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Oh Say Can You See: A Salute to Old Glory and Those Who Defend Her
On October 12, the Boys & Girls Clubs of Sanford/Lee County will hold its first annual Fall Formal and Fundraiser to support Club Troopers, the Club's program for the children of Active duty military kids. The event will be an evening of guest speakers, entertainment, and a military style ball!
We will begin the evening with a 6:00 pm. cocktail hour to include and open bar.
This year's event will feature guest speakers Congresswoman Renee Ellmers and former Chair of the Joint Chiefs of Staff General (ret) Hugh Shelton. The evening's entertainment will also include the magic of award winning magician Peter Boie and the musical stylings of local artist T.J. Johnson.
The evening's meal will be catered by Davison's Steaks as follows: Garlic Herb Crusted Roast Beef,Marinated Grilled Chicken Breast, Whipped Yukon Gold Potatoes,Fancy Green Beans, Salad w/ Dressing,Dinner Rolls w/ Butter, Trio of Mini Cheesecake Bites / Layer Cake (Choice of 1)Sweetened / Unsweetened Tea / Water / Coffee (Regular & Decaf)
Congresswoman Ellmers Biography
Congresswoman Renee Ellmers was elected to the U.S. House of Representatives in November of 2010 and is currently serving her first term representing the second district of North Carolina.
For more than twenty-one years before being elected to Congress, Mrs. Ellmers served as a registered nurse, focusing on surgical care as Clinical Director of the Trinity Wound Care Center and later helping to manage the family's small medical practice with her husband Dr. Brent Ellmers, a licensed surgeon.
Congresswoman Ellmers never saw herself as a politician, nor dreamed that she would be elected to federal office, but felt the call to action as she saw her industry and life's work coming under attack. In 2009, she and her husband attended a town hall meeting on President Obama's health care plan and came away distraught over the government's impending takeover of patients' rights and punishment of small businesses.
Since being elected to Congress in 2010, Ellmers has been appointed to the House Committees on Agriculture, Foreign Affairs and Small Business, where she chairs the Subcommittee on Healthcare and Technology. She has used these positions to be a powerful voice in her freshman class, holding firm on the principles of cutting wasteful spending, rolling back harmful government regulations, and giving small businesses and entrepreneurs the ability to succeed and prosper.
Before her election to Congress, Ellmers had been active in community affairs, having served as Vice President of Community Development for the Dunn Chamber of Commerce and as President-Elect of the Chamber. She has also served on the Dunn Planning Board, the board of the Betsy Johnson Hospital Foundation and the Harnett County Nursing Home Committee.
Originally born and raised in Michigan, Congresswoman Ellmers is a graduate of Oakland University where she received her degree in nursing. Mrs. Ellmers and her husband Brent moved to North Carolina following the birth of their son Ben and have resided in Harnett County ever since.
General Hugh Shelton Biography
Fourteenth Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff
As America responds to security threats at home and abroad, perhaps no one is more qualified to discuss our national security than General Hugh Shelton, former Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff.
Commissioned as a second lieutenant in the infantry through the Reserve Officer Training Corps, he spent the next 38 years in a variety of command and staff positions in the continental United States, Hawaii, and Vietnam, serving two combat tours in Vietnam--the first with the 5th Special Forces Group, the second with the 173rd Airborne Brigade. He also commanded the Third Battalion, 60th Infantry, in the Ninth Infantry Division at Fort Lewis, Washington, served as the Ninth Infantry Division's chief of staff for operations, commanded the First Brigade of the 82nd Airborne Division at Fort Bragg, North Carolina, and was the chief of staff of the Tenth Mountain Division at Fort Drum, New York.
Selected for promotion for brigadier general in 1988, General Shelton served two years in the Operations Directorate of the Joint Staff. In 1989, he began a two-year assignment as the assistant division commander for operations of the 101st Airborne Division (Air Assault) at Fort Campbell, Kentucky, during which he participated in the liberation of Kuwait during Operation Desert Shield/Desert Storm. After the Gulf War, General Shelton was promoted to major general, and assumed command of the 82d Airborne Division, Fort Bragg, NC. In 1993, he was promoted to lieutenant general, and assumed command of the XVIII Airborne Corps. In 1994, during his tenure as Corps commander, General Shelton led the United States Joint Task Force that restored democracy in Haiti. In March 1996, he was promoted to general, and became commander-in-chief of the U.S. Special Operations Command.
General Shelton became the 14th chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff on October 1, 1997, and served two two-year terms. Throughout his tenure as chairman, U.S. forces were in heavy demand, and participated in numerous joint operations around the globe.
During his tenure, he worked tirelessly on behalf of service members, their families, and military retirees by championing a number of landmark quality-of-life initiatives, including: the largest pay raise in 18 years; pay table and bonus reform; and critical improvements in both retirement and healthcare programs. He made great strides in improving the readiness and retention of the current force, while simultaneously crafting Joint Vision 2020--the roadmap for the Future Joint Force. General Shelton also established the Joint Forces Command to consolidate joint experimentation efforts and guide the transformation of the U.S. armed forces for the twenty-first century.
General Shelton holds a master's degree from Auburn University, and has attended Harvard University, the Air Command and Staff College, and the National War College. He has been decorated for distinguished service by numerous military and civilian organizations in the United States and overseas.
Honored with the Congressional Gold Medal, the highest award the United States Congress can bestow, Shelton has been internationally recognized for his public service and, in 2001, he was knighted by Queen Elizabeth.
Among his many military awards, he has received four Defense Distinguished Service Medals, two Army Distinguished Service Medals, the Legion of Merit, the Bronze Star Medal for Valor, and the Purple Heart. He has also been decorated by 15 foreign governments. Highlights of his civilian awards include North Carolina's highest award for public service; the Eisenhower Award from the Business Executives for National Security; the American Academy of Achievement's Golden Plate Award; the Intrepid Freedom Award; and recognition as a National Father of the Year, among others.
In a further testament to Gen. Shelton's strong character, determination, and positive attitude, he can also speak about his recovery from the spinal cord injury he suffered after an accident in the spring of 2002. Initially given little chance of walking again or using his hands, he is now close to a full recovery, and continues to be an inspiration to others.
Currently, Gen. Shelton runs the General Shelton Leadership Challenge Institute at North Carolina State University, which provides K-12 and college students the opportunity to develop values-based leadership skills. Incorporating values into curriculum, as well as putting on the summer institutes to teach leadership, he is helping to shape the leaders of tomorrow.
In his newly released book, Without Hesitation: The Odyssey of an American Warrior, Shelton chronicles his incredible journey from a small farming community in North Carolina to the highest level of American military and political power at the Pentagon and White House. Revealing, compelling, and controversial, this is the story of a man whose integrity and ethics were always above reproach, and who dedicated his life to serving his country. It's Shelton's amazing personal story that puts his military career in perspective.
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LocationDennis A. Wicker Civic Center
1801 Nash Street
Sanford, NC 27330
United States
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