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9th District Campaign Events Leading up to November 4th Elections
Activities - Election Night Celebrations
Posted 10/29/08
RALLIES
McCain/Palin
Republican 2008 Victory Rally
Rally in the Mountains
November 1-Downtown Blue Ridge Park (across from the old Fannin County Courthouse at the pavilion)
Obama has a regional headquarters in Blue Ridge-it’s time that McCain-Palin supporters in North Georgia show their support for a true hero-Senator John McCain-and his running mate-Sarah Palin. This will be a great event and one of the largest rallies in north of Atlanta this election cycle
11:00 a.m.-2:00 p.m.
Live Music and Free Food!
Confirmed Speakers:
ü Retired Colonel Lee Ellis-Col. Ellis's fighter plane was shot down over Hanoi. He spent five ½ years in the Hanoi Hilton with Senator John McCain. He has maintained a friendship with McCain over the years. He will share his personal story and thoughts regarding Senator McCain.
ü Durwood Swanson-Past President, Pearl Harbors Survivors Association and injured during the battle of Midway
ü Chip Pearson-State Senator and Current Chairman of Economic Development Committee
ü Bill Stephens-Former Senate Majority Leader and the first Republican Georgia Senate Floor Leader in 134 years
ü David Ralston-State Representative and Chairman of Judicial Non-Civil Committee
ü Local Candidates including Bill Simonds, Garnett Webb, Dane Kirby, and Dustin Long
FOR ADDITIONAL INFORMATION, CALL KEVIN HARRIS AT (706) 455-9200
ACTIVITIES
October 31 Gilmer GOP Headquarters will be giving out candy from the Party and the candidates will be helping with this beginning about 5 P.M. We hope to have a meeting date list in the candy bags.
October 31-Fannin GOP will have a booth at the Blue Ridge Safe Zone giving candy and materials to the kids and their parents.
GOTV (Get out the vote efforts)/
DOOR-TO-DOOR
North Georgia Storms North Carolina
This is an opportunity to volunteer for Sen. McCain and Gov. Palin for 1 day in a battleground state, North Carolina. We are asking that volunteers bring $10 or something fair for gas money for the trip. Lunch and T-Shirts or lapel badges will be provided. It is tough work, but we think it needs to be done. We will arrange transportation as a group, meet with locals in NC, and go door to door. One or more fifteen passenger vans, or perhaps a bus will be available in Ringgold. We understand that it may take a while to reach our GA departure point as well as our NC arrival point, however, we do believe that we will have better participation and success if we do this in one day. There is one stop planned on the trip both there and back for a restroom break and snacks, so please plan accordingly. Please plan to join us if you can, and do contact us with any questions that you may have. Please RSVP to either nathan@northwestgeorgiayr.com or gopgeorgia@earthlink.net ASAP!
The Stephen Allison campaign (the only state house race in the 9th district with a Democratic incumbent) will be doing door-to-door in Blairsville the next two weekends (October 25 and November 1)-contact 706-897-5290.
The Jeff Mullis campaign will need volunteers on election day and election night for activities and forwarding precinct results. For additional information, call Kailor Gordy at (423) 313-6691.
Forsyth County will have five locations we’d like to have sign waiving during the weekend:
1) Hwy 20 / Buford Hwy
In front of Starbucks by North Forsyth Hospital
2) Cumming Courthouse
110 N. Main St./Gazebo
3) Hwy 141 @ the Avenue Forsyth
Near Starbucks
4) McGinnis Ferry & Hwy. 141/Medlock Br.
5) Hwy. 369 / Hwy. 306
If you already have materials, take your signs, stickers, music and smiles to any of the locations above and get waving! If you need materials, swing by the Forsyth GOP headquarters first. If you have any questions, contact our volunteer coordinator, Stella Lohman at 770-374-3633
REGULAR MEETINGS
Pickens County GOP monthly meeting -Thursday, October 30th, 2008 featuring debates in two races--Sole Commissioner and Coroner, pitting Republican incumbents vs independents
ELECTION NIGHT PARTIES/CELEBRATIONS
Fannin County GOP- Election Night Party on November 4, 2008 following poll closings and beginning as election results come in at the Fannin County Republican Headquarters
Celebration Party Gilmer GOP Headquarters to see the election results and visit together 9 p.m.-10:30 p.m.. All Republicans invited.
Pickens County GOP- " How Sweet It Is" Celebration, following poll-closing at the Pickens County Chamber of Commerce
White County GOP-Election Night Party on November 4, 2008 at 7:30 PM at West Family Restaurant.
Walker County GOP-Election night returns at the Walker County Civic Center. We will have a projection TV and sound ran through the civic center. Just about all of our GOP candidates will be there. Media should cover it well.
The Stephen Allison campaign will be hosting an election night party in the Brackett Room at UCB in Blairsville following the closing of the polls.
Headquarters
(from counties that responded)
Open until the November 4th Election:
Fannin County
1315 E. Main Street in Blue Ridge
Monday-Friday 10 a.m.-4 p.m.
Gilmer County
123 N. Main Street in Ellijay
Monday-Saturday through October 31.
M-F hours are 10 a.m.-5 p.m and Saturdays 10 a.m.-2 p.m.
Forsyth County
100 North Main Street on the Cumming city square.
Monday – Friday 9a.m. – 7p.m.
For information or to volunteer at the HQ, please e-mail info@forsythformccain.com, or go to the website at www.forsythformccain.com.
Hall County (also contains the 9th District GOP headquarters)
439 Green Street (Sawyer House) Across from Norton Realty -1st floor. Parking is on the side street.
OPEN M-W-TH 2:00 p.m. till 7:00 pm
If you can donate a few hours to man the store please Email
hallgop@juno.comMurray County
Located in the new strip mall near the BEAR CREEK coffee shop is in on the 4 lane next to the Appalachian Bank. For info call John Arb, GOP Chairmanm at (706) 264 7731
Union County
90 Blue Ridge Street
Walker County
Located in Rock Spring on top of the hill next to Dr. Wilson's
office in Suite E. Just look for the Walker County Republican Party sign.
Tuesdays and Thursdays from 7:00pm to 8:30pm
Saturdays from 10:00am to 2:00pm.
White County
195 A2A Jarrard Street
Whitfield County
1215 W. Walnut Avenue, at the corner of Dug Gap Road and Walnut Avenue
Monday through Saturday from 11:00 AM until 6:00 PM.
Volunteers are needed and appreciated. Anyone seeking to volunteer at the headquarters may contact the office manager, Judy McNelley, via email at the themcnelleys@optilink.us or sign up at the headquarters.