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12th Spies & Heroes Black-Tie Gala
Saturday, October 7, 2023
3111 Fairview Park Drive, Falls Church, VA 22043
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GALA WWII HONOREE CARL FELTON | |
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Petty Officer Third Class Carl Felton
Carl Felton joined the Navy when he was just 17 years old. He left home to fight in World War II, and, as he said,
“I never regretted it for a second.”
Petty Officer Felton trained with the U.S. Navy in communications earning the rating of “Signalman Third Class”. He served aboard British vessel HMS Ceres assigned to US Task Force 127. The Ceres had radar and anti-aircraft weaponry and conducted Shuttle Control Operations one half-mile off Omaha Beach on D-Day. His mission was to coordinate communications for the invasion. He still remembers hearing planes flying overhead. READ MORE...
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Meet the Emcee:
NFL Champion John Booty
John Booty is a former NFL Defensive Back. He was drafted in the 10th round, the 257th player picked, in the 1988 NFL Draft. John played Eight seasons from 1988-1995 for Five teams, the New York Jets[88-90], Philadelphia Eagles[91-92], Phoenix Cardinals[93], New York Giants[94], and Tampa Bay Buccaneers[95].
He is currently a consultant for several businesses since 2011. John is Committee Co-Chair for the Congressional Football Game Charity event, guest NFL Analyst on News Channel 8 Toyota Sports Talk since 2007 and stays involved in community outreach, as a motivational speaker and assisting non-profit organizations around the Maryland-Washington DC-Virginia area. READ MORE…
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Gala NFL VIP Gary Clark
Gary takes pride in his accomplishments as an NFL Player as he is a Two-Time Super Bowl Champion of the Washington Redskins; a Two-Time MVP of the Washington Redskins, a Three-Time NFL All-Pro, a Four-Time NFL Pro Bowler, Eight-Time All-Madden Team Recipient, One of the 70th Greatest Redskins of All-Time, a Washington Redskins Ring of
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Honor Member and Inducted into the Washington, DC Sports Hall-of-Fame. He is the Founder of Gary Clark Incorporated (GCI), a business development and marketing company which partners with the expertise of other companies, industries and individuals. READ MORE... | |
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Silent and Live Auction - Call for Items
*Online Pre-event bidding starts in Sept for ticket holders!
View Silent Auction Items
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Fun and important fundraising elements of our Annual Gala are the Silent and Live Auctions, and we need your help to make these successful. Types of items we are looking to add: vacation home rentals, concert/sporting event tickets, golf outings, art, jewelry, or sports memorabilia. Funds raised from this year's auctions will be used to provide critically needed services for Veteran and Active-Duty suicide prevention. Please contact Joe to donate items or for further information.
Joe Rothenberg
7 Benefit Community Outreach Champion
Joe.Rothenberg@7Benefit.Org
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People's Choice Car Competition | | |
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Exhibit your Classic or Supercar!
★ Receive a custom placard
★ Reserved parking with security
just outside the gala
★ Listed on the Car Competition
Ballot for guests to vote
★ Winner receives a trophy!
★ Select option when purchasing ticket
$75 reserves your spot!
(You will be contacted for details/logistics.)
Questions: info@7benefit.org
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We honor our Veterans, Wounded Warrior Heroes and Military Heroes, both with an annual celebration (Black-Tie Gala) as well as support to worthy Veteran organizations whose missions are to provide supportive assistance to our Armed Forces Veterans. | |
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Benefit LTD is a 501(c)(3).
Donations tax deductible per IRS guidelines.
7Benefit.org
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7 Benefit Ltd. is a 501(c)(3), nonprofit organization, a nonprofit of the Commonwealth of Virginia, and include fans from the greater Washington, DC and Northern Virginia area, intelligence community, and government contractors, which are passionate fans of spy-themed franchises, host an annual spy-themed benefit black tie gala for worthy causes relating to the veteran community and other worthwhile organizations, as well as a website, 7benefit.org (“Site”) relating to the nonprofit benefit. To be clear, there is no association, relationship, express or implied endorsement, sponsorship, authorization, permission, or recommendation, or any other affiliation, whatsoever, between 7 Benefit Ltd. and any owners of any trademarked or copyrighted content of others. Any imagery that may resemble content is accidental, unintended, and merely noncommercial, nonprofit fair use depictions of spy-themed content, intended for entertainment educational purposes, and nonprofit philanthropic fundraising purposes only of the 7 Benefit Ltd. The bowtie with a 7 is a trademark of the 7 Benefit Ltd. Other trademarks are the property of their respective owners. All rights reserved. | | | | |
