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Serve the Club! Run for a Board seat. Unexpired term now open. Immediate action needed.
Theresa Werner, a candidate for President of the National Press Club, has submitted her resignation effective Jan. 3, 2012 from her unexpired term on the Board of Governors, in accordance with the Club's bylaws. This creates an additional vacancy on the Board of Governors. Journalist members wishing to run for the seat will need to submit a nominating petition, signed by 15 journalist members, not later than 5 p.m. on Nov. 9, 2011. For further information, please contact Sarahanne Driggs at [email protected]. The full list of those running for all offices will be announced via The Wire Nov…
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Get your 3 p.m. coffee buzz at the Club
Every weekday at 3p.m. in the Truman Lounge the National Press Club offers complimentary coffee service. The Club is the perfect spot for an afternoon meeting with a source or can serve as a quick escape from work. For more information about your membership benefits please email [email protected].
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Charbonneau receives Berny Krug Award, accepts post in Afghanistan
Melissa Charbonneau, who is stepping down as chair of the National Press Club’s Speakers Committee to take a job as a public affairs specialist with the U.S. Army in Kabul, Afghanistan, leaves Washington with the Club's highest honor for service to the NPC _ the Berny Krug Award. “One of the most difficult things about taking this job besides leaving my family is leaving the Press Club,” Charbonneau told the Wire NPC President Mark Hamrick tapped Charbonneau as the Club’s outstanding volunteer for 2011 at an NPC Speakers Luncheon featuring TMZ.com's Harvey Levin on Oct. 24. “Those of you who…
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Buy books, work up an appetite and hit the roast beef buffet, Nov. 15
Celebrate all your terrific finds at the NPC Book Fair by dining on roast beef at the Reliable Source on Thursday, Nov. 15. The restaurant will feature the annual Reliable Source Book & Author/Roast Beef Buffet night beginning at 5:30 p.m. The buffet will be $17 and reservations are required in advance. Check out the amazing menu: Iceberg Lettuce Wedges with Ranch Dressing Arugula Salad, Cilantro marinated Mushrooms, Goat Cheese & Herb Dressing Green Salad, Tomatoes, Carrots, Asiago Cheese, & Peppercorn Vin Spinach Salad with Bacon, Red Onions, Eggs, & Poppyseed Dressing…
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NPC's Morgan to exhibit sculpture, painting at Edison Gallery on Dec. 3
NPC Club member Carol Morgan invites you to an wine reception Saturday, Dec. 3 from 2 p.m. to 5 p.m. at the Edison Gallery, 702 8th St. NW, between G and H Sts. Gallery Place Metro. Morgan is one of 33 artists showing work with the theme of "The Power of Artful Light II" sponsored by the Senior Artists' Alliance. Morgan will show her prize winning sculptured bust, "Wendy" and her watercolor, "Juan." Besides sculpture and painting, other work will include photographs and mixed media. Morgan is reachable at 202-328-9059 and her cell is 202-255-0126.
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In the time before Taco Night, there were hot dogs and movie stars
This Week In National Press Club History November 11, 1919: American Legion Post 20 is founded at the Club, one year after the signing of the armistice which ended World War I. One of its best known projects was the sponsorship of the World War II canteen at the Club, where enlisted men from the Allied Forces were entertained at the Club on Saturday afternoons. Post members served them drinks and hot dogs. President Harry S. Truman sat down at the piano at one of these canteens, and young movie star Lauren Bacall ended up perched on top of the piano as he played. A photo of that…
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Silver Owls install Wiese at Saturday Holeman Hoot
Wise Owls filled the Holeman Lounge Saturday, Nov. 5 for the first-ever Silver Owls noon-time Hoot. The event celebrated the 25th anniversary of the Club-within-the-Club, honoring its founder Berrnie Goodrich and 1961 NPC President John Cosgrove, who have served as Head Hoots during the period. The gathering toasted them during a champagne lunch inaugurating Arthur Wiese, 1979 Club President, as the new Head Hoot. The Ricky Alexander Trio played swing-era tunes as everyone admired Club Board Chair Theresa Werner and friend dancing up a storm two feet from the bar. The Owls Quartet, Wiese,…
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Former N.J. Gov. Whitman to be honored at NPC by United States Club of Rome, Nov. 14
The United States Club of Rome will hold a luncheon Nov. 14 in honor of former New Jersey Gov. Christine Todd Whitman. Whitman, former administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency and current board member of the Council on Foreign Relations, will receive the USA Club of Rome Lifetime Achievement Award and will address the group with a speech on environmental protection priorities. Dr. Francesco Stipo, President of the USA Club of Rome, will speak about "Global Governance and the Reform of the International Institutions." Prince Michael of Liechtenstein will present the "Geopolitical…
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Look over the shoulder of social media managers, noon Nov. 18
Journalists and communicators grappling with issues related to social media can learn some best practices from public-sector social media managers at noon, Friday, Nov. 18, in the McClendon Room. Practitioners will share share real-life stories of how they get their jobs done and measure success. The lunch discussion is open to National Press Club members on a first-come, first-served basis. There is no cost but members will purchase their own lunch from The Reliable Source. To register, visit this webpage and click the link at the bottom. The password is NPCOnline. Whether you're looking for…
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Last chance to register for Nov. 5 Smithsonian tour and free lunch
Today is the last opportunity for National Press Club members to register for the Nov. 5 tour of the Smithsonian's American History Museum and free lunch. The tour begins at 10 a.m. The museum is located at 12th and Constitution Avenue. Lunch will be served in the Stars and Stripes Café on the lower level of the museum. Click here to register for the event. The passcode for the event is NPCKermit. The tour and lunch, open to all ages, will explore history in a child-friendly setting. A narrated tour of the museum will be available from a museum staff member who is also a Club member. The…
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