The document summarizes the events and activities of the Original Project 9/12 - Tea Party of the Lehigh Valley group in 2009, including several tea party protests they organized. Some of the major events mentioned are the April 15th tea parties in Leaser Lake and Harrisburg that together drew over 300 people, a grand tea party rally on April 19th, a reading of the Declaration of Independence on July 3rd attended by over 200 people, and participation in tea party protests in Philadelphia on July 4th and Washington D.C. on September 12th (estimated over 100,000 attendees) and November 5th. The group also held events targeting local politicians and made their voices heard on the issues of the day.

1. The Original Project 9/12 - Tea Party of the Lehigh ValleyA Year in Review2009

2. WE THE PEOPLE

3. April 15, 2009Leaser Lake Tea Party

4. Thank you Patriots!

5. About 130 of you braved nasty weather…

6. to share your wisdom

7. And common sense…

8. Applied.

9. Harrisburg Tea PartyApril 15, 2009

10. A Barney Frank fan(nie)

11. Harrisburg feelin’ the love from 230 Lehigh Valley Patriots (and their friends).

12. That’s not Senator Dodd. It’s the TARP.

13. We are everywhere.

14. Like, everywhere.

15. And we aren’t going away.

16. Grand Tea Party RallyApril 19, 2009

17. Tea Party Patriots are a good looking bunch.

18. Even our kids are the cutest.

19. And talented, too.

20. Reading of the Declaration of Independence, EastonJuly 3, 2009

21. Nice night for a revolution.

23. Channeling the Founding Fathers.

24. Patriotism has no age limits…

25. And it never will.

26. Ron Shegda

27. Jake Towne

28. Patty Felix

29. John Saraka

31. Over 200 patriots listened…

32. And heard the words that ended tyranny in the colonies.

33. We’re just not in to tyranny. Ever.

34. Philadelphia Tea PartyJuly 4, 2009

36. The City of Brotherly Love no longer in love with Congress.

38. Did she just say: Throw the bums out?

39. Oh yes she did.

40. Specter Town HallAugust 11, 2009I’m just pretending to listen.

43. March on Washington, D.C.September 12, 2009

44. Okay, so a few hundred people showed up …

47. Well, make that a few thousand people…

50. Um, maybe a few hundred thousand?

54. And we kept pouring into D.C.

66. Correction: 1.1 million people showed up in D.C.

67. Operation: Can You Hear Us Now?October 17, 2009Allentown (Morning Call)

70. Bethlehem Halloween ParadeOctober 25, 2009

72. He read the HealthCare bill.

73. House Call on Washington, D.C.November 5, 2009

75. Doing a pulse check on Congress.

77. Tea Party “terrorists” more thoroughly screened than Gitmo detainees.

79. Standing in line for hours…

80. Hoping someone would hear us…

81. And someone did.

82. Taxpayer March on HarrisburgNovember 7, 2009

85. Patriots welcome truckers’ convoy.

87. LCCC: President’s VisitDecember 4, 2009No, mommy, no!

88. We feel the same way…scared.

89. But hey, he’s the President…

90. And a Nobel Peace Prize winner…

91. And a dog lover…Must make him fall…

92. And a fan of this guy…

93. And this guy. I Satan

94. Now, we’re the radicals.

96. Who vote.

98. We’ll meet you at every diner you visit.

99. We the people…

100. Are fans of this guy…

101. And this guy…

102. And this guy…

103. And this guy.

104. See ya Mr. President…

105. We’ve had enough.bankruptbankruptUnemployment 12%

106. Our future doesn’t include you.

107. We’re happy, positive people…

108. And we love our…

109. And our…

110. And our…

111. And our…

112. And our…

113. And our...

114. Special THANKS to Kim Schmidtner, Joan Campbell, Bryan Eichfeld, Mark Martin and the organizers of THE Original Project 9/12 - Tea Party of the Lehigh Valley: Kat Bonfante, Angie Wambaugh, Paul Saunders, Julian Stolz, Joe DeMaio, Bill Jackson, Tom McFadden, Joe Hilliard, Mat Benol and Donna BaverRovito. – You made 2009 the most politically memorable year ever!

115. The end…

116. But not for us, just for her.