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THE SEVENTH ANNUAL STAR SPANGLED SALUTE SET FOR SEPTEMBER
Community Business Leaders and Military Officers Invited to Gather for Dinner Celebration


SAN DIEGO, September 10, 2008 – In its seventh successful year, the Star Spangled Salute is an annual Fleet Week San Diego event not to be missed. The gala takes place on September 20, and this black-tie event will welcome 600 community business leaders and junior and senior military officers. 

The Star Spangled Salute offers a chance for the community to honor our military while enjoying a night of delicious food and patriotic music. Gold, Silver and Bronze tables are available and dinner is complimentary for Commissioned Officers by invitation. For sponsorship opportunities please contact Alex Squires at (619) 858-1545 or alex@fleetweeksandiego.org.

Fleet Week San Diego

Fleet Week San Diego, is a nonprofit, public benefit corporation that seeks to support and recognize the sacrifices and contributions made by service men and women. Created by community and business leaders and fostered by the Chamber of Commerce, Fleet Week San Diego’s events have multiplied quickly becoming familiar features on the area’s annual calendar since its creation in 1997. Each event helps to further Fleet Week San Diego’s mission of properly paying tribute to San Diego’s service men and women for “Serving America Twice” in the defense of our nation and as volunteers in improving the quality of our communities.

Thanks to the overwhelming support from regional businesses and the people of San Diego, our Fleet Week has become the largest “thank you” to the military in the nation and has adopted the tag line, “Fleet Week, Honoring our Military throughout the Year.”

WHAT:      The Seventh Annual Fleet Week Star Spangled Salute

WHEN:      September 20, 2008 at 6 p.m. (Reception), 7 p.m. (Program, Dinner Show and Entertainment)

WHERE:    Manchester Grand Hyatt, 1 Market Place, San Diego, Calif. 92101

Fleet Week San Diego is a nonprofit, public benefit corporation. In addition to honoring the military services through the annual Fleet Week events, the Foundation’s goals are to foster awareness of the contributions made by enlisted military personnel and their families, to enhance relationships between the civilian, business and military communities, to provide events that Military personnel and their families can attend at little or no cost, and to raise funds for charitable efforts benefiting enlisted service members and their families. Benefiting organizations include the USO, Navy-Marine Corps Relief Society and the Armed Services YMCA. For more information, or for a complete listing of all of the Fleet Week events, please visit www.fleetweeksandiego.org.

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