On Sunday, June 13th, the New York Young Republican Club will be participating in the 11th Annual Tank Pull Challenge to support veterans, especially those wounded in combat, to ensure that their service is never forgotten. The Tank Pull Challenge has donated over one million dollars to date for local wounded warriors and veterans in need.
The event will take place in Clifton, NJ, and we are looking for nine more participants to join our team! If you think you have what it takes to pull an 80,000-pound US Army tank, please consider joining our team. Even if you cannot participate, you can still support this cause by donating. All donations will benefit the following local veteran organizations, and our team’s goal is to raise $300 on top of the $1,500 already contributed to enter our team in the event!
Independence Corps: Providing chairs for military amputees and wounded
Paramus Veterans Home: Supporting veterans by purchasing unbudgeted medical devices
Catholic Charities Unmet Needs Veteran Fund: Helping Veterans who are most in need
Clifton Care: Managing the assembly and shipment of care packages for deployed troops
Clifton Veteran’s Association: Helping veterans with disabilities
Wreaths Across America: Inspiring the community to remember and honor those who have served
Semper Fi Odyssey: Orchestrating a holistic transition assistance program that provides injured and critically ill active-duty military service members and veterans support
NJSOSVETS Women Veterans Committee: Providing women veterans training and educational opportunities
We encourage all members and non-members to give whatever they can to help us hit our $300 goal! Our veterans fought and sacrificed mentally and physically for our freedom, and it’s our turn to fight for them. Please share, donate, or join us to support our efforts in helping our local wounded warriors and veterans through these outstanding organizations!
Donations can be made here. Please indicate in the notes “Tank Pull.” For more detailed information about the Tank Pull Challenge, please visit their website here.
Statement On Hamas Aggression Towards The State Of Israel
The New York Young Republican Club fervently condemns Hamas’s reprehensible and unjustifiable attacks against Israel. Equally, we condemn members of Congress, such as the so-called “Jihad Squad,” who twist historical fact to malign Israel’s reputation and to question its very integrity as a sovereign state. We call upon local and national leaders to show solidarity with Israel and its right to self-defense.
Israel’s adversaries paused their attempts to hurt and destroy Israel when President Donald J. Trump stood in the Oval Office. Early in his presidency, President Trump reaffirmed the importance of Israeli-American ties by delivering on his campaign promise to move the American embassy to Jerusalem and to recognize Jerusalem as the capital of Israel. The Trump Administration also reinstated sanctions on Iran in coordination with Israel and several other Gulf states, diminishing Iran’s ability to fund Hamas terrorists. President Trump and his foreign relations team even attempted to broker a peace deal between Israel and Palestine. While that peace deal did not go far, his administration achieved the unthinkable: the normalization of relations between Israel and the United Arab Emirates, Bahrain, and Sudan. As such, Israel and Arab leaders have been able to achieve more than many thought was possible by engaging with each other and providing a new strategic headache to Iran and its terror cells in Palestine and beyond.
Unfortunately, President Joe Biden unraveled much of the progress made in the Middle East during President Trump’s time in office. The Biden Administration has cozied up to the Islamic Republic of Iran, and Biden has blamed Israel for undermining the stability and self-determination of the Palestinian people and restored and increased U.S. aid to Palestinians despite their disinterest in any meaningful attempt at conflict resolution. American money funded Hamas rockets, not aid for the Palestinian people, and the Biden Administration deserves condemnation for the Israeli blood on their hands.
While we commend the Biden Administration for (finally) condemning Hamas and supporting Israel’s right to self-defense, we unequivocally denounce its weak, “stand back” approach when it comes to Israel.
Hamas’s founding charter clearly lays out its ultimate goal, “Israel will exist and will continue to exist until Islam will obliterate it.” As a terrorist organization that feeds off hatred and calls for eradicating the state of Israel, Hamas will not accept peace, nor should we expect it to do so. The New York Young Republican Club finds recent comments made by Senators Sanders and Warren and Representatives Omar, Tlaib, Presley, and Ocasio-Cortez accusing Israel of terrorism and blaming it for the violence unbelievable and inexcusable. There is no moral equivalency between the nation of Israel and a terrorist organization such as Hamas that uses civilian women and children as human shields and then cries foul when Israeli self-defense actions result in casualties among this population.
