Georgians for the FairTax - Meetings by Congressional District

A Spectacular FairTax
Independance Day in Georgia!

Buckhead Parade

WOW we had 150 + turn out for the Dunwoody Fair Tax Parade and the response was AWESOME. Only wish we had about 5 times the amount of literature to hand out !!!

All of our marchers wore fair tax shirts, hats, carried the signs, and handed out literature and gum (for the kids ) Our group started off with a large American flag, followed by the fair tax banner, then 150 marchers and ended with a decorated car.

The parade had 130 different groups represented and we were the LARGEST and (so we were told) the loudest. ( We chanted” What do we want? FAIR TAX When do we want it? NOW” and boy were we loud) Many of the spectators cheered with us, clapped and eagerly reached for the literature handouts !!

	Peachtree City Parade
It was a great day for Fair Tax in PTC. We were very well-received. Before and after the parade while driving the cart from one side of town to the other, I received many "thumbs up" and positive comments. I noticed that a number of young people seem to be aware of the effort. Bob Owen drove the cart and all other volunteers walked the entire time. We were about 1/4 into the parade when we gave out of the 1000 cards, and could have easily depleted 3 more boxes. Who knew? The volunteers were all enthusiatic and interacted well with the crowd, inviting visits to the web for more info and to join the effort.
	Volunteers, above, from left: Bob Osborn, Martha Osborn, Joe Bowman (kneeling), Judy Owen, Greg Davis, Bob Owen, and Dave, an Auburn college student. Angela and daughter, Alexis (young teen) joined us during the parade.

Conyers Fabulous 4th!

The Fair Tax booth at the “Fabulous 4th” held at the Georgia Int’l. Horse Park in Conyers was a success as we gained nearly 200 Fair Tax supporters, and done entirely on the new tri-fold card. This was our first run using the tear-away cards and the first time we got a chance to show off our new Fair Tax banner.

We still are learning the best way to work with the cards, but thanks to our great volunteers we believe we finally worked out the best strategy to encourage people to sign up on the spot.

Our thanks go out to Ann Genovese, Paula Cole, Lisa Chambers, Garth and Joan Smith, Doyle Music & family, Herb Whitson, and Carl Victor’s family (who by the way pulled double-duty by marching in the Dunwoody Parade that morning!). We think the logo is beginning to get recognition as you can see from the photos: Even Uncle Sam took notice!

Don and Lyn Williamson - Conyers, GA

	Marietta Parade
The parade was more than we could have hoped for - the crowd support was unbelievable! In addition to the volunteers walking in the parade, there were miles of cheering FairTax spectators along the parade route!

Augusta, GA
RiverBlast & Patriot Park Events

We collected 650 information cards in Augusta and 175 at Patriots Park. Of the cards we collected in Augusta, 139 indicated that they would like to attend a rally, speak to groups, write letters, or contribute financially. Of those 139, 104 were from GA and 35 were from SC.

I would like to extend a special thanks for all of the local volunteers from GA and SC that participated in both of these events. I hope I don't leave out anyone's name. If I do, please forgive me. Everyone worked too hard to not be recognized.

Participants for both events were:
Justin Pittman, Beverly Ford, Ron Newberry, Winifred Newberry, Mark Thrasher, Anthony Fulmer, Pat Vanhooser, Chuck Tatum, Ed Leibfarth, Ronnie Mullis, Gordon Hardy, Jerry Rodgers, Lisa Lindsey, Tina Lee, Craig Lynch, Jerry West, Janet West, Jim Bible III, Bill Quattlebaum, Troy Green, Pandora Angelisanti, Conrad Hutto, and Lloyd Newsome!

Columbus, GA	Over all it was a good day! Rick Kemis,(my wife) and another volunteer helped me to set up shop around 10:30 and we had six enthusiastic volunteers giving out info cards and answering questions throughout the day. The weather cooperated , it wasn't TOO hot and there was good breeze all day. We recruited several new volunteers to help us spread the word in the Columbus area.


	Many thanks to these fantastic volunteers who gave up their time for the cause: Rick Kemis from Columbus, Pat Earnest from Fayetteville; Barnes Walker from Jonesboro; Betty Azbill, Debra Boatner and Jackie Wert from Albany; Tom Payne from Barnesville. John Massey Community Coordinator, Columbus

Marietta, GA
Cobb Co. GOP BBQ

We had a fantastic afternoon of educating the 500 attendees of this barbecue about the FairTax. Several local state polititians were in attendance as well as campaign staff for several of the presidential candidates. I made the rounds and advised ALL the staff members of the various campaigns that aren't currently supporting the FairTax that they needed to help us get their candidate supporting the FairTax. These staff members are generally young college age supporters and they seemed to understand very well how the current system is going to affect their lives in a negative way. One young man starting college at UGA in the Fall volunteered to help us develop a FairTax campaign through the College Republican group on campus when he gets there. We signed up over 40 new volunteers amoung the very supportive group of attendees.

Many thanks to Jane Trammell, Devra Trotter, Jim Duffie and Cheryl Lenney for helping with this event.

Angela Bean

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