in january my friend mary ann suffered a terrible brain hemorrhage which mandated emergency neurosurgery and five weeks in intensive care…while pregnant with her first child. over the past few months she has been hospitalized and is slowly beginning to recover. the baby is due in june, and her husband brendon has been through so [...]
Entries Tagged as ‘charity’
March 3, 2008
mayflower spring gala.
saturday night the mayflower foundation threw its spring gala at the university club. it was a fantastic evening, dc’s young professionals rallied once again for a great cause: the youth leadership foundation. killer 80’s pop/rock band judo chop rocked the crowd and kept the dancefloor crazy…spectacular showing.
enjoy!
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February 6, 2008
free rice.
“give free rice to hungry people by playing a simple word game.”
the very simple and honorable mission of my new favorite website - freerice.com - which is actively working to put an end to world hunger - one word at a time.
for every word that you correctly define on the site, advertising dollars purchase 20 [...]
January 28, 2008
plunging hons take the polar bear plunge!
the plunging hons were among the 10,000 plungers that braved the icy waters of the chesapeake on saturday at sandy point state park for the 12th annual MSP polar bear plunge. this years’ polar bear plunge raised a record $3 million for special olympics and attracted a huge crowd - creating the need for multiple [...]
January 28, 2008
plunging hons fundraising happy hour.
the plunging hons team hosted a very fun and very successful fundraising happy hour at cafe hon in hampden last week as we prepared for the MSP polar bear plunge…
the hon bar was the perfect place to host the plunging hons happy hour!
rita, our queen mother hon + kate, representing as elvis.
hons always [...]
