Williamson County Young Republicans

Come join First Lady of Tennessee Andrea Conte as she raises awareness for the Williamson County Child Advocacy Center. Help us to share and educate our communities on how to prevent and be pro-active against child abuse. We will all come together and raise funds, share education to our communities and let others know that we are here to help local family in times of need.

On Saturday, November 7, 2009, the Williamson County Young Republicans will join other community volunteers, leaders and residents in Pinkerton Park in Franklin off of Murfreesboro Road.

Registration will begin at 8am and the 4K walk will start at 9am.  Whether you are someone who has lots of energy to burn or you like taking things more leisurely, we have opportunities for you. Volunteer activities include: setting up signs, tables, serving food, and clean-up.  However, if you prefer activities such as putting together goody bags and prizes, we have a place for you there as well!

If you would like to be a sponsor of a team, participate in the walk, make a donation or know of people who would be interested in volunteering or making a contribution, please let us know.

If you have worked with a community group before or have always wanted to, we have many areas where you can help our children and the community.

For those who want to volunteer please contact:

Jeremiah Fitzgerald, 615-430-9951

utf27@yahoo.com

For more information on the CAC please contact:

Brenda Davis, 615-790-5900 ext 101

www.williamsoncountycac.org

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Sheriff Jeff Long will be the guest speaker at our 6pm, October 8th meeting at Cool Spring’s Pie in the Sky. Interested in learning more about Sheriff Long?

He will have a campaign for sheriff 2010 kick-off this weekend.

Date: Sunday, October 4th

Time: 5-7pm

Location: The Factory at Franklin, 230 Franklin Road

Suggested Donation: $40

Make checks payable to: Committee to Elect Jeff Long Sheriff

Please RSVP to: sherifflong@gmail.com

Editor’s Note: WCYR does not endorse candidates in primaries or nonpartisan elections.  We encourage members to learn about all candidates and get involved in the campaign of your choice.

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At a July press conference, President Obama claimed that “the average American family is paying thousands of dollars in hidden costs” because uncompensated health care for the uninsured drives up the price of medical coverage. In an interview with ABC’s George Stephanopoulos on Sunday, by contrast, he said uncompensated care costs the average family $900.

According to a 2008 report from the Henry J. Kaiser Family Foundation, both of those estimates are way off. The foundation’s analysis indicates that the true annual cost per family is more like $200, with uncompensated care accounting for “less than 1 percent of private health insurance costs.”

These numbers are important because the president’s main justification for requiring every American to buy health insurance, a central element of his reform plan, is that uninsured people unfairly impose costs on their fellow citizens. That rationale not only has a weak empirical basis, but it also conceals the real motivation for the individual insurance mandate, while dodging moral and constitutional questions about it.

To read the rest of the commentary by Jacob Sullum, senior editor of Reason magazine.

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Pat Marsh is our Republican candidate for TN State House District 62 and he needs your help. This Saturday, Sept. 26^th, the Pat Marsh campaign will be conducting a district wide door-to-door blitz. And we need your help!

We need Door Knockers, Phone Callers, Letter writers and Sign Wavers.

We will be meeting up in 3 locations on Saturday:

Shelbyville - The volunteers heading to Bedford County will be meeting up at the Marsh Campaign Headquarters at 211 Lane Parkway, Shelbyville, TN. Meet at 9:00 am.

Lincoln County - The volunteers heading to Lincoln County will be meeting up at the Marsh Lincoln County Headquarters at 200 N Main Street, Fayetteville, TN. Meet at 9am.

Rutherford County - The volunteers heading to Rutherford County will be meeting up at the Shelbyville office at 211 Lane Parkway, Shelbyville, TN. Meet at 9am.

More about Pat

Pat is a small businessman that understands how to create jobs and wants to bring that knowledge to Nashville. But he needs our support to get there. We appreciate all of your help and look forward to seeing you on Saturday. Please email or call Carter Lawrence to let him know that you will be attending. Email Carter at: carter@marshfortennessee.com or call (931) 735-6304.

