As we wrap up Week 2 of our SOS Campaign, we would like to say THANK YOU to everyone who has supported the effort. We have raised almost $40,000 in less than two weeks! With your continued support, we will Save Our Ship!
We are also proud to release the next chapter of our wonderful new film, SS United States: Made in America. Director Bob Radler has created a powerful portrait of the ship's legacy and importance: Please enjoy and please share!
Finally, there are some great opportunities this spring to connect with others while providing crucial support for the SS United States. Scroll down for details on an important (and festive!) dinner event near Washington DC on May 3rd. Tickets can now be purchased HERE.
Thanks so much for your continued help in spreading the word and joining the effort. If you haven't already done so, please become a Conservancy member, contribute to our interactive and innovative crowdfunding campaign at SavetheUnitedStates.org, and volunteer.
Support our efforts now to
help rescue and restore the SS United States
Also in this Issue:
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 Made in America: Chapter 4 Now Online!
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The newest chapter of our fabulous five-part documentary film, SS United States: Made in America, is now online! This chapter covers her many years in layup, including her darkest days in the late 1980s and early 1990s when her interiors were stripped bare. We encourage you to share the film's chapters with your friends, family and colleagues. During this critical stage in our quest to secure a sustainable future for the SS United States, this film provides a terrific way to help spread the word about the ship's plight and potential. Let's make sure that the SS United States' "Darkest Days" are behind her!The first four chapters of the film are available on the Conservancy's website and can be viewed HERE. Stay tuned for the fifth and final chapter next week!
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Riverbend Country Club Event, May 3
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Blue Riband Council member Dean Edmonds has graciously spearheaded an important dinner benefit for the SS United States Conservancy on Friday, May 3rd. The event will feature a menu and entertainment reminiscent of a first-class dining experience aboard a trans-Atlantic ocean liner and take place at the beautiful Riverbend Country Club in Great Falls, Virginia, just outside Washington, DC.
This major event will raise crucial funds and awareness of the plight and potential of the SS United States. Sponsorship dollars raised will be applied directly toward our SOS Campaign goal of $500,000.
If you or someone you know would like to attend or sponsor this event, please either RSVP online or download our print-out form. We hope you can join us!
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Hampton Roads Chapter Meeting, April 18
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For those of you in the Hampton Roads area of Virginia, please join us for an important chapter kick-off Meeting! Thursday April 18, 7 - 9 PM Chestnut Memorial United Methodist Church 1024 Harpersville Road, Newport News, VA 23601 Join SS United States Conservancy executive director Susan Gibbs and others for an informative meeting and get important updates about our efforts to save the SS United States. Come prepared with outreach ideas for the Hampton Roads area and let us know how YOU can help! For more information, please send an email to: info@ssunitedstates.org |
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Recent SOS Press Coverage
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Last week's announcement that the United States faces grave danger unless the Conservancy secures bridge funding for the ship's continued upkeep sparked media hits from the likes of ABC News, NBC, Fox & Friends, The Houston Chronicle, and the UK's Daily Mail. The coverage continued into the Campaign's second week, with the SS United States still receiving extensive media attention. If you think a local media outrlet in your community would be willing to do a story on our National Flagship, please reach out to them on our behalf! If you have a personal connection to the ship, please share your story with your media!
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Corporate Sponsorship Opportunities
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 Image above designed by New York Chapter Chair Paul Stipkovich
If you think your company - or a firm with which you do business - would be interested in helping our global effort to save the SS United States, please consider the benefits of becoming a corporate sponsor! Sponsorship benefits include advertising, naming opportunities, a customized tour of the SS United States, media recognition and an intimate appreciation ceremony with leaders in the maritime, military, arts, and private sector fields. For more information, please download our corporate sponsorship brochure.
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Thank you to New "Ship Owners"
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The number of "ship owners" on our SaveTheUnitedStates.org campaign site is growing daily. Thank you so much for sharing your wonderful stories of your own personal connections to the ship. Here are a few new "ship owners": click on their images to the left to visit their profiles on SaveTheUnitedStates.org:
"I work as a captain of a US flagged merchant vessel and hope someday to be able to visit the Big U. A great thanks to everyone involved with the Conservancy for all your efforts to save our flagship." - Captain Tim Alfson 
"As a life-long historic preservationist, I support the efforts of the Conservancy and hope to see this grand ship restored to her full glory!" - In Memoriam of my Parents, Michael & Eleanor Holt Mahonchak  "As someone who works on big ships, I have always been impressed seeing her in person. Unfortunately, so far, that has only been tied up to a pier rusting away, but hopefully this will help to change that." - Michael Murphy
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Help us reach more people in our quest
to save America's Flagship.
Thanks to your support, we are now at 8,200 followers on our Facebook page! Let's keep going! We need to reach as many people as possible. Be sure to like our page, follow us on Twitter, and encourage your friends and family to do the same!
 
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SS United States Conservancy
P.O. Box 32115
Washington, DC 20007
(888)-488-7787
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