Horry County Republican Women's Club
5th Anniversary Celebration
Date: February 10, 2024
Location: Tabernacle Church
530 Azalea Dr N, Surfside Beach
Myrtle Beach, South Carolina
12:00 Welcome: President, June Avinger
Pledge: Secretary, Rhonda Ashworth
Song: National Anthem June Avinger
Prayer: Chaplin: Cathy Dewart
Introduction Of Dignitaries: Gerri (video from Lt Governor Pamela Evette)
- Congressman Russell Fry
- Senator Greg Hembree
- Sherriff Philip Thompson
- Solicitor Jimmy Richardson
- South Carolina GOP 1st Vice Chair Cindy Risher
- South Carolina GOP 7th Congressional Chair Jerry Rovner
- NFRW Campaign & Elections Chair
SCFRW By-Laws Chair and Parliamentarian and
Past President of SCFRW Beverly Owensby
- Laurens County Representative Stewart Jones
- Horry County Representative Val Guest
- Horry County Representative Tim McGinnis
- Horry County School Board Chairman David Cox
- Horry County School Board Member Pam Dawson
- Horry County GOP Chairman Reese Boyd
12:15 – 1:00 Play Patriotic music played during lunch
1:00 – 1:15 This is our beginning, 2nd. Vice Chair Dreama Perdue and 2019 Past President Beverly Owensby
1:15 – 1:30 Dreama will introduce Congressman Russell Fry
1:30 – 1:40 Gerri will introduce Linda K Knight
1:40 – 2:00 Linda Knight will introduce the first Executive Boards Members 2019
Introduce our present President June Avinger, she will present roses to each Lady as I call their name.
Linda will talk about the ladies and thank them for their service to the club!
Linda K. Knight, Founder, President
Sheila Lancaster 1st. Vice
Pat Troutman, 2nd. Vice
Karen Maddry, Secretary
Lois Moody, Treasurer
Chaplin, Ann Furry
Past, President Sonya Sasser
Other ladies that were present at our first meeting held at Pine Lakes Country, Susie Hudson, Jan Samuel, Betty Shelley, Linda McHugh, Derena Roberts, Heather Crawford, Dreama Perdue.
Our present Executive Board
June Avinger President
Gerri McDaniel 1st. Vice
Dreama Perdue 2nd. Vice
Secretary Rhonda Ashworth
Treasurer Linda Knight
Chaplin Cathy Dewart
Thank You For Sharing Our Special Day With Us!
Only 2024 Paid Members Are Invited To This Event
Horry County Republican Women's Club October Meeting
Our Special Guest Speaker is Former Ambassador of Switzerland Ed McMullen
Ed McMullen was appointed Ambassador of the United States to Switzerland and Liechtenstein in November 2017. He founded and was the President of McMullen Public Affairs, a corporate advertising and public relations firm based in South Carolina. Ed also served as Chairman of his Family Investment Holding Company. His extensive experience with foundations and think tanks include The Heritage Foundation where he served during the Reagan Administration. He served as President Trump’s campaign chairman in the South Carolina primary and went on to serve in a volunteer capacity on the President-elect’s transition. He volunteered on the U.S. and South Carolina Inaugurations.
Ed has served on the South Carolina Philharmonic Board of Directors, the South Carolina Preservation Trust, and numerous other community and philanthropic organizations. He was National Vice Chairman of the Hampden-Sydney College Alumni Board of Directors. The American Swiss Foundation selected him in 1995 to participate in its “Young Leaders” program. He has traveled throughout Switzerland since his youth.
McMullen holds a B.A. in Political Science from Hampden-Sydney College in Virginia. He and his wife Margaret Ann have two adult children, Thomas and Katherine.