{"id":105,"date":"2024-01-26T15:35:43","date_gmt":"2024-01-26T15:35:43","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.west-point.org\/society\/wps-paris\/?p=105"},"modified":"2024-01-26T15:35:46","modified_gmt":"2024-01-26T15:35:46","slug":"founders-day-dinner-2024","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.west-point.org\/society\/wps-paris\/founders-day-dinner-2024\/","title":{"rendered":"Founders&#8217; Day Dinner 2024"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center wp-block-paragraph\">2024 Founders&#8217; Day Dinner will be held at<br>The \u00c9cole Militaire, \u201cEspace Alexandrine\u201d<br>1 Place Joffre, 75007 Paris<br>on Saturday, <strong>30 March 2024<\/strong>, at 7:00 p.m.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center wp-block-paragraph\">We are delighted to announce that our Guest Speaker this year is the Dean of the Academic Board, USMA<br><strong>Brigadier General Shane Reeves, Class of 1996<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>PLEASE &#8212; RSVP BY 10 MARCH 2024<\/strong> to <a href=\"mailto:secretarywpsparis@gmail.com\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">secretarywpsparis@gmail.com<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><u><strong>PROGRAM:<\/strong><\/u><br>1900 \u2013 1945: Benny Havens Hour (Ap\u00e9ritif Kir)<br>1945 \u2013 2000: Take Seats and Welcome Remarks<br>2000 \u2013 2005: Toasts<br>2005 \u2013 2015: West Point Society Annual Meeting<br>2015 \u2013 Until: Dinner with Speeches between \/ during courses<br>a. Oldest Grad<br>b. Youngest Grad<br>c. Guest Speaker \u2013 BG Shane Reeves<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><u><strong>MENU:<\/strong><\/u><br>Entr\u00e9e \u2013 Croustillant c\u00e8leri rave vanille, langoustine et r\u00e2p\u00e9 de citron vert<br>Plat \u2013 Canard en deux cuissons, sabl\u00e9 petits pois menthe fanes de l\u00e9gumes<br>Dessert \u2013 Le carr\u00e9ment chocolat amande                                                                                                                                                     Vins \u2013 Blanc: Alsace Pin\u00f4t Gris and Rouge: Bordeaux, Beau Mayne<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">(Vegetarian or Vegan menu available upon request with RSVP)<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><u><strong>ADMINISTRATIVE:<\/strong><\/u><br>1) Attire: Coat and tie for gentlemen, equivalent for ladies, Class A ASU,<br>Cadets Uniform India.<br>We encourage retired military officers in civilian dress to wear their<br>miniature awards and decorations.<br>2) Cost:<br>a) \u20ac70 for members of the Society and their guests<br>b) \u20ac75 for non-members and their guests<br>c) Along with your RSVP you may join the Society now for \u20ac50 annual dues<br>and take advantage of the Members Discount. Existing Members are<br>encouraged to pay their annual dues as well.<br>3) We are expecting several Cadets from the Semester Abroad Program<br>as well as visiting Trip Sections from West Point. Cadets are the guests of the Society at our Founders Day Dinner.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><u><strong>Dates to remember:<\/strong><\/u><br>a) RSVP \u2013 NLT <strong>10 March 2024<\/strong> <br>by email to <a href=\"mailto:secretarywpsparis@gmail.com\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">secretarywpsparis@gmail.com<\/a> \u2013 (USMA graduates and<br>military officers please include Rank and USMA Class). Please include the<br>nationality as well as place and date of birth for all attendees with your<br>RSVP. This is needed for access control at the \u00c9cole Militaire. <br>b) Payment Due Date \u2013 NLT <strong>10 March 2024<\/strong> &#8211; No reservation is final<br>without payment. Cadets do not pay as they are guests of the West Point Society of Paris at this event.<br>Please send an email to <a href=\"mailto:secretarywpsparis@gmail.com\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">secretarywpsparis@gmail.com<\/a> requesting the necessary information for payment by one of the following methods:<br>i) By PayPal <br>ii) By Check <br>iii) By IBAN<br>c) Photo ID (Passport is preferred) is required for entry. <br>d) Automobiles are not permitted into the \u00c9cole Militaire<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong><u>SECURITY ACCESS REQUIREMENTS<\/u><\/strong><br>The \u00c9cole Militaire has automated its entry control system. Upon our receipt of your positive Founders Day Dinner RSVP, the Society will send you the address of the \u00c9cole Militaire\u2019s security website. You will be asked to provide your personal information in order to get your entry code (QR Code). You will need this QR code to obtain access to the \u00c9cole Militaire site in Paris. This website is in French, and the Society will provide information in English to aid you in filling out the online form if needed. <strong>A direct sign-in is required to obtain your QR Code and must be completed NLT 27 March 2024.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>We all look forward to seeing you on 30 March at the \u00c9cole Militaire in Paris!<\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>2024 Founders&#8217; Day Dinner will be held atThe \u00c9cole Militaire, \u201cEspace Alexandrine\u201d1 Place Joffre, 75007 Parison Saturday, 30 March 2024, at 7:00 p.m. We are delighted to announce that our Guest Speaker this year is the Dean of the Academic Board, USMABrigadier General Shane Reeves, Class of 1996 PLEASE &#8212; RSVP BY 10 MARCH 2024 &hellip; <a href=\"https:\/\/www.west-point.org\/society\/wps-paris\/founders-day-dinner-2024\/\" class=\"more-link\">Continue reading<span class=\"screen-reader-text\"> &#8220;Founders&#8217; Day Dinner 2024&#8221;<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":4,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-105","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-uncategorized"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v27.7 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>Founders&#039; 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