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The Second annual Milton Friedman Day Dinner, will be held at Rutland's South Station Restaurant at 6:00 on Thursday, July 31. Program and reservation information below:
Join Us for a Celebration of the Life and Ideas of
Dr. Milton Friedman
On the 96th anniversary of his birth
Thursday, July 31, 2008
Social Hour 6:00pm - Dinner at 7:00pm
South Station Restaurant – Rutland, Vermont
(At the Trolley Barn, 170 S. Main St. (US 7) – east side of the road)
Parents, Children and Schools:
The Future for Vermont Education
The late Dr. Milton Friedman, a former resident of Ely, Vermont and a Nobel Laureate in Economics, was a great champion of human freedom. At this second annual celebration in his honor, the program will focus on the major cause of his final decade, parental choice in education.
This subject is particularly relevant to Rutland County, with its tradition of strong independent schools and voter support for expanding choice in education.
The discussion participants:
David Wolk, President, Castleton State College and former Commissioner of EducationPeter Giancola, chairman, Rutland Catholic School Board
Curtis Hier, founder, First Class Education for Vermont, Fair Haven
Peter W. Lind, board member, Rutland Area Christian School
Charles Scranton, headmaster (ret.), Burr & Burton Academy, Manchester
Dr. Art Woolf, UVM associate professor of economics
Chris Robbins, former chairman, Vermont School Boards Association (moderator)
Rutland Supt Mary Moran and Bishop Salvatore Matano of the Diocese of Vermont will also be participating.
The Institute’s 2007 Friedman Dinner at the Windjammer in South Burlington brought 87 reservations and overflowed into a second dining room. Reservations (by July 28) are essential.
Please reserve your seat by calling or emailing the Ethan Allen Institute (802 695 1448, eai@ethanallen.org). The price is $30, and may be paid either in advance or at the door.
The annual Friedman Dinner is co-sponsored by Vermonters for Better
Education.
