Rep. Shelley Berkley: "This election is the most important election in my lifetime, for this nation"
By ERIN NEFF and GSBPA of WBTI*1"Thank you for participating with me in celebrating my 2004 Re-Election Campaign Kickoff. I greatly appreciate your support and look forward to continuing my service in Congress and shall endeavor to serve in the manner that merits your confidence in me. Sincerely," wrote U. S. Congresswoman Shelley Berkley to Dr. Tony Lei, President of Washington Business and Technology Institute (WBTI) and his wife, on August 4, 2004.*2
"Dear Dr. Tony, Congresswoman Shelley Berkley has had a busy summer traveling from Washington, D.C. to Las Vegas, to Boston, and back home again. Special thanks to everyone who joined Shelley at her campaign kick-off. With over 500 attendees, it was quite a party!" wrote U. S. Congresswoman Shelley Berkley's Office of Berkley for Congress to Dr. Tony Lei on August 4, 2004.*3
"Tony!" welcomed by Shelley Berkly heartily. Leading the largest Asian American group to the kick-off party, Dr. Tony Lei, President of Washington Business and Technology Institute (WBTI), hugged with Shelley Berkley pleasantly by wishing her a good luck. The Party attracted many hundred of her relatives and friends to a Club in North Las Vegas on Thurday, July 1, 2004.*4
Dina Titus introduced and spoke for Shelley Berkley to all the audience including lots of candidates in the election on 2004 for public service. Dina is a Senator and the Minority Leader of Nevada Senate.
It is our pleasure to post the following concise report concerned the Party by the largest newspaper of Nevada ---Las Vegas Review-Journal*5:
Monday, July 05, 2004
Copyright (C) Las Vegas Review-Journal
(This is the concise one.) POLITICAL NOTEBOOK: Berkley basks in kickoff to first easy campaign Congresswoman throws party in North Las Vegas
By ERIN NEFF
REVIEW-JOURNAL
On Thursday evening at the Cannery, Berkley showed just how different this year will be thanks to the GOP, which didn't come up with a standard bearer, or even a minor opponent.*6
With no need for aggressive fund raising or advertising, Berkley could throw a party.
And her campaign kickoff event appeared at times like a wedding, at times a rally and most of all like a good-old summer barbecue in a big ethnic neighborhood back East, complete with booze, huge burgers and the band Doo-Wop.com, playing a steady dose of '50s and '60s music.
The bride at this affair was thrilled to take the stage without any notable objections from across the aisle. She faces two grass-roots speed bumps in the Democratic primary before a general election bid against the winner of a three-person GOP primary.
Thursday was her coming out party, and she made it clear to the candidates she allowed microphone time, who was being feted.
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Berkley, dressed in a shiny red pantsuit with matching shoes, told the crowd of hundreds they could "party all night."
"I wanted to do something different this year," she said from the stage of the North Las Vegas casino's The Club, which had opened its back door to the festivities outdoors.
The rally part came in her very brief stump speech, in which she said: "This election is the most important election in my lifetime, for this nation.*7
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We are pleased to post the following "About the author" from the feature article entitled "U. S. Congresswoman Shelley Berkley extends to you this invitation to join in her Campaign Kick-off on July 1, 2004" by Shelley Berkley and GSBPA of WBTI:
U. S. Congresswoman Shelley Berkley --- a real star for Nevada
Congresswoman Shelley Berkley was elected to the U.S. House of Representatives in November, 1998. Shelley represents constituents living in the First Congressional District of Nevada, including residents of Las Vegas, North Las Vegas, and unincorporated areas in Clark County. The District annually records the largest population increase in the nation. U. S. Congresswoman Shelley Berkley has A Lifetime of Commitment to Nevada.
She has lived in Las Vegas for over four decades. Shelley has a deep sense of commitment to give back to the community that opened the doors of opportunity for her. She also has never forgotten that her family headed west seeking a better life, and found it in Las Vegas. She completed junior high and high school in Las Vegas, then went on to become the first member of her family to attend college when she enrolled in UNLV. Elected Student Body President, 1971-1972, she graduated with honors and a B.A. in Political Science from UNLV in 1972. After earning her law degree at the University of San Diego School of Law in 1976, she returned to Las Vegas to begin her career.
U. S. Congresswoman Shelley Berkley has successfully sought appointments that enable her to meet the needs of Southern Nevada, since she swore in as a Member of Congress on January 6, 1999.
Shelley is a former Vice Chair of the Nevada University and Community College System Board of Regents. Appointed to the Board in 1990 by the Governor, she was then twice elected as a Regent by Las Vegas-area voters. She completed her second term on the Board in 1998. Throughout her tenure, Shelley worked to keep higher education in Nevada affordable and accessible to all qualified students.
This bright lady has devoted her energies to charitable and civic efforts ever since she was a teenager. Her work and ideas have contributed to many of Southern Nevadaˇ¦s successes.
