PRESS RELEASE from Presidential
Inaugural Committee See also links below
FOR IMMEDIATE
RELEASE
January 6, 2009
Contact: PIC Communications
Office
PRESIDENT-ELECT OBAMA
TO HOST YOUTH BALL, REGIONAL BALLS ON INAUGURAL NIGHT Youth Ball to
Focus on Young Americans, Service
WASHINGTON, D.C. - President-elect Barack Obama will host a
Youth Inaugural Ball, five Regional Inaugural balls, and a ball for his
Home States - Illinois and Hawaii. Vice President-elect Joe Biden
will host a ball for his Home States as well: Delaware and
Pennsylvania. These balls round out the list of official inaugural
balls to be held on Tuesday, January 20, along with the previously
announced Neighborhood Inaugural Ball and Commander in Chief's
Ball. The President-elect and the Vice President-elect will
appear at each of the ten inaugural balls.
"This is America's inaugural celebration in every way," said
Presidential Inaugural Committee Executive Director Emmett S.
Beliveau. "Young people are more engaged in this country's future
than ever before and we want to harness that excitement by inviting
them to participate in this historic occasion. In that same vein,
we are hosting events to bring people from all walks of life and from
across the country - from the President-elect and Vice
President-elect's home states, as well as every corner of the nation -
to celebrate this country's unity moving forward."
The Youth ball is intended for young Americans aged 18-35 and will
celebrate the inauguration of the new president and the role young
Americans can play to serve their communities. Tickets will
be available at a reduced price of $75.
The Regional Inaugural Balls are an inaugural tradition that
President-elect Obama will continue, inviting guests from the Midwest,
the West, the East, the South, and the Mid-Atlantic regions to their
own celebrations. Tickets will be available to invited guests for
$150.
To cap off the night, Obama and Biden will each host guests from their
home states to a ball to celebrate their inaugurations with those who
know them best - their friends, families and local supporters. Tickets
to this event will also be available to invited guests for $150.
Additional details about the balls are below:
Youth Inaugural Ball - Young Americans aged 18-35; Washington
Hilton >
Obama Home States Inaugural Ball - Illinois and Hawaii invited guests;
Walter E. Washington Convention Center >
Biden Home States Inaugural Ball -Delaware and Pennsylvania invited
guests; Walter E. Washington Convention Center
Eastern Inaugural Ball - CT, ME, MA, NH, RI, VT, PR, and USVI invited
guests; Union Station
Mid-Atlantic Inaugural Ball - MD, VA, DC, NY, NJ, and WV invited
guests; Walter E. Washington Convention Center
Midwest Inaugural Ball - KS, IN, IA, MI, MN, ND, NE, OH, SD, WI, and MO
invited guests; Walter E. Washington Convention Center