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Running for an officer post or board seat? Please note today's deadline
If you would like to serve the National Press Club by running for a board seat or be a Club officer, today, Oct. 17, is the deadline for your nomination sheets to be displayed outside the president's office. Each year, there's a race for five officer posts -- President, Vice President, Treasurer, Secretary, Membership Secretary -- and for any board terms coming open. This year, there are two three-year journalist board terms opening up, one three-year communicator term and a one-year journalist term. If you plan to run in any of these nine races, and have yet to put your nomination sheet out…
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Running for an officer post or board seat? Please note Friday, Oct. 17 deadline
If you would like to serve the National Press Club by running for a board seat or be a Club officer, Friday, Oct. 17, is the deadline for your nomination sheets to be displayed outside the president's office. Each year, there's a race for five officer posts -- President, Vice President, Treasurer, Secretary, Membership Secretary -- and for any board terms coming open. This year, there are two three-year journalist board terms coming open, one three-year communicator term and a one-year journalist term. If you plan to run in any of these nine races, and have yet to put your nomination sheet…
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Join Social Media Campaign to Promote Club Journalism Contests
This is crunch time for the National Press Club’s journalism contest. You can help us get the word out before the April 1 deadline by joining our social media campaign. If you’re willing to send out a daily message for the last two weeks, please drop an email to [email protected] and get on our daily list for the messages that can be re-sent on Twitter and Facebook or any other method for reaching out to journalists. Several on the Young Members Committee have already agreed to help, but we need more helpers. If we get lots of participation, we can reach people who might enter the contest. We…
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NPC Events Committee Meeting, tonight at 6:30
Do you like to have fun? Do you have great ideas for events? Are you interested in getting involved with the National Press Club? If you answered yes to any of these questions, join us in the Reliable Source tonight Thursday at 6:30 for an Events Committee meeting. After the meeting, we are welcome to stay for Pub Quiz at 7:30.For more information and to RSVP, contact Events Committee Chair Joan Coyle at [email protected].
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Drone Warfare Expert to Address NPC American Legion Post March 23
Richard Whittle, author of "Predator: The Secret Origins of the Drone Revolution," will address a luncheon meeting of National Press Club American Legion Post 20 at noon on Monday, March 23, in the McClendon Room. All NPC members are welcome to attend the speaker portions of Post 20 meetings. Whittle, former chairman of the NPC's Newsmaker Committee, spent five years conducting hundreds of interviews for his book about the revolutionary technology that has changed the nature of warfare and is having an ever-increasing impact on civilian life. The author is a Global Fellow in International…
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$3 Guinness for Lunch from 11am-3pm on St. Patrick's Day
NPC members and their guests are invited for our annual St. Patrick's celebration with $3 Guinness beer during lunch from 11 a.m.-3 p.m. Then join club members and their guests for buffet night and celebration on Tuesday, March 17, starting at 5:30 p.m. in the Reliable Source. Enjoy Irish food and music by popular guitarist Matt Palumbo. The price of the delicious Irish buffet for NPC Members is $25 and for nonmembers $30 plus tax and gratuity. Menu SoupIrish Potato Soup with Leeks and EdamameIrish Soda BreadEntrees Corned Beef, Cabbage, Carrots, Pearl Onions and PotatoesGuinness Venison…
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Spring Forward to a Free Exercise Program at the Club
Did you know that the Club has a full-time professional trainer to help you with your fitness needs? Terry Davis is available to assist you with all the equipment featured in the Fitness Center and will design your own personal workout plan. The best part is -- Terry’s services and expertise are complimentary. To make an appointment with Terry, email [email protected] or call him directly at 202-662-7520. Please send an email to [email protected] for more information about your membership benefits.
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Boston's Harvard Club offers special guest rates for NPC members
The Harvard Club is offering special guest rates for reciprocal members including National Press Club members. Take advantage of these low rates and spend a couple of nights in Boston. The following offers expire March 31, 2015:--$189 per night (plus taxes) Sundays, Mondays and Tuesdays, including Continental Breakfast for two--$209 per night (plus taxes) Wednesdays through Saturdays, including Continental Breakfast for two For more information or to make reservations, mention this offer when contacting the Harvard Club's Front Desk at 617-536-1260 or at [email protected]. These…
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NPC members save 15% on room rentals at the Club!
Correction: An earlier version of this story stated that the 15% discount was "for booking events." The story has been corrected to reflect that the discount applies only to the room rental rates. As an NPC member, you get a special 15% discount on room rental rates for your employer (or yourself personally) at the Club. It applies to everything from press conferences, business or industry meetings and conferences, to cocktail receptions, dinners, holiday parties and other social events. Visit www.press.org/host or contact the NPC’s Business Office at 202-662-7541 or email [email protected]…
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NPC Events Committee meeting, Thursday, March 12
Do you like to have fun? Do you have great ideas for events? Are you interested in getting involved with the Press Club? If you answered yes to any of these questions, join us in the Reliable Source on March 12 at 6:30 p.m. for an Events Committee meeting. After the meeting, you are welcome to stay for the Pub Quiz at 7:30 p.m. For more information and to RSVP, contact Events Committee Chair Joan Coyle at [email protected].
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