Dear Friend of Prosperity,

We are only days away from the 2009 Americans for Prosperity Foundation’s Defending the American Dream Summit! The North Carolina team is so excited to have you joining us.

Last year, more than 2,500 activists, including 200+ from North Carolina, descended on Washington, demonstrating to elected officials, government bureaucrats and the national media that there exists a real and powerful grassroots movement focused on reining in out of control spending and taxation, advancing sound free market public policy, and in a very real way, defending the American Dream.

This year, the North Carolina delegation is going to be even bigger and the need for conservative solutions in Washington is twice as great. With your help and participation, we’re going to keep the pressure on, and build on this success.

Attached is a packet of information that includes a preliminary schedule, directions to your chosen departure point, and traveling tips. If you need any additional information, please call (919-839-1011) or call Jonathan Bandy (919-452-4916) or Chris Marie Farr (919-218-5071).

I look forward to seeing you at the Summit this year and I know you will have a great time!

Thanks again for joining us in the fight for PROSPERITY!

Best regards,

Dallas H. Woodhouse
North Carolina Americans for Prosperity Foundation
State Director

NORTH CAROLINA DELEGATION PRELIMINARY SUMMIT AGENDA – UPDATED
PLEASE PRINT AND BRING WITH YOU

Friday, October 2, 2009

5:30 am Depart Southern Pines from parking lot at Carter Bank and Trust
(old People’s Bank, 42 Pinecrest Plaza, Southern Pines, NC 28387)

6:10 am Depart Sanford from parking lot at Food Lion (2581 Hawkins Avenue, Sanford, NC 27330)

11:00 am – 11:30 am Bus stops for lunch

1:30 pm Arrive on Capitol Hill (Bus will drop off at corner of D Street and Louisiana Street NW)

2:00 pm – 3:00 pm National Town Hall Meeting/Rally Upper Senate Park
Intersection of Constitution Ave. and Delaware Ave.

3:15 pm – 4:30 pm North Carolina Senator Office Visits
Office of Senator Richard Burr, 217 Russell Senate Office Building (Please see attached Map)
Office of Senator Kay Hagan, 521 Dirksen Senate Office Building (Please see attached Map)

4:30 pm Get back on bus and depart for hotel. Pickup is same as drop-off point (D Street and Louisiana Street NW).

6:00 pm Auxiliary Hotel Registrants load buses to depart for Marriott Crystal Gateway.

5:30 pm – 7:00 pm General Reception

7:00 pm – 9:30 pm “Tribute to Ronald Reagan” Dinner

Options for after dinner (3 choices)

9:30 pm – 11:30 pm Film Screening: Not Evil, Just Wrong (Optional)
Brief Intro by Producer/Director , Phelim McAleer
Auxiliary Hotel Registrants load buses immediately after film ends.

9:30 pm – 11:30 pm North Carolina Delegation Private Night Tour of Washington, DC Monuments (Optional)
Limited to 150 seats (First Come, First Serve Basis)
After Dinner load buses to take tour. Buses will take you back to your hotel after tour.

9:30 pm If you do not want to watch the film screening or take the tour of the Washington, DC Monuments, Auxiliary Hotel Registrants may load buses after dinner to go back to hotel.

Saturday, October 3, 2009

7:00 am – 7:30 am Crystal Gateway Marriot and Auxiliary Hotel Registrants Check-out of Hotel Room and Put Luggage in Bus.

7:30 am Buses Depart Auxiliary Hotels for Crystal Gateway Marriott
Please have all bags ready to load on bus as we will not return to hotel.

*** Should you be unable to put your bags on the bus that will be taking you home by 7:30 am,
please bring your luggage to the Crystal Gateway Marriott bell stand and check it (this will cost money)
and we will load it before we leave***

7:00 am – 8:30 am Continental Breakfast at Crystal City Marriott

8:40 am Get seat at General Session in North Carolina section.

