pˈɛlki ænd ʃˈuːbɚt wɜːɹ ˈɑːnɚd æz ɡˈɛst spˈiːkɚz æt ðə twˈɛnti sˈɪksθ ˈænjuːəl "bɹˈɪdʒ dˈeɪ" ᵻvˈɛnt ɪn fˈeɪətvˌɪl, wˈɛst vɜːdʒˈɪniə, ˌɔn ɑːktˈoʊbɚ fˈɪftiːn, tˈuː θˈaʊzənd fˈaɪv, wˌɛɹ wˈʌnhˈʌndɹɪd sˈɛvənti fˈaɪv,zˈiəɹoʊzˈiəɹoʊ zˈiəɹoʊ spɛktˈeɪɾɚz kənvˈɜːdʒd ˌoʊvɚ ðə kˈoːɹs ʌvðə dˈeɪ tə tˈeɪk pˈɑːɹt ɪnðə fˈɛstɪvəl.
Pelkey and Schubert were honored as guest speakers at the 26th annual "Bridge Day" event in Fayetteville, West Virginia, on October 15, 2005, where 175,000 spectators converged over the course of the day to take part in the festival.