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D.A.S.
12-12-2011, 03:29 PM
Ron Paul Grassroots HQ for Johnson County Iowa is
announcing its Grand Opening TODAY @ 6 PM!

If you are in the area of IOWA CITY, IA, please try to make it to this event.

PRESS will be on site!! The Daily Iowan will be there for pictures so look your best. Please arrive by 6 PM and make sure you wear your Ron Paul gear!

Attendance is very important, so if you have any chance of making it to this event, please make every effort to come out.

Office Address:
440 1st Ave, Coralville, IA 52241

(Next to the Houndstooth and Bruegers Bagels in Coralville across from the Iowa River Power Restaurant.)

Here are the pictures of the new office:

http://i.imgur.com/zpmdSl.jpg

http://i.imgur.com/CC5MFl.jpg

http://i.imgur.com/zgBPXl.jpg
Eric21ND
12-12-2011, 03:40 PM
We should definitely promote this on facebook. What other supporters would create their own grassroots campaign Headquarters?!? :D
D.A.S.
12-12-2011, 03:45 PM
This grand opening has already been promoted a lot through the Iowa City for Ron Paul facebook group, through our site - RonPaulCountry.com, and now through RPF and the Daily Paul.

Randi Shannon, the main organizer at this office, is saying a hearty thank you to all who donated to my chip-in to make this office happen and quickly! Great work, everyone!
Eric21ND
12-12-2011, 05:05 PM
I just spammed it to everyone I know in the area.
D.A.S.
12-12-2011, 06:04 PM
I just spammed it to everyone I know in the area.

Sweet! I'm sure we'll read all about it in the Daily Iowan tomorrow :-)
Crickett
12-12-2011, 06:28 PM
It looks fantastic!!! Hope lots came
D.A.S.
12-13-2011, 08:34 AM
There was a crowd of over 30 people, and this grand opening generated top news stories on the local TV news!

Here's one:
http://www.kfxa.tv/shared/newsroom/top_stories/videos/kfxa_vid_9151.shtml?mid=5515557
sailingaway
12-13-2011, 08:40 AM
The news story I saw suggested it was a Ron Paul campaign office. I didn't realize it was a grassroots effort!
Eric21ND
12-13-2011, 08:54 AM
How many newspapers/channels reported this?

Great coverage! Hopefully it will get people to come check out the office.
rich34
12-13-2011, 09:18 AM
Wow, if we can pull in those democrats and indies that are most likely not showing up in the polling we can really pull this off.
Badger Paul
12-13-2011, 09:33 AM
I was there too...
Eric21ND
12-13-2011, 09:40 AM
I was there too...
Prove it, post pics :P
Badger Paul
12-13-2011, 09:45 AM
Prove it, post pics :P

I travel incognito. No pics. But you can ask them if gentleman from Wisconsin popped in between 7-8 p.m. There's a liquor store right next to it and Bruegger's Bagels and across the street the Iowa River Power Company, which has a restaurant in its plant as a matter of fact. It's basically just off the main drag of Coralville as you head towards Iowa City and the University.

I was looking forward to meeting you Eric. Hopefully we'll bump into each other someday.
vita3
12-13-2011, 10:17 AM
"Wow, if we can pull in those democrats and indies that are most likely not showing up in the polling we can really pull this off. "

We have to get them & why wouldn't they go for Dr.Paul in Iowa? Anti-war & not owned by the big banks trumps all.
Eric21ND
12-13-2011, 10:35 AM
Prove it, post pics :P

I travel incognito. No pics. But you can ask them if gentleman from Wisconsin popped in between 7-8 p.m. There's a liquor store right next to it and Bruegger's Bagels and across the street the Iowa River Power Company, which has a restaurant in its plant as a matter of fact. It's basically just off the main drag of Coralville as you head towards Iowa City and the University.

I was looking forward to meeting you Eric. Hopefully we'll bump into each other someday.
I'm just giving you crap, I wanted to see more pictures/videos of everyone. I might be traveling to Iowa again.
D.A.S.
12-13-2011, 11:12 AM
Coverage of the event from the Daily Iowan:

http://www.dailyiowan.com/2011/12/13/Metro/26394.html
D.A.S.
12-13-2011, 11:14 AM
The news story I saw suggested it was a Ron Paul campaign office. I didn't realize it was a grassroots effort!

They couldn't get the Campaign to fund it, which is why I was helping them fundraise so they could open ASAP. So since the office was financed by the grassroots, it's a grassroots office :-D
Badger Paul
12-13-2011, 11:17 AM
Whoever wins eastern Iowa is going to win the caucuses. I think we will do very well in southern Iowa and think the vote will be split in the west but the east will be decisive. So it's a good thing we have an office up an going in eastern Iowa plus county organizations in populous places like Cedar Rapids, Clinton, Dubuque and Davenport.
orenbus
12-13-2011, 12:30 PM
Local News Coverage of the event:

http://www.kgan.com/shared/newsroom/top_stories/videos/kgan_vid_9151.shtml


Very nice work D.A.S. and all involved who organized funding, promotion and setting up the office. Another example where RonPaulCountry.com + Grassroots = Win.
Badger Paul
12-13-2011, 03:15 PM
Yes indeed, great job and keep up the good work so we Wisconsinites can campaign for Paul in our home state;)

(Don't mean to put any pressure on ya!)
orenbus
12-14-2011, 02:32 AM
A picture is worth a thousand words. Thanks everyone who has helped and continues to support these projects :)

From The Daily Iowan, December 13th, 2011 Print Edition:

http://www.ronpaulcountry.com/sites/all/themes/bluemasters/images/screenshots/paper_with_story_and_ad_1.jpg

http://www.ronpaulcountry.com/sites/all/themes/bluemasters/images/screenshots/paper_with_story_and_ad_2.jpg