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2010 Silent Sentinel Award Reception to be held at Meadowlark Botanical Gardens

Fairfax, VA (April 12, 2010) – The 2010 Silent Sentinel Award Reception will be held from 7:00-10:00 pm on May 12 at the Northern Virginia Regional Park Authority’s 95-acre premier facility, Meadowlark Botanical Gardens. This event will raise funds for the Turning Point Suffragist Memorial, which will be located in Occoquan Regional Park in Lorton, Va., and will pay tribute to the women who endured harsh imprisonment to secure voting rights for women.

Veteran White House journalist and Hearst Newspaper columnist, Helen Thomas, will be honored with the Silent Sentinel Award for serving as an inspiration for equality. WUSA9-TV reporter, Peggy Fox will serve as mistress of ceremonies. The evening’s program will wrap up with the debut of the memorial’s conceptual design by architect Bob Beach.

Individual ticket prices are $75 per person, which includes wine and heavy hors d’oeuvres. For more information on this event and event sponsorship opportunities please contact Jane Barker at turningpoint@suffragistmemorial.org or 703-830-1355.