No Meeting on Thursday, September 11th!

There will be NO meeting on our normally scheduled date of Thursday, September 11th.  The Tea Party Network is holding a conference on September 12th & 13th in Clermont and several of us are going to that.  If you would like to attend this conference, please see the next article. 

Our next scheduled Lake City meeting is Thursday, September 25th.  We plan on an in-depth discussion on the 3 Amendments that will appear on the November ballot.  We hope to have both sides represented for each issue. 

We will have two meetings in October, the 9th and 23rd.  Those meetings will be dedicated to the candidates who will be on the ballot on November 4th. 

Please plan on attending these meetings; we are working hard to have an influence on the issues facing all of us.  When we have a good turnout it shows the community that we are a force to be reckoned with!

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TTPN Conference - September 12 & 13, 2014

This conference will center on issues that TTPN will be working on here in Florida, with a heavy focus on repealing Common Core in Florida.  In addition we will be hearing from Concerned Veterans for America, Heritage Action, and Dennis Michael Lynch on immigration, and also a fantastic faith based outreach program “Give Me Liberty Tour.”

Plan to attend the:

TTPN 2014 and Beyond Conference - September 12th and 13th

The conference will be held at the Days Inn, 2390 North US Highway 27, Clermont, FL (Florida Turnpike Exit 285).  Call the hotel & make your reservation.

This meeting is open to all members. CLICK HERE to download the brochure to share with others. Please make your conference reservation on the Eventbrite website. There is a $12 fee for each day which includes your lunch.

Several from our tea party are already registered to attend. If you have never attended one of these Tea Party Network statewide conferences, you really need to consider going to this one.  As you can see, it is a jammed packed schedule and they are truly a lot of fun! You will meet some of the best people on earth and return home with many new friends.  You will be entertained, uplifted and receive an inspiring boost!

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The Common Core Issue Heating Up?

The Lee County School Board very courageously opted out of Standardized testing at its regularly scheduled meeting last week and then, evidently due to tremendous pressure, held a special meeting on Tuesday, September 2nd and rescinded their decision. 

Anyone who has children or grandchildren in the school system knows that testing has gotten way out of hand.  Standardized testing has been put into place due to the different "educational initiatives" that have been implemented by each of our Presidents, particularly beginning with Jimmy Carter.  Remember Bush 1's America 2000, Clinton's Goals 2000, Bush 2's No Child Left Behind, and now Obama's Common Core?  Are our children better off?  Every program spends more money, takes away more local control, and the children seem to sink lower in comparison to other countries.  Is it no wonder that many of us are more and more concerned about this issue? 

Can you help with this issue?  Can you attend your School Board meetings?  The Lake City Reporter wrote a story this week about us asking our local school boards to opt out of the standardized testing.  This was followed by editorials the next day.  Can you write a letter to the editor and give your input?  This is a great time to get more information out to people who many not be familiar with this issue. 

The Tea Party Network Conference will focus on this issue with guest speakers like Dr. Duke Pesta.  If you are not familiar with his work, go to:  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vFzy5dL2gGo.  Saturday afternoon will feature a Common Core Forum,  "How to Repeal Common Core".  This will feature Dr. Pesta, Dr. Karen Effrem, State Respresentative Debbie Mayfield, among others.   

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