Woo hoo!! Combination FReepathon, Tea Party, March on DC and FReeper Convention thread!!

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[Jim Robinson]

Woo hoo!! We have a lot of business to cover!!

First, we still have about $14k left to go on our current FReepathon. We need to wrap this up so we can keep the FReeper lights on. If you haven't donated yet, but plan on doing so, please click here to git 'er done!

Second, time is running out on our booking contract with the Sheraton National Hotel in Arlington, VA. We only have TWO days left to book rooms at our discounted $116 per night rate. If you're planning on traveling to DC for our giant National Tea Party and March on Washington on 9/12, please click here to book your room today!

Third, if you are planning on attending our Free Republic National Convention while in DC on Sept 11 through 13, please click here to order your tickets!

Fourth, the tentative schedule of events in DC is as follows:

Thursday, 9-10 (FreedomWorks Sponsor) Click here for complete FreedomWorks schedule and to register for events)

9:00 AM to 12:00 PM - Liberty Summit at DC Armory

1:00 PM - Press Conference on Capitol Hill

1:30 PM to 5:30 PM - Grassroots lobbying visits on Capitol Hill.

5:30 PM - Doctors Rally Against Socialized Medicine at the Capitol.

Friday, 9-11 (Free Republic National Convention - All Patriots Welcome)

Freepers and other patriots arriving at the Sheraton during the morning and afternoon.

3:00 PM - 5:30 PM - Free Republic Sign In Table open at Sheraton for Freepers/Patriots to sign in, pick up Convention Ticket/Badges and meet and greet.

6:00 PM - Freepers/Patriots gather for trip to Walter Reed to honor our heroes. Snacks and beverages provided by FreeRepublic DC Chapter at minimal cost to attendees.

9:00 PM - Freepers/Patriots move back to the Sheraton Hotel.

10:00 PM - Freepers/Patriots gather at the Sheraton Roof Top Room for a candlelight vigil in memory of all 9/11 victims and to support of their families and friends. Finger foods and beverages provided.

10:00 PM - Somewhere between 10:00 PM and midnight, Freepers/Patriots greet the arrival of the Tea Party Express Caravan! (Hopefully JimRob and the caravan will arrive before the candlelight vigil.)

Saturday, 9-12

7:30 - 9:00 AM Freepers/Patriots meet for FR Convention buffet breakfast.

9:00 AM - Freepers/Patriots move to the Freedom Plaza by Metro to organize for March to the Capitol.

10:00 AM - March to the Capitol begins. Upon reaching the Capitol, the Rally begins on the West Front of the U.S. Capitol. Freepers/Patriots attend various events at the Mall during the day.

6:00 PM - Freepers/Patriots gather at Sheraton for the Free Republic Banquet. Great guest speakers and a wonderful dinner with entertainment will be enjoyed by all!

Sunday, 9/13

Freepers/Patriots will be leaving for home at various times from morning - evening.

9:00 AM - 11:30 AM - Freepers/Patriots gather at various times for breakfast/brunch at the Sheraton at attendee's expense.

12:30PM - 4:00 PM - Freepers/Patriots gather in Sheraton Meeting Room for discussion workshops to share ideas/plans for political action during 2010 elections. Speakers and discussion will take place.

Fifth, we are traveling from Sacramento to DC with the TeaPartyExpress. Our FReepmobile van will be following behind the two big TeaPartyExpress buses. We'll be holding 35 tea parties in cities all across the nation on the way. Please check the TeaPartyExpress Tour Schedule and join us when we come to a city near you! Click here to contribute to the TeaPartyExpress fund!

And finally, we need help with our DC events and convention expenses. Whether or not you are attending our events in DC, if you would like to help someone else attend or help us meet our general event overhead expenses, please consider donating to our Convention Fund. We've already had three FReepers donate the price of a ticket ($175) so others can attend. Thank you FReepers!! Please mail your checks to Free Republic, LLC, PO Box 9771, Fresno, CA, 93794 and include a note or the words "Convention Fund" on the memo line. Or if you'd rather donate via credit card or PayPal, please use our secure server link and just include "Convention Fund" in the comments field so we can break your donation out and report it separately from our FReepathon totals.

