FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Contact: Nick Casey
August 29, 2007 (304) 345-2000; (304) 610-4941
PRESIDENT BILL CLINTON TO KEYNOTE ANNUAL DEMOCRATIC DINNER
-Record-breaking crowd expected for Jefferson-Jackson Dinner-
CHARLESTON, WV – West Virginia State Democratic Party Chairman Nick
Casey today
announced that President Bill Clinton will be this year’s keynote
speaker for the Jefferson-Jackson
Dinner, which will be held on Saturday, Oct. 13 at the Charleston Civic
Center.
President Bill Clinton officially accepted Gov. Joe Manchin’s personal
invitation earlier this week.
“I am truly honored that President Clinton has accepted my invitation
to be our guest speaker this
year,” Gov. Joe Manchin said. “Anytime we can get a former president,
who still enjoys such high
popularity, in our state, it is a positive thing. I join my fellow
Democrats in welcoming President
Clinton and look forward to his visit.”
The Jefferson-Jackson Dinner is an annual fundraising event that is
sponsored by the Democratic
Party every fall in Charleston. The Party is expecting to shatter any
previous crowd records and pack
more than 2,000 Democrats into the Civic Center this year.
“The Party has tried for several years to get President Clinton to
keynote our annual dinner,”
Chairman Casey added. “We feel very fortunate that he has accepted the
invitation this year, and we
are confident that we will have a great crowd. Democrats won’t want to
miss this event.”
Tickets are $125 for floor seating and $75 for first-level seating and
will go on sale Tuesday, Sept. 4,
at 9:00 a.m. Individuals may purchase tickets by calling the Democratic
Party headquarters at
304.342.8121.
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