NEWS
RELEASE
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
CONTACT:
DRU ANNE NEIL
717-338-1243
717-253-5786 (cell, day of event)
dneil@gettysburgfoundation.org
**PLEASE SEE NOTE TO MEDIA REPRESENTATIVES AT CONCLUSION OF RELEASE.**
Gettysburg Foundation to host
5th Annual Remembrance Illumination
in Soldiers’ National Cemetery
Gettysburg, PA (Nov. 13, 2007)—The Gettysburg Foundation will present the fifth annual Remembrance Illumination this Saturday, Nov. 17, from 5:30-9:30 p.m. in the Soldiers’ National Cemetery at Gettysburg. More than 3,500 luminary candles will be lit on the graves of Civil War soldiers; the event is free and open to the public.
“The Gettysburg Foundation is committed to enhancing preservation
and understanding of the heritage and lasting significance of
Gettysburg,” said Robert C. Wilburn, president of the Foundation.
“We are honored to present this event as a testament to
those who sacrificed so much and have such an important place
in American history.”
Visitors will be able to enter the National Cemetery via both
of its entrances—Baltimore Street and Taneytown Road (across
from the National Park Service visitor center). In keeping with
the solemnity of the event, the Foundation asks that flash photography
be kept to a minimum. Parking is available in the National Park
Service Visitor Center and Cyclorama Center lots. Visitors should
note that this event will be cancelled in the event of severely
inclement weather—such as heavy rain or high winds.
The Gettysburg Foundation is a private, nonprofit educational
organization working in partnership with the National Park Service
to enhance preservation and understanding of the heritage and
lasting significance of Gettysburg. The Foundation is in the midst
of its $125 million Campaign to Preserve Gettysburg, which includes
construction of the new Museum and Visitor Center at Gettysburg
National Military Park, scheduled to open in April 2008.
For more information about the Remembrance Illumination or about
the Gettysburg Foundation, call 717-338-1243 or visit www.friendsofgettysburg.org.
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EVENT SUMMARY
WHO: Gettysburg Foundation
WHAT: Remembrance Illumination
WHEN:
Saturday, Nov. 17, 2007
5:30-9:30 p.m.
WHERE:
Soldiers’ National Cemetery, Gettysburg National Military
Park
5:30-9:30 p.m.
Use either Cemetery entrance—Baltimore Street or Taneytown
Road
Note to media
representatives:
Please contact Dru Anne Neil, communications director, to arrange
for Cemetery access with video equipment, news trucks, etc.
The best time for photographs is between 4:30-6 p.m., when you’ll be able to capture some of the set up as well as the complete array of lighted candles.
Interviews with organizers,
volunteers and visitors can be easily arranged. Please call 717-338-1243
to make arrangements. Interviews can be arranged before, during
or after the day of the event.