Thank you all very much!!

See you in DC!!

Rebellion is brewing!!

DONT TREAD ON ME!!

[Jim Robinson]

Howdy everyone!!

Woo hoo!!

We have incoming:

$10 from Pennsylvania
$5 from Never Never Land
$20 from Texas
$50 from Florida
$30 monthly from California
$50 from New Jersey
$20 from Ohio
$10 from California
$20 from California
$10 from New Jersey
$20 from Colorado

Thank you all very much!!

Woo hoo!! Less than $14.5k to go!!

[trisham]

Yippee!

[thackney]

BTTT

God Bless you Jim

[Las Vegas Ron]

LVR FReeper BTTT

[Jim Robinson]

Thank you very much, Las Vegas Ron!!

Woo hoo!!

Just in:

$100 from Indiana
$50 from Virginia
$20 from Nevada

Thank you all very much!!

[Jim Robinson]

Thank you very much, thackney!!

[seekthetruth]

PING AND REMINDER!

REMEMBER FREEPERS!

<More information and updates are being posted on our MAIN CONVENTION LIVE THREAD at the link below. Check back VERY often for the latest information!

http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2310980/posts

[Jim Robinson]

Woo hoo!!

Just in:

$50 from Colorado (Convention Fund)
$10 monthly from Alabama
$100 from Colorado

Thank you all very much!!

Woo hoo!! Less than $14k to go!!

Convention Fund total: $68

[Fiddlstix]

2009 Q3 FReepathon. Target: $80,000

Receipts & Pledges to-date: $66,026

82%

Woo hoo!! Less than $14k to go!! Thank you all very much!!

Howdy everyone!!

Woo hoo!!

We have incoming:

$10 from Pennsylvania
$5 from Never Never Land
$20 from Texas
$50 from Florida
$30 monthly from California
$50 from New Jersey
$20 from Ohio
$10 from California
$20 from California
$10 from New Jersey
$20 from Colorado

Thank you all very much!!

Woo hoo!! Less than $14.5k to go!!
.......................................................
Woo hoo!!

Just in:

$100 from Indiana
$50 from Virginia
$20 from Nevada

Thank you all very much!!
.........................................
Woo hoo!!

Just in:

$50 from Colorado (Convention Fund)
$10 monthly from Alabama
$100 from Colorado

Thank you all very much!!

Woo hoo!! Less than $14k to go!!

Convention Fund total: $68

[Fiddlstix]

