Saturday, September 24, 2005
Sheraton Imperial Hotel
4700 Emperor Blvd., RTP
Seating
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Tickets may be purchased until midnight on 9/20/05
(subject to availability)
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Seating is limited. Consider
reserving a table and sitting with friends or co-workers.
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Scholarship
tickets are available. Email swoop4u@nc.rr.com for
consideration.
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Seating choices include: View
seating plan »
Sojourner Truth Section (SOLD
OUT): This front section
includes 16 tables seating 8/table; 128 tickets available
at $100 each. Speakers, honored guests, major sponsors,
and the 2005 Sisters of Strength Award recipient will be
seated throughout this section along with other ticket holders.
These are the most popular tickets and sell out the soonest.
From each ticket, $45 goes directly to SWOOP and is tax deductible.
Susan B. Anthony Section: This middle
section includes 18 tables seating 8/table; 144 tickets available
at $75 each. From each ticket, $20 goes directly
to SWOOP and is tax deductible.
Eleanor Roosevelt Section: The third
section includes 6 tables seating 10/table; 60 tickets available
at $55 each. These tickets do not include a donation
to SWOOP.
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Ticketing
We encourage credit card-holders
to purchase tickets online. Through a generous arrangement
with Etix.com, you may reserve seats for a specific available
table, and you can print your own tickets upon receipt of
a confirmation e-mail. A convenience fee applies per
ticket but Etix will afford you instant seating availability
and options. No
muss, no fuss! Be sure and bring the printout with
you to the dinner — this is your only admission
ticket!
Purchase by credit card through
Etix.com box office link on the SWOOP website:
This will
lead you to a page featuring a flashing “Buy” button;
click on “Buy.” Choose your preferred table
location: Sojourner Truth = $100 (SOLD
OUT), Susan B. Anthony = $75,
or Eleanor Roosevelt = $55. Follow the Etix.com menu
through the purchasing process. Note the convenience
fees per ticket ($7.20 per $100, = $5.65 per $75, $4.41 per
$55).
For cash or check payment, you may purchase
tickets via the SWOOP box-office option. Please use
the ticket
form.
You
will receive confirmation by e-mail with instructions for printing
your ticket(s). Group purchasers will receive all tickets
via one designated e-mail address.
Bring the printed ticket with you to the dinner — this
is your only admission ticket!
If necessary, we can print your
tickets for receipt at “Will
Call” in the hotel lobby on 9/24.
Make sure your
spam blocker will allow email from "thankyou@etix.com"
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Directions
Directions
to the Sheraton Imperial in RTP, NC »
The dinner
and program will be in the Empire Ballroom.
Parking
for the Empire Ballroom is in the lot that is to the right
of the main entrance.
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Accommodations
Make this a special weekend
by spending the night at the Sheraton or Country Inn & Suites.
We have a block of rooms reserved at each of these hotels. To
receive the event price, just let them know you are with
SWOOP when you call for reservations.
Sheraton
Imperial
The central location and gracious
hospitality you will find at the Sheraton Imperial are
equally matched by the accommodations.
- $79.00 per night
for a Hotel Level room
- $109.00 per night for a Club Level
room
- $150.00 per night for a Junior Suite
The cut-off date for these rates is 8/24/05.
Country
Inn & Suites
Country
Inn and Suites-RDU is conveniently located within 10 miles
from downtown Raleigh and minutes from the RDU Airport. All
rooms and suites are complete with microwave and refrigerator,
coffeemakers, iron and ironing boards, and High-Speed Internet
access.
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$69.00 per night Junior Suite; includes continental
breakfast
The cut-off date for these rates is 9/10/05.
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Reception
5:30-7:00 p.m. - Reception
- Join us for this unique opportunity to mingle with friends & some
of our special guests in the Sheraton lobby. Munchies
will be provided while the cash bar is open from 5:30 to
7:00 p.m.
- Light hors d’oeuvres will be provided and the cash
bar will be open from 5:30 to 7:00 p.m.
- During the reception, you will have an opportunity to
bid on fantastic items. (See the Silent Auction details
below.)
- Our fabulous Three Oaks Photography photographers will
be in the lobby taking portrait photographs.
- The event cash bar is for the convenience of those who
would like beer, wine, or mixed drinks by the glass.
- The cash bar will be open only during the reception.
You may, however, buy a glass of wine
to bring in to the dinner. We
will not be serving wine or have the cash bar open during
dinner.
