The Foundation for Women’s Cancer (FWC) will mark its 25th Anniversary with the 7th Annual National Race to End Women’s Cancer, featuring a 5K Run and a 1 Mile Walk, on Sunday, Nov. 6, in downtown Washington, DC, on Freedom Plaza. The National Race to End Women’s Cancer is the Foundation’s major annual awareness and fundraising event, supporting the full slate of the organization’s efforts. Registration is open at endwomenscancer.org, with a $45 entry fee.

Every five minutes, a woman is diagnosed with a reproductive cancer – cervical, ovarian, uterine, vaginal or vulvar – impacting more than 98,000 women each year. That’s another mother, daughter, sister, friend or colleague every five minutes. Too many are diagnosed in the late stages, and nearly a third will die. Far too few women – or men – know how to recognize the symptoms of these cancers, and the importance of getting treatment from a gynecologic oncologist for the best outcomes. Risks rise with age, weight and other factors. The FWC supports survivors and works to raise awareness and research funding to defeat gynecologic cancers.

The pre-race program will begin at 8:15 a.m. at 14th Street and Pennsylvania Avenue NW, with the race beginning at 9 a.m. The event is led by National Race Chair Camille Grammer, an endometrial cancer survivor and star on “The Real Housewives of Beverly Hills,” who will walk the route with her team, “Camille’s Crusaders.” All participants (survivors, family, friends, loved ones, surgeons, caregivers, colleagues, and sponsors) are encouraged to “Join the Movement” whether as a runner, walker or supporter. Even if you can’t join us in Washington, your registration fee and donation are greatly appreciated.

“It’s such an honor and privilege to once again play a part in such a worthy cause as the National Race to End Women’s Cancer. I’m very much looking forward to returning to Washington and reuniting with our team – Camille’s Crusaders – as we spread awareness and help raise funds for the Foundation for Women’s Cancer,” says Grammer, who is participating in her third walk. “And this year will be extra special for me as my mother [Maureen, an ovarian cancer survivor] and my daughter [Mason] will be ‘Joining the Movement’ too by walking alongside me down Pennsylvania Avenue!”

Since FWC was founded by the Society of Gynecologic Oncology (SGO) 25 years ago, it was discovered that cervical cancer is almost entirely preventable. The Foundation was one of the organizations leading the charge to create public awareness linking the human papillomavirus (HPV) to cervical cancer. More recently, HPV has been linked to both vaginal and vulvar cancers. FWC alerted women to the fact that a cluster of symptoms is associated with ovarian cancer, the most deadly gynecologic cancer, and has worked with other advocacy organizations to make women more knowledgeable about an individual’s risk of developing ovarian cancer. Taken together, this information can and has led to earlier detection of this cancer, when a cure is more likely.

For more information on risks, prevention and treatment of gynecologic cancers, please see How to Maintain Your Gynecologic Health on the FWC website.

Those interested in participating in the race, as an individual, with a team, or as a volunteer, can visit endwomenscancer.org for additional information and registration.

The Metro D.C. Chapter of the Cystic Fibrosis (CF) Foundation will host its second annual Celebrate Every Breath Gala: A Grand Chefs Event Presented by CIM Group at the JW Marriott Washington, D.C. on November 13.  The elegant evening will be one of culinary creativity, interactive dining, fine wines and collaboration among the most talented chefs in D.C. — all for an incredible cause: to help find a cure for cystic fibrosis, a life-threatening genetic disease affecting approximately 30,000 people nationwide.

The Celebrate Every Breath Gala will be a unique dining experience of tasting rooms filled with the area’s best bites and tableside cuisine prepared by some of the area’s best chefs. The food is sure to be spectacular given the line-up of incredible chefs donating their expertise to the cause. In addition to the evening’s Host Chef, Bart Vandaeleof Belga Café and B Too, the gala will feature Michael Abt of Le Diplomate, Craig Harnden of The British Embassy, Daniel Wilcox Stevens of Mokomandy, Edward Reavis of All Set Restaurant & Bar, Christopher Edwards of Salamander Resort & Spa, Driss Zahidi of Evo Bistro, Ris Lacoste of Ris, Roberto Donna of Al Dente and Alba Osteria, Ilhan Erkek of Ottoman Taverna, Roger Wiles of L’Hommage Bistro and Jonathan Krinn of Clarity.
More information to come.