   Q3 2009 Scoreboard -- ranked by total receipts   

Rank	Location	Receipts	Donors/Avg		Monthlies
1	California	$6,568.20	231	$28.43	$1,387.00	85
2	Texas	4,913.00	171	28.73	1,092.00	64
3	Florida	3,140.00	112	28.04	740.00	41
4	New York	2,153.29	62	34.73	460.26	20
5	Virginia	2,105.00	59	35.68	375.00	23
6	Colorado	2,020.00	39	51.79	205.00	12
7	Pennsylvania	1,764.20	57	30.95	267.00	17
8	Ohio	1,728.00	43	40.19	574.00	14
9	New Jersey	1,515.00	41	36.95	225.00	11
10	Washington	1,343.00	52	25.83	413.00	24
11	Arizona	1,305.00	35	37.29	175.00	12
12	Maryland	1,300.00	38	34.21	295.00	15
13	Georgia	1,300.00	40	32.50	305.00	14
14	Illinois	1,082.23	41	26.40	305.00	13
15	Indiana	1,030.00	39	26.41	170.00	12
16	North Carolina	981.00	42	23.36	203.00	16
17	Massachusetts	820.00	40	20.50	285.00	15
18	Tennessee	770.00	25	30.80	150.00	10
19	Oklahoma	711.00	22	32.32	130.00	7
20	Missouri	648.00	25	25.92	154.00	11
21	Michigan	610.00	27	22.59	105.00	8
22	Wisconsin	600.00	26	23.08	130.00	9
23	Connecticut	576.00	18	32.00	40.00	2
24	Australia	525.00	2	262.50
25	Alabama	515.00	28	18.39	210.00	14
26	Utah	456.00	24	19.00	180.00	11
27	Mississippi	435.00	13	33.46	145.00	7
28	Kentucky	425.00	19	22.37	10.00	1
29	South Carolina	395.00	15	26.33	80.00	8
30	Arkansas	365.00	19	19.21	60.00	5
31	Maine	350.00	5	70.00	50.00	1
32	Nevada	345.00	15	23.00	50.00	3
33	Idaho	320.00	13	24.62	160.00	6
34	New Hampshire	300.00	6	50.00	10.00	1
35	Nebraska	295.00	9	32.78	45.00	2
36	Montana	285.00	9	31.67	50.00	3
37	Oregon	280.00	15	18.67	110.00	8
38	Louisiana	275.00	12	22.92	127.00	7
39	Iowa	270.00	11	24.55	30.00	2
40	Minnesota	260.00	14	18.57	75.00	8
41	Rhode Island	260.00	6	43.33	10.00	1
42	New Mexico	256.00	11	23.27	50.00	2
43	Hawaii	225.00	11	20.45	65.00	5
44	West Virginia	220.00	8	27.50	35.00	2
45	Thailand	200.00	2	100.00
46	Iraq	200.00	1	200.00
47	Sweden	200.00	1	200.00
48	Alaska	195.00	5	39.00	60.00	2
49	Wyoming	170.00	3	56.67
50	Canada	160.00	6	26.67	30.00	3
51	Kansas	160.00	11	14.55	80.00	6
52	North Dakota	120.00	4	30.00	10.00	1
53	Delaware	120.00	3	40.00	5.00	1
54	South Dakota	120.00	3	40.00	30.00	1
55	Armed Forces - Pacific	100.00	1	100.00
56	Italy	100.00	1	100.00
57	Armed Forces - Europe	100.00	4	25.00	10.00	1
58	Vermont	66.00	4	16.50	51.00	3
59	South Korea	50.00	1	50.00
60	Japan	30.00	1	30.00	30.00	1
61	Cuba	30.00	1	30.00
62	Puerto Rico	25.00	1	25.00
63	Germany	20.00	1	20.00
64	United Kingdom	20.00	1	20.00
65	District of Columbia	10.00	1	10.00	20.00	1
66	Singapore	10.00	1	10.00
67	France	3.00	1	3.00
68	Spain	3.00	1	3.00
	Norway				10.00	1
Never Never Land		1,774.91	98	18.11	50.00	6
69 locations total		$50,026.83	1,707	$29.31	$10,123.26	579

[Fiddlstix]

Free Republic Monthly Budget

Once we get our monthly donations to the point where they will cover all of our expenses, we will not need to have fundraisers.

Est. Recurring Monthly Contributions			$10,123.00
Monthly Expenses
	Bandwidth and Colocation	$2,430
	System Administation and Programming	7,000
	Administrative and Taxes	10,500
	Legal and Accounting	1,000
	Bank Fees, Credit Card Fees, Processing Fees	800
	Equip, Maintenance and Repairs	300
	Office Expenses, Rents, Insurance, Telephone, ISP, Supplies, Misc.	2,500
	Travel Expenses	800	25,330.00
Est. Monthly Shortfall			($15,207.00)

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Est. Recurring Monthly Contributions

This is the amount contributed by the monthly donors only. It does not include one-time donations.

Est. Monthly Shortfall

Amount needed in one-time donations per month or additional monthlies need to meet budget needs.

