Some may or may not remember that I was working on arrangements for a DC M&G in the same style as the Aloha M&G. After thinking about it over the holidays, I have decided to go forward with the weekend. I have found that there are still enough people interested in attending. However, I will not have Prosper promote this event as they have done with other Meet and Greets.
Since I am posting this in the Lobby and it is searchable, I am not including my email/Paypal address in this post. You can find that information in the evite invitation or previous DC M&G thread in the Off Topic forum (
http://www.prospers.org/forum/empty-t3920.0.html) or feel free to PM me for the address.
ETA (2/12/08): I have created an evite (that basically is the same as this post
)for the DC M&G and you can find that at
http://tinyurl.com/36nrgwThe DC Meet & Greet will be held at 11am on October 12th, 2008 at the Mt. Vernon Inn, which is located at Mt. Vernon, home of George and Martha Washington in Alexandria, Virginia. There will be plenty of time before and after lunch to chat and mingle with others. The cost for lunch is $25.00 per person. Parking at Mt. Vernon is free. I must have your confirmation by September 25, 2008.
I will arrange for group tour tickets to visit the mansion and grounds of Mount Vernon before lunch begins. I would be available at 9:30am on October 12th to hand out the tickets at the entrance of Mt. Vernon. The tour of the mansion lasts about 30 minutes and they suggest another hour to visit the rest of the estate. There is a lot of walking involved. Group rates are $11.00 per person.
I have organized a trip to visit three Leesburg, Virginia wineries (
www.tarara.com www.lostcreekwinery.com www.willowcroftwine.com) that will depart at 10am on Saturday, October 11th, 2008 from the Hilton Hotel on King Street (see hotel info below). The cost of the trip is $72.00 per person. This will include transportation, a box lunch and all tasting fees. The entire trip should take about 5-6 hours.
Your payment will be your confirmation. Please PM me for a Paypal address or see the link posted above for the information in another thread. Please specify in the "message" box of your Paypal payment the number of attendees you are paying for for each event and the attendee's names (whatever name you would want on a name tag). If you need to make other arrangements for payment, please let me know. Feel free to PM or email me with questions.
I have blocked rooms at 2 hotels in Alexandria. These hotels were chosen because they are within a stone's throw of the King Street metro station (
http://www.wmata.com/metrorail/systemmap.cfm) which makes access to the sights in DC quite easy. They are also 2 metro stops from Reagan National Airport (DCA). There is also a free shuttle that runs from the King Street metro station to the Alexandria waterfront on weekends.
http://www.dashbus.com/dashabout/about.html gives you more information about the shuttle.
The first hotel is the Hampton Inn Old Town/King Street, located at 1616 King Street, Alexandria, Virginia 22314 (703-299-9900). The rate is $159.00/night. This is the standard rate for the weekend, however, this rate is good from Oct 9th through October 13th should anyone want to come in early or leave later. It is 1 block away from the King Street metro station and 1 mile from the Alexandria Waterfront. Should you want to reserve a room through their website, you can use the group/convention code of DCM to receive the meet & greet rate for your visit. The rate for these dates is valid though September 8, 2008.
http://hamptoninn.hilton.com/en/hp/hotels/index.jhtml;jsessionid=ATF5S1E0TX0GKCSGBJBM22Q?ctyhocn=WASALHXThe second is the Hilton Alexandria/Old Town, located at 1767 King Street, Alexandria, Virginia 22314 (703-837-0440). The rate for Oct. 8, 9, 12, 13 is $199/night and the rate for Oct 10 and 11 is $159/night. This hotel is immediately across the street from the King Street metro station and within a block of the Hampton Inn. It is also 1 mile away from the Alexandria waterfront. Rates are good through September 8, 2008. Please mention you are booking under the DC Meet & Greet. The Hilton has a personalized web site for Meet & Greet reservations
http://www.hilton.com/en/hi/groups/personalized/DCAOTHF-OMG-20081008/index.jhtmlOnce the blocks at these hotels are booked, these rates are available on a space-available basis.
There is also the Embassy Suites Alexandria/Old Town across the street from the King Street metro station and within 1 block of the Hilton and the Hampton Inn. I have not blocked rooms at this hotel, but it is located at 1900 Diagonal Road, Alexandria, Virginia 22314 (703-684-5900).
*Edited to update hotel information
*Edited to add evite link
