Hagerstown TEA Party

8-28 Restoring Honor Bus Trip

2010-07-30T13:21:00.000-07:00

August 28th - Glenn Beck’s Restoring Honor - Bus Trip to Rally at the Lincoln Memorial

George Washington, Thomas Jefferson, Abraham Lincoln, and our military heroes - All honorable role models for us to remember. Glenn Beck is calling the nation back to honor and calling us back to following the constitution. He has invited us to come to the Lincoln Memorial in Washington DC to remind us and to show our children models of people we should strive to be like.

Please plan to join Sarah Palin and Glenn Beck for the Restoring Honor Rally on August 28th, 2010. This will be a historic event in our nations capital where we can show the nation that we will remember and we will fight for our nation’s foundational principles of life, liberty, and property.

The Hagerstown Tea Party has chartered buses to make the trip to DC easier, more fun, and educational as well. The bus trip costs are $25 per person for the bus trip if postmarked by August 10th, and $30 after August 10th. There are limited seats on the bus and you may reserve your seat in one of three ways: 1) Drive your cash or check to our house in Hagerstown, MD, 2) Send a check to the address at the top of the page or 3) Pay through paypal by sending money to the Hagerstownteaparty@myactv.net email address. When registering, please provide the names of each person going on the bus, their cell phone number, and an e-mail contact.

We are very glad that we have another opportunity to make our concerns known to our representatives in a positive, succinct, and organized manner. By working together, we ARE making a difference! Thanks again for taking the time to make your voice heard, and we look forward to talking with you soon.
Sincerely,
Neil & April Parrott

For more information please visit www.hagerstownteaparty.org

Get Maryland Moving Again Town Hall Meeting - June 1st in Funkstown

2010-05-31T20:33:00.000-07:00

The Hagerstown TEA Party is partnering with Americans for Prosperity to host the "Get Maryland Moving Again” Town Hall Meeting. The town hall will discuss Ideas to Create New Jobs & Make Our State Economically Competitive

Neil Parrott, with the Hagerstown TEA Party, indicated that this town hall meeting will present what is critical to Maryland's economic recovery. A panel of experts, including the Chris Summers, President of Maryland's Public Policy Institute and Joan Warner, President of the Cumberland Valley Chapter of the Associated Builders and Contractors, will present a pro-active plan to help Maryland attract new jobs and allow current businesses to thrive. Participants will also have the opportunity to ask questions about issues that matter to them.

The meeting is free to the public and will be held on Tuesday, June 1 from 7-9 P.M. at Next Dimensions, the old Moose Lodge, on US 40 Alternate in Funkstown, MD. Please contact Neil Parrott at hagerstownteaparty@myactv.net for more information, or visit the web at www.GetMarylandMovingAgain.com.

"Government big enough to supply everything you need is big enough to take everything you have ... The course of history shows that as a government grows, liberty decreases." - Thomas Jefferson

Hagerstown Tea Party - Tax Day, April 15, 2010

2010-04-08T14:46:00.000-07:00

One year and $12 Trillion later, are you better off?

Join the Hagerstown Tea Party for a tax day tea party in downtown Hagerstown at University Plaza from 3-6 PM on April 15th.

For more information please visit our updated website at http://www.hagerstownteaparty.org/

Hagerstown TEA Party Website

2009-08-14T08:16:00.000-07:00

Please visit our new website at http://www.hagerstownteaparty.org/.

NATIONAL TEA PARTY

2009-07-29T06:18:00.000-07:00

9/12 MARCH ON WASHINGTON

We are pleased to invite you to participate in the first National TEA Party, scheduled to occur on Saturday, September 12th, the first weekend after Congress’ return to session after their summer break. This event will allow us to join with other TEA Party groups from across the country. The proposed schedule is posted below, and the national information can be found at http://912dc.org/agenda.

Please confirm your attendance as soon as possible by purchasing your tickets. To get a copy of the registration form, please email HagerstownTeaParty@myactv.net. This will help us to know how many buses are needed for the trip. If your registration is postmarked before Friday, July 31st, the cost will be $28/seat. The cost will be $32/seat until August 19th, and $35/seat after the 19th, while seats are available. These costs include all taxes and tips.

