Subject: Final Reminder: GCNF "A Possible Dream" Tribute -- Tomorrow
From: "Peter B. Matz" <[email-masked]>
To: "Peter B. Matz" <[email-masked]>
Date: Wed, 21 May 2014 17:33:28 +0000

We are so delighted you are attending the Global Child Nutrition Foundation's 11th annual "A Possible Dream" Tribute honoring USAID Administrator Dr. Rajiv Shah on May 22, 2014, from 5:30 p.m. - 7:30 p.m., in Washington D.C.  Please note the event is a reception (business attire) with heavy hors d'oeuvres, as opposed to a sit-down dinner, and the program will begin promptly at 6:10 p.m.  The function is being held in the Rotunda Room of the Ronald Reagan Building and International Trade Center, where we will have volunteers stationed at check-in tables awaiting your arrival.  Further logistical information follows:

LOCATION

Ronald Reagan Building and International Trade Center
The Rotunda Room
1300 Pennsylvania Avenue, NW
Washington, DC 20004

Please enter through the Pennsylvania Avenue entrance. Following security, proceed right and take the elevator to the 8th floor to the Rotunda Room for check-in.  Click here<http://ofwlaw.files.wordpress.com/2014/05/directions-to-the-rotunda-room.pdf> for more detailed directions to the Rotunda Room.  Kindly be advised you will need a government-issued photo ID to enter Ronald Reagan Building.

PROGRAM ~ 35 mins, beginning at 6:10 p.m.

MASTERS OF CEREONIES: Former USDA Secretaries Dan Glickman and John Block

  *   Senator Chris Coons, Chairman, Foreign Relations Subcommittee on African Affairs
  *   Gene White, President, Global Child Nutrition Foundation
  *   Janey Thornton, Deputy Under Secretary, USDA-FNS
  *   Paul Schickler, President, DuPont Pioneer
  *   Hunter Biden, Board Chairman, World Food Program USA
  *   Strive Masiyiwa, Board Chairman, Alliance for a Green Revolution in Africa
  *   Cathy Bertini, former Executive Director of the United Nations World Food Program, to present the Gene White Lifetime Achievement Award
  *   Dr. Rajiv Shah, Administrator, USAID

TRANSPORTATION AND PARKING

Metro
The Federal Triangle metro stop (orange/blue lines) is connected to the Ronald Reagan Building and International Trade Center by a covered passageway. The Metro Center metro stop (red line) is two blocks away.

Driving
Detailed driving directions may be found by opening or downloading this PDF<http://www.itcdc.com/CMSPages/GetFile.aspx?guid=da5479ff-cd78-4290-88a8-7924f5e0fb72>.

Parking
Daily parking is available in The Reagan Building's underground parking garage. Access is available via 13½ Street (off Pennsylvania Avenue) and via two entrances on 14th Street from 5:00 a.m. until 2:00 a.m.  Guests and attendees should allow extra time for parking, as all guests will need to have a photo ID and vehicles will be screened upon entry. There is no overnight parking for guests. The maximum overhead clearance in the garage is 7 feet. The maximum daily fee is $23.00 per day.

Airports
The nearest airport to downtown Washington, DC, is the Reagan Washington National Airport (DCA). From the airport, you may either take the metro or a taxi, which will cost approximately $20.  Additionally, Dulles International Airport (IAD) and the Baltimore-Washington Airport (BWI) serve Washington, DC travelers. Both take approximately 45 minutes to get to downtown DC. Taxis cost approximately $60 each way. Shuttles are also available.

ADDITIONAL INFORMATION
Please contact Peter Matz at 703-209-3206 or [email-masked]<mailto:[email-masked]>.

We look forward to seeing you for a wonderful evening!

Sincerely,
Arlene Mitchell
Executive Director
The Global Child Nutrition Foundatio