[Jim Robinson]

Convention related donations received so far:

$525 (3 tickets donated)
$200 (donated for “Jim’s expenses”)
$68 (”Convention Fund”)

[Fiddlstix]

List of Monthly Donors
_____________________________ ~Kim4VRWC’s~ ~Vor~ 3D-JOY 4woodenboats 50mm adm5 advertising guy afnamvet Aggie Mama Alamo-Girl Allegra American Quilter American72 AmericanGirlRising angelsonmyside Angelwood angkor avacado babble-on Bahbah bamabound bamahead basil Baynative bazbo bcsco beandog Bergen betty boop Betty Jane BIGLOOK Billthedrill blam BlessedBeGod blkmontecarlo BlueLancer Bommer BooBoo1000 BoxerDawgs Brad's Gramma brityank BuckeyeTexan Bush_Democrat ButThreeLeftsDo Cable225 Caipirabob calex59 CaptRon cedarswingman Chairman_December_19th_Society chesty_puller Chode CholeraJoe Chuck54 CindyDawg Clint N. Suhks Col Freeper commonguymd concentric circles concretebob Conspiracy Guy crager crazy aunt in the attic credo 2 CyberAnt dalereed DancingMyRainbow davidosborne daybreakcoming Diamondhead DirtyHarryY2K Ditter dixiechick2000 do the dhue Don Carlos don-o drc43 duckbutt dutchess dynachrome eastforker Eddie01 editor-surveyor EdReform ElkGroveDan EllenM Ellesu Empireoftheatom48 Eric Blair 2084 estrogen Exit 148 exit82 eyedigress F.J. Mitchell facedown Fair Paul FairWitness Fiddlstix	____________________________ Flashman_at_the_charge Former War Criminal FreedomPoster freekitty FreeperMania freespirited george76 gidget7 GitmoSailor glock rocks Goldfinch goosie GovernmentShrinker Grampa Dave GrandmaPatriot GreyMountainReagan GunsareOK HairOfTheDog harpo11 hattend HiJinx holly go-rightly hoosiermama hotshu I_be_tc illiac ImpBill Jack Deth JacksonsDaddy JacksonsMommy Jacvin Jazusamo jch10 JDoutrider Jean S Jeff Gordon Jemian JMJJR John O Judith Anne Just another Joe JustaNobody Kathy in Alaska katnip katykelly Kay Ludlow KeepingFaith Kitten1 Lady Jag LadyNavyVet LadyPilgrim LakeLady Laura Earl leadpenny Letitring Little Bill Lonesome in Massachussets lonevoice Lucius Cornelius Sulla LuigiBasco lula LUVW M0sby M1911A1 Maceman Mad_Tom_Rackham Magnolia maica Mama25 MarineMom613 markomalley Max Monroe McGavin999 McLynnan Mean Maryjean MEG33 mel MindyW Minute Gal Miss Behave MizSterious mnehrling Mo1 Moiraine mojo114 mollynme Momaw Nadon mountainfolk mplsconservative Mr. Smorch musicman NCMOM NewLand nina0113 NinoFan noexcuses NonValueAdded NormsRevenge	___________________________ notaliberal nothingnew NY Attitude NYTexan oceanperch OKIEDOC ol’ hoghead Ole Okie Owl_Eagle pandoraou812 pax_et_bonum paulycy Peacekeeper357 pelican PerConPat Pete-R-Bilt pgkdan Pharmboy philetus plsjr politicalmerc Poser primatreat Prince Caspian processing please hold proud2beconservativeinNJ Publius Quilla RabidBartender rabscuttle385 Raffus RandallFlagg Randy Larsen RasterMaster redhead RedRover Repubmom rface Rheo RichInOC RightField RobFromGa Ron C Rushmore Rocks SamAdams76 saminfl ScaniaBoy Scarpetta scott7278 ScottHawaiian scott says scripter seekthetruth SFConservative Shelayne shetlan Sir Hailstone sjeann Slicksadick Slip18 SnarlinCubBear sneakers sonofstrangelove Stentor steveegg SubMareener SunTzuWu SwatTeam Tarpaulin Tax-chick Taxman TaxRelief texas booster The Right Stuff thefactor ThePythonicCow Tijeras_Slim toddlintown toldyou TomServo truthkeeper Tuscaloosa twin2 Two-Bits umgud upsdriver UpstateNYRouser usflagwaver vandy Verbosus vetvetdoug VirginiaMom w1andsodidwe wireplay WorkerbeeCitizen WVNan xcamel X-FID xzins
Once You Become A Monthly Donor You Can Have Your Name Added To The List Or You May Remain Anonymous. It's Up To You. Please Contact don-o To Have Your Name Added To This List If You Wish. Thank You PS: Please Visit The Monthly Donor Thread and also the FR Fundraising Discussion Thread Special Thanks To Ron C. For His Help With The List. The Right Way Table Format Made By: Fiddlstix

