Mary Katherine Ham's great article about our event last year:

"A Very Polite Tea Party!"


 Following is the event program as it actually happened on 4/15/2009. 


                 
                Mason Weaver 
         2009 Keynote speaker! 
             
Check out pictures of the 2009 Rally HERE

Edenton Newpaper Heralds the Edenton Tea Party 2009 Rally! 
   

  

- Moderator - Garland Shepheard  
- Invocation 
     Bethany Baptist Church - Pastor Tommy Tripp
- Pledge of Allegiance 
     Cotten Enterprises - Kim Cotten
- Comments by noted attendees
      Senator Richard Burr - Betty Jo Shepheard
      Chowan County Republican Chairman - Bob Steinburg
- History and legacy of the original Edenton Tea Party 
    John Locke Foundation - Dr. Troy Kickler
- Explanation of opposition to recent huge indebtedness
    Americans for Prosperity - Dallas Woodhouse
- Explanation of opposition to proposed overbearing taxes
    NC Federation of Republican Women - Kim Hendrix
- Keynote Speaker
    Author, Talk Show Host and Motivational Speaker - Mason Weaver
- Grand Finale - Throwing Tea in the Edenton Bay!


Throwing the Tea into the Bay!