The sensory adventure will begin at 6 p.m. with an opening reception showcasing hors d’oeuvres from local restaurants, libations, and more. Next, guests will enjoy a delectable three-course meal paired with fine wines. A limited number of top sponsor tables will each be hosted by a personal chef who will prepare his or her cuisine tableside. Meanwhile, Culinary Spotlight Tables will feature menus designed by a collaboration of the volunteer chefs.  The evening will conclude with a dessert reception, where pastry chefs and bakeries such as Amphora Bakery will satisfy every sweet tooth with heavenly desserts, coffee and liqueur.

Throughout the evening, guests can participate in the grand silent auction, featuring exclusive experiences such as trips to Arizona, Hawaii, and California courtesy of Marriott International, among other incredible items. A live auction will feature a weeklong stay in Santorini, Greece, a South Beach Wine and Food Festival package, an exclusive private dinner party hosted by Chef Bart Vandaele, and more.

Kathleen Matthews, former chief communications and public affairs officer for Marriott International and anchor at WJLA-TV, will join as Master of Ceremonies. During the program, the prestigious Hitchcock Humanitarian Award will be presented to Robert J. Beall, Ph.D., former president and CEO of the CF Foundation, for his years of fearless leadership and tireless dedication to the cause and the profound impact he has made on the lives of people with CF.

To purchase individual tickets please visit https://celebrateeverybreath.eventscff.org/

America Abroad Media (AAM) will host its fourth annual “Power of Film” Awards Dinner at the Andrew W. Mellon Auditorium in Washington, D.C. on Tuesday, November 15. The special awards event will honor five outstanding leaders whose work exemplifies the power of media to inform, educate and empower citizens about the critical social and public policy issues of our time.

This year’s honorees include the Showtime hit series Homeland, an American political drama based on the most critical national security issues facing the United States and the world today. To date, the ever-popular show has won 8 Primetime Emmy Awards, including Outstanding Drama Series, 5 Golden Globe Awards, 3 AFI Awards, a George Foster Peabody Award, a Humanitas Prize, a Producers Guild of America Award, 2 Writers Guild of America Awards, a Directors Guild of America Award, 2 People’s Choice Awards, a Screen Actors Guild Award and is a Television Academy honoree. The show’s executive producer Howard Gordon will be among the honored guests at the 2016 “Power of Film” Awards.

Aaron Lobel, Founder and President of America Abroad Media, stated, “No series on television has touched as directly, dramatically, and presciently as Homeland on the most critical national security issues facing the United States and the world today. AAM is proud to honor Homeland for its willingness to examine difficult issues, to explore the tough decisions and tradeoffs facing our top policymakers, and to help the public foster a deeper understanding of pressing national security challenges.”

Individual honorees include Saudi TV actor and comedian, Nasser Al Qasabi, who will be honored as one of AAM’s 2016 Media Leaders. Qasabi is one of the Arab world’s best-loved TV satirists, widely recognized for his various roles in the series No Big Deal, as a judge on Arabs Got Talent, and for his anti-ISIS Ramadan comedy series Selfie, which topped ratings region-wide via the pan-Arab MBC network.

Afghan TV executive and head of TOLOnews Lotfullah Najafizada will accept AAM’s 2016 Partner Award on behalf of TOLO TV, as the network is recognized as a special AAM partner. Over the years, TOLO TV has worked with AAM on unique programming, playing a significant role in furthering AAM’s mission and values in a key country where the approach is in high demand. This award comes at a particularly poignant time for TOLO TV, following a January 2016 suicide bombing orchestrated by the Taliban in Kabul, wounding and killing several TOLO staff members.

Rep. Ed Royce (R-CA), one of the nation’s premier representatives to foreign governments and current Chairman of the House Foreign Affairs Committee. Prior to becoming Chairman of the Committee, Royce served as Chairman of the Subcommittee on Terrorism, Nonproliferation and Trade and was a member of the Subcommittee on Asia and the Pacific.

Congressman Eliot Engel (D-NY) is currently in his 27th year as a member of Congress and has served as the Ranking Member on the House Foreign Affairs Committee since 2013, making him the top Democrat on the Committee. He also serves on the Energy and Commerce Committee, including the Subcommittee on Health and the Subcommittee on Energy and Power.

Royce and Engel will be recognized for their efforts to transform and improve U.S. international broadcasting.

