CHARITIES
Summer Kickoff 2008 - Saturday, May 31, 2008
Horton's Kids is a nonprofit that provides comprehensive services to the children of Washington, D.C.'s Ward 8, improving the quality of their daily lives, and nurturing their desire and ability to succeed.
RIO - Saturday, November 3, 2007
Children’s National Medical Center has provided hope to sick children and their families throughout the region for more than 130 years. What started as a small hospital in the city has grown to a nationally recognized leader in pediatric medicine with research facilities, satellite offices around the beltway, and primary care centers. Our physicians and nurses are among the best in the nation -- providing everything from routine well-baby exams to pediatric specialists in all medical disciplines. Children's is also a research facility, with hundreds of grants and studies performed each year.
Children’s has consistently been listed as one of America’s best pediatric institutions by U.S.News & World Report. Children’s ranks 11th in the nation for the 2007 rankings.
The Summer Kick-off - Saturday, May 12, 2007
Cure Autism Now (CAN) is an organization of parents, clinicians and leading scientists committed to accelerating the pace of biomedical research in autism through raising money for research projects, education and outreach. Founded by parents of children with autism in 1995, the organization has grown from a kitchen-table effort to the largest provider of support for autism research and resources in the country. The organization's primary focus is to fund essential research through a variety of programs designed to encourage innovative approaches toward identifying the causes, prevention, treatment and a cure for autism and related disorders.
Since its founding, Cure Autism Now has committed nearly $39 million in research, the establishment and ongoing support of the Autism Genetic Resource Exchange (AGRE), and numerous outreach and awareness activities aimed at families, physicians, governmental officials and the general public.
Amy Lorenzini (DTC Board Member), Brendan Shields(DTC President),
Jay Perron (DTC Board Member), and Shelly Galli (Cure Autism Now)
ANATOLIA -
Saturday, January 27, 2007
My Sister's Place (MSP) is a shelter for battered women and their children. They are committed to eradicating domestic violence and provide safe, confidential shelter; programs; education; and advocacy for battered women and their children. Their goal is to empower women to take control of their own lives.
MSP began in 1976 as a project of the Women's Legal Defense Fund (WLDF) and their Task Force on Abused Women. Realizing that social change would be slow to come and that many abused women needed immediate action, the Task Force’s primary objective was to raise funds for a confidential shelter for battered women and their children. In addition, they focused on providing services and support to battered women and on educating professionals and the general public about domestic violence.
DTC presents over four thousand dollars to My Sister's Place. These funds will be used immediately to help provide a safe shelter for battered women and their children.
Brendan Shields (President, DTC), Nichelle A. Mitchem (Executive Director, MSP),
Channing Nuss (VP, DTC), and Betsy Hannah (President, Junior League of Washington)
DTC would like to thank the Washington Junior League for helping to make Anatolia such a success for My Sister's Place.
80° NORTH - Friday, July 14, 2006
The
Washington Scholarship Fund (WSF)is a non-profit
organization committed to expanding and improving educational
options in Washington, D.C. by enabling low-income families within
the District to have a choice in where they send their children to
elementary, middle, and high school.
Through two separate scholarship programs, the federally funded D.C.
Opportunity Scholarship Program and the privately funded Signature
Scholarship Program, WSF gives these children more equal footing
with affluent families in getting access to high quality education,
and brighter futures.
This year, WSF is providing scholarships to nearly 2,000 students in
the Washington, DC metro area. Since 1993, nearly 4,000 students
have received assistance to attend elementary, middle, and high
schools. WSF’s has provided District families with nearly $18
million in scholarship funds.
RUNWAY - Saturday, January 28, 2006
Established in 1970, the
Lombardi
Comprehensive Cancer Center is named for the legendary Green
Bay Packers and Washington Redskins coach Vince Lombardi, who was
treated for cancer at Georgetown University Hospital. What began as
a small clinic grew over the years to become a state-of-the-art
cancer center.
In 1990, Lombardi won the designation of "Comprehensive Cancer
Center" from the National Cancer Institute (NCI). To obtain this
designation, a center must meet strict research, clinical trials and
community outreach criteria. In 2003, Lombardi's comprehensive
cancer center status was renewed by the NCI.