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If you are in Tennessee, or just want to be in Tennessee, Tea Party Nation and the Midsouth Tea Party are sponsoring an “Organizing for
Tennessee” seminar, this Saturday, the 26th, at 9:00AM.

We will have some great information, and it is not specific to Tennessee.  If you are interested in attending, please RSVP as soon as possible.  We are half way full.

Here are the details:

The seminar will include the history of the Tea Party Movement, Liberal Ideology and what it means for us and the historical dejavous of what is happening under this tyrannical government we are fighting against.

Next we will move on to how to Organize in your counties/communities. How to form a non-profit for your county’s tea party if you find the need to do so, how to use social and electronic media to organize for action and news (such as TPN, Facebook, Twitter, Texts, Emails, phone banks).

Finally, political campaigns will be covered. How to run for office, what political campaigns actually do and how to help a candidate you believe in get elected.

Packets for you to use and take home will be handed out as you arrive so you can get started immediately. The cost is $10 per person to cover the cost of the meeting room and packets. We are limited to 100 participants.

The seminar will be taped and available on the site to help everyone get organized here in TN and in other states.

Please RSVP by email to sherry@teapartynation.com.

Time: 9am – 12pm

Location: Hilton Suites Brentwood, 9000 Overlook Boulevard, (615) 370-0111

For more information http://www.teapartynation.com

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Change is good.

Our next WCYR monthly meeting will be held at Pie in the Sky in Cool Springs.

Date: October 8th

Time: 6pm

Guest Speaker: Jeff Long, Williamson Co. Sheriff

Visit Pie in the Sky on the web: http://www.pspizza.com

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Neighborhood Walk this Weekend for Franklin Alderman Candidate Greg Caesar!

Greg Caesar welcomes neighbors and friends support for his first group neighborhood walk this weekend, September 19th. Volunteers plan to meet at the Caesar’s house, 331 Stillcreek Dr. in Sullivan Farms and will disperse throughout the third ward from there.

PLEASE plan to arrive not later than 9:30am.  Please email greg@gregcaesar.com for more specific information.

Editor’s Note: WCYR does not endorse candidates in primaries or nonpartisan elections.  We encourage members to learn about all candidates and get involved in the campaign of your choice.

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Tennessee Gubernatorial candidate Joe Kirkpatrick was the featured speaker at September’s Williamson County Young Republicans’ meeting.   Also stopping by  were TN State Rep. Glen Casada and TN State Sen. Jack Johnson.

Kirkpatrick engaged members with his views on a variety of issues, even  differentiating himself from other candidates by calling for an end to Tennessee’s Hall Income Tax.

To learn more about Joe Kirkpatrick visit www.joe4gov.com or check out his blog at http://joe4gov.wordpress.com

Editor’s Note: WCYR does not endorse candidates in primaries.  We encourage members to learn about all candidates and get involved in the campaign of your choice.

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Our monthly meetings are typically held at Boscos, usually in a room we reserve in the back on the 2nd Thursday of every month at 6pm.

Due to circumstances beyond our control that meeting room may no longer be available on a regular basis.

Suggestions? Do you have ideas on a convenient, tasty place where we could reserve a room each month?  It would need to be available on the 2nd Thursday of each month from approximately 6 to 9pm.

Send your ideas to Chairmen Dustin Dunbar.

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The Republican Women of Williamson County proudly presents - CRASH COURSE: The American Automobile Industry’s Road From Glory to Disaster. Featuring Pulitzer Prize-winning author and industry observer, Paul Ingrassia.

Don’t miss this provocative presentation on the U.S. Automobile Industry’s near-collapse, bail-outs and chances for recovery .  Are the bail-outs finished?  Who’s next?  Is this the end of U.S. leadership in the industry? This new book will be the buzz at the January 2010 International Auto Show.

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Wednesday, September 23, 2009

10:30 am Visit the Annual Silent Auction

11:00 am-1:00 pm, Program and Luncheon

Embassy Suites Cool Springs Ballroom

$18 inclusive*

Reservations are required: reply@rwwc.net or call 615-613-4432 by September 17.

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