Additionally, the late American-Israeli journalist Steven Joel Sotloff, tragically captured and killed by ISIS in 2014, will be memorialized, as his mentor at The Media Line, Felice Friedson, and his mother, Shirley Sotloff, accept the award in his honor. While working for ABC News affiliates in Israel and Jordan, Steven’s career took off with his coverage of the Arab Spring in 2010. His excellent reporting has been featured on numerous news outlets, including Time magazine, Foreign Policy, The Media Line, The Christian Science Monitor, CNN and FOX. Steven traveled the region, visiting Egypt, Syria, Turkey, Bahrain and Libya, while reporting on Mu’amar Qhaddai, Al-Qa’ida, Bashar Al-Assad, Bengazi and other key flashpoints.

The event’s host committee includes numerous national security and foreign policy experts, among others, former Congressman Mike Rogers, former CIA operative John MacGaffin, former NATO Supreme Commander Admiral James Stavridis, former Undersecretary of Defense for Policy Michèle Flournoy (co-chair), General John Allen, and former Director of the Central Intelligence Agency and National Security Agency General Michael Hayden (co-chair). Among others, past award recipients include Oscar-winning director Kathryn Bigelow (The Hurt Locker), BAFTA recipient Paul Greengrass (Captain Phillips), Al-Arabiya General Manager Turki Aldakhil, UAE Federal National Council Affairs Minister Noura Al Kaabi, Bollywood actor and director Aamir Khan (Lagaan), Best Picture winner Argo, and award-winning documentary Difret.

The event’s sponsors include Royal Embassy of Saudi Arabia, Embassy of the United Arab Emirates, Etihad Airlines, The John Templeton Foundation, and McLarty Associates, among others.

Tickets to the 2016 AAM Awards Dinner are available for purchase online, here: http://www.eventbee.com/v/2016poweroffilm

ABOUT “THE POWER OF FILM” AWARDS DINNER:

WHEN:
Tuesday, November 15

• 6 to 7pm: Award recipients available to media for interviews and photos*
• 6 to 7pm: VIP Reception
• 6:30 pm: General Admission
• 7 to 10pm: Dinner and program

WHERE: 
Andrew W. Mellon Auditorium
1301 Constitution Avenue NW
Washington, D.C. 20240

TICKETS:
Producer Tickets for general admission to the reception and dinner are $350 per person. Director Tickets, which include access to the VIP reception, honoree meet-and-greet, dinner, and a listing in the event program, are $1,000 per person. Purchase tickets here.

The Washington Business Hall of Fame recognizes the professional and philanthropic accomplishments of outstanding business leaders in our region who have made significant contributions to the quality of life in Greater Washington. The annual black-tie gala and awards ceremony brings together 1,200 business and civic leaders and raises over $1 million annually to support Junior Achievement of Greater Washington’s innovative financial literacy, work readiness, and entrepreneurship programs for K-12 students. 

More than 100 remarkable laureates have been inducted into the Washington Business Hall of Fame since its founding in 1988 by Junior Achievement of Greater Washington, The Greater Washington Board of Trade, andThe Washingtonian. Honorees must be either in the capstone years of their career or retired from the company most closely associated with their business accomplishments. A call for nominations from the general public is made several months in advance of the event. Final selections are made by a nomination committee composed of members from the three founding organizations.

For profiles of this year’s laureates as well as ticket and sponsorship information, please visit www.washingtonbusinesshalloffame.org.

WHEN:                Wednesday, November 30, from 6:00 p.m. – 9:30 p.m.

WHERE:              National Building Museum

                           440 F Street, NW

Washington, DC 20001

WHO:                  Ed Grenier, President and CEO, Junior Achievement of Greater Washington

James Schenck, President and CEO, PenFed Credit Union, and

Chair, 2016 Washington Business Hall of Fame

2016 Laureates:

Diane Hoskins, Co-CEO, Gensler

1. M. (Tony) Nicely, Chairman and CEO, GEICO

Kenneth A. Samet, President and CEO, MedStar Health

Gary H. Tabach, Managing Partner, Greater Washington, Deloitte & Touche LLP

Presenting Sponsor:

Capital One

PHOTO OPPS: All laureates will be available for photos along with the more than 1,200 business and elected leaders who will be in attendance.

About Junior Achievement of Greater Washington

Since 1965, Junior Achievement of Greater Washington (JAGW) has inspired the next generation to be financially capable and tenacious, equipped with the tools to solve problems creatively, manage risk effectively, and welcome opportunity. Through our experiential financial literacy, work readiness, and entrepreneurship K-12 programs and capstone experiences taught by volunteer role models from the community, JA® inspires the next generation to answer the demands of the 21^st century with “I can.”

