I got this intriguing email from “Ordinary Joe” in Huntley, which I share with you below:

There’s a new sheriff in town in the Huntley area.

It’s called the Huntley Area Tea Party.

It got up and running at the beginning of the month, and the coordinator Linda Bahwell already has over 30 wonderful seniors from the Del Webb community and area involved and rarin’ to go.

While the Courier-News did publish a letter to the editor about it (which produced some interest from readers), the Daily Herald apparently felt that it shouldn’t publish a similar letter.

A general/informational meeting for the group will be planned and scheduled early this next week [which through my delay in posting this is already over. Sorry!].

One participant is already scheduling/hosting a series of constitution classes (awesome!) for the group and anyone interested.

At the end of this note I will copy/past the facebook link that has been set up for the group.

We are quite anxious to spread the word as heavily as possible about this group because interest seems high from this segment of citizens, and would appreciate any help you and/or your blog could provide.

I am also in the process of setting up a Conservative Activist Training Session(s) for June 19th (tentatively scheduled date).

I do not have all of the final details yet (location, cost…which will be minimal, etc), but the program is set for this first one, as is the moderator.

If this first one, a rather basic “let’s get our feet wet” session garners sufficient interest, I intend to set up 3 other more detailed sessions for July, August, and September.

All will be held here in the Fox Valley area.

I have also attached the agenda for that first session.  As with the HATP news, I am trying to disseminate information about the activist training session out as far as it can possibly get for area folks to see.

The link I spoke of above: http://www.facebook.com/topic.php?topic=14933&uid=94022000167#!/group.php?gid=94022000167

Thanks for your help and consideration on these matters.  And thanks for bringing to light the information of the All Kids program.

Ordinary Joe
Joe Miller
de3man@sbcglobal.net
Regional Coordinator
Illinois Tea Party

He attached the following information about a Saturday, June 5th, training session in Chicago. To make contact with the organizers, I’d suggest contacting

• Joe Goldina  – mjmgmt@att.net (224-388-2961) or
• Linda Bahwell –  lindabahwell@yahoo.com (847-515-2925)

Chicago TEA Party – Activist Training
Saturday, June 5th, 9:30 a.m. to 3:30 p.m.

Training Objectives:

• Learn a Proven Process for Precinct Organizing
• How to Grow Your Organization
• Multiplying Your Political Impact
• Get Out the Vote (GOTV)

Precinct Organizing

Learn a winning non-partisan approach to door to door using constitutional principles

• Engage
• Assure
• Educate
• Request
• Mobilize

We will go through different scenarios of door to door canvassing. This portion of the training will be interactive and participants will have a chance to participate.

Growing Your Organization

This section will concentrate on how to recruit more people into your group.

• Assuring them they’re not alone
• Inviting them to join you
• Alerting people of meetings & important events

Multiplying Your Political Impact

How to influence your political officials:

• Vetting candidates
• Questioning your representatives
• Local political organizations

Get Out the Vote (GOTV)

• Identifying your target voters
• How to contact voters
• Phone banking
• Block walking
• Bringing your voters to the polls.