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News Archive for Washington Humane Society

TOP 100 EVENTS 06.22.09 11:30 AM

Washington's Top Benefits 2009

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Photo: Tony Brown/Imijination Photography for BizBash

1. Knock Out Abuse and Fight Night Gala
This two-in-one party encompasses the Knock Out Abuse Against Women gala—a lavish women-only fete for 650 at the Ritz-Carlton, Washington, D.C.—while 2,000 men simultaneously enjoy Fight Night, an evening of boxing matches at the Hilton Washington. The two parties join for a gender-neutral after-party. The dual fund-raisers for anti-domestic-violence causes and the health care nonprofit Fight for Children return November 5.

2. The Opera Ball
The Washington National Opera’s elite event brings some 500 guests—including Supreme Court Justice Antonin Scalia and Congressman Dennis Kucinich in 2008—to a different ambassador’s residence each year. The German ambassador hosted this year’s June 5 ball.

3. YouthAIDS Benefit Gala
Ashley Judd, Sharon Osbourne, and Anna Kournikova were among the 550 guests at Population Services International’s 2008 benefit at the Ritz-Carlton, Tysons Corner. The rock 'n' roll theme party, which raised $1.2 million for the organization, returns this November. MORE >>

Washington's Top 100 Events, Knock Out Abuse Against Women, Fight for Children, Washington National Opera, YouthAIDS, Corcoran Gallery of Art, National Italian American Foundation, The Leukemia and Lymphoma Society, Prevent Cancer Foundation, Meridian International Center, Cystic Fibrosis Foundation, St. Jude Children's Research Hospital, Washington Ballet, Heart of America Foundation, Smithsonian American Art Museum, March of Dimes Foundation, National Multiple Sclerosis Society, Folger Shakespeare Library, N.F.L. Players, Shakespeare Theatre Company, Phillips Collection, Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater, Muscular Dystrophy Association, Spina Bifida Association, Washington Performing Arts Society, Trust for the National Mall, Capital Area Food Bank, American Red Cross, D.C. Scores, Washington Humane Society

TOP 100 EVENTS 06.22.09 11:30 AM

Washington's Top Fashion & Beauty Events 2009

Fashion for Paws
Photo: Vithaya Photography

1. Fashion Fights Poverty Runway Show
This runway presentation, which raises money for a different charity each year, moved to the St. Regis Hotel in 2008 and shrank to a more exclusive 250-person event. Actress Parker Posey and Fox 5 news anchor Will Thomas hosted the show, which returns for a fifth year this fall.

2. Nordstrom’s Designer Fall Preview
In 2008, 500 guests caught Nordstrom’s latest fashions and raised $60,000 for nonprofit Knock Out Abuse Against Women at this runway show at the National Building Museum. The eighth annual show returns this month.
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Washington's Top 100 Events, Fashion Fights Poverty, Parker Posey, Nordstrom, Washington Humane Society, D.C. Fashion Week

EVENT REPORT 01.29.09 3:40 PM

Humane Society Party Mixes Bone-Shaped Beignets and Valet "Barkers"

Some 300 dogs and 400 human guests attended.
Photo: BizBash

Adding 300 dogs to a Ritz-Carlton ballroom filled with chocolates and pastries seems like a recipe for disaster. Yet yesterday’s seventh annual Sugar & Champagne Affair benefiting the Washington Humane Society was surprisingly calm, with scarcely a bark or growl to be heard. The event brought together chefs from more than 20 of the area’s top restaurants, offering owners and their dogs a chance to sample a variety of champagnes, chocolates and desserts. MORE >>

Washington Humane Society

TOP 100 EVENTS 09.26.08 1:50 PM

Washington's Top Fashion & Beauty Events 2008

The Fashion Fights Poverty runway show
Photo: Courtesy of Fashion Fights Poverty

1. Fashion Fights Poverty Runway Show
The United Nations Association of the National Capital Area partners with PR and event planning firm Style and Image Network for this fund-raiser. The fourth annual event, was held September 25 at the St. Regis hotel, benefiting NEST, which provides loans to women in the third world. Michael Dumlao of the Style and Image Network is the show’s creative director.

2. Nordstrom’s Designer Fall Preview
This annual fashion and shopping event shows off the latest in American and European clothes from Nordstrom, with the proceeds going to the nonprofit Knock Out Abuse Against Women. The June 17 show, organized by Nordstrom event marketing coordinator Gina McGowan, was held at the National Building Museum. The event raised $60,000 from 500 guests. MORE >>

Washington's Top 100 Events, The United Nations Association of the National Capital Area, NEST, Nordstrom, Knock Out Abuse Against Women, Washington Humane Society, D.C. Fashion Week

EVENT REPORT 06.11.08 1:23 PM

Humane Society's Politics-Themed Ball Draws 600 People—and 400 Dogs

Dog-shaped topiary centerpieces at the Bark Ball
Photo: Zaid Hamid

The Washington Humane Society’s annual Bark Ball, now in its 21st year, is the only black-tie event in D.C. where pets are not only allowed, but welcome. In fact, the event saw 400 dogs and 600 guests at the Renaissance Washington on Saturday night.

