May 2nd, please join the Refugees International Young Humanitarian Circle co-chairs Ashley Taylor Bronczek and yours truly, RI Board member and Gala Master of Ceremonies actor/activist Matt Dillon, and the YHC Steering Committee for the Aftergala event which will be held at Fujimar (1401 K Street). Starting at 10pm, the always energetic fun party includes drink [...]
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Refugees International Plans for its 34th Anniversary Dinner
The always sold out elegant, purposeful and straight forward (no fluff, we love that and it’s NOT black tie, another plus) Refugees International Anniversary Dinner will be held on Thursday, May 2nd at the Mellon Auditorium. The night marks the 34th year this non-governmental advocacy organization has spent in lifesaving assistance and protection for displaced people [...]
JAMES …
Who is excited for SkyFall? I sure as heck am. And so are others apparently because you are invited to JAMES on Saturday, November 10th. It will be an evening to celebrate the release of the newest addition to the James Bond franchise and the 50th Anniversary of 007’s adventures. The main event will feature [...]
Refugees International Hosts a Summer Tweet Up
The patio of Fujimar Restaurant was packed and hopping 6pm and into the evening, as Refugees International(RI) held its first “Tweet Up”, a casual mixer with RI staff, supporters, Young Humanitarians, bloggers, journos and NGO-folks. Attendees enjoyed the sushi restaurant’s happy hour specials, both drinks and food, not to mention the finally cooler temperatures (all [...]
Time for a Summer Tweet Up
Wait, wait, before you sigh, pull out your checkbook (do people even still have those?), and think, here we go again, let me be clear, this is not, a fundraiser. Let me be clear. This is NOT a fundraiser. Shocking, no? This is a Tweet Up. Yes, the fun folks at Refugees International thought it [...]
Refugees International : Speaking Out & Saving Lives Everyday
People often ask me “why” I choose a particular charity with which to become involved. Sometimes the question posed is for advice in their own decision making process, other times it’s an actual inquiry into my own reasons. The “why” has varied over the years, starting with business (when I first joined then chaired the [...]
Going to Get Bermudaful
Please pardon the delay in posting. Refugees International took up the majority of the past few days, and I was honored to be at the luncheon within the home of the Japanese Ambassador and his wife Thursday, then the reception, dinner and after party following and then, the Board meeting Friday. Whew. We’ll have the [...]
Friendly Reminder: Refugees International Young Humanitarian Circle After Party – YOU Are Invited
Post-Refugees International 33rd Anniversary Dinner which will take place at the Mellon Auditorium on Thursday, May 10th, you, yes, you my friend, my foe, my frenemy, and my not yet made your acquaintance stranger, are invited to the Young Humanitarian Circle After Party. Both Ashley Taylor (my co-Chair) and I and our entire Steering Committee [...]
You’re Invited! Refugees International’s Young Humanitarian Circle After Party With Special Guest Lauren Bush Lauren
Join the Refugees International Young Humanitarian Circleat Fujimar Restaurant for a private After Party on Thursday, May 10 at 10pm. We will be celebrating more than three decades of RI’s work with special guests, fellow humanitarians, RI staff and board members, and FEED Projects’ co-founder Lauren Bush Lauren, the 2012 recipient of RI’s McCall-Pierpaoli Humanitarian [...]
Refugees International Washington Circle Hosts Award Winning Poet & Author Roya Hakakian
At the most recent Refugees International (RI) Washington Circle luncheon held at the The German Marshall Fund of the United States, esteemed RI Board member, poet, journalist, award winning author and 60 Minutes producer, Roya Hakakian, spoke to the guests about her latest book, Assassins of the Turquoise Palace. The book covers the repression and [...]
NEWS: Lauren Bush Lauren to be Honored at Refugees International Anniversary Dinner & Gala
I’m a huge fan of the work that Lauren Bush Lauren has done globally with FEED Projects and this young humanitarian is truly deserved of being presented with the Refugees International McCall-Pierpaoli Humanitarian Award. This year, Her Majesty Queen Noor will bestow the Co-Founder and CEO of the FEED Project with the award during the [...]
Refugees International Young Humanitarian Circle Film Screening: Pray the Devil Back to Hell
Please join the Young Humanitarian Circle of Refugees International for a film screening of PBS’ Women, War and Peace docu-series Pray the Devil Back to Hell. This is the third in a series of film-focused events for the YHC, previously viewed were the highly acclaimed and multiple award winning Climate Refugees and War Child. Space [...]
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