The Pilot Club of Moline is celebrating the 200th birthday of President Abraham Lincoln.

See President and Mrs. Lincoln come to life!  Enjoy a period meal of President Lincoln's favorite recipes.  After dinner, enjoy a live re-enactment of their last evening together.

Max and Donna Daniels have an extensive background in community theater and have been portraying President and Mary Todd Lincoln professionally since 1988.  They are past Vice-presidents of the National Association of Lincoln Presenters and were named by the Association as the first recipients of its award for "Best Abraham and Mary Lincoln Team" in 1994.  They have been featured on the C-SPAN cable network in 1994 in the Lincoln-Douglas Debate series and on the "Someone You Should Know" program on ABC.

Event Details:

Date:  Thursday, September 17, 2009

Time:  Dinner served at 6 p.m.; performance at 7 p.m.

Location:  Bethel Wesley United Methodist Church, 1201 - 13th Avenue, Moline, IL 61265.

Tickets:  $18 per person, advance sales only.

The Pilot Club of Moline has 28 members; the current president is Judy Blad.  The Club is affiliated with Pilot Club International, a non-profit, classified civic-service organization for executives and professionals with primary focus on brain-related disorders.  The Pilot Club of Moline wil celebrate it 64th anniversary on April 6, 2010 and since 1998 has donated almost $58,000 to community projects.  In 2008, it contributed $16,100 to initiate Project Lifesaver in Rock Island County.

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