New Members

WELCOME!

You have just become a member of a very exclusive organization.  The Five Valleys Pachyderm Club of Missoula, Montana, is one of eleven clubs in Montana and many other clubs in over twelve states across the USA.  That makes you one of over 6,000 other Pachyderms who meet every one or two weeks for fellowship, fun and education about local, state and national events related to the political process.

Of all the civic clubs in Missoula and other towns, only Pachyderm Clubs focus on politics and the political process.  Our motto is “Free Government Requires Active Citizens.” As a member of Pachyderm, you will be one of the elite and knowledgeable voters in Missoula.  That gives you and me a significant responsibility in educating others.  Pachyderm provides a means for broad citizen participation in politics, promotion of political education, distribution of information and development
of potential political leaders.

As a Pachyderm member, many of us become Precinct Chairs for the areas in which we live.  Members are active in supporting local, state and national candidates that represent the Republican Party values of less government and fewer taxes.  Honoring family values, God, our country and upholding the Constitution of the United States are all high priorities for Pachyderms.

Again, welcome to Five Valleys Pachyderm!  We encourage you to attend as many Friday noon meetings as possible, to actively volunteer to serve on committees and our board, and to invite you friends and neighbors to weekly meetings and major functions.

As you look through this website, you are encouraged to study the information and ask questions.  Whether you are a new member or one of the founding members, there is something for all of us!

About Us

Five Valleys Pachyderm Club was chartered in 1990.

Purpose

  • To provide a practical means for broad citizen participation in politics
  • To promote practical political education
  • To disseminate information about our political system
  • To promote the development of potential political leaders
  • To assist in carrying out the purposes of the Republican Party, including:
  • Providing leadership in government
  • Protecting individual rights and freedom
  • Promoting clean government at the local level
  • Mission

    Our mission to provide a practical means for broad citizen participation in politics. To promote practical political education and the dissemination of information on our political system. To promote the development of potential political leaders. To assist in carrying out the purposes of the Republican Party, whose purpose we believe includes:To provide Leadership in Government, to protect Individual Rights and Freedom, to promote Clean Government with local emphasis, to keep the Public Informed on the status of their government.

Our Speaker for September 3rd

George H. Linthicum – Missoula County Superintendent of Schools Candidate

Our Speaker for August 27th

Eric Feaver of MEA/MFT.

Eric was born in Wyoming and raised in Oklahoma.

In 1967, he earned a BA in government, history, and economics from the University of Oklahoma. In 1972, he received an MA in American history from the University of Maryland. In 1999, he received an honorary doctorate of education from Montana State University.

1969-70, Eric served in Vietnam in the 4th Infantry Division as an army combat medic.

From 1974-1984, Eric taught English and social studies in the Helena public schools. From 1984-2000, he served as the last president of the former Montana Education Association (MEA). When MEA merged with the former Montana Federation of TEachers (MFT) in 2000, Eric was elected the first president of MEA-MFT.

He has been elected four times since to two-year terms. In 2006, he was first elected an American Federation of Teachers (AFT) vice president and serves on the AFT executive council.

Today, MEA-MFT represents 18,000 professional and classified employees working in public schools, the university system, Head Start, state, and local governments, and private health care all over Montana. (via http://www.mea-mft.org/)

August Trumpeter/Membership Drive

Greetings!

Attached is a copy of the August Trumpeter.  Please note that the Five Valleys Pachyderm Club is having a 2 for 1 member drive from now until Election Day!!!

Here’s how it works:
You, a paid Five Valleys Pachyderm member, bring a guest to one of our regular Friday noon meetings and both of you eat for just $11.  There is a limit of one free lunch per guest of paid member.  But bring as many different people during the promotion as you can.  This is a great opportunity to “take a friend to lunch” on us and grow our membership.

Also, be sure not to miss our Pachyderm meeting next week on August 27.  We will be hosting Eric Feaver of MEA-MFT (www.mea-mft.org), who will speak on the Montana education system.  If you know of any teachers, students or others interested in education, please bring them along.

Have a great weekend!

Allie Harrison
1st Vice President
Five Valleys Pachyderm Club

August Trumpeter 2010

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