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Grassroots Connection

Volume 1 No.2

You are Invited to Attend

Grassroots USA

Pizza and Politics

Coming August 2011 

More info coming soon check www.grassrootsusa.net 

More information inside about GrassrootsUSA, the Pat Carpio Scholarship

(Fundraising event coming up in September on Mackinaw Island, Toys for Tots and

more. Thank you for your support!

We are currently accepting contributions for

Pizza & Politics gatherings.

Please visit www.grassrootsusa.net. You may

also contact Hank Fuhs (616)-437-9059 for

sponsorship details or at

grassrootsusa.mi@gmail.com. 

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Thank you

Get Your Engines Started! From: Chairman Hank Fuhs 

The budgets are done in Lansing and presidential politics are in full swing. The President has already start-ed his re-election campaign in Washington and theRepublican candidates are starting to come from all over.So, what does that say? It’s going to be a wild presiden-tial election. So don’t forget grassroots participation isthe key to everything that is going on. The first vote isonly six months away. Primary filling dates are going to be next May! A year from today! WOW! The Presiden-tial Primaries will be sometime after the first of the year 

so GET YOUR ENGINES STARTED!

The crowning glory of 2012 is going to be ap- portionment. The election of 2010 was an apportionmentelection and so it really is up to all the people who areinvolved in grassroots to make 2012 successful. Remem- ber, all the lines will be redrawn along with many newlines because of population shifts. We must pay atten-tions to all that is going on with reapportionment. Thishas to be done by October 1st so be aware! We will haveonly 14 congressional districts instead of 15 so when you

vote next year it will be under the new process.

You can see the plate is full and there is a lot of activityalready going on across the board. Remember it is al-

ways about grassroots! 

Once again, it’s local. The 2010 election was a45% election. The 2012 election will be a 65% turn-outelection. It is going to be very critical that everyone re-members to 1.) Identify candidates, 2.) Identify peoplewho are working, 3.) Get involved in your local elec-tions, and 4.) Let your representatives know what you

think, be honest. It’s always about grassroots! 

Elections are all local! Your vote is important. Your 

opinion is important. Express it! Be Involved! GETYOUR ENGINES STARTED! 

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U.S. Marine Corps Reserve -

Toys for Tots Program 

 From: www.toysfortots.org  

MISSION: The mission of the U. S. Marine Corps Reserve Toys forTots Program is to collect new, unwrapped toys duringOctober, November and December each year, and distrib-ute those toys as Christmas gifts to needy children in the

community in which the campaign is conducted. 

GOAL: The primary goal of Toys for Tots is to deliver, through anew toy at Christmas, a message of hope to less fortunateyoungsters that will assist them in becoming responsible, productive, patriotic citizens. 

OBJECTIVES: The objectives of Toys for Tots are to help less fortunatechildren throughout the United States experience the joyof Christmas; to play an active role in the development ofone of our nation’s most valuable resources – our chil-dren; to unite all members of local communities in acommon cause for three months each year during theannual toy collection and distribution campaign; and tocontribute to better communities in the future. 

ACTIVITIES: The principal Toys for Tots activity which takes placeeach year is the collection and distribution of toys in thecommunities in which a Marine Corps Reserve Unit islocated. In communities without a Reserve Unit, thecampaign can be conducted by a Marine Corps LeagueDetachment or group of men and women, generally vet-eran. Marines, authorized by Marine Toys for Tots Foun-dation to conduct a local Toys for Tots campaign. LocalToys for Tots Campaign Coordinators conduct an arrayof activities throughout the year, which include golf tour-naments, foot races, bicycle races and other voluntaryevents designed to increase interest in Toys for Tots, andconcurrently generate toys and monetary donations. 

Pat Carpio ScholarshipOn June 14th, 2001 the Michigan Republican

Party lost one of its most vibrant citizens. Pat Carpioand his mother were killed in a car accident whilereturning home from a long-anticipated trip toHawaii. 

We are blessed for having had the opportuni-ty to know him and to count him among our friends.  

The Pat Carpio Scholarship FundTo honor the life of Pat, his dedication to

family, friends and the Michigan Republican Party,the Pat Carpio Scholarship Fund has been created.All funds raised will go toward scholarships for students to attend Boys State and Girls State fromthe 1st Congressional District. 

These programs train young men and women

to be leaders in their communities. Each year, young people from all over Michigan gather in Lansing to  participate in a "mock" legislative process. Manyelected officials and political leaders are Boys andGirls State alumni. Once again the hope is to ensurewe have strong well educated leaders for tomorrow. 

Pat loved life and loved politics. This fundwas started in his name to help other young peoplewho are interested in politics and the political process. 

