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Childrens Ball

Foundation Events
Friday, April 15, 2016 - Saturday, April 16, 2016

6:30 p.m. - 1 a.m.
The Ritz Carlton
1150 22nd Street, NW
Washington, DC
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The Children's Ball began in 2007 as the annual signature fundraising event for Children's National Health System. Over the past eight years, the gala has raised more than $19 million to support children and families. Funds raised at the Children's Ball go directly to provide vital support the hospital needs to give the best treatment possible to every child.

 The Children's Ball began in 2007 as the annual signature fundraising event for Children's National Health System. Over the past eight years, the gala has raised more than $19 million to support children and families. Funds raised at the Children's Ball go directly to provide vital support the hospital needs to give the best treatment possible to every child. The Ritz Carlton false DD/MM/YYYY

The Children's Ball began in 2007 as the annual signature fundraising event for Children's National Health System. Over the past eight years, the gala has raised more than $19 million to support children and families. Funds raised at the Children's Ball go directly to provide vital support the hospital needs to give the best treatment possible to every child.



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Dr. Kurt Newman and his wife, Alison, met when he was a pediatric surgery fellow and she was a nurse in the neonatal intensive care unit (NICU). More than 30 years later, Dr. Newman is now president and CEO of Children’s National, and he and Alison are chairing the 2016 Children’s Ball, which will be held on April 15. We talked to them about their leadership role for the signature fundraising event for Children’s National.

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During Hanukkah, 13-year-old Madeleine Wenger of Bethesda, Md., reflects on her efforts to support children with cancer in memory of her sister Kayla. For her bat mitzvah, she raised $15,000 for Children's National. “It’s not just about raising money,” she says. “You can give food, items you don’t need anymore, and your own time through volunteerism. There are so many ways to give." In this season of gift-giving, she says, “Material things are not important to me. Always being there for your family is.”