During the 2015-2016 academic year, Junior Achievement of Greater Washington delivered its programs to more than 65,000 students in over 20 counties and independent cities in Maryland, Virginia and the District of Columbia through more than 700,000 instructional hours of in-classroom and after-school programs taught by nearly 5,400 volunteer role models from the community. JAGW and its partners provide middle school students a real-world experience of finance and the modern economy through Junior Achievement Finance Parks in Fairfax, VA, and Prince George’s County, MD, with a third JA Finance Park slated to open in Montgomery County, MD in 2018. Over the past 50 years, JAGW has impacted the lives of more than 800,000 young people throughout the region.

Learn more at www.myJA.org. Follow JAGW on Facebook, Instagram @juniorachievementdc, and Twitter @JA_GW.

• All-Inclusive Gala @ The Historic Union Station
• Multiple Open Bar Stations
• 4-Hour Premium Open
• Hors d’oeuvres & Dessert Bar
• Music by DJ Phlipz
• Access to Main Hall, East Hall, Columbus Club & Palm Court
• Midnight Celebration & Champagne Toast
• Multi-level Entertainment Areas
• Complimentary Coat Check
• Discounted room rates at Kimpton The George (while availability lasts)

The longest running annual designer warehouse sale today announced the date for its once a year winter event. Deemed in the region as the “Super Bowl of Shopping Event” (always occurring the Saturday of Super Bowl weekend), the 12^th Annual Alexandria Warehouse Sale is set for Saturday, February 4^th in Alexandria. Due to the growing popularity of the sale, last year’s event had to expand and move to a new location at the Westin Alexandria and will be held again at the hotel located in the Carlyle District of Old Town Alexandria. The fun, yet casual, free to enter event will include a variety of new boutiques and retailers not only located in Alexandria, but throughout the Metro region. Over the past several years, the sale has averaged approximately 1,000 shoppers throughout the day.

Deal seekers will find the very best from Alexandria’s and the regions finest retailers and indie brands with various brands of clothing, shoes, jewelry, home furnishings and more up to 80 percent off retail prices. Experienced sale shoppers line up early in the morning hours to get first grabs at top label merchandise, and throughout the day the sale has a steady pace of shoppers. Folks that decide to wait until the last few hours of the sale can score even more markdown deals with merchants looking to move seasonal merchandise.

Participating merchants include (as of January 5^th):

Clothing

Beau and Ro

Brit Ryan

CCH Collection

Duchess M

Ellsworth and Ivey

Gossypia

J McLaughlin
Kiki Lynn

Lettie Gooch

Lululemon

Lynn Louisa

Periwinkle

Sara Campbell

Sherman Pickey

Shop Refine

Stifel & Carpe Vintage

The Hive

TSALT

Wrabyn

Home & Culinary

Coco Blanca

Olio Tasting Room

Stuart Nordin

Jewelry & Accessories

Eye to Eye

Queen Bee

Mystique Jewelers

Top It Off Accessories

She’s Unique

Kids

Bambeeno Cashmere

Little Birdie

Shoes

Bishop Boutique

Eight Royale

The Shoe Hive

The event is also giving away early entry into the Warehouse Sale to four lucky shoppers. Visit www.AlexandriaWarehouseSale.com or Facebook atwww.facebook.com/ALXWarehouse for details.

Shoppers can enjoy ample street parking and $5 garage parking at select garages surrounding the Westin Alexandria (visit website for location details). The Westin will also offer a shuttle the King Street Metro starting at 7 a.m.

EVENT DETAILS
What:  12^th Annual Alexandria Warehouse Sale
Presented by:  Old Town Boutique District
When: Saturday, February 4, 2017
Where:  The Westin Alexandria, 400 Courthouse Square, Alexandria, VA (located in the Carlyle District of Old Town Alexandria)
(Ample Street & Garage Parking. There will also be a free shuttle from the King Street Metro)
Time:  9AM-4PM
Admission: Free
Website:  www.oldtownboutiquedistrict.com or www.AlexandriaWarehouseSale.com
Twitter:  @OTBoutiques

The Art League’s annual Patrons’ Show is an experience that’s part fundraiser, part block party, and totally fun. A few tickets are still available!

Each $225 ticket allows the ticket-holder to participate in the most fun art fundraiser in DC, support a thriving nonprofit and community of artists, and go home with a work of art valued anywhere from $225 to upwards of thousands of dollars. The drawing takes place on Sunday, February 19 at 4:00 pm in the Torpedo Factory Art Center.

Learn more, view the donated artwork, and purchase tickets here.