On February 23, 2004, U. S. Congresswoman Shelley Berkley wrote Dr. and Mrs. Tony Lei that,"Thank you for your generous contribution to my re-election campaign. I greatly appreciate your support. Please know that your help makes a significant difference. I look forward to continuing my service in Congress and shall endeavor to serve in the manner that merits your confidence in me."*8
Shelley Berkley is born a leader. Shelley is an educated leader. Shelley is a prctical and bright leader since her college life.
She received her juris doctorate degree from San Deigo Law School. She was the former Regent of University and Colleges of Nevada. She has been Executive Advisor for Washington Business and Technology Institute (WBTI) since 1996. Her successful leadership both good in work performance and human relations has won all her assistants' and followers' full and sincere respects. In order to celebrate Shelley Berkley's winning as U. S. Congresswoman, elected as a member of the International Relations Committee (IRC) of the Congress, and Dr. Tony Lei as her Senior Advisor; Washington Business and Technology Institute (WBTI) and Chinese American Academic Association of Nevada (CAAAN) established the "Literature and Academic Forum" ("LAF") in 1999. It is brought to you now by Las Vegas Review-Journal through the section of "LAF5" at:
http://communitylink.reviewjournal.com/lvrj/wbti
At the time when Shelley was elected as the Member of IRC, she told Las Vegas Review-Journal that to promote the tourism, trade, and investment with foriegn countries for Nevada and our states is her primary interest. Her emphasis is enhancing the 2004 mission of WBTI:
To encourage and promote academic research, community service, humane spirit, and educational programs.
To launch and participate events and projects for the development and cooperation of tourism, education, business, and culture.
We are pleased to welcome her good wishes to all our citizens, residents, and visitors of Nevada that "I look forward to continuing my service in Congress and shall endeavor to serve in the manner that merits your confidence in me."
WBTI was honored by China Business Chain, Inc. (CBCI), Shangshai People's Municipal Goverment Cooperation Office (SPMGCO), and China State Development and Planning Commission as Organizer of Nevada Expo Mission to China to attend the Annual International Mayors for City Development Forum and Shanghai International Industrial Fair and Yangtze Investment Project Expo. Joined together with the invitation by Xiemen, Fukien, China for the cooperation of education and business between Fukien and Nevada, WBTI will organize a sound team joined by many high-ranking officials both of Nevada and California. U. S. Congresswoman Shelley Berkley, Nevada Lt. Governor Lorraine Hunt, and Las Vegas City Mayor Oscar Goodman have been honored by WBTI, CBCI, SPMGCO, and World American Scholastic Placement (WASP) as Honorable Chairpersons of Nevada Expo Mission to China.*9
"Perfume and incense bring joy to the heart, and the pleasantness of one's friend springs from his earnest counsel," Proverbs 27:9 of the Bible taught us; and "He who loves a pure heart and whose speech is gracious will have the king for his friend," Proverb 22:11 of the Bible inspired us again.
Shelley's popularlity is arising from her effective production for public service and good personal traits by nature and sincerity.
Shelley Berkley is an Adjunct Professor of Administrative Strategies of the Graduate School of Business and Public Administration (GSBPA) of Washington Business and Technology Institute (WBTI).
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References
GSBPA of WBTI is the initial of Graduate School of Business and Public Administration of Washington Business and Technology Institute (WBTI). GSBPA did also the editing of this article.
Berkley, Shelley. 'Thank you!' "A thanks card from U. S. Congresswoman Shelley Berkley to Dr. and Mrs. Tony Lei," Henderson, Nevada: Shelley Berkley for Congress.
Berkley for Congress. 'Summer Campaign Update,' "An E-mail from Berkley for Congress to Dr. Tony Lei," (August 4, 2004), Las Vegas, Nevada: Office of Berkley for Congress
Berkley for Congress. 'Berkley Campaign Kick Off 2004,' "A mail of the invitation card to Dr. Tony Lei from the Campaign Office for Congreewoman Shelley Berkley," (June 21, 2004), Las Vegas, Nevada: Office of Berkley for Congress.
Las Vegas Review-Journal is the largest newspaper in Nevada. It has its website at the address of: reviewjournal.com. This website is famous with its communitylink. WBTI's website is brought to you through the communitylink of Las Vegas Review-Journal at http://communitylink.reviewjournal.com/lvrj/wbti. The Graduate School of Business and Public Administration (GSBPA) of WBTI did some of the editing.
Las Vegas Review-Journal. 'NOTEBOOK: Berkley basks in kickoff to first easy campaign,' "reviewjournal.com on Thursday, 07-05-2004," (July 5, 2004), Las Vegas, Nevada: LVRJ.
Ibid.
Berkley, Shelley. 'U. S. Congresswoman Shelley Berkley extends to you this invitation to join in her Campaign Kick-off on July 1, 2004,' "PPAA18 of WBTI," (June 30, 2004), Las Vegas, Nevada: WBTI.
Ibid.
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