List of Monthly Donors
_____________________________ ~Kim4VRWC’s~ ~Vor~ 3D-JOY 4woodenboats 50mm adm5 advertising guy afnamvet Aggie Mama Alamo-Girl Allegra American Quilter American72 AmericanGirlRising angelsonmyside Angelwood angkor avacado babble-on Bahbah bamabound bamahead basil Baynative bazbo bcsco beandog Bergen betty boop Betty Jane BIGLOOK Billthedrill blam BlessedBeGod blkmontecarlo BlueLancer Bommer BooBoo1000 BoxerDawgs Brad's Gramma brityank BuckeyeTexan Bush_Democrat ButThreeLeftsDo Cable225 Caipirabob calex59 CaptRon cedarswingman Chairman_December_19th_Society chesty_puller Chode CholeraJoe Chuck54 CindyDawg Clint N. Suhks Col Freeper commonguymd concentric circles concretebob Conspiracy Guy crager crazy aunt in the attic credo 2 CyberAnt dalereed DancingMyRainbow davidosborne daybreakcoming Diamondhead DirtyHarryY2K Ditter dixiechick2000 do the dhue Don Carlos don-o drc43 duckbutt dutchess dynachrome eastforker Eddie01 editor-surveyor EdReform ElkGroveDan EllenM Ellesu Empireoftheatom48 Eric Blair 2084 estrogen Exit 148 exit82 eyedigress F.J. Mitchell facedown Fair Paul FairWitness Fiddlstix	____________________________ Flashman_at_the_charge Former War Criminal FreedomPoster freekitty FreeperMania freespirited george76 gidget7 GitmoSailor glock rocks Goldfinch goosie GovernmentShrinker Grampa Dave GrandmaPatriot GreyMountainReagan GunsareOK HairOfTheDog harpo11 hattend HiJinx holly go-rightly hoosiermama hotshu I_be_tc illiac ImpBill Jack Deth JacksonsDaddy JacksonsMommy Jacvin Jazusamo jch10 JDoutrider Jean S Jeff Gordon Jemian JMJJR John O Judith Anne Just another Joe JustaNobody Kathy in Alaska katnip katykelly Kay Ludlow KeepingFaith Kitten1 Lady Jag LadyNavyVet LadyPilgrim LakeLady Laura Earl leadpenny Letitring Little Bill Lonesome in Massachussets lonevoice Lucius Cornelius Sulla LuigiBasco lula LUVW M0sby M1911A1 Maceman Mad_Tom_Rackham Magnolia maica Mama25 MarineMom613 markomalley Max Monroe McGavin999 McLynnan Mean Maryjean MEG33 mel MindyW Minute Gal Miss Behave MizSterious mnehrling Mo1 Moiraine mojo114 mollynme Momaw Nadon mountainfolk mplsconservative Mr. Smorch musicman NCMOM NewLand nina0113 NinoFan noexcuses NonValueAdded NormsRevenge	___________________________ notaliberal nothingnew NY Attitude NYTexan oceanperch OKIEDOC ol’ hoghead Ole Okie Owl_Eagle pandoraou812 pax_et_bonum paulycy Peacekeeper357 pelican PerConPat Pete-R-Bilt pgkdan Pharmboy philetus plsjr politicalmerc Poser primatreat Prince Caspian processing please hold proud2beconservativeinNJ Publius Quilla RabidBartender rabscuttle385 Raffus RandallFlagg Randy Larsen RasterMaster redhead RedRover Repubmom rface Rheo RichInOC RightField RobFromGa Ron C Rushmore Rocks SamAdams76 saminfl ScaniaBoy Scarpetta scott7278 ScottHawaiian scott says scripter seekthetruth SFConservative Shelayne shetlan Sir Hailstone sjeann Slicksadick Slip18 SnarlinCubBear sneakers sonofstrangelove Stentor steveegg SubMareener SunTzuWu SwatTeam Tarpaulin Tax-chick Taxman TaxRelief texas booster The Right Stuff thefactor ThePythonicCow Tijeras_Slim toddlintown toldyou TomServo truthkeeper Tuscaloosa twin2 Two-Bits umgud upsdriver UpstateNYRouser usflagwaver vandy Verbosus vetvetdoug VirginiaMom w1andsodidwe wireplay WorkerbeeCitizen WVNan xcamel X-FID xzins
Once You Become A Monthly Donor You Can Have Your Name Added To The List Or You May Remain Anonymous. It's Up To You. Please Contact don-o To Have Your Name Added To This List If You Wish. Thank You PS: Please Visit The Monthly Donor Thread and also the FR Fundraising Discussion Thread Special Thanks To Ron C. For His Help With The List. The Right Way Table Format Made By: Fiddlstix

