45th National Prayer Breakfast
May 10 and 11, 2010
It’s amazing how time goes by so quickly. The 2009 National Prayer Breakfast was very successful and we are already planning for 2010. The 45th National Prayer Breakfast will be held in Ottawa on Tuesday, May 11, 2010. To make this year’s event a success we will need your help.
The Prayer Breakfast has grown to welcome over 800 people. However, it is evident that there are many others who would also like to attend. This year’s Prayer Breakfast and the annual Leadership Seminar will be hosted at the
Westin Ottawa Hotel, which is just a short distance from Parliament Hill. The Monday evening (May 10) Leadership Dinner will remain on Parliament Hill, and numbers for the dinner must be capped due to space limitations. The National
Student Forum (May 10-11) will also remain on Parliament Hill. If you know a student that would like to participate in the National Student Forum, please direct them to:
www.canadastudentforums.com.
A group rate for the National Prayer Breakfast is available for hotel reservations at the Westin this year. If you would like to reserve a room under the group rate of $159 and $179 + taxes/night, you may do so by telephone at
613-560-7000; toll-free at 1-866-716-8101 (simply mention the National Prayer Breakfast rate); or, online at:
http://www.starwoodmeeting.com/StarGroupsWeb/res?id=0912105232&key=6028.
In order to give as many people as possible the opportunity to experience the next National Prayer Breakfast, we are asking that you forward us the names and addresses of individuals who have not attended in the past that would benefit from attending this unique event. We will be sending invitations to previous attendees but would like to open the Prayer Breakfast events to others as well.
If your church prints a weekly bulletin, perhaps you could include an insert about our event.
We need to receive the names and addresses (preferably by e-mail at anderda5@parl.gc.ca) no later than January 29, 2010. Names and addresses can be faxed to 613-992-5508 or mailed
postage paid to my office, 618 Justice Building, House of
Commons, Ottawa, ON K1A 0A6.
Prices for the 2010 National Prayer Breakfast events are:
Monday evening dinner: $50.00
Tuesday morning National Prayer Breakfast and Seminar: $40.00
Thank you for your ongoing commitment to this important national event.
Sincerely,
David Anderson M.P.
Chairman
Canadian National Prayer Breakfast
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