{"id":1182,"date":"2014-04-21T14:06:11","date_gmt":"2014-04-21T18:06:11","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/mayliang.us\/?p=1182"},"modified":"2014-04-21T14:06:11","modified_gmt":"2014-04-21T18:06:11","slug":"childrens-ball-2014","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/mayliang.us\/?p=1182","title":{"rendered":"Children’s Ball 2014"},"content":{"rendered":"

The Children\u2019s Ball, a fundraiser to benefit the Children\u2019s 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.\u00a0 There were over 900 people in attendance with a lengthy waitlist as well.<\/p>\n

Thanks to the wonderful co-chairs, the Ball broke a DC fundraising record and raised $10.7 million for Children\u2019s National Medical Center. The live auction included a Labrador puppy (which our children were strictly banned from bidding on).\u00a0 Yousef announced at the end of the live auction that he had called the Crown Prince of the UAE and the Foreign Minister on his way to the event, and both agreed to contribute $1 million each.\u00a0 And as a final surprise for the guests, Jennifer Hudson performed for the crowd, including a stunning rendition of one of my favorite songs, Hallelujah by Leonard Cohen (better known as one of the songs on the Shrek soundtrack).\u00a0 \ud83d\ude42<\/p>\n

Jim is Chair of the CNMC Board of Directors for another 2 months and 9 days, and this is one of our favorite events of the year.<\/p>\n

Here is our family at the Ball:<\/p>\n

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Children’s Ball 2014<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

The kids also got to invite their friends. Here is our daughter\u2019s group (minus one):<\/p>\n

\"Jade<\/a>
Jade & her friends at Children’s Ball 2014<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

And here is our son\u2019s group of friends:<\/p>\n

\"Marcus<\/a>
Marcus & his friends<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

You can learn more about Children\u2019s National Medical Center at www.cnmc.org<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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