> Date: Mon, 16 Feb 2004 23:36:41 -0500
> From: Carl Ford <ford@...>
>Subject: Third Annual WAR Memorial Day Weekend
>
>
>Washington Area Roadskaters (WAR) would like to invite you to Washington for
>our 3rd Annual Memorial Day Weekend.
>
>Hotel Info
>-----------
>Once again, we will be based at:
>
>Red Roof Inn
>500 H Street NW
>Washington DC 20001
>
>We have reserved a block of fifty (50) rooms. The price is $122/night
>(plus 14.5% room tax) arriving Friday 5/28, leaving Monday 5/31. Check-in is
>at 3:00 and check-out is at noon.
>
>The rooms are more expensive than last year because the National World War II
>Memorial will be dedicated during the same weekend. So, any room worth
>staying in will be filled.
>
>Rooms must be reserved with a valid credit card by APRIL 28, 2004. You may
>make reservations by calling 800-THEROOF and giving the block code B254B00097.
>
>Skating Events (Tentative)
>---------------
>Friday 5/28: Join us for our regularly schedule Friday skate at 7:00 pm,
>which
>is a relaxed-pace skate around the mall/monuments. We will return to the
>Channel Inn at the Red Roof for drinks. There will likely be specials for
>folks with our event wristband.
>
>Saturday 5/29: Two (2) City skates, one in the morning and one in the
>evening. Dinner at a local restaurant, probably pizza.
>
>Sunday 5/30: Two (2) city skates, one in the morning and one in the evening,
>with likely dinner at Tony Cheng's Mongolian BBQ near the hotel. Afterwords,
>we will likely go to RFD for specials on outstanding beers of the world.
>
>Monday 5/31: A light breakfast skate and farewell.
>
>Skate level: All skates are intermediate-level or harder. Washington is
>not a
>flat city and this is not a beginner-skate weekend. We will have members of
>Skate Patrol assisting our skate leaders, but we will have no police escorts,
>no sag wagons, and no water trucks.
>
>Please forward this email to anyone who may be interested in attending.
>
>-------------
>Carl Ford
>WAR MDW Planning Committee
>ford@...