Schedule: The 9/12 March starts at 10 AM in DC; we should be there at 9:30 AM.

Hagerstown:

Meet at Park & Ride lot adjacent to the MVA.
7:15 AM Arrive
7:40 Pep Rally
7:55 Depart
(1 hour and 33 min. ride) 9:30 Arrive in DC

Return Trip
4:00 Leave DC
5:40 Arrive in Hagerstown
(We will be eating at the Cracker Barrel when we return, if anyone would like to join us.)

Buses will have restrooms, and bag lunches are recommended for lunch, although street vendors should be available. Scholarships to cover the cost of the bus trip are available, upon request. If anyone would like to contribute towards the scholarships, please let us know as soon as possible.

Bus pick-ups in Cumberland, Martinsburg and Chambersburg will be available, based on interest. We must have at least 20 people in order for the buses to originate from each location. If this minimum is not met, those who have purchased tickets will have the option to either leave from Hagerstown, or receive a refund of the ticket cost.

We look forward to hearing from you soon.

Sincerely,
Neil and April Parrott

Tea Party II - Schedule of Events

2009-07-06T18:03:00.000-07:00

Hagerstown Tea Party II Tuesday, July 6 - Time Line:
2:30-3:00 Set up

3:00-4:00 Registration –University Plaza will house the only official table
· Prepare Letters to US Senators and President
· Sign Waving on the Dual Highway
· Patriotic Music

3:15-3:30 Student Speech Contest

4:30-5:30 Program part of the event
· Pledge of allegiance – Children led
· The National Anthem – Ruth Seiler
· Opening prayer - Pastor Dale Carver, Hagerstown Bible Church
· Acknowledgement of identified dignitaries
· Awards to the speech contest finalists
· Speech by the winner of the student speech contest
· Speech by Randy Buchman
· God Bless America – Gary Rohrer
· Speech by George Michael
· Speech by Jim Warner
· Ceremonial dropping of tea bags into pool
· Description of Next Steps

5:30-6:30 Sign Waving on the Dual Highway

6:00-6:30 Cleanup and tear down

July 7th TEA Party!

2009-06-13T08:52:00.000-07:00

WHERE: University Park, on US 40 (Washington St.) next to the University of MD campus and directly across from the Hagerstown Post Office.

WHEN: July 7, 2009 3 - 6 PM

Join with millions of like-minded Americans across the nation to protest the $3.27 TRILLION budget, the $700 BILLION TARP Bank Bailout, the Nationalization of GM and Chrysler, and the skyrocketing National Debt. We are bankrupting our country & Future generations. We are “Taxed Enough Already” and must call for Fiscal Accountability.

BRING A FRIEND, BRING A SIGN*, BRING AN ENVELOPE TO SEND TO OUR US REPRESENTATIVES, BRING TEA BAGS, OR JUST COME OUT AND SHOW YOUR SUPPORT FOR ACCOUNTABILITY IN OUR GOVERNMENT.
*No vulgarity on signs – This is a peaceful event.

“We must not let our RULERS load us with perpetual debt.”
Thomas Jefferson In a letter to Samuel Kercheval, July 12, 1816

June 2nd Work Party

2009-05-27T19:54:00.000-07:00

If you would like to MAXIMIZE YOUR IMPACT, we will be having a committee work party for the HAGERSTOWN TEA PARTY on Tuesday, June 2nd. At this meeting, we will establish committees designated to accomplish specific tasks to expand the impact of the summer TEA Party, planned for the week of July 4th. We will also discuss future steps for the Hagerstown TEA Party movement as we work with National TEA Party Groups.

The meeting will be held in the back room of the Pizza Hut located at the intersection of the Dual Highway and Mount Aetna Road from 6-8 PM on Tuesday, June 2nd. Thank you to those who have already RSVP’d.

We will provide concrete details regarding the summer Hagerstown TEA party in July after the June 2nd meeting. Hope that everyone has a nice Memorial Day weekend.

Sincerely,
Neil and April Parrott

"Freedom is never more than one generation away from extinction. We didn't pass it to our children in the bloodstream. It must be fought for, protected, and handed on for them to do the same, or one day we will spend our sunset years telling our children and our children's children what it was once like in the United States where men were free." Ronald Reagan

Schedule of Events

2009-04-14T22:52:00.000-07:00

Time Item
2:30-3:00 • Set up
3:00-4:00 • Registration – please only register at the registration table set up in the University Plaza
• Prepare Letters to US Senators and President
• Ceremonial dropping of tea bags into pool
• Sign Waving on the Dual Highway
• Patriotic Music
4:00-5:00 • Presenting of the flag
• Pledge of allegiance
• National Anthem
• Opening prayer - Pastor Rich Carr, Christ Community Church
• Acknowledgement of identified dignitaries
• Speech by Delegate Chris Shank
• Announcements
• Speech by Neil Parrott
• Song and Presentation of the letters to the Post Office
• Speech by Delegate Andrew Serafini
• Up to one minute comments by dignitaries
• Ceremonial walking of the letters to the Post Office
5:00-6:00 • Sign Waving on the Dual Highway
• Patriotic Music
• Song by Melissa Miller
• Description of Next Steps
• Closing prayer by Pastor John Miller
6:00-6:30 • Cleanup and tear down

Press Release

2009-04-13T21:41:00.001-07:00

TEA PARTY PLANNED FOR HAGERSTOWN MARYLAND

The Hagerstown Tea Party represents people who are concerned about their family’s and their children’s future, who are concerned about the skyrocketing national debt, and who think the government is spending too much of their hard-earned money. The Hagerstown Tea Party is a part of a national movement of Tea Parties planned in over 1,500 cities across the U.S. scheduled for April 15.

The Hagerstown Tea Party expects to have approximately 200 participants. Main Speakers include Delegate Chris Shank and Delegate Andrew Serafini. The event is scheduled for this Wednesday, Tax Day, rain or shine from 3-6 PM in the University Plaza. The plaza is located right next to the University of Maryland Hagerstown Campus and across from Hagerstown Post Office in the middle of the Dual Highway.

Please contact Neil Parrott for more information. He can be reached by phone at 240-329-2645 or by e-mail at hagerstownteaparty@myactv.net.

Event Information

2009-04-02T23:23:00.000-07:00

“We must not let our RULERS load us with perpetual debt.” Thomas Jefferson In a letter to Samuel Kercheval, July 12, 1816

For more information, or to find out how you can help, please contact hagerstownteaparty@myactv.net.

Hagerstown TEA PARTY
April 15, 2009 www.teapartyday.com
WHERE: University Plaza, on US 40 next to the University of MD campus and directly across from the Hagerstown Post Office.

WHEN: TAX DAY, April 15, 2009 3 - 6 PM

Join with millions of like-minded Americans across the nation to protest the $3.27 TRILLION budget, the $700 BILLION TARP Bank Bailout, and the skyrocketing National Debt. We are bankrupting our country & Future generations. We are “Taxed Enough Already” and must call for Fiscal Accountability.

BRING A FRIEND, BRING A SIGN*, BRING AN ENVELOPE TO SEND TO OUR US REPRESENTATIVES, BRING TEA BAGS, OR JUST COME OUR AND SHOW YOUR SUPPORT FOR ACCOUNTABILITY IN OUR GOVERNMENT.*No vulgarity on signs – This is a peaceful event.

Hagerstown TEA Party

2009-04-01T17:09:00.000-07:00

Hagerstown TEA Party

Do you feel our countries spending is out of control? Are you concerned about the roll back of recent tax cuts and other tax increases? Do you want to do something about it? Well now is your chance.

Please come to the Hagerstown Post Office on April 15th anytime between 3PM to 6 PM to voice your concerns and hear from others about the situation.

We'll update this with more information soon and look forward to seeing you there.