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Silent Auction
5:30-6:30
p.m. - Silent Auction Bidding in the hotel
lobby
The Silent Auction bidding wars will conclude
at 6:30 p.m. to allow for tallying before dinner. No fighting,
please! Thanks to our generous donors, all proceeds
go directly to SWOOP.
- Auction winners must submit cash or check payments only.
- All items must be claimed and paid for by the end of
the evening.
- Minimum value of items donated for the Silent Auction
is $50.
- Please e-mail SWOOP4U@nc.rr.com to donate fabulous items
or services for the auction.
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Photographs
During the reception and after the program, our fantastic
photographers from Three
Oaks Photography—Jack
Deere & Christina
Caruso—will be available to take portraits
for those attending. These professionally-done portraits
will cost $10 for a 5x7 and $20 for an 8x10, and you will
be able take your photos home with you. This service
was extremely popular last year. Also, Jack & Christina
have offered to donate a portion of the proceeds back to
SWOOP.
All those who participate will receive a free Holiday Portrait
Session with these wonderful photographers.
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Dinner
7:00 p.m. – Dinner in the hotel ballroom
- All tables are reserved in advance. Your ticket
will reflect the section & table number purchased.
Individual seats at your table are not reserved.
- Doors will open a few minutes early for your convenience.
- All dinners will include appetizer, salad, vegetable,
potato or rice, rolls & butter, dessert, regular & decaffeinated
coffee and specialty teas.
- The main entrée is Chicken Royale. If
you require a vegetarian entrée, please email when
you purchase your ticket. Last call for
vegetarian meal requests will be Monday, 9/19 at midnight.
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Program
8:00 p.m. – SWOOP presents “Strong
Women and Heroes”
- The program will feature:
- We promise a very special evening you won’t want
to miss!!
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 Keynote
Speaker
We are pleased and honored
to feature Cynthia
Vagnetti (PDF),
independent documentary photographer and video producer,
as our 2005 Strong Women & Heroes keynote speaker.
Cynthia Vagnetti has a long-standing commitment
to sustainable agriculture, rural communities, and related
issues. She has produced numerous multimedia projects and
photography exhibitions, and she is co-author of People
Sustaining the Land.
Cynthia has photographed and interviewed women across the
United States to produce Voices
of American Farm Women as
part of a larger documentary project. Her artful photography
and oral histories are a tribute to the women who work each
day to feed America and the world. Voices of American
Farm Women presents a dynamic contemporary perspective
on a diverse group of women and their relationship to the
land. Their stories are told through both images and words,
and narrate a multi-faceted view of work, family, and community.
The farming and agri-business techniques of these women promote
environmental responsibility, economic stability, and community
and family well-being.
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Sisters of Strength Award
Inspired
by Dr. Wangari Maathai, 2005 Noble Peace Prize recipient,
SWOOP’s
2005 Sisters of Strength Award will recognize the exemplary
service provided by a “woman
of the land.”
We have received nominations of
women who have demonstrated achievements in the sustainable
usage, protection, and/or preservation of our environment
— women who have made significant contributions to
the lives of the people in their North Carolina community.
This
event provides an opportunity to recognize our local women
heroes who dedicate their lives daily to protecting, preserving,
and nuturing our natural resources.
The following “strong women
of the land” have
been nominated for the Sisters of Strength Award.
-
Ammie Jenkins, Sandhills Family Heritage Association
- Beth Timson, City
of Durham Parks and Recreation Department
- Betsy Hitt, Peregrine
Farm
- Carol Buie-Jackson, National
and NC Wildlife Federation Habitat Steward
- Deanna Osmond,
NCSU Department of Soil Science
- Debbie Roos, North
Carolina Cooperative Extension
- Diane V. Vick, Vick
Family Farms
- Elaine Chiosso, Haw
River Assembly
- Elizabeth Walters, Carlsbeth
Farm
- Erin Sills, NCSU, Department
of Forestry and Environmental Resources
- Judy Allen, Eno River Association
- Judy Sharman, Walk
Softly, LLC and Earth Renewal Shelter
- Leslie Kennedy, Triangle
Rails-to-Trails Conservancy
- Lisa Cavanaugh, Erwin Area Neighborhood
Group
- Lynn Hicks, Full
Circle Farms
- Nancy Creamer, NCSU Department
of Horticultural Science
- Nancy Walters Harman, BirthWise
- Pat Shaw Bailey, Author
- Trudy Matheny, Genesis
Farm
- Wendy Jacobs, Erwin Area Neighborhood Group
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Still Have Questions?
For more information contact SWOOP with
your questions. |
