Republican Roundtable News, October 2009

IMPORTANT! November meeting moves to Tues., Nov. 17
Congressman Allen Boyd has scheduled his Bay County town hall for Tuesday, November 10, which is the Roundtable’s regular meeting date. Because of the intense interest among our members in attending Rep. Boyd’s town hall, the Roundtable has rescheduled its meeting to Tuesday, November 17.
Roundtable meetings are held at the St. Andrew Bay Yacht Club on Bunkers Cove Road in Panama City. A buffet dinner begins at 6:00 p.m. and costs $15 per person, including tax and tip. A brief business meeting begins at 6:45 p.m., and the program begins at 7:00 p.m. To make your dinner reservations, please contact Roundtable Treasurer Melissa Thompson at 527-7384 or
Melissa@efileamerica.com.

CD2 candidates attend October meeting
Three candidates for the Congressional District 2 U.S House seat, now held by Allen Boyd (D-Monticello), introduced themselves and their platforms at the October 13 meeting of the Roundtable. Bill Fisher (R-Bay County), Carl Meece (R-Suwannee County) and Steve Southerland (R-Bay County) took to the candidate soapbox and fielded a wide variety of challenging questions from the audience.
Congressman Boyd’s vote for the cap and trade bill, coupled with voter outrage over the proposed health care bill, has made a Republican challenge for the CD2 U.S. House seat more promising than ever before. We are very fortunate to have a strong field of candidates!

Roundtable to present checks to ROTCs in November
The Roundtable has been placed on the agenda of the November 10, 2:00 p.m., meeting of the Bay County School Board. This is the meeting closest to Veterans Day. We’ll be there to present each of the four high school ROTC units with a check for $100. All Roundtable members are invited to attend this short ceremony.
Our thanks to School Board member (and Roundtable member) Jerry Register for his assistance in making this event possible!

Republican Christmas party December 11
The Roundtable is helping the Bay County Republican Executive Committee (BCREC) host its annual Christmas party, scheduled this year for Friday, December 11, at the Edgewater in Panama City Beach.
The Christmas party buffet will feature traditional holiday fare, including turkey and ham entrees. BCREC member Jim Lawson will DJ as we dance the night away following dinner.
Mark your calendars! Invitations will be emailed soon, as well as posted on the BCREC web site and blogspot. If you’d like to make your reservations now, please contact Melissa Thompson at 527-7384 or Melissa@efileamerica.com. The cost is $25 per person.

Stuff for soldiers needed
If you have any interesting items to donate to our military heroes serving overseas, please bring them to the Roundtable meetings. We’re hoping for candy, soaps, women’s items or any thoughtful gift a young lady or gentleman in uniform would like to get from home. For more info, please contact Sue Bynum or Mike Speaks at 271-4092.

Republican Roundtable now on Facebook!
Thanks to the efforts of Treasurer Melissa Thompson, the Roundtable is now on Facebook! If you have a Facebook account, be sure to check out the latest news on the Roundtable’s Facebook page. If you don’t have an account, this is a great reason to open one!