The New York Young Republican Club demands that Congress maintain its bipartisan record of providing security assistance to Israel. We also call for the cessation of all hostile activity from Gaza and demand that Hamas be held accountable for its crimes. We hope that the Biden Administration does not cave to the anti-Semitic and anti-Israel tendencies of the far-left members of his party.
Gavin Wax President
New York Young Republican Club
As the nation’s oldest and largest Young Republican club, we at the New York Young Republican Club are happy to announce that we proudly and unanimously endorse Rick Loughery to serve a second term as Chairman of the Young Republican National Federation.
Chairman Loughery has proven himself a dedicated and effective leader over his two-year tenure. We believe he is the best person to advance the mission and cause of the Young Republican National Federation, and we encourage all Young Republican organizations across the country to support his candidacy for a second term.
The New York Young Republican Club is pleased to announce our endorsement of Peter Giunta for Chairman of the Association of New York State Young Republican Clubs.
As Chairman of the Staten Island Young Republican Club, Peter has been instrumental in reviving and growing that organization. We are a proud partner of theirs, and we respect the professionalism and dedication to success that Peter brings to each of their endeavors.
We are confident that he will implement the same changes to bring reform and energy to the state organization as he did for his local county organization. We encourage all Young Republican clubs in New York state to back Peter Giunta’s ‘NYSYR Next’ slate.
This is one of the most exciting times to be a member of the New York Young Republican Club—the oldest and largest Young Republican in the country—in our club’s history! There are more perks to membership than ever before, especially now that we have opened the doors to our incredible clubhouse, which serves as a co-working space for Club members during the day, complete with an espresso bar and snacks, and at night turning into a venue for smaller and more intimate socials and cocktail parties that you won’t want to miss.
During this critical time for the Republican Party and the values, we hold dear, joining the New York Young Republican Club is one of the best ways to connect with like-minded individuals and stay engaged with the future of our party and our country.
We are also about to hit a very important milestone for our club: the 600 member mark! We are currently very close to reaching 600 members. Our goal is to hit the 600 member mark by May 15th. Click here to join, with a chance of winning complimentary admission to your next event if you are our 600th member.
We all have our stories and Asian-Americans are no different. For too long the Democratic Party has disregarded the interests of Asian-Americans while always gaining their votes in significant numbers. From the lack of support for law enforcement to protect Asian-American communities to the quota numbers against performing Asian-American students in our nation’s best schools.
To combat these efforts, members of the New York Young Republican Club have gathered to create the Asian-American Caucus under the terms of the Club’s Bylaws.
Through this caucus, we will conduct outreach to a community left behind by the traditional GOP even though we share many common themes with the parties from fiscal conservatism, to traditional family values to respect for the law and institutions. In the end, we hope to forever abolish the notion of the perpetual foreigner. We intend to expand the grassroots approach to ensure its continued success while educating voters on how their values better resonate in the Republican Party, and to mobilize within their communities and beyond for the betterment of the nation we all share and love.
The New York Young Republican Club is on the look for a new Finance Committee Chairperson.
The Chairperson of this committee serves as a voting member of the Club’s Board of Governors. We are looking for someone with a passion for both conservative politics and a background in either finance, banking, accounting, or other related fields.
Applicants must be a current member of the Club in good standing and be willing to commit to at-least one board meeting and one Club event per month.
If you are interested in applying for this position please fill out the application form here and if you qualify we will reach out to setup an interview.
During this transformative time for the New York Young Republican Club, many of you have reached out to us asking how to get more involved with the club, and how to better support our efforts.
One effective way to do this is to join a committee. We are currently looking for Vice-Chairs for many of our committees, who will receive special discounts for working events and recognition on our website. In addition to Vice Chair positions, we are looking to build all of our committees in terms of members.
Please take a moment to review our committees here and contact any committees you are interested in joining at the email address listed on the website. You are allowed to join up to 3 committees per our Bylaws.
To be a member of a committee you must be a member of the Club in Good Standing.
The New York Young Republican Club is a grassroots non-profit organization that relies on the generosity of members and donors to support its operations. We hope you will consider a donation today so that we remain a bastion of conservative values for many years to come!
Established in 1911, incorporated in 1912, with a legacy from 1856, the New York Young Republican Club is the oldest, largest, and most prestigious Young Republican club in the United States. The Club is affiliated with and officially recognized by the Association of New York State Young Republican Clubs and the Young Republican National Federation, as well as the county, state, and national Republican committees.
