Category Archives: Our Organization

Information about the strengthening, support and development of GRO and our members

Get Your Taxes Prepared for FREE!

Posted on January 19, 2012 by admin

2012 GRO VITA Site Hrs of Operation Flyer GRO VITA Site 2012 Hours of Operation January 21, 2012 to April 14, 2012 GRO – Grass Roots Organizing Headquarters 304 E. Breckenridge Street, Mexico, Missouri 573-581-9596 Mondays: 4:00 – 8:00 p.m. … Continue reading →

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Regency Residents Reign! People before Profit$

Posted on October 30, 2011 by admin

Imagine learning in the newspaper or from a friend that the land where your home sits will be sold out from under you and that your family will literally need to pull up stakes and vacate.  That’s what happened to … Continue reading →

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People Before Profits 11th Anniversary!

Posted on September 14, 2011 by admin

GRO – Grass Roots Organizing
Eleventh Anniversary
People Before Profit$

5:00 pm – 9:30 pm; Saturday, October 15, 2011

Reception 5:00 – 6:00 pm, Dinner 6:00 pm

Hermitage Hall; Truman Hotel & Conference Center

1510 Jefferson St (just off Hwy 54) Jefferson City, Missouri 65109 Ph: (573) 635-7171
special room rates $53 flat rate payable to GRO

Keynote Speaker: TBD

Jack Lillard Award Recipient—Former MO Senator Wes Shoemyer Continue reading →

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Medicare, Medicaid and Social Security YES! Public Meeting

Posted on June 14, 2011 by admin

06.27.11 Flyer 1-pager

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Tax Day! Make Wall St Pay!

Posted on April 19, 2011 by admin

GRO volunteers were able to garner nearly 200 hand written letters within four hours during the tax filing deadline day Monday, April 18, outside the Columbia, MO post office to Senators McCaskill and Blunt. The realization that General Electric may … Continue reading →

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Pea Pod Writes SS Letter to McCaskill

Posted on March 26, 2011 by admin

Tuesday, March 22—Columbia, Missouri GRO – Grass Roots Organizing volunteer canvasser gets a student on MU Campus who’s dressed as a pea pod to collect food for local pantries nearby to stop and do a hand written letter to Senator … Continue reading →

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GRO Represents at 2011 NPA Conference

Posted on March 26, 2011 by admin

NPA groups showed those on and around capitol hill what democracy looks like!  Click on the link below… GRO LEADERS MARCHED FORTH TO WASHINGTON DC

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GRO Celebrates ACA 1st Birthday!

Posted on March 26, 2011 by admin

ACA One Year Anniversary! GRO’s HC Reform 1st Birthday Parties Central Missouri Celebrates Health Care Reform’s 1st Birthday! Cupcakes and Thanks to McCaskill –Less Friendly Visit with Luetkemeyer March 21, 2011 – Columbia, Missouri – GRO – Grass Roots Organizing … Continue reading →

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GRO Money Matters Newsletter

Posted on March 4, 2011 by admin

GRO VITA Site Final Newsletter 2011

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Public Meeting: People Fighting Back Against Predatory Lending

Posted on March 4, 2011 by admin

Public Meeting! When Creditors are Predators

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