9:00 am – 11:45 pm General Session
Speaker Include:
Newt Gingrich, former Speaker of the House of Representatives
Senator Jim DeMint
Larry Kudlow, CNBC & CEO of Kudlow and Co.
Hugh Hewitt, Radio Host and Best Selling Author
Stephen Moore, The Wall Street Journal
John Fund, The Wall Street Journal
Herman Cain, Radio Host and FoxNews Contributor
Ed Morrissey, HotAir.com
Tracy Walsh, Breast Cancer Survivor and Spokeswoman for Patients First Tim Phillips, President, Americans for Prosperity Foundation
Phil Kerpen, Director of Policy, Americans for Prosperity Foundation

12:00 pm – 1:00 pm North Carolina Luncheon
Same room as the General Session
Topic: North Carolina’s Policy and Political Landscape hosted by AFP-NC and NC Civitas Institute.
1:15 pm – 4:45 pm Breakout Sessions

5:00 pm – 6:00 pm Closing Reception

6:00 pm Load Buses after Reception for North Carolina

General Information

Please keep our cell phone numbers handy throughout this trip so we can communicate for any reason.

Jonathan R. Bandy, AFP-NC 919-452-4916
Chris Marie Farr, AFP-NC Grassroots Director 919-218-5071
Bill Gilbert, AFP-NC Field Operations Coordinator 919-271-8867
Dallas Woodhouse, AFP-NC State Director 919-671-1050

Riding the Bus

We will leave at 5:30 am from the Carter Bank and Trust in Southern Pines and 6:10 am from Food Lion in Sanford. Please leave early to catch the bus Friday morning allowing time for rush hour traffic, road construction, and getting lost.

Our charter buses have bathrooms. We will be stopping for lunch before we arrive in Washington, DC. Please eat breakfast in the morning and please feel free to bring snacks for the bus ride.

Important Tips

The Itinerary basically lets you know what schedule the bus will try to follow. As everyone is an adult on this trip, you are certainly not bound to the bus itinerary.

The Metro’s Blue and Yellow Line Crystal City stop 1-2 blocks from the hotel. We are only a few miles from either Georgetown or DC by taxi.

If you do not plan to ride the bus to the events (which is discouraged) please let your Bus Captain know so that you are not mistakenly left behind or we do not wait for you to show up. There will be a master list of each attendee to make sure everyone gets on the bus unless notified. Keep those cell numbers handy!!!

The Metro’s Blue and Yellow Line Crystal City stop 1-2 blocks from the hotel. We are only a few miles from either Georgetown or DC by taxi.

Every time the bus is loaded a list of those on that bus will be called so that you are not mistakenly left behind. Keep those cell numbers handy of AFP Staff!!!

Attire

What to Tote

I would highly recommend carrying some type of tote bag in Washington, D.C. You may keep the Itinerary, Summit materials, camera, water, umbrella, medicine, etc. and anything else that you may need for an entire day away from your luggage. You may also want to bring a light jacket or sweater in case the temperature in the hotel is cool.

Hotel Information

Because of the large number of North Carolinians coming to the Dream Summit, we have had to secure rooms in comparable hotels near the Marriott Crystal Gateway. The buses will take you to the correct hotel and shuttle to the Summit.

Crystal Gateway Marriott – SUMMIT LOCATION
1700 Jefferson Davis Highway • Arlington, Virginia 22202
Phone: (703) 920-3230 • Website: http://www.marriott.com/hotels/travel/wasgw-crystal-gateway-marriott/

Crowne Plaza Washington National Airport Hotel
1480 Crystal Drive • Arlington, Virginia 22202
Phone: (703) 416-1600 • Website: http://www.cpnationalairport.com/

Crystal City Marriott at Reagan National Airport
1999 Jefferson Davis Highway • Arlington, Virginia 22202
Phone: (703) 413-5500
Website: http://www.marriott.com/hotels/travel/wascc-crystal-city-marriott-at-rea...

How Much Money Will I Need?

You will need to be prepared to pay for 2 meals (low cost); lunch (food court) on Friday and dinner (food court) on Saturday. Some of you may need money for the DC Metro or taxis if you choose to venture out Friday night or do not plan to stay with the bus.

Seating at the Summit

When you arrive at the General Session on Saturday morning, look for the North Carolina section.
We recommend you grab a seat early.

Photographs

Please bring cameras, digital recorders, etc. to the summit. We would appreciate it if you share those with us after the summit, especially those of NC activists.

Map of Capitol Hill

Senator Burr Office

217 Russell Senate Office Building, Washington, DC‎

Senator Hagan Office

521 Dirksen Senate Office Building, Washington, DC