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Susquehanna Valley Conservatives welcomes Louis Petolicchio as the speaker for their next meeting on Monday, July 8 at 7:00PM in the Baylor East Conference Room at the Best Western Country Cupboard Inn, Lewisburg.

He will speak to the subject “First Amendment Review”, a topic that is very relevant to what is currently taking place in our country, on college campuses, and especially in Washington, D.C. His talking points will include:

• Original intent of the First Amendment
• What does the First Amendment mean today?
• The First Amendment in relation to the State Constitution

The meeting is free and open to the public. Individuals with opposing points of view are welcome and encouraged to attend.

Louis Petolicchio serves as head of the Education Team for the Constitutional Organization of Liberty (COOL) and has been instructing courses based on the Constitution on behalf of COOL since its inception. Among the classes he has directed are The Birth of Freedom and A More Perfect Union as well as the multi-session series Institute on the Constitution, and has presented these courses all over Pennsylvania as well as at a public school in Delaware. In recognition of his work, Louis was nominated for the 2008 Bill of Rights Award given annually by the Bill of Rights Bicentennial Committee of Concordville, PA.

Louis has been involved in political activities since high school and has actively worked on the campaigns of various candidates for a wide variety of public offices, most recently that of State Senator Mike Folmer. With his wife, Laurel Lynn, he has organized banquets and receptions for nationally recognized conservative leaders including Justice Roy Moore, Ambassador Alan Keyes, and Congressman Ron Paul.

A 1985 graduate of Geneva College (Beaver Falls, PA) with a Bachelor of Science degree in Business Administration with a concentration in Economics, Louis has earned his Associate In Claims (AIC) designation from the Insurance Institute of America (Malvern, PA). He has also received his Legal Principles Claim Specialist designation and Property Claim Law Associate designation from the American Educational Institute (Basking Ridge, NJ).

For more than 25 years Louis has worked in the financial services industry with a nationally-recognized company, and has been recognized for professional achievements both individually as well as with his work team.

Petolicchio currently serves as an auditor for Jackson Township (Lebanon County, PA) and has served as Judge of Elections in East Donegal Township as well as President of the Elizabethtown Kiwanis Club (Lancaster County, PA).

WHO: Brittney Morrett
Youth Projects Manager,  THE LIBRE INITIATIVE – AN ORGANIZATION FOR ECONOMIC FREEDOM

WHEN: Monday June 10 at 7:00PM

WHERE: Best Western Country Cupboard Inn, Lewisburg
Baylor East Conference Room

WHAT: “Engagement, Rhetoric, and How Conservatives Can Lead on Hot Button Issues”
Ms. Morrett will be addressing the following questions in her presentation:

• I’m an older white male—how do I talk to minorities or youth about conservative principles?
• Is it actually realistic to deport 12 million people?
• Can conservatives lead on immigration reform?
• Are purists doing more harm than good?
• Why can’t we all just be Americans?  Why do we have to target specific groups?

Brittney Morrett’s personal views are clearly and interestingly revealed in an interview at the following web link:

http://www.sgpaction.com/youth_in_action_brittney_morrett.
AUDIENCE: The meeting is open to the public. Youth and members of the Hispanic/Latino communities are encouraged to attend as are individuals with opposing points of view.

Susquehanna Valley Conservatives is pleased and excited to announce Brittney Morrett as the speaker for their next meeting on Monday, June 10 at 7:00pm. Below is detailed background information about Ms. Morrett. Be sure to read the website link that describes who she is and what she believes.

Her presentation will address several questions including the following:

• I’m an older white male-how do I talk to minorities or youth about conservative principles?
• Is it actually realistic to deport 12 million people?
• Can conservatives lead on immigration reform?
• Are purists doing more harm than good?
• Why can’t we all just be Americans? Why do we have to target specific groups?

Plan to attend this meeting and hear what this young woman has to say about the future of our country. The meeting is free and open to the public. Youth and minorities are especially encouraged to attend.

Brittney Morrett was raised in central Pennsylvania and received her A.A. from Bard College at Simon’s Rock in Massachusetts, then graduated with a B.A. in Middle East Studies from The George Washington University in 2010.

After graduation Brittney went on to be the Communications Manager for CampusReform.org, the Leadership Institute’s grassroots mobilization site for conservative college students. Brittney currently works as the Youth Projects Manager for The LIBRE Initiative, a non-partisan, nonprofit that promotes economic freedom to the U.S. Hispanic community.

