The Shepherd’s Center of Annandale – Springfield

An Interfaith Organization

Proudly Presents

A Noontime Engagement with Helen Thomas

A fund raiser for The Shepherd’s Center of Annandale-Springfield

Tuesday, April 22, 2008

Annandale United Methodist Church

6935 Columbia Pike

Lunch and Program: 11:30 AM                              Program only: 12:30 PM

From the American Entertainment International Speakers Bureau:

                Commonly referred to as “the First Lady of the Press,” former White House Bureau Chief Helen Thomas is a trailblazer, breaking through barriers for women reporters while covering every President since John F. Kennedy. For 57 years, Helen served as White House correspondent for United Press International. Recently, she left this post and joined Hearst Newspapers as a syndicated columnist.

                Born in Winchester, Kentucky, Helen Thomas was raised in Detroit, Michigan where she attended public schools and graduated from Wayne State University.

                In November of 1960, Helen began covering then President elect John F. Kennedy, following him to the White House in January of 1961 as a member of the UPI team. It was during this first White House assignment that she began closing presidential press conferences with “Thank you, Mr. President.”

                Helen Thomas was the only woman print journalist traveling with President Nixon to China during his breakthrough trip in January of 1972. She has the distinction of having traveled around the world several times with Presidents Nixon, Ford, Carter, Reagan, Bush and Clinton. The World Almanac has cited her as one of the 25 Most Influential Women in America.

                Helen Thomas has written four books, including Thanks for the Memories, Mr. President, Wit and Wisdom from the Front Row at the White House, Front Row at the White House: My Life and Times, and her most recent, Watchdogs of Democracy (2006).

Ms. Thomas’s books will be available for sale before and after the presentation

Cost:   Lunch and Speaker Presentation: $25.00    Presentation Only: $20.00

MAKE YOUR RESERVATIONS EARLY - LUNCHEON SEATING IS LIMITED TO THE FIRST 125 REGISTRANTS.  ADDITIONAL SEATING IS AVAILABLE FOR PROGRAM ONLY ATTENDEES.

Send checks payable to SCAS, marked “Helen Thomas Luncheon Speaker,” to:

SCAS, 7610 Newcastle Dr., Annandale VA, 22003.   Include your name and phone number.

Reservations need to be made before April 15, 2008

Cancellations after that time are not refundable

 Telephone: (703) 941-1419, shepherdscas@aol.com