[Fiddlstix]

~Kim4VRWC’s~ afnamvet Alamo-Girl Allegra American Quilter AmericanGirlRising Angelwood babble-on Bahbah basil beandog Betty Jane BIGLOOK Billthedrill blkmontecarlo brityank Bush_Democrat CaptRon cedarswingman Chairman_December_19th_Society Chode CholeraJoe Chuck54 CindyDawg Clint N. Suhks commonguymd concretebob Conspiracy Guy crazy aunt in the attic credo 2 dalereed davidosborne daybreakcoming Ditter dixiechick2000 do the dhue drc43 duckbutt dutchess editor-surveyor eastforker EdReform Ellesu Exit 148 F.J. Mitchell FairWitness Fiddlstix Flashman_at_the_charge FreeperMania freespirited george76 GitmoSailor glock rocks goosie GovernmentShrinker Grampa Dave GunsareOK HairOfTheDog hattend HiJinx holly go-rightly ImpBill JacksonsDaddy JacksonsMommy Jacvin Jazusamo JeanS Judith Anne Just another Joe JustaNobody Kathy in Alaska katnip katykelly Kitten1	LakeLady Laura Earl leadpenny Letitring Little Bill Lonesome in Massachussets LUVW Mad_Tom_Rackham McGavin999 mel MindyW Minute Gal Miss Behave Mo1 Moiraine mojitojoe mojo114 Mr. Smorch musicman NewLand NinoFan NKitten1Y Attitude notaliberal NYTexan oceanperch OKIEDOC ol’ hoghead pelican PerConPat Pete-R-Bilt Pharmboy politicalmerc processing please hold Publius Quilla RabidBartender Randy Larsen RasterMaster RedRover Rheo RichInOC RobFromGa Ron C Rushmore Rocks SamAdams76 ScaniaBoy Scarpetta scott7278 ScottHawaiian scripter seekthetruth SFConservative Sir Hailstone Slip18 sonofstrangelove Stentor steveegg SubMareener Tarpaulin TaxRelief texas booster The Right Stuff ThePythonicCow Tijeras_Slim TomServo Two-Bits umgud UpstateNYRouser usflagwaver Verbosus vetvetdoug wireplay X-FID xzins
By contributing at least $30 a month or $360 a year to Free Republic, you can be a member of the Dollar-A-Day Club. You can contribute any combination of monthly and/or onetime contributions by Credit Card, Mail-In Check, Money Order or PayPal to reach this goal. Once a member, you may choose to have your name displayed by Freepmailing us or you may remain anonymous. Special Thanks To Ron C. For His Help With The List. The Right Way Table Format Made By: Fiddlstix