  Fundraiser Event for the Pat Carpio Schol-

arship will be taking place on Mackinac Island during the Michigan Republican Party Leadership

Conference this September. More information to

come. 

Please make checks payable to: 

American Legion/Pat Carpio Scholarship Fund 

The American Legion has established a fund in Pat'shonor so all donations are tax deductible. 

So won’t you please help out! 

Please send your donation to:  Henrietta Tow 520 Seymour 

 Lansing, MI 48933 

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GrassrootsUSA.net QuestionsWhat are your goals?   – To raise $25,000 per year in order to hold pizza & politics meetings,educate and encourage grassroots participationthrough precinct delegate recruitment and supportthe Pat Carpio Scholarship fund. Encourage andsupport interns and develop an interactive websiteand social network. We do these things because itis “We the People” who have the voice.

Where are you getting your funding from? – Donations from grassroots supporters such as Jane Abraham,Peter Cook, Douglas and Maria DeVos, Dan and Pam DeVos, John and Phyllis Haggard, Ed and SusanHaroutunian, Jim Duistermars, Ann and Tom McCleary, Bill Womer, and Chuck Yob to name just a few.

What is your timeline? – GrassrootsUSA.net is a 527 organization and is based on a yearly schedule(January – December). Our goal is to raise $25,000 per year. 

What are your benchmarks? – We try to raise dollars continuously throughout the year. We like to haveraised $10,000 by April 1st of each year.

How will a donor know you are successful? – They can check on our more interactive website: Grass-rootsUSA.net. We are also connected on Facebook and Twitter. We also try to generate 4 newsletters per year. The newsletter can be mailed to donors if they choose. It is also available on our website.

What research do you have to support the need? – Being involved with the political process is an every-day thing. For example; by monitoring how many precinct delegate slots are filled and how many are

unfilled know what the needs are and in which locations. Local elections, State elections, and National elec-tions just to name a few of the processes we are involved with.

Do you have partners? – We network with grassroots people in the state of Michigan.

What specifically do you want to support? - The mission of GrassrootsUSA.net is simple – to educate andencourage grassroots participation in the political process. All citizens, regardless of their views, need to beinvolved, because at the end of the day government has a direct impact on our lives – not matter which sidewins. One of the best ways to encourage grassroots participation is to recruit precinct delegates. We alsosupport scholarship funds such as the Pat Carpio Scholarship fund.

Do you have a long-range plan? – To continue to encourage people to get involved in politics at the grass-roots level, particularly to fill precinct delegate slots, and to raise money to do this.

Do you have a committee? – Our committee members are Chairman Hank Fuhs, Executive Director Matthew X. Hauser, Contributing Editor Justin Swan, Contributing Editor John Mohyi and IT Director RyanRodarmer. We also hire independent office services contractors to put together our newsletter and completeour mailings.

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Grassroots USA UpdateThank you everyone for your support of 

Grassroots USA in the past. Welcome to our newonline/e-mail newsletter. I am proud to say the newwebsite is up and running at www.grassrootsusa.net check it out and tell us what you think. As always

we look forward to hearing your input. Also check out the website for the Monthly

Veterans newsletter under the military section. Wewill also have other military related links posted atall times. Along with military section we have the  personal heath section and the Precinct Delegatesection. Both are being expanded to include moreinformation and links. Along with the continuedgrowth of the entire website. We hope to continue togrow the website as an active source for information.We are also open to any ideas, you the reader may

have. Also if you know of anyone who may be in-

terested in this newsletter please have them SIGNUP via the GrassrootsUSA.net website. Or email usany time at grassrootsusa.mi@gmail.com. 

Again we look forward to hearing from youand working to increase political activism across thestate. For now more than ever the importance of allcitizens to get involved in the process is needed. Wewill continue to reach out and make sure this hap-  pens. For knowledge is the key to success. Again

thank you for your past support and check the newwebsite from time to time for more information andto see all upcoming events.

Sincerely, 

Matthew X. Hauser  Executive Director -Grassroots USA

STEP UP AND LEAD From: The USO 

In 2011, we'recalling on the brave men andwomen of our armed forces tomake some incredible sacrific-es in Afghanistan, Iraq, andremote locations around theworld. That means you and Ineed to make an extra effort toshow our support. One of the best ways to let our troops know that you've got their back is by supportingthe work of the USO.

Upcoming Event

Tuesday, June 14 

10:30am - 1:30pm

Picnic at the Battle Creek 

 VA For Veterans

Need volunteers to help Veter-an's participate. Monetary dona-tions for food sent thru LAVFWdept office. contact Merridy atmerridyl@att.net for more info.

Thank you for your support!