Donna Richter, Lorrie Berkowitz,
Susan Weiss and Stuart Allen
Debbi Jarvis and Jennifer Holliday
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N Street Village
Empowerment Luncheon
Schroeder Stribling and D.C.
Councilmember Jack Evans
The Mayflower Renaissance | PHOTOS BY JENNY LEHMAN
THE POWER OF HOPE: Approximately 325 guests
gathered at N Street Village’s Empowerment Luncheon
to raise more than $125,000 to support homeless
and low-income women in Washington. Mayor
Muriel Bowser was the keynote speaker and original
“Dreamgirl” Jennifer Holliday sang “And I’m Telling
You” and “I Shall Not Walk Alone” with the N Street
Ambassadors of Praise. Village program alumna,
Gisele Clark, shared her powerful story of moving from
homelessness and addiction to 20 months of sobriety,
stable housing and attending school while committing
her life to helping others engaged in similar struggles.
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Larry Crenshaw, Dennis Carew
and William Ebbs
Ty Hreben, Ace Werner, Jacqueline Michel,
Peter Shields, Wes Combs and Monica Scott
(L-R, front row) Kah Walla, Karla Ruiz Cofiño, President Bill Clinton, Yin Myo Su, Amira Yahyaoui and
Samar Minallah Khan; (L-R, back row) Sally Field, Susan Ann Davis, Kailash Satyarthi, Melanne Verveer,
Sara Blakely, Diane von Furstenberg, Bill Burns, Donna Langley, Alyse Nelson, Monica Mishra and V. Sue Molina
Tracey Webster, Bobbie Greene McCarthy
and Dr. Rosita Van Coevorden
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Vital voices Global Leadership Awards
Kennedy Center| PHOTOS courtesy vital voices
Celebrating Visionary Women: A group of the world’s most esteemed changemakers gathered in one room for
the 14th annual Global Leadership Awards. The event honored five extraordinary women: political leader Kah Walla of
Cameroon, entrepreneur Yin Myo Su of Myanmar, documentary filmmaker Samar Minallah Khan of Pakistan, activist Amira
Yahyaoui of Tunisia and entrepreneur Karla Ruiz Cofiño of Guatemala. Each innovator presented her creative solution to
various global challenges after former President Bill Clinton delivered remarks. “The women we celebrate tonight are true
visionaries, and we are inspired by their work to call on every global citizen to share their ideas for building a brighter, safer,
more inclusive future” said Alyse Nelson, CEO of Vital Voices.
Alexa Verveer and Evan Bianchi,
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