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20th Anniversary Gala: KEENFest 2012!

Saturday, November 3, 2012
Capital Hilton, Washington, DC
Celebrating 20 Years of Fun, Fitness and Friendship

Join community members and business leaders for the 20th Anniversary Gala: KEENFest 2012 on Saturday, November 3, 2012 at the beautiful Capital Hilton Hotel in downtown Washington, DC. This year we are celebrating KEEN Greater DC’s 20th Anniversary of providing free-of-charge exercise and recreation programs for children and young adults with profound disabilities. KEENFest 2012 promises to be a fabulous event filled with food, friends and fundraising. Event proceeds will support KEEN’s 23 programs serving over 300 children in the greater DC area.

For more information please contact Elizabeth Doherty at dev.dir@KEENgreaterdc.org or call 301-775-7572. Please check back frequently as event updates will be posted as they become available.




KEENFest 2011: Powered By Everyday Heroes

On October 15, 2011, KEEN (Kids Enjoy Exercise Now) hosted more than 300 community members, business leaders and volunteers at KEENFest 2011: Powered By Every Day Heroes. KEEN Greater DC athlete, Dale Dixon, received a standing ovation after singing Stevie Wonder's "Open Your Hearts" a capella. Volunteer Sarah McMahon received KEEN's Volunteer of the Year award. Former KEEN Greater DC Board President and KEEN Golf Classic Co-Chair, Dan Murphy of the Bozzuto Group, received KEEN's Distiguished Service Award for his many contributions to KEEN GDC.



Thank you to our sponsors, donors, and volunteers for making KEENFest 2011 a success!

2011 KEENFest Sponsors

Featured Sponsors
Burt Braverman & Kathleen Meredith/Davis, Wright, Tremaine LLP
Total Wine & More

Platinum Sponsors
Autograph Collection
HITT Contracting
Jones Lang LaSalle/ Amy Bowser & Trip Howell

Diamond Sponsors
Bank of America, Merrill Lynch
Bozzuto Group
Ernst & Young
FedEx Corporation
Lehman Smith & McLeish
Matress Warehouse
Karen Migdail
Dan and Michelle Murphy
The Murphy Team
Daryl and Sandra Nickel
Reznick Group

Gold Sponsors
W.E. Bowers
Adam Caldwell and Dahlia Neiss
Capitol Drywall, Inc.
Lynn Crumling and Doug Kelley
John C. Grimber Co., Inc.
M&T Bank
Penney Girls Foundation
Selective Demolition

Bronze Sponsors
Rich and Linda Blumenreich
Richard and Rebecca Kay
Estee and Elliott Portnoy

Friends
Atlantic Service Group
Beth Gibbs Melshenker
Brenda Brody
Camp Experts & Teen Summers
Capitol Drywall, Inc.
Cathy and Geoff Dirksen
Curtis and Amanda Polk
Daniel Vine
Deborah Shumaker
Dynalectric Company
Eagle Bank
Mark and Heather Arbeen
Helene Brody and Brian Bushwick

KNG Health Consulting
Judith and Mark Segal
Laura and Gary Franklin
Leslie and Lee Schalk
Martha and W. David McGarry
Miriam Herman and Sanford Stark
Nancy and Robert James
PNC Bank
The Joey Pizzano Memorial Fund
The Washington Woodworking Company, LLC
Tracey Wright and Sheldon Alberts
Vanessa Janus
VIP Sponsors
Jeremy Colville
Sandra and Ivan Sable
Tricon Construction, Inc.
Mitzie Cooper
Paula and Barry Goldsmith

In-Kind Sponsor
Bates Creative Group

Thank you KEENFest 2011 Committee Members!
Co-chairs: Amy Bowser and Kathleen Meredith

Heather Arbeen
Fahimeh Bagheri
Debbie Bates-Schrott
Suzanne Berman
Linda Blumenreich
Burt Braverman
Brenda Brody
Andi Cleary
Lynn Crumling
Suzanne Davis
Cathy Dirksen
Geoff Dirksen
Jennifer Fitzpatrick
Morgan Franklin

Amy Gates
Amy Goldman
Lynn Grody
Karen Hutchison
Vanessa Janus
Liberty Jones
Hilary Keeley
Paige Lester
Karen Migdail
Lisa Pendleton
Judy Quintere
Mark Segal
Deborah Shumaker
Kip Vreeland
Mojgan Zare



KEENFest 2010: Passport to Paris
November 10, 2010

Photos by Suzanne Mazer



To view a slideshow of KEENFest 2009, click here.

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