Social Scene

The Georgetowner

July 2009

National Kidney Foundation

Tony Englert, Division President of the National Kidney Foundation, and Mrs. Jan Fenty, mother of Mayor Adrian Fenty.

Supporters of the National Kidney Foundation gathered at The University Club of Washington,DC for a kick off reception to mark the 8th Annual Kidney Walk on October 3 in Georgetown. The 5k event raises funds and awareness to support the 26 million Americans with chronic kidney disease. To register for the Kidney Walk, please visit www.kidneywdc.org or call 202-244-7900 ext. 23.

Radio & Television Correspondents Association

Ed Schultz is the host of The Ed Show, a daily news program on MSNBC, and The Ed Schultz Show, a nationally syndicated talk radio show.

The 65th Annual RTCA dinner was held June 19th, 2009 at the Walter E. Washington Convention Center.  - Photo by Jeff Malet

Champagne Campaign to Benefit The Wounded Warrior Project

Sonya Bernhardt, Host Omar Popal of Napoleon Bistro and Nancy Paul.

Celebrating Chef Geoff’s Tysons Corner

Geoff and his mom Frances Tracy toast in the wine cellar of the new restaurant in Tyson’s Corner.

VelocityDC

Tina Mather, Hector Torres, & Andrea Johnson

To introduce VelocityDC, a new annual event and unique collaborative effort between DC’s leading dance organizations, Hector Torres, Vice President of Capital Hotels, hosted a launch party at the Beacon Hotel on June 17.  Jeff Parks of WPAS, The Washington Ballet’s Septime Webre and Harman’s Chris Jennings were among the speakers hailing a new vision for dance in the entire DC community.  Modeled on New York’s Fall for Dance, the event will take place Oct. 2 and 3 at Sidney Harman Hall. - Mary Bird

Merage Foundation National Leadership Awards

Helene Cooper, Paul Merage, & Marlene Vasilic

A packed National Press Club celebrated the 2009 Merage Foundation National Leadership Awards honoring immigrant contributions to the U.S.  Honorees were pianist Emanuel Ax, New York Times diplomatic correspondent Helene Cooper, AIDS pioneer David Ho, former Governor Madeleine Kunin, and Vincent Mai, financier, social entrepreneur and human rights activist.  The event was sponsored by the Merage Foundation in association with the Woodrow Wilson International Center.  In his introductory remarks, former Secretary of Commerce Carlos Gutierrez said “in our history progress has been linked to immigrants.” Photo by David Own Hawxhurst - Mary Bird