The Military Order of the Purple Heart

The Military Order= of the Purple Heart

Department of Miss= ouri

2010 Annual Conven= tion

Dear= Patriots,

On behalf of St. Louis Chapter 125 of= the Military Order of the Purple Heart, I am pleased to invite you to attend th= e annual MOPH 2010 Convention to be hel= d at the Drury Plaza Chesterfield-St. Louis Hotel May 14–15, 2010. We will kick-off the Convention with a mixer on Friday evening, May 14, 2010. The mixer will take place in the m= ain conference room of the hotel and will include complimentary drinks, snacks = and camaraderie.

The following is a breakdown of information for the meeting. = I hope this will help you in preparing for the event:

Dat= e:

May 14= -15 2010

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Pla= ce:

Drury Plaza Chesterfield

355 Chesterfield Cent= er East

St. Louis, MO 63017=

636 53= 2 3300

Registration Fees and Event Co= sts:

All attendees must register and pay the registration fee.

Registration Fees:

Early registrati= on (before April 9, 2010)	$1= 0.00
Late registratio= n (after April 14, 2010 or at the door= )	$1= 5.00

Meeting Catered Lunch:=

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On Saturday, May 15, 2010, we will be making arrangements for a catered lunch = to be provided at the convention. An advanced head count is required for the lunch. Please register and pay for your l= unch by the cut-off date of April 14, 2010.&nbs= p;

Catered lunch co= st per person

$1= 0.00

Please make checks payable to: MOPH Chapter 125.

To register for the meeting and indicate any dietary restrictions, please fill= out the attached form send your registration form and check to:

Andy= Day, JVC

Chap= ter 125 Convention Chairman

4068 Marseille Drive

St. Louis, MO 63129

314-757-6035

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Hotel Accommodations:

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A li= mited number of rooms have been blocked at the Drury Plaza Chesterfield Hotel at a special MOPH rate. We anticipate that roo= ms will book quickly and advise you to make reservations early, well before the cut-off date of April 14, 2010. Reservations made after this date wil= l be subject to prevailing rate and availability.

The Drury Plaza Chesterfield hotel offers great amenitie= s, such as:

FREE! Breakfast- Enjoy scrambled eggs, sausage, biscuits & gravy, Belgian waffles & more!

FREE! Evening Beverages and Snacks now served daily from 5:30-7:00pm

FREE! High-Speed Internet Access in Every Room

FREE! Free Long Distance - One Ho= ur Every Room, Every Night!

Room Rates=
Standard Room, 1 king bed or 2 queen beds $79.= 00/night, plus tax

To make your reservation, please click on the link below:=

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Room= s will go quickly and may run out before the cut-off of April 14. Make your reservations now!

Convention Chapter Book Costs:=

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Indi= viduals or chapters interested in purchasing an advertisement in the convention book must submit their request and payment to the Convention Chairman by March 22, 2010. Please make checks payable to MOPH Chapter 125.

Convention Book Business Card	$2= 5.00
½ page la= yout	$5= 0.00
Full Page layout=	$1= 00.00

We l= ook forward to your participation at this year’s convention!

Sinc= erely,

Andy= Day, JVC

Chap= ter 125 Convention Chairman

Local Area Overview:

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Below please find a list of activities and restaurants near the hotel and around = St. Louis. Please click on each link to find = more information:

=	= Stoney River	= In Hotel
= California Pizza Kitchen	= Adjacent to Hotel
= Houlihans	= Adjacent to hotel
= Bacana Brazilian Steakhouse	= Adjacent to hotel
= Cheesecake Factory	= Adjacent to hotel
= Romano's Macaroni Grill	= 1/2 M from hotel
= P.F. Changs	= 1 M from hotel
= Gianfabio's Italian Cafe	= 1 M from hotel
= Yia Yia''s	= 1 M from hotel

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Activities

= Chesterfield Westfield Mall	= Adjacent to Hotel
= Brunswick Zone Chesterfield	= 5 M
= Busch Wildlife Area	= 9 M
= Butterfly House/Faust Park	= 3 M
= Chesterfield Valley Athletic Complex	= 4 M
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= Downtown St. Louis	= 25 M
= Forest Park/St. Louis Zoo	= 16 M
= Gateway Arch	= 25 M
= Grants Farm	= 19 M
= Hardee's Ice Plex	= 4 M
= Mount Pleasant Winery	= 27 M
= Saint Louis Science Center	= 17 M

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