Carlisle Area Chamber of Commerce issued the following announcement on Oct 27.
Join the Army Heritage Center Foundation for a Tribute for Service and Leadership as we honor Major General Robert H. Scales, Jr., Ph.D., U.S. Army Retired and Mr. Christopher Gleason with the inaugural Joseph E. McCarthy Visionary Leadership Award. We will be joined by special guests who will speak to the efforts of these gentlemen in the creation and expansion of the U.S. Army Heritage and Education Center campus.
Special Guests providing testimonials for MG Scales include former Secretary of Defense General James Mattis, USMC Retired, former Secretary of Homeland Security, the Honorable Thomas Ridge, and former TRADOC Commander, General William Hartzog, USA Retired Providing testimonials for Mr. Chris Gleason include Mr. Robert Gleason, former Chair of the Pennsylvania Republican Committee; Mr. Keith Gleason and former employee, Ms. Cindy Nimitz.
The evening will also include live and silent auction and a fundraiser to support educational programming. The live and silent auction items will be listed on this site for review no later than October 23.
Auction Items include vacations, battlefield tours, jewelry, historical prints, autographed sports memorabilia, and much more.
Silent Auction bidding will begin November 1 and pause approximately half an hour before our virtual event beginning at 7 PM (EST) on November 14. Silent Auction bidding will resume after the virtual event and end an hour later.
Registration and creating a login is required for this program. Credit card information is NOT required for event registration or attendance.
We are also accepting sponsorships and donations to support our programs.
Anyone wishing to place absentee auction bids, please contact Amanda Neal at (717) 258-1102 or info@armyheritage.org by November 12.
Original source can be found here.
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