Humane Society director of marketing and communications Tara de Nicolas designed the event with a political "Decision 2008" theme in mind, and included a pet primary of sorts where dogs voted by choosing between treats in the shape of a Democratic donkey or a Republican elephant (provided by Capitol Dog Bakery). After the votes were tallied, event chair and NBC correspondent David Gregory announced the elephant treats to be the favorite. MORE >>

Washington Humane Society

EVENT REPORT 04.15.08 4:01 PM

Pooches and People Catwalk at Humane Society Fashion Show

Dogs walked the runway at the Washington Humane Society fashion show.
Photo: Steven Bobb Photography

Washingtonians shared the spotlight with their dogs at the Washington Humane Society’s second annual Fashion for Paws runway show on Saturday at the Embassy of Italy. More than 60 familiar locals—Philippe Cousteau, Capitol File’s Jayne Sandman, and a leather-jacket-clad Fox 5 News anchor Will Thomas were among the models—and their pooches vamped down the raised runway in matching looks from Saks Fifth Avenue (on the people) and Barkley Square Bakery and Boutique (on the dogs).

The event drew 1,100 guests, many of whom attempted the evening’s "Italian chic" dress code. Tara de Nicolas, director of marketing and communications for the Humane Society and the evening’s advisory chair, selected the Italian embassy’s soaring atrium in anticipation of the show’s popularity. “It’s big enough to hold everyone and it is beautiful,” she said. MORE >>

Washington Humane Society

EVENT REPORT 01.29.08 5:34 PM

Pooches (and Owners) Shake Legs for Washington Humane Society

Dogs roamed free, and sniffed corners, at the event.
Photo: Zaid Hamid Photography

The Washington Humane Society held its sixth annual Sugar & Champagne Affair on Thursday night, filling the glass atrium of the Galleria at Lafayette Centre with dogs of all sizes, shapes, and barks. Ever animal-friendly, the group invited guests to bring their dogs along for a sampling of champagne and desserts from local pastry chefs.

“Its not your typical Thursday night,” said Humane Society director of marketing and communications Tara de Nicolas. “But it’s great because it’s the same people you normally see, but now they can bring their dogs.” MORE >>

Washington Humane Society

MY FAVORITE VENDORS 10.11.07 1:05 PM

Humane Society Calls on Supon Creative

The Humane Society's Tara deNicolas
Photo: Zaid Hamid

Washington Humane Society director of marketing and communications Tara deNicolas and her staff plan 10 annual fund-raising events in the D.C. area in addition to four large-scale events each year. DeNicolas is currently preparing a party for the Dalai Lama’s visit to the city next week.

Audiovisual Production: "Nomad Event Systems has been been a faithful and talented partner of ours for the past year. When we planned our first fashion show, 'Fashion for Paws' [in April at the French Embassy], Nomad stepped in to help us. They taught us the art of designing a fashion show, from the catwalk to the lights to the sound. And thanks to Nomad, everything was flawless."

Photography: "Our talented photographers capture the magic and the unique style of our events: Zaid Hamid, Joseph Allen, and Stephen Bobb. Thanks to their brilliant photography skills, our events have received a lot of attention in the press, and print media has been able to use their photos in magazines and newspapers. It is not easy to take gorgeous photos of our guests and their dogs at the same time—the dogs always seem to have another plan in mind that does not include posing for the camera." MORE >>

Washington Humane Society

EVENT REPORT 06.12.07 1:27 PM

Bark Ball Focuses on Fido

Puppy-inspired topiary centerpieces graced the tables.
Photo: BizBash

To plan June 9’s Bark Ball, the Washington Humane Society’s director of special events, Stacey Kranitz, tried to get inside a dog’s head. “We always have to put the dogs first,” Kranitz said of the black-tie gala for animal-lovers and their dogs, held at the Renaissance Washington, D.C. When choosing a dessert for the evening, Kranitz couldn’t pick anything with chocolate, which is dangerous to dogs. Instead, she served vegan and vegetarian entrées for the humans and provided organic treats, doggy ice cream, and a 20th-anniversary Bark Ball cake by Barkley Square Gourmet Dog Bakery for the pups. MORE >>

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