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Win Big at Oct. 15 Silent Auction
Come to the Fourth Estate Award Dinner on Oct. 15 and bid on: A year of fabulous cupcakes A night in a fabulous hotel and A photo shoot with a fabulous photographer. Seriously! The National Press Club's annual Silent Auction will be held at the Fourth Estate Dinner this year. Among the items up for bid: A year-long membership in Georgetown Cupcake’s Cupcake of the Month Club. The winning bidder receives a dozen cupcakes each month for a year – pickup or delivery. A one-night stay and breakfast for two at the Mandarin Oriental Hotel in Washington. A photo shoot and consultation with Sky…
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Club's Traditional Summer Financial "Curse" Subsides
The "summer curse" of unprofitable months at the National Press Club may be nearing an end. Against a historical backdrop of triple-digit losses in July, the start of the traditionally slow summer period, the Club this year had a loss of only $34,000, compared to a deficit of $124,000 for the same month last year, Treasurer Keith Hill reported to the Board of Governors at its monthly meeting on Aug. 23. The turnaround came by increasing revenues by about $37,000, to $880,000, and reducing costs by $50,000. The results meant that on a cash flow basis, there was no need to dip into cash…
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July 19 Board Minutes Posted Online
The minutes of the July 19, 2010 Board of Governors meeting can be read in the members-only section of the NPC website at the following link: http://cfc.press.org/members/secureDocument.cfm?docID=426 -- Myron Belkind, Club Secretary, [email protected]
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'Texas Festive' Attire at Oct. 15 Fourth Estate Award Dinner
You get to wear your best "Texas festive" look at the Oct. 15 Fourth Estate Award Dinner honoring CBS Newsman Bob Schieffer. What does that mean? For men, that means a bolo instead of a tie and cowboy boots instead of dress shoes. In Texas, it might also mean dark jeans, cowboy boots and a dressy cowboy shirt with pearl buttons. For women, it means a chance to sparkle, with a pretty cocktail dress, beaded top with satin palazzo pants or perhaps a flowery long gown. Schieffer, anchor of Sunday's must-see "Face the Nation" on CBS Television, will be roasted and toasted by the bipartisan team…
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Member's Play at Corner Store Stage Aug. 26
"The Botticelli Cruise" by Club member Anthony E. Gallo will be performed at 8 p.m. at the Corner Store Stage on Thursday, Aug. 26. Four bizarre and confused characters appear in this two-act drama about a cruise on a small exclusive cruise ship. Admission is a $10 donation that includes refreshments. The theater is at 900 South Carolina Avenue, SE Washington, DC. Reserve at 202.544.5807 or email [email protected] -- Tony Gallo, [email protected]
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Fellowship Deadline Sept. 10
Applications for the Kyoto Prize journalism program is Sept. 10. The selected journalists will travel to Kyoto, Japan, in November for lectures and workships and to attend the prize ceremony. The program is designed for professional science, technology and arts writers and editors in print, radio and broadcast media.who report on one or more of these categories: advanced technology, basic sciences, and arts and philosophy. Apply at: www.pointloma.edu/community/kyoto -- Leila Henry, [email protected]
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This Week in NPC History
Aug. 24, 1925: A contract is signed for the construction of a new National Press Club building after three moves in 18 years, to become what was at that time the largest privately owned office building in Washington. Aug. 25, 1927: New tenants move into the new building at the corner of F and 14th Streets NW, two years after being told it couldn’t be done. Aug. 27, 1976: Champion boxer Muhammad Ali appears with his challenger, Ken Norton, at a packed NPC luncheon one week before their Yankee Stadium fight. This Week in National Press Club History is brought to you by the History and Heritage…
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Job Opening for Magazine Editor
KMI Media Group, a defense magazine publishing company, seeks a full-time editor to manage all aspects of magazine development, including long-range planning, article conceptualization, assignments, editing, fact checking, quality control, and liaison with other departments. The ability to effectively communicate with members of Congress, senior Defense Department officials and leaders of industry is a must. The position is also responsible for development of marketing and collateral materials as they relate to their specific publications, in addition to other article and production…
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'Twice a Stranger' at Book Club, Noon Aug. 21
Books & Brunch will discuss “Twice a Stranger: The Mass Expulsions that Forged Modern Greece and Turkey” by Bruce Clark at noon on Saturday, Aug. 21, in the Fourth Estate Restaurant. If you buy a meal and bring your parking ticket from the PMI garage on G Street between 13th and 14th Streets, the Fourth Estate will stamp it, giving you free parking. At the end of the Saturday meeting, the group will select a non-fiction book for the Oct. 16 discussion. RSVP to Jack Williams by Thursday, Aug. 19, at [email protected] -- Jack Williams, [email protected]
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2 Head Table Seats Available for NOLA Mayor Luncheon Aug. 19
If you are interested in sitting at the head table for the luncheon Thursday. Aug. 19, featuring New Orleans Mayor Mitch Landrieu, please email Donna Leinwand at [email protected]. There are two seats available. Landrieu will address the city's ongoing challenges five years after Hurricane Katrina and the added challenges of a budget deficit, the economic effects of the BP oil spill and a police department under federal investigation. The luncheon begins at 12:30 p.m. Head table guests must arrive at the VIP reception by 12:15 p.m. Cost of the luncheon is $17 for National Press Club…
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