=================== WCYR Update - April 2007 =================== Contents: * Membership Dues Payable * YR Crawfish Boil * YR Day on the Hill * Planning Meeting Results * Volunteer Positions Available * Upcoming Dates -------------------------------------- Membership Dues Payable -------------------------------------- Dues are now payable, having expired on April 1. If you paid your dues after January 1, these will apply to the April 1 '07 - April 1 '08 period. Dues are $15 per person per year. You can pay James Amundsen or Josh Edlin at any event or meeting. -------------------------------------- YR Crawfish Boil -------------------------------------- The crawfish boil, Fais Do Do, is coming together. The event is the night of April 28, at 6:00 PM at the home of Brandon and April Ryan. Tickets are $25 per person in advance or $35 at the door. Any YR member is eligible to sell tickets. Just deliver the attendees' names to James Amundsen or Josh Edlin prior to April 21. Deliver the attendees' money to James or Josh anytime prior to the event. In addition, we will be offering YR memberships for $10 if paid the night of the event. Please invite everyone you know. -------------------------------------- YR Day on the Hill -------------------------------------- YR Day on the Hill has been rescheduled for April 18. The day will start with lunch with the legislators. YRs can sit in on committee meetings or legislative sessions and tour the capitol. Happy hour at Buffalo Billiard's will end the day. To attend, please RSVP to Justin Pitt at jpitt@bassberry.com. -------------------------------------- Planning Meeting Results -------------------------------------- A WCYR planning meeting was held last month where we laid out our plans for the rest of the year. The topics covered were as follows: * YR Survey * Website - www.williamsonyr.org * New Logo search * Direct mail campaign * Marketing materials (sign, stickers, flyers) * MySpace page If you have any interest in working on any of these, please contact me. -------------------------------------- Volunteer Positions Available -------------------------------------- Every year, as new officers are elected, volunteer positions are identified and filled for the coming year. If you would like to serve in any of these positions, please send an email to wcgopyr@hotmail.com or let me know at the next meeting. - State Liaison (Jack Johnson, Glen Casada, Charles Sargent) - National Liaison (Bob Corker, Lamar Alexander, Marsha Blackburn) - Social Committee - Fundraising Committee - PR / Advertising Committee -------------------------------------- Upcoming Dates -------------------------------------- April 18 - YR Day on the Hill April 28 - YR Crawfish Boil April 28-29 - Franklin Main Street Festival May 8 - May Meeting ====================