NPFAwardsdinner

Dust off your Dancing Shoes

Coming to the Dinner?  Make sure you wear your dancing shoes!  We recently booked all-journalist band Suspicious Package to play at the post dinner reception, sponsored by Pfizer Inc.  Suspicious Package exploded onto the Washington, DC music scene in May 2008 with their sell-out premiere performance at the Red and the Black in DC’s Atlas District. They’ve since performed at the Rock and Roll Hotel, the National Press Club, the Hard Rock Café, the embassies of Finland, Italy, Denmark, and Germany, Andrews Air Force Base, the USS Intrepid aircraft carrier in New York City harbor, and other venues.

Thank You to Our Recent New Table Buyers

The National Press Foundation would like to thank the organizations that purchased a tables recently for the 27^th Annual Awards Dinner:

1105 Government Information Group

Associated Press

AT&T, Inc.

Brunswick Group LLP

Chubb Corporation

Constellation Energy

Fleishman-Hillard, Inc.

General Motors Corporation

Heritage Foundation

Investment Company Institute

Johnson & Johnson

Lockheed Martin Corporation

Northwestern Mutual

Porter Novelli

Potomac Communications Group, Inc.

Powell Tate - Weber Shandwick

SmartBrief, Inc.

Subaru of America, Inc.

Taishoff Family Foundation

Tyco Electronics

The Annual Awards Dinner is the National Press Foundation’s largest source of unrestricted revenue.  By helping to defray our costs, our dinner supporters ensure that we are able to reach more journalists each year through our no-cost training programs.  To attend the dinner, click on the “make a purchase” or “request an invoice” buttons linked at the top of the column on the left.  For more information, contact Kerry Buker at Kerry@nationalpress.org.

Colbert I. King Receives NPF’s Chairman’s Citation

 
Colbert I. King, a columnist for The Washington Post, will receive the 2010 Chairman’s Citation “for distinguished commentary that provides keen insights into the uses and abuses of power.”

The award is made at the sole discretion of the chairman of the National Press Foundation. Susan Swain, the current NPF chairman and the co-president of C-SPAN, said, “It will be my final duty as chair of the foundation to present the award to Mr. King. I cannot think of a better way to hand over the gavel than to recognize his important contributions to our city and to the journalism profession.”

We Have a Meal!

Today we went up to the Hilton Washington to do our food tasting for the meal to be served at the 27^th Annual Awards Dinner.  There were a lot of good choices, and we’re stuffed, but we think that the meal that we picked is a winner.  At the dinner we will have:

First Course

Fusilli Aglio, Olio, Pomadora e Peperoncino

Fusilli Pasta with Olive Oil, Garlic, Basil, Tomato and Chillis

 

Second Course

Pan Seared Halibut

Apricot and Chipotle Pepper Relish,

Roasted Rutabaga and Parsnip White Bean Ragout

 

Third Course

Chocolate Molten, Cherry Ice Cream

Winter Spiced Apple Glace with Candied Pistachio

 

Is your mouth watering?  There is still time to buy tables and tickets to the dinner.  Take a look at our sponsorship options page or email Kerry Buker at Kerry@nationalpress.org for more information.

Thank You to Our Recent New Table Buyers

The National Press Foundation would like to thank the organizations that purchased a tables recently for the 27^th Annual Awards Dinner:

Bristol-Myers Squibb

CBS News/60 Minutes

Grocery Manufacturers Association

T-Mobile USA

Washington Examiner

The Annual Awards Dinner is the National Press Foundation’s largest source of unrestricted revenue.  By helping to defray our costs, our dinner supporters ensure that we are able to reach more journalists each year through our no-cost training programs.  To attend the dinner, click on the “make a purchase” or “request an invoice” buttons linked at the top of the column on the left.  For more information, contact Kerry Buker at Kerry@nationalpress.org.

Author Joan Biskupic Talks about Antonin Scalia at Friends of the Foundation Lunch

At our most recent “Friends of the Foundation” lunch, USA today reporter and author Joan Biskupic joined us to talk about her new book American Original: The Life and Constitution of Supreme Court Justice Antonin Scalia.  The Friends of the Foundation lunch series, sponsored by the American Honda Motor Company, allows NPF to thanks friends who have supported us during the year, especially in connection with the Annual Awards Dinner.  A video featuring highlights from Joan Biskupic’s talk is available below.