{"id":54677,"date":"2015-08-23T18:00:27","date_gmt":"2015-08-23T22:00:27","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.aroundfortwayne.com\/news\/?p=54677"},"modified":"2015-08-23T18:00:27","modified_gmt":"2015-08-23T22:00:27","slug":"downtown-gop-lunch-club-meeting-8262015","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/aroundfortwayne.com\/news\/2015\/08\/23\/downtown-gop-lunch-club-meeting-8262015\/","title":{"rendered":"Downtown GOP Lunch Club meeting &#8211; 8\/26\/2015"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.aroundfortwayne.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/02\/Downtown_GOP.jpg\" alt=\"Downtown GOP Club logo\" width=\"200\" height=\"184\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-35181\" \/><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Calendar item from the Downtown GOP Lunch Club:<\/p>\n<blockquote><p><strong>Downtown GOP Lunch Club meeting &#8211; 8\/26\/2015<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><!--more--><\/p>\n<p><strong>Date and time<\/strong>: Wednesday, August 26th, 11:30 AM<\/p>\n<p><strong>Featuring<\/strong>: Mitch Harper for Fort Wayne Mayor and Lana Keesling for Fort Wayne City Clerk<\/p>\n<p><strong>When<\/strong>: 11:30 A.M. Wednesday, August 26th<\/p>\n<p><strong>Where<\/strong>: ACGOP HQ at 135 Main Street (corner of Main and Harrison)<\/p>\n<p><strong>Cost<\/strong>: FREE to Downtown GOP Club Members (included in your $20 annual membership). $5 per person for non-member guests.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Benefits of Membership<\/strong>: Staying Informed on local politics, Campaign Updates, Monthly drawing for downtown restaurants, Free Lunches at every Meeting, Meet and Greet with Elected Officials, Annual Christmas Party gift give away, Coney Island Hot Dogs at each post-election and being a part of the strongest County Republican Party in the State of Indiana.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;A door prize drawing will be awarded for a lunch at one of the downtown restaurants. To be eligible for the drawing you must have your dues paid and be at the meeting. Dues are $20 annually and can be paid at the door&#8221;<br \/>\nPlease RSVP to: tah46835@frontier.com<\/p>\n<p>Paid for and authorized by the Downtown GOP Club, an auxiliary of the Allen County Republican Party, Steven Shine, Chairman.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h3>Related Images:<\/h3><div class=\"ngg-related-gallery\">\n\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/aroundfortwayne.com\/news\/wp-content\/gallery\/2011-elections\/142418.jpg\"\n\t\t\ttitle=\"Bob Hughes talks about TFE.  Photo taken September 28, 2010.\"\n\t\t\tclass='thickbox' rel='59736b4332934629abaf5a5579b1e61f' data-image-id=\"5504\" data-src=\"https:\/\/aroundfortwayne.com\/news\/wp-content\/gallery\/2011-elections\/142418.jpg\" data-thumbnail=\"https:\/\/aroundfortwayne.com\/news\/wp-content\/gallery\/2011-elections\/thumbs\/thumbs_142418.jpg\" data-title=\"Bob Hughes\" data-description=\"Bob Hughes talks about TFE.  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