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Previous Events
- November 20, 2009 | Dallas/Fort Worth
- The Europeanization of America's Economy and Workforce
Join us for a panel discussion and luncheon featuring The Honorable Elaine Chao, Former Secretary of Labor, and Distinguished Fellow, The Heritage Foundation.
- Member RSVP | Non-Member RSVP
- September 22, 2009 | Dallas/Fort Worth
- How Free Enterprise Can Meet America's Energy Needs
The Dallas/Fort Worth Committee hosted Heritage experts Ben Lieberman and Jack Spencer for a panel discussion and luncheon on energy policy.
- June 30, 2009 | Dallas/Fort Worth
- 33 Minutes: Protecting America in the New Missile Age
The Dallas/Fort Worth Committee hosted a viewing of Heritage's first documentary film, 33 Minutes.
Heritage in the News in Dallas/Fort Worth
- Walsh op-ed on overcriminalization in Houston Chronicle — October 9, 2009
- John on Soc Sec reform in McClatchy (pickup from Dallas Morning News) — June 8, 2009
- Heritage cap-and-trade stats in Rep. Culberson's Houston Chronicle op-ed — June 3, 2009
- Utt-Flake op-ed on highway funding in Houston Chronicle — May 11, 2009
- Carafano on Swine Flu in Dallas Morning News — April 29, 2009
- Heritage on National Debt in UT's The Daily Texan — April 20, 2009
- von Spakovsky on Voter ID in El Paso Times — March 23, 2009
- von Spakovsky on Voter ID Fraud in The Dallas Morning News — March 11, 2009
- von Spakovsky on Voter ID Fraud in American Statesman — March 11, 2009
- Rector on "Stimulus" food stamps in Austin American-Statesman — March 10, 2009
About the Committee
The mission of the Dallas/Fort Worth Committee for Heritage is to extend the influence of conservative ideas and principles in the Dallas/Fort Worth area and to support Heritage’s mission and vision for America.
Community Committee Members are leaders in the Dallas/Fort Worth area and supporters of The Heritage Foundation. At the invitation of Heritage’s President, Ed Feulner, these members are asked to undertake two key responsibilities:
- Plant a permanent flag for Heritage in their areas by focusing on the following:
- Membership Expansion
- Programs and Events
- Legislative Outreach
- Media Outreach
- Youth Outreach
- Lead Heritage's fundraising efforts in their areas.
About the Chair
Danny Wettreich is the Chairman of the Dallas/Fort Worth Committee. Wettreich has been a venture capitalist for over 30 years. With a personal experience of more than 45 different venture capital investments in both the U.S.A. and Great Britain, he is Chairman of Churchill Venture Capital L.P., a small and flexible organization that is very selective in its investment portfolio.
Originally from London, England he has been a U.S. citizen for 18 years and a Dallas resident for 23 years. In his role as Chairman of Churchill Venture Capital, Danny Wettreich personally becomes involved in each portfolio investment, providing his expertise of both public and private companies to assist in the development of each business. With a background in merchant banking, retail, wholesale, manufacturing, telecommunications, Internet technologies, real estate, and fine art, he is well placed to provide the needed intellectual capital as well as venture capital funds that are required for small companies to succeed. In recent years, increased emphasis has been placed upon real estate investments.
Wettreich is also a passionate art collector and is Chairman of European Art Gallery, a private dealer in fine art offering one of the largest collections of European paintings in America. He is actively involved in charitable activities and for five years was a director of the World Affairs Council of Dallas/Fort Worth. In addition to being the Chairman of the Dallas/Fort Worth Committee for Heritage, he is also Chairman of the Executive Council of the Committees for Heritage, the advisory council for nationwide Community Committee activities.
