Paralyzed Veterans of America:
WHO: | Host: Paralyzed Veterans of America | ||
| Keynote Speaker: Sloan D. Gibson, Deputy Secretary of Veterans Affairs | |||
| Master of Ceremonies: Laura Schwartz, Author, Commentator and Public Speaker | |||
| Presented by: Lockheed Martin and QTC | |||
| 2014 Mission: ABLE Awards honorees: | |||
Deloitte: Recipient of The Achieve: ABLE Award—for leadership and financial support of Paralyzed Veterans’ mission to ensure disabled veterans have access to Care, Benefits and Jobs. | |||
GE: Recipient of The Employ: ABLE Award—for leadership to end rampant unemployment in the disabled veteran community. | |||
U.S. Paralympic Military Veterans: Recipient of The Unstop: ABLE Award—for inspiration and leadership demonstrating how adaptive sports can improve quality of life for veterans with disabilities. | |||
The Damon Family Foundation: Recipient of The Paralyzed Veterans Humanitarian Award—recognizing an outstanding contribution to help our disabled heroes fully live the lives their valor merits. | |||
Ed Roberts Campus: Recipient of the Barrier-Free America Award—for accessible architectural design demonstrating the importance of equal access for disabled veterans and all people with disabilities. | |||
WHAT: | The Mission: ABLE Awards celebrate Paralyzed Veterans of America’s signature campaign, Mission: ABLE, by bringing together veterans and their families, corporate supporters and public sector friends to honor those who have dedicated themselves to creating an America where our disabled heroes are able to fully live the lives they deserve and access what they need most: Health Care, Benefits and Jobs. | ||
Proceeds from the 2014 Mission: ABLE Awards will benefit Paralyzed Veterans of America’s Mission: ABLE campaign. | |||
Placing a special spotlight on the vital role military caregivers play in the lives of our injured veterans, Paralyzed Veterans is pleased to welcome several caregivers on stage to present the Awards. Caregivers often become the lifeline to surviving post-injury challenges, yet are the contributions of these “hidden heroes” often goes unacknowledged. We are proud to thank caregivers for their service at the Awards this year. | |||
For more information about the Mission: ABLE Awards or to learn more about sponsorship opportunities, please visit www.pva.org/awards. | |||
WHEN: | Tuesday, October 7, 2014 | ||
| 6:15 p.m. – Reception | |||
| 7:00 p.m. – Dinner | |||
WHERE: | Ritz Carlton – Dupont Circle | ||
| 1150 22nd Street NW | |||
| Washington, DC 20037 | |||
Paralyzed Veterans of America was founded by a group of seriously injured American heroes from the “Greatest Generation” of World War II. They created a nonprofit organization to meet the challenges that they faced back in the 1940s — from a medical community not ready to treat them to an inaccessible world. For more than 68 years, Paralyzed Veterans’ national office and its 34 chapters across the nation have been making America a better place for all veterans and people with disabilities. (www.pva.org)
Note to editors:
MEDIA: Please register with Lani Poblete at 202-416-7667 or lanip@pva.org prior to the gala.
Contacts:
Lani Poblete, 202-416-7667
