NPC General manager Bill McCarren presents the first Employee of the Month Award to Andrew Price, “in recognition of more than 40 years of outstanding service to the National Press Club and its members; and for showing younger staff by his example how to serve clients in a professional manner with grace and warmth.”

The NPC’s Book & Author Committee welcomed Rajmohan Gandhi to the Club on May 7 to discuss his newly penned study about his grandfather entitled, Gandhi — The Man, His People, and the Empire.

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16 Tables… 16 Chefs… Save the Date for 16 Chances to be Sous Chef for a night! Join The DC Chef’s Club About Nothing

For a fundraiser for “One of our Own” - Chef Jim Swenson’s son Phillip, diagnosed with autism. Help raise money to provide for his educational therapy.

Date: Wednesday, May 28, 2008
Time: 6pm Cocktail Reception, 7:30pm Dinner
Where: The National Press Club, 529 14th Street, NW
Washington, DC 202-662-7500

Tickets: $150.00 per person to enjoy a great evening and help Phillip
$250 to participate as one of 16 sous chefs for the night

For Reservations: Call 703-476-9658 or email j.kswenson@verizon.net

For Release May 5, 2008

NATIONAL PRESS CLUB DEBUTS PRESS FORUMS

Washington DC – The National Press Club, the world’s leading professional organization for journalists, will launch a program May 21 to promote its centennial and encourage a public discussion on the First Amendment, freedom of the press and the future of journalism.

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Louisiana Governor Bobby Jindal, who became the youngest U.S. governor following his election last October, discussed “Bold Reform That Works” at a National Press Club luncheon on Friday, May 2.

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Allan Cromley (right), 1968 NPC President, received the coveted Order of the Owl from, John Cosgrove, 1961 NPC President, at the Silver Owls Spring Hoot on Thurs., May 1.

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Get ready to tame the East Coast’s own River Wild on a trip down the Shenandoah and Potomac this spring! On Saturday, June 7, join your fellow YMs and club members for a day of whitewater rafting ($89) or whitewater tubing ($59) in Harper’s Ferry, West Virginia. Both tours depart from the same location in Harper’s Ferry, last four hours, and include a picnic lunch. The bus will leave from outside the NPC no later than 7:15 a.m. and return no later than 4 p.m. To RSVP, call (202) 662-7501 and someone will call you back to get your credit card information. There are only 17 spots left, so move fast! Contact Christine Dell’Amore at rueparadis@gmail.com or Meredith Stanton at mstanton415@gmail.com with questions.

The fine print: This trip is non-refundable. You may invite one guest each. You should be in good physical health. Instructions on what to bring with you and a rain date will be provided in May.

Guatemala’s newly-elected President Alvaro Colom addressed a Newsmakers press conference on April 28th, following a meeting at the White House with President George Bush. President Colom was sworn in on January 14, 2008, after winning nearly 53 percent of the vote as head of the center-left National Union of Hope (UNE) on a platform of combating poverty, crime, and corruption.

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The following statement was issued today by National Press Club President Sylvia Smith in response to reporters’ questions about a column in today’s New York Daily News by Errol Lewis.

Full statement following the jump:

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NPC President Sylvia Smith pointed me to a story in The Politico about yesterday’s appearance by Rev. Jeremiah Wright that she was quoted for.

Here’s the link.

Much, much more to come on this… stay tuned!