FR Southeastern Regional Convention, Orlando, 4/25/09

Free Republic ^ | 03/29/09 | RoosGirl

[Roos_Girl]

Make sure to check out our ongoing thread for updates about the Regional Convention being held in Orlando on April 25. The convention will be at the spectacular Gaylord Palms hotel and we've gotten a group rate of just $99/night on guest rooms. Updated information will be posted Monday on how to make your reservations.

RG, Convention Chair

[surfer]

Anyone interested in protesting the GE annual shareholder meeting on April 22 in Orlando!!!

We need to stop them!

[MinuteGal]

Welcome aboard, Truth! I read your profile page and was SO impressed. Thanks for what you did for our military guys and gals. Can't wait to meet you at the convention and shake your hand!

Leni/MinuteGal

[seekthetruth]

I am also looking forward to meeting you and I certainly ditto what MinuteGal said! I honor those who reach out to our wonderful military with their time and support!

[Roos_Girl]

I didn’t get the info from the hotel today regarding making reservations, but I expect it tomorrow or Wednesday. As soon as I get it I’m going to Freep mail everyone that has told me they’re interested in a room with the info.

I’m also going to post all the other info that everyone will need regarding the hotel; address, directions, etc. I’ll ping the entire Florida list when I’ve posted the info.

Do we have a couple of people that would be willing to be our official Orlando Historians and be in charge of keeping notes on what we discuss and any resolutions we come to?

[Damifino]

If so, who would you invite?

Great question! I can tell you the list is pretty thin at the moment.

[seekthetruth]

Do you know anyone other than Marion Thorpe who has publicly stated he/she is running for the Martinez Senate seat? All I have heard about is Thorpe.
http://www.marionthorpe.com/

[mcmuffin]

I do not know who has stated they are running for Governor. Who is?

Charlie Bronson's planning to run for Guv...

[Roos_Girl]

Florida Freepers, I have Freep mailed each person individually who has told me they would be reserving a room at the fabulous Gaylord Palms Resort for the Southeast Regional Free Republic Convention being held on April 25, 2009 with instructions on how to call in your reservations. If you are intending to stay overnight at the resort and haven’t received a mail from me, please let me know immediately and I will get instructions to you.

As a reminder, this is the venue where our Regional Convention will be held:

The room rate for our Conventioneers is $99/night (this rate includes the resort fee), plus 14% tax for single or double occupancy. There will be an additional $12/day, plus tax, self parking fee or $20/day, plus tax, valet parking fee. The hotel accepts Visa, MasterCard, American Express and Discover. Check-in is at 3pm and check-out is at 11am. The Gaylord Palms is a smoke-free hotel, so all guest rooms are non-smoking. Before you have a panic attack, I will be scheduling in breaks during the day so whoever needs to can get their nicotine, snack, exercise fix without missing any of the fun.

Here is a link to a map to help you get to the Gaylord Palms. Click on the blue locator balloon to input your starting address and get driving directions. If you have a GPS, the address is: 6000 W. Osceola Parkway Kissimmee, FL 34746 407-586-0000

If there’s any information that you need that isn’t above or in the mail I sent you (if you’re staying overnight) let me know!

[Roos_Girl]

I also should mention that the hotel is extending that rate to us for the 3 days prior to and 3 days after the Convention.

Reservations must be made by April 17! If you didn’t get a Freep mail from me and want to make reservations let me know immediately.

[Jim Robinson]

Looks like a great hotel and a great rate!

[Roos_Girl]

I haven’t been to this hotel, but hear fantastic things about it. The pictures certainly are incredible.

And yes, the rate they’re extending us is phenomenal; normal rates for the night of the convention is $229.

You should scoot on over and join us!

[MinuteGal]

Keep those reservations coming, folks. Let's fill up that hotel, LOL.

Remember this convention is for Floridians, Georginians, Alabamibians, and Carolininians.

It's so fast and easy to drive to Orlando. Like ancient Rome, all roads lead there. The hotel is right off I-4. Even I will be able to find it immediately, and that's something!

Make a mini-vacation out of this trip. You can't beat the rate. You don't even have to leave the hotel for entertainment.

There's a great agenda in the works. You'll meet all the faces behind the intriguing freeper screen names!

If you're single, there's loads of single freepers coming. You'll feel at home immediately with all these folks It's like coming to a family reunion. Ask any freeper who's been on a freeper fund-raising cruise.

What a weekend you can have....you won't want to go home, I assure you!

Leni

[Bob Ireland]

Speaking of who might make a good speaker at the convention, I wish again to mention Marco Rubio. I mistakenly ID'd him as Prez of the Fla Senate, but he is Speaker of the House.

He has formed an exploratory committee towards filing for the Senate seat of Martinez. A good biographical thumbnail is available on Wikipedia:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Marco_Rubio

His campaign site is:
http://www.marcorubio.com/

He says that if he drops the run for U.S. Senate he may put his eye on governor. He has been a budget hawk, and started his career with Congresswoman Ileana Ros-Lehtinen.

I haven't yet found a contact address / #, but I am a bit under the weather today... if you or anyone would like to pick up the torch. ;-) FRFeegards, IR

[manc]

Mica my rep is a good man but I don’t know if he wants the job or not

[seekthetruth]

Contact information on Marco Rubio:
Phone: 850-488-1157
Email: marco.rubio@myfloridahouse.gov

[MinuteGal]

Shake all those cabin fever blues
Don't sit at home like some re-cluse
Sign up right now, sez our good Chair, Roos
It's a Grand Hotel to freep and schmooze!

Leni/MinuteGal

[seekthetruth]

That cabin fever will soon be gone, April twenty four,
Sitting home like some recluse, ain't for me any more!
Staying in that Grand Hotel, is nice but as for me,
I'll be heading for Orlando for the BEST of company!:)

[ken5050]

Well, if we're going to do poetry, it should be in "limerick" format, doncha think???:

There once was a Freeper named Leni
Of Obama, she'd had more than plenty..
She detests him, oh please..
After all, he was born overseas
As his real birth certificate will prove evidentiary..

[MinuteGal]

"Leni, plenty, evidentiary"....???????

So nice to hear from you, Ken5050
As a freeper you're really quite nifty
Your rhyming, though inspired
Should be promptly retired
Stick to freepin' if you get my drifty

Looking forward to meeting you at the convention where we can compare couplets (....oh, oh)

Leni/MinuteGal

[ken5050]

"Should be promptly retired?????..."

Not only does I resents the alligation, but I resents the alligator...(G) See you in Orlando