September 1, 2010

That’s right – it’s September. 42 days till Early Voting starts.

A big thank-you to the volunteers who came out Sunday for Dan Patlak’s Signs & Literature Assembly day. Thousands of signs were set up and campaign cards counted and bundled – goal met!

Thanks, too, to Bill Howe for stripping and rewaxing our floors at HQ.

This Sunday, Sept. 5, we’ll be walking in Buffalo Grove’s Labor Day parade along with the Bill Brady bus. Join us (in your navy-blue ROWT t-shirt) at 12:30, Unit # 40, Indian Hill & Bernard. Dan Patlak has asked that our walkers carry his signs, and we’ll be carrying signs for other GOP candidates as well. Come out and show your GOP colors!

On Saturday, Sept. 11, join us for our commemoration of September the 11th, which none of us will ever forget. That’s the date of our next regular meeting of precinct captains, members and friends of Republicans of Wheeling Township, and in addition to a fitting observance, we’ll be presenting some of our candidates. Bill Brady has been invited, and we know that Dan Patlak (Bd. of [Tax] Review) and Paul Chialdikas (Water Reclamation Dist.) will speak; several other county candidates (such as Frederick Collins for sheriff, Angel Garcia for county clerk) are likely to be with us. Other candidates will send campaign updates to keep us aware of the challenge and opportunity before us. It’s at 8:30 a.m. here at HQ. Put it on your calendar now and plan to be with us and bring friends.

Sunday, Sept. 12, is “meet-and-greet” day, with such events being hosted for Robert Dold and other GOP candidates by John Dyslin and Ron & Jan Joy. The Joys’ open house will be from 3 to 6 p.m., 1220 N. Kennicott, Arlington Heights. Then on to John’s from 5 to 7 p.m. at the Old Orchard Townhomes clubhouse, 801 Butternut Lane, Mt. Prospect (come in off Schoenbeck). No RSVP needed for either; bring your friends.

Call me by this Saturday, Sept. 4, if you want the ROWT discount tickets ($67) for RightNation2010, Saturday, Sept. 18, at the Sears Centre Arena in Hoffman Estates. Besides Glenn Beck, the rally features Andrew Breitbart, Cong. Aaron Schock, the Wall Street Journal’s John Fund and many more, including celebrities from the entertainment world. 

We’re looking for volunteers to take charge of precincts for the next 64 days. And friends who will walk neighborhoods on an ad hoc basis. And others who will help us keep the HQ open. Starting next Tuesday, we’d like to keep the doors open, the lights on and the phones answered throughout the week until after the election.

Availability here and outreach in the precincts are the keys to victory. Let’s not leave this election to chance! Our candidates are counting on Wheeling to make the difference in statewide, countywide and local races.

Faithfully,

Ruth O’Connell
Republican Committeeman
Republicans of Wheeling Township
909 E. Rand Road, Arlington Heights, IL 60004
847.632.1774

Office hours Tues. 10:30 a.m. to Noon, Wed. 11:30 a.m. – 2 p.m. and 6 – 7:30 p.m., Thurs. 4 – 6 p.m., Sat. 10 a.m. – 1 p.m.; otherwise by appointment.

www.rowtgop.org or www.rowtwomen.blogspot.com and on Facebook.com at “Republicans of Wheeling Township”

”A political party cannot be all things to all people. It must represent certain fundamental beliefs which must not be compromised to political expediency or simply to swell its numbers.”

-- Ronald Reagan, addressing the 1975 Conservative Political Action Conference

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One conservative makes a difference with sample ballots and party building

125 Wheeling Township GOP Committeeman Ruth O'Connell had the troops out Wednesday afternoon, preparing literature bags for precinct captains to deliver to area Republican voters over the next two weekends.  For O'Connell, these efforts are the meat and potatoes of a local political organization.  Getting info to voters is crucial.

O'Connell is one of Cook County GOP's brightest stars, known for understanding and implementing the basics of building a Republican organization street by street, precinct by precinct.  Letting voters know about the candidates is hard work, even in a day of internet and mass publishing.  O'Connell's face-to-face contact has produced one of Cook County's liveliest and most influential Republican organizations.

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 Sunday, June 08, 2008

O'Connell Honored With Henry Hyde Award

by Jennifer Baty

At the end of the Illinois GOP Convention's general session Chairman Andy McKenna presented Wheeling Township Committeeman, Ruth O'Connell, with the Henry Hyde Award for her excellence in leadership.

Through her fierce dedication and hard work, Committeeman O'Connell created an outstanding organization of loyal precinct workers and energized ground troops who have yielded real results in support of local and statewide Republican candidates. Frequent meetings and events at the Wheeling Township headquarters are filled wall to wall with folks eager to participate in this dynamic organization.

O'Connell brought with her to the convention a full contingent of delegates who were a large presence on the floor. She received the award to a standing ovation, and she is a shining example of what good Republicans can accomplish in Illinois.

Congratulations and a big thank you to Ruth for all she gives and inspires!

 

Comments

Big thanks go to Ruth for her many hours of work on the Platform and Resolutions committee that helped protect our conservative platform from the predations of liberal committee members bent on making our IL GOP platform look like the liberal pro-abortion, pro-homosexual Democrat platform.

Ruth deserves further kudos for standing up and voting in favor of a Direct Elections Resolution despite obvious pressure from anti-reform members and leaders.

As a relatively new Township GOP Chairman, I have found Ruth's advice and assistance invaluable. Her Republicans Of Wheeling Township organization is a model for successful committees. She is truly an asset to our party and deserves this award and recognition for her many years of hard work and success.

Posted by: Don Castella | Sunday, June 08, 2008 at 09:21 AM

Way to go Ruth!

Posted by: Lisa | Sunday, June 08, 2008 at 11:49 AM

As a small member of the Wheeling Township Republican Party, I can absolutely affirm that Ruth O'Connell is the living embodiment of efficient, honest and caring Republican leadership.

Every County Chairman needs to have Ruth pay their townships a visit and to run an education and training seminar (all day) on how to organize the party faithful.

If one were to make a video series of lessons on chairmanship which includes active on the ground participation, Ruth should be the ideal subject. --Hey, there's an idea.

Every month her meeting has speakers of interest to Republicans, including candidates and office holders. They appear because they know that she has done an excellent job and people will be there.

That a person as savvy as Don Castella -- who is a Lake County model would acknowledge what Ruth in Cook County has done is fair testament to he prowess.

Posted by: Pete Speer | Sunday, June 08, 2008 at 12:23 PM