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Events Log
COMING UP Space Coast Area REALTORS and Melbourne Area REALTORS - Wednesday, July 9th, 2008. Frank will be interviewed by a panel comprised of the SCAR and MAR leadership. Interview time is 11:10 a.m. at Cocoa Rockledge Gardens. WMMB Bill Mick Live - Tuesday, July 8th, 2008. Frank is the first of a series of congressional candidates to discuss the issues with Bill Mick. Join Bill and Frank at 7:00 a.m.! You can listen to the live broadcast here. Melbourne - Friday, July 4th, 2008. Join us for the Melbourne Independence Day Parade. Staging is at 9:00 a.m. in downtown Melbourne at or near the Meehan's parking lot. The parade starts at 10:00 a.m. St. Cloud - Friday, July 4th, 2008. Stop by our booth during Fourth of July by the Lake in St. Cloud. We expect to cheer on Jason Lewis, Amber's husband, whom we are rooting for to win the Wife Carrying contest. Indian River County - Wednesday, July 2nd, 2008. Frank and Amber will be canvassing in Indian River County. EVENTS HISTORY Polk County - Monday, June 30th, 2008. Frank and Amber welcomed David Monro to the team in Osceola County and canvassed in Polk County. Bill Mick Town Hall Forum - Sunday, June 29th, 2008. Frank introduced his wife and four of his children to Bill Mick. Frank later attended the Town Hall Forum hosted by WMMB 1240 AM. The attendees in each of the three sessions were treated to an interesting and informative panel discussion on the issues facing families and homeowners in these economically challenging times. StreetFest. Vero Beach - Friday, June 27th, 2008. Frank and his campaign manager, Amber Lewis, enjoyed meeting the folks of Indian River County who attended the quarterly StreetFest. WSCF TV 31 - Wednesday, June 11th, 2008. Frank enjoyed a twenty minute interview by James Chladek, host of The Floridians. During this interview, Frank introduced the "Zilaitis Amendment" to HR25/S1025 (The Fair Tax Bill). The interview appears as a three-part series on YouTube. Telecon with Former U.S. Comptroller General David Walker - Thursday, May 8th, 2008. Frank enjoyed a thirty minute telecon with former U.S. Comptroller General, David Walker. For the past year, Frank has been studying and sharing David's work-product related to making the citizens of the United States aware of the fiscal disaster toward which our country is headed. See for example Saving Our Future. Frank encourages all visitors to this campaign site to get familiar with Mr. Walker's work in his new role at the Peter G. Peterson Foundation. Frank is convinced that the planned August, 2008 releases of the book and film, I.O.U.S.A., are exactly the events that will finally bring the electorate out of the comatose state in which they appear to be - just in time to make wise choices at the polls on November 4th, 2008. Thank you, David. Together, we can be the change we want to see in ourselves, in our country and in our world! Space Coast Economic Development Commission - Thursday, May 8th, 2008. Frank met with Space Coast EDC President Lynda Weatherman and Robert Salonen, Director of Business Recruitment, to discuss what the EDC expects from the next District 15 Representative in Washington. A follow-up meeting is planned to specifically discuss issues related to activities at Kennedy Space Center. Frank was pleased to learn that there are folks within the EDC who understand how the Fair Tax can solve several of the hot-button political issues that must be resolved. Frank offered to meet with the entire Board of Directors of the EDC as soon as possible. Space Coast AFL-CIO Labor Council - Tuesday, May 6th, 2008. Frank was interviewed by the Space Coast AFL-CIO Labor Council tonight. He explained the Fair Tax and the domino effect it will have in resolving many of the issues of specific concern to organized labor. Qualification - Friday, May 2nd, 2008. The winners of the Republican and Democratic primaries on August 26th will face Frank on November 4th, 2008. Special Note: Frank is the ONLY Fair Tax (HR 25 / S 1025) proponent in this race. Qualification - Tuesday, April 29th. Frank and his campaign treasurer, Amber Lewis, traveled to Tallahassee yesterday to file qualification papers. The Florida Department of State - Division of Elections - posted the official qualification today. Frank is assured a spot on the General Election ballot. Fellsmere - 97th Birthday Celebration includng Parade - Saturday, April 5th. We enjoyed helping Fellsmere celebrate its 97th birthday. This was our first parade event and a good time was had by all. Frank particularly enjoyed meeting members of the Indian River School Board and candidates for county races. Go to photos. Osceola/Polk County Tour - Thursday, April 3rd. Meet and greet. Kissimmee/Osceola Chamber of Commerce Candidate Luncheon. As guests for this luncheon, we enjoyed listening to and meeting candidates in local school board and county commission races along with active members of the Chamber. In the evening, Frank had the honor and privilege of speakng to the the Landlords Association of Osceola County thanks to an invitation by Association President, Tom Long. Kissimmee - 125th Birthday Celebration - Saturday, March 29th. Frank, four of his children and one of their friends spent the evening at a block party at Lake Toho. Vero Beach - Antique Car Show - Saturday, March 29th. In the afternoon, the campaign team enjoyed looking at vintage motor vehicles while greeting visitors to the antique car show. Gun Show - Melbourne Auditorium - Saturday, March 29th. Amber and Stephanie womanned our table at the gun show in the morning. Ron Paul Meetup - Melbourne - We attended a lively meeting of the Brevard County FL Ron Paul Meetup Group at Squid Lips in Melbourne. Frank had an opportunity to address nearly 50 attendees at this dinner meeting and answer questions on the issues. National Space Club Luncheon - Cape Canaveral - We received a status report on space activities during a great lunch at the Radisson in Cape Canaveral on Tuesday, March 25th. This was a wonderful event hosted by the Economic Development Commission of Florida's Space Coast, the National Space Club Florida Committee and the Space Coast Tiger Bay Club. We met over 100 attendees with whom we share an interest in "minding the gap" between manned space flight activities out of the Kennedy Space Center Launch Complex. Smile and Wave - Vero Beach - We conducted our first smile and wave at the intersection of US 1 and Route 60 in Vero Beach on Saturday afternoon, March 22nd, 2008. Farmers Market - Eau Gallie - We continued the meet and greet activities at the Farmer's Market on Saturday morning, March 22nd, 2008. Farmer's Market - Kissimmee - We enjoyed our first meet and greet in Osceola County on Thursday, March 20th at Toho Square and then visiting with shop owners in historic downtown. Our final stop was a meet and greet at the courthouse late in the afternoon. Farmer's Market - Cocoa Beach - We spent the afternoon and evening in downtown Melbourne enjoying the St. Patrick's Day Parade and associated activities on Saturday, March 15th, 2008. St. Patrick's Day Parade - Melbourne - We spent the afternoon and evening in downtown Melbourne enjoying the St. Patrick's Day Parade and associated activities on Saturday, March 15th, 2008. Farmers Market - Eau Gallie - We continued the meet and greet activities at the Farmer's Market and the 5K race on Saturday, March 15th, 2008. Friday Fest - Melbourne - We had great time meeting and greeting the folks who attended this event on Friday night, March 14th, 2008. Street Fair - Vero Beach - We hit the streets in Vero Beach on Saturday night, March 8th, 2008. Dinner at Mulligan's was fabulous. Frank's Forum - Viera - Frank held his first Forum on Tuesday, March 4th, 2008 from 6:00 p.m. until 8:00 p.m. at the Holiday Inn (formerly Imperial's). Attendees presented their concerns about federal issues. Frank answered questions and presented highlights of HR 25 ("Fair Tax Act of 2007"). Frank challenged Speaker of the House, Nancy Pelosi, to bring HR 25 to a vote on the House floor before April 28, 2007 so citizens can determine for themselves who among our elected officials desires true tax reform and who desires to retain indentured servitude via the federal income tax. Watch for video clips on YouTube in the near future and stay tuned here for the next Forum! Also, if you would like Frank to conduct a Forum in your community, please call Amber Lewis at 321.728.5847. |
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