Prepare for a busy month! In addition to working to spread the word about the Labor Day Tea Party, we are going to be involved in some major events over the next few weeks. Each of the events below are extremely important. Please try to be at each of them if at all possible. This is a crucial time in our nation, and we cannot afford to be selfish with our time now!
August 22
There is a nationwide scheduled protest on August 22nd over the upcoming health control bill vote. Patriots all over the country will be protesting at the offices of Senators and Representatives who favor the health control bill. We will focus our efforts on Senator McCaskill’s office in Florissant. The protests will begin at noon on the 22nd. We will be providing more details soon. The national website for the protests is RecessRally.com.
September 7
Of course, our next major event is the Labor Day Tea Party. We have met in all five regions (Washington, Sullivan, Union, Pacific and St. Clair) in the past two weeks to discuss ways to get ready for the Tea Party. The meetings were extremely productive. The meeting in St. Clair on Thursday evening was the best attended yet, with 48 at the park. We posted some pictures on our Facebook site last night. Many of you signed up at these meetings to canvas different neighborhoods with fliers and businesses with posters. First of all, thank you!
There are many members who were not able to make it to the meeting in your region, but I am confident that you want to be a part of this great cause. We need EVERYONE on board with this project. We expect a huge turnout at the Tea Party. The more voices we have giving the same message to Washington, the more they will be forced to listen. It is never convenient to hand out fliers or make phone calls, but it is going to take some sacrifice to really make a difference. If you are willing but have not already committed to volunteering in one of these capacities, please sign up by using the “Volunteer To Help” link at the top of our web page. If you were at the meeting, but did not sign up for a specific area, you should also register on the volunteer page so that we can coordinate an area for you to canvas.
We will have a contact person in each region who will coordinate with the volunteers in that region regarding which neighborhoods still need to be canvassed. They will also provide a location where fliers and posters can be picked up. I will be posting their information in the next couple of days.
September 12
On September 12th is an event that has been planned for months. More than ten thousand people have already signed up to go to Washington DC for a march on the capitol. Many thousands of others will be rallying in other parts of the country. The nearest rally will be taking place in Quincy, Illinois. The official web page for the 9/12 project (started by Glenn Beck) is 912Project.com. More information about the Quincy Tea Party can be found at QuincyTeaParty.com. We will also continue to pass along more information as we receive it.
