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$40 Gift Cards for NPC Communicators focus group participants; few spots remain
The National Press Club is looking for communicator members who wish to participate in the first focus group based on the results of the 2012 National Press Club Membership Survey. The communicator focus group will meet Thursday, Oct. 11, from 7 p.m. to 9 p.m. Communicator members who participate will be asked to share their thoughts on the Club. A few spaces remain. If you are a Communicator member of the Club who would like to add your voice to this important focus group, please send an email with your contact information to [email protected] no later than Friday, Oct. 5. The Club will also…
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Dinner & a Movie: Enjoy a Reliable Source burger with a view of George Clooney, 7 p.m. Oct. 4
National Press Club members and their guests are invited to "Dinner and a Movie" night featuring "The Ides of March" on Thursday, Oct. 4 at 7 p.m. in the McClendon Room. Members and their guests may choose from the regular menu or a selection of dinner specials while enjoying the movie. Please contact us at [email protected] or 202-662-7443 for more information or to reserve your table.
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Club connections: Enhance your travel with reciprocal clubs
Taking advantage of NPC’s reciprocal clubs can add an extra dimension to travels in the United States or overseas. The time my wife Darlene Shields and I spent exploring and enjoying lunch at Hong Kong’s Foreign Correspondents’[OK] Club(FCC) was one of the highlights of our recent 10-day trip to the city. Like the NPC, photos and plaques on the FCC's walls tell of some of the momentous events club members have covered. Journalists in China during World War II founded the FCC in 1943 in Chongquing, the capital of the part of China controlled by Chiang Kai-shek’s Nationalist Party. After moving…
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Don't Sneeze on Me: Flu shots canceled due to low registration
The National Press Club has canceled the flu shots scheduled for Wednesday, Oct. 10 due to lack of interest and registration. If you have questions, please contact Terry Davis at 202-662-7520 or email him at [email protected].
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Enjoy brunch, lively discussion of 'Americans in Paris' at Books & Brunch Oct. 20
The National Press Club's Books & Brunch group will meet on Saturday, Oct. 20 at noon in the NPC's Fourth Estate restaurant to discuss David McCullough’s The Great Journey: Americans in Paris. All Club members are welcome, but please RSVP to Jack Williams at [email protected] so the restaurant can prepare for the group. Parking is free at the PMI garage on G Street between 13th and 14th if you have a meal at the Fourth Estate restaurant and bring your parking stub for validation.
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This Is It: Claim your free drink! Membership survey ends today
Today is your last chance to have your voice heard by completing the survey of National Press Club members before it closes. Although we've got record participation in the survey, we'd still like to hear more opinions from our members. You've got until midnight tonight. The survey results are used to develop the Press Club's strategic plan that will help set the direction and priorities for the next five years. You should have received the survey in your e-mail box. If you did not or if you need to have it resent, please let us know at [email protected]. Your link is unique to you, so please…
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If it’s Oct. 10, then it’s Meet the Press Club
Did you know that the National Press Club features an exclusive, member-only networking event every other month? Please join us for the next edition of Meet the Press Club at 6 p.m. on Wednesday, Oct. 10, in the NPC's Reliable Source's McClendon room. Space is limited, so please reserve your spot by sending an email to Sarah Driggs at [email protected]. Meet the Press Club is specifically designed as a forum for Club members to network and establish business contacts among fellow members. For more about your membership benefits please email [email protected].
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Join other NPC members for Pub Quiz tonight at 7 p.m. in Truman Lounge
Please join your fellow National Press Club members for Pub Quiz tonight at 7 p.m. in the NPC's Reliable Source's Truman Lounge. Teams of Know-it-alls should assemble in the Truman Lounge for a fun night of worthless trivia with a great crowd. Enjoy cold beer and the Reliable Source's signature menu while you show off your smarts. Each team needs to include at least one NPC member. Round prizes will be awarded along with the evening’s grand prize of $50 off the winning team’s tab at the Reliable Source. No reservation is necessary and guests are welcome. For more information please contact…
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Nominations open Oct. 1 for NPC Board, Officers
It's almost campaign season -- and we don't mean for presidential, state or local races. We're talking about electing National Press Club board members and officers for 2013. Nominations for four board seats -- three journalists and one communicator -- as well as all Press Club officer positions will open Oct. 1 and close Oct. 26. If you're thinking about running, the first step is preparing nominating petitions, which may be placed on the table outside the President's Office beginning Oct. 1. Petitions must include name, signature and club number. If you have any questions, please contact…
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NPC president plans to lead swing dancers at Oct. 27 Silver Owls 'Hoot'
Remember when almost everyone in America, young and old alike, listened to the same records and danced to the same tunes? Maybe you don't, but it happened -- and really not so long ago. Remember the fabulous Swing Era of the 1930s-1950s, when Benny Goodman, Glenn Miller, Count Basie, Tommy and Jimmy Dorsey, Duke Ellington and Artie Shaw were household names? Well, they were -- and far more famous than any rap or rock star is today! The Silver Owls will celebrate that "golden age" of American popular music at its upcoming "Hoot" at the National Press Club at noon on Saturday, Oct. 27. The…
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