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Press Release: The Spirit of 1776 Summit

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The Spirit of 1776 Summit
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
October 22, 2010

Contact: Gregg Cummings at 641-455-1917
Marcia Hora at 515-964-4980

First Annual Spirit of 1776 Summit for all Americans, Tea Party, 9/12 Project and any other like-minded groups. A full day of rallies, workshops, entertainment, and great food.

When: Saturday, November 6, 2010
8:00am to 5:00pm

Location: Iowa State Fairgrounds/Varied Industries Bldg
3000 E. Grand Ave
Des Moines, IA

Tickets: $12.00/per person which includes entry and lunch
Online ticket purchase available at: http://spiritof1776summit.com/

Speakers:
Mike George
Mike George is the founder of Strong America Now, a grassroots organization that advocates cutting the budget deficit by $1.5 Trillion per year. Mike will introduce his five point plan (Lean Six Sigma method) to eliminate the deficit, drive unemployment below 5%, crate a strong workforce, repeal Obamacare, and restore supremacy of our intelligence, and military defense.

Katrina Pierson
A regular on Fox News and Fox Business News, Fred Thompson calls her the Tea Party Darling. Katrina will discuss the issues that have compromised the grassroots movement, the challenges of the movement moving forward, the necessity of cohesive collaboration of efforts, and how states can create a vetting shield.

Mark Meckler
Mark is a Co-Founder and National Coordinator for the Tea Party Patriots, with over 2,800 chapters nationwide. He is a regular contributor on Fox Business, and has appeared on CNN, NBC, CBS, BBC, and other media worldwide. He will discuss the Tea Party National movement and will comment on the importance of Iowa being the “First-in-the-Nation”.

Summit Workshops:
1) We The People – American Spirit in Action by Strong America Now: Come and learn about this 5 point plan to rescue America’s economic future. To find out more, go to: www.strongamericanow.com.
2) ShoeString Marketing-Patriot 2.0 by American Majority: Utilizing new media and online tools (Facebook, Twitter and Wikitips) to promote successful grassroots activism and campaigns. To find out more go to www.americanmajority.org
3) Educate Yourself-The System We Face by American Majority: An in-depth look at the system we’re in, the problems we face, how we got here, and what we can do about it. To find out more go to www.americanmajority.org
4) Character Building and Collaboration by Rev. Brad Sherman: The creator of Restoring the Power seminars will share character building, collaboration and the Christian foundations of our nation. To find out more go to www.getpurpose.org
5) Stand Up for Liberty (Future Leaders 13-18 years old) by Jeremy Dodge: The Stand Up for Liberty Youth Workshops will encourage and inspire the young people of America to stand up for what’s right and the importance of their voice in our great nation!

To find out more go to http://www.jeremydodge.com/ View Jeremy’s music video at: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PVbhHBGA8lg

Vendors: If you are an individual, group or local/state/national organization and/or you have t-shirts, mugs, buttons, signs etc to sell, 8 foot tables are available for rent at a cost of $50.00.

The Spirit of 1776 Summit is sponsored in part by www.strongamericanow.com, www.teapartypatriots.org , www.dallasteaparty.org, www.americanmajority.org and many wonderful Iowa grassroots groups.
For detailed information contact: www.spiritof1776summit.com/

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