Tag: non-profit
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USJLP 2018
Jim and I attended the Fellows (alumni) weekend for the US-Japan Leadership Program (www.usjlp.org) this past week. The event was held in Seattle. It’s always a wonderful time to get to know the new delegates and catch up with what the Fellows are doing with their lives. I will say, however, that I was put…
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Best Buddies Miami 2016
We were in Miami this past weekend attending the Best Buddies gala. Best Buddies is a non-profit that helps people with intellectual and developmental disabilities with friendships, jobs, and leadership development. The annual gala in Miami is always a fun event to attend—both in terms of helping a very worthy cause and because Miami has…
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Folger Shakespeare Library London Board meeting
I am on the Board of Governors of the Folger Shakespeare Library, and the Folger decided to have its June board meeting in London this year. The Board meeting itself was held at the British Library and quite productive. (Or, rather, getting to know the other Board members and the senior staff better was extremely…
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Folger Shakespeare gala April 2016
The Folger Shakespeare Library has the world’s largest collection of First Folios, the first publication of Shakespeare’s plays. (They are stored in a huge vault, which is way cool to visit.) It is an organization that provides scholarly resources for academic research, concerts and plays, and education curricula for K-12 teachers. One of its missions—and…
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YMCA Gala 2015
This is an annual gala to benefit the YMCA – Fairfax County, which provides a variety of services—from childcare to summer camps to senior services—to residents of Fairfax County, Virginia. I’ve been on the board since 2002 and roll off at the end of this year. We’ve been attending this gala for almost that long…
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Sips & Suppers 2015
Sips & Suppers is an annual fundraising event in Washington, DC held to raise money for DC Central Kitchen and Martha’s Table. Both organizations have missions to eliminate hunger and poverty in Washington, DC, especially for children and families. We love this event where various generous folks open their homes to guests and to well-known…
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Best Buddies Miami 2014
In case you hadn’t noticed, fall is a busy time for us. 🙂 We traveled down to Miami for the Best Buddies gala, which was held on November 21. Best Buddies is a non-profit organization that helps developmentally disabled folks by providing them with friendships, jobs, and leadership training. We flew down on Friday morning.…
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YMCA – Fairfax County 2014 Gala
We attended the Fairfax County Y gala on Saturday, November 15. The theme of the gala was “Unmask Your Potential” and Mardi Gras-themed masks were the order of the day. (To the woman who wore the two feet high peacock blue feathered mask, one word: Don’t.) The gala raises money for underprivileged kids to attend…
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Best Buddies DC 2014
The annual Best Buddies bike ride/run/walk in DC was held on Saturday, October 18. Best Buddies is a non-profit that helps people with intellectual and developmental disabilities, both socially (hence its name) and professionally, by encouraging companies to hire people with disabilities and by providing leadership development. The annual event is made up of a…
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Children’s Ball 2014
The Children’s Ball, a fundraiser to benefit the Children’s National Medical Center, was held on Friday, April 11 at the Ritz-Carlton in Washington, DC. The Ball was co-chaired by Yousef and Abeer Al-Otaiba (the UAE Ambassador and his wife) and Amy and Bret Baier. There were over 900 people in attendance with a lengthy waitlist…