The Maine Heritage Policy Center
cordially invites you to attend the
2008 Freedom and Opportunity Luncheon
with Keynote Address by
Mr. John Stossel
ABCNEWS Correspondent, Co-anchor of 20/20
Wednesday, September 17, 2008
11:30 a.m. to 3:00 p.m.
Portland Marriott at Sable Oaks
South Portland, Maine
To register, please click here.
Individual Participation Levels:
Luncheon Only: $100.00 – 12:00 p.m. to 2:00 p.m.
One Ticket to Luncheon
Reception and Luncheon: $200.00 – 11:30 a.m.
One Ticket to the Sponsor Reception and Photo Opportunity
One Ticket to Luncheon, Prominent Seating
Health Reform Session Moderated by John Stossel: $500.00 – 2:15 p.m.
One Ticket to Health Reform Session
One Ticket to the Sponsor Reception and Photo Opportunity
One Ticket to Luncheon, Premier Seating
Make your reservation prior to Thursday, July 31, 2008 and receive your choice of a complimentary DVD or book by John Stossel.
Sick in America – DVD
Myths, Lies, and Downright Stupidity – Book
Sponsorship Opportunities
Gold Sponsor—$10,000
Two Tickets to Health Reform Session Moderated by John Stossel
Ten Tickets to Sponsor Reception and Photo Opportunity
Luncheon Table (seats 10), Premier Seating
Silver Sponsor—$5,000
One Ticket to Reform Session Moderated by John Stossel
Six Tickets to Sponsor Reception and Photo Opportunity
Luncheon Table (seats 10), Premier Seating
Bronze Sponsor—$2,500
Four Tickets to Sponsor Reception and Photo Opportunity
Luncheon Table (seats 10), Prominent Seating
Host Committee Sponsor—$1,000
Two Tickets to Sponsor Reception and Photo Opportunity
Luncheon Table (seats 10), Prominent Seating
Mr. John Stossel
ABCNEWS Correspondent, Co-anchor of 20/20 and author of The John Stossel Specials
In addition to in-depth reports for 20/20 on subjects ranging from government waste to parenting, Stossel does shorter pieces debunking myths, like “record high” gas prices, the evils of “sweatshops” and price “gouging.” In addition, his "Give Me a Break" commentaries take a skeptical look at a wide array of issues, from pop culture controversies to censorship and government regulations.
He has written two best sellers: Give Me a Break, and Myths, Lies, and Downright Stupidity: Why Everything You Know Is Wrong.
Stossel's TV specials consistently rate among the top news programs and have earned him uncommon praise: "The most consistently thought-provoking TV reporter of our time" said the Dallas Morning News, while the Orlando Sentinel said he "has the gift for entertaining while saying something profound."
His most recent special, Stupid in America, suggested that the government’s monopoly on education cheats kids. John Stossel Goes to Washington looked at how, under Democrats and Republicans, government keeps growing, while Tampering With Nature suggested that most tampering is a good thing.
Stossel's first special, Are We Scaring Ourselves to Death, examined exaggerated fears of things like chemicals and crime. It was followed by The Blame Game, which looked at Americans' growing tendency to blame their misfortunes on others, and Boys and Girls Are Different.
For Is America Number 1?, Stossel’s most popular program in high school classrooms (Stosselintheclassroom.org), he traveled the world to compare American life with life elsewhere and ask, “what makes a nation prosperous?”
In You Can't Say That!, he looked at the battle between free speech and at the science of happiness in The Mystery of Happiness, destructive lawsuits in The Trouble With Lawyers, and bogus scientific claims in Junk Science: What You Know That May Not Be So.
Freeloaders focused on how getting "something for nothing" appeals to all of us, including rich people who use the power of government to help themselves. Greed challenged conventional wisdom on how Americans view business, while Sex, Drugs and Consenting Adults questioned why Americans are jailed for voluntary non-violent activities.
Stossel has received 19 Emmy Awards. He has been honored five times for excellence in consumer reporting by the National Press Club. Among his other awards are the George Polk Award for Outstanding Local Reporting and the George Foster Peabody Award.
Stossel is a 1969 graduate of Princeton University, with a B.A. in psychology.