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As those of you who follow us on Facebook and Twitter already know, the latest chapter of our fabulous five-part documentary film, SS United States: Made in America, is now available for viewing online. Please share with your friends, family and colleagues! We are reaching a critical stage in our quest to secure a sustainable future for the SS United States, and we need your help to spread the word about the plight and potential of America's Flagship. To view Chapter 3, click HERE.
Support our efforts now to
help rescue and restore the SS United States
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 Philadelphia Inquirer Profiles Conservancy's Efforts
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The Philadelphia Inquirer recently published this fantastic story about the Conservancy's SaveTheUnitedStates.org campaign, our new SS United States: Made in America online film, and some of the people who have special personal connections to this ship, including our executive director, Susan Gibbs, whose grandfather was the ship's designer.
Do you have a personal connection to the SS United States? We'd love to hear from you! Your stories infuse the SS United States energy and life. Reach out to your local media outlets and share your story and convey the importance of saving America's Flagship!
To learn more about the personal stories of some of the people who felt called to help save the SS United States and how you can help us, read the full Inquirer article here.
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Save the Date: Riverbend Country Club, May 3
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Save the Date! Conservancy Blue Riband Council member Dean Edmonds has spearheaded a wonderful fundraising event for the SS United States Conservancy at Riverbend Country Club in Great Falls, VA, located just outside Washington DC. The evening's line-up will feature musical offerings and special presentations, and guests are encouraged to dress in "trans-Atlantic liner elegance" and "Mad Men 1950s" style! A fantastic host committee is in formation, including Alex Keisch, William Myhre, Mal MacKinnon, Seth Levey, Kevin Billings, Matthew Bulley, Tom Oakley, and Susan Gibbs. Please contact Seth Levey, the Conservancy's Washington DC Chapter Chair, at washington@ssusc.org if you are interested in joining the committee and helping us make this an unforgettable evening for an incredibly important cause! For more information, including maps and contact information, visit the events page on our website. |
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Conservancy Welcomes the Newest "Ship Owners"
on SaveTheUnitedStates.org
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The number of "ship owners" on our SaveTheUnitedStates.org campaign site is growing daily, with so many of you sharing your wonderful stories of your own personal connections to the ship. Click on our ship owners' images to the left to visit their profiles on SaveTheUnitedStates.org:
"Dedicated to our beloved parents, Delia & Miguel Cruz, is this piece of the SS United States port side five blade propeller, symbolic of their five daughters. We shared our parents' pride in our dad having worked on this precious ship from 1953 until 1969 when both retired. The greatest pride and joy we now share is the 68 loving years our mother and father were happily married." - Delia Cruz
 "My connection with her is different: like many boys in the 1950s, I built models, and my most complex and cherished one was the Revell model of the S.S. United States. I even had the model mounted on a custom display platform. I know two people who sailed on her in 1952. Today, the ship still projects the mythic grace and power that I see whenever I cross the Walt Whitman Bridge. I still take out-of-town visitors to see her. We must not let this legacy disappear beneath the waves of apathy." - Phil Arkow
"Sailed on her in August 1966 from Southampton to NYC. Most of my time was in 1st class that was open to we from the underclasses if you knew how to get there! And my friends in 1st class all wanted to be below decks where they found it more fun!" - Peter N. Sheridan
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SS United States Conservancy
P.O. Box 32115
Washington, DC 20007
(888)-488-7787
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