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Club now free of long-term debt
The National Press Club finished paying off its long-term debt in July, marking the first time the Club is operating without such obligations since 2004. The absence of debt payments, which over the last three years averaged about $45,000 per month and $540,000 per year, means the Club will be able to direct more resources toward the Board of Governors' mandate to build reserves, as well as to meet other needs. ``We have strengthened our bottom line, used cash flows to retire debt and now have more of the flexibility we need to navigate a difficult financial climate,'' Club President Angela…
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This week In National Press Club history
August 26, 1963: Two days before the March On Washington for Jobs and Freedom, A. Philip Randolph, chief march organizer and founder of the Brotherhood of Sleeping Car Porters, briefs reporters on the march’s goals at a National Press Club luncheon. The current display in the Club lobby honors the many civil rights leaders who have appeared at the Club since 1962, when Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. addresses the Club just a week after his release from jail in Albany, Georgia. They include Ralph Abernathy, King’s successor as president of the Southern Christian Leadership Conference, nine weeks…
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Dunham trades 24/7 news cycle for academia in China
As he sets off on his new professional adventure in international academia after Labor Day, Rick Dunham will miss the crab cakes at the National Press Club, Burma restaurant in Washington’s Chinatown and his wife Pam, who will remain at her job with the Washington Post — not particularly in that order. He’ll also leave behind lunch with his close friends at the Club, Friday night tacos and NHL hockey. The list includes NFL football, too, but only for about the first two weeks he’s abroad. Dunham, a longtime Club member, former Club president (2005) and former president of the board of the…
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Free admission for Gallo play at Kennedy Center, Aug. 31
Anthony Gallo's play, "Eugenio," will be performed at the Kennedy Center's Page-to-Stage Festival Saturday, Aug. 31 at 1 p.m. in Rehearsal Hall 2. Admission is free. This two-act drama examines forgiveness amidst three conversions. Chief Rabbi Zolli loses faith following the apparent slaughter of his Polish family during the Holocaust. He receives asylum in the Vatican, where he comes to appreciate Jesus as God suffering for humanity. The Rabbi re-finds faith and converts to Roman Catholicism. This is seen as a betrayal of his spiritual duty and a defection to the age-old enemy. Was his…
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Freelance committee meeting, Sept. 6
The Freelance Committee is revving up for some awesome activities over the next few months, including another Freelance Workshop. We need your input to make them as useful, relevant and fun as possible. Please join us at our next committee meeting, Sept. 6, noon to 1 p.m. in the McClendon Room at the Club. Some of the items on the agenda:•Now that we have a listing of freelancers on the NPC website, how do we promote it to editors? •What other writers groups can the NPC Freelance Committee work with to create stronger programs for independent journalists? •Plans for a free tour of the Club…
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Did you know: NPC’s annual Beat the Deadline 5K on Sept. 7
Did you know that the Club hosts a number of special events for our members? Our next event will be the NPC’s 16th annual Beat the Deadline 5K on Sept. 7. It’s time to lace up your shoes and join Washington-area media, celebrities, elite runners and weekend walkers. To register to run or walk, please click http://www.press.org/5k#tickets. The cost to participate is $35, which includes an official 5K shirt and entrance to the post-race pancake breakfast. The Club is looking for a few volunteers to help out on race day. If you are interested please email us at [email protected]. This annual…
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Priority tickets available for If/Then musical starring Idina Menzel at National Theatre
The National Press Club has established a partnership with the National Theatre in which members will receive advance ticket deals for upcoming Broadway tour productions. NPC members can purchase priority tickets for the World Premiere pre-Broadway musical If/Then before the tickets go on sale to the general public on Sept. 9. Please click here and use the password PRESS. Idina Menzel, Tony Award®-winner for Wicked, will star in the pre-Broadway world premiere of If/Then, the new musical from composer Tom Kitt, lyricist/book writer Brian Yorkey, and director Michael Greif - the creative team…
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Members-only discount for Media Rise festival
National Press Club members are eligible for a 10 percent discount to the 2013 Media Rise Festival. The weeklong series of events in Washington, D.C. celebrates how storytelling, design, art and media can contribute to a peaceful, just and sustainable world. Events include networking lounges, “unplugged” spaces, opening and closing parties, a 48-hour video challenge, a pitch night for entrepreneurial creatives, a daylong forum of talks and workshops, and a youth festival. Click here to register. [link to: http://mediarise.eventbrite.com/?discount=pressclub-mediarise]
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Memorial service for NPC member Chris Battle set for Aug. 23 in Alexandria
A memorial service for National Press Club member Chris Battle will be held at 11 a.m. Friday, Aug. 23 at Grace Episcopal Church, 3601 Russell Road, Alexandria, Va. Battle, a public relations innovator, former newspaper editorial writer, and an accomplished political spokesman, died Aug. 8 after a four-year fight against kidney cancer. He was 45. He is survived by his parents, his wife, Dena, and two children, Kate and Josie. Battle helped create professional development programs for public relations professionals and communicators at the National Press Club. He was a key player in developing…
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Did You Know? Members get front-row seats at Speakers Luncheons
Did you know that the Club reserves the two, front tables for members and their guests to every speaker’s luncheon? We want to provide our members with the opportunity to be up close to all of our marquee speakers who visit the Club. The seats at these tables are on a first come, first serve basis so make sure you arrive early. The cost of each luncheon is $21 for National Press Club members. Each member is allowed one guest at the member price. If you would like to attend the VIP reception then please send an email to [email protected] at least 48 hours prior to the luncheon and include…
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