A summary of our efforts in 2010

Feb. 4, 2010 - Huntsville Kick-Off Lunch  Keynote Speaker:  Patsy Riley

Feb. 23, 2010 – Participated in the anti-gambling rally on the State House steps

March 6, 2010 - Allied Women Summit, featuring guest speakers Hannah Giles (ACORN videos), Carol Swain (author/professor/Hannity show panelist), K Carl Smith (the Conservative Messenger) and Ginni Thomas  (www.libertycentral.org, wife of Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas)

March 30, 2010 – Participated in the “Stop ObamaCare at the State Line” rally in support of SB 233

April 10, 2010 – “An Evening in the Garden” – a reception for supporters hosted by First Lady Patsy Riley in the Governor’s Mansion garden, featuring guest speaker Carol Swain

April 15, 2010 – Participated in two Tax Day Tea Parties in the Birmingham area (Trussville and Hoover)  Spokeswoman Amie Beth Shaver addressed the crowd in Trussville about the sanctity of life and how ObamaCare affects the Pro-Life Movement

April 28, 2010 – Hosted a Boot Camp to train volunteers how to become involved in electing conservative candidates

May 2010 - Developed and unveiled a voter guide for the primary elections.  Spearheaded a media campaign to raise awareness about the primaries and absentee voting

October 22, 2010 – General Election Voter Guide posted online

December 8, 2010 – Allied Women Board members spoke before the joint assembly of the Alabama State Senate and Alabama State House of Representatives at the Special Legislative Session called by Governor Riley for Ethics Reform

Church Outreach: We began building coalitions with churches to encourage voter registration and voter turnout.

Allied Women PAC provided support for the following candidates for the Alabama State Senate:

George Flowers
Gerald Allen
Paul Bussman

Allied Women PAC ran newspaper ads for the following candidates:

Paul Bussman            Ray Robbins
Phil Williams                Clay Scofield
George Flowers            Gerald Allen

Allied Women PAC recorded messages by Sherri Burgess on behalf of the following candidates:

Gerald Allen                Brian Taylor
Ray Robbins                Paul Bussman
Danny Joyner            Paul Sanford

Social Media:  Since our launch, we have successfully reached out to thousands of people through the various social media outlets:

www.alliedwomen.org – Our multi-media informational website
Facebook – We have over 2,000 fans (and growing) following us
Twitter – Over 100 followers, mostly from the world of politics and the media
Email – 800+ people subscribe to our email updates

Traditional Media: Spokeswomen Sherri Burgess, Julie Collier and Amie Beth Shaver have been interviewed by the the top talk radio hosts in the state, appeared on several television shows