Thanks to everyone who came out to our April general meeting. For those who missed it, you missed an opportunity to hear from Republican Jewish Coalition Florida Executive Director Marc Adler, Inner City Urban Republican Club president James Brady, State Representative Jose Felix Diaz, State Senator and Majority Whip Anitere Flores, several local campaigns, and more.

For those who did join us, we're interested in your opinion. What did you think of Angelique Euro Cafe as a meeting location? How does it compare to The Globe, where we've been meeting in the past?

The annual National Day of Prayer takes place Thursday, May 3. Locally, the event is being marked in Coral Gables from noon to 1 pm at Merrick Park at 400 Biltmore Way. (the actual park, not the mall), located directly across from Coral Gables City Hall.

The event will feature brief remarks by State Rep. Erik Fresen, local clergy, civic leaders and more. The National Day of Prayer recognition is free and open to the public. Come check out this community event!

The Carlos Gimenez for Mayor campaign is getting ready to launch its summer internship program. If you're interested in receiving information about working with this campaign, message us and we'll pass along the details of the program.

Our next meeting is Tuesday, May 22 at 7:30 pm. Mark your calendars!

Our April meeting is right around the corner. Join us!

Tuesday, April 24, happy hour at 6:30 pm / meeting at 7:30 pm

Angelique Euro Cafe

117 Miracle Mile

Coral Gables, Fla.

Our guests will include State Senator Anitere Flores and State Rep. Jose "Felix" Diaz, as well as several local campaigns that will be joining us to get petitions signed and chat about opportunities to get involved!

Come here about the developments in Tallahassee and the behind the scenes stories from the 2012 session.

As a reminder, our general meetings are free and open to everyone--- young and young at heart!

THIS Saturday, 4/21, the Republican Party of Florida's having a big SUPER SATURDAY voter registration drive... and while I'm sure getting Republicans registered is motivation enough, the team of 2 that hits the most houses will be rewarded with two tickets to the last Miami Heat home game of the 2012 season! Special thanks to Noel Pace and Claudia Cubillos for the donation of the tickets.

State Rep. Ana Rivas Logan will be joining for the walk and providing refreshments!

Meet at the REC Headquarters at 10:00 am on Saturday. It is located at 1460 NW 107 ave., Suite P, Doral, FL 3317.

The Women's Republican Club of Miami, Federated has a big event coming up on Thursday, April 26 at 6:30 pm. It will be a debate among the Republican candidates seeking to take on DNC chair Debbie Wasserman-Schultz.

The event takes place at the Miami-Dade College Wolfson Campus, which is located at 415 NE 2nd Avenue, Room #6001 in Miami.

The special guest moderator will be Elliott Rodriguez, anchor for CBS 4 news.

Our good friends in the Inner City Urban Republican Club are having a big garage sale fundraiser in May to benefit their organization, Do you have any clothes, DVDs, books, or other materials you are trying to clear out?

Bring your stuff by the REC Headquarters (address above) at any time during regular business hours --- or better yet, bring it to Saturday's walk!