Presidential
Inaugural Committee PRESS RELEASE
FOR
IMMEDIATE
RELEASE:
CONTACT: Tracey Schmitt
or
January 5,
2005
Ben
Porritt
55th
Presidential Inaugural Committee Unveils
Inaugural
Balls
WASHINGTON,
D.C. – Today, the 55th
Presidential
Inaugural Committee (PIC) released the details of the Inaugural balls.
There
will be eight separate regional balls organized by state and the
Commander-in-Chief Ball. Every state will be represented at a ball to
ensure
that participants of the Inaugural celebrations can attend a ball with
their
state. The District of Columbia,
Virgin
Islands, American Samoa, Puerto Rico,
Guam and the Diplomatic Corps will
also be represented at
an Inaugural ball.
The Stars and Stripes
Ball
will be at the Convention Center in Ballroom ABC and will include New Jersey, New York
and
Pennsylvania.
The Patriot Ball
will
be at the Convention Center in Hall E and will be for the state of Ohio.
The Liberty Ball
will be at the Convention Center in Hall C and will be for the state of
Florida.
The
Texas Wyoming Ball
will be at the Convention Center in Hall B.
The Independence
Ball will
be at the Convention Center in Hall A. It will include Colorado,
Delaware, District
of Columbia,
Hawaii, Idaho,
Iowa, Maryland,
Massachusetts, Missouri,
Nebraska, New
Hampshire,
Rhode Island, South
Carolina, Vermont, Virginia and Washington.
The Democracy Ball
will be at the Convention Center in Hall D. It will include Arizona,
California, Kentucky,
North Carolina, North
Dakota, South Dakota, Tennessee and Utah.
The Constitution
Ball
will be at the Washington Hilton. It will include Arkansas,
American Samoa, Connecticut,
Georgia, Guam,
Indiana, Maine,
Minnesota, Mississippi,
Montana, Nevada,
New Mexico, Oklahoma,
Oregon, Puerto Rico, Virgin Islands, West Virginia and Wisconsin.
The Freedom Ball
will be at Union Station and will include Alaska,
Alabama, Illinois,
Kansas, Louisiana,
Michigan
and Diplomatic
Corps.
The
Commander-in-Chief Ball
is a unique event which will specifically honor and thank our troops
and their
families. It will be at the National Building
Museum
and will include members of our military and their guests.
All Inaugural balls start at 7:00 p.m. and
conclude at 1:00 a.m.
Not
Printed at Taxpayer
Expense
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