Celebration of Hope Gala
By • April 19, 2017 0 761
In conjunction with Hope Connections for Cancer Support’s tenth anniversary, the nonprofit held its Celebration of Hope Gala on March 16 at the Watergate Hotel. What started in March 2007 with one facility in Bethesda, a weekly support group for patients and caregivers and a single yoga class has grown to include a newly opened location in Prince George’s County. Together the two Hope Connections offer more than 50 monthly support groups and mind-body classes at no cost to the participants, along with educational workshops and social events.
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- Hope Connections’ co-founder, CEO and president and Celebration of Hope Award winner Paula Rothenberg, Volunteer Award recipients May Benatar and Afie Lattimer, gala co-chairs Jim Baker and Liza Marshall and emcee Wendy Rieger of NBC4 News.
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- Founding board member Scott and Nancy Ogden. Photos by Donna Parry
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- Former Hope Connections’ board chair and previous Celebration of Hope Award recipient Sherry Haber, previous Volunteer Award winner and current participant Yohannes Gebreysus, Diane and Arnie Malhmood, Hope Connections’ founding board member Patricia Payne. Photos by Donna Parry
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- Harriet and Louis Weiner, a director of the Lombardi Comprehensive Cancer Center and gala sponsor. Photos by Donna Parry
