Date & Time

September 25, 2008
6:00 p.m. - Doors Open
6:00 p.m. - Private Donor Photo Opportunity
7:00 p.m. - Dinner & Program

R.S.V.P. by Sept. 11
Phone: (517) 321-6233
Email: ssi@ssi-online.org

Ticket Pricing

• Table of Ten: $650
• Single Ticket: $70
• Program Ads Available (see Packet below)

Dinner Committee Packet

Dinner Committee Packet
A four-page PDF document that includes a Banquet Announcement, Dinner Committee Memorandum, Donor Opportunity and Advertising Form, and Table Host/Sponsor Form.

Packet Pages

For your convenience, we have broken the full Dinner Committee Packet PDF above into four separate pages, so you may print/forward each page singly at your leisure.

Banquet Announcement

Dinner Committee Memo

Donor/Advertising Form

Table Host/Sponsor Form

Annual Fundraising Banquet
With Special Guest
Jim Ryun
Former U.S. Congressman and World Class Athlete

Thursday, September 25
San Marino Club in Troy, Michigan
Individual Tickets = $70. Tables of Ten = $650
Please R.S.V.P. by September 11

Dear Friends,

The Annual Banquet is our one major fundraising event for the whole year!! It is our goal to host over 600 people for an evening of inspiration and challenge. If you are someone who appreciates the work that SSI accomplishes with young people, this is your chance to help us raise the resources needed to support our ongoing operating expenses.

There are various Donor Opportunities available! We need underwriters, advertisers, table purchasers and ticket buyers. Please click here for a Dinner Committee Packet, which contains all the information you will need to support this fundraising event. Corporate and personal Program Advertisement is also available; details are in the Dinner Committee Packet.

Your support is greatly appreciated!

Please RSVP by September 11 by calling our office at (517) 321-6233 or email us at ssi@ssi-online.org.

Yours for the next generation,
James
James Muffett
President of Student Statesmanship Institute


Jim Ryun achieved national acclaim as a track and field star while a high school student in Wichita, Kansas. In 1965 Jim set the male High School Mile Record of 3:55.3 - a record that stood for 36 years. Jim participated in three Summer Olympic Games: 1964, 1968 and 1972, winning a silver medal in the 1500 meter run in 1968. He also held the World Record in the mile, 1500 meter and 880 yard competitions and was inducted into the Track and Field Hall of Fame.

As a U.S. Congressman, Jim Ryun served five terms, representing the Second Congressional District of Kansas and serving on the Armed Services, Budget and Financial Services Committees. Jim's commitment to honesty and integrity as a citizen-statesman made him a powerful advocate for the sanctity of life, the traditional family and military veterans. He is also a successful businessman, motivational speaker and product consultant.

In his latest devotional book, The Courage to Run, Jim Ryun motivates us to go "higher up and higher in" with our walk with Christ. His life story of daunting challenges and great success is an inspiration to everyone who wishes to run the race of life with faith and courage. Married in 1969, Jim and Anne Ryun live in Lawrence, Kansas. They have four adult children, and eight grandchildren.