Our Upcoming Meetings & Gatherings:

Monthly Region Meeting

Next Business Meeting: TUESDAY, MAY 28, 2024, 7pm

PLEASE NOTE: OUR NORMAL FOURTH MONDAY OF THE MONTH FALLS ON MEMORIAL DAY THIS YEAR SO WE ARE MOVING OUR MEETING BACK A DAY TO TUESDAY, MAY 28.

Our next "Coffee & Conservative Conversation"
Tuesday, May 14
8:30am to 10:00am
Drop in at your convenience

Next Social / Happy Hour: TBD

Delaware Republican State Convention
State Committee Dinner: Friday, May 17, 2024
Convention: Saturday, May 18, 2024

We elected our slate of delegates and alternates at our April meeting on April 22. I will be in touch with our elected delegates through email with further details.

Important Events this Week

WEDNESDAY, MAY 1, 6PM

Colonial School Board Forum
Wednesday, May 1, 2024 06:00 PM, Online
Sponsored by First State Educate
During the one-hour event, you can meet the candidates and ask questions to fully understand how they plan to create opportunities for students and improve the quality of the schools in the district.

Register here.
 

SATURDAY, MAY 4, 9AM

Dover Days Parade and Festival
Saturday, May 4, 9AM

We're looking for people to wear candidate's T-Shirts during the parade.  We will have vehicles to ride in but mostly we need people to walk with banners, pass out candy, pass out stickers and show support for ALL of our Republican candidates.  

The Kent County Republicans will also have a booth (space# 101),  located on The Green in Dover.
 
We will have Elected Officials, U.S. Candidates, Statewide and local candidates in the parade. Come out and show them some support, then stay for some festival fun.
 
EMAIL KCRCEA@gmail.com if you are able to participate or call the Kenty County Republicans at 302-922-1733.  

More information about Dover Days Festival
Facebook event listing.
 

Our Next Gatherings

TUESDAY, MAY 14, 8:30AM TO 10AM

Coffee & Conservative Conversations
A casual opportunity to catch up with some like minded people over coffee. We'll be there from 8:30am until 10:00am in hopes of catching folks who need to stop by before work and folks who want to meet during the business day.

We're looking to try some different locations for this gathering and haven't decided on a location yet for this coffee. Let us know if you have a favorite spot we should consider for this month or a future month by replying to this email.
 

TUESDAY, MAY 28, 7PM

MONTHLY REGION MEETING
Please note, we are moving the region meeting this month because our usual date (fourth Monday of the month) falls on Memorial Day

Save the date for our monthly, online region meeting.
 

Important Events of National Interest

TUESDAY, MAY 7, 10:30AM

Heritage Foundation
In-person & Online
Securing the Border and Keeping Americans Safe: How Illegal Immigration Leads to Preventable Crime
Tuesday, May 7, 2024
10:30 am - 11:30 am
Information & Registration
 

SATURDAY, MAY 11, 5PM (DOORS OPEN 12 NOON)

President Donald J. Trump to Hold a Rally in Wildwood, New Jersey

Information and register for free tickets, first come, first served.
 

TUESDAY, MAY 14, 5PM

General Flynn is coming to Delaware.
See his movie and attend a live Q&A with General Flynn.
Tuesday, May 14, 5pm
Newark, Delaware
Details at: Flynnmovie.com
 

Local Events of Interest

THURSDAY, MAY 2, 6:30PM

Wilmington City Council Meeting
6:30 p.m. the first and third Thursday of each month.

More information at the City Council's website.
 

MONDAY, MAY 6, 7PM

Brandywine School Board Monthly Meeting
The Brandywine School District Board of Education meets monthly.

Next meeting: May 6, 2024
Public Session Starts at 7:00 PM

Both zoom and in-person attendance is open to the public.

More information about Brandywine School Board Meetings.
 

TUESDAY, MAY 7, 7PM

Christina School Board meetings are held on the second Tuesday of each month unless otherwise announced.

Next meeting: Tuesday, May 7, 2024, 7:00 PM - 9:00 PM

Location
Glasgow High School
1901 S College Avenue
Newark, DE 19702

Addiitional information here.
 

WEDNESDAY, MAY 8, 7PM

Red Clay School District Board Meeting
The school board normally meets once a month on the third Wednesday. The executive session starts at 6 PM and the regular session starts at 7 PM, unless otherwise specified.

Next Meeting: May 8
In-person and zoom available
Location: Richardson Park Elementary School
16 Idella Ave, Wilmington, DE 19804

More information about Red Clay School Board.
 

THURSDAY, MAY 9, 7PM

Redding Consortium for Educational Equity
Redding Consortium Full Body Meeting
May 09, 2024 07:00 PM
 

TUESDAY, MAY 13, 7PM

Colonial School District - Board of Education
Regular Meetings are normally the Second Tuesday of Each Month
Meetings will be held at 7:00 p.m. in the auditorium of William Penn High School unless otherwise announced.
Meetings may also be viewed on the district's Youtube page.

Next Meeting: May 13, 2024, 7pm

Details here.
 

DEADLINE: MAY 13 (EXTENDED FROM MAY 3)

The Unified Planning Work Program (UPWP) is WILMAPCO’s annual work program identifying the planning priorities and activities to be carried out within the region. The UPWP includes a description of the planning work and resulting products, who will perform the work, time frames for completing the work, the cost of the work, and the source(s) of funding.


The public comment period for the draft FY 2025 Unified Planning Work Program (UPWP) is open through May 13, 2024. To review and comment on the document visit: www.wilmapco.org/upwp.
 

TUESDAY, MAY 14, 7AM TO 8PM

School Board Elections
Tuesday, May 14
Polls open 7am to 8 pm

Six Delaware school districts will hold elections. In our local area that includes Red Clay and Colonial School Districts. If you reside in these districts be sure to plan to vote. Whether you have children in public schools or not, the quality of our public schools affects every aspect of local life -- and you're paying for it! So plan to vote.

Additional information on the Department of Elections website.

See the Voting Guide by Citizens for Delaware Schools.
 

TUESDAY, MAY 14, 6:30PM

New Castle County Council Meeting
Council Meetings are held on the second and fourth Tuesday of each month.

Next meeting: May 14, 6:30pm.

More information on the County Council website.
 

THURSDAY, MAY 16, 11AM

Department of Elections
Audit of the School Board Election
May 16, 2024 11:00 AM
More information here.
 

THURSDAY, MAY 16, 5PM

State Board of Education
Thursday May 16, 2024 , 5pm
Positive Outcomes Charter School
3337 S. DuPont Highway
Camden DE 19934
Alternatively, members of the public may attend the meeting virtually.
Details here.
 

MONDAY, MAY 20, 4PM

Board of Elections Meeting
May 20, 2024 04:00 PM

Department of Elections Kent County Office located at 100 Enterprise Place, Suite 5, Dover, Delaware 19904

Board members and members of the public who wish to attend this meeting virtually may do so by calling 1-302-504-8986 and, when prompted, entering Phone Conference ID: 712 167 825#.

More information here.
 

THURSDAY, MAY 30, 6PM

Wilmington Memorial Day Parade
May 30, 2024, 6pm

If you're interested in marching and representing the local Republican Party, contact Eric Braunstein at ericbraunsteinde@gmail.com.

The calendar for the General Assembly and links to view sessions online can be found at https://legis.delaware.gov/SessionCalendar.

Stream live legislative chamber proceedings and committee meetings on demand anytime, anywhere. Archived live streams are available as well - https://legis.delaware.gov/WatchAndListen

You can find a complete list of State Government meetings at https://publicmeetings.delaware.gov/#/.