Wishing a blessed and happy Easter from all of us to all of you!
Leni/MinuteGal
For those of us coming in early and would like to get together for dinner, let's set a time and meeting place for an early “meet an greet”.
Either leave a message on this forum or FreepMail me.
Can't wait to see everyone there...
Brytani (Tami)
Hi, I can make it for the Saturday function.
bttt
I think I’ve let you know that we’ll be there. However, we won’t be staying. 35 - 45 minute ride home. Looking forward to seeing everyone.
I've got some good news, Honey
An invite to a Convention Hall
It's a very swell affair
Famous Freepers will be there
I'll wear my blue jeans, red shirt, my freeper cap
You'll wear your Flag earrings like a femme fatale
Ain't no doubt about it, Babe
We'll be the best-dressed in the Hall
I'll be down to get you in a hybrid, Honey
You better be ready 'bout quarter to eight
Now dearie, don't be late
We gotta be there when the Anthem's playin'
Remember when we get there, Honey
The Speakers we're gonna hear them all
I'm gonna jump right outta my seat
When we yell the Left is BEAT!
Next Saturday at the Freep Convention Hall!
There'll be Freepers from the great Southeastern Land
We'll gather in a patriotic band
We'll congregate, stay up too late, that's no surprise
We'll have fun when they award the Mystery Prize
So be ready when I get there, Doll
The Freepers I wanna meet them all
Gonna lose those Obama blues
With this group we'll both enthuse
Next Saturday at the Freep Convention Hall!
NO DOUBT ABOUT IT, HOO-YAH-YAH!!!
Leni/MinuteGal
I will be attending the convention with my husband and my father, but since I live here, I don’t need a room. I haven’t checked this entire thread to see if you’ve booked enough rooms or not, but if you haven’t, send me a reply and I will see about getting a room.
Back in February, the founding father, owner and guiding light of Free Republic.com, Jim Robinson, sent out a clarion call for freeper chapters across the fruited plain to hold regional conventions.
Simply put, he asked us for this so that we can fine-tune our organized efforts and so that we can gird our loins in concert for the ongoing battle (and even worse battles to come)
Always a leader among state chapters, Florida freepers began the task of organizing such an event. Mass freepmails of invitation were sent out to freepers in our neighboring states of Alabama, Georgia and the Carolinas because this is a regional convention.
Roos_Girl took on the job of Chair, and a committee was quickly formed. A thread was begun, a convention site chosen, an agenda was written (which will be posted tomorrow, Sunday) and all the necessities for a successful convention are being handled proficiently as only conservatives can do!
But more than that, folks, we need your SUPPORT and ATTENDANCE so we can report MISSION ACCOMPLISHED to Jim after the convention!
You can see by this thread that our gathering of Eagles will be a warm, friendly, fun affair. You'll see by the agenda that we mean business, also.
This is not the committee's convention, it's everybody's. Everyone will have an opportunity to listen, discuss, debate, question and rant during our meetings. What more could any red-blooded right-wing extremist want?
Please call in your reservation today. Your phone is but several steps away. You have my word that you'll not only have a blast at this convention, but you'll come away re-invigorated, re-motivated and much more informed.
The reservation info is on post # 94.
Look at all the pictures posted so far on our convention thread.....how can you possibly stay away?
Oh, the alligators, the alligators.........
Leni/MinuteGal
Hotel Reservations - # 28 & # 42
Pics of Rooms - # 43
Convention Donations Welcome - # 91
Room Reservation Drawing for Prize - # 94
Hotel Room Amenities - # 104
ANOTHER Prize Contest - # 144
Misc. Tidbits - # 194
Prize Clues So Far - # 203
Convention Agenda - # 210
Leni/MinuteGal
Here it is:
"'Tenshun, convention freepers! Win me and take me home from Orlando in your old ditty-bag. I would look great in your den, sun room or on a shelf in your office cubicle. Your co-workers would be green with envy. Reserve your room now....and good luck."
If you want to make a guess on the prize, send it to "MinuteGal" by freepmail. Do NOT post it here. In case of duplicate correct guesses, first one received will win. This mini-contest closes tomorrow (Tuesday) night.
If you're confused, hah, what we have here is a "contest within a contest". There will be a blind drawing of a name from the list of hotel room registrants. JimRob will do the drawing on Tuesday night. There's a nice little prize, so hurry up and phone the hotel to register. That's the main contest.
Just for some fun, we started an offshoot mini-contest to see if anyone can identify the above prize or come reasonably close. Prior clues to the identity of the prize are on post # 162.
Remember, your guess MUST be freepmailed to "MinuteGal". It will be acknowledged by return freepmail. DON'T post it on this thread or you will be instantly ineligible, yep!.
You only have to be registered for a room to be eligible in the drawing by JimRob.
Leni/MinuteGal
Happy Monday y’all!
I managed to dig out from under all the moving boxes to send this ping out to everyone! I’m pinging the whole Florida list with this one.
One last time, please everyone that’s coming to the convention (doesn’t matter if you have reserved a hotel room or not) send me a quick Freep mail, it can be as short as 1 number; the number of people in your party that will be attending the convention. I’m thinking that we’re going to exceed the number of people that I asked the hotel to set up for, so I want to make sure that everyone has a place to sit and be comfortable. If you’re not coming you don’t have to send me anything.
Plus, I want to make sure that MinuteGal & SeekTheTruth are making enough home made donuts and pastries for everyone that’s showing up. ;)
Following this post will be a map of the hotel/convention center.
However, someone DID win the Booby Prize! None other than Bushbacker1. His guess didn't come close either, but it was such a brilliant deduction from the clues given, that it deserves recognition and a prize. "Booby Prize" is actually a misnomer in this case.
So, BB, for your great stab in the dark, "Kosher Raisan Bread" (sic) you'll be the recipient of a prize awarded at the end of Saturday's meeting agenda when the mystery prize will be revealed.
The booby prize has a value of about one dollar but it's priceless! Care to guess what it is?
Actually, please don't, LOL.
Leni
5.56mm
JimRob just pulled a winning name blind from the cyber hat. The name of the lucky person will be posted here at 9 PM tonight.
Thanks, Jim, for playing! Thanks to all who registered for a room and thus became eligible for the prize.
So, hold on to your seats. Make sure you stop in here at 9 tonght (Eastern) for the revelation of the WINNER! It could be you!
Leni/MinuteGal
***Attention FReepers***
We have a convention attendee who has made a room reservation at the fabulous Gaylord Palms for Saturday night, April 25, and now will not be able to stay. This very gracious FReeper has offered to pay for the room anyway, minus any incidental charges accrued by the person that ends up staying in it.
If you have not already made a room reservation and/or were not planning to attend because the drive was too far and you didn’t want to pay for a room, this is your chance!
The room will go to the first person (who has not already made a reservation) to FReepmail MinuteGal my correct age. If a correct age is not guessed it will go to the person who gueses closest without going over.
This contest will close Friday, April 24, at 9am.
Good luck. May the person who doesn’t think I’m older than I really am win!
Lunch break. Kristin up after the feed. Great speakers and great input from the crowd!