WTEF 2025 ANNUAL
PLATINUM 70TH ANNIVERSARY
SHARE THE LOVE GALA

presented by

Mubadala

FRIDAY | JULY 18, 2025

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WTEF 2025 ANNUAL SHARE THE LOVE GALA

COME RALLY WITH US!

Join WTEF as we celebrate the continued achievements of our scholar athletes and come together to Fund-the-Future helping us to continue our work in building future life Champions!

YOUR SUPPORT IS IMPORTANT NOW MORE THAN EVER

The WTEF 2025 Platinum 70th Anniversary Share the Love Gala is shaping up to be better than ever as we prepare to host our amazing gala at the beautiful Salamander Hotel – Washington DC!

Friday, July 18, 2025 | 6pm – 11pm | Black Tie Optional

Share the Love Gala guests will enjoy a private entrance into the gala for a lovely cocktail reception with premium open bars followed by a three-course gala wine dinner and awards ceremony. Chef Alvarado and his culinary team will be preparing an exquisite three-course wine dinner menu complete with custom desserts for our gala. Enjoy browsing our exciting Bid-It to Win-It Silent Fundraising Auction filled with unique experiences and items on which to bid!

Our Share the Love Gala is famous for having the best hosts in the business, and this year will be no exception. We are thrilled and incredibly grateful to have back as our 2025 host, News4 Anchor, Mr. Jim Handly, who will be joined again this year by co-host News4 Anchor Jummy Olabanji. We are also pleased to have back our favorite auctioneer and friend of the gala, Mr. Max Wolf, who will activate the crowd with an energetic Live Auction and Fund-the-Future Paddle Raise. As is our tradition, we will feature our awards ceremony, will present awards to our esteemed Share the Love Award Honorees, Distinguished Service Award Honorees, our 2025 Alumni Champion Award Honoree, and of course, our favorite, our 2025 Scholastic Student Athlete Honorees. Plenty of delightful touches will abound, and we will top the evening off by dancing the night away to our special musical guest, The Johnny Smyth Band.

Help us continue our mission to Build Life Champions by supporting one of Washington DC’s most impactful events, the WTEF 2025 PLATINUM 70TH ANNIVERSARY SHARE THE LOVE GALA.

GALA HOSTs

2025 WTEF PLATINUM 70TH ANNIVERSARY SHARE THE LOVE GALA CO-HOSTS

NBC4 NEWS4 ANCHORS JIM HANDLY AND JUMMY OLABANJI

Jim Handly NBC 4
Jummy Olabanji NBC 4

THE JOHNNY SMYTH BAND

LIVE MUSIC & DANCING

Johnny Smyth Band

TICKETS & TABLE PACKAGES

SHARE THE LOVE GALA/MUBADALA CITI DC OPEN PACKAGES

Alternative Payment Methods or Non-Attending Donation

If you would like to make a donation in lieu of attending the 2025 Platinum 70th Anniversary Share the Love Gala or pay for a Ticket or Table Package via an alternative payment method such as a DAF or Stock Transfer, please email Teresa Smith – tesmith@wtef.org.

Thank you for your support!

CAN’T ATTEND BOTH THE GALA AND THE MUBADALA CITI DC OPEN? NO PROBLEM!
INDIVIDUAL GALA ONLY TICKETS ARE AVAILABLE

BID-IT TO WIN-IT!

SILENT FUNDRAISING AUCTION

2024 BID-IT-TO-WIN-IT NOW LIVE!

RAFFLE TICKETS

PURCHASE A TICKET FOR A CHANCE TO WIN PRIZES!

2025 LIVE AUCTION

PREVIEW LIVE AUCTION ITEMS BEFORE YOU BID!

For more information and in-kind sponsorship opportunities, please email sharethelovegala@wtef.org ,
or call our WTEF Share the Love Gala Hotline at 202-660-0631.

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2025 GRAND SLAM SPONSORS

SPECIAL THANKS TO ALL OF OUR 2025 GRAND SLAM SPONSORS!

2025 PRESENTING SPONSOR

Mubadala

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2025 GALA TABLE SPONSORS

SPECIAL THANKS TO ALL OF OUR 2025 TABLE SPONSORS!

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GAME PACKAGE SPONSORS

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SPECIAL THANKS TO ALL OF OUR 2025 LIVE AUCTION SPONSORS!

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PLEASE SHARE THE LOVE BACK TO THOSE WHO

SO GRACIOUSLY SHARED THE LOVE WITH US!

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SPECIAL THANK YOU!

A SPECIAL NOTE OF THANKS TO THE 2025 SHARE THE LOVE GALA COMMITTEE!

WTEF BOARD CHAIR
SARAH JACKSON
2025 SHARE THE LOVE GALA CHAIR
SHAZA ANDERSEN
2025 SHARE THE LOVE GALA COMMITTEE
JACKIE BRADFORD
DIANE LEWIS
DD EISENBERG
SHARIFF ELSHEIKH
ELIZABETH SINGER
STEPHANIE EVANS
MICHELE DAVIS

THANK YOU FOR ALL OF YOUR HARD WORK AND DEDICATION TO MAKING OUR 2025 WTEF ANNUAL SHARE THE LOVE GALA BETTER THAN EVER!

BOARD OF DIRECTORS

CHAIR

Sarah Jackson

PAST CHAIR

Jackie Bradford

VICE CHAIRS

Marcia Carlucci

Bryan N. Corbett

Diane Lewis

Manny Ortiz

Dan Waldman

SECRETARY

Andrea Rice

TREASURER

Shaza Andersen

DIRECTORS

Yvette Alexander

Anthony (Tony) Applewhaite

Andy Blocker

Jackie Bradford

Ralph J. Caccia

Drew Cantor

Peter Davidson

Michele Davis

Jon Decker

Kenneth Edmonds

DD Eisenberg

Shariff Elsheikh

Stephanie Evans

Nicole Francis Reynolds

David Gollob

Craig Hoover

Marcella A. Jones

Hon. Henry Kennedy

Stephanie Lilley

Beth Singer

H’Cone Thompson

Andy Vermilye

Joe Weissfeld

EMERITUS DIRECTORS

Honorable John Breaux

John A. Harris

Honorable Paul R. Ignatius

James Ritzenberg

ADVISORS

Harvey M. Applebaum

Jerry J. Jasinowski

Thomas Kuhn

David Wilmot

Peter B. Work

FOUNDER

Stanley M. Rumbough, Jr.

 

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Questions? Contact us by email: sharethelovegala@wtef.org
or please call our Gala Hotline at 202-660-0137.

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SPECIAL THANK YOU!

A SPECIAL NOTE OF THANKS TO OUR 2025 HOTEL PARTNER!

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WTEF 2025 ANNUAL SHARE THE LOVE GALA

SALAMANDER HOTEL | WASHINGTON DC

GALA GUESTS RECEIVE SPECIAL ROOM RATES – BOOK BY APRIL 6TH!

The Waldorf-Astoria Washington DC has extended preferred room rates exclusively for our WTEF Gala guests from May 5, 2023 – May 7, 2023. Our guests may enjoy a beautiful standard guest room for $399 USD per night.

For those making reservations through Hilton.com, the Group Code is 1WTEF.  

We encourage you to book soon as our rooms sell out quickly!

If you have questions, suite inquiries, need help with the link or want to book outside of the above dates, please call 202-695-1100.

For press inquiries/media requests, please contact:

Mary Marchetti | 703-852-0233
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