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Two TripsI was wanting to post, on Saturday, July 7th, an update to my last post, about the fact that I was leaving, for two separate trips (combined into one!).
There has still been a major time and lack-of-assistance problem, that has interfered with blogging, among other things. "He's supposed to be retired!" is what
another UIS student noted, when we were speaking to Alderman Steve Dove, following one of the City Council meetings [up to this point, I've attended every one of them, I think, since our new majority took office]... However, despite my term as Chairman of the
College Republicans at UIS (the
University of Illinois at Springfield) officially expired on June 1st, I have been continuing my term [unofficially], up through the present. We have raised some money, towards the trip to the National College Republicans Convention... and there have been
over a dozen local events, just this summer alone already, that we have been invited to attend. I mentioned at work on Friday the 7th that I had to pack for two trips (though my father ended up doing most of it, for myself and my brother)... We were leaving, to visit family down South, and from there, I would leave for D.C., for the
College Republican National Committee Biennial Convention [from July 12th through July 15th], and then come back to Dixie, before finally returning here to Illinois (which I just did).
I was scrambling, on the late night/early morning of Friday the 6th/Saturday the 7th, to
print out
fundraising letters, make CRNC Convention preparations, pack the appropriate materials, make the appropriate phone calls, send the appropriate e-mails, make sure that the flight, hotel, etc.... arrangements are okay, and sign, seal, and stamp the
direct-mail letters, which we will have to drop while on the way to
the airport.
After finishing the
printing in the early morning hours (of Friday the 6th), I returned a phone call - at 4:30 AM!! (The guy works on third shift though, and needed info, about the
CRNC Convention, and other issues.)
I think I did get a little sleep though; it helped that our
flight wasn't till the afternoon.
So much happened, on both trips - especially
the CRNC Convention in Washington, D.C.... which is what will be the subject of my next weblog entries.
The lies of Mr. "La Republica" (
Max Blumenthal) and the
illogical "Operation Yellow Elephant" movement (which are viralling
through the Blogosphere - and
even on CNN!) will be skewered through
and through - from my
antiwar conservative student perspective.
First however, I am going to do an entry, recapping some stuff from the Convention (more specifically, from the communication & discussions that I had there...) - reviews of our experiences there may be posted at the
UIS College Republicans weblog.
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Eight Advantages of Direct Mail Fundraising Letters over other methods of fundraising - excellent overview by expert Alan Sharpe!
Don't Waste Your Time - Use it wisely
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