Join Our Celebration of Grassroots Warriors Representing the Five Pillars of Freedom!

2026 Champions of Freedom
and Memorial Award honorees

Saturday, August 8, 2026

Holiday Inn Conference Center
5701 S Broadway, Tyler TX

4:00 PM Quick Check opens for VIP Table Sponsors/guests and Award Honorees Only – This is for Private Reception with our special guests and speakers for the evening.

5:00 PM VIPs join Honorees & Special Guest Speakers for Appetizers & Photos

6:00 PM Plated Table Service Dinner

7:00 – 9:00 PM Award presentations, followed by

Vice-President Vance’s Mom — Beverly Vance Aikins!

9:00 – 10:00 PM “After Party” Fun, Fellowship & Photo-ops

In recognition of their personal sacrifice and consistent dedication to Texas and the Great Cause of Liberty, we gratefully announce our amazing 2026 Grassroots America Champions of Freedom!

Cindy Asmussen

Williamson County

Brian Harrison

Ellis County

Bill Aiken

Smith County

Betty Anderson, Montgomery County
Bob Bagley, Montgomery County
Melissa Beckett, Greg County
Tillie Perkins, Dallas County
Catherine Roots, Smith County
Richard Steenson, Smith County
Leslie Thomas, Hill County
Trey & Lucy Trainor, Hays County
Kathaleen Wall, Leon County
Rhonda Ward, Nacogdoches County

* These deserving patriots wear multiple hats and serve in numerous ways. We will spotlight their service, celebrate them, and encourage them to keep going!

Event Dress Code:
Dressy/TX business casual. Not black tie, but not backyard BBQ either!

Sponsorship table levels
Use “Reserve Your Sponsor Table” link below.  
Help us “sell out” this event early! 

This is a statewide event! We ALWAYS sell out weeks before the event! 

VIP Table Sponsor Levels
(TicketLeap shows table pricing per seat for table level.)

Faith Pillar | $40,000
• Center front seating for 8 (only 1 available)
• 4 Complimentary hotel rooms for 8/8
• Pre-dinner VIP Reception
• Program Recognition
8 seats x $5000.00 per seat = $40,000
** A 3% Credit Card Fee will be applied to order on final checkout.

Family Pillar | $25,000
• Best table seating for 8
• 3 Complimentary hotel rooms for 8/8
• Pre-dinner VIP Reception
• Program Recognition
8 seats x $3125.00 per seat = $25,000
** A 3% Credit Card Fee will be applied to order on final checkout.

Freedom Pillar | $10,000
• Premier table seating for 8
• 2 Complimentary hotel rooms for 8/8
• Pre-dinner VIP Reception
• Program Recognition
8 seats x $1250.00 per seat = $10,000
** A 3% Credit Card Fee will be applied to order on final checkout.

Fidelity Pillar | $5,000
• Premier table seating for 8
• 1 Complimentary hotel room for 8/8
• Pre-dinner VIP Reception
• Program Recognition
8 seats x $625.00 per seat = $5,000
** A 3% Credit Card Fee will be applied to order on final checkout.

Future Generations Pillar | $2500
• Preferred table seating for 8
• Pre-dinner VIP Reception
• Program Recognition
8 seats x $312.50 per seat = $2,500
** A 3% Credit Card Fee will be applied to order on final checkout.

Fortifier of Freedom | $1,250
• Table seating for 8
• Pre-dinner VIP Reception
• Program Recognition
8 seats x $156.25 per seat = $1,250
** A 3% Credit Card Fee will be applied to order on final checkout.

Rexas Rampart | $800
• Table seating for 4
• Pre-dinner VIP Reception
• Program Recognition
4 seats x $200 per seat = $800
** A 3% Credit Card Fee will be applied to order on final checkout.

Enduring Patriot | $400
• Table seating for 2
• Pre-dinner VIP Reception
• Program Recognition
2 seats x $200 per seat = $400
** A 3% Credit Card Fee will be applied to order on final checkout.

1. Emailing to roger@gawtp.com notification of the sponsor table level you wish to purchase and by
2. Sending an expedited check to:

Our Annual Champions of Freedom Awards Dinner Sells Out Every Year!

Please avoid disappointment by reserving your VIP table now.

Can’t attend but appreciate what we do?
Please donate to continue our work.

We humbly ask you to support our work with your financial support for this dinner.  

This dinner is how we fund our major projects and our statewide Texas Conservative Grassroots Coalition.

We do not spend money on salaries or paid lobbyists.  We do not stay in lavish hotels, jet around the country, eat at high dollar restaurants, or buy tables at other events with your donations.  Instead, my husband and I support other conservative groups by making a personal donation in the name of Grassroots America.

We are the largest all volunteer-led conservative citizen action organization in Texas. Our Board of Directors serve with no pay.  96% of our donations go toward achieving our mission.  The other 4% goes to meet legal compliance.

All of our legislative action and transparency tools are free to every citizen and group to use.  They are not and never will be located behind a pay wall as long as I am the executive director.

So, please help us. Sponsorship table levels can be found at the “Reserve Your Sponsor Table” link below.  Help us “sell out” this event early!

Fighting for the Liberty our Founders intended,

JoAnn Fleming
Executive Director
Grassroots America – We the People PAC™
Texas Conservative Grassroots Coalition™