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Victory 2010 Gala and Fundraiser - Saturday May 22nd


The Red White and Blue Buffet Dinner Gala celebrating our U.S. patriotic traditions is planned for May 22nd at the Balsam Mountain Inn. Entertainment will include reinactors of Abraham Lincoln and other U.S. Founders, a grand raffle and patriotic auction featuring one of a kind items and other Americana collectables. 


For Reservations Call:
Carol Adams 828 743.1658
 
For Sponsorships and Tables for 6 or 8 Call:
Melisa McKim - Sponsor Chair 828 507.7900
Ralph Slaughter - Jackson GOP Chair 828 743.6491
Jim Mueller - Fundaising Chair 828 743.3057


  SPONSOR OPPORTUNITIES


Historic Presidential - $1,000
  * 8 Gala tickets
* 200 Raffle Tickets
* Meet the Candidates Reception 6 PM
* Your business/name included in all event publicity,
 in the Red, White and Blue Gala program and on the
Jackson County GOP website

Historic Founder -- $500
  *4 Gala tickets
* 100 Raffle Tickets
*Meet the Candidates Reception 6 PM
* Your business/name included in published event publicity,
in the Red, White and Blue Gala program and on the
Jackson County GOP website
  


Historic Benefactor - $250
  *4 Gala tickets
*50 Raffle Tickets
* Your business/name included in published event publicity,
in the Red, White and Blue Gala program and on the
Jackson County GOP website


TABLE SPONSORS


Benefactor Table for 8 - $400
  * 8 Gala tickets….one table for 8
100 Raffle Tickets
* Your business/name included the
Red, White and Blue Gala program


  Supporter Table for 6 - $300
  * 6 Gala tickets….one table for 6
75 Raffle Tickets
* Your business/name included the
Red, White and Blue Gala program

Individual Tickets
$50 per person


For additional information call Fund Raising Chair, Jim Mueller @ 828 743.3057  or Gala Co-Chairs, Carol Adams, 828 743.1658 or Dodie Allen, 828 586.3634.

We opened a recent newsletter by stating "By 'WE,' we mean You!" Consider that the theme of this newsletter. You are Asheville Tea Party. Without your help and participation, Asheville Tea Party cannot succeed.

Our constant struggle is finding enough volunteers to staff events and take leadership positions on projects. As an organization, we are missing opportunities to advance our values simply because very few people respond to the call for help.

With so many opportunities for activism crowding around us, and very few people stepping up as volunteers, we feel it necessary to state our circumstances clearly to our valued members. Our organization can only be as effective as our volunteers make it. If people choose to not participate, many opportunities will be missed.

Please consider volunteering to participate in or take the lead on one of the following activism opportunities.


Civitas Institute: Tea Party Summit West - Hickory


In North Carolina limited government and conservative/libertarian ideas do not have any chance to be heard in the General Assembly. We are the highest taxed state in our region. Our schools are failing. We can not get a vote to stop forced annexation, stop eminent domain abuse, limit spending, add more charter schools reduce taxes, and much more. This summit hopes to help channel the tea party energy towards some of these issues, while continuing to grow the movement even stronger.

Come to the Tea Party Summit West in Hickory, May 14-16. Hickory Metro Convention Center, Hickory, North Carolina

Cost for the 3-day event is just $99.00 and will include several meals. You may also purchase tickets on an event-by-event basis. Student pricing is also available.

The three day event will focus on training, education, motivation, and mobilization of grassroots activists involved in conservative, libertarian and tea party issues.




Tentative Schedule

Friday
Grassroots Get-Out-The-Vote Workshop
  • Training included in the workshop
  • Precinct Organization
  • Door-to-Door
  • Organizing Telephone Banks
  • Recruiting and Motivating Volunteers
  • Get-Out-The-Vote (GOTV)
  • Building a Grassroots Organization
  • Networking Social (Cash Bar)*
  • Dinner with Conservative Keynote Speaker
  • Free Market Short Film Screening and discussion


Saturday
Continental breakfast
Morning Session: Let's Get Motivated in North Carolina in 2010.
With Mary Katherine Ham from Fox News
Topics to be covered
  • Year of the Tea Party Movement
  • Future of the Tea Party Movement
  • Tea Party Movement going forward
  • What resources are available to you?
  • North Carolina Electoral landscape 2010/Redistricting
  • What can we do? What should we do? Electioneering and get out the vote.
  • Agenda for Change in North Carolina


Breakout Sessions 1
JWP Civitas Institute:
State of the People Luncheon

Breakout Sessions 2
Tea party Town Hall
Social (optional with no additional cost)
Note* Hickory - social is at Blue Ridge Harley Davidson

Sunday
1:00 PM - 6:00 PM
Citizen Watchdog/Investigative Journalism Training


"Take Back Our State Rally" in Raleigh


On May 12th at 11:00 AM, NCFreedom.us is organizing a statewide protest at the Legislative Building in Raleigh. This is the first day of the short session of the North Carolina General Assembly which starts at noon.

As of April 7th, eighteen states had filed lawsuits against the illegal mandate to nationalize health care. Help us become the next state to assert our Constitutionally guaranteed rights under the 10th amendment.

How can you help?
  • Come to Raleigh and help us surround the legislative building.
  • Tell your friends and neighbors to come join us: this may be the defining moment in the history of our state as to whether we will stand up for our future or go quietly into the night.
  • Bring a sign with an appropriate message to our legislators: put this bill on the floor for a vote NOW and vote YES.


The Asheville Tea Party will not be organizing transportation to this event but we encourage members to participate individually as they can.


ALERT: Asheville Tea Time Venue
Due to the popularity of Pack's Tavern during this, their opening week, we will resume our Friday Night Tea Time socials at Olive or Twist. Please join us at 6:00 on Fridays. We will discuss business items from 6:00 to 7:00 pm, with social time to follow.

Parking is available at HomeTrust Bank, across the street.








Mountain High Republican Women's Club May Luncheon Thursday May 6th;
June Luncheon Tuesday June 2nd

The Mountain High Republican Women's Club luncheon and meeting will be held on Thursday, May 6th at the Trillium Links and Lake Club in Glenville. A local, state or national speaker is expected covering a topic that will include current affairs, political issues or general local or national government information. Although all of the MHRWC luncheon meetings will be held on the first Tuesday of each month, the May event has been moved to Thursday, May 6th, to avoid a conflict on the first Tuesday, May 4th which is Primary Election Day. In June the luncheon returns the usual day the first Tuesday of each month, JUne 2nd.

Registration is at 11:30 AM; the lunch with speaker and the meeting begin at noon.






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