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Join Us At A Salute to Service!! |
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Members of the 4Troops Quartet
The American Red Cross will honor men and women of the military and their families at its “Salute to Service” Gala on Saturday, May 12 at the Marriott Wardman Park Hotel in Washington, D.C. The celebration is the largest fundraising event of the year for the American Red Cross in the National Capital Region. Funds raised are transformed into services delivered every day in our community.
Kay Kapoor, Managing Director and Chief Executive, U.S. Federal Practice, Accenture, is chairing the event. Accenture is the Presenting Sponsor of the Gala.
Entertainment will be provided by 4Troops. 4Troops members are United States combat veterans Sergeant Daniel Jens, who was a 2008 finalist on "America's Got Talent;" retired Staff Sergeant Ron Henry; Sergeant David Clemo; and Captain Meredith Melcher, the daughter of a retired three-star General. Performing music played an important role in their lives while serving in the military. The four were brought together by veteran Victor Hurtado, Production Director for the Army Soldier Show.
Committee members include Carl H. McNair, Jr., Major General, US Army (RET), Corporate Advisory Board, CPS Professional Services, LLC, who is the Co-Chair of Military Outreach and Lillian and Thomas Robison, Accenture, who are Co-Chairs of the Auction.
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Red Cross "Goes Hollywood " |
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The American Red Cross in the National Capital Region will recognize Red Cross month at its “Hurray for Hollywood” celebration on Saturday, March 10. In its 13th year, this event, known for its entertaining themes will be held at the Heritage Hunt Country Club in Gainesville, Virginia.
This year’s celebration will include a reception, silent auction, “Baltimore to Bahamas” Cruise raffle, dinner, dancing and entertainment by the Fabulous Bel Airs. Dinner and a brief program will begin at 7:00 p.m. and the party will begin about 8:00 p.m.
Reservations are $100 per person. Sponsorship opportunities are still available and donations for the silent auction and raffle are also needed from local business and organizations. Members of the community can purchase “Baltimore to Bahamas Cruise raffle tickets. The grand prize is a seven day cruise for two! Tickets are $5, 3-$10 or 10-$25, You do not have to attend the March event to win the cruise raffle.
Proceeds from “Hurray for Hollywood” will support Red Cross disaster relief, Services to Armed Forces and other vital programs in the National Capital Region.
For information about reservations, sponsorship opportunities and silent auction donations click here, or call Deborah Campbell, 703-368-4511, ext. 408 or email campbelld@redcrossnca.org
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New Learn-to-Swim Fee Package for 2012 Swim Season |
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A new Learn-to-Swim pricing structure for Red Cross aquatic providers will go into effect June 1. Customers who wish to sign up earlier may take advantage of a March 1 early opt in date.
New Pricing Structure
The offering includes an annual $350 facility fee (for each facility that has a pool) that includes 100 student learning fees, a corresponding number of Learn-to-Swim certificates, free banners, posters and promotional items. The student learning fee, which includes a certificate, for additional swimmers is $1.00.
Discounts
Facilities that offer Red Cross Lifeguarding courses will be offered a $300 annual fee and 150 initial Student Learning Fees. Those providers with a high volume Learn-to-Swim enrollment base (for example, 1,000 or more) that offer other Red Cross training programs will be eligible for additional discounts.
National Recreation and Park Association (NRPA) members will receive a 10 percent discount on aquatic printed and web-based training materials.
Why the Change?
This price adjustment is in response to extensive research and feedback that has been received over the past 6 months regarding the fees that went into effect back in June of 2011. The announcement is being made now to allow providers ample time to plan and respond to the new fee structure. Providers will receive all of the benefits of the Red Cross Learn-to-Swim program and additional features at a significantly reduced rate than was previously proposed.
Aquatic providers highly value our programs and want to continue to offer them. When the pricing was announced for the 2011 season, many facilities adopted the fees, but others expressed concerns due to budgetary constraints and lack of lead time. The new pricing package and additional discounts will allow more facilities the ability to become true partners of the Red Cross and enable the Red Cross to recover a share of our cost to develop programs and materials.
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