Monthly Meetup on August 27th

When:

Monday, August 27, 2007, 6:30 PM

Where:

Sneakers Sports Grille
8133 Pointe Meadows Dr.
Jacksonville , FL 32256
(904) 519-0509

Info/Map

Description:

This will be our 4th monthly Meetup!

Although members of our group meet throughout the month for various projects and events - we schedule one big Meetup on the last Monday of each month.

The purpose is to:

1. Spread Awareness
We hold these meetups in public venues and show up in large numbers so as to attract attention to the Ron Paul campaign and the active presence here in the Jacksonville area.

2. Socialize
Having everyone get together at one time for drinks and dinner helps build group cohesion and contributes to a more effective organization.

3. Updates
Because a lot of projects and events occur throughout the month, this Meetup allows the various Project Leaders and Committee Heads to report on the accomplishments and challenges of the past month.

4. Planning & Coordination
As the election draws closer, our group will have more and more to accomplish. This Meetup provides the opportunity to communicate to the membership upcoming needs and gives people the chance to volunteer to help.

We have been able to secure a separate room at The Sneakers Sports Bar on Baymeadows and 9A. The plan is to eat, drink and socialize starting at 6:30pm and then hold the business portion of the meeting from 7:00pm - 8:30pm.

Sneakers is willing to provide us audio/visual support as well - so we might be able to premier the Jacksonville Video Project if it is completed by then. Sneakers is providing our group this venue at no charge, so please give the restaurant your business and tip the wait staff generously.
http://www.sneakerssp...

So far we have nearly doubled the attendance at each monthly meetup. We need 80 people to attend this one in order to maintain the streak, so please recruit, recruit recruit!

Look forward to seeing all of you and thanks for supporting this most important cause!

Monthly Meetup on July 30th

The Jacksonville Ron Paul meetup group will be having their monthly meeting at Gators' Dockside on Baymeadows on July 30th at 5:30 PM. Please be sure to RSVP here:

http://ronpaul.meetup.com/166/calendar/6034232/

Here is the agenda for the meeting:

Introduction
Welcome (John Stevens)
Introduce Leadership (John Stevens)
New Attendee Introductions (Various)

Monthly Recap
Summary of Minutes from Last Meeting (Athena Paulsen)
Summary of The Rudy Giuliani Event (???)
Summary of the Young Republican Meeting (????)
Summary of the Duval County Republican Executive Committee Meeting (John Stevens)
Summary of South Carolina Event (???)
Any other Ron Paul Related Activities over the past Month?

New Business
Group Finances (John Byrne)
Group Online Activities (Jon Abbott)
Group Administrative/Communication Activities (John Stevens)

New Projects
Paint the Town Ron (Terry Howard & Athena Paulsen)
Iowa Phone Banking (Athena Paulsen)
Voter Lists (Matt Ellison)
Making Strides Against Cancer Team (John Byrne)
Jaguar Games (John Stevens)
Other project Ideas (Various)

Closing
Next Jacksonville Ron Paul Meetup Meeting (Monday, August 27th , Time/Location TBD)
December 31st, 2007 – Last Day to register Republican for the Primary
GOP Florida Primary – Tuesday, January 29th, 2008

Ron Paul Iowa Rally videos

Here is a good YouTube page with videos of Ron Paul's speech in Iowa this weekend:
http://www.youtube.com/profile_videos?user=stankyblog&p=r

There is also a video here that has the entire speech as one video clip.

Will the next Meetup leader please stand up?

Kerri Dennis, organizer of the Jacksonville Ron Paul Meetup Group, had to step down from her position on June 29th. Here is her message:

Hi Everyone-

With great regret, I must withdraw as organizer for the Jacksonville RonPaul2008 Meetup group.

Family events beyond my control have put severe limits on my time and schedule, making it impossible for me to do justice for such an important cause.

I have faith that out of this pool of dedicated people, someone will be able to do an excellent job of taking over.

For the sake of continuity, it would be helpful to name someone as the new Organizer right away. If anyone would like to volunteer, please let me know asap. This would allow the group to retain the structure already in place on Meetup.com, something I think is very important.

John Stevens wants to remain Co-organizer but not take over the Organizer position. He told me that because he is a registered voter in St. Johns County, he would like to start another Ron Paul Meet-up group for that county while still helping out with our Jacksonville group. He is more than willing to be the Organizer's "right-hand" man.

I am going to cancel the "Breakout Meeting" originally planned for this Monday night, July 2nd at Chilis. My suggestion would be to have the new leadership meet first to help determine a plan for the group.

Organizer - ?? - Need a Volunteer
Co-Organizer - John Stevens (JohnCharlesStevens at msn dot com)
Secretary - Athena Paulsen (Athena0626 at gmail dot com)
Treasurer - John Byrne (Berniecmyk at yahoo dot com)
IT Director - Jon Abbott (Jon at Monogon dot org)

I appreciate the support each of you has shown for Ron's campaign, and the patience you have shown with my reduced involvement.

I plan to remain a member of the group, and hope that in a few months, when things have settled down for me, I can become much more active.

Thank you.

Kerri Dennis

If you are interested in becoming the next leader of our group, please send a message to the Ron Paul Meetup Group and let us know.

The second Ron Paul Meetup was a success!

Thanks to everyone for making the second Ron Paul '08 Meetup a success! We met at Chili's at Baymeadows on June 25th and shared many good ideas for helping Ron Paul's campaign. Here is a group picture from the event:

Here are the agenda and minutes from the meeting.
Here are 10 things to do now to support Ron Paul's campaign:

1. Register to vote as a Republican (deadline is 12-31-07!)
   
2. Register on RonPaul2008.com
3. Donate to RonPaul2008.com
4. Register on all the links shown on RonPaul2008.com (MySpace, YouTube, Eventful, etc.)
5. Visit CafePress.com (here or here) to order RonPaul2008 merchandise (bumper stickers, etc.)
6. Visit Zazzle.com to order RonPaul2008 merchandise
7. Visit LewRockwell.com and the BreakingNews/Blog link
8. Design a standardized email to forward Videos/Articles/etc.to your distribution list
9. Attend Republican Party meetings (see handout for details)
10. Order Ron Paul Business Cards from VistaPrint.com