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Did you Scout? Head table seats available for NPC Luncheon with Girl Scouts CEO
Did you proudly wear the green? NPC members who were Girl Scouts or Troop Leaders can enjoy hearing from the CEO of the Girl Scouts, Anna Maria Chavez, at a National Press Club Luncheon on Monday, June 13. Chavez, the first Latina to head the organization, will celebrate the 100th anniversary of the highest honor in Girl Scouting, the Gold Award. Girl scouts devote as much as two years in a community service project they must develop in order to earn the award. Chavez, the force behind the Digital Cookie, has also instituted badges for STEM learning and financial literacy, and joined…
Type: News
Campaign Boot Camp: Covering conventions, May 31
With the Republicans meeting in Cleveland and the Democrats in Philadelphia next month, the National Press Club’s Journalism Institute will focus on covering national party conventions at the next in its series of Campaign Boot Camp programs. Get tips from veteran journalists about how to find stories inside and outside the convention hall, and find out from the House Press Gallery staff about logistics surrounding credentials. The program on Tuesday, May 31 [the day after Memorial Day] runs from 9:30 a.m. to 11 a.m. and is open to the public for a $10 fee, or $5 for members of the National…
Type: News
Transportation Issues
Department of Transportation Secretary Skinner discussed the effect of rising fuel costs, resulting from the Persian Gulf conflict, on the transportation industry, and he highlighted past and future issues pertaining to the deregulation of the airline industry.
Type: Media
Toastmasters International meets Monday, May 23
You are warmly invited to attend the Press Club’s Toastmasters’ public speaking group. Twice a month we meet at the Press Club to develop public speaking and leadership skills in a fun and friendly environment. Come and join us on Monday from 7 p.m. to 8:30pm in the McClendon Room. You are welcome to participate, or just sit back and listen. We regularly meet on the 2nd and 4th Mondays from 7 p.m to 8:30 p.m.
Type: News
W.Va attorney general joined by clear air and utilities experts to update on legal challenge to Obama's Clean Power Plan, May 23
West Virginia Attorney General Patrick Morrisey will discuss the rapidly evolving legal challenge to the Obama Administration’s Clean Power Plan at a Newsmaker news conference on Mon., May 23, at 3 p.m., in the Club’s Bloomberg Room. Just this week, the D.C. Circuit, scheduled to hear arguments in the case in early June, took the unusual step of bypassing an initial three-judge panel hearing for an en banc hearing in September. It is a step that has only happened once before and, when coupled with the never-before issued Supreme Court stay of the Clean Power Plan, has highlighted the high…
Type: News
Did you know that members can join the State Department Federal Credit Union?
Any member can open an account with the State Department Federal Credit Union which features lifetime memberships with a $1 deposit, free checking accounts, low-interest loans and high-yield savings, money management and certificate accounts, just to name a few. Applications are available in the general office or you can contact the membership department to receive it by mail. Click here for information about the membership benefits. For more information about your membership benefits, please send an email to [email protected].
Type: News
Reminder: U.S. Reps. Ellison and Carson, Congress’ only Muslim members, discuss Islamophobia , May 24 at 9:30 a.m.
U.S. Reps. Keith Ellison, D-Minn., and André Carson, D-Ind., at a National Press Club Newsmaker May 24, will discuss the rhetoric targeting Muslims and the Islamophobia surfacing in this presidential election year. The event, which is open to NPC members and credentialed media, will begin at 9:30 a.m. (30 minutes earlier than previously announced) in the Club's Zenger Room. As the only two Muslims in Congress, Ellison and Carson will speak about the rise of hateful and anti-Muslim speech, violence, and cultural ignorance in today’s world and their work to ensure that the civil rights and…
Type: News
Miss Canada to be Friday's Luncheon speaker
Denied a visa to compete in the Miss World finals in China on Saturday, Miss Canada Anastasia Lin will speak at a Club Luncheon a day earlier, on Friday. China denied Lin’s visa application, telling the New York Times in a statement: “China welcomes all lawful activities organized in China by international organizations or agencies, including the Miss World pageant. But China does not allow any persona non grata to come to China.” Lin, who emigrated to Canada as a teenager, has testified before Congress on human rights in China and written an op-ed on the topic in The Washington Post. Lunch…
Type: News
Reservations still available for holiday buffet
Reservations are still being accepted for Thursday's annual holiday buffet and jazz night at the Club. Dinner will be served starting at 5:30 p.m. in the Reliable Source, with the Greater U Street Jazz Collective performing beginning at 6:30 p.m. in the Truman Lounge. The buffet is $24 for Club members and $28 for non-members. The event is open to National Press Club members and their guests.Reservations are encouraged for this event by contacting at 202-662-7443 or e-mail at [email protected]. Here is the menu: Special Drinks: $7Washington AppleChocolate MartiniBlue Moon Soup:Roasted Chestnut…
Type: News
A Media Perspective
Jane Pauley spoke to the National Press Club on her experiences in television. A political science graduate from Indiana University, Ms. Pauley began her broadcasting career with WISH-TV in Indianapolis. She became the first evening news anchor for WMAQ-TV in Chicago and in 1976 joined the NBC News "Today" show.
Type: Media