BlackwaterUSA,Red Cross-Hurricane Relief Fundraiser(Keynote SpeakerBremer)

[callady]

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

November 14, 2005

Blackwater USA and the American Red Cross Announce Hurricane Relief Fundraiser

Keynote speaker will be Ambassador L. Paul Bremer, former Presidential Envoy to Iraq and Administrator of the Coalition Provisional Authority

Moyock, NC,November 14, 2005 – Ambassador L. Paul Bremer, former Presidential Envoy to Iraq and Administrator of the Coalition Provisional Authority will be the keynote speaker at a fundraiser and silent auction hosted by Blackwater USA and the American Red Cross on November 18, 2005 at 7:00 p.m. at the Sheraton Oceanfront Hotel in Virginia Beach, VA.

The recent hurricanes in the Gulf Region have devastated millions of lives, and the recovery effort is the largest in U. S. history. It is estimated that the recovery effort will cost in excess of $2 billion but only half of that has been realized through donations. There is much work still to be done.

Corporate sponsorships and individual tickets for the event are still available. Please contact Ms. Tammy Stocks at [phone] or [e-mail] for more information.
Please contact Chris Taylor, Vice President for Strategic Initiatives at [phone]/[phone] or [e-mail] for media inquiries.

All proceeds go to the American Red Cross. This event is closed to the press.

http://www.blackwaterusa.com/press/fundraiser.asp
 

[Catchawave]

1. I'm not a big fan of either....

closed to the press? Hmmmmm? You'd think a "fundraiser" would want all the publicity it could get :shrug:

[callady]

2. Don't want any thorny questions asked by the um Free? Press

But you can get tickets. Wonder how much/ticket and if it will be a gala affair for contractors.

[uppityperson]

3. This is a joke, right?

I mean, it must be a joke. It seems like a joke. They are both joke companies as far as hurricane relief. All that is needed is Brownie to be the speaker to make it complete.

[callady]

5. It's all too surreal at this point

I'm wondering which episode of the Twilight Zone we have entered. And the actors in this episode are really bad.

[OzarkDem]

4. I'll never donate to Red Cross again

Its hard to support any organization with this level of poor judgement.