On Saturday night, 740 attendees “Raised their Voices” at the Republican Party of Shelby County Lincoln Day Gala held at the Holiday Inn-University of Memphis.  The event’s tickets were sold-out for the first time since 2006.

Republican National Committee Chairman Michael Steele inspired the crowd with a keynote address that was both timely and motivating.  Attendees were entertained by Joyce Cobb and welcomed by the Tennessee Mass Choir.  Jack Sammons kept the show lively and on track as the emcee.

When all of the donations are counted, the 35th Annual Lincoln Day Gala may turn out to be one of the most successful fundraisers ever for our Party.  We wish to thank all of the Committee chairs, volunteers, and guests who helped make this evening so special for all of us.  What a great way to kick off the 2010 Campaign season!

Lang Wiseman
Chairman

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We are so grateful to Lee Mills and Jerry & Laney Borwick for making sure the evening was well documented with photography.

Lee has posted some of the candid shots from the evening on the SCRP Flickr gallery

Friends,

Our County faces tremendous challenges — billions of dollars in debt, an under-educated workforce, lack of trust in public officials, and a sense that our best days are behind us.

Turning all of that around requires solid, trustworthy leadership.
It requires someone who can heal our divides, bring honor to our government institutions, govern with fiscally conservative principles, and bring out the best in all of us.

For months now we have been searching for such a candidate, and today he stepped forward to stand in the gap.
Sheriff Mark Luttrell.

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We are greatly inspired by Scott Brown’s historic victory last night in Massachusetts! Thanks to the work of a principled candidate and dedicated volunteers, there is living proof that even in the most Democrat-leaning areas of our country, a strong candidate with conservative principles can win the peoples’ trust.

In our own backyard, there are a number of pundits who say that our county is too Democratic for Republicans to win. In fact, Massachusetts is substantially more Democratic-leaning than Shelby County is — and we’ve got some candidates with the same grit and determiniation that propelled Scott Brown to victory who will be asking for your support over the coming months.

We’re asking you to Raise Your Voice

This year we are going to be asking you to stand up and “Raise Your Voice” by taking extra steps to bring about conservative change in our community.

We know that many of you faithfully pay attention to what is going on in Congress, but what about the State Legislature or the County Commission? It is a wonderful sight to see so many of you volunteer for a conservative Presidential candidate, but why not show the same level of interest in a conservative member of your own School Board?


Scott Brown might not have made it to be the “41st vote” against ObamaCare if it were not for local volunteers and contributors who first helped to elect him to be Property Assessor, City Councilor, State Representative, and State Senator.

• You can become a dues-paying member of the Shelby County Republican Party

• You can join us for our annual Lincoln Day Gala and hear from RNC Chairman Michael Steele

• You can make a donation to our “Raise Your Voice” fund to develop our Precinct-by-precinct organization program

• You can become a community organizer for your precinct (Stay tuned for details)

• You can run for office.  There are numerous “mini-Massachusetts” in our county where liberal Democrats have faced no opposition on the ballot. If you have the same courage that Scott Brown had to fight the Democrat machine - let us know. (901) 682-3335 or HQ@ShelbyGOP.org
  

When Scott Brown said “What happened here can happen all over America” in his victory speech, he was sending us a message that we can rise to the challenge just like he did. Take his words to heart and let’s keep the momentum going!