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Following
is a letter from Douthard
R. Butler, D.P.A, Associate Athletic Director, Community Relations at
George Mason University. Douthard Butler is a member of Post
177. American Legion Post 177 is a co-sponsor of this event since
we helped found GMU Armed Forces Day back in Feb 2004:
As
the Associate Athletic Director for Community Relations, I would
like to extend an invitation to you to support a truly unique
event, the 3rd Annual George Mason University’s Armed Forces
Day men’s basketball game. This event is an opportunity for the community, George Mason
University, and area businesses to come together and salute the
men and women of the Armed Forces; past, present and future.
Your
contribution and support of this event will assist the Military
Science Department in raising money to support deserving cadets
with room and board scholarships.
Your contribution will also allow service men and woman
and their families throughout the National Capitol Region, the
opportunity to enjoy an evening of basketball at no cost.
For
every general admission ticket you elect to purchase, the Mason
Athletic Department will donate five dollars to the Military
Science Department’s University Foundation Account.
You may purchase the tickets and retain them for your own
employees use, or you may purchase them as a donation.
If they are purchased for a donation, the tickets will be
given free of charge to service men and woman and their families
throughout the National Capitol Region.
Last years event was highly successful with over one
thousand tickets donated to local military communities.
This
year’s event is scheduled for the 4th of February
at 7 o’clock in the evening at the Patriot Center on George
Mason University’s Fairfax Campus.
In addition to the game, we will offer an evening full of
military entertainment. We
are working with US Army Recruiting Command and the Military
District of Washington, to develop a pre-game and halftime show
that will both entertain, and honor the service men and women of
this great nation. Additionally,
as a contributor that purchases 100 or more tickets to the
event, you and your guests will be invited to attend a special
pre-game reception in the Patriot Center’s Patriot Club.
There you will have the opportunity to meet with
representatives of the University, selected military members and
selected Cadets of the Patriot Battalion.
If
you are interested in contributing to this extremely worthwhile
event, please contact me 703-993-3251 or via e-mail at dbutle5@gmu.edu
. I sincerely hope
that we can count on your support of this great event.
Again thank you for your time and I hope that you will
support us in this truly unique, event in order to honor the men
and women of our Armed Forces.
Sincerely,
Douthard
R. Butler, D.P.A
Associate
Athletic Director,
Community
Relations
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