Below you’ll see images featuring Tigerlily’s founder Maimah Karmo, TV personality Paul Wharton, ABC 7/WJLA-TV News Anchor Cynne’ Simpson, BET’s Angel Elliott, Bianca from Cycle 9 of America’s Next Top Model, a plethora of truly amazing Breast Cancer Survivors, and many of DC’s fabulous DC designers.

The Tigerlily Foundation’s 2nd Annual DIVA Night Out from 6 to10 p.m. on May 15 at the Mandarin Oriental Hotel in Washington, DC. More details about this event are at this link: http://www.tigerlilyfoundation.org/diva010.html. Please purchase your ticket today, and share info about this important benefit for young women with breast cancer. As you will see, when you visit the site, DIVA Night Out has attracted the attention of major sponsors, supporters and hosts, including Pepsi, Whole Foods and local television personalities….we hope to see you there as well.

All proceeds from (Divine Inspired Vivacious and Aware) — DIVA Night Out will directly help young women affected by breast cancer by paying portions of their medical bills, providing buddy bags, meals and emotional support.

This VIP pink carpet experience will be hosted by ABC7/WJLA-TV News Anchor Cynne’ Simpson and celebrity style coach Paul Wharton from VH1 and the CW.

Event Information:

General Admission includes:

-          1 ticket for attending the Garden Fashion Show, starting at 7:00 p.m. -          Appetizers and drinks -          Swag bag

VIP Admission includes:

-          1 ticket – attend –pre-event VIP cocktail with press and special guests, starting at 6:00 p.m. -          Attendance at Garden Fashion Show, Luxury VIP swag bag -          Appetizers and drinks -          Access to “Pamper Room” to receive massages, mini-make-over, manicures -          Complimentary parking

Chocolate Inspiration!

Center for Inspired Teaching
The 2010 Chocolate Inspiration will feature fine chocolate desserts and demonstrations from some of DC’s finest chefs. Please join us on this fabulous night. With your support, this year’s event will be our most successful ever.
When: Thu Mar 4 2010 (7:00 PM – 9:00 PM)
Where: Cultural Institute of the Embassy of Mexico, 2829 16th Street NW, Washington, DC 20009
Fee? yes $150 per person
Volunteer Info: Help with event preparation such as coordinating with facilities and vendors, preparing event space, preparing marketing and promotional materials for event, etc.; help with invitations, including packaging and distribution; Help with raffle prize research, solicitation, and pick-up; help with registration table and other tasks such as coat check, raffle table set up, messenger between event staff, chocolate and food pick up, etc.
Contact: Laurie Wingate, (202) 462-1956 ext 23

José Andrés - Joan Nathan - Alice Waters

Martha’s Table & DC Central Kitchen

Sunday Night Suppers

Focus on Food

January 24th, 2010

In a year of hope, acclaimed chefs and community leaders unite to support two extraordinary charities that feed 5500 citizens, every day, 365 days a year.  Through a collaboration of chefs, organizations and concerned citizens, last year’s Art.Food.Hope inaugural dinners raised more than $100,000 for Martha’s Table and DC Central Kitchen.  This year we reunite with celebrated DC chefs for Sunday Night Suppers.

The Sunday Night Suppers are almost sold out.  Please consider Sunday Night Sips.  This lively cocktail reception celebrates the countries young leaders and innovators of the health food movement and combating hunger and poverty in Washington, DC.  See below for details.

Sunday Night Sips – 5pm, Program begins @ 6pm.

This year there is an alternate cocktail reception, Sunday Night Sips, celebrating the contribution young people are making to feeding their community.  A cocktail and hors d’oeuvres gathering hosted by Greg Nelson and Jose Cunningham with Alice Waters, Esquire’s Chef of the Year Barton Seaver, speakers from the Youth Food Movement, Martha’s Table and DC Central Kitchen.  We are excited to reveal a screening of Lori Silverbush’s, Hungry in America.  Join your community in celebrating the Youth Food Movement and combating hunger and poverty in DC.  Sunday Night Sips will be located at 1609 16th St. NW, Washington, DC  20009.  Here we will feature several rooms show casing young local chef’s such as Barton Seaver, Spike Mendelsohn, Heather Chittum, Mike Colleti, Will Artley, Brian Lacayo and Allison Sosna.

For more information about the awards and to see press releases see the links below:

Secretary of State’s Award for Corporate Excellence

TOMS Shoes Award Winner

Trilogy International Partners

America.gov

TOMS receives the Secretary of State’s 2009 Award for Corporate Excellence

TOMS Shoes and Chief Shoe Giver Blake Mycoskie are proud recipients of the Secretary of State’s 2009 Award for Corporate Excellence (ACE) presented by Secretary Hillary Rodham Clinton. The award, established by the State Department in 1999, celebrates companies’ commitment to corporate social responsibility, innovation, exemplary practices, and democratic values worldwide. TOMS Shoes, with its One for One business model, exemplifies the ideals recognized by the award.

U.S. companies are nominated by Chiefs of Mission worldwide and the winners are chosen by a selection committee comprised of senior Department of State and other governmental officials and chaired by the Under Secretary for Economic, Energy and Agricultural Affairs. Nominations are based upon companies’ achievements using criteria such as responsible environmental protection and practices, innovative programs with measurable results and contribution to local science & technology.

“I am honored that TOMS Shoes is the recipient of such an esteemed and important accolade,” said Mycoskie. “Since the start of this company, we have strived to create a dialogue with the communities in which we operate while contributing to the greater good around the world. I am humbled by this great recognition and will continue encouraging and engaging in responsible business practices.”

Secretary Hillary Rodman Clinton thanked TOMS Shoes and Blake for “reminding us that American businesses can do much more than sell goods and services. They can bring hope and optimism to communities abroad. They can inspire others to take risks to become entrepreneurs and grow their own businesses. They can really give people the sense that the private sector can make a difference, a lasting sustainable difference, and they can do well as well as doing good.”

Past winners of the award include GE, Cisco Systems, Coca-Cola and Ford Motor Company.