RALEIGH, N.C. – The Wake County Young Republicans kicked off tailgate season in style this week at their Low Country Boil sponsored by Representative Bill Daughtridge.   Over 100 people, including many Republican elected officials and three Republican Raleigh City Council Candidates, were in attendance for this festive event held at the West sales center in downtown Raleigh.

The event was the Young Republican's summer social and highlighted the recent National Award the Wake County Young Republicans received for Young Republican Event of the Year.   The award was for the creation of the GOP Tailgate Contest which encourages Republicans to show their support for Republican candidates by hosting Republican-themed tailgate parties at sporting events and music concerts from now until February.   The contest will start up again this weekend and will be expanded nationwide with a grand prize of $500 to the top tailgater.  The contest's myspace page  http://www.myspace.com/goptailgatecontest  was launched last weekend and has already received a lot of traffic and buzz among political gurus.   

Membership in the Wake County Young Republicans (YRs) is open to any registered Republican between 18 and 40 years old, inclusive, who resides in Wake County.  The club is a member of the N.C. Federation of Young Republicans (NCFYR) and is an auxiliary organization of the Wake County Republican Party.   The Wake County Young Republicans club provides members with opportunities to get involved, develop friendships with other like-minded young professionals, learn about the political process, hear from Republican elected officials, candidates and other conservative leaders, contribute to the advancement of Republican principles and ideals, and help Republican candidates win election to public office.   For more information, please contact Chairman David J. Reynolds at 919-559-9915 or davereynoldsyr@gmail.com or visit www.wakeyr.com.