Roanoke Tea Party

Our first public meeting of 2010 will be held on Thursday, February 4 at the Roanoke County Public Library on Rt 419, just across from the Cave Spring Post Office. We will meet from 6:30-8:45 p.m., and all are welcome.

There will be an open meeting like this each month from here on out, and we hope that you will make a point to attend as often as possible.

The primary purpose of the 2/4 meeting is to:

Outline the structure of the organization now that we are incorporated in the Commonwealth of Virginia.

Discuss our plans to move forward our agenda in 2010.

And hear from you. This is your organization.

We are organized as a membership-based group, with leadership chosen in regular elections.

Our current board members have agreed to serve as the interim officers of the organization, but elections will be held once we have things properly laid out. There will be two levels of membership: regular members can join at no charge, but only voting memberships will be able to take part in elections. There will be a nominal fee to become a voting member.

We have a lot of plans for 2010, and we want your feedback and input. Fundraising will be a big part of what we do moving forward, as the membership fees we collect will not support much in the way of promotion or advertising.

Please make a point to attend this meeting. We need to start planning very soon for another Tax Day Tea Party protest on April 15, and will need volunteers and organizers for much of the work that’s yet to be done.  We want this year’s event to be even bigger than in 2009!

Even more importantly, we need to impact legislation and election this year. We are already having a big impact as witnessed by our lobying efforts in Richmond.

If you have questions…feel free to email  chip.tarbutton@gmail.com

Our profile keeps gowing. Here is an interview heard locally on WFIR on Freedom and Prosperity radio which airs Sunday evenings.  The January 10th show featured some clips from our visit to Senator Webb’s office.