Brittney speaks at events like Right Online and various conservative panels/summits regarding topics from youth and minority outreach to effective activism. This year she was an emcee at CPAC and has been published in The Guardian, NBC Latino, and the Daily Caller in addition to being on several radio programs in the USA and Canada. At the recently held 2013 PA Leadership Conference she was a panelist on a mini-panel addressing the topic “Conservative Faces of the Future.”

Brittney Morrett’s personal views are clearly and interestingly revealed in an interview on the following link:
http://www.sgpaction.com/youth_in_action_brittney_morrett

WHO:               Randall L. Wenger, Esq.
Chief Counsel
Pennsylvania Family Institute
Independence Law Center
Harrisburg, PA

WHAT:              “Flexing our Liberties in an Age of Growing Tyranny” – What he considers to be the biggest long term threat to religious liberties and how we must stay engaged as concerned citizens.

 WHEN:             Monday May 13 at 7:00PM

WHERE:           Best Western Country Cupboard Inn, Lewisburg
Baylor East Conference Room
Lower level, west side

 AUDIENCE:      Public is invited and encouraged to attend
Individuals with opposing points of view are always welcome

 COST:              No charge

SVC is pleased to welcome Randall Wenger, Esq., Independence Law Center’s Chief Counsel as the speaker for their next meeting on Monday, May 13 at 7:00PM at the Best Western Country Cupboard Inn, Lewisburg. He will speak to the topic, “Flexing Our Liberties in an Age of Growing Tyranny.”

Mr. Wenger has dedicated his lifework to protecting our God given freedoms and to engaging our culture. His commitment to these liberties led him to have a career in the business field after receiving training at the University of Chicago, and earn a law degree from the University of Pennsylvania. As an attorney he practiced in numerous federal appellate and district courts around the country, specializing in public policy litigation. His work earned him recognition from Alliance Defense Fund leaders as someone uniquely qualified to advocate for liberty and pro-family issues.

In 2006, he founded the Independence Law Center, a non-profit legal organization specializing in the protection of civil liberties. The group is headquartered in Harrisburg, PA. Randall and his wife Tina have been married for 14 years and have 6 children.

The meeting is open to the public and is free of charge. SVC encourages everyone to attend their meetings and welcomes those with opposing points of view.

WHO: Joe Lundberg, AccuWeather Meteorologist in State College

WHAT: Global Warming-fact or fiction?

WHEN: Monday, April 22 at 7:00PM

WHERE: Baylor East Conference Room, Best Western Country Cupboard Inn, Lewisburg
(lower level, west side)

AUDIENCE: Public is invited and encouraged to attend. Admission is Free.

Global Warming-fact or fiction? That’s the title of the controversial topic to be addressed by Joe Lundberg, AccuWeather Meteorologist in State College, at the next SVC meeting. The meeting is scheduled for Monday, April 22 at 7:00PM in the Baylor East Conference Room at the Best Western Country Cupboard Inn, Lewisburg.

Mr. Lundburg graduated from Penn State University in 1983 with a B.S. in Meteorology and has been employed by AccuWeather since 1990. His presentation will include a variety of graphs demonstrating some of the many variables involved in studying climate change. Such things as sunspots, volcanic activity and ocean conditions such as El Nino are factors as well as human activities.

Mr. Lundberg is a dedicated Christian and an avid cyclist.

The meeting is free and open to the public.

Joe Lundberg from AccuWeather will be discussing the facts about global warming at SVC’s meeting on April 22 at 7pm.

Due to schedule conflicts, Congressman Lou Barletta is unable to make the April meeting, however we hope to have him with us in the upcoming months.

NOTE: April Meeting changed to April 22, the 4th Monday of the month (rather than the 2nd Monday of the month due to schedule conflicts)

WHAT: Protecting Our Right to Keep and Bear Arms

WHO: Daryl Metcalfe (R), PA State Representative

WHEN: Monday, March 11 at 7:30PM (note time change from usual starting time of 7:00PM)

WHERE: Best Western Country Cupboard Inn, Lewisburg
Baylor East Conference Room
Lower level, west side

AUDIENCE: Public is invited and encouraged to attend

Please note that the starting time for SVC next Monday (March 11) with Rep. Daryl Metclafe (R) will be 7:30pm rather than 7:00pm