Friends of the National Arboretum 2017 Dinner Under the Stars
By July 12, 2017 0 1190
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Secretary of Agriculture Sonny Perdue, Rep. Rodney Frelinghuysen (R-N.J.), U.S. National Arboretum Director Richard T. Olsen, Friends of the National Arboretum (FONA) board members and supporters from business, Capitol Hill and the USDA were among the 500 guests at FONA’s annual Dinner Under the Stars. Against a backdrop of the National Capitol Columns, the dinner provides critical funding for scientific, educational and public services projects. The Washington Youth Garden is a FONA-sponsored program that provides a unique year-round environmental science and food education program for D.C. youth and their families. Photos by Digital PX.
- Rep. Rodney Frelinghuysen (R-N.J.) and Secretary of Agriculture Sonny Perdue. Photo by Digital PX.
- Lee Boyle, Friends of the National Arboretum Council member Betty Boyle and Christelle La Police. Photo by Digital PX.
- FONA Board member Lynne Church; Jim Skiles; Hon. Vic Fazio; Kathy Sawyer; and Robert Bartlett, FONA Board member and chair of Bartlett Tree Expert Company. Photo by Digital PX.
- In front of the old U.S. Capitol columns: Colleen Girouard, Moira Bogrov, Constance Chatfield-Taylor, Lisa Koches and Leslie Howard. Photo by Digital PX.