Hi all,

If you missed the first service in 2001, it was awe inspiring and I
would like to encourage anyone who can possibly attend to do so.

Bear
--- eambarrett <eambarrett@...> wrote:
> Hello everyone,
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> Barbara Dossey asked me to send this to all of you.
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> Blessings,
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> Elizabeth
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> PRESS RELEASE
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> Florence Nightingale Service
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> Washington National Cathedral
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> Sunday, May 9, 2004, 4: 00 p.m.
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> Florence Nightingale (1820-1910) founded modern nursing. She was one
> of the most towering figures in the 19th century -- a visionary,
> scientist, practitioner, politician, environmentalist, reformer, and
> feminist. Nightingale's achievements went beyond nursing to influence
> medicine and public health. Today, every individual owes a debt of
> gratitude for her great contributions to modern health care.
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> The inaugural Florence Nightingale Commemorative Service was held on
> August 12, 2001, at the Washington National Cathedral. The second
> Florence Nightingale Service will be held on Sunday, May 9, 2004, 4:
> 00 pm, in the Nave at the Washington National Cathedral,
> Massachusetts and Wisconsin Avenues, NW, Washington, D. C., to honor
> Nightingale and nurses as they continue Nightingale's mission of
> caring and healing.
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> Guests are requested to be seated by 3: 30 pm before the procession
> begins, Seating will be open to all. The service will last one hour.
> To keep updated on featured speakers, event sponsorship, and the
> event details, beginning in May, go to the Washington National
> Cathedral web site http://www.cathedral.org, click on "Washington
> National Cathedral," then click on "Events."
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> The confirmed keynote speakers for this event are: Rita M. Carty,
> DNSc, MSN, FAAN, Secretary General, Global Network of WHO
> Collaborating Centres for Nursing and Midwifery Development,
> Professor and Dean Emerita, George Mason University College of
> Nursing and Health Science, Fairfax, Virginia; Daniel J. Pesut, PhD,
> RN, APRN, BC, FAAN, President, Sigma Theta Tau International Honor
> Society of Nursing, Professor and Department Chairperson,
> Environments for Health Indiana University School of
> Nursing,Indianapolis, Indiana.
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> Included in the Nightingale Service Procession will be a
> representative from the five most influential nursing organizations
> in the United States - the American Nurses Association, the American
> Organization of Nurse Executives, the American Association of
> Colleges of Nursing, the National League for Nursing, and Sigma Theta
> Tau International. To conclude the service, five student nurse
> representatives from the National Student Nurses' Association will
> participate with the five representatives from these nursing
> organizations. A lighted candle will be given to each student to
> represent the passing of knowledge from one nurse to another, from
> one generation to the next generation, and to highlight the diversity
> of care given by nurses for the benefit of humanity. Music at the
> service will include the Washington National Cathedral Choir of Men
> and Girls, and Dee Jones, Dee Jones, Ministries, Inc, Aberdeen
> Proving Ground, Maryland.
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> For further information and interviews, please contact:
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> Barbara Dossey, PhD, RN, HNC, FAAN (barbara@...)
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