THANKS RANDOLPH COUNTY GOP CENTURY CLUB!
On Friday October 5th, in Chester, IL,- the home of Popeye the Sailor Man- the Randolph County, IL GOP Century Club held their annual banquet. They had a wonderful meal and a outstanding speaker- ME!
Seriously, the hospitality provided by the club members and especially Club President Tom Welge was great. Meeting with fellow GOP activists 600 miles from home was fun. The Century Club is an active group of GOP activists that raise money for candidates.
Debbie and I enjoyed ourselves. They put us up in a B&B overlooking the Mississippi River- the Stone House. It's a great place and you could not be treated better anywhere.
I was truly humbled by the invitation to speak to a group of activists in another state. Demographically, Randolph County and Stephens County, OK are very similar. They face a lot of the same challenges we face in Oklahoma in party affiliation. Under the leadership of their County GOP Chair, Bob Chunn, they are working to break the "D" stronghold in their courthouse. The Illinois legislature is still firmly in Democrat control, but they have a great Republican State Senator, Senator David Luechtefeld representing their area. The Senator gave a brief legislative update before I spoke and some of the antics he described happening in Springfield (their state capital) reminded me of 23rd and Lincoln.
Randolph County's creed is "Where Illinois began." In 2008, hopefully it will be "Where the Illinois GOP Revolution began!"
On Friday October 5th, in Chester, IL,- the home of Popeye the Sailor Man- the Randolph County, IL GOP Century Club held their annual banquet. They had a wonderful meal and a outstanding speaker- ME!
Seriously, the hospitality provided by the club members and especially Club President Tom Welge was great. Meeting with fellow GOP activists 600 miles from home was fun. The Century Club is an active group of GOP activists that raise money for candidates.
Debbie and I enjoyed ourselves. They put us up in a B&B overlooking the Mississippi River- the Stone House. It's a great place and you could not be treated better anywhere.
I was truly humbled by the invitation to speak to a group of activists in another state. Demographically, Randolph County and Stephens County, OK are very similar. They face a lot of the same challenges we face in Oklahoma in party affiliation. Under the leadership of their County GOP Chair, Bob Chunn, they are working to break the "D" stronghold in their courthouse. The Illinois legislature is still firmly in Democrat control, but they have a great Republican State Senator, Senator David Luechtefeld representing their area. The Senator gave a brief legislative update before I spoke and some of the antics he described happening in Springfield (their state capital) reminded me of 23rd and Lincoln.
Randolph County's creed is "Where Illinois began." In 2008, hopefully it will be "Where the Illinois GOP Revolution began!"
They have an announced candidate for County Commisisoner that garnered 48% of the vote in the last election. David is a member of the school board, a CPA and a great candidate. If you want to help David out (money), contact the county Chairman Bob Chunn- chumleyr@htc.net. Bob can give you details on how to get funds to him. I gave him $50 BECAUSE HE ASKED- a simple principle that most candidates fail to grasp.
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The County GOP group has a fundrasier going that will appeal to Oklahomans! It's their GUN-A-MONTH GIVEAWAY. It's a raffle (they are legal in Illinois). They sell 1,000 tickets and have a drawing each month to give away a nice gun. When you buy the $20 ticket, you're in the raffle for the rest of the year(11 drawings left). You can get details on this creative way to fund the Randolph County GOP and buy tickets by going to their website- http://www.randolphgop.com/
Steve:
ReplyDeleteThanks so much for coming to see us. Your remarks were dead-on and very welcome. We are ready to push forward and bring home a win for the GOP!
Keep up the great work on behalf of the GOP in your part of the world!
Tom Welge
Thanks again Tom for everything. I really enjoyed the evening. I appreciated the invitation. Maybe we can sell some raffle tickets in Oklahoma that will help the cause in southern IL.
ReplyDeleteSee you soon,
Steve Fair