~Kim4VRWC’s~ afnamvet Alamo-Girl Allegra American Quilter AmericanGirlRising Angelwood babble-on Bahbah basil beandog Betty Jane BIGLOOK Billthedrill blkmontecarlo brityank Bush_Democrat CaptRon cedarswingman Chairman_December_19th_Society Chode CholeraJoe Chuck54 CindyDawg Clint N. Suhks commonguymd concretebob Conspiracy Guy crazy aunt in the attic credo 2 dalereed davidosborne daybreakcoming Ditter dixiechick2000 do the dhue drc43 duckbutt dutchess editor-surveyor eastforker EdReform Ellesu Exit 148 F.J. Mitchell FairWitness Fiddlstix Flashman_at_the_charge FreeperMania freespirited george76 GitmoSailor glock rocks goosie GovernmentShrinker Grampa Dave GunsareOK HairOfTheDog hattend HiJinx holly go-rightly ImpBill JacksonsDaddy JacksonsMommy Jacvin Jazusamo JeanS Judith Anne Just another Joe JustaNobody Kathy in Alaska katnip katykelly Kitten1	LakeLady Laura Earl leadpenny Letitring Little Bill Lonesome in Massachussets LUVW Mad_Tom_Rackham McGavin999 mel MindyW Minute Gal Miss Behave Mo1 Moiraine mojitojoe mojo114 Mr. Smorch musicman NewLand NinoFan NKitten1Y Attitude notaliberal NYTexan oceanperch OKIEDOC ol’ hoghead pelican PerConPat Pete-R-Bilt Pharmboy politicalmerc processing please hold Publius Quilla RabidBartender Randy Larsen RasterMaster RedRover Rheo RichInOC RobFromGa Ron C Rushmore Rocks SamAdams76 ScaniaBoy Scarpetta scott7278 ScottHawaiian scripter seekthetruth SFConservative Sir Hailstone Slip18 sonofstrangelove Stentor steveegg SubMareener Tarpaulin TaxRelief texas booster The Right Stuff ThePythonicCow Tijeras_Slim TomServo Two-Bits umgud UpstateNYRouser usflagwaver Verbosus vetvetdoug wireplay X-FID xzins
By contributing at least $30 a month or $360 a year to Free Republic, you can be a member of the Dollar-A-Day Club. You can contribute any combination of monthly and/or onetime contributions by Credit Card, Mail-In Check, Money Order or PayPal to reach this goal. Once a member, you may choose to have your name displayed by Freepmailing us or you may remain anonymous. Special Thanks To Ron C. For His Help With The List. The Right Way Table Format Made By: Fiddlstix

[Fiddlstix]

Convention related donations received so far:

$525 (3 tickets donated)
$200 (donated for “Jim’s expenses”)
$68 (”Convention Fund”)

[Fiddlstix]

Hear Ye! Hear Ye! Hear Ye!

Woo hoo!! We have a winner in our Monthly/Convention ticket drawing!!

FReeper Convention Ticket Drawing!!
And The Winner Is: omegabea!!

All NEW monthlies of $10 or more submitted by July 31 that include the words “FReeper Convention Ticket Drawing” in the comment section will be included in a drawing for a Freeper Convention ticket!! The winner can use the ticket for himself or give it away to another FReeper!!

Hope to see you in DC!!

https://secure.freerepublic.com/donate/pledge"

45 posted on 07/01/2009 11:41:31 AM PDT by Jim Robinson (Follow me on Twitter: http://twitter.com/jimrobfr)

[Fiddlstix]

Hear Ye! Hear Ye! Hear Ye!

Well, that worked out so great I think we should do it again!

Monthly Challenge for August:
All new monthlies or increased monthlies (let me know by freepmail) signing up during the month of August will be entered into a drawing for TWO National FReeper Convention tickets. If your name is drawn, you can use the tickets yourself or you can give them away to other FReepers!

Good luck everyone!!

Hope to see you in DC!!

https://secure.freerepublic.com/donate/pledge"

posted by Jim Robinson (Follow me on Twitter: http://twitter.com/jimrobfr)

[Syncro]

Cool beans BUMP!

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[Jim Robinson]

Woo hoo!!

Just in:

$50 from Illinois
$20 from California
$10 from Florida

Thank you all very much!!