A Salute to Service.
Thursday, February 28, 2013
Arnold & Porter, LLP
555 Twelfth Street, NW
Washington, DC
Cocktails and Silent Auction at 6:00 pm
Dinner, Program and Live Auction at 7:30 pm
Live and Silent Auction Preview [1]
Co-Hosts:
Adm. Dennis Blair, US Navy (retired) and the former Director of National Intelligence
Mr. Jeffrey Smith, Senior Partner, Arnold & Porter, LLP and former General Counsel of the CIA
Honorary Co-Hosts:
Sen. Michael Bennet (D-CO)
Sen. Richard Burr (R-NC)
Sen. Mike Crapo (R-ID)
Sen. Harry Reid (D-NV)
Sen. James Risch (R-ID)
Sen. Jon Tester (D-MT)
Sen. Mark Udall (D-CO)
Rep. Dan Benishek M.D. (R-MI)
Rep. John Dingell (D-MI)
Rep. Paul Gosar (R-AZ)
Rep. Mike Michaud (D-ME)
Rep. Mike Simpson (R-ID)
Rep. Mike Thompson (D-CA)
Rep. Tim Walz (D-MN)
VSP Program Sponsors:
Telos Corporation
Goyanes Family Foundation
Ticket Price:
$250 per person, $1,000 for two, or $5,000 or $10,000 per table Sponsorship opportunities available beginning at $20,000.
Attire: Business
Other Documents:
VSP Brochure [3]
2013 DC Dinner Invitation [4]
2013 DC VSP Sponsorship Opportunities [5]
2013 DC Fact Sheet [6]
On February 28, 2013, Trout Unlimited (TU) will host a dinner in Washington, DC to honor wounded servicemen and women. The Veterans Service Program is a nation-wide effort initiated by TU in 2011 to engage our 400 chapters and 150,000 members in the good work of bringing rehabilitation, healing and hope to our nation's recovering soldiers and disabled veterans. Thanks in large part to the support of the program's lead partners, Telos Corporation and the Goyanes Family Foundation, TU is working with Project Healing Waters, Wounded Warriors, and other organizations that use fishing and conservation as a way for wounded veterans to heal and rehabilitate.
The dinner will be hosted by Admiral Dennis Blair, US Navy (retired) and the former Director of National Intelligence, and Mr. Jeffrey Smith, Senior Partner, Arnold & Porter LLP and former General Counsel of the CIA, two very special guests who believe wounded veterans should be given an opportunity to heal through the experience of angling. The Washington, DC offices of Arnold & Porter, LLP, are generously providing the venue for the evening.
Through the great generosity of our sponsors and supporters, 87 TU chapters in 31 states have helped 2,375 veterans to date. TU volunteers have donated more than 50,000 hours in support of our veterans. In 2013 we hope to dramatically increase the number of veterans we help. We hope you will join other patriotic and conservation-minded supporters from the greater Washington, DC area in supporting returning veterans and TU's Veterans Service Program by joining us on February 28, 2013.
For more information please contact Nancy Bradley at (208) 339-2566 or via email at nbradley@tu.org [7].
Host Committee:
Directions to Arnold & Porter [8]
Parking:
There is a parking garage under the building, accessed by the entrance on 11th Street, and there is metered street parking on both 12th and 11th Streets.
Metro Stations:
The following Metro stations are located within close walking distance to the office: Red Line (Metro Center or Gallery Place/Chinatown stops), Orange/Blue Lines (Metro Center or Archives-Navy Memorial stops), or Yellow/Green lines (Archive-Navy Memorial or Gallery Place/Chinatown stops).
Links:
[1] http://www.tu.org/sites/www.tu.org/files/documents/2013_dc_dinner_auction_preview.pdf
[2] https://gifts.tumembership.org/events/veterans
[3] http://www.tu.org/sites/www.tu.org/files/documents/2012_VSP_Brochure_lg.pdf
[4] http://www.tu.org/sites/www.tu.org/files/documents/2013_dc_dinner_invitation.pdf
[5] http://www.tu.org/sites/www.tu.org/files/documents/2013_dc_vsp_sponsorship_opportunities.doc
[6] http://www.tu.org/sites/www.tu.org/files/documents/dc_2013_fact_sheet.pdf
[7] mailto:nbradley@tu.org
[8] http://www.tu.org/sites/www.tu.org/files/documents/arnold_and_porter_directions.pdf