Many people have claimed that Bruce Goldberg is all wet, and it was oh-so-true recently when the president of the board of directors of the Denver Press Club fulfilled his self-appointed mission to swim 2 miles (64 laps) as a fundraiser for the DPC.
Board member Dick Nosbisch and club member Jude DeLorca witnessed the feat along with several bystanders, which took place at the outdoor pool of the Jewish Community Center.
“This was a distance swim record for me,” said Goldberg, who wanted to match his birthday laps and raise money for the nation’s oldest press club at the same time. “Now that people know that I actually did this, I hope they’ll continue making donations to help the club.”
More than $1,100 in donations came in prior to today’s swim, and those who wish to support the DPC can make a donation at http://www.gofundme.com/fatd38.
The donations help support scholarships for journalism majors at University of Northern Colorado, University of Denver, University of Colorado, Colorado State University-Pueblo, Colorado State University-Fort Collins and Metropolitan State University of Denver; and to operate the club.
Today, the club’s nearly 400 members represent print and broadcast media, advertising and public relations, and an assortment of other professions. The roster has included Pulitzer Prize journalists, cartoonists and other notables, such as Damon Runyon, Eugene Field, Gene Fowler, Frederick G. Bonfils, Palmer Hoyt, Lowell Thomas, Lee Taylor Casey, Paul Conrad, Pat Oliphant, Thomas Hornsby Ferril, Carl Akers, Starr Yelland, Stormy Rottman, Lou Kilzer, Greg Lopez, Bob Palmer, Gene Amole, Sam Lusky and Don Kinney.
As one of the few press clubs that maintains its own building, the Denver Press Club has excellent facilities for serving both its members and the community. In addition to complete meal and bar service on its main level in the dining room, the club offers a large meeting and banquet facility on the second floor.
For more info, go to www.denverpressclub.org.
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