Recap: Pearls Of Purpose Presented By FAIR Girls And DC Jewel Girls

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Phyllis Powell (Mother of Andrea Powell: FAIR Girls Co-founder) and Alexandra Nicole Senyi de Nagy Unyom (Wearing Thierry Mugler Vintage) – (Photo Credit: Vivian Leslie)

At last weeks Pearls of Purpose Gala, hundreds of Washingtonians came to support DC-based nonprofit FAIR Girls (acronym for Free Aware Inspired Restored), which works to prevent the [...]

Elan Hair & Skin’s Mane Event To Benefit The Nashville Humane Association

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Nashville’s renowned salon, Elan Hair & Skin, is proud to be partnering with the Nashville Humane Association to bring food, homes, and hope to community animals in need. The Green Hills salon will host Mane Event, Sunday, May 19, 2013 with 100 percent of hair cut proceeds benefiting the NHA.

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Recap: Trust For The National Mall’s 5th Annual Ball On The Mall

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Joe and Betsy Benkowski (Photo credit: Vivian Leslie)

With the Washington Monument as its backdrop, Saturday, May 4, marked the fifth annual Ball on the Mall, geared toward DC’s young professionals and hosted by the L’Enfant Society for the Trust for the National Mall. As always, the black tie affair was held under [...]

Recap: American Red Cross Salute To Service Gala In DC

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The night of May 4, 2013, military, government and other local leaders dressed in black tie and military formal gathered at the Wardman Park Marriott in Washington DC to honor soldiers and citizens who have demonstrated extraordinary services to the United States and our local community.

General Ray and Linda Odierno (Photo credit: [...]

Recap: NBC’s Greg Gumbel To Host March Of Dimes Gala 2013

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Dr. Eric Olson and Greg Gumber (Photo credit: Katherine Long)

On May 6, the March of Dimes held its annual gala for the March of Dimes Prize in Developmental Biology. The gala was hosted by Greg Gumbel, NFL announcer for CBS. The prize went to Dr. Eric N. Olson, professor and chair of [...]

Recap: Move This World Spring Fling At The Bowery Hotel In New York

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Alyssa Nowak with Zaneta Clark and Sam Handler of Move This World (Photo credit: Alyssa Nowak)

On Friday, May 3, I had the privilege of attending Move This World Spring Fling at The Bowery Hotel. Move This World is a global non-profit organization started by Sara Potler LaHayne whose mission engages young people [...]

Nike Women’s Half Marathon in DC Boasts 15,000 & Raises $6 Million for Leukemia & Lymphoma Society

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Stretching before the run (Photo Credit:Nike)

The first-ever Nike Women’s Half Marathon dawned very early on Sunday, April 28 with a start time of 7 a.m. Runners started finding their time corrals before daylight and when the sun rose, more than 15,000 “sole” sisters filled out Pennsylvania Avenue, nervously stretching their calves and [...]

NBC’s Greg Gumbel To Host March Of Dimes Gala 2013 In Washington, DC

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Greg Gumbel CBS Sports.(Photo Credit: Craig Blankenhorn/CBS)

Network sportscaster Greg Gumbel will host a March of Dimes black tie gala on Monday, May 6, 2013 at the Willard Intercontinental in Washington, D.C. The event honors the recipient of the March of Dimes $250,000 Prize in Development Biology. This year’s award goes to Eric [...]

SweetLife: A Music And Food Festival

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2013 SweetLife Festival (Photo Credit: qromag.com)

On Saturday, May 11, 2013 SweetLife, a music and food festival, will be held at Merriweather Post Pavilion. The event is sponsored by SweetGreen, whose charity SweetGreen in Schools focuses on educating DC youth on healthy eating. Partnering with the DC Farm to Schools network, SweetGreen uses [...]

The Front Row At Bethesda Row 2013

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NBC’s Angie Goff emcee’ing The Front Row in 2012

Federal Realty Investment Trust announces The Front Row, the fifth-annual, star-studded style weekend at Bethesda Row. The Front Row event will take place May 16 through May 18 and features three signature Bethesda Row fashion events in addition to over 35 in-store fashion, beauty [...]

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