We served over 660 plates of great Squealer’s BBQ and we made a lot of new friends on that hot, hot day! After the money was all counted and all the bills were paid, MeridianTeaParty.com netted just over $2,800.00 for the Billboard Campaign!

When combined with the many, very generous donations that we’ve received over the past couple of months, we have now raised over $6,800.00! We have exceeded our original goal and we can now accelerate our schedule and get our second billboard up as quickly as possible. In addition, we will be planning a big event for either September or October to raise public awareness of the issues surrounding the November, 2010 elections. 

This success is thanks to all of you who have worked so hard, contributed so much, and given of your time to make our Billboard Campaign a success. As I’ve written previously, we’ve been contacted by other Tea Party Groups around the State of Mississippi who are also working on getting their own billboards up and soon it will be hard to travel through our great State without seeing the Tea Party message. 

Special thanks to everyone on the MTP Events Committee. You people did a huge job in a short period of time and made it look easy! 

We also need to thank all of the local media for helping us get the word out to the public. We really appreciate your help! 

Next, big thanks also go out to everyone who helped us sell tickets because without your efforts all the hard work put in by the Events Committee would have been for nothing. If you volunteered to work or deliver plate, set up, clean up or any other job, your efforts did not go unnoticed and were greatly appreciated. 

Last but not least, thanks to everyone who purchased tickets to the event because your support of this event is what really put us over the top on our goal! Your dedication and involvement will help change America for the better this November.

Thank You! Thank You! Thank You!

On July 2, 2010, MeridianTeaParty.com will be holding a fundraiser in the middle of downtown Meridian at Dumont Plaza from 10:00am until 2:00pm. We are currently selling tickets for Squealer’s BBQ plates for $7.00 each. We will deliver for purchases of 10 tickets or more!

Great BBQ is an awesome way to kick off the Fourth of July Weekend!!!!

If you will be in Downtown Meridian and would like to purchase tickets you can call 601-323-3363  or find a MeridianTeaParty.com member. You can also contact us here.

If you will not be in the Meridian area, but would still like to make a donation to our billboard campaign, you can do so below:

If you’ve donated previously, we thank you and hope that you’ll consider donating again. If you haven’t donated yet, please help us and donate today! No donation is too small or too large!

If you prefer to mail in a check, make your check out to “Meridian Tea Party” and mail to:

MeridianTeaParty.com
P.O. Box 3399
Meridian, MS 39303

Or donate online securely through PayPal by clicking the “Donate” button below:

Note: Tarver Program Consultants, Inc. is allowing MeridianTeaParty.com to use their PayPal account for online donations. 100% of the net proceeds of every donation made online will go to the MeridianTeaParty.com Billboard Campaign. Tarver Program Consultants, Inc will not charge for this service and none of the funds received and designated for MeridianTeaParty.com will be retained by Tarver Program Consultants, Inc.

I have to tell you that this was humbling for me. I saw 6 or 700 people who had given a couple of weeks of their life to pay homage to their fallen friends. How many of us have that kind of loyalty? And they do it year after year. There are very few places in this nation I’d let a child run free, but this was one. You knew this crowd could be trusted. I met guys from Oregon, California, Kansas, Texas, Arkansas and a lot of other places. They are all men and know who they are. There are very few things I have felt as good about as helping with one meal for this group.

We’ll do it again next year. Maybe you’ll get a chance to get the same blessing me and the other Tea Party members who were present got.

Wayne

Two (at least 2) bikers came from Hawaii. One of them was an active duty chaplain with USN Submarine crews. At least one gent rode south from Oregon to LA to join up with the group.

I got hugged more than once while handing out flyers. Many of them thought our Tea Party “T” shirts were great. The bikers are with Tea Party ideas.

What fantastic organization they had/have. There was no nonsense about their safety review and instruction either. Everyone paid attention.

They were all politely taking one muffin and then getting out of the way. We had to coax folks into taking two or more muffins. We were afraid for a time that we might have had hundreds of muffins left over. (The leftovers we did have went to Love’s Kitchen).

We have made notes as to how we can do a better job next year. Oh yes, the Good Lord willin’ we will be there in 2011!

Janet and Tom

• Raise Awareness About MeridianTeaParty.com
• Promote Conservative Values
• Increase The Public Visibility Of MeridianTeaParty.com
• Spread Our Message Outside the Borders Of Our County and State
• Remind Voters To Vote In November
• Generate Media Attention

To that end, we have several ideas for billboards and picture of each are shown below. Please review each billboard carefully and note the name of each.

Now that you’ve reviewed the choices, select the ones you liked best in our online poll displayed to your left. The votes will be tallied and the billboards receiving the most votes will be selected in order to become actual billboards around Meridian. You may vote for as many billboards as you would like at one time but you can only vote once per day.

Finally, we cannot rent billboards without your financial help. Please consider donating to our Billboard Campaign to help us fund this worthwhile project. Click on the Donate button below and you’ll be transported to PayPal where you will be able to contributing using a major credit card or your PayPal account.

If you prefer to mail in a check, make your check out to “Meridian Tea Party” and mail to:

MeridianTeaParty.com
P.O. Box 3399
Meridian, MS 39303

Note: MeridianTeaParty.com does not currently have a PayPal account but Tarver Program Consultants, Inc. is allowing us to use their account to enable online donations. 100% of the net proceeds of every donation made online will go to the MeridianTeaParty.com Billboard Campaign. Tarver Program Consultants, Inc will not charge MeridianTeaParty.com any amount for this service and none of the funds received and designated for MeridianTeaParty.com will be retained by Tarver Program Consultants, Inc.

The MeridianTeaParty.com will be holding a meeting on Tuesday, January 26, 2010 at the EMEPA Auditorium on Hwy 39 North starting at 6:30p.m. to discuss and introduce their first effort for 2010 which will be Voter Registration. Donna Jill Johnson, Lauderdale Circuit Clerk, will be our special guest speaker to talk about the voter registration process and how we can help her get as many voters registered as we can. She’ll also be providing us with voter registration forms to use as we try to get as many people signed up to vote.

In light of our recent petition efforts to get Voter ID on the ballot for all Mississippians to vote up or down and with the November Elections coming up this year, it is natural that we should be concerned about getting voters registered to vote. ACORN has been doing this for a long, long time and it is time for us to step up and encourage people to get involved and to excute their duty as citizens and vote!

We will also be discussing how to increase the number of members we have on our email subscriber list.

Come join us for a lively discussion and bring a friend or two with you!

The MeridianTeaParty.com’s board and membership have agreed that this is an important effort and one that we can support in our part of the state. To that end, until November 17th, MeridianTeaParty.com members will be passing out petitions and asking for signatures.

On Tuesday, November 17th, MeridianTeaParty.com will hold another public meeting at the EMEPA Auditorium to gather all the signed petitions collected and present them to Jeppie Barbour who will return to speak to us and receive the results of our efforts that night.

Blank petitions are currently available at the following locations:

• GuideOne Insurance (Directions)
• Graphic Printers (Directions)
• Quality PC of Meridian (Directions)

If you would like to have some petitions to pass out at your business, contact us here and we’ll add your business to this page! MeridianTeaParty.com is very interested in placing petitions in businesses on the West and North sides of Meridian.

To make collection signatures a little more competitive and exciting, prizes will be given to the following top signature getters:

• First Place: Dinner For Two Gift Certificate for a local restuarant.
• Second Place: Lunch For Two Gift Certificate for a local restuarant.
• Third Place: Free Movie Passes for Two

Finally, to give everyone a chance to win, there will be a Wild Card Winner for a free night’s stay at the Lion & Harp Bed & Breakfast! To qualify, simply gather 25 signatures and your name will be entered into the Wild Card Drawing!

There may be more wild card prizes coming soon, and we will announce them here, so check back often!

This is a major opportunity for everyone to help change Mississippi for the better and for our state to be a shining example of true and fair democracy.

One Person, One Vote & Every Vote Counts!

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After Mr. Barbour completes his presentation, we will be showing a one-hour documentary film entitled “33 Minutes” which documents the importance of missile defense to the U.S. and describes the systematic efforts by liberals in this country to dismantle our missile defense programs. This is a powerful movie and one everyone should see! With Iran’s continued march toward achieving nuclear weapons, this film is more timely than ever!

You can learn more about ‘33 Minutes’ and watch the movie trailer by clicking here.

We need to have as many people as possible attend this meeting so we can get the word out about Voter ID! With ACORN crumbling, this is the best opportunity we have had in years to bring reform to the voting process!

PLEASE INVITE YOUR FRIENDS AND DO NOT MISS THIS EVENT!

Date: Tuesday, October 20, 2009
Time: 6:30pm
Location: EMEPA Auditorium (On Hwy 39 – Click for Map)
Speaker: Jeppie Barbour

The Film ‘33 Minutes‘ will be shown after the speaker’s presentation

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To the 350+ people who braved the rain and came out to support us, we say THANK YOU!

To the speakers and performers who donated their time and efforts to educate and entertain the crowd, we say THANK YOU!!!

We learned from doctors who had worked or lived in countries with socialized medicine, we learned from young people who wanted to participate and we learned from the audience about their concerns. We celebrated the more than 20 people from our area who were part of the March on Washington, D.C. and we were excited to learn that more than 2 Million Americans marched on Washington today!

It was a great day for America!

God bless you all!

Pictures coming soon!

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