jim is a 27-year law-enforcement veteran and former prosecutor. He is an armed forces veteran who proudly served over seven years as a U.S. Air Force Security Police Dog Handler, Investigator, and EST (SWAT) team operator in Southeast Asia, the Middle East, and New Mexico.
Jim is a former member of the Board of Directors for the North Texas Crime Commission and serves on the Commission’s Legislative Committee. He is a member of the National Sheriffs’ Association, and is also a former board member for the Sheriffs’ Association of Texas.
After receiving his Juris Doctorate from the University of Houston Law Center in 2001, Jim worked as a civil lawyer in Dallas, representing numerous child victims of sexual abuse from across the United States against a variety of institutions. In 2007, Jim became an Assistant District Attorney and Special Prosecutor for the Collin County Criminal District Attorney’s Office. In 2008, Jim prosecuted a District Attorney from the DFW metroplex for public corruption crimes that resulted in a fifteen-year prison sentence.
Jim graduated from the FBI’s Narcotics Related Financial Investigative Techniques Training Program and the DEA’s Basic Narcotics/Dangerous Drug Enforcement School and worked as the Eastern New Mexico Narcotics Task Force Coordinator, conducting undercover and counter-drug intelligence operations throughout New Mexico with local, state, and federal law enforcement partners. Jim is a graduate of the Federal Law Enforcement Training Center’s Fraud and Financial Investigations Training Program, and numerous other programs related to the discovery and investigation of complex financial crime. Jim is also a former vice-president of the New Mexico Chapter of the High Technology Crime Investigation Association (HTCIA), a nationwide organization of high-tech crime investigators.
Jim Skinner was featured in August 1996 Reader’s Digest, article “To Catch Three Thieves.” This article explains Jim’s actions in bringing to justice three men who stole over $58 million from senior citizens across the United States and Canada by illegal telemarketing scams.
Jim and his wife Ellen, also an attorney and a past President of the Golden Corridor Republican Women, reside in Farmersville.

June 2nd
6:00-8:00pm
Doors open at 6:00pm, presentation is at 6:30pm

Cottonwood Creek Church in Allen
1015 Sam Rayburn Tollway
Allen, 75013

May Meeting 2022
2022-05-05 18:00 - 20:00 (America/Chicago) | Cottonwood Creek Church in Allen, 1015 Sam Rayburn Tollway, Allen, 75013
Paul Slough grew up in a small town in West Texas. He joined the army straight out of high school to serve his country, see the world and earn a college education.
While serving with the National Guard, he participated in many security operations including convoy support. During a particularly difficult and confusing attack, Paul earned his Combat Infantryman Badge for refraining from firing his weapon due to the threat of civilian casualties, but also ensuring that all team members escaped the attack unharmed. Paul was given a field promotion to Sergeant on this deployment and left the military honorably in 2007.
Paul is one of the “Biden Four”; arrested, imprisoned, then granted a full pardon by President Trump. He will be speaking about his experiences in the war zone, what followed and how he was sustained by faith.
Paul is described by his co-workers and supervisors as a man of good judgment and integrity. Many have come forward to write letters of support on his behalf and attest to his strength of character and his deep and abiding faith. Just moments after the guilty verdicts were read, he sent a message via his lawyer to his wife… “Keep the faith.” We’ve adopted this message as the battle cry of this fight for these men’s lives. #KEEPTHEFAITH

May 5th
6:00-8:00pm

Cottonwood Creek Church in Allen
1015 Sam Rayburn Tollway
Allen, 75013

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April Meeting 2022
2022-04-07 18:00 - 20:00 (America/Chicago) | Cottonwood Creek Church in Allen, 1015 Sam Rayburn Tollway, Allen, 75013
Join us Thursday, April 7th at 6:00pm at Cottonwood Creek Church in Allen to hear Greg Willis, Collin County Criminal District Attorney.
Collin County District Attorney Greg Willis and his staff of 140 work hard seeking justice every day so that you and your families can pursue your dreams and enjoy your lives.
Twice honored as a Texas SuperLawyer®, DA Willis is also a statewide leader in criminal justice, and starting next year will serve as the President-Elect of the Texas elected prosecutor association (TDCAA).
DA Willis has also been recognized locally for his leadership in seeking justice. For making child predators face the consequences of their actions, he was awarded the Child Advocate of the Year. For his leadership in bringing different groups together to support domestic violence victims and hold their abusers to account, he received the Junior League Bridge Builder Award and the Community Legacy Award.
For his leadership in the prosecution of a terrorist intent on killing Stonebriar Mall patrons, The International Association of Chiefs of Police awarded him their “Leadership in the Prevention of Terrorism Award.”
For his leadership in the fight against drug dealers and also for getting addicts the help they need, DA Willis was selected as the only Texas Prosecutor for the National Opioids Task Force. He now has developed the first-in-Texas District Attorney-Led Opioid Treatment Diversion Program right here in Collin County.
To not just protect but also transform our community, DA Willis created the groundbreaking diversion initiative “Burden to Blessing.” This opportunity gives nonviolent offenders a second chance to wipe their slate clean and acquire life and job skills for an even brighter future. He also partners with drug, mental health, and veterans courts to help get offenders back on their feet.
Willis has served as President of the Collin County Bar Association, as a Life Fellow of the Texas Bar Foundation, and as a Rotarian for 20+ years. He also serves on the Board of Directors for the Children’s Advocacy Center of Collin County, where he chairs the Partners Committee.
He was inducted into the prestigious Texas Prosecutor Society, and has excelled in all four corners of our criminal justice system – as an assistant district attorney, defense attorney, judge, and for the past 12 years as the elected District Attorney. He serves on the Advisory Board of the Texas Association of Counties (TAC) Leadership Program.
DA Willis is a 5th generation Texan. He’s a graduate of Baylor University and the University of Virginia School of Law. He and his wife of 27 years, the lovely Jill Willis, are proud parents of a son, a senior at Texas A&M, and a daughter, a junior at UNT. Both kids have kept their parents forever on their toes, and often, on their knees.

Thursday, April 7th
6:00-8:00pm

Cottonwood Creek Church in Allen
1015 Sam Rayburn Tollway
Allen, 75013

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March Meeting 2022
2022-03-03 18:00 - 20:00 (America/Chicago) | Cottonwood Creek Church in Allen, 1015 Sam Rayburn Tollway, Allen, 75013
In celebration of Women’s History Month, join GCRW for our March program, Women Warriors in the Court, with Collin County District Judges Edgeworth, Miskel, Wheless, and Willis. District Court Judge Tom Nowak will moderate this panel discussion. Come hear about what these women have done to improve the judicial system in Collin County, how they assisted constituents in legal resolution during a pandemic, and their future goals for our community’s judiciary.
Join us Thursday, March 3rd at 6:00pm at Cottonwood Creek Church in Allen.

Thursday, March 3rd
6:00pm

Cottonwood Creek Church in Allen
1015 Sam Rayburn Tollway
Allen, 75013

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February Meeting 2022
2022-02-03 18:00 - 20:00 UTC | Cottonwood Creek Church in Allen, 1015 Sam Rayburn Tollway, Allen, 75013
Join us Thursday, February 3rd at 6:00pm at Cottonwood Creek Church in Allen to hear Jennifer Sheehan speak on “The Foundation that Binds Us – Advocating for Conservative Christian Beliefs.” (Jennifer was rescheduled from January to this February meeting)
Jennifer Sheehan is a Speaker, Author, TV Show Host (Jennifer Sheehan Show on CW33), Entrepreneur, Magazine Publisher and Army Veteran, having served one year in Iraq. She went from prom princess in high school to being in Iraq in the middle of a war. She believes she became a soldier in the Army to now become a soldier in God’s Army.

February 3, 2022
6:00-8:00PM

Cottonwood Creek Church in Allen
1015 Sam Rayburn Tollway
Allen, 75013

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GCRW Caring for America Canned Food Drive!
2022-02-01 - 2022-12-31 | Texas
Please bring a canned or boxed food item to our monthly GCRW meetings? These donations will go to the Little Free Pantry in front of the Texas Pool in Plano.
Each month we will ask for specific donations, but please also feel free to bring what y’all have on hand. Just make sure it’s nonperishable.
Reminders will be placed in the monthly newsletter. Thank you for your generosity. Please watch this space for more Community Service opportunities to come! Updates will be detailed online and in the monthly newsletter.
Please contact Cathy Knapp with any questions.

TFRW Leadership Day 2022
2022-01-28 17:30 - 2022-01-29 20:30 UTC | Embassy Suites San Marcos Hotel, 1001 E McCarty Lane, San Marcos, TX, 78666
Leadership Day 2022
Early Bird Registration Extended Through Thursday, December 30th!
TFRW Project Managers Sylvia Gartner and Carolyn Besselman have created a Groundbreaking Leadership Development Program for women from all over Texas.
Join us for TFRW’s Leadership Day where you will hone your skills with the latest tools and blueprints for building a successful year. Forget DYI. Our experts will provide you with great insight and inspiration to get the job done right!
No matter your clubs size, Leadership Day will provide you all the skills needed to fill the job. Gather your crew and join women from across Texas who are ready to break new ground and build even better in 2022. Register today!
CLICK HERE to reserve your hotel room at the Embassy Suites by Hilton San Marcos at the special TFRW group rate!
Come early and take advantage of this easy opportunity to attend a TFRW Board Meeting. CLICK HERE for meeting registration information!
CLICK LINK BELOW FOR MORE INFORMATION AND TO REGISTER

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Congressional District 3 Debate & Club Table Walk
2022-01-15 09:00 - 12:00 (America/Chicago) | Colin College McKinney Campus, 2200 West University Drive, McKinney, TX, 75069
Collin County Republican Party presents:
Congressional District 3 Debate & Club Table Walk
Free to the public – with Suzanne Harp, Keith Self, and Rickey Williams.
Register using the QR Code on the invite or click the link below to register.

SATURDAY, JANUARY 15TH
9:00AM – 12:00PM

Collin College McKinney Campus
2200 West University Drive

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January Meeting 2022
2022-01-06 18:00 - 20:00 (America/Chicago) | Cottonwood Creek Church in Allen, 1015 Sam Rayburn Tollway, Allen, 75013
NOTE: We’ve had a change to our January program. Our program with Jennifer Sheehan is now scheduled for our February meeting.
REPUBLICAN PRIMARY CANDIDATES DEBATE – DISTRICT CLERK OFFICE
We hope you will join us for our January meeting as we partner with Collin County GOP to present a debate between the Republican primary candidates – Lynne Finley (current District Clerk), Debbie Lytle, and Mike Gould – for the District Clerk office.

JANUARY 6, 2022
6:00-8:00PM

Cottonwood Creek Church in Allen
1015 Sam Rayburn Tollway
Allen, 75013
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Christmas Party 2021
2021-12-02 18:30 - 20:30 (America/Chicago) | Haggard Party Barn, 5948 McKamy Trail, Plano, Texas, 75024
We invite you to join us for the GCRW Christmas Party on Thursday, December 2, 2021 from 6:30pm – 8:30pm at the Haggard Party Barn.
Thursday December 2, 2021
6:30pm – 8:30pm
Haggard Party Barn
5948 McKamy Trail
Plano, Texas 75024
Bring a Side!
GCRW will be providing the main dishes, but guests are invited to bring potluck sides. Use your last name for your selection.
A-L: salads, breads, appetizers and M-Z: Desserts

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Membership Luncheon
2021-11-06 11:00 - 13:00 UTC | The Home of Keresa Richardson, McKinney, Texas
Join GCRW on Saturday, November 6th from 11am-1pm for our Annual Membership Luncheon at the home of Keresa Richardson in McKinney.
Our special guests speakers will be State Rep Candy Noble and Texas Senator, Angela Paxton.
This event is open to members and non-members to learn about the GCRW and its mission. We encourage members to bring at least one non-member.
Registration is required.

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November Meeting
2021-11-04 18:30 - 20:00 (America/Chicago) | Cottonwood Creek Church in Allen, 1015 Sam Rayburn Tollway, Allen, 75013
Join us Thursday November 4, 6:30pm at Cottonwood Creek Church in Allen to hear Keith Self speak on “Afghanistan: The Truth.”
Keith Self is no stranger to Collin County. He is well known as our former Collin County Judge who served us well for eleven years. After attending West Point, he served 25 years as Airborne Infantry and as a Green Beret across four continents, retiring in 1999 as a Lt Colonel. He is now helping families get out of Afghanistan.
