Who Knew What & When?

So the NYSYRs released this today:

Dear Young Republicans, It will be a pleasure to have you all in Staten Island with us this  weekend for our 2013 NYSYR Convention. I hope that you will be able to join us. We will be presenting our annual awards, reflecting on the last two years, and get up to date training on grassroots campaign engagement with the Leadership Institute. I want to thank the members of all the Young Republican Counties as well as the New York State Young Republicans, and the Richmond County Young Republicans for hosting what will be an incredible weekend. It's been a pleasure to serve you as State Chairman, and I am humbled and honored to have been given this opportunity. I hope that you know that not just my words, but my actions always bend toward the backbone of our organization, YOU. The visibility and viability of the organization, is because of everything you do. Thank you, Giovanni Scaringi Chairman, New York State Young Republicans

2013 NYSYR Summer Meeting/Biennial Convention Staten Island, New York Saturday, May 18th, 2013 Hilton Garden Inn 1100 South Avenue, Staten Island Agenda Friday, May 17, 2013 05:00PM - 7:30PM: Cocktail Reception at Lorenzo's, located in the Hilton Garden Inn, 1100 South Avenue, Staten Island (Dress: Casual) Saturday, May 18, 2013 08:00AM - 9:00AM: NYSYR Executive Board Meeting in the Convention, Room of the Hilton Garden Inn (Dress: Business Attire) 08:45AM - 09:00AM: Registration in the Lobby of the Hilton Garden Inn (Dress: Business Attire) 09:00AM - 12:30PM: NYSYR Convention [INCLUDED IN  REGISTRATION] in the Convention Room of the Hilton Garden Inn (Dress: Business Attire) 1:00PM - 3:00PM: Lunch at Canlon's Restaurant  1825 N Railroad Avenue Staten Island [INCLUDED IN REGISTRATION] (Dress: Business Attire)  3:30PM - 5:30PM:  Leadership Institute [INCLUDED IN REGISTRATION] at Staten Island GOP's HQ (2300 Richmond Avenue Staten Island). "Grassroots Campaigning" by Chairman Emeritus of the California Republican Party, Ron Nehring.  5:30PM - 6:30PM: Free Time  7:00PM - 10:00PM: Dinner Reception*** [INCLUDED IN REGISTRATION], Henry's Steakhouse, 2187 Richmond Avenue, Staten Island (Dress: Business-Semi Formal)  10:00PM - ??: After Party TBD (Staten Island/NYC)    ***We will be having a silent auction at the Dinner Reception. Some auction items will be a basket of cheer, autographed books, and brunch for two. If you would like to donate an item to the auction, please contact Diana Sepulveda at  XXXXXX@XXXX.XXX --------------------------------------------------------------------------------

Here are the questions: 

1) Why do NYSYRs who are paying $85 + tolls (minimum $15) plus gas and hotel expenses [for some- actually very few ;-)] to attend a convention fundraiser need to travel across Staten Island to have lunch and then to the GOP HQ to take a class?

2) Why wasn't this done in the hotel convention room?

3) Who reviewed this contract and who voted to approve any of this?

4) How much is the Richmond County GOP organization charging? Or the Leadership Institute? (if anything)

5) How much money will the Staten Island YRs make off this?

6) How much money will the NYSYRs lose on this debacle?

7) What changes (if any) will be made to the governing documents?


Answer Key*:

(1) It's a fundraiser silly.

(2) See answer (1). Raising Losing money is what the NYSYRs do best. Cutting corners helps raise lose funds.

(3) No one.

(4) Probably nothing. It's a convention fundraiser  fund-loser.

(5) See answer (4)

(6) Guess we will find out when July's disclosure statements are posted since our treasurer's reports are usually inaccurate-at best.

(7) We are guessing a total meltdown. If anything gets changed we predict a fractured/disgruntled board(s).

*All answers are educated guesses based on past practice of the NYSYRs.


In all honesty it sounds like a decent deal but we at the Watch anticipate another fund-loser here.


The only hope for the organization is radical change.

Vote Belle and throw all the other bums out!