New York Times Best-Selling Author Speaking at San Diego Country Club
Joseph Finder Lends Voice, Support for Montgomery High School Media Institute

What:           

Joseph Finder’s plan was to become a spy… or maybe a professor of Russian history.  Instead, he became a bestselling thriller writer.  Now, this New York Times Best-Selling author is lending his time and talent to support the future of The Montgomery Media Institute Scholarship Enrichment Fund at Montgomery High School in San Diego, California. 

A cocktail hour, with time to “meet and greet the author,  followed by dinner and discussion with Finder, promises to be a memorable evening.  Finder’s newest, highly-acclaimed book, Vanished, will be released in August, just in time for our discussion.

Why:           

Finder, “master of the modern thriller” is a long-time friend of KMMI and a believer in our mentor/protégé system.  Tough economic times make this fund-raiser a key part of keeping this valuable program alive and enriching young lives.  Funds raised will help go to the  Scholarship and Enrichment Fund to offer students post-secondary opportunities, fund  internships, and purchase equipment and technology needed  to  remain current.

When:                       

Tuesday, September 8, 2009 -  6 p.m. to 9 p.m.

Where:           

San Diego Country Club
88 L St, Chula Vista, CA 91911-1499 (directions below)
 
Who:                       

Author Joseph Finder
Montgomery Media Institute Leaders
Sweetwater School District Leaders
Friends & Supporters

Tickets:

$100 per person, includes cocktails,  dinner, wine, dessert & signed copy of  Vanished
$80 per person, includes cocktails, dinner, wine, and dessert
$600 for a table of 8

All guests will have chance to chat personally with Joe.

Media Contact:

Kim Edwards   kedwards@ucsd.edu 619-818-6362

Kathleen Obrist okobrist@aol.com 619-889-5009

Directions to San Diego Country Club

• From Interstate 5: take I-5 to "L" Street exit East. Proceed East one and a half miles to Club entrance on right

• From Interstate 805: Take I-805 to "L" Street/Telegraph Canyon Road exit. Proceed West on “L” Street one mile to Club entrance on left

About Joseph Finder:
After producing numerous “stand alone” novels, including High Crimes, A Book-of-the-Month Club, which became a 2002 film starring Ashley Judd and Morgan Freeman, Finder is launching Vanished, the first in a four-book series.  The series features the exploits of corporate security specialist Nick Heller, a high-powered intelligence investigator, trained in the Special Forces, who exposes secrets that powerful people would rather keep hidden. In reviewing Vanished, The Pittsburgh Post-Gazette referred to Finder as “…the finest of the contemporary thriller novelists" at the top of his game.
For more information please visit